Showing posts with label card-making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label card-making. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

'Tis Always the Season at Paper House!

Holidays in Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall... Paper House has got 'em all! Check out our "tree" that is now appearing in the Greetings, Etc. trade magazine.....



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!

If our everyday blank cards look this great all dolled up, can you imagine how our seasonal cards would look dressed up for the holidays with some strategically placed glitter and accessories?
YOWZA!
Celebrate every day with a Paper House card! Contact us anytime for more info on our Seasonal cards or see them all at www.PaperHouseProductions.com.


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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Happy Rockin' Birthday!

Mama Duane sent us a picture of a card she made for her "party animal" son....





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!

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Lovely Mother's Day Card... just in time!




A big THANK YOU to Veronica K. down in Wappingers Falls, NY for sending us this charming Mother's Day card.


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.
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Okay, next it's Dad's turn! Look for Paper House Productions' scrapbooking products featuring fabulous themes for dads: Fishing, Camping, Outdoor Adventure, sports, maybe even Pirate... arrgh, matey! Even if your dad is a Police Officer, Firefighter or EMT, we've got you covered!
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Oh, so pretty!

Yes, I'm calling my own creations "oh, so pretty" for all our blog readers to see! You know when your creativity is blocked and you're just not feeling it? Well, this is what happened when the block got cracked open a bit recently.



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!

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Made With Love for Mother's Day!

Our friend Duane, down in Wappingers Falls, NY, made this lovely card for Mother's Day using Paper House's Butterfly Dream 12x12 Paper and our glamorously glittered Butterflies 3 and Daisy-Peace Glitter Rub Ons. The daisies just jump out at you - nice touch, Duane!





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!
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Butterfly Make & Take Card

If you're looking for a quick and easy, any occasion card that's perfect for spring, this Butterfly Card we did at the Sue Gilman Show Make & Take Frenzy is it! Made from our new, dreamy butterfly line, you could use this card as a thank you note, birthday greeting, or just an inspired hello! Just follow along with the instructions below!

Supplies:

1 piece of white cardstock
1 piece of pastel ribbon (green, pink, blue, yellow or cream work well)
6 rhinestones
pop dots

Instructions:
  1. Trim white cardstock to 6.5 x 10" and fold in half to yeild a 5 x 6.5" card.
  2. Trace the folded card onto the Butterfly Dream paper along the right hand side, so the word Hope will appear in the upper left hand corner when trimmed. Cut out and adhere to front of card.
  3. Peel the 12" border from the Butterflies cardstock sticker and place along the left side of card. Trim off excess.
  4. Attach the butterflies from the cardstock sticker by folding the wings upward along either side of the body. Stick the butterfly's body to the card and make sure it sticks well. Adjust the curl of the wings to your liking. Make sure to put a bit of baby powder on the back of each wing after the butterfly is stuck to the card to prevent the wings from sticking back down. Arrange five butterflies fluttering upward toward the top of the card.


  5. Coat the back of the "Dream" title sticker from the cardstock with Baby Powder. Adhere to the bottom right corner of the card using pop-dots for a dimensional effect.
  6. Add the tiny yellow cardstock butterfly to the end of the word "Dream."
  7. Embellish the center of each butterfly with a clear rhinestone.


  8. To finish, accent the card with a pastel ribbon tied around the hinge, knotted at the top.
Isn't it just perfect for spring!!

While we were at the show, our friend Adrienne from My Sentiments Exactly hooked us up with some of her awesome stamps! We especially love the True Friends set (YT575) that features beautiful monarch butterflies that we can't wait to use with our new Butterfly Theme! Adrienne also gave us an awesome set for a blog give-away coming up in the near future... Be sure to check back often for the chance to win!
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Monday, January 5, 2009

Happy New Year!


Happy New Year, everyone! We hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday, and are ringing in the new year with cheer! In honor of the classic & iconic New Year's Baby, we've decided to show you a quick and easy card that you can make using just a few products. Keeping a few extra baby projects on hand can be great when you find out the stork just delivered a bundle of joy!

Products used:

1 piece of brown cardstock
1 piece of white ribbon

Instructions:
  1. Trim brown cardstock to 4 x 11" and fold in half to yield a 4 x 5.5" card
  2. Using the border on the Baby Boy Cardstock sticker, wrap it around the card about a 1/2" from the bottom and trim off excess.
  3. Punch out the Sweet Baby Boy tag, the blue star, and the swirls from the baby boy chipboard. Centering the tag over the sticker border, adhere with your favorite adhesive. Glue the blue chipboard star onto the top left corner of the chipboard tag.
  4. Place the onesie sticker in the upper center of the card. Using pop dots on the back of the baby bottle sticker, adhere to the front of the onesie as an embellishment.
  5. Glue the chipboard swirls on either side of the onesie, facing in.
  6. Finish of by tying a length of white ribbon around the fold of the card, and add glitter or bling if desired!
We love the modern look of the baby blue on the brown cardstock, but any coordinating color cardstock would work perfectly as a base. You could even make several different variations with different color bases, and save them away in your emergency card stash!
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Friday, October 24, 2008

All Occasion "Discover" Card


If you're not quite sure how to use our travel products besides on themed pages or projects, well then here's a card for you! We've combined our great Explore paper with Canvas Quotes and Chipboard to create this neutral all-occasion card that proclaims, "Enjoy the Journey." Distressing and inks work great to give this card an aged and nostalgic feeling!

Supplies:
P-0269 Explore Paper
STFT-0011E Travel Adventure Canvas Quotes
DCCB-0010E Paris Chipboard

Black Cardstock
Gold Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger (Tea Dye, Old Paper, and Black Soot)
Ranger's Gold Embossing Powder, Inkssentials Black Embossing Pen, and Heat Gun
Ranger's Diamond Stickle's Glitter

Instructions:
  1. Trim black cardstock to 6.5 x 10" and fold in half to make card base (5 x 6.5" card).
  2. Cut a piece of the Explore Paper just smaller than the front of the card. We used the lower left corner to include the word "Discover."
  3. Distress the edges of the Explore piece and then tear in half horizontally at a slight angle. Ink all sides of both pieces using Tea Dye and Old Paper Distress Inks. Use the Black Soot ink only on the outside edges.
  4. Adhere both pieces of your distressed Explore Paper to the front of your card, positioning so that both pieces overlap just slightly and you can see the torn edge clearly. You should have a slight black border around the card.
  5. Ink the long travel Quote sticker from the Canvas Quotes and distress the edges. Mount to a scrap of black cardstock, trim around so there is a border, and adhere to the bottom center of the card, about 1/4" from the bottom.
  6. Using the black Inkssentials embossing pen, color in the word "Discover" on the Explore Paper, pour on gold embossing powder and shake off excess. Heat with heat gun until powder melts and becomes shiny.
  7. Ink the "Enjoy the Journey" sticker from the Travel Adventures canvas quotes and place in the upper right, between the corner and the swirly "D" of Discover.
  8. Glue the Chipboard pieces in place, positioning the Eiffel Tower piece between the two twill stickers and using the Fleur-De-Lis' as accents. Use a bit of Ranger's Diamond Stickles on the lower Fleur-De-Lis if desired.
  9. Tie a length of shimmery gold ribbon along the top hinge of the card, sit back, and admire! :)

Our travel line doesn't have to be used just for your vacation photos! Check back soon to see other fun, everyday projects that can be made using our travel papers, stickers, mini cut-outs and more! To see our full line of travel products, just visit the Travel Theme section of our website!
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Another Spooky Halloween Card... Boo!


As promised, here's another fun and quick Halloween card to make! The contrasting textures of the Twill Stickers and the Chipboard pieces give this card lots of dimension. Perfect to send a little spook to your friends or family this season!

Supplies:
P-0179 Bats Paper
STFT-0018 Halloween Canvas Quotes
ST-2180EZ Pumpkins 2" StickyPix
STCX-0098 Trick or Treat Cardstock Sticker
RUB-0402 Cracked Up Rob-Ons - 1/2" - White

Black Cardstock
Orange Ribbon
Chipboard Brackets
(we used our extra purple brackets from DCCB-0010 Paris Chipboard)

Instructions:
  1. Trim black cardstock to 5.5 x 11" and fold in half to make card base (5.5" square).
  2. Cut a 5.5" square piece of the Bats Paper and mount the front of the card.
  3. Remove the large, square pumpkins sticker from the Canvas Quotes sheet and fray the edges slightly with scissors or a craft knife. Adhere to the upper left of the card at a slight angle.
  4. Adhere the long black cats sticker from the Canvas Quotes along the bottom of the card, about 1/4" from the bottom and centered.
  5. Place the skull sticker from the Trick or Treat cardstock at the bottom right corner of the pumpkins twill.
  6. Adhere chipboard brackets to either side of the black cats twill sticker, lining up the bottom of the chipboard piece to the bottom of the twill sticker.
  7. Spell out BOOoo! with Cracked Up rub-ons to title your card, and add a Jack O' Lanterns sticker to the upper right corner of the card as an accent. Finish off by tying orange ribbon around the hinge of the card, tying extra bits of ribbon around the knot for a spooky touch!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Trick or Treat Card

We've got some fun projects coming up for you in the near future, and to start, here's a great fun Halloween card we made using just some cardstock and Paper House paper, stickers & mini cut-outs.

Supplies:
P-0176 Spider Shadow Paper
STCX-0098 Trick or Treat Cardstock Sticker
ST-2180EZ Pumpkins 2" StickyPix Sticker
DCM-0008 Jack O' Lantern Mini Cut-Out
DCM-0007 Witch's Hat Mini Cut-Out

1 Sheet of White Cardstock
Orange and Black Ribbon

Instructions:
  1. Trim white cardstock to 6.5 x 10" and fold in half to make card base (5 x 6.5").
  2. Mount a piece of the Spider Shadow paper to the front of the card (we used the bottom right corner to include the spider). Trim off excess.
  3. Place the Ghost sticker from the cardstock in the middle of the card.
  4. Glue the Witch's Hat mini cut-out to the top of the Jack O' Lantern mini cut-out. Adhere to left side of card with pop dots, overlapping the ghost slightly and letting a bit of the cut-outs hang over the edge of the card.
  5. Mount the Trick or Treat title of the cardstock sticker onto orange cardstock and trim around the shape of the sticker with scissors or a craft knife. Adhere to the card above above the ghost sticker with pop dots, placing at a slight diagonal.
  6. Stick the candy corn border of the cardstock sticker at a diagonal along the upper right corner of the card.
  7. Create a row of Jack O' Lanterns across the bottom of the card using the Pumpkins 2" sticker.
  8. Tie an orange ribbon around the card toward the bottom, running it underneath the Jack O' Lantern mini cut-out. Tie extra orange and black ribbon scraps around the knot to finish.
To see all of our fun Halloween scrapbooking products, check out our website! And be sure to check back for more fun cards and layouts (and giveaways!) coming up soon!
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