You guessed it! Our decorative trims that adorn each and every page of Sassafras paper are the spotlight of the week! Let me begin with a bit of trims history....
If you were in our CHA Winter 2008 booth you heard us say "We are proud of our big bottoms!" We coined this phrase while describing how the bottom of our papers were bigger than they had ever been, and cuter! BIGGER and CUTER bottoms, what could be better!? One of the first collections to sport the "extra extra" was Sunshine Lollipop (a Sass classic).
How do I describe the general reaction to the new paper trims?? I think Moto Moto puts it best.....
From there the trims have become a Sassafras favorite! For you and us.
It is true, these ever so clever extra's are FREEBIES! We added these bits to the patterned papers without raising the price of our paper.
This is how Marla Kress feels about the paper trims,
"I can't even believe that they're free! They are the first thing that I grab while building a page (just look at my Sassafras Lass pages, they all have trims on them). You can't beat the texture and dimension they add to a design - they're just as detailed as the papers! And the new edges make them even more fun!"
She knows how to use them! Check out a couple of projects spotlighting the blog focus of the week...
The above trims are all taken from the Bungle Jungle collection. And below we have the ornate Vintage Yummy Trims.
Thank you for joining in on day one of Trim Trimmery week. We would love to hear your thoughts on the Sassafras edges!
happy monday,
rebecca
hehe, I love that video!
I haven't used any trims yet, but they are on my Michale's Sassafras paper pack and I am DYING to try them out SOON
Posted by: Jenn | 09 March 2009 at 01:50 PM
Oh, my cuteness!!! I do love the 'extras' that you include with your fabulous papers!!! These pages are amazing!
Posted by: Jingle | 09 March 2009 at 01:51 PM
One of the many reasons I love Sassafras so much! I really enjoy using them, and excitingly, Sassafras has just reached the UK so I can start playing with the new trims!
Posted by: Claire Williams | 09 March 2009 at 02:44 PM
OMGosh... the trim edges are so freaking fabulous! After I touch every square inch of my paper, being careful NOT to drool on it, I trim it off. Yes, I know it seems like a bad thing to do but they wouldn't fit in my paper bin without getting destroyed. AND you wouldn't want that happening would you? I think it is super fabulous to include this extra embellishment. I mean seriously... I say this to my hubby every time I come home with some Sass. He is like suuuuure. He just doesn't get it.
Posted by: Jill | 09 March 2009 at 03:49 PM
OK sorry I wanted to link you my post with my trim use...
http://isthismylifereally.blogspot.com/2009/02/layout-i-did.html
Thanks for looking!
Posted by: Jill | 09 March 2009 at 03:59 PM
You brought a smile to my face when you reminded me of the "bigger, cuter bottoms" campaign. We all laughed so loud at your booth with the girls shouting out...come see our bigger, cuter, bottoms. Needless to say it was an attention getter. LOL
I loved Sassafras before then and love it even more because of that little extra "gift" we get every time we buy a piece of sass paper. I am working a few projects right now with our new Hog Heaven paper pack and will post pics on my blog.
Posted by: Debbie O'Neal | 09 March 2009 at 04:03 PM
They're the first thing I reach for too. Haven't got any of the new papers yet but those new edges look like a must have!
Posted by: Lynn | 09 March 2009 at 04:42 PM
Love the trims too. You can use them as borders, or cut them up and frame the photos, use them like robbons or laces...there are so many ways to use them.
Posted by: mica | 09 March 2009 at 05:38 PM
That Moto Moto clip is the best! LOL!!!
The trims are one of my fave things by Sass, you took already fabulous pp and made it even better. I have a pile of trims on my desk and I always reach for them. :)
Posted by: Melanie Blackburn | 09 March 2009 at 06:21 PM
I definitely love the Sass trims. They always have a way of finding a way on my pages. It's just like icing on top of the cake with these trims!! :)
Posted by: Anne-Marie | 09 March 2009 at 06:34 PM
now that i have mary poppin's in my head... ;) i do love the trim and no one else's products compare with your big bottoms! i didn't realize you sold extras! duh
Posted by: ellen | 09 March 2009 at 07:45 PM
The scalloped edges of the sassafras papers are the things that drew me into the line in the first place...I tend toward "collage" layouts and hate the straight lines and hard edges of papers. I am always ripping, tearing, cutting, distressing or doing SOMETHING to make the edges a bit more appealing. Sassafras trims have done it for me...it is not unusual for me to use 8 or ten trims on one layout! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE
Posted by: Paula Clare | 09 March 2009 at 08:11 PM
LOVE your big bottoms!! :) I adore the paper trims! I can't wait to get my hands on some of the new goodies!! The layouts are just gorgeous!! Those Vintage Yummy trims are...well...yummy!! Love those!! Love it all!! :)
Posted by: Phoebe | 10 March 2009 at 06:15 AM
I Love the Sass trims! They are the perfect "free" adition to any projet or layout! Thanks for making the use the paper edge so cute!
Posted by: Stéphanie Pouliot | 10 March 2009 at 08:46 AM
I have collected every single piece of paper from every single collection since the Sass trims were first introduced! The trims are not only super adorable, they're a really ingenious way to encourage us to use every single bit of the paper. Love the thought that there's no wastage!
Posted by: Chunling | 10 March 2009 at 09:36 AM
I like the trims a lot. I haven´t made a LO with the Sassafras Lass papers yet but I have made cards and I used the trims on them.
Eveline.
Posted by: Eveline van Heijst | 10 March 2009 at 03:28 PM
I love the trims. I just haven't figured out how to utilize them on my pages yet. Thanks so much for the inspiration. Those pages are GORGEOUS!
Posted by: Michele | 10 March 2009 at 05:23 PM
I love the trims to bits! They are perfect for finishing a project and come in so handy for OTPs and cards!
Posted by: Monica Brady | 11 March 2009 at 05:13 AM
What fabulous big bottoms you have! haha
Love all the beautiful work and I love your papers! ;P
B
Posted by: Beth Perry | 11 March 2009 at 06:18 AM
I just ordered ALL of the new lines! Can't wait to play with your big bottoms! They will fit in well with mine! HA. LOVE LOVE LOVE Sassafras! I swiped your porcupine blinkie and put it on my blog as soon as I saw it here! Spreading the good word about Sass! Trying to convert all! :)
Posted by: Dalovely Damanda | 11 March 2009 at 07:04 AM
i very much like the moto moto reference! (what a great movie!) and i very much like all the trims sassafrass gives us...the grateful public... i remember talking to my mom about the trims and how ingenious they are. simply wonderful! i love sassafrass!!! :D
Posted by: brooke | 11 March 2009 at 10:27 AM
well i didnt know they were "extras" either. I thought it was part of the paper...hee hee
Posted by: kimmie | 11 March 2009 at 11:05 AM
love love love, that's all there is too it!! Sassafrass Rocks!!
Posted by: Christina Klauer | 11 March 2009 at 07:10 PM
I added the Moto Moto video to my blog. It's too funny:)
I LOVE the Sassafras trims. Also one of my biggest reasons for buying these papers. I would LOVE to be able to buy packs of JUST trims. Kind of like the other companies who make "edges";) That would be SO awesome. I'd totally buy TONS:)
Posted by: Es | 11 March 2009 at 08:35 PM
please, please, please make a pack of just edges for each of the collections. I would buy them like mad. I love the paper but I love the edges even more and I need more edges than I do paper! I find myself hanging on and hoarding the old collections more for the edges tan anything else. I once bought a sheet of pink paper (yuck, I have a boy) just for the cute edge!
Posted by: Amy Pruden | 14 March 2009 at 10:01 PM