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Designers’ Favorites 2025

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Welcome to Papertrey Ink Designers’ Favorites 2025!
We are sharing our favorite creations using 2025 product releases!  These are the products that truly stole our hearts. You will see a fabulous assortment of stamps and dies, hot foil plates, cover plates, reflections, and more. Mixing in a little nostalgia and tons of inspiration, you will not want to miss the incredible inspiration from our talented design team and invited guests!

If you haven’t participated in the Instagram Hop, go to our Instagram page @papertreyink for a chance to win 1 of 16 $25 gift cards along the hop. All you have to do is follow and comment on each stop along the way for a chance to win.

GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY 
We are giving away a $250 gift card to one lucky commenter on this blog post! 

Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments left on each designer’s post. All winners will be announced on Papertrey Instagram post/feed on Friday, January 9, 2026.

Kelly Favorites

Melissa’s Favorites

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Bobbi’s Favorites

Brenda’s Favorites

Liane’s Favorites

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Betty’s Favorites

Nina’s Favorites

Sandhya’s Favorites

Steph’s Favorites

Nicki’s Favorites

Don’t forget to leave a comment for an entry into our GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY! We are giving away a $250 gift card to one lucky commenter on this post! Let us know which of these are your favorites, you can pick as many as you’d like!

Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments left on each designer’s post. All winners will be announced on Papertrey Instagram post/feed on Friday, January 9, 2026.

We will be adding supply lists in the next few days, but if you would like product information on any of the cards you see, please feel free to contact us at support@papertreyink.zohodesk.com.

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  3. Melissa’s cards are simply GORGEOUS!!! I truly love ALL of the cards created, but those have my heart!

  4. It is kinda impossible to pick one favorite! They are all my favorite! But I am partial to Leane, Kelly & Bobbi’s anemone cards. They are stunning. I am in love with this flower. But the way they have used them in cards. Wow!

  7. Oh gosh, so much gorgeous inspiration! Who can pick just one or two favorites? I love them all!

  9. So many beautiful cards from everyone on the design team! Can’t wait to see more great products and inspiration in 2026!

  10. So many pretty and detailed cards of flowers, butterflies, snowmen, even pumpkin and cowboy boot, graduation cap, all well done. Beautiful dies, background blending and more! Love the layers! Thanks for entering me in your generous giveaway!

  11. I just completed the Instagram Hop! I LOVE every single design! PTI has the most talented designers!!! What an amazing 2025 it has been! Thank you PTI!

  12. I love the anemone die. Your designers all made some beautiful cards with this die set with very different looks.

  14. Nikki’s Believe – pinkness galore
    Steph’s Thank You butterfly
    Sandhya’s bold Thinking of You
    Nina’s You’re the Best tool pouch
    Betty’s vintage Christmas bells
    Liane’s cute Make a Wish cake
    Brenda’s Happy Holidays in pretty pink
    Bobbi’s Wishes – I’m thinking of spring
    Melissa’s snowmen – can’t get enough of them
    Kelly’s yellow full bloom
    So much inspiration and outstanding craftsmanship from the designers.

  15. Can’t pick just one so here are my favorites from each designer.

    Kelly- joy ornament
    Melissa- triple snowmen card
    Bobbi- it’s your day cake card
    Brenda – pink pointsettias
    Liane- pink pumpkin Halloween’s
    Betty – silent night all is calm card
    Nina -the best is yet to come
    Sandhya-warm birthday wishes
    Steph- twas the night before Christmas
    Nicki-the believe snowman.

    Honestly there were so many cards that made me say wow. Congratulations to all of the DT for an incredibly inspirational year.

  16. Wow – so many beautiful projects – how to choose a favorite?
    But I do love Kelly’s choice Joy, and Betsy’s choice Silent Night.
    Happy New Year!

  17. Kelly – pink HOME card
    Melissa – Snowman trio card
    Bobbi – cake card
    Brenda – bird with sunflowers
    Liane – cake card
    Betty – Silent Night church card
    Nina – snowman & tree
    Sandhya – butterfly card
    Steph – butterfly
    Nicki – graduation card

  18. Impossible to pick a favorite as they are all amazing. Such a creative team of designers.

  20. All of the cards are gorgeous. Can’t wait to see what the designers create in 2026.

  21. What a fun blog hop! I have a hard time picking any favorites as I love them all… but I am partial to butterflies so Nina’s and Sandshya’s butterfly cards and the bright colors… I also love Melissa’s soft butterfly card. Kelly’s and Bobbi’s butterflies are lovely… great layers! Thank you for all the inspirations!

  22. Really? Pick a favorite ! Impossible … but Nicki and Melissa’s snowman cards are just the sweetest and Kelly’s home card is just gorgeous. Your designer team always knocks it out of the park with all their creations. Thank you for all the inspiration.

  23. Gorgeous cards. I’m drawn to the link snowmen cards. I don’t use much pink. Those are pretty with pink and white!

  24. It’s so fun to see the top picks from 2025! It’s difficult to pick a favorite because all of the designers are so talented. I will say that Bobbi’s birthday cake card and Betty’s bright floral card really caught my eye.

  25. Your team is AMAZING!

    every single card by every designer is an incredible piece of art. It would take me hours. No, days! to pick a favorite, so I won’t. 😁

  26. It has been interesting to see what the designers have chosen as their favorite release cards/products. I was sometimes surprised to see that some of my favorites didn’t make the list, but I’m beginning to find new favorites among all these examples 🙂

  27. This is hard!!! All the designers are so creative! I love Brenda’s Happy Holidays with the pink poinsettias!!! So pretty!!

  29. Month after month and designer after designer, Papertreyink.com keeps coming up with fabulous stamp sets and amazing dies. I can’t possibly pick a favorite because there are so many gorgeous, adorable, cute, and/ or lovely projects with each new release!

  30. Each designer has cards that I love, so I’m picking all the favorites. 🙂
    Kelly’s purple flowers with so much depth
    Melissa’s adorable snowmen
    Bobbi’s lemons make me want to go back to Italy
    Brenda’s soft poinsettias
    Liane’s cute cake that should totally be a Jellycat
    Betty’s use of the sheet music background
    Nina’s perfectly masculine tool pocket
    Sandhya’s use of layers with the daisies and wood slices
    and
    Steph’s cute Night Before Christmas scroll

    So much great inspiration throughout the whole year!

  31. Each Designer has created beautiful inspiration the entire year.
    A few of my faves are:
    Kelly: Reflections; Home
    Melissa: Happy Hello butterfly
    Bobbi: Love; Anniversary Wishes; It’s Your Day
    Brenda’s Happy Holidays; Fall Harvest
    Liane: Love & Hugs
    Betty: Silent Night
    Sandhya: Thinking of you
    Steph: Sympathy

  34. Ohhh my!! All the designers are so talented.. but Melissa’s cards always appeal to me. I especially loved her snowman card! 🥰🥰🥰

  35. Kelly – pink HOME card
    Melissa – her snowman card
    Bobbi – butterfly card
    Brenda – bird with sunflowers
    Liane – Halloween card
    Betty – Silent Night church card
    Nina – snowman & tree
    Sandhya – butterfly card
    Steph – butterfly card
    Nicki – snowman card

  36. Found your company this year, and love your products!! Your designers do an amazing job of creating absolutely gorgeous works of art — too hard to choose a favorite!! So looking forward to what’s to come! ❤️

  37. Beautiful cards! My ultimate favorite is Kelly’s Home card. I really like all of her layers and soft colors…. Just fabulous!

  38. Not a single card that isn’t just stunning! I’ve just discovered you and am looking forward to using your products in 2026!

  39. Everyone is so talented! They are deserve to be favorited! Love seeing all the cards! Thanks for a chance to win! Hope to go shopping soon! Excited to see what this year brings! Happy New Year!

  40. So many beautiful cards. I liked Nicki’s Pumpkin, Nina’s Butterfly, Betty’s Bell, Liane’s Anemones and Kelly’s Timeless card, but they’re all gorgeous!

  41. Wow absolutely beautiful projects! I love the creativity, attention to detail, and thoughtful design of each card that I can see here. These are very inspiring! ❤️ I love Kelly’s Home and Joy, Melissa’s Butteflies and Snowmen, Bobbi’s Floral and Cake, Brenda’s Pink and Purple Florals, Liane’s Tree trunk and Cake cards, Betty’s Silent night and Christmas Bells, Nina’s Butterfly and Pink floral cards, Sandhya’s Butterfly card and Love tag, Steph’s Thinking of You and Thankful Cards and Nicki’s Boots and Snowman cards! Its hard to choose because all of them are gorgeous!❤️

  42. What an amazing year PTI has had and thank you to the designers for sharing and inspiring. Here are my favorites–hard to pick just one!
    Kelly- her home card
    Melissa- birthday hats card
    Bobbi- it’s your day cake card
    Brenda – butterfly
    Liane- the Halloween card
    Betty – Silent Night card
    Nina – tool card
    Sandhya-butterfly card
    Steph-squirrel cards
    Nicki-cute pink snowman

  43. The hop was fun and I’m so glad to have everyone’s makes in one spot so I can come back for inspiration. This design team is the best!

  46. The designers picked a lot of my favorites from 2025. Everyone made wonderful use of the products!
    I especially love:
    Kelly’s first and last
    Melissa’s last
    Bobbi’s last
    Brenda’s fourth
    Liane’s fourth
    Betty’s third and fourth
    Nina’s first
    Sandhya’s fourth
    Steph’s last
    Nicki’s fourth

  47. All the cards are gorgeous and each person has a unique style. I couldn’t possibly pick a favorite. Thank you for sharing their talents.

  48. All the creations are beautiful and lovely; impossible to choose one favorite because all are truly inspirational!

  49. Kelly – So Happy to be Home. I can’t resist this sugary pink delight.
    Melissa – Gotta be those cheeky Snowmen! Love the pastel spattered background too and snowflake overlay combo.
    Bobbi – Tropical sunlit vibes on the Butterfly/Lemon birthday card. IT may be snowing outside but i’m thinking of Rum Punch cocktails.
    Brenda – Fall Harvest Blessings. Whose day wouldn’t be lifted by that friendly little bird?!
    Liane – Happy Halloween …. isn’t that the daintiest Halloween card ever?
    Betty – Silent Night. So light, airy…I can imagine shafts of sunlight streaming through the tiny cathedral windows and the organ playing.
    Nina – Butterfly! Oh this was a difficult choice. So many wonderful layers to Nina’s cards.
    Sandhya – Cone Flower on Wood Slices. Calm, summery and uplifting all at once.
    Steph – Floral Sympathy card. Your heart may be sore but this stunning card would lift your spirits for sure.
    Nicki – Cowboy Boot. I love all the stitched texture and leathery details. Giddy up, Yeehaw!

  51. The cards featuring the anemones are among my favorites, and I love Brenda’s card featuring the monarch. Melissa’s card with the honeycomb windows is so creative and lovely!

  52. Gorgeous, out-of-this-world cards from all! What a team! They are the reason we learn new techniques and acquire more stash! No way I can choose one particular card.

  53. So many beautiful creations! A few that really stand out to me: Kelly’s ornament card, Melissa’s butterfly card, Bobbi’s cake card, Brenda’s poinsettias card, Liane’s Halloween card, Betty’s Silent Night card, Nina’s snowman card, Sandhya’s Birthday Wishes card, Steph’s Night Before Christmas card, and Nicki’s snowman shaker card! WOW!

  55. These are all stunning cards. But every time I see Liane’s Favorites cake card with the smiling face it makes my heart and face smile. It is just too darn adorable!

  57. Great cards by all. My favorite is the one under Nina’s Favorites. It’s the card with tools

  58. For me its Kelly’s Anemones, Melissa’s Snowmen, Bobbi’s Cake, Liane’s Anemones, Nina’s Anemones, Sandya’s Coral Prayers, Steph’s Sympathy card, and Nicki’s pink Snowman! Definitely a theme with Anemones! Beautiful work by a gifted team!

  59. So many amazing cards from your fabulous design team, I can’t wait to see all the new cards everyone will create in 2026!

  60. This is a fantastic range of cards, that showcase how versatile the products are. So many styles and techniques to adore. Thanks to all the designers for sharing this inspiration.

  61. My favorite is Steph’s sympathy card, it’s so beautiful! What a wonderfully kind giveaway, PTI!

  62. Bobbi’s cake card is my favorite! The cake looks so real. So many wonderful cards!

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