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May 2026 Release Day

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Our May Release Is Finally Here!

Release day has officially arrived! After days of gorgeous sneak peeks and endless design inspiration, the entire Papertrey Ink May collection will be available for you to shop today at 12:00 PM ET. We are so excited to finally share this incredible lineup with you!

 

This month’s release introduces a spectacular mix of playful summer nostalgia, sweet baby celebrations, majestic statement florals, and deeply comforting faith-based designs. Every piece has been thoughtfully crafted to stand beautifully on its own or layer seamlessly with the rest of your stash for ultimate creative freedom.

 

From interactive, multi-layered treat builders and crisp coordinating stencils to grand botanical focal points and elegant stitched frames, this collection offers something special for every type of papercrafter. Whether your style is clean and simple with powerful messages or you love building rich, highly dimensional scenes, you are going to fall in love with the possibilities.

 

Now is the perfect time to revisit your favorite sneak peeks, finalize those wishlists, and get ready for the shop doors to open. We know a few of these unique sets are going to become fast favorites, so be ready when the countdown hits noon!

 

💖 Don’t forget—this is your absolute last chance to enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card! Scroll through our May 2026 Release products below, find the one that stole your heart, and let us know your favorite in the comments section.


Click HERE to see our May 2026 Release Winners page!

Winners will be announced on May 26th at 3 PM ET, so stay tuned.

The full release launches today at 12 PM ET!


We are so incredibly grateful for our amazing community and cannot wait to see what you create with this spectacular new lineup. Happy crafting, friends!

Freedom in Bloom Stamp Set

Land that I Love Sentiments Stamp Set

Handmade with Love Mini Stamp Set

Freedom in Bloom Die

Land that I Love Sentiments Die

Handmade with Love Mini Die

Love to Layer: Whimsy Die

Cover Plate: Gathering Florals Die

So Radiant Stencil Colletion

Amazing Grace Press Plate

This is Big Sentiments: Welcome Stamp Set

Quilt-It: Baby Stamp Set

Sweet Americana Die

Reflections: Psalm 46 Stamp Set

Reflections: Psalm 46 Die

In Stitches: Starry Skies Die

Frame Worthy Die

Amazing Grace Background Stamp Set

Build-A-Bear Die

This is Big Sentiments: Welcome Die

Quilt-It: Baby Die

Sweet American Stencil Collection

Reflections: Psalm 46 Outline Die

Big Blooms: Elegant Rose Die

🎉 Let’s Make It Fun: Vote & Win!

Which design caught your eye? Let us know by voting for your favorite in the comments below, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. The big blooms: elegant rose die is my favorite of this release. So many wonderful new products!

  4. There are so many cute new products! And everyone did a great job showcasing them! You inspired me to get out my stamps and diecutting machine. Now I need to get out my wallet! 😃

  5. So many great choices! I really love the Land that I Love sentiments and the Amazing Grace background stamp! Thanks for having the background stamp as an option and not just the Press Plate. Great job to the design team!

  7. The Amazing Grace stamp is my favorite and something I’ve been hoping for. Thanks for another amazing release.

  8. Overall fave, and #1 on my shopping list is the Build-A-Bear. Close second, and also at the top of the list is the Starry Skies Die.

  10. It’s SUCH a tough choice! I think that Sweet Americana is terrific but I am also in love with Build-a-Bear.

    Lori S in PA

  13. My favorite from this release is the Big Blooms Elegant Rose die. You can use flowers for so many occasions, and this one is large enough to fill a card front easily.

  15. LOVING the Big Blooms, Amazing Grace, and Psalm 46 stamps/dies. I want them all!

  18. I love the new Build a Bear die! It’s so cute and I like that it can be used for multiple different occasions!

  19. So much to love, but the Sweet Americana would fill an empty spot in my collection of dies!

  20. The Amazing Grace background stamp is my favorite – at least right now. It might change to one of the other awesome sets.

  21. Floorals always have it with me, so Big Blooms: Elegant Rose Die is my favorite in this release.

  22. Yay! Today is the big day! The Reflection scripture sentiment stamp is high in my wishlist among many other favorite products from PTI.

  24. Bobbi Hart’s design with pink and red, with Amazing Grace and the beautiful flowers, is my choice!

  28. The REFLECTIONS: PSALM 46 is my favorite product from this release. It stole my heart because I like the scripture and I love all the sample card I have seen.

  29. The build a bear is at the top, but everything else is immediately next (LOL)! Everything in this release is awesome. I could go on and on about each thing in this release and why I want it. Excited!

  30. Please don’t make me pick one. I love the Freedom in Bloom set and the Land That I Love sentiments set.

  33. I love the Big Blooms Elegant Rose, but my absolute favorite is the Build-a-Bear. He is so darling and has so many possibilities.

  34. Sweet Americana is my favorite from this release. It means summer to me. I really have enjoyed your May release. Thank you for the opportunity to get more inspiration. Love it.

  40. I want everything from this release, it’s so spectacular and I love all of the gorgeous creations by the designers. My favorite is the Freedom In Bloom set. It’s so unique and beautiful that I want to stamp it on linen and stitch over the design to create a framed piece.

  41. The Amazing Grace stamp set definitely fills a void in my card creations, but I’m also smitten with the Sweet Americana products. The DT did an awesome job showcasing everything which makes it very difficult to narrow that wishlist.

  42. Coverplate Gethering Flowers is my fave, my love, followed by the sunshine stencils! All the designers are inspiring!

  43. The Build a Bear is my favorite!!! So versatile!! And my grandson is obsessed with bears!

  47. It is hard to pick one favorite for this beautiful release. I especially love Quilt it Baby and Handmade with Love.

  49. My favorite product this month is the Big Blooms, but followed closely by the Whimsy Die, which I’ll use with it!

  50. It’s really impossible to pick one!  I’ll narrow to two, but even that is really hard!  The big blooms elegant rose die and Cover Plate: Gathering Florals Die…but then I really love the amazing grace background die also! and so many others – what a great release

  51. Betty Wright made so many wonderful patriotic cards with this collection! And I absolutely loved her Amazing Grace card from day one, where she cut the greenery out of a foiled music background!

  52. I always LOVE the Reflections stamps (they’re my favorite)!
    In these selections, I adore the Amazing Grace background stamp- beautiful!!

  53. My favorite is the Build-a-Bear die set because I love all of the cute outfits!

  55. Love 💕 love 💕 the whole May Release. Just unique and fun. My all time favorite is Freedom in Bloom.

  56. Love them ALL! Build a bear is the cutest!! The reflections are my favorite for encouraging cards! Papertrey Ink is my Favorite you offer such a beautiful selection of stamps and dies!!

  58. I like the Amazing Grace stamp the best! It’s a beloved timeless hymn and applicable to so many people’s lives.

  60. I love the Handmade With Love card with the hearts and patriotic colors!! Can’t wait to buy the Love to Layer Whimsy set.

  61. All your release items are great, but my favorite is the Amazing Grace press plate and background stamp. They could be used for holiday cards including religious, sympathy and just thinking of you. Love this!

  62. I LOVE the Amazing Grace background stamp and press plate! I also really like the welcome stamps and dies!

  63. In Stitches: Starry Skies is my favorite!!! All are AMAZING products, tho!!!

  65. Fabulous release! Hard to choose a favorite but the Cover Plate: Gathering Florals die is at the top of my must-have list! Definitely a favorite!

  66. Love this release! Starry Skies is probably my favorite but Build-A-Bear is up there too, I want it all!

  69. Lovely release. I see lots to enjoy here for my growing collection. Thanks for more amazing options!

  70. I am loving the land that I love sentiments and the handmade with love stamps to name just a few!

  71. An amazing release – my favorites are the This is Big Sentiments: Welcome Stamp Set and Sweet Americana Die Set.

  72. I love the Quilt-It stamps and dies. I am a quilter and there are very few quilting related items in the paper crafting world.

  79. SWOON!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Release!! I LOVE it ALL, but the Amazing Grace and Bug Blooms Rose are my FAVORITES!! Have a FABULOUS Release Week!! 🩵🩵🩵

  80. i am sticking with Freedom in Bloom…. Just says a lot about our country….celebrating the coming 4th of July

  81. I am loving so many of the sets in this release!! Really like the Elegant Rose set. Such a beautiful flower!

  82. The Quilt die and the Build a Bear die are tied with me as my favorites! There are so many cute sets I really like with this release!

  83. This is so hard this month! I love so many sets! I narrowed it down to the “Quilt-it” set! jSo many cute options and it doesn’t just need to be for babys!

  85. I really like the So Radiant Stencil Collection. It’s so versatile- great for different seasons, events, and holidays.

  87. I really can’t say which is my favorite. This is a great release. Today I am saying I love the Amazing Grace stamp.

  88. I love this release. My favorite is the Amazing Grace Background Stamp, that is one of my favorite hymns.

  90. I’m between two…. I think that Sweet Americana is soooo cute but I am also in love with Build-a-Bear.

  94. I love the sweet America It will be great to make for our 250 4th of July

  96. Love the Gathering florals cover plate die! So versatile for many different occasion cards.

  98. Oh my goodness – so hard to choose a favorite from this month’s release with so many delightful products, but if I have to choose, it would be the Sweet Americana Die Set since it offers so many opportunities for summer projects and beyond!

  99. As usual, ya’ll make it very difficult to choose a favorite. I guess because I do so many floral cards, I will say that the Big Booms: Elegant Rose die set is my favorite. I have an older rose die that you did years ago, but this one is definitely different. Thanks for another beautiful release.

  100. Just one? I think the Quilt-It Baby stamps and dies will come and live here with me. And several other items, but I think that will be first!

  101. I love the mini frame dies. Actually I love all of your framing dies because they’re so unique.

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