I hope you’ve enjoyed previewing our new November products so far. We’re not quite done yet and we’ve saved the best for last! Introducing the new Trees ‘n Patterns stamps and dies and Cookie Swap dies. We’ve got you covered for Christmas crafting and hours of fun with these new products. Let’s jump right into projects from our Featured Designers Seeka and Kelly!
Our Trees ‘n Patterns stamps and dies are irresistibly cute and so unique for the holiday season and on into the cold, Winter months. This group of products allows you to piece together the cutest trees with different patterns for each layer. We’ve got gingham, polka dots, stripes and solids. You’ll also find optional tree trunks, stars, and the sweetest of sentiments.
Seeka’s card couldn’t be cuter. Look at the fun, bold and bright colors she’s used. Seeka always inspires me to think outside the box when it comes to color combinations. Don’t you love those gingham layers? Trees ‘n Patterns also allows you to stamp on one base layer, or stamp individual pieces to pop up using dimensional adhesive. Even die cut the layers from patterned paper, vellum, or felt. Imagine all of the possibilities!
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Trees ‘n Patterns
PAPER: Lilac Grace
DIES: Trees ‘n Patterns, Love To Layer: Arches
Ready for a cookie swap? We’ve taken this fun Christmas tradition to a whole new level by creating a paper variety! Create frosted sugar cookies in stars, trees, and candy cane shapes. You’ll also get to choose from cherry or raisin filled, or any filling you’d like to add, complete with heart and star cutouts. We’ve even included all the tiny details you’ll need to create reindeer and snowman cookies, and the sweetest chocolate chip cookies you’ve ever seen. You’ll also find a plate, baking sheet, cup of hot cocoa, and all the fixings to make your cookie swap unforgettable.
Look at this cute card created by Kelly, complete with a quilted oven mitt, spatula, and plate of cookies set aside just for Santa! You’ll have endless hours of fun creating cookies for your cookie swap and can even include children in the process. Kelly has added tiny gingerbread cookie buttons that look perfect lined up on her cookie sheet, alongside our Cookie Swap dies. Her cookies even have a fresh from the oven browning around the edges!
TIPS:
- Use glitter and glaze to mimic sugar and icing.
- Try using pearls to cover up the button holes and for additional “sweet” details.
- I used the quilted background to reinforce the quilting of the oven mitt.
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Holiday Tags, The Bigs Winter Sentiments, This is Big Sentiments: Merry Christmas
INK: Scarlet Jewel, Versamark, Vintage Jadeite, Pure Poppy
PAPER: Weathervane, white, Pure Poppy, Pale Peony, Mint Julep
DIES: Cookie Swap, Cover Plate: Quilted, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac, Wrap-It Ribbons, Just Tags, The Bigs Winter Sentiments
OTHER: assorted Distress Oxide inks, gingerbread buttons, adhesive pearls, Nuvo Crystal Glaze
Notice how Kelly used our beautiful, new Winter Pines Hot Foil Plate to create her shimmery background on these cards. I love how she’s propped up one cookie on the tiny oven mitt and nestled her sentiments from The Bigs Christmas Sentiments on her baking sheets. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such adorable miniature cookies before!
TIPS:
- Try using a large sentiment on the cookie sheet and then surround it with cookies.
- I love the contrast of red foil on colored cardstock; try using different combinations!
- Originally this project was going to be a set of tags; sometimes it’s fun to make shaped tags with larger dies, like the cookie sheet.
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: The Bigs Christmas Sentiments
INK: Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, True Black
PAPER: Weathervane, Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, white
DIES: The Bigs Christmas Sentiments, Cookie Swap, North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame Post Card
OTHER: assorted Distress Oxide inks, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, adhesive pearls, Winter Pine Hot Foil Plate, red foil, gold foil, silver foil
Our last card for this release is an extra special one, don’t you think? Kelly has used our Cookie Swap dies to create a plate of cookies for Santa, even including a cup of hot cocoa and marshmallows. Truly, every little detail has been perfectly executed for this delightful set of dies. I love how Kelly added a sentiment directing this card specifically to Santa himself. She’s used the North Pole Mail to highlight the theme of this card, adding in a large bow from our Into the Blooms: Swag dies. Our lovely Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate creates the perfect frame for her plate of cookies. How perfectly charming!
TIPS:
- Use the highest heat setting for the hot foil and let it heat for 25 seconds.
- For ease, die cut all of the cookie pieces from white card stock and then color them with ink.
- Have fun embellishing your cookies just like you would real cookies!
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: North Pole Mail
INK: True Black, Scarlet Jewel
PAPER: Ocean Tides, Pure Poppy, white
DIES: Postage Stamp Frame Post Card, Cookie Swap, North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame Post Card, Into the Blooms: Swag, North Pole Mail
OTHER: Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate, red foil, assorted Distress Oxide inks, adhesive pearls, candy cane foam embellishment, Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Vintage Inspired Clear Glitter
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, November 26th 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 12 PM ET on November 26th.
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