Trendwatch: Tickets
Left in a strip, used for journaling, as the perfect little paper accent, or as a part of a layered embellishment...I love tickets. They are nothing new in scrapbooking, but recently I have noticed an increase in the number of manufacturers that are creating ticket products. From actual paper tickets to stamps, stickers, and die cuts - tickets are all the rage.
Supply list:
- Tim Holtz Journaling Tickets
- Tim Holtz Filmstrip Ribbon
- Jenni Bowlin Core'dinations Cardstock
- Jenni Bowlin patterned paper
- Bella Blvd stickers
- Prima Flower
- Catslife Press stamp
- Felt circle from www.shopevalicious.com
- Misc. items
Large and small, printed and plain, vintage or new, I do adore tickets! There's something about such a classic piece of ephemera that just works for me, whether I'm scrapbooking a trip to the fair or just an ordinary day in my life.
If you're looking for the real deal, I suggest visiting www.etsy.com and searching for tickets.
I did a vintage ticket search, and I'm almost sorry I did. There's a lot of fantastic stuff available, and I want it all! That said, real tickets aren't acid free or made to last, so you'll either need to be comfortable with that, treat them with an archival mist or acid free preservative spray, or look for reproduction products made for scrapbooking. Today I am going to share some favorites I've found in my CHA Summer 2010 sneak peek hunting, as well as some that are available from previous releases.
Kaiser Craft has these printed chipboard elements (which I absolutely adore) that include several tickets. The line that this chipboard sheet is from includes some other ticket items as well.
Making Memories Je t'Adore line is filled with sweet Parisian inspired details - including a set of tickets shown above.
Pink Paislee is releasing a roll of tickets with the House of 3 Parisian Anthology line. I really like how they'll be so useful and easy to ink, paint, write on, and otherwise customize.
While the new Fiskars border punch says postage stamp, when I look at it I see the edge of a ticket! I could use this along the left and right side of a paper to make myself my own punched ticket - I think it will be very cute, especially on a larger journaling "ticket".
These ticket stamps will work with Tim Holtz's Alterations Ticket Strip die from Sizzix. Tim isn't new to the ticket scene - in fact some of my favorite tickets to use at the moment are his Journaling Tickets that I showed in my layout example.
Looking to get your hands on more tickets right away? Here are a few fantastic products you'll find on shelves now:
Pink Paislee's Starlight collection is a favorite of mine (see more of it in this article), especially the sticker sheet. The glitter accented ticket stickers are just the thing to add to any layout or project.
Little Yellow Bicycle has these tickets that come with a cute pocket - I love both the idea and colors. Taken apart or used all together, this is a lot of fun.
Maya Road has a variety of tickets. I like these kraft tickets a lot. The variety is nice.
If digital is more your style, check out Katie Pertiet's variety of ticket products. I especially like the ones with the months on them (shown above).
Rhonna Farrer also has some lovely digital tickets available now at House of 3 - they are one of my most printed and used digital kits.
Need even more? Jenni Bowlin also makes a variety of tickets, some of them themed, and Making Memories' Vintage Findings and Panorama lines also included tickets.
Tickets are not a new idea in scrapbooking, but they have been gaining in popularity, and this scrapbooker couldn't be happier about that!
Do you have a favorite ticket product? How do you use tickets on your layouts? Please feel free to share!
