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Sneak Peek Day 1

Penny here! Welcome to Day 1 of our March Release Countdown! We’re kicking things off with a collection inspired by fresh blooms, meaningful messages, and thoughtful details that bring your cards to life in the most beautiful way.

 

Today’s lineup blends storytelling elements, seasonal sentiments, and soft botanical touches with designs that add structure and shine. Whether you’re creating spring scenes, celebrating someone special, or sending a note of encouragement, these products are designed to work together effortlessly while giving you plenty of room to explore your own creative style.

 

Let’s take a closer look at what’s debuting today.

 

Spring Wagon Stamp Set & Dies

Create charming, story-filled scenes with this delightful wagon set. From blooming florals and leafy accents to rustic textures and layered ground elements, this collection makes it easy to build dimensional springtime designs. Perfect for crafting cards that feel warm, inviting, and full of personality.

 

This is Big Sentiments: Spring Stamp Set & Dies

Celebrate the season with bold, versatile greetings designed to stand out. Featuring a mix of elegant scripts and classic fonts, this set allows you to build custom sentiments that work beautifully across a variety of occasions—from simple hellos to heartfelt seasonal wishes.

 

Stems & Blooms Stencil Collection

A fresh take on florals, this stencil collection offers clean, modern botanical elements that can be layered or used individually. Create soft backgrounds, build focal clusters, or add subtle detail to your projects with ease. A go-to option for adding depth without overwhelming your design.

 

Happy Mother’s Day Die

Make your Mother’s Day cards shine with this elegant script die. Designed to be a stunning focal point, it pairs beautifully with florals, frames, and layered elements to create projects that feel both polished and heartfelt.

 

Praying for You Sentiments II Stamp Set & Dies

Thoughtfully written and deeply meaningful, this set offers comforting sentiments perfect for encouragement, sympathy, and support cards. The mix of script and clean typography allows for beautiful layering, helping you create designs that feel both sincere and uplifting.

 

Simply Birds Die

Add a soft, peaceful touch to your projects with these sweet bird silhouettes. Ideal for pairing with florals or nature-inspired elements, they bring a sense of calm and gentle movement to your cards, making them perfect for a variety of occasions.

 

Love to Layer: Making a Point Die

Bring structure and balance to your designs with this uniquely shaped layering die. Its clean lines and subtle curves create eye-catching focal panels that frame your sentiments and images beautifully, adding depth and visual interest.

 

Framed in Florals Hot Foil Plate

Add a touch of shimmer with this beautifully detailed floral frame. The delicate blooms create an elegant border that instantly elevates your card fronts, making it perfect for highlighting sentiments or anchoring your designs with a refined finish.

 

Below, you’ll find inspiring projects from our talented designers, each one showcasing how these new products come together in creative and unexpected ways. We’d love to hear from you—tell us which design from Day 1 has captured your attention!

 

And don’t forget, our new release goes live on Tuesday, March 24th at 12PM ET.

Set your reminders—we’ll see you back here tomorrow for Day 2!

💖 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.

Spring Wagon Stamp Set & Dies + This is Big Sentiments: Spring Stamp Set & Die + Stems & Blooms Stencil Collection + Happy Mother’s Day Die

Featured designs by Melissa

Melissa Phillips

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Spring Wagon, This is Big Sentiments: Spring
INK: Pinefeather, Summer Sunrise, Scarlet Jewel, Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, Olive Twist, Green Parakeet
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Spring Wagon, This is Big Sentiments: Spring, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Reflections: Numbers 6
OTHER: Stems & Blooms Stencil Collection, Fired Brick Distress Spritz, scrunched seam binding, patterned paper, Crystal Stickles Glitter, gems

 

TIPS: 

  • Stencil your Stems & Blooms over a pierced background to create more dimension, texture, and interest.
  • Add coordinating splatters of Distress Spritz to create a happy, playful, background.

Melissa Phillips

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Spring Wagon
INK: Scarlet Jewel, Classic Kraft, Amethyst Allure, Spring Rain, Pale Peony, Lilac Grace, Aqua Mist, Fine Linen, Ripe Avocado
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Spring Wagon, Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals
OTHER: patterned paper, string, Stickles Crystal Glitter, sequins, Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz

 

TIPS: 

  • Use the darling eggs shells in the Spring Wagon set to hold flowers, grass, and more! They are the perfect size for all sorts of spring embellishments.
  • Speckle your ink blended Aqua Mist sky with a few splatters of Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz. This adds to the character and realism of your card.
Brenda Noelke

Kelly Lunceford

Liane Hodges

Nina Brackett

Catherine Cohen

Bobbi Lemanski
Betty Wright

Melody Rupple

Seeka

Praying for You Sentiments II Stamp Set & Dies + Simply Birds Die + Love to Layer: Making a Point Die + Framed in Florals Hot Foil Plate

Featured designs by Melody

Melody Rupple

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Praying For You
DIES: Praying For You, Simply Birds, Rounded Rectangles
INK: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Fine Linen, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Cocoa, Bean
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Enchanted Evening, Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Sweet Blues, Gold
OTHER: Framed In Flowers Hot Foil Plate, Gold Foil, Gold Gems, Blending Brushes, White Gel Pen

TIPS: 

  • Add gold accents with gems, gold embossing powder, Gold Foil, Gold Cardstock.
  • Use a white gel pens to add accents to the birds.

Melody Rupple

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Praying For You
DIES: This is Big Sentiments: Spring, Simply Birds, Into the Blooms: Spring Nest, Love to Layer: Making a Point
INK: Lemon Tart, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, Classic Kraft
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Classic Kraft, Tropical Teal, Aqua Mist
OTHER: Framed In Flowers Hot Foil Plate,PTI Clear Gems, PTI Clear Gems, Blending Brushes

TIPS: 

  • Use the Into the Blooms: Spring Nest to create the nest.
  • Use the Framed in Flowers Hot Foil Plate to added the flower frame with Teal foil. 
  • Add a few clear gems to add a little sparkle.

Bobbi Lemanski

Betty Wright

Melissa Phillips

Liane Hodges

Kelly Lunceford

Brenda Noelke

Nina Brackett

Catherine Cohen

That’s a wrap on Day 1, and we hope today’s reveals have sparked new ideas for your spring crafting. From scene-building elements and soft botanicals to meaningful sentiments and elegant finishes, this collection offers so many ways to create cards that feel both personal and beautifully detailed. ✨💌

 

Take a moment to explore the projects above and let us know which design you’re most excited to use—we always love hearing what inspires you most.

 

And be sure to join us again tomorrow as we continue the March Release Countdown with even more to share!💬❤️

 

Click HERE to see our March 2026 Release Winners page!

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

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Good Morning! Loving what I see! The Simply Birds die, Spring Wagon, Framed in Florals Hot Foil and Spring Wagon are all delightful! Love the Spring Wagon card by Melissa Phillips!!

  3. So much goodness here, love this release! My favorite however are the birds. They are perfect for providing comfort for sympathy and encouragement cards.

  5. Melissa’s Spring wagon card with the stenciling is so pretty! I will have to remember the “stenciling on textured background” to try on a card!

  6. So many pretty new things! I love the new foil plate and the birds and the wagon is adorable.

  7. All of the designers hit it out of the park. And I admire their work collectively. It feels unfair to choose just one; I can’t!

  8. I am really loving that Spring Wagon; it looks like that set has it all: florals, grasses, mushrooms, the open egg, sentiment signs…

  9. I love it all but especially the Praying for you sentiments II – I make tons of secret sister cards, and these would be great to have!

  14. Melissa’s first card with the stems and blooms stencil is so cheerful for spring, definitely my fave of all that’s shared today!

  15. I love, LOVE both of Melissa’s cards and Melody’s 2nd bird card…they are ALL awesome!! It totally looks like Spring on your site today…it’s ALL beautiful!! :0)

  16. Omg! All
    Of these are so precious! Love the foil flower backgrounds and the sweet birds! Can’t wait for the release!

  17. I like Melissa’s “Keeping You in my Thought and Prayers” card. I like the softness, the subtle hot foil die, and the lovely sentiment,

  19. Hard to choose but Bobbi Lemanski’s spring wagon caught my eye. Love the contrasting colour wheels and the bright florals.

  21. Omg! All of these are so STUNNING! Love the foil flower backgrounds and precious birds! Can’t wait for the release! Bobbi’s bright flowers today are my FAVORITE

  22. absolutely love the Praying For you cards. The birds in all of the colors are too cute!! Sometimes it is difficult to find appropriate cards for the loss of a loved one.

  23. My favorite time of year! They are all so beautiful! I really like Melody’s praying for you with the birds and especially the framed in florals hot foil gold!

    So many talented artist using great products! I want them all!!

  24. Brenda Noelke Has so much layer demension and inspiration packed up in her displays of creations. Using sentiments and different layered etched dies to layer it up nicely and definely.

  25. I. Love the spring card, the way the ribbon was used as an accent was genius, all of the samples were beautiful though.

  26. I love all the designs of the Spring Wagon Stamp and die sets! They all are beautiful and this wagon can be use for all the seasons ! That’s what I like when buying stamps and dies. How many ways can I use a set! With everything so expensive now to do our hobby or business, this makes sense to purchase!!

  27. LOVE the Spring Wagon full of beautiful flowers in front of the Picket Fence on Liane’s card. The Praying for you cards are just so comforting.

  28. I love the card by Bobbi using the Simply Birds dies. Bobbi has done a beautiful job coloring them…so life like. I keep waiting for the birds to fly away.

  30. All of the cards are beautiful. I can’t pick a favorite, it wouldn’t be fair to choose just one. I do love the wagon, flowers, Spring, and all of the colors

  32. Love the Praying for You Sentiments II Stamp Set & Dies; I can see me using those a LOT. Everyone did a great job! Love Melody’s sweet bird nest card.

  34. I loved them all, of course, but the first one by Bobbi Lemanski. I love the splatter and the grungy birds. It is awesome. Love it. I love your releases.

  36. So many pretty ones! My favorite is Kelly Lunceford’s wagon card. She always designs so beautifully.

  37. I absolutely can’t wait for all of these treasures to be released! My favorite cards with the Spring Wagon is from Melissa Phillips and Brenda Noelle! I love how Nina Brackett created the clouds!!

    The sentiments were perfect and my favorite of the Simply Birds is from Melody Rupple and Bobbi Lemanski as well as Brenda Noelle!
    Fabulous job!!

  42. I love Bobbi Lemanski’s welcome spring card. The colors are so bright and cheerful.

  43. Today’s cards are absolutely beautiful!! Feels like spring. If I have to pick one it would have to be Melissa”s yellow with those adorable birds card.

  44. Gorgeous spring creations! Melissa’s ‘Hello Spring’ card is my favorite! I love Kelly’s card with the spring wagon too!

  45. They’re all very pretty!
    My favorite is the one by Melody Rupple – the monochromatic, foiled background with the birds and flowers in the center!!

  47. Welcome Spring by Bobbi Lemanski! Her card excites me and makes me hopeful that my gardens will contain such vibrant colors this year!

  48. Bibbi Lemanski “SPRING WELCOME”
    and Kelly Lunceford. ” SPRING IS IN THE AIR”

    HOWEVER THEY ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL!!!

  49. Love all of the cards but I think my favorite is the spring wagon by Brenda Noelke. Love the soft colors.

  50. I love them all, but I’m voting for the prayer sentiment design by Kelly Lunceford. Gorgeous!

  53. All the cards are great, love the praying for you sentiments and Melissa Phillips Hello Spring and her Spring wagon !
    Hard to pick a winner👏👏👏👏

  54. Bobbi’s Spring Wagon card just sings Spring to me, and besides that I love that wagon. Her birds are so beautifully ink-blended in her other card. So much Spring prettiness in today’s post!

  55. WOW! So gorgeous! Love all of the cards with the Simply Birds! Betty’s is so pretty!

  57. I love the Simply Bird cards by Melody Rupple! The colors draw me in and they are perfect for any occasion.

  59. I love all the cards designed with the Spring Wagon sets but Bobbi’s really blew me away for she uses color so brilliantly.

  61. The Praying For you card by Melissa is gorgeous! The yellow and pink birds make it soft and elegant. Lovely card.

  63. I really like Bobbi Lemanski’s design with the two birds. The colors she selected are really pretty. The Praying For You verses are all very nice!!

  71. What a beautiful start to this month’s release! The bird dies are so sweet. The design team projects are amazing.

  73. Wow. Now that I took another look, I have more favorites. It is hard to choose just one. What a FABULOUS collection.

  76. I’m loving everything I see. It’s difficult to choose a favorite. They are all so perfect in their own way.

  79. Love Bobbi Lemanski birds. The Birds are realistic against the colorful spring background. A Perfect spring card.

  80. Another tough pick! I love Bobby Lemanski’s Spring Wagon – the colors really pop and the simple splattered background with the dollie behind the wagon make for a lovely presentation!

  82. The pink checked background on the Melissa Phillips card just grabbed my attention and was the perfect fit with the adorable wagon! BUT…I truly loved ALL of them!

  83. Simply Birds are great! Melodie Rupple’s bluebird sympathy card is simply beautiful.

  85. What a wonderful new release! I especially love the prayers and encouragement sentiments. Paired with the beautiful birds is so lovely!

  87. Melissa’s Happy Easter wagon of plants is my favorite. I LOVE the colors!

  88. Such beautiful cards each and every one. I really love the birds especially the card made by Melisa Phillips such an elegant card.

  90. I love Melissa’s Hello Spring card! So soft and pretty! Liane’s spring wagon card is adorable ass well!

  93. It is almost impossible to pick one favorite. However Melissa’s bird card really caught my eye. The whole collection is fabulous.

  97. What a wonderful release! Love all the items! My favorite project is the happy Easter spring wagon card by Melissa Phillips!

  99. I just love all the designs, but my favorite one are the cookie swap. The guy cut reminds me of so much when I used to bake cookies and now it’s easier cause now it’s paper.

  100. The Spring Wagon creations are all so beautiful, colorful and full of gorgeous detail! How could one possibly pick a favorite?
    Lovely spring-y inspiration!

  101. I really like Melody Rupple’s birds card. It’s such and unexpected but lovely color set!

  102. My favorites are all the projects with the Praying for You Sentiments II Stamp Set & Dies + Simply Birds Die!

  107. Such gorgeous projects!! Well done ladies, well done!! I am totally loving the country spring themed products Papertrey!!! Brenda’s wagon is my favorite if I absolutely had to choose, but every project is outstanding!

  108. Really love how Brenda’s Flower Wagon turned out! The arrangement is beautiful! Kelly, the Gingham background really sets off the rest of the card! And Catherine’s addition of the canopy was a really nice touch!

  109. I’m really drawn to Kelly’s use of a soft color palette with a delicately stenciled background.

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