Happy Anniversary, Wizard of Oz!

Today is the 71st Anniversary of the very first screening of the Wizard of Oz! To celebrate, we're sharing these great home decor canvases made with our Wizard of Oz themed scrapbooking products. We all remember watching this movie in our youth; there's something about the characters and the scenes that resonates within us all (even if you were scared to death of the flying monkeys, like I was!!)

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)

1. Begin by trimming a six inch square area of your Wizard of Oz paper, in the corner where the character is primarily shown. 
2. Using a glue stick, apply glue liberally to the canvas and center your square of paper on the canvas.
3. Trim a 1 x 6" strip from a darker area of the paper and adhere along the left edge of your canvas for contrast.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Using punches, punch a 2.5" scallop from a darker section of your leftover paper, and punch a 2" circle from a lighter area.
7. 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.
8. 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!
9. 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!

CHA Summer - New Papers!

Look at the new toy we just found: Slide lets us put all of our images in one nifty slideshow for you to view, right here on the Paper House Blog. So, check out all of our newest papers, just introduced at CHA Summer and available to order today!

Let the Good Times Roll!

We promise you'll have a ball with our new Bowling Collage Paper! The perfect addition to our fun Bowling collection, this brand-new 12 x 12" scrapbook paper is sure be right up your alley! 

Besides making silly bowling pins... or um, puns, we've been busy here at Paper House. Last weekend, several of us struck up a team and participated in the "Bowl for Kids Sake" event at our local alley. The event raises funds for Big Brothers, Big Sisters agencies, and this is our 3rd annual year participating! Overall, our team raised a substantial amount for the organization and had a ton of fun!

e - i - e - i - o

Spring is ahead, and there's no better way to celebrate the planting season than with Paper House's On the Farm collection! These papers, stickers, and mini cut-outs are perfect for capturing both spring and fall days outdoors. It would be great for a time-lapsed layout of planting and then picking later in the season!

Above is a single page layout showing the joys of country life and nature's abundance. The full photographic Field of Hay Paper (P-0401E) provides a beautiful background for this series of pictures. And the 12" border from the Cardstock Sticker (STCX-0094E) works perfectly to separate the page horizontally! We accented  the page with other stickers from the cardstock (there's 17 in all; what a value!) and used the title to enhance the journaling.

Click here to see our full On the Farm collection, or browse through our extensive lines of family & fun and outdoor scrapbooking products on our website. And don't forget, with one-click collection ordering, it's super easy to stock up on all your favorite Paper House products!

2009 Scrapbook Catalog

When we said soon in the last post, we meant soon! As our 2009 Scrapbook Catalog is hitting the presses, we thought we'd give you an online sneak peek so you can see all the rest of what we've been busy creating! Feel free to view the catalog in its entirety or browse section by section.

2009 Scrapbook Catalog (7.2 mb)

Paper House Papers (1.5 mb)

Paper House Stickers (3.2 mb)

Paper House Chipboard (900k)

Paper House Rub-Ons (700k)

Paper House Overlays (500k)

Paper House Cut-Outs (2.1 mb)

Merchandising Programs

We're still planning on getting our newest product up on our website by the end of the week, however as it did last week, the weather may pose another threat. Mother Nature is sending more snow our way, with warnings and closings happening already! So if you haven't yet seen our "Winter Fun" line of scrapbooking products, you should check it out here!

CHA Sneak Peek Week - Day 3

(click on the image above to view larger)

Brand new themes from Paper House are here! Featuring several fantastic, complete new themes to scrapbook all your family fun, you'll find the perfect products at our 2009 Winter CHA Introduction! Our new Rock Star collection, shown above, will get you ready to roll! With three acid & lignin free 12 x 12" papers, Glitter Rub-Ons, Cardstock stickers, and five coordinating mini cut-outs, it's a perfect way to immortalize your star performer!

Other new Paper House themes include Outer Space, Butterfly Dreams, Pirate's Life, and Beer (shown below), among many others we can't wait for you to see! And as for our world famous Travel Line, we've created tons of new products to supplement our new and existing destinations!

Be sure to stop by our website next week, when all of our new product for the 2009 Winter CHA Introduction will be available for pre-order! 

Last Chance!

Sometimes we have to say goodbye to things we love. Although it breaks our hearts, we're saying goodbye to several of our cut-out cards, magnets, stickers, and scrapbooking papers in order to make room for the new, fun, and iconic products we're creating. So now's the time to get these beloved icons before they're gone forever. To see the complete lists of products we're letting go, check out the pdfs below or visit our website today.

Last Chance Cut-Out Cards

Last Chance Magnets

Last Chance StickyPix Stickers

Last Chance 12x12" Papers

Retailers, don't wait - they'll soon be gone! Place your order today and receive free shipping on these great items through the end of the year. And if you're not a retailer but just love our products, visit our website to find a store near you!

Sneak Peak! - Glitter Papers!

Wow! We're so excited to share this sneak peak with you! Our fabulous new glitter papers, designed in our classic sepia-tone, collage style for six travel destinations, are here and ready for purchase! The subtle glitter adds a shimmer that will make all of your scrapbook pages and craft projects dazzle!

Now available for the following destinations in our travel line:
London • Paris • Rome • Germany • Ireland • Mexico

Be sure to check out our website today to see full size images of these stunning 12x12" papers. To view them all, go to www.PaperHouseProductions.com. We hope you love them as much as we do!

Also, we've got some great layouts and cards coming up, so be sure to stop back by throughout the week for some exciting inspiration!

Impressions Papers

We're excited to announce that we have just reduced the price on our line of Impressions Papers. These papers bring the exquisite artistry of the Masters to your scrapbooking pages and craft projects. Featuring the timeless works of Monet, Renior, Cezanne, Cassatt, Seurat, and Van Gogh, our line of impressions products are sure to help you to create your own works of art!

These papers are printed on a heavier, glossier stock than our regular papers while still being archival and acid & lignin free, and are now the same price as the rest of our paper line! Because of their heavier weight, they're easy to tear and distress or use in their beauty as-is! See the entire collection of products in the Impressions Theme section of our website and start making an impression on your customers today!