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September 2025 Release Day

Nutcracker Magic Stamps & Dies + Designer’s Free Space

Project Inspiration: Happy Halloween by Brenda Noelke

Christmas Laurel + Into the Blooms: Swag + All Around Christmas + Elegant Edges: Bow

September 24, 2024      Papertrey Ink      Leave a Comment

Penny here, I will be your guide as we countdown to our first Christmas and holiday release of the season and wait until you see what we have for your this month!

I have been waiting over a month to show you how our designers brought our new products to life, and I’m so excited it starts today!

Here at Papertrey Ink, it’s our passion to bring you designs that you will love creating with.  If you like a more simple style, every product we release has elements that can take center stage to create a simple, yet designed, focal point.

If you like a little more detail, we pack each set with as many images as possible so you have the freedom to create exactly what you want.

Each of our newly released products can be used in many different ways to fit your particular style, and I can’t wait to show you these inspiring designs.

Grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and let’s take a look at what our featured designers created for us today. This month we wanted to bring you iconic images infused with a freshness that is irresistible!  From a classic favorite like gingerbread men (and women!) to beautifully appointed swags.  It will feel like being home with all of the wonderful and warm feelings the holiday brings.

“You’ll love our new Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate.  It is a simple but completely elegant design that can be used in so many ways and with so many of our Papertrey Ink products.  It’s the perfect size to frame in our beautiful Christmas Your Way stamps and dies and it will even work year-round for many different occasions!”

“Notice how Betty used her Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate to create a lovely background, hot foiling it not just once, but twice on her white card base.  And, I am over-the-top excited about our new Into the Blooms:  Swag dies.  This collection is full of everything you’ll need to create the perfect holiday swag.  You’ll find berries, holly leaves, pine sprigs, cinnamon sticks, the most beautiful dimensional bow, and so much more.  Whether you want a simple look or a more complex, layered, detailed look, this swag has you covered!”

TIPS:

  • Try different colors for foliage to create fun variations
  • Hot foil images twice on a panel to create a different look

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS:  North Pole Mail stamp set
INK: aqua mist, pale peony, pine feather, ripe avocado, hibiscus burst
PAPER: sno cone, pale peony, white, simply chartreuse
DIES: Into the Bloom: Swag dies set. Love to Layer: Stitched Circle dies set,
OTHER: Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate, champagne foil, sequins, vellum

“I love how Betty die cut her Christmas Laurel image into a circle and then layered it over a larger Kraft die cut circle.  Doesn’t this give the look of an embroidery hoop?  How fun, unexpected, and creative!  Notice how she used only the holly leaves and berries from the Into the Blooms:  Swag dies to create accents surrounding her sentiment.  They are the perfect touch, aren’t they?”

TIPS:

  • Create fun coordinating backgrounds using stamps in an assortment of ink colors
  • Create focal images using large sentiments.

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS:  All Around Christmas stamp set
INK: aqua mist, lovely lady, pine feather, ripe avocado, pure poppy
PAPER: white, ripe avocado, kraft foil card stock
DIES: Into the Bloom: Swag dies set. Love to Layer: Stitched Circle dies set, circle dies, All Around Christmas dies set
OTHER: Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate, brass foil, sequins

“Betty’s final card is so simple but so beautiful!  This would be so easy to mass produce for the holidays, wouldn’t it?  After hot foiling her Christmas Laurel, she simply added her sentiment using our This is Big Sentiments:  Ho Ho Ho, and completed her card using a gold, metallic Into the Blooms:  Swag bow.  Genius!”

TIPS:

  • Let the foil plate with a few elements take center stage.
  • Don’t forget to add fun colors of foil to the mix to create a variety of looks with your foil plates

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS:  This is Big Sentiments: HO HO HO stamp set
INK: pure poppy
PAPER: white, kraft foil card stock
DIES: Into the Bloom: Swag dies set. This Is Big Sentiments: HO HO HO dies set
OTHER: Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate, green foil, gold metallic pearls

“Our new All Around Christmas stamp set will take you back to Christmases as a child.  It is timeless and filled with nostalgia.  Create a wreath or use the branches included in this beautiful set to create, wispy, enchanting accents on your cards.  Then, select from mittens, reindeer, snowflakes, candy canes, a snowy pine tree, and more to create more character and personality.”

“Notice how Melissa created a wreath that goes full circle, layering it on top of the largest Love to Layer:  Stitched Circle.  I love that you can stamp the branches and berries separately, allowing you to mix up the color and really add a lot of detail and versatility to your images.”

“The Tiny banner included in the set, looks perfect resting at the bottom of Melissa’s wreath.  There are three different sentiments to choose from that fit snug inside the banner.  Aren’t the hanging mittens the sweetest?  These images can be colored in, for those or you who love to color, or left in their original form.  There are so many delightful possibilities waiting!”

“I think you’ll love our new Elegant Edges:  Bow just as much as I do.  It gracefully flows across the front of your card and adds so much dimension and detail. This is another great product to use when mass producing your Christmas cards this year, because it instantly packs a powerful punch with very little effort.  All you have to add is your chosen sentiment and you have a gorgeous Christmas card created in minutes!”

TIPS:

  • Add subtle personality and charm to your cards by using patterned paper on your layering pieces, just as Melissa has done here on her Love to Layer:  Stitched Circles die.
  • Ink blend beneath your Elegant Edges:  Bow to create light and dark shades to really make your bow pop!
  • Tuck die cut snowflakes under the edges of your scalloped circle to add dimension and layering and depth.

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS:  All Around Christmas

INK:  Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Saffron Spice, Olive Twist

PAPER:  Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream

DIES:  All Around Christmas, Love to Layer:  Stitched Circles, Elegant Edges:  Bow, Layered Snowflakes:  Flurries

OTHER:  white shimmer cardstock, sequins, patterned paper, adhesive gems

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed all the beautiful projects that we’ve 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, September 25th to leave your comment and be eligible to win.  Only one comment per person please.  One randomly selected winner will be posted on the September Release Winners Page by 12 PM ET on September 26th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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