K&Company Releases Girl Scouts of the USA Collection

Scrapbooking Collection Available at Retail Spring 2007

KANSAS CITY, MO—K&Company, one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of scrapbooking albums, papers and embellishments, will roll out its officially-licensed collection of Girl Scouts scrapbooking products to retail buyers at the Craft & Hobby Association’s winter convention and tradeshow held January 28-31, 2007 in Anaheim, Calif. Over 20,000 visitors from around the world are expected to attend the craft event.

In 2006, K&Company and Girl Scouts of the USA reached a licensing agreement for a comprehensive scrapbooking collection, which showcases the leadership development organization’s internationally recognized logos, colors and mottos.

“We wanted our Girl Scout collection to speak to today’s generation of Girl Scouts,” says Kay Stanley, founder and president of K&Company. “But we also wanted the designs to appeal to Girl Scout alumnae who have memories to scrapbook. I think we’ve achieved both.”

For K&Company, the traditional Girl Scout greens and Brownie Girl Scout neutrals take a contemporary turn with vintage-inspired distressed graphic treatments, energetic typography and modern florals. K&Company will apply Girl Scout designs to its array of flat designer papers as well as albums, dimensional stickers, rub-on transfers and clear, domed embellishments. The entire collection will retail between $2.99 and $39.99. Products will begin retailing in March 2007 in nearly 5,000 retail scrapbook, craft and gift stores.

“This is a much-anticipated release,” says Stanley. “Scrapbookers have been asking for this for years, and we’re excited to finally be able to present it to them.”

"For Girl Scouts past and present, Girl Scout activities create a lifetime of wonderful memories," states Barry Horowitz, vice president and general manager, Girl Scout Merchandise. “We are very pleased that K&Company has developed a quality Girl Scout scrapbook collection that will preserve these treasured experiences for generations.

ABOUT K&COMPANY: Kay Stanley and Curt Seymour founded K&Company in 1996 with the development of a unique personalized system called Frame-a-Name®. Today, K&Company’s core management team of top industry professionals leads 220 employees and operates out of its seventh location, a creatively designed, refurbished office space, as well as a its state-of-the-art, 300,000-square-foot distribution center, both located in Kansas City, Missouri. Along with Frame-a-Name products, K&Company manufactures albums, scrapbook papers, stickers and collegiate and military gifts available in over 23 countries and in nearly 5,000 independent gift, scrapbook, craft and photo retail stores nationwide. In both 2003 and 2005, K&Company was named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies.

ABOUT GIRL SCOUTS: Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.7 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouting is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls in every corner of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as destinations abroad. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts, call (800) GSUSA 4 U [(800) 478-7248] or visit www.girlscouts.org