Today we are diving into the year 2012!
The editors of the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica — the massive, leather-bound tomes seen in libraries and schools since 1768 — announced that they were discontinuing the printed edition. The blog post goes on to promise that "the encyclopedia would live on" in "bigger, more numerous, and more vibrant digital forms," but the end of the 244-year old institution was yet another harbinger of the death of print.
No song has defined 2012 more than Psy's inescapable "Gangnam Style," which set the records for the most watched YouTube video. "Gangnam Style" has become a worldwide phenomenon, earning more than 1 billion views (and counting), spawning thousands of tribute videos, and giving the South Korean singer the opportunity to do his crazy horse-riding dance with many different celebrities around the world.
The 2012 Summer Olympics, which took place from July 27 to Aug. 12, were a widely celebrated, headline-dominating affair. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries hopped a flight to London, England to participate in more than 300 events. In the end, the United States won more gold medals and more medals overall than any other nation, with China and Great Britain taking second and third.
Hello Sunshine – This set is so much more than meets the eye! The triangular elements were designed to work perfectly together to make a perfect "sunburst" background. There is a starburst circle that can be used as a guide for positioning, which makes this set so easy to use. With the coordinating dies, you can die-cut and layer the solid circular center portion of the sun, or not, depending on the look you are going for. The coordinating dies allow you to cut wedges from colored cardstocks or patterned papers which you can choose to stamp with one of these coordinating design elements. Perfectly phrased sentiments round out the set, allowing your projects to be cohesive with the sunshine theme.
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Betsy says, "Who doesn't love to stamp a little sunshine? The versatile sun rays and fun sentiments have made this set a
favorite of mine. It's definitely one that I turn to often, so I just had to choose it as my favorite of 2012. Stop by to see two new cards I created with this set!"
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Sentiment Signs is a sentiment collection inspired by vintage subway signs. Many commonly used sentiments are included in each block with coordinating sentiments and words. The images in this set are perfect as focal points for your card projects, and work great for the inside of your card as well. This set is so versatile and easy to use; you will find yourself reaching for it again and again.
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Keeway says, "You know a sentiment set is amazing when it can stand on its own. The sentiment signs has so much versatility, both as the focus of your card or a background image."
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With All My Heart – A fun collection of all things love, designed to coordinate with the new Limitless Layers: 2 1/4" Heart Die Collection. There are lots and lots of layering options with these creative and fun images. You can easily add flowers and leaves to the polka dotted heart, and incorporate the blank banner into the design for adding sentiments. What's not to love about a chevron striped heart that also has a small banner opening for additions? And the large "Love You" heart has loads of color combo options with the letters that can be added individually.
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Lizzie says, "One of my favorite things about Papertrey Ink stamps has always been how adaptable they are. For example, at first glance With All My Heart may seem like it's only suited to a specific holiday, but a few simple substitutions make it absolutely perfect for year-round creating. It's that versatility that makes me fall in love with these stamp sets over and over again."
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Celebrations – You will love celebrating with your loved ones in style when you create cards and more using the Celebrations stamp set! Celebrations covers a wide variety of occasions worth celebrating, and the mix and match options provided in this set, will give you endless options for creating custom sentiments. The best part about this set is that all of the sentiments fit beautifully inside the Celebrations frames!
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Michelle says, "The Celebrations set has a wonderful blend of sentiments, both large and small, that can be combined in so many ways. And then there’s that fabulous frame to fancy things up a bit. I remember seeing this set in combination with Rosie Posie and the Mat Stack 5 Collection stamps and being completely smitten! Yup…. I had to have it all!"
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Embroidered Blooms – Hundreds of tiny, intricate "stitches" make up each component of the embroidered flowers and leaves in this elegant set. There are even "French knots" for the flower centers. As you build blooms and leaves with the layers created for each image in a variety of colors, the images will literally come to life and jump from the page. And the best part is they coordinate with the previously released dies, Beautiful Blooms II Die Collections #2 and #3 as well as Turning a New Leaf.
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Melissa says, "Embroidered Blooms takes me back to summer days with my Grandma, to dishtowels, clotheslines, gingham aprons, and freshly baked bread :). It's funny how certain sets can evoke such specific images. I find these sets so inspiring, and Embroidered Blooms is one of them. I love trying to recreate what I can see in my mind's eye and make it all play out on paper."
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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 2012 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!
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