Welcome to Day 3 of the November Countdown. Here at Papertrey Ink we love to bring you tons of variety. If you like more simple designs or something a little more challenging, we have you covered. Each of our newly released products can be used in so many different ways to fit your particular style, we are excited to show you how they come to life!
Hi, it’s Melissa, and I’m so thrilled to share our new products with you. We absolutely love bringing you the most amazing images made from the highest quality materials for you to add to your creative toolkit. I’m going to show you what I created with these wonderful products and then we’ll show you what the other designers made. I’ve used the gorgeous new Hear the Bells stamps and dies, Cheery Trees Stencils, and Winter Greetings stamps and dies on my cards today.
We decided it was time to have a timeless, classic Christmas bell stamp set available to you at Papertrey Ink and the new Hear the Bells stamp set fits the bill! The coordinating dies make this set pop, give dimension, and bring the set to life.
Hear the Bells comes with two larger bells and two smaller bells. For my first card, I used all of the bells, stamping and heat embossing the two larger bells in silver and gold embossing powder. I scattered the smaller bells around the card, adding in greenery, berries, and a bow at the top of my bells. Such a fun way to dress them up, don’t you think?
There are a variety of sentiments to choose from included in this set and designed in the most beautiful font. I dressed up the borders of my card using the Border Bling: Scalloped Frame die and added in snowflakes using the Layered Snowflakes: Flurries dies.
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Hear the Bells
INK: Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pinefeather, Scarlet Jewel, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Classic Kraft, Olive Twist, Pure Poppy
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Hear the Bells, Love to Layer: Ovals, Psalm Reflections: November, Layered: Snowflakes: Flurries, Border Bling: Scalloped Frame
OTHER: Moonshine sequins, Stickles glitter, patterned paper, puff embossing powder
My second card uses Hear the Bells once again, with the new Cheery Trees Stencils used in the background. I adore this set of two stencils, both with a variety of different trees scattered across the front. They create the cutest card bases filled with personality and interest!
Over my background, I began layering on my Hear the Bells elements, stamping my larger bell in Pure Poppy and embellishing with the darling berries, bow, and greens found in this set. I added in a die cut candy cane, cut using the Candy Cane Classics dies.
Across the bottom of my card, I stamped my sentiment below two rows of On the Edge: Scallops Collection die cuts, one cut from patterned paper and the other cut from red glitter cardstock. I added in a die cut Into the Blooms: Poinsettia, also cut from red glitter cardstock.
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Hear the Bells
INK: Aqua Mist, Pinefeather, Sweet Blush, Autumn Rose, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Scarlet Jewel, Pure Poppy, Olive Twist, Hawaiian Shores
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Sheer Basics Vellum
DIES: Love to Layer: Squares, Hear the Bells, Love to Layer: Circles, On the Edge: Scalloped Collection, Candy Cane Classics, Into the Blooms: Poinsettia
OTHER: Cheery Trees Stencil, patterned paper, glitter cardstock, adhesive gems, Stickles glitter
TIPS:
- Add dimension to round elements by adding darker ink to the edges of the stamp with a small blending brush, then stamp. Repeat until you get the desired look.
- To die-cut images with solid dies, like the bells in this set, die-cut it first from a piece of scrap cardstock. Line up the negative area over the stamped image and insert your die into the negative area, then die-cut.
- When combining patterns, avoid patterns with the same scale. For example, the polka-dots are small scale, while the plaid is larger. It helps to separate the patterns with a solid color of cardstock.
Our new Winter Greetings stamp set and dies is a must-have for the holidays! Choose from a variety of sentiments, large and small to adorn the fronts of your cards. I chose to use one of my most favorite sentiments from the set to use on my cozy, winter village card.
I used the second stencil from the Cherry Trees Stencils, sponging Fresh Snow ink over Kraft cardstock and then coating and heat embossing with Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel. I then used snowflakes from the Sweet Holidays stamp set, scattering them across my card using Kraft ink.
The Bring Home the Holidays dies have always been a favorite of mine. I used them to build snowdrifts and a village across the front of my card. The bare trees use the new Into the Blooms: Evergreens dies, and I used snowflakes from the Border Bling: Snow dies. Such a fun card to create!
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Winter Greetings, Sweet Holidays
INK: Kraft
PAPER: Classic Kraft, Stamper’s Select White, Sheer Basics Vellum
DIES: Winter Greetings, Bring Home the Holidays, Into the Blooms: Evergreen, Border Bling: Snow
OTHER: Cheery Trees Stencils, shabby pink embossing enamel, moonshine sequins, glitter cardstock, patterned paper
TIPS:
- Create a sunburst pattern in the background using coordinating colors.
- Add texture with twine and moonshine sequins.
- Think outside the box with non-traditional colors such as Raspberry Fizz and Melon Berry.
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Carry out the snow theme with a variety of sizes and paper textures in the snowflakes.
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Pop up the snowman and sentiment with foam tape to add dimension.
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Stencil a dotted background to mimic snowfall.
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For layered stamps, use the same color multiple times to create a darker shadeCreate the look of an embroidered tablecloth with a scalloped border and stitched cover plate die
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Use glitter embossing powder to add “snow” to scenes.
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Stamp images with multiple colors to create texture and depth.
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Add a horizon line to your scene to make sure your images look grounded.
We hope you have enjoyed all the beautiful projects that we have shared with you today! We would love to hear what you think of everything we have introduced! Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you like the most and why, and you will be eligible to win big!
Leave a comment today and you will be automatically entered to win a $50 Papertrey Ink gift certificate! You have until 10am ET, November 20th to leave your comment and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be posted on the November Release Winners Page by 11 PM ET on November 21st.
I love the vintage feel of the bells! It is a must have for me!!
I am in awe of the design team’s creations!
Love, LOVE the bell set, and the cards are all absolutely GORGEOUS today!! :0)
The bells are gorgeous, the greetings are beautiful and the stencils make an awesome background paper. ♥ The design team has worked it’s magic once again.
Beautiful card samples! Love the bells and the Thoughts of you warm my heart is a must have sentiment for this season!
I LOVE the large Bells with the jingle bells! I definitely need this set!
The bells are gorgeous!!! I love the old fashioned vintage look of them. ❤️🔔
SWOON!! LOVING It ALL, especially the Hear the Bells Set!! All of the Inspiration is AMAZING!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS Release Week!!
I love card. #2 by Kelly.
Very pretty cards today!! The bells are so pretty!!
Hear the Bells is wonderful! Love all the different ways the design team used this!
wow, love all the projects. The bells had me for sure!!
I love the bow in the Hear the Bells set! And of course the bells!
I like the size of the large bells which make a great focal point. Today’s cards are beautiful!
Love how you included small bells with the larger ones.
Love the bells, tree stencil, sentiments–everything! The team out did themselves!
# 9 is a beauty?
Beautiful holiday cards! I especially love the village scenes.
Love it all especially the bells, the winter scenes, and the mugs.
So many fabulous creations showcasing those beautiful bells, but the Thoughts of You Warm My Heart sentiment is the best!
What a gorgeous release!
I love the “thoughts of you” sentiment. Can be used for so many occasions.
Love the bells! What I really love about the creations is how much detail and dimension they have!
Oh My, Today’s card samples have me in the mood to create Christmas cards! Love the festive holiday scenes! Thanks so much for the “mojo recovery” 🙂
I love the vintage-y vibe on many of these lovely cards!!
The bells are so beautiful! Brings back memories of decorations that my Mom had! Wonderful cards!
Your new hear the bells stamp looks amazing embossed in silver & gold!
These cards are so beautiful and so festive! I love the jingle bells!
I love those beautiful bells! Such a great set!
I love #4! Such a sweet village feel!
The cheery trees stencil is adorable!
Love the cheery trees!
Bells are joyous; love all the designs and creations.
Wow, incredible inspiration using all the wonderful
new product. I’m in love with it all!
GORGEOUS!!! LOVING the Hear the Bells Set!! All of the Inspiration is AMAZING!! THANKS for sharing and grateful for this amazing release
I like when the DT pairs older sets with new ones. Great way to showcase the versatility of the sets.
The cards are all beautiful. I love the bells.
I like the pretty bells!
Love love the warms my heart snowman, marshmallow and sentiments! great new release!
Oh my gosh. All the cards are beautiful. Just when I think I’m done looking at favorites, I find another one. I guess if I have to pick a favorite it would be Melissa’s first card. I love the bells and the card design! Hats off to the whole DT! You knocked it out of the park again.
Love the bells!
Cheery trees stencil is an unexpected and whimsical background.
Love those bells!
The Christmas bells are wonderful; so many ways to embellish them!
The large bells are so pretty! Love the card by Brenda!
The bells are so festive! JJ’s card featuring them is so lovely!
Oh the bells are so festive! I just love the winter greetings sentiments. Can’t wait to see them all!
Enjoying the new Winter Greetings. Looking forward to seeing it in full!
Love those bells and all the great cards shown today!
#5 with the black and white check background is stunning! Gorgeous card,
I love the Cheery Trees stencils, especially on Melissa’s winter village card!
JJ’s card with the mug and Warm My Heart sentiment is wonderful. I really feel like I’m drinking a hot cup of cocoa with her colors and technique. Thank you.
Great sample from the design team and I think this release is my favorite yet… but I do say that with EVERY release!!!
These cards are all stunning! Hear The Bells are lovely & would be fun to create with!
Love all the Bell cards! Pretty in various colors and great for Christmas.
Oh my goodness, that snowman! I’m in love! 💜💜💜
Love this new release! The bells have a wonderful vintage feel! Beautiful inspirational cards created by the team!
Really like the vintage look of the Hear the Bells set.
Once again I’m blown away by the beautiful samples!
The bells are beautiful!! And are those new snowflake dies I spy??!!
Love the cute tree stencil!
I love the bells! One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Silver Bells.” So many beautiful projects!
The bells ate a wonderful addition! Beautiful samples.
oh, my! What wonderful new inspiration! Love those bells, and Melissa’s kraft card. WOW!
The snowman peaking out from the heart is adorable.
These bells are so lovely and the team did such an amazing job!
The design team showcases these products so beautifully on their cards!
The Bells and the Winter Greetings are such a wonderful combination!
The bells are a great addition! I don’t have bells in my Christmas collections so that will be something I’ll be looking to add. Love them!
Love the combination of the winter wishes and bells – such classic and gorgeous cards!
Christmas bells are a classic, but not often promoted by stamp companies. These project illustrate how timeless the bells really are!
Another day of great sets and projects! I like the layers on the house and snowflake card.
I LOVE THE BELLS. They are traditional, but can be changed to retro or whatever so I LOVE THEM
We used to have big old red plastic bells that we hung every year on the porch pillars….I love this fun set!
I LOVE the new Sweet Holiday Stamp set and the new Greetings. The DT creations are just a feast for the eyes!!
I think Papertrey Ink outdoes itself at Christmas!
I love the first Joy to the World card with 2 bells, and the mug card with “thoughts of you warm my heart.”
Love the two different shaped bells! ♥️♥️
Love the vintage feel. Great release!
Beautiful bells! So many wonderful cards.
I love the bells!!!!