Hi there, Penny here! I’m so thrilled to be back with you for Day 3 of our December Countdown!
Today, we’re diving into some truly special products that will inspire your creativity and tug at your heartstrings. Whether you’re looking to craft elegant, heartfelt cards or add a meaningful touch to your designs, today’s highlights are sure to delight.
In just a few days, our December release will officially be available! The cart opens on Tuesday, December 31st, at 12 PM EST, so mark your calendars! If you’re not on our email list yet, make sure to sign up for email notifications here and be the first to shop.
To get you as excited as we are, our talented designers have created a stunning array of cards showcasing these products.
From intricate die cuts to heartfelt sentiments, there’s something here for every style and occasion.
Read on to discover today’s featured designs, vote for your favorite in the comments, and enter to win a prize! Let’s jump in!
🌟 Featured Products
Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms Dies
Bring a modern floral touch to your cards with this elegant die. Perfect for creating intricate cutout patterns or adding dimension, this versatile design effortlessly elevates your projects, whether as a focal point or a subtle embellishment.
Praying for You Stamps
Share heartfelt messages with this deeply meaningful set. Whether offering hope, comfort, or strength, these beautifully worded prayers remind loved ones that they’re never alone. The sentiments are perfect for moments when words matter most.
Reflections: December Stamps
Celebrate the enduring power of love with this inspiring stamp set. Featuring sentiments like “Love bears all things,” this set adds a timeless and heartfelt touch to your cards for weddings, anniversaries, or everyday encouragement.
✨ Melissa’s Featured Designs ✨
Melissa Phillips has created stunning designs using the Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms Dies and Praying for You Stamps. Her signature style shines through, combining delicate details and thoughtful arrangements to create cards that are as heartfelt as they are beautiful.
Tips from Melissa
- Add dimension behind your Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms die cut by using foam adhesive to pop it up off of your card base.
- Create a faux watercolor feel by stenciling select portions of your card front using tone-on-tone ink and cardstock colors.
Supplies Used
STAMPS: Praying for You (coming soon), The Bigs Christmas Sentiments Stamp Set
INK: Green Parakeet Ink, Pinefeather Ink, Hibiscus Burst Ink, Scarlet Jewel Ink, Olive Twist Ink
PAPER: Lovely Lady Cardstock, Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Bitty Big: Mint Julep Patterned Paper
DIES: Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms (coming soon), The Bigs Christmas Sentiments Die, Love to Layer: Garnished Edges Die
OTHER: Pro Stamper’s Box: April Stencils, Scrunched seam binding, adhesive gems, Crystal Stickles Glitter Glue, Distress Spritz
Tips from Melissa:
- Create stencils from the Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms dies by die cutting them from cardstock, removing die cut pieces, and using the remaining images as stencils. This is a great way to get more use from your dies.
- Create a shadow effect on your sentiment dies by offsetting a base layer in a different color under your top layer, allowing just a portion of the bottom layer to show from beneath.
Supply List
STAMPS: Praying for You (coming soon)
INK: Lilac Grace Ink, Amethyst Allure Ink, Mint Julep Ink, Pinefeather Ink, Summer Sunrise Ink
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Lavender Moon Cardstock, Harvest Gold Cardstock, Bitty Big: Lilac Grace Patterned Paper
DIES: Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms Die (coming soon), Love to Layer: Garnished Edges Die, North Pole Mail: Candy Cane Frame Post Card Die, Vintage Blooms Die
OTHER: Spring Moss Satin Dots Ribbon , Adhesive Pearls, Crystal Stickles Glitter Glue, Distress Spritz
✨ Melody’s Featured Design ✨
Melody Rupple has captured the beauty of the Reflections: December Stamps in a breathtaking card that radiates love and warmth. Her creative use of layers, textures, and sparkle makes this card a true standout.
Melody’s Tips
- Blend Pure Poppy ink around the edges of the card front to create a rich, dimensional frame.
- Add sparkle with gold foil, embossing powder, and gems for a festive, elegant finish.
- Stamp sentiments on vellum to allow the background to shine through while keeping the focus on your heartfelt message.
Supplies Used
Stamps: Reflections: December, You Are Loved (coming soon)
Dies: Reflections: December, You Are Loved (coming soon), North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame PostCard
Ink: Pure Poppy, Mint Julep, New Leaf, Sweet Blush, Scarlet Jewel, Versamark
Paper: Stamper’s Select White, Pure Poppy, Vellum GRAB THE CARDSTOCK COLORS YOU WANT HERE
Other: From the Heart Hot Foil Plate, Gold Foil, Black Embossing Powder, Gold Gems, Gold Embossing Powder
Release Giveaway
Take a look at how our talented designers used these products to create the most wonderful cards.
Leave a comment today and you will be automatically entered to win a $50 Papertrey Ink gift certificate! You have until 10am ET, December 31st to leave your comment and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person, please. One randomly selected winner will be posted by 12 PM ET on January 2nd.
Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms dies +
Praying for You stamps
Here are the designers who created these amazing cards. Going from left to right:
Betty Wright, Liane Hodges
Bobbi Lemanski, Nina Brackett,
Brenda Noelke, Seeka,
Melody Rupple,
Melissa Phillips (2)
Reflections: December stamps and dies
Here are the designers who created these amazing cards. Going from left to right:
Liane Hodges, Nina Brackett,
Brenda Noelke, Seeka,
Melody Rupple, Bobbi Lemanski, Melissa Phillips
Miriam, Betty Wright
🎉 Let’s Make It Fun: Vote & Win!
Which design caught your eye? Let us know by voting for your favorite in the comments below, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win.
These cards are SO beautiful, such LOVELY new products! The one that caught my eye the most is Bobbi’s Elegant Edges Natures Blooms dies, It’s so beautiful, and I love the sentiment!
Gorgeous creations! My favorite this time is Melody Rupple’s card with the heart background!!!
I love the Reflections: December set! All of the examples are beautiful, but my favorite is Betty Wright’s red and white card using the Elegant Edges: Nature’s Blooms dies and the Praying For You stamps! It is stunning!
All of the stamps are so lovely and every card is gorgeous.
I love the praying for you sentiments. The cards are stunning!
The Elegant Edges is so lovely, I love the card where it’s used on top and bottom.
Gorgeous projects!! I love the red cards using the new Reflections stamp.
Just beautiful! I love Melissa’s ‘love bears all things’ card. I just love that color combo at Christmas.
I love the sentiments that were showcased here in the prayer set. Must have!
Beautiful cards, loving it all!
So pretty! I love Melody’s card with the foil hearts. lovely!
Each and every one of the DT cards is beautiful! Love the color scheme and design of Bobbi’s card ~ it is truly “Elegant”! 🙂
I love Nina’s red, pink, and white card using the new Reflections sentiment! The heart stencil that she used is one of my favorites!
The deep red with the gold hearts and s ripture about love is amazing!
These are so beautiful!!! So hard to pick just one as a favorite!
Beautiful new collection! Two of the red cards stand out to me: Betty Wright’s red & white card, and Melissa Phillips aqua background card with red script stamped or stenciled on it.
Beautiful theme and gorgeous cards today!
Lovely collection; cards are all very beautiful. I do love Melissa’s ever present style in her card designs.
I love Seeka’s lifting you up card. It shows off the die beautifully.
The Elegant edges die is so very, well……ELEGANT! Love all the projects!
These Praying for you stamps top my wishlist. Love all the cards.
Really love the beauty and simplicity of Seeka’s flower card, just lovely!
I’m loving everything! All the products work so well together!
I love Betty’s red and white card because it is so striking!
So many beautiful cards today, I like the floral inlay on one of the cards and the lovely foiled heart background on another.
Beautiful new products! Hard to pick my favorite card, but I do love the unique and fresh look of Bobbi’s December Reflections card!
Beautiful sentiments in this release!
Melissa’s ‘Remembering you in my prayers’ card in pink and green really caught my eye! I have someone very dear on my mind today, and Melissa’s card really touches my heart.
Betty’s Elegant Edges card is simple and very striking!
I like Melissa’s “Remembering you in my prayers” card.
I can see myself sending a box of #5 by Brenda. I tell people I am praying for them all the time but, I think sending a card with that message would show people they are on my mind.
Love Bobbi’s LOVE card!
Melissa’s “remembering you in my prayers” colorful design but yet peaceful! Great cards by the entire DT!
Beautiful cards! The one that caught my eye is Betty’s red Elegant Edges card, so striking.
Love Betty’s elegant red card and also love the way the die is used by others as a stencil!
These are all so beautiful! Amazing design team!
Love having the projects for design ideas and ways to create with the sets! I like the simple green use for the love card.
My favorite today is Betty’s red and white card.
I really like the simplicity of Seeka’s card.
I love Bobbi’s card with the pretty plaid! All the samples are great!
Brenda’s card with the soft plaid background is absolutely elegant, my fave of today.
How can I pick just one? What a gorgeous release !!!
My favorite is Bobbi’s card featuring the Reflections Stamp and die. So pretty!
SWOON!! I LOVE the Elegant Edges: Blooms Projects!! So many AMAZING Cards showing the versatility of this Die Set!! Can’t wait to see MORE!!
The reflection is beautiful!
Brenda Noelke’s card really caught my eye. I really love the two toned heart back ground and the polka dot ribbon.
All the cards are beautiful! Pink and red are two of my favorite colors so Brenda’s card wins my vote!
Such lovely designs on all the projects. Live the new Praying for You stamps.
I love the sentiments and the designs of these cards! I can’t wait until this release comes out!
I tend to be drawn to Melissa’s cards. I love her choice of colors and design.
I’m wild about the Elegant Edges: Natures Bloom. Seeka’s card is striking and elegant in its simp!icity.
All of these cards and products are beautiful! Bobbi’s yellow and pink striped background really caught my eye! And, I love Brenda’s pink and yellow plaid/floral design!
Melissa’s cards are my favorite. I’ll be using the new Reflections verse on my Valentine theme cards.
All of the cards are gorgeous! I love them all, that floral die is stunning and it really makes a statement on the cards. I love the soft colors on Brenda’s Remembering you in my prayers card!
These are all so elegant! Love Bobbi’s cards & love the one with plaids
ALL the cards using the Elegant Edges are beautiful, but my favorite is Melissa’s using the pink, red and green…absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! :0)
Praying for You verses are simple and sweet message.
This is just so lovely, and the edgers are just perfection. These are such great products, with so many uses.
I love the elegant edges die! Betty Wright’s red and white card is my favorite.
I love the Elegant Edges die. Such beautiful cards to look at!
I love the pink tag that I believe seeks did but not sure. The one with the torn paper and rose cut out. So pretty
Betty really knocked it out on both of these, but again everyone makes such beautiful examples I just love them all!
Wow beautiful cards. I really like Melissa’s card.
Beautiful cards!!