Have the merriest Christmas, everyone! And remember that Paper House's Christmas Collection will be here to help you scrapbook your family's Christmas festivities!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Ho-Ho-Holiday Layouts
Have the merriest Christmas, everyone! And remember that Paper House's Christmas Collection will be here to help you scrapbook your family's Christmas festivities!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Hey, we all sneeze sometime...
I'm told people even wipe their pets' noses, so these are perfect for pet owners to keep on hand!
Check with your local pet and gift retailers for our pretty and practical Pocket Tissues - just in time to stuff those holiday stockings!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Chicago, Chicago! It's my kind of town...
I cut out part of each 12x12 paper (Chicago Map P-0280E, Chicago Collage P-0281E), leaving a top edge of 1" and trimmed about 1/4" off the bottom to allow for the top edge of the cardstock to show. Each photo is mounted on cardstock (Recollections). Stickles glitter glue adds the bling to the two "Chicago" cardstock stickers (STCX-0068E). Two Millennium Park images from our cardstock stickers fill in the center portion on the right-side page, and various chipboard banners and frames used for photo captions add an interesting touch (thanks, Shaena!).
Something I like to do with projects from my travels is to add pieces of brochures, maps, and other souvenirs that I collect on my trips. On these pages, I made a pocket from the same cardstock used to mount my photos. I decorated the pocket with a portion of the guide book map on which the hotel's concierge marked his recommended sights, then stuck my ticket stubs in the pocket. The Art Institute of Chicago's logo from their brochure cover, mounted on black cardstock, not only adds color and interest but covers up a part of the photo I didn't want to show!
Where to next....?
Monday, October 4, 2010
Sticks and...
Products used:
P0219E Lacrosse Paper
P0264 Soccer Collage
P0300E Distressed Grass
STCX-0007E Lacrosse Stickers
Bazzill cardstock - 12 X 12
PSX ink stamps
Pebbles Inc. Mackavilli alpha stamps
Fiskars Deckle Paper Edgers
Left Page
Used the Lacrosse paper for the background.
Used a 5 x 7 picture of the team and cut it to 7 X 4 1/2 and matted it on a 9 X 5 1/2 partial piece of paper from the Soccer Collage
I cut around the lacrosse sticks so all of the stick could be viewed and layered it partially over the picture.
I added the cones and words SCOOP, CRADLE and THROW from the cardstock stickers on left side of picture.
I had taken a picture of my grandson's shirt (front & back) and cut out the designs and placed them on the corners of the picture.
Right Page
Used the Distressed Grass paper for the background.
I matted all pictures on card stock and inked the edges with brown ink.
I used alpha stamps for the word UNDEFEATED and used scissors to cut around edges
I raised every other letter with foam dots.
Placed quote, helmet, sticks and shoes (raised w/3-D foam dots) on corner
Thanks, Veronica!
Friday, October 1, 2010
And the Winners are....
Friday, September 24, 2010
Team Spirit
What a tribe, uh, team! Using Paper House Productions' Baseball 12x12 Paper and Baseball Chipboard pieces, Susanne shows off her son's team in sporting style!
Susanne showcases her son's team and the spirit of Baseball on this page, featuring Paper House Productions' Baseball Diamond 12x12 Paper and Baseball Chipboard pieces.
Trimming the 12x12 papers and layering cardstock (Bazzill) helped to create a very attractive border effect on each page.
Susanne also accented with printed and colored Tribe Team logos and a printed "Fresh Paint" sign framed with a squiggly border and enhanced with Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Tea Dye" color and a sponge dauber to coordinate with the sand on the field. On the second page, she captioned a photo with the "Play Ball" cardstock sticker from one of Paper House's Baseball Cardstock Sticker sheets. The sun on the first page was made with punches (EKSuccess; Sun, Circles)
See our complete Baseball Collection, featuring the Papers, Cardstock Stickers and Chipboard that Susanne used on these two winning page layouts, plus a whole lot more!
Thanks, Susanne!
We love to see what crafty people create with Paper House's products. Send us an image or the finished project. If we blog it, you'll get free stuff!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Happy Anniversary, Wizard of Oz!
To make these great pieces of art, you'll need:
• a 6x6" artists canvas
• 1 piece of Wizard of Oz scrapbooking paper (your choice of character)
• 1 Land of Oz cardstock sticker (STCX-0099)
• circle and scallop punches (we used Marvy's 2.5" scallop and 2" circle punches)
• some pop dots
• a strip of self-adhesive rhinestones
• a bit of yellow glitter glue (we like Ranger's Stickles)
- Begin by trimming a six inch square area of your Wizard of Oz paper, in the corner where the character is primarily shown.
- Using a glue stick, apply glue liberally to the canvas and center your square of paper on the canvas.
- Trim a 1 x 6" strip from a darker area of the paper and adhere along the left edge of your canvas for contrast.
- From the Land of Oz cardstock sticker, peel off the Yellow Brick Road border and place onto your canvas, overlapping where the dark strip meets the main paper.
- At this point (if you like the distressed look) you can use sand paper or a sanding block to distress all the edges of your paper. This is the cool part, because you'll start to see the texture of the canvas come through the paper.
- Using punches, punch a 2.5" scallop from a darker section of your leftover paper, and punch a 2" circle from a lighter area.
- Adhere circles together using a glue stick, centering the smaller circle inside the larger scallop. Place one of the phrases from the cardstock sticker in the center of of your mounted circles, and glue to the canvas as shown in the image above.
- Using pop dots, adhere the Wizard of Oz title and the Ruby Slippers stickers from the cardstock sticker, placing as shown. The pop dots give the piece great dimensionality!
- Finally, place a strip of self-adhesive rhinestones below the phrase on your scalloped circles, and embellish the yellow swirls with a bit of Stickles.
These look great when displayed together, so be sure to make a few! Since we make papers for all the Wizard of Oz characters, you can pick your favorites!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Fore!
If your golfer is lucky enough to have a birthday during Golf Month, we have a Golf Ball Birthday Card, too.
Crafters, you can create beautiful pages and special gifts using our Scrapbooking products featuring a Golf theme.
You may recall I am the world's biggest sports non-fan. That is why I could only think of two pro-golfers, both male. I haven't seen any female golfers in the news, which is my sports source.
I do, however, like sports movies. Remember Caddyshack? Who can hear Journey's "Anyway You Want It?" without thinking of this classic and super funny movie?
Anyway, have a swingin' good August!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Hey, Elvis!
The King lives on at Paper House Productions, forever captured in licensed Cut Out Cards, Magnets, Stickers and even Scrapbooking supplies! Are you ready for Elvis Week?
What's your favorite Elvis song? For me, it's a tie between "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds".
Thank you. Thank you very much for checking out our blog! Have a great day!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Christmas is coming....
Does it GET any more festive? Look at the Winter Trees paper! Can't you just hear Bing singing??
This really gets me in the spirit. I'm going to start my Christmas Wish List...
Happy Birthday, Mr. President...
Friday, July 9, 2010
Tasty....
Yes, it's all as good as it looks!
It's here! It's finally here!
Do you fondue? We do! We'll be enjoying a chocolate fondue with all kinds of dippers: marshmallows, cake, pretzels, fresh pineapple, strawberries and bananas. We have Rice Krispy Treats with a generous layer of chocolate, a bowl of Dove Chocolates, and chocolate cereals. The chocolate covered blueberries are courtesy of some co-workers who just vacayed in Maine.
The fondue itself will be Sundaes Best Hot Fudge Sauce! If you haven't tried this yet, you have NO IDEA what you're missing! Look for it in a gift or food shop near you or visit them online at http://www.sundaesbest.com/. Tell 'em the snackers at Paper House Productions sent you. When you try it, if there's any left in the jar, it has to be stored in the fridge...and the fridge should be covered with Paper House magnets, just like this one...We first showed you Lisa R.'s fridge a few weeks ago. Isn't it fabulous?
Have a great weekend, everyone! We may be out sick on Monday.....
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
'Tis Always the Season at Paper House!
I know. You're wondering how we can STAND to be around so much award-winning cuteness and beauty every day, right? The praise and the prizes haven't gone to our heads, though. We're still a fun and friendly company to work with!
Try adding your special creative touch to any of our cut out cards for a really quick card!
Rock On, Ringo!
Paper House Productions believes we should all celebrate the people who rock our world! Visit www.PaperHouseProductions.com to see our Rock Star, Fender, Elvis and other music-related scrapbooking, card and gift items.
Shine On....
Sue coated the block with Modge Podge and covered it with tissue paper, working in sections (front, back, each side, top and bottom). The tissue paper can be applied in torn pieces, flat or wrinkled. Then the entire block gets another coat of Modge Podge. When that's dry, decorate with Rub Ons, apply 2-3 more coats of Modge Podge and it's done!
The hardest part of this project is waiting for the Modge Podge to dry so you can turn on the light! Simple, but gorgeous, and definitely unique! Thanks, Sue...we can't wait to see what you come up with next!
With dozens of Glitter Rub Ons featuring themes from Pets and Florals to Pirates and Dragonflies, you can really personalize these lights! And with new holiday Glitter Rub Ons, you can create unique, beautiful and bright decorations for yourself and for family and friends!
Here's a preview of our new Seasonal Glitter Rub Ons being introduced at CHA later this month.
Stay tuned for more new intros. Subscribe to our newsletter to be among the first to see what's new! If you're attending CHA this summer, please visit us in booth #1223. If you can't make it, you can still take advantage of our show specials.
Keep cool out there!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Let the Games Begin!
What's your favorite game? Do you follow the rules or make up your own as you go along?
Whatever your game plan is for the day and long holiday weekend, be safe and have FUN!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Fruity Friday at Paper House
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Are you ready for Summer??
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Dear Old Dad...
What's your favorite memory of your Dad? I'm grateful that I can still make memories with my Dad. I loved during the summers of my youth when my dad would hook up the speakers outside, and we'd listen to the radio while my siblings and I ran around like maniacs in the yard. Good times!
What's your favorite saying about Dads? One of mine is, "Any man can be a father, but it takes a special man to be a Dad!"
Seeing Stars (and Stripes)!
Look for these awesomely patriotic cards, magnets & stickers from Paper House Productions in your local gift and stationery shops!
Please, let's not forget those who have fought and those who are still fighting for our freedom to enjoy parades, picnics and fireworks. Paper House Productions salutes our military members and their families for their sacrifices.
Enjoy the holiday with your families and friends. Please be safe always in all ways!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Fabulous Fridge...
Note how Lisa has taken to arranging magnets in fun and creative combinations, such as the Chef's Hat on the Statue of David, the King's Crown on Solid Gold Elvis' head, and the field of flowers surrounding Dorothy and her friends. Oh, and the US Flag and the Astronaut on top of the Earth!
Thanks for your support and for sharing this picture with us, Lisa! Let's see how we can help you fill in a few more spaces!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Just Kickin' It!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Happy Rockin' Birthday!
Isn't it SO cute how she cut out around the fingers so one of the hands could "hold" the Happy Birthday sign?
Duane used Paper House Productions' Encore Paper (P-0393E), Rock Star Cardstock Sticker (STCX-0116E), and Rock Star Glitter Rub ons (as details inside the card- not shown; RUBGL-0002E).
Thanks, Duane, and Happy Birthday to your Rock Star son from Paper House!
Enjoy all those outdoor summer concerts coming your way, wherever you are! County Fairs, State Fairs, outdoor Performing Arts Center venues.... just have fun! And remember to scrapbook your rockin' fun with Paper House Productions' Rock Star and Country Star collections on those rainy summer days!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
We won! We won!
Previously bragged and blogged about, Paper House Productions was nominated for FOUR of our extremely gorgeous and innovative Cut Out Cards.
This blogger was SURE that we'd sweep the LOUIE's and win for all four. So, what happened is that we won for one. I'm okay with that. Our winner is the Peace Sign Wreath Christmas Card!
So, retailers reading this should be sure to order this card (CDC25-5019E for counter cards and CDC25-5019X for boxed cards) for Christmas this year. And you can tell all your customers that this card WON AN AWARD!!! (Now if only we could get a picture of George Clooney holding it...)
Need more info? Call us at (800) 255-7316 or click at http://www.paperhouseproductions.com/.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Reading IS fun!
Don't you love it? Who ever knew frogs could be so darn cute!?
So, this summer remember to use sunblock, and whatever books are on your summer reading list, don't forget the Paper House bookmarks!
Lovely Mother's Day Card... just in time!
Cut cardstock (Bazzil) to make 5 x 7 card
I used Butterfly Dream paper #P-0376E
Cut out large butterfly and inked the edges with brown ink (Color Box Cat's Eye)
Cut out 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece from Butterfly Dream paper, inked edges with brown ink and attached to card with pink flower brads (Making Memories)
Adhered large butterfly to paper with foam dots (EK Success)
Typed "Happy Mother's Day, (font-Candy Buzz BTN) cut out, inked edges and also adhered with foam dots.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Oh, so pretty!
I have a pantry closet full of paper of nearly all sizes and colors, so I put a few pieces to good use. The texture and color of the base cardstock reminds me of linen. I used scraps of white cardstock to stamp the butterfly/floral collage stamp ("Gentle Thoughts of You" by Stampin' Up!). I backed those with a scrap of pink cs on one card and yellow on the other. Then I embellished the butterfly in the stamp with Paper House Productions' Butterfly-Dream Glitter Rub Ons (RUBGL-0013E). The lovely accent on the side of the cards is one of the rubons on the Butterfly-Dream sheet, too! I think it makes a beautiful border accent!
I purposely left off any tag/greeting so that I could use these for any occasion. One of them went to my mom for her birthday - she has been expecting handmade cards from me on every occasion since I first started handcrafting them 20-something years ago!
Made With Love for Mother's Day!
Here is how Duane worked her magic:
Materials needed:
1 sheet 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock - white
1 sheet Paper House Butterfly Dream 12x12 Paper (P-0376E)
Daisy-Peace Glitter Rub Ons (RUBGL-0011E)
Butterflies 3 Glitter Rub Ons (RUBGL-1002E)
Gold thread
Glue
Cut the 12x12 paper down to 8 1/2 x 11 and glue over white cardstock.
Embellish over flowers on the paper with Daisy rub ons.
Embellish over large butterfly on the paper with large butterfly glitter rub on.
Print (or stamp) message and cut to tag-size. Punch a hole in the end of the tag and thread with the gold thread; tie off in a loop and attach to the large butterfly, and glue down the tag.
Many thanks, Duane, for sending this in! Happy Mother's Day!
Friday, April 16, 2010
New from Paper House: Boxed Christmas Cards!
The boxes are eco-friendly, just like our cards! There are 27 images to choose from, and each box contains 10 cards.
Our boxed Christmas Cards are included in our incredibly special April Christmas Special! If you haven't subscribed to our newsletter to receive our exclusive specials yet, what are you waiting for? Christmas?? Go to http://www.paperhouseproductions.com/ today and subscribe!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
And the Award Goes to.....Hopefully Us!!!
The awards are named after German lithographer Louis Prang, who is credited with the birth of the U.S. card industry in the 1870's.
Winners will be revealed during this year's LOUIE celebration on Monday, May 17th, 2010 in New York City. (Basically the Oscars for the card industry, without the gowns!) This coincides with the National Stationery show being held May 16th - May 19th at the Jacob Javits Center also in New York City.
Paper House has won several LOUIE Awards, most recently in 2007 for our insanely cute Row of Bunnies Card!