More Tags - American Heroes!

As promised, here is the American Heroes tag set Sondra made last week. These are a beautiful way to honor the men and women who serve our country, unselfishly, every day. The tags would make a wonderful accent to your scrapbook page with a Hero theme, or attached to a gift for one of these great people! See our website to get a look at our full Military Theme, including the branches of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, and Police, Firefighter, and EMT products!



Supplies:
P-0211E Freedom Flag Paper
STCX-0046E Firefighter Cardstock Sticker
STCX-0078 Police Cardstock Sticker
DCCB-0005 Military Chipboard

Manilla Tags
Ribbon Scraps

The chipboard pieces Sondra used on theses tags really add height and three-dimension, while the cardstock stickers allow an easy and smooth decoration on the tags. We're definitely planning more tag ideas and instructables coming up for all of your holiday giving, so check back! Don't miss any of the great ideas we love bringing to you every week on our blog!

School Days Tags

We're so lucky to have such talented people here at Paper House! Sondra, of our awesome sales team, made these fabulous tags this week and was nice enough to share them! These would be perfect attached to a lunch box or tucked into a backpack to remind your star student how much they're loved! We love how she added dimension using PhotoGems and pop dots under some of the Cardstock stickers! The ribbon at the top makes a great fancy accent, and you could even use glitter and rhinestones to bling these tags up even more!



Supplies:
P-0172E Chalk Board Paper
STCX-0075E School Days Cardstock Sticker
STCX-0040E Graduation Cardstock Sticker
STRS-0017E Music Photo Gems

Manilla Tags
Ribbon Scraps

Sondra also made a ton of tags last week, and an American Hero set that is just amazing! Be sure to check back tomorrow to see those. And to see our entire School Days scrapbooking theme, stop by our website!

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!

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2008

Just an update: Sunday, October 19th 2008, the Paper House team participated in their Third Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Albany NY. It was really cold out that day but the team trooped on! Thanks to contributions from our friends, families, and associates, we raised a total of over $1500.00 that Paper House has generously offered to match! This is our largest total yet, and we're so happy to be able to generate awareness and funds for such a great cause!

If you would like to make a donation to the American Cancer Society or find out what you can do to help, visit their website here.

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!

Simple Swimming Layout

Now that schools in session and the kids have started their sports (and you've had a chance to take a bunch of photos!), put your pictures to use with an easy way to preserve those memories! Roni, the fantastic and creative manager of Paper House's Art Department, made this layout of her daughter's favorite sport! For those of you who don't like or aren't comfortable journaling, the words on our Cardstock stickers can provide a great alternative. To make this layout, Roni used:

P-0325 Swimming Paper
P-0213 Cool Water Paper
STCX-0089 Swimming Cardstock Sticker
Ranger's Orange Peel Stickles Glitter

To see our full line of sports papers to keep you busy scrapping this school year, check out our website's Sports Themes section. We've got everything from the popular Soccer & Football themes to the less-found Field Hockey and Equestrian! Stop by and see everything we have to offer today!

Valentine's Day & Easter Cards are Here!

We just finished up creating our new line of Valentine's Day and Easter cards, available for pre-order now! The eight new greeted valentines feature hearts of roses, "lucky in love" dice, and the classic box of chocolates for your sweatheart. The easter greetings boast adorable baby lambs and ducklings and beautiful spring flowers to brighten your holiday. Each with a pleasant greeting and cute little full-color image inside, they'll be sure to fly off your rack in 2009!


To see the full line of Paper House's newest greeted seasonal cards, visit www.PaperHouseProductions.com. We're so happy to share these great cards with you, and will be making many more soon! For now, we're on to Scrapbooking! (psst: New Cardstock Stickers, New Chipboard, New Papers, New ::shhhh, it's a secret:: GLITTER Rub-Ons!!) Check back soon for more sneak peeks!