It’s grungy. It’s dirty. It’s worn. It’s completely awesome. Basic Grey specializes in creating “cutting edge scrapbooking paper that reflects a raw, progressive design style.” I’ve not seen scrapbooking paper like it before, and I can see their papers being used in collage projects, as the basis for favor boxes or place cards at weddings with an edge, and a thousand other projects that have my mind racing with ideas.

Drive in the Country and Ladies Book Club from the Stella Ruby Collection

Chocolate and Mia from the LilyKate Collection

Devotion and Tease from the Blush Collection

clockwise, from top left: Frosty/Maraschino Cherry, Stained Glass/Orange Peel, Glisten/Avalanche, and Vintage Ornaments/Pine from the Fruitcake Collection

Basic Grey papers are available at Scrapbook.com and Jordan Paper Arts

images from Basic Grey