New Dies Are Here (and a winner)!

New dies are in stock from Spellbinders and Memory Box!  There is definitely something for everyone - here's a look at a few now available.

First up, from Memory Box:

These two new Cityscape Nightline dies, available separately, are so fun!  You can choose to purchase just the Nightline, or the Nightline Silhouette (but let's be honest...you are going to want them both!).

Four new ornaments are in stock too - each one is sold separately, so you can mix and match however you'd like!  Choose from the Drop Ornament, the Colette Ornament, the Emma Ornament, or the LaRue Ornament.  These will make creating holiday cards and layouts so easy and fun!  Throw in the Crisp Bows set to top off the ornaments, and you'll be all ready to start crafting.  Also in the holiday theme, there is a new Eyelet Stocking and a gorgeous Snowflake Christmas Tree.  And be sure to take a peek at the Yuletide 6x6 patterned paper pad.

Not ready for the winter holidays?  How about a little bit of Halloween fun?  This Creepy Spider Web is just the thing to pair with the new Nightfall 6x6 paper pad!

And now a look at some of the new arrivals from Spellbinders:

Start with the basics with this Matting Basics A set to create all kinds of layering in your cards, pages and more!  Create perfectly spaced layers and fancy designs with coordinating sets in the CARD Creator collection.  Expand your basics by using the Matting Basics B set for a narrow matting option.

Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Card Creator brings a simple and unique solution to multiple crafting projects. The work is all done for you, no more measuring required. Simply…Choose your design, Assemble your pieces, Refine the details and you’re Done! Sized in ⅛" and ¼″ increments, choose the size from Nestabilities Card Creator set A or B for perfectly spaced layers.

Donna Salazar has added more elements in her collection with a light-hearted Snapshot set devoted to her love of photos.  In this set, you’ll find some of her favorite phrases as well as a camera, a speech bubble and a photo booth picture strip frame - fun elements for multiple project!

A Nestabilities® die template set in the shape of a hexagon!  Create the latest trendy honeycomb pattern with this six piece set. Perfect for making frames, layering, and creating fun and funky backgrounds, as well as embellishment journaling and title blocks.

Make sure you don't miss any of the newest arrivals from Spellbinders, including French Frills,  Fancy Framed Tags One and Two,  Decorative Labels One and Eight,  and Scalloped Labels One.

And finally...a winner from the blog blinkie giveaway!  Congratulations to Sweet Craf-Tea Chick, who will receive the 4-pack of Zva Creative bling! Please be sure to claim your prize within 48 hours of this announcement; if no one claims it, a new winner will be drawn.

September Guest DT: Welcome Amy Sheffer!

i {heart}papers is so excited to welcome Amy Sheffer as our guest designer this month!  Read a little about her, in her own words:

Hi! My name is Amy Sheffer, and I'm excited to be guest designing for i{heart}papers!  A little about me ... I am married to a wonderful husband of almost 19 years, and together we have three children, two boys and a girl.  I am a stay-at-home mom with a professional background in publishing: newspaper reporting, magazine editing and production, as well as internet/online content development. 

I've been dabbling in anything and everything artsy and crafty most of my life, so when a friend introduced me to scrapbooking in the late '90s and then rubber stamping in 2002, I was instantly hooked both times.  I started blogging my stamped creations almost five years ago and was thrilled to connect with a whole community of crafty kindred spirits.  Stamping has been a big part of my life ever since, and I'm especially grateful for the friends I've made along the way.  I'm honored to have served on several design teams and to have had my work published in stamping and paper-crafting magazines as well. 

I consider my style a bit eclectic (sounds so much better than "all over the place").  Vintage, cutesy, elegant, whimsical -- I like to try it all. I'm usually happiest, though, with designs that have lots of layers and embellishments, plus a little element or two of something unexpected. 

When I'm not stamping or hanging out with my family, I enjoy photography, good fiction, gardening, decorating, DIY home improvement, and, lately, documenting everyday life using the Project Life scrapbooking system. 

I look forward to sharing my i{heart}papers creations with you this month.  A big thanks to Kate for this opportunity! 

We are all looking forward to having you with us this month, Amy!

Don't forget - you still have until this evening to add our blinkie to your blog!  See all the details, including what you could win, in the original post!

New Gourmet Rubber Stamps Are Here!

Two new, custom-packaged sets from Gourmet Rubber Stamps are now in stock!  The first one, shown on the card to the right, is called Spice Up My Day. It has a bottle of spices and a coordinating sentiment.  On this card, it has been paired with My Mind's Eye Lavender patterned paper, white lace tape.  The stamp and sentiment were stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

The second set, That's Amore, has a fun pizza image and two coordinating sentiments.

Don't forget about our Blog Blinkie giveaway that runs through tomorrow!  Head over and pick up the blinkie (and leave a comment so we know you've added it), and you could win a 4-pack of Zva Bling!  All the details are in the original post.

And a shipping note: No orders will be shipping Labor Day weekend (Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3).  You can still place orders today. Thanks in advance for your understanding!

Welcoming a New Design Team Member!

Welcome to Friday everyone!  This week we're welcoming a new team member - read on for some thoughts from Kate!

"I am thrilled to announce that Judy Rozema will be going the core IHP DT beginning today!  With Loretta’s departure, I felt that we needed to add someone else to help keep the team balanced.  Judy and I go waaaaayyyyy back - way back to the beginning of my stamping career, over 10 years ago.  She was actually on my Stampin’ Up! downline and was one of my very first recruits but we wouldn’t meet until years later when I opened IHP and we had a chance to meet in person at CHA.

We share our birthday week, a love of music and of course, a love of stamping.  Please help me welcome her to the team by stopping over to her blog or her Facebook page and leaving her a comment. (Trust me…you want to stop by and leave her a comment!)"

Here’s a little bit of what Judy has to say about herself:

“My name is Judy Rozema.  I live in Central Nebraska, in Cornhusker country, and have been married for 30 years.  I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college, and a married son who is a pastor and lives in North Carolina.  Two dogs (labs) and a 17 year old water turtle round out our family.  During the school year, I am a part-time elementary music teacher.  When I'm not stamping, I enjoy watching movies, crocheting, and going on junk jaunts!  I also spend time in the community theater in my town, as an actress and director of musicals and plays.  You might know me on Splitcoaststampers as StampingQueenJAR.  I hope you will stop by my blog, Joy in a JAR, or my craft page on Facebook by for a visit!   I am thrilled and delighted to be a part of the i {heart} papers Design Team!”

Welcome to the team, Judy!

You've probably noticed our shipping note, that no orders will be shipped beginning tomorrow and continuing throughout the three-day Labor Day weekend. Normal shipping will resume on Tuesday, September 4 (and you can still place orders throughout the weekend).  Since we won't be here to ship anything, we thought we'd have a little bit of blog fun, and do a Blog Blinkie Giveaway!

To add this to your blog you need to add a "gadget" or HTML box and then paste this code:

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and then save it.  Please be sure to leave a comment here and let us know if you've added it.  What can you win if you add this to your blog?  How about a little bling?!

Four packs of Zva Creative bling will be given to one random commenter, who puts the blinkie on their blog (and yes....we check!)  This contest will run through Tuesday, September 4 at 6:00 PM EST.  And don't forget to comment here and let us know you've added it (and your blog address, so we can go see)! One winner will be announced Wednesday morning here on the blog.  (Winner is responsible for claiming their prize within 48 hours of announcement; if no one claims it, a new winner will be drawn!  You should follow the blog to make sure you don't miss it!)

Be sure to stop by Monday for some new releases from Gourmet Rubber Stamps!

And the shipping reminder: No orders will be shipping Labor Day weekend (Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3).  Thanks in advance for your understanding!

New Embossing Folders & A Blog Blinkie Giveaway!

New embossing folders from Lifestyle Crafts (Quickutz) are here, and they are fantastic! Take a peek at the next "must-have" item on your crafty list!

This is the A2 ZigZag pack of two folders.  How lovely are those patterns?

This set is called the Sequence pack, and also has amazing patterns!  Don't miss the other new arrivals, the Twirl two pack and the Linear two pack.

You've probably noticed our shipping note, that no orders will be shipped beginning tomorrow and continuing throughout the three-day Labor Day weekend. Normal shipping will resume on Tuesday, September 4 (and you can still place orders throughout the weekend).  Since we won't be here to ship anything, we thought we'd have a little bit of blog fun, and do a Blog Blinkie Giveaway!

To add this to your blog you need to add a "gadget" or HTML box and then paste this code:

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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/">

<img border="0" src="http://www.iheartpapers.com/blinkies/ihpblinkie.gif" width="170" height="170"></a></p>

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and then save it.  Please be sure to leave a comment here and let us know if you've added it.  What can you win if you add this to your blog?  How about a little bling?!

Four packs of Zva Creative bling will be given to one random commenter, who puts the blinkie on their blog (and yes....we check!)  This contest will run through Tuesday, September 4 at 6:00 PM EST.  And don't forget to comment here and let us know you've added it (and your blog address, so we can go see)! One winner will be announced Wednesday morning here on the blog.  (Winner is responsible for claiming their prize within 48 hours of announcement; if no one claims it, a new winner will be drawn!  You should follow the blog to make sure you don't miss it!)

And the shipping reminder: No orders will be shipping Labor Day weekend (Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3).  Thanks in advance for your understanding!

Birthdays With Paper Smooches

Hi everyone, it's Taylor here today sharing a couple of cute birthday cards Kate made recently, using some Paper Smooches stamps! Ready to see the cuteness?

 Here's what Kate said about this fun card: "I needed a quick birthday card for a friend’s party.  Since we were giving him an Amazon gift card for his Kindle, I thought this would be a cute idea.  I printed the Amazon logo on cardstock,  colored the arrow with a Copic marker and than stamped the tablet over top, so the logo was perfectly sandwiched."

And her supply list:  Xpress Copic Paper, Paper Smooches Teen Routine, Birthday Buddies & Qwick Qwips , Divine Twine Black Licorice, Lemon Yellow and Oyster Grey, A2 Polka Dot folder, Memento inks, Glossy Accents & Dimensional Dots

And this great "Happy Barkday" card is pretty much perfect for the dog-lover in your life!  Take a peek at the supplies used on this one:
Echo Park Mini Collection Kit Woof, Rich Cocoa Memento ink, Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies, rectangle & circle nesties, Copics and dimensional dots.

 Don't forget...the entire selection of Gourmet Rubber Stamps is 15% off through today!  If you haven't taken a look at the wide variety of their stamps we have in stock, now is the perfect time to head on over and take a peek.

And a shipping note: no orders will be shipping Labor Day weekend (Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3).  Thanks in advance for your understanding!

Gourmet Rubber Stamps Sale

I {heart} papers carries a huge selection of Gourmet Rubber Stamps.  Here's a cute tag from Kendra, featuring one of the newest additions, Old School.  It's perfect for all of your back to school projects!

Also used on this tag are My Mind's Eye's School Daze paper, Memento ink, and Divine Twine.

How about a little sale?  Today and tomorrow, the entire selection of Gourmet Rubber Stamps are 15% off!  Take a look at some of the sets and singles we have in stock:

You can pick up this set, Invite to Fright, for under $8 through tomorrow!  It's definitely time to get to work on all those fun Halloween treat bags and cards.

This Cider Mug is great to kick off fall festivities, too.  The Tart and Spice sentiment is perfect with it!

Be sure you don't miss the great choices!  New politically-themed stamps, cute line art images, and amazing sentiments.  Stop by the store and stock up - they're only on sale through Wednesday, August 29.

Happy shopping!

And a shipping note:

No orders will be shipping Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3.  Thanks in advance for your understanding!