Today we are diving into the year 2011!
An estimated two billion people tuned in to watch the televised wedding of Britain's Prince William to Kate Middleton. But the relentless media coverage of the "greatest and grandest" royal affair since Charles and Diana's wedding didn't begin and end on April 22, the day of the ceremony. In breathless around-the-clock coverage, frenzied fans and critics have scrutinized every aspect of the young royals, including the royal portrait, Kate's dress, and a Lifetime film about the couple.
After 25 years, countless nuggets of wit and wisdom, tens of millions of dollars worth of "Oprah's Favorite Things" giveaways, and a star-studded farewell concert, The Oprah Winfrey Show ended on May 25. The "brave" final show starred no one but the Queen of Talk herself, as she thanked her viewers for their support and extolled a few final life lessons. Winfrey signed off by saying, "I won't say goodbye. I'll just say until we meet again." Oprah is no doubt hoping that her legion of fans will follow her to the floundering Oprah Winfrey Network, the ratings-challenged cable channel she launched.
After selling 450 million books, raking in $6 billion at the box office, and becoming an inextricable part of an entire generation's childhood, one of most popular franchises in history came to an end when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 hit theaters in July. The film earned rave reviews from critics, adding another $1.3 billion to the series' box office total. But with a revolutionary new website, amusement parks, and countless fond memories, it's likely that the Boy Who Lived won't die out soon.
Background Basics: Newsprint is the ideal stamp set for creating your own vintage looking newsprint! Whether creating large patterns to use on cards and scrapbook pages or smaller embellishments with touches of newsprint, Background Basics: Newsprint makes it so easy to recreate the look of an old-time newspaper any time you’d like. Use just one of the stamps on your project or mix and match the pieces to build your own newspapers!
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Dawn says, "Whether you go for a black & white color scheme and make a more realistic looking newspaper background, or stamp the newspaper in color, this set just makes the most interesting and fun backgrounds! I love that you can layer it behind virtually any stamp images and that you can use it on either masculine or feminine cards! This one's got a timelessness about it, which means you can keep using it again and again for years!"
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Winter Penguin - How cute is this fun little penguin? This little guy will be perfect on wintery themed cards and projects and just add in some snowflakes for an instant blizzard!
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Heather says, "The cute little penguin from the Winter Penguin set is the first of a bunch of fun characters that I have designed for Papertrey Ink. I have done so many fun projects with this set and it was so much fun to pull out and revisit again!"
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Year of Flowers Collection - You loved them large and now you can enjoy them in a much smaller scale as well. Our Year of Flowers series has now been reduced by about half the size and combined into a single set. This smaller scale opens a whole new realm of design possibilities and allows you to create coordinating items with ease. This new version is also a great way to try the flowers out, pick a favorite or two, and purchase the full-size versions of those particular sets. Either way, the fantastic detail and gorgeous illustrations make this set worth every penny!
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Laurie says, "I have always loved the Year of Flowers series and I remember being so delighted when the Year of Flowers Collection set released! With the many new coloring tools available now, these timeless flowers are even more fun to create with today!"
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Garden Variety - This beautiful, subtly vintage stamp set is dedicated to the art or gardening. With classic gardening accessories and a customizable seed packet frame, you will adore all the mix and match options available. The heartwarming sentiments that Melissa Phillips developed as companions for these darling images will be the perfect thing for so many occasions. Be sure to consider the coordinating die for this set to make it even easier to work with.
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Stephanie says, "So I am basically the worst gardener ever but this set has always been my stamp crush. Gardening never goes out of style and this set is the perfect example. That seed packet gives me all the heart eyes!"
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Tremendous Treats: Valentine - We have super-sized many of your most well-loved images from the Tiny Treats: Valentine set along with a few basic sentiments. Not only has the size been multiplied, but the amount of uses and applications has as well!
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Wanda says, "This stamp set is so adorable. Valentine's Day is one of my favorite crafting holidays! The stamps in this set are great for Valentine's, or any other time you need to give someone a treat."
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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 2011 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!
