Sneak Peek Day 2
Penny here! Welcome back to Day 2 of our May Release Countdown! If you thought yesterday’s kickoff was exciting, wait until you see what we are unpacking today. We are shifting gears into all things cozy, comforting, and welcoming!
Today’s reveals are centered around heartwarming designs that celebrate new beginnings, precious little ones, and sweet milestones. From high-impact oversized greetings to adorable customizable characters and nostalgic pattern-building sets, today’s lineup is all about bringing a touch of playful charm and homemade warmth to your crafting table.
Let’s take a look at the incredible products making their debut today!
Build-A-Bear Die
Get ready for major cuteness overload! This massive, incredibly detailed die set lets you assemble a sweet teddy bear complete with custom clothing and adorable accessories. Mix and match a tiny baby bottle, bib, baseball cap, bows, or cozy sweaters—including patriotic flag details and a “USA” sentiment perfect for summer celebrations. It’s the ultimate set for creating personalized baby announcements, festive birthday cards, and heartwarming holiday layouts.
This is Big Sentiments: Welcome Stamp Set & Dies
Make a spectacular statement on your card fronts with a collection designed to take center stage! This gorgeous set features an oversized focal sentiment word, “Welcome,” in two distinct, eye-catching design styles—a beautifully looping, elegant script and a clean, impactful block font. Complete with an array of coordinating, smaller companion stamps to build custom phrases, and matching dies that cut everything out crisply, it is the perfect tool for celebrating new arrivals, housewarmings, or heartfelt homecomings.
Quilt-It: Baby Stamp Set & Dies
Piece together the cozy, comforting look of a classic nursery blanket! This brilliant system features diamond-shaped stamps packed with adorable patterns—including sweet gingham, playful polka dots, modern stripes, and tiny stars. Use the coordinating dies to cut out your patterned diamonds and nest them perfectly inside the stitched square frames. It’s an incredibly creative way to build beautiful, multi-colored paper quilts for baby cards, shower favors, and nursery scrapbooks.
Now it’s time to see these playful products in action! Our design team has pulled out all the stops to showcase just how versatile and sweet today’s lineup truly is. Get ready to scroll through some incredible projects filled with soft pastels, vibrant birthday color combos, and innovative layout tricks. Pop down to the comments section and let us know—which of today’s reveals is an absolute must-have for your stash?
Keep your planners marked for Thursday, May 26th at 12PM ET when the entire May collection goes live. Until then, sit back, enjoy the design team magic below, and get a good night’s rest because Day 3 is right around the corner!
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Build-A-Bear Die + This is Big Sentiments: Welcome Stamp Set & Die
Featured design by Melissa & Bobbi
Melissa Phillips
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Amazing Grace, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome
INK: Olive Twist, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Summer Sunrise
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Build-A-Bear, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome, I to the Blooms: Wildwood, Love to Layer: Whimsy
OTHER: Pink sparkle twine, adhesive gems, patterned paper, Stickles Crystal Glitter
TIPS:
- Use your favorite paper scraps for the tiny details on the bear. The ears, paws, bib, cheeks, etc. all look so charming with bit of pattern added to them.
- Create a soft lullaby background using the Amazing Grace stamp inked up in Sweet Blush.
Bobbi Lemanski
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: Welcome stamps
DIES: Build-A-Bear Die, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome dies, Quilt-It: Baby die
CARDSTOCK: Stampers’ Select White, Mint Julep, Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush, Harvest Gold, True Black
INK: Sweet Blush
OTHER: White Acrylic Marker, Foam Tabs, Fine-tip marker: tan, brown, Distress Oxide Ink: Tattered Rose, Walnut Stain, Copic Sketch Markers, Bee Creative Precision Glue
TIPS:
- Add a background quilt for the bear. Create pattern fabrics using markers and white acrylic markers. Make florals, polka dots and designs to create coordinating quilt fabrics.
- Use a foam tab behind bear nose and back paws to make the bear dimensional on the card.
- To create a little cap for the bear, cut an additional head shape in a color that matches the bear’s outfit/body. Use an oval die to “scoop” out the cap to expose the face. A little cap is perfect for making a card appropriate for a boy or girl.
- Highlight the stitching on the bear by connecting the faux stitching dots using a fine tip marker. Tan is a great color to use. It shows, but remains subtle.
Kassi Hulet
Betty Wright
Brenda Noelke
Melody Rupple
Seeka
Kelly Lunceford
Quilt-It: Baby Stamp Set & Die
Featured design by Melody & Brenda
Melody Rupple
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Quilt-It Baby, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome,
DIES: Quilt-It Baby, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome, In Stitches: Starry Skies, Cover Plate: Handmade Quilt Die
INK: Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Berry Sorbet, Pure Black, Sweet Blush
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Hibiscus Burst, Bitty Big Collection: Pale Peony, Bitty Big Collection: Spring Moss
OTHER: Button, Twine, Lace, Blending Brushes, Foam Squares
TIPS:
- Use a mix of patterned papers for an easy card front that adds interest and pattern.
- Use the Cover Plate: Handmade Quilt Die to add a quilt like texture to the quilt square.
- Stamp and die cut the Welcome sentiment and then die cut the sentiment from white cardstock two more time. Adhere the layers together to add dimension to the sentiment.
Melody Rupple
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Quilt-It-Baby, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome
DIES: Quilt-It-Baby, This is Big Sentiments: Welcome, Cover Plate: Handmade Quilt Die, Build-A-Bear, On the Edge: Scallops Collection Die
INK: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Pinefeather, Versamark
CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain, Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Bitty Big Collection: Blueberry Sky
OTHER: White Embossing Powder, Blending Brushes, Foam Tape
TIPS:
- Use the Handmade Quilt Die to add texture to the card front.
- Use foam tape to attached the quilt pattern and hat for added dimensions.
- Die cut the quilt squares from white cardstock and then blend Spring Rain over the white quilt squares to highlight the stitching pattern.
Brenda Noelke
Liane Hodges
Kassi Hulet
Bobbi Lemanski
Betty Wright
Melissa Phillips
Seeka
Kelly Lunceford
What a sweet and inspiring day of reveals! We hope these cozy, playful additions have your creative wheels spinning with ideas for the little ones and special milestones in your life. Whether you fell in love with the endless clothing options for the teddy bear or are itching to piece together your very first paper quilt, today’s products add so much heart to our May lineup.
Thank you for hanging out with us for another day of the countdown! Your enthusiasm and love for papercrafting make this community so special.
Be sure to log on tomorrow morning as we move into Day 3 of our release journey. The countdown is officially halfway through, and we still have so many beautiful surprises left to share with you!
Deb Heinritz says
OMG! The Build-a-Bear die is adorable. I absolutely love the card by Melissa Phillips. I can see many cards being made using this die. It will be one of the first ones in my shopping cart.
Marisela Delgado says
You had me at Build-A-Bear 🐻 I absolutely LOVE Brenda Noelke’s adorable card 💜
Laura Corkill says
Oh WOW! The Build-A-Bear is ADORABLE and I love how each DT member made theirs look so completely unique; the girl one with the eyelashes, SO CUTE! And the Quilt It: Baby has so much versatility that I’ve already created a quilted flower garden in my mind’s eye. I’m so excited to see what day 3 brings 😀
Carmela Douglas Hubler says
Love the adorable bears as well as the quilted projects! I love how you used the quilted items for different themed cards! Kelly’s Welcome Summer card is beautiful!!
Sue D says
My favorite is Melissa Phillips’ quilt card.
The bears are so cute too.
Wendy V says
I am all about the quilts. That will be paper playtime fun!