Today we are diving into the year 2008!
Shuttle Endeavour lifts off in a rare night time launch for a 16 day mission to the International Space Station.
Michael Phelps brings home a record eight gold medals for men's swimming from the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
Mad Men won it's first Emmy for "Outstanding Drama Series". The hit show would go on to dominate this category through 2011.
Sony’s Blu-ray HD format now has about 70 percent of the new high-definition market and is expected to win over the rival format, HD DVD.
This was a big year for Papertrey Ink, with lots of basics being introduced, that still stand the test of time today. We debuted our very first pad of paper in 2008, developing our signature wrap around cover for easy storage. Polka Dot Basics stamp set quickly became a permanent fixture on nearly every stamper's desk.
Quilter's Sampler was one of our top selling products for that year, prompting an additions set to be released just a few months after the original. Of course, the most memorable milestone for Papertrey Ink that year was the kick off of our color collection, including ink, cardstock and ribbons.
Bitty Baby Blessings is the baby set you have always wanted. This set features classic baby images in large and small scale which include: an elephant, duck, bunny, sailboat, carriage & onesie. The miniature images fit perfectly on the front of the onesie and on the sail of the boat. These images were also designed to fit in the open centers of our label stamps found in Holiday Treats & Limitless Labels. With many sentiments to utilize as well, you’ll never need another baby set again!
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Lizzie says, "Every good stamp collection should include at least one great baby set. For me that set will always be Bitty Baby Blessings. You just can't go wrong with clean and simple images paired with a crisp font. This set is one that I turn to time and again when there's a little one to welcome into the world."
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Floral Frenzy is a wonderful "basics" set that you will turn to again and again. Clean & simple floral designs in several formations make this set one of the most versatile botanical sets out there. You'll love mixing & matching the word centers and dotted centers. This will definitely become one of those sets that gets left out in your own stamp space, instead of put away!
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Michelle says, "I may be just a bit flower obsessed, so Floral Frenzy is one of my Papertrey favorites. This clean and simple set includes not only beautiful solid and outline flowers, but also some more graphic elements (LOVE the large and small polka dotted circles!) and a lovely mix of sentiments/fonts."
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Flower Garden is a whimsical floral set offers many design options with a fun mix of both solid & linear images. Mix and match all the different elements for hundreds of stylish combinations that will bring your projects to the next level. The various flowers & leaves are a perfect for creating your own background papers or focal points. Don't miss the coordinating Flower Garden Sentiments set for even more possibilities!
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Melissa says, "I have always loved Papertrey Ink's Flower Garden stamp set, but more now than ever before as I've been exploring new techniques. This stamp set lends itself to many different types of techniques that I am excited to try. My card today uses my watercolors and heavy embossing, which is one of my most favorite techniques right now. Next, I can't wait to see what will happen as I try paper-piecing with this sweet set."
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Garden of Life is a unique floral set that offers dozens of combinations & possibilities. The size of the flowers is perfect for creating patterns or focal images. They also coordinate with many standard punches & dies. Be sure and check out the gallery for all of the amazing ideas our talented design team developed with this set!
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Keeway says, "One of my favorites thing about this product is how the solid and outline images of the stamps allows for fun and whimsical offset stamping."
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Out on a Limb is a continuation of our popular set, "Take a Bough". Out on a Limb is customizable for all occasions and seasons. The branch has a total of six overlays, which make it a breeze to add flowers, leaves or berries in one easy step. Whether you use the branches to create patterned paper or a focal image, a masculine or feminine project, you'll love the versatility you'll find in this set.
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Betsy says, "I chose to work with the Out On a Limb set, released in 2008, for today's post. This is such a classic set that never will never out of style! It's simple enough that it can be paired with so many other sets...it's fun to perch all sorts of things on these branches, and works for any season!"
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Now it's time for the future of these sets, which is all up to YOU!
-Do you already own any of the five sets that were highlighted today? Time to dust them off and make an all new project using it!
-Don't own any of today's showcased sets? Draw inspiration from any of the projects highlighted in todays' post and adapt a Papertrey set that you already own.
-Share your new project with us in the Inlinkz list below and you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate! Only one project entry per person please.
-For an alternate/additional way to win, leave us a comment letting us know what your favorite 2008 Papertrey stamp set is and why. It can be one of the sets shown today, or you can check out the "Stamps by Release" section of our store HERE. We will randomly select a winner from the comments for an additional $25 gift certificate.
-You have until 7am ET, February 21st to add your project and/or comment. Winners will be selected that morning and posted on a special "Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: Winners" post the next morning, 7am ET, February 22nd. We can't wait to see your projects!
