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Hold That Thought Dies + Serene Evergreens Dies

Timeless Ornament Stamps & Dies + Circle It Dies + In Frames: Rectangles Dies + Holly Berries Stencil Collection + This is Big Sentiments: Silent Night Stamps & Dies + Beautiful Berries Hot Foil Plate + Silent Night Hot Foil Plate

Project Inspiration: From Our Home to Yours by Kelly Lunceford

Hold That Thought Dies + Serene Evergreens Dies

October 25, 2025      Winnie Cate Ignacio      22 Comments

Sneak Peek Day 2

Penny here! Welcome back to Day 2 of our October Release Countdown!

Today, we’re showcasing designs that bring calm, balance, and effortless creativity to your holiday crafting. From versatile sentiment frames to peaceful evergreen layers, these new dies will help you create projects that feel timeless, meaningful, and beautifully refined. Let’s take a look! 🌲✨

 

Hold That Thought Dies

Say it with style! This set includes a variety of stitched banners, curved labels, and classic frames that make it easy to highlight your favorite sentiments or add subtle structure to any design. Whether you’re crafting elegant holiday cards or all-occasion creations, these dies add just the right finishing touch.

 

Serene Evergreens Dies

Capture the quiet beauty of winter with these graceful tree silhouettes. Each layer adds soft dimension and texture, letting you build peaceful outdoor scenes or keep things simple with a single, elegant focal point. Perfect for serene holiday greetings or year-round nature-inspired cards.

 

Below, you’ll find gorgeous inspiration from our design team. Each project highlights how effortlessly these dies blend into your seasonal crafting, from clean and minimal to richly layered and detailed.

 

And don’t forget, our new release goes live on Tuesday, October 28th at 12PM ET.

Set your reminders now!

💖 Want a chance to win a $50 gift card? 💖

It’s easy! Scroll through the sneak peeks and leave a comment at the bottom telling us which project is your favorite.

Hold That Thought Dies

Featured design by Brenda

Brenda Noelke

SUPPLIES

STAMPS:Trees ‘N Patterns

DIES:Hold That Thought, Cover Plate: Quilted, Into the Blooms: Swag, On the Edge: Scallops

STENCIL: Holly Berry

INK: Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Limeade Ice

CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, Ripe Avocado

OTHER: Holiday Vintage Prints Pattern Paper, Moonshine Sequins, Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

TIPS: 

  • Use a cover plate die on a stenciled background to add texture.
  • Combine pattern paper from a paper pad for coordinating colors and patterns…scraps work great for this technique.
  • Add ink to the edges of each layer for a cohesive look.
Melissa Phillips

Betty Wright

Melody Rupple

Bobbi Lemanski

Kelly Lunceford

Liane Hodges

Serene Evergreens Dies

Featured designs by Kelly

Kelly Lunceford

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Heaven and Nature Sing
INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Pinefeather 
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Pure Poppy, Versamark 
DIES: Serene Evergreens, In Frames: Rectangles, Hold That Thought, Into the Blooms: Anemones, Bring Home the Holidays 
OTHER: white acrylic paint, Silent Night Hot Foil Plate, red foil, gold embossing folder, gold cardstock, Fossilized Amber distress spray, Ranger Glossy Accents, white gel pen, PTI Gems: Clear, Shimmer Spray Sparkle

Brenda Noelke

Betty Wright

Melissa Phillips

Bobbi Lemanski

Liane Hodges

Melody Rupple

We hope today’s sneak peeks have sparked fresh inspiration for your holiday creating! From peaceful evergreens to thoughtful sentiment layers, these new dies make it easy to craft cards that feel timeless, elegant, and full of heart. 🌲💫

 

Be sure to scroll down and tell us which project or product caught your eye in the comments, we love hearing from you and seeing what inspires your creativity!

 

The countdown continues tomorrow with Day 3 of our October Release Sneak Peeks, featuring more meaningful designs you won’t want to miss.

 

Click HERE to see our October 2025 Release Winners page!

Winners will be announced on October 28th at 3PM ET.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Liz Williams says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM

    Love the bow and design. Great way to use up those valuable scraps.

  2. Linda c says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM

    Kelly’s red card is stunning. I like Bobbi’s Silent Night card too.

  3. Mel H says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM

    Betsy’s sweet banner tree captured my heart

  4. Sue D says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM

    My favorite is Betty Wright’s music Christmas tree card.

  5. Paula Bowie says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM

    I love Melody Rupple’s Merry Christmas! Lovely colors.

  6. Jill W. says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM

    Melody’s angel card featuring Hold That Thought Dies Set is so delicate and pretty!

  7. Cathy says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM

    Love Bobbi’s Silent Night card. Very pretty

  8. Pam Beadles says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM

    So hard to choose. Love Bobbi’s mistletoe card and her Christmas tree!

  9. Mary C says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM

    Love colors and layers in Kelly’s card.

  10. abrash says

    October 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM

    I love Kelly’s evergreens card – can’t wait to see the whole set.

  11. Camilla Coll says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM

    Love these cards! Kelly’s particularly inspired me today. Great job everyone!

  12. Pauline Godfrey says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM

    So hard to choose just one, so going with two today, Betty Wright’s Tree and Kelly’s Evergreen card, gorgeous cards!

  13. Sandy K says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM

    Love Kelly’s North Pole mail card!

  14. Connie G says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM

    I love how Betty made a rustic Christmas tree out of the die shapes with a music background! C’mon! So clever!!

  15. Janice says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM

    The Serene Evergreens dies are going to be keepers. Today I choose Betty Wright’s traditional red, green and gold card.

  16. Roxann Schneder says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM

    Bobbi’s green card is sheer perfection! Hold that Thought … lots of options & what a clever idea!

  17. Brenda Katrein says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM

    Love the new products! I pick the white Christmas tree card by Liane!

  18. Bo Gilmore says

    October 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM

    Kelly Lunceford’s card is choice today. All of these cards have so much detail. This is a great design team

  19. Greta H says

    October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM

    I can’t stop staring at Kelly’s Serene Evergreens card! What a masterpiece!

  20. REBECCA YAHRLING says

    October 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM

    I love Melissa’s pretty pink candy cane card! Pink & green is one of my fave color combos for Christmas.

  21. Amy Cooley says

    October 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM

    Bobbi’s Christmas tree card is my favorite!

  22. Kim Burckhard says

    October 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM

    I love Kelly’s joy to the world card. That tree is so pretty with the floral on it.

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