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Sweet Americana Die + Sweet American Stencil Collection + Reflections: Psalm 46 Stamp Set & Dies

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Sneak Peek Day 3

Penny here! We have officially hit the halfway point of our May Release Countdown, and the creative energy is off the charts! Welcome back to Day 3. If you’ve been looking for the perfect mix of sweet, sun-drenched summer nostalgia and beautifully uplifting, grounding projects, today’s line up is going to steal your heart.

 

We are splitting today’s spotlight between delicious, interactive warm-weather treats that will have you longing for backyard barbecues, and an absolutely stunning faith-based addition designed to offer peace, grace, and encouragement.

 

Let’s dive straight into the magic making its debut today!

 

Sweet Americana Die

Serve up a delicious slice of summer crafting! This festive die collection allows you to build a mouthwatering spread of classic warm-weather treats. Piece together a detailed slice of watermelon, a charming home-baked pie with a crimping crust, a nostalgia-packed layered rocket popsicle, or a towering ice cream cone complete with a textured waffle cone background, melted hot fudge, and tiny star sprinkles. It’s the perfect, playful companion for creating cheerful summer birthday cards, backyard BBQ invitations, and festive patriotic layouts.

 

Sweet Americana Stencil Collection

Take the guesswork out of adding color to your summer treats! This clever multi-part stencil collection is designed to work hand-in-hand with the Sweet Americana Die collection to add fast, beautiful patterns and rich shading. Easily blend perfect picnic-style gingham or patriotic stars onto your pie tins, paint bold stripes on your rocket popsicles, or layer crisp seeds onto a fresh watermelon slice. It’s the ultimate way to bring stunning depth and effortless style to your favorite warm-weather designs!

 

Reflections: Psalm 46 Stamp Set & Dies

Bring comfort, strength, and elegant framing to your faith-based projects! This beautiful set features the inspiring words of Psalm 46:5 rendered in a breathtaking mix of timeless block fonts and fluid, elegant script. The collection includes a precise outline die to cut the styled quote out perfectly, alongside a stunning set of nested, ornate frame dies finished with a delicate stitched border pattern. It’s a wonderful choice for creating encouraging cards, confirmation gifts, and meaningful scripture scrapbook layouts.

 

Get ready to feel incredibly inspired! Our design team has taken today’s eclectic mix of sweet treats and elegant scriptures and turned them into absolute showstoppers. From bright, punchy summer layouts to serene, ink-blended faith cards, their projects showcase the absolute limit of what these sets can do. Don’t forget to leave a comment below letting us know what your favorite project is today—we read and love every single one!

 

As a quick reminder, the entire May release officially drops in the shop on Thursday, May 26th at 12PM ET.

Keep your wish lists handy, soak in the inspiration below, and we will see you right back here tomorrow!

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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.

Sweet Americana Die + Sweet American Stencil Collection

Featured designs by Kelly

Kelly Lunceford

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Celebrate Freedom 
INK: True Black, Vintage Photo distress, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Pale Peony, New Leaf, Pinefeather 
CARDSTOCK: Pure Poppy, Stamper’s Select White, Bitty Big: Blueberry Sky, Sweet Blush, Blueberry Sky
DIES: Fantastic Front: Scallops, Sweet Americana, Love to Layer: Whimsy, In Frames: Rectangles, Bows Galore, Into the Blooms: Pressed Flowers
OTHER: glitter, Shimmer Spray

TIPS: 

  • Use shimmer spray for a “frosty” popsicle look.
  • Create a custom border by glueing stars on the scallops.
  • Add a sentiment to the white space on the popsicle.

Kassi Hulet

Melissa Phillips

Betty Wright

Liane Hodges

Bobbi Lemanski

Melody Rupple

Seeka

Reflections: Psalm 46 Stamp Set & Dies

Featured design by Seeka

Seeka

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Reflections: Psalm 46, Breathtaking Blooms
DIES: Reflections: Psalm 46, Build-A-Bear, Cover Plate: Quilted, Breathtaking Blooms

Kassi Hulet

Betty Wright

Melissa Phillips

Kelly Lunceford

Bobbi Lemanski

What a fantastic midpoint to our countdown week! From picnic blankets and ice cream cones to deep, comforting reminders of strength, Day 3 truly has something special for every style of papercrafter. We hope these reveals have filled your creative cup and given you plenty of fresh ideas for your summer crafting schedule.

 

We want to send a massive thank you to our incredible community for following along with us every single day—your excitement makes release week the best week of the month!

 

Make sure to join us back here tomorrow morning as we kick off Day 4 of our countdown. We still have some phenomenal surprises up our sleeves that you absolutely won’t want to miss!

 

Click HERE to see our May 2026 Release Winners page!

Winners will be announced on May 26th at 3PM ET.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  3. I can’t say enough about this release and to think it’s only the half way point. I am just about bouncing in my desk chair in anticipation for tomorrow morning’s peeks. I absolutely adore the Sweet Americana treats, and the Reflections verse….♥

  7. What a fun release! Kelly’s card is fabulous. The way she adds flowers to a card makes her cards exceptional.

  9. Love the spirit of American pie, ice cream & popsicles. Melody’s card is so sweet and patriotic. It’s hard to choose a favorite as all are so wonderful.

  10. Wow-the Americana release is absolutely perfect for creating the ultimate summer celebration cards and scrapbook layouts, but I also see lots of possibilities for other times of the year – birthdays, etc.

    So hard to choose a favorite, but I think Bobbi L.’s sweet treats birthday is calling to me. 🥰

  11. That pie is everything!! I love the old summer vintage feel of all your cards!!

  13. LOVING the Psalm 46 cards – especially Betty’s gorgeous purple!!

  18. I really like the Sweet Americana Die + Sweet American Stencil Collection. It makes the cutest cards, and it really got my attention.

  19. How lovely is this release and my favorites are by Kassi. Can’t wait to see tomorrow’s cards.

  20. I like Bobbi’s with her color choices and using all the fun treats with that bold stencil! All of these cards have so many great things about them that bring me joy and give me inspiration.

  21. Today release is fun and inspiring. Love Psalm 46 sentiment. Beautiful. My favorite is Seeka.

  22. I love Mellisa card, also Bobbie’s. And Kelly’s popsicle is the cutest! But I vote for Melissa’s

  31. Liane’s pile of scoops is delightful, and I have to give a nod to Betty’s purple floral card.

  32. LOVE them all!! My favorite is Bobbi’s Happy Birthday card with the ice cream cone. Amazing design and colors. So fun!

  34. Always love the Reflections verses! Love the first card by Kelly!

  36. LOVE Kassi’s Psalm 46 card; so elegant. The stamp and die are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

  37. Melody’s pie/freedom card. But I also love the one that Kelly made!!!

  41. Kassi’s CAS watermelon design caught my eye! I love the yellow plaid under the torn paper!

  42. The Americana set looks
    Like it has a lot of possibilities! I love Kelly’s celebrate feeedom card!

  44. They are all so beautiful. I pick Bobbi’s card with all those bright colors!! Love it

  47. Kelly’s “Celebrate Freedom” card is amazing! I LOVE the pretty layers, beautiful florals and the entire design of this beauty!

  49. Love all the cards but the patriotic ones by Melody and Kelly are my favorites! To all the designers, your cards are all lovely!

  52. Kelly’s red, white, and blue popsicle reminds me of summers waaaay long ago. Love it!

  53. My fave of this group is from Bobbi Lemanski althought it was a very tough choice!

  56. I love the Sweet Americana Die and Stencil Collection! Kelly’s Celebrate freedom card is absolutely stunning!

  57. I tend to like clean and simple designs. Kassi Hulet’s watermelon/celebrate card is my favorite.

  58. Great relase!!! I am loving the Psalms 46 cards…Melissa Phillips card!!! Its a stunning card!!!

  60. Today I am choosing #6, Bobbi Lemanski’s birthday card. I love the bright color combo, AND it took me back to the all 4th of July BBQs of my childhood. I miss those wonderful days!

  66. More wonderful projects! I especially love Cassi’s card with the watermelon.

  67. Kassi’s card caught my eye, because of the way she colored the watermelon slices.

  68. Love the Americana as a Navy Mom but that Psalm 46 stole my heart and the colors on Bobbi Lemanski’s card is gorgeous. Love them all!!

  70. Kelly’s popsicle…. love, love the red, white and blue popsicle!!! So much fun and so Americana

  71. Kassi Hulet’s sweet and simple design from the first section. Melissa’s and Kelly’s cards from the second part.

  73. Kassi’s wonderful creation from the first selections and Bobbi’s elegant creation from the last group.

  74. Kelly’s card is very classy and cool! Like a bomb pop…love the colors and the sentiment.

  75. Hard to choose: Love the Psalm 46 – Kelly Lunceford and Seeka are the ones that really catch my attention. Such a wonder verse for so many of the women in our lives!

  76. Found myself really admiring the simple card by Kassi. Thanks to all for your wonderful talents and another great release.

  77. I love Kelly’s celebrate freedom card. I think the use of the softer blue really makes it.

  78. Love all the inspiration today – all so beautiful. Love Kassi’s card, so elegant, and Kelly’s reflection card!

  82. Kelly’s card using Celebrate Freedom is beautiful! I love the fresh flowers and patriotic theme!

  85. I really like the Americana suite of products. Kelly’s card is pretty, but then they all are gorgeous.

  86. Really sweet cards. I like the red white and blue popsicle from Kelly. But all are great!

  88. Especially love the Americana dies/stamps! (sorry I forgot to put that in my last comment….)

  96. Thank you for all these cards they’re beautiful. I cannot wait to buy all these projects.

  97. I’m excited about the Patriotic theme. I start making my 4th of July cards early so I love new dies and stamps that lend themselves to that.

  101. My absolute favorite card is the sweet americana card by Kelly. This card is so cute with the florals, stars and popsicle. Love the rich red, white, and blue americana theme. So many great card inspiration with the new release! Thank you!

  104. Kelly’s card is gorgeous, her work is so inspiring. Betty’s ice cream cone card is so cute!

  105. Betty Wright’s Americana card (in non-traditional Americana colors) is my fave today.

  108. I’m so excited over the Psalm 46 stamp & dies!! My favorite one is the one featured, by Seeka. I look forward to getting every one of your Scripture stamps now that I’ve found them.

  109. I loved them all but Kelly Lunceford’s card is the best I like the idea of mixing stars and stripes and all adding the flowers.

  110. I love Betty Wright‘s celebrate card with the 3 icecream cones. I like the way the red color pops up against the kraft card

  111. #4 in the Big Blooms: Elegant Rose I can see me using this set all of the Time, but the Build-a-Bear is still my Favorite.

  112. Gorgeous cards! My favourite is Kelly’s “Freedom” card. Thank you for the chance to win.

  113. Positively gorgeous projects! My favorite is Melissa’s Psalm 46:5 card!!!

  114. Such BEAUTIFUL Inspirations and release!! I especially LOVE the Psalm Cards!! Such great ways to highlight them!

  115. My favorite is #10 Designed by: Betty Wright. It’s a wonderful and colorful card and is perfect for Memorial Day, which the USA is celebrating today. TFS

  118. I love Melody’s apple pie card. Nothong better than that. Thamks for sharing your idees1

  120. Love all the summer treats of this release. Bobbi Lemanski’s card was by far my favorite with the cherry on top

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