If you ever feel like you’re stagnating with your nail design creativity, stamping plates can open up another world for you. The options for patterns and scenes you can create, even with just one stamping plate, are abundant. And many plates are seasonally themed, so winter is the perfect time to delve into them if you haven’t before.

Whats Up Nails is one of the best brands for exploring the possibilities of stamping because of their numerous plate options and high-quality polish. You’ll get a perfect, clean stamp every time, making your designs look like they took painstaking hours to create even though they only took minutes.

To help you out with inspiration, Whats Up Nails regularly posts video tutorials on their Instagram (@whatsupnails) and YouTube channel. The brand is currently featuring lots of creative holiday designs that can be done with their winter-themed stamping plates. Check out the step-by-step for one of their gorgeous Christmas looks below.

Get the Look: Red & Gold Christmas Trees

1. Apply black stamping nail polish to the image of the Christmas tree cones on the Whats Up Nails - B065 Winter Flurryland stamping plate, scrape excess nail polish with a scraper and immediately roll your stamper over the image without pressure to pick up the design.

2. Fill in the design on the stamper using a detail brush and festive colors like holographic gold and red, then let it dry.

3. Apply a layer of base coat to the nail, let it dry to the touch (it will stay a bit sticky), and transfer the image from the stamper to the tip of the nail, leaving half of the nail empty.

4. Seal with a clear top coat and you’re done!

This design and many others are featured in the winter design compilation from Whats Up Nails below. We hope you feel inspired through the end of this year and into the next. Enjoy!