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Into the Blooms: Spring Basket Dies + Cookie Swap Spring Dies + FREE SPACE

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Sneak Peek Day 4

Penny here! Welcome to Day 4 of our March Release Countdown! Today marks our final sneak peek, and we’re ending on a bright and cheerful note with designs that celebrate the beauty, joy, and creativity of the spring season.

 

From abundant floral arrangements to playful seasonal accents, today’s lineup is all about bringing your ideas to life with color, dimension, and personality. These products are designed to mix effortlessly with the rest of the release, giving you even more ways to create cards that feel fresh, joyful, and uniquely yours.

 

Let’s take one last look at what’s debuting before tomorrow’s release.

 

Into the Blooms: Spring Basket Dies

Create stunning, full floral arrangements with this beautifully detailed basket set. Featuring a woven design and a variety of blooms, leaves, and accents, this die collection allows you to build lush, dimensional compositions that feel full of life. Perfect for spring cards, celebrations, and heartfelt projects that call for something truly eye-catching.

 

Cookie Swap Spring Dies

Add a touch of sweetness and playfulness to your projects with this charming collection of spring-themed shapes. From bunnies and eggs to florals and cheerful accents, these dies are perfect for creating lighthearted cards filled with personality. Mix and match the elements to design fun, seasonal projects that are sure to bring a smile.

 

Designer’s Free Space

To wrap up our sneak peeks, our designers were given the freedom to explore and combine their favorite products from the March Release. The result is a beautiful variety of projects filled with fresh ideas, creative pairings, and inspiring details that showcase just how versatile this collection truly is.

 

Below, you’ll find stunning inspiration from our talented designers, highlighting today’s products along with creative combinations from the entire release. We’d love to hear from you—tell us which design from Day 4 has you most excited to create!

 

And don’t forget, the full March Release goes live tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th at 12PM ET.

Set your reminders now!

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

Into the Blooms: Spring Basket Dies

Featured designs by Kelly & Liane

Liane Hodges

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: This is Big sentiments: Spring
DIES: Into the Blooms: Spring basket, This is Big Sentiments Spring
OTHER: Distress oxides

Kelly Lunceford

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Spring
INK: Fine Linen, Pale Peony, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Lilac Grace, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, True Black
CARDSTOCK: Fine Linen, Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Into the Blooms: Spring Basket, Nesting Basics: Pierced Rectangles
OTHER: Colored pencils, fossilized amber distress oxide spray, white gel pen, Elegant Notes Stationery Kit stencils, sequins, Brown marker

TIPS: 

  • Add details with colored pencils and a white gel pen for extra realism .
  • Try stenciling a background for quick and easy designs.

Kelly Lunceford

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Praying for You Sentiments II
INK: Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain, New Leaf, Amethyst Allure, Lilac Grace, True Black
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Winter Wisteria, Lilac Grace
DIES: Simply Birds, Praying for You Sentiments II, In Frames: Circles, Into the Blooms: Spring Basket, Rounded Rectangles: Pierced
OTHER: speckled egg distress oxide spray, white gel pen, Framed in Floral Hot Foil Plate, gold foil, black marker, glitter

TIPS: 

  • The flowers included in the set are great for all kinds of projects; I used them to accent a frame!
  • Try using two different sizes of circular frames to create additional visual interest.
  • Add instant depth by blending on a darker shade of ink than your card stock in the corners.

Kelly Lunceford

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: You’re On My Mind
INK: Simply Chartreuse, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Harvest Gold, Versamark, Berry Sorbet, Spring Rain
CARDSTOCK: Blueberry Sky, Bitty Big: Blueberry Sky, Sweet Blush, Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Into the Blooms: Spring Basket, Love to Layer: Lovely Bracket, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Border Bling: Skinny Embossed Frame, Just Tags
OTHER: wood grain cardstock, glitter, white embossing powder, white acrylic paint, white gel pen, brown marker

TIPS: 

  • Try using a textured cardstock for a realistic basket look.
  • Detail embossing powder really helps when using small or detailed stamps.
  • Use a Post-it note or small scrap of paper to cover up sentiments or focal points when adding white paint splatter.

Brenda Noelke

Betty Wright

Bobbi Lemanski

Catherine Cohen

Melissa Phillips
Melody Rupple

Seeka

Cookie Swap Spring Dies + FREE SPACE

Betty Wright

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: This Is Big Sentiments: Blessings, Basket of Blooms
DIES: Cookie Swap: Spring, This Is Big Sentiments: Blessing, Basket of Blooms, Circle It: Stitch, Hold That Thought
INK: Harvest Gold, Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Kraft, Bottles and Bloom pattern paper
OTHER: sequins, seam binding, Copic Markers, twine, cellophane

TIPS: 

  • Use the new basket collection and add cookies to it.
  • Wrap the entire basket with cellophane to create a fun new way to showcase the cookie dies. 

Betty Wright

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: This Is Big Sentiments: Spring, A Little Rugged
DIES: Cookie Swap: Spring, This Is Big Sentiments: Spring, Spooktacular Mason Jar, On the Edge: Scallops Collection, Love to Layer: Making A Point
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Bitty Big: Kraft, Lovely Lady
INK: Lovely Lady, Green Parakeet
OTHER: sequins, seam binding, Copic Markers

TIPS: 

  • Try different looks to showcase the cookie dies.  Here, I used the smallest Mason Jar. 

Betty Wright

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: This Is Big Sentiments: Spring, Basket of Blooms
DIES: Cookie Swap: Spring, This Is Big Sentiments: Spring, Cover Plate: Decorative Circles, Build-A-Teapot, In Frames: Rectangles
INK: Harvest Gold, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Amethyst Allure, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Lovely Lady
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Kraft
OTHER: sequins, white paint for splatters, Copic Markers

Brenda Noelke

Liane Hodges

Seeka

Bobbi Lemanski

Kelly Lunceford

That brings us to the end of our March Release Countdown, and we hope these final reveals have you feeling inspired and ready to create. From vibrant florals to playful spring details and thoughtful sentiments, this collection offers so many beautiful ways to bring your ideas to life.

 

Take a moment to explore the projects above and let us know which design you’re most excited to add to your collection—we love hearing what stands out to you.

 

And don’t forget, the full March Release goes live tomorrow at 12PM ET. We can’t wait for you to start creating with these new additions.

 

Click HERE to see our March 2026 Release Winners page!

Winners will be announced on March 24th at 3PM ET.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  4. These are all so fun! Love the beautiful spring basket! Melissa and Kelly’s cards with the spring basket are gorgeous! Also love Betty’s fun cookie basket card with the cellophane wrapper! So clever!!

  5. Those little cookies are fabulous & so cute!! Also love Betty’s Easter basket in a little bag!

  6. Love Kelly’s Spring card as the colors just say it all….wonderful spring colors!

  7. LOVE Kelly’s “You’ve been on my mind” card – but they’re ALL pretty!

  10. Really drawn to Melissa’s soft and romantic card featuring Into the Blooms: Spring Basket Dies!

  11. Kelly Lunceford–this one is my fave–and the sentiment–let prayer be your anchor–beautiful!

  12. Seeka’s spring basket with all the bright colors and delicate words is my favorite!

  14. All beautiful ! Love Kelly Lunceford’s Spring Blessings with pink gingham background. Brings back old Easter memories of sunrise services at church, home to a buffet breakfast with family and then outside to see if the Easter bunny had visited!

  15. Everyone did great! The basket really makes a great backdrop for cards. Love the purple in Kelly’s bird card!

  17. The Cookie Swap Spring set is just adorable! I love Betty’s card with the basket full of cookies! The cellophane wrap is such a fun idea!

  19. The bluebird by Kelly is my favourite.
    But, Ilove every single one of them. Just beautiful work and dies.

  20. All of these projects are absolutely amazing! So pretty and creative. My favorite is Betty’s basket of cookies in cellophane! How clever.

  21. Really tough to choose just one, but I really like Brenda Noelke’s baking theme card 🙂

  22. Lianne Hodges perfectly captures spring. I love this card dor the colors the backround & who doesn’t love flowers. this card would brighten anyones day

  24. Hello, This release has a wonderful assortment of springtime elements. My favorite card inspiration is the Big Sentiments and Spring Basket by Kelly. I love the colorful florals and the watercolored background Thank you for all of the beautiful card inspirations and examples. Carmen

  25. Everything is beautiful! Especially love Kelly’s blue bird and the “flour” on Liane’s card. Thank everyone for sharing your amazing talents.

  26. I love them all! Both Kelli’s cards stand out to me and I live Betty’s basket card!

  27. In the Cookie Swap cards I LOVE Liane Hodges card! As a baker myself it is very appealing to me – I love the flour spill that it looks like “spring” is written out in flour; the dough with the cut-outs below and the parchment paper sheets with cookies on it!! It’s got a very different and real look from the rest!

  28. Love the water colored card by Kelly Lunceford, the flowers just pop off the card. The large Spring script is the perfect accent to the beautifully designed card. Thank you for all your inspirational designs.

  29. Kelly’s purple card is beautiful, but her blue card with Into the Blooms: Basket s my favorite.

  31. Such a very clever idea by Betty to wrap up her cookie-filled Easter basket with cellophane. That is so unique I’m choosing it as my favorite. So many beautiful designs have been showcasing this release!

  33. Being from Kentucky-I love the big tobacco basket die, and the Easter cookies are adorable.

  35. I really love Kelly Lunsford’s card with that sweet little bird. Watching the robins this morning looking for worms was a fun part of my walk.

    All the cards were just lovely.

  37. So many pretty cards! But if I had to pick, it would be Kelly’s card with the bird. Love that bird!

  38. Melissa’s latticework with flowers is beautiful. Love the colors she used. Definitely a winner!

  39. Kelly Lunceford I love your cookie sheet and spring cookies. It’s perfect for mom’s. Thank you for sharing.

  40. Melissa Phillips basket flora card ❤️, just beautiful! Love the sentiment on this card and the flower stems! Such an artful design.

  42. I love the way Betty added the cellophane to the basket- super cute! Liane’s cookie sheet design is so creative with the flour (or powdered sugar) all over the table.

  43. I’m loving the neutral palette on Liane’s cookie card, it’s outstanding. Thanks to the team for the fab inspiration.

  48. I am so excited about the Cookie Swap Spring dies, they’re so adorable and a wonderful addition to the previously released sets. I also love the Into The Blooms: Spring Basket and the beautiful flowers in that set. ♥ What an amazing visual welcome into Spring and well deserved praise to the Design Team!

  50. Bobbi Lemanski coordinated the teapot with the flowers and cookies…what a great creation!

  51. The spring sugar cookies are my favorite. It will fit nicely with my stash of baking-related dies.

  53. Love Kelly’s beautiful blueberry card with the spring basket dies. Actually, all the cards are gorgeous using them!

  55. I have to go with Melissa’s card today – just stunning.
    And I just adore all the cookies!!

  56. Usually I can’t pick just one, but this time I almost did. Melissa’s card wins my vote for beauty, but I also love Liane Hodge’s card for its coolness factor.
    Judy

  57. Love Liane’s “flour” card and the cellophane cookie bag is also so creative! All of them have such lovely colors and textures.

  59. Liane’s basket card really appealed to me, but Betty’s use of cellophane was the perfect accent to her card. Great job everyone.

  60. My favorite cards are Kelly’s Basket card and gorgous flowers and her beyond cute Cookie Swap card!

  62. Brenda Noelke’s Cookie Swap card is just the right colors for spring and the details make it stand out. So fun!

  63. Beautiful cards!! I’m picking Brenda Noelke’s card as my favorite. Very eye catching design and colors for spring.

  64. Lovely, lovely! Really enjoyed Brenda’s Spring Cookies and Melissa Phillips circle with flowers card.

  65. Such beautiful cards! I LOVE this spring release. The cookies card by Brenda Noelke is my favorite

  69. I love Kelly’s spring basket. The florals are amazing. Thanks for everyone’s inspiration.

  72. I’m loving the Into the Blooms: Spring Basket dies. Seeka’s card is so beautiful with the blue background, the flowers and basket really pop!

  75. Let prayer be your anchor by Kelly Lunceford in a cute demensional purple card was my favorite today! And let this season bring your heart renewed joy by Betty Wright was a tie for me to choose today. Both cards have so much color, demension, etched dies focal points along with a beautiful sentiment. So today I choose Kelly lunceford and Betty wright with some amazing cards. I hope my practice makes perfect and I start assembling as perfected cards as papertrey inks blog post do.

  76. I am loving everything about Seeka’s spring card- the basket die, the arrangement of the blooms and the colours.

  79. Those cookie swap dies are da bomb!!! Betty’s basket full of them with the cellophane is pure perfection!! Wow

  80. I LOVE Kelly’s floral card with the blue background. The basket die adds so much wonderful detail and texture, and the floral dies are fabulous!

  81. Love Kelly’s blue card but those cookies are adorable! His clever to wrap them in cellophane!

  83. The Cookie Swap Spring is my favorite – a wonderful addition to the original set .. love the cookies in the basket card!

  86. Kelly Lunceford’s “Let prayer be your anchor”….but it was hard to choose! So many are really beautiful!!

  87. I love the spring cookie swap die set! Betty did an awesome job on her cookie bouquet in the basket!

  89. So hard to pick just one@. But if I must, it would be “Hello Spring” card by Catherine Cohen.

  91. Betty Wright did a marvelous job on her Easter Basket card. So life like with the cellophane wrapper. I love all the other cards, but Betty’s won my heart!

  92. I’m loving all the basket cards and can’t even pick a favorite as they’re ALL beautiful!! The Easter cookies and the teapots are so sweet too! What a wonderful Spring release!! :0)

  96. #4 Designed by: Liane’s card is my favorite card today. I love the look of flour spread on the pan.

  100. They are all so adorable but all the collie cards are just the cutest thing I have ever seen! I can’t wait for the release tomorrow!!!!

  101. My favorite is Bobbi’s Happy Mother’s Day card!
    I love all of the inspiration!

  106. I know you’re probably supposed to pick one favorite, but…. I can’t!!!
    Melissa’s Spring Basket card is gorgeous! Lots of subtle color and details. Kelly’s Easter cookie card is the cutest! Those cookies look real! And I love what Liane did with the flour! Very clever! Great job to all!!!

  109. I really love that spring basket! It reminds me of the tobacco baskets that we hang up in the house. Very unique. You don’t see dies like that anywhere!!

  110. Hard to pick a favorite but I think Betty Wrights basket of cookies has to be my pic. 🙂

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