Sneak Peek Day 1
Penny here! Welcome to Day 1 of the July Release Sneak Peeks! We are kicking off this month’s countdown with an incredible elegant and interactive lineup. From bold sentiment statements and cozy faux-stitched textures to elegant nesting frames and a beautiful wildflower builder, today’s products are packed with heartfelt fun!
Grab your favorite drink and get comfortable, because we are hitting the ground running with a spectacular collection that is absolutely bursting with fresh, inspiring energy. Whether you are crafting deeply personal messages for the special people in your life, building interactive pockets for gift cards, or simply looking to bring a vibrant botanical vibe to your stamping desk, today’s reveals have you covered.
Let’s unpack today’s incredible new arrivals:
This is Big Sentiments: You Stamp Set & Die
Make your loved ones the center of attention with the new This is Big Sentiments: You collection! This set features the word “You” in two eye-catching focal styles—an elegant script and a clean, stately serif. Pair these large focal points with an incredible variety of mix-and-match companion sentiments to effortlessly customize powerful, heartfelt messages for birthdays, gratitude, and everyday encouragement.
In Stitches: Hearts Die
Add a cozy, handcrafted touch to your projects with the new In Stitches: Hearts Die collection! This gorgeous set features an assortment of nesting hearts in various shapes and sizes, each detailed with perfect faux-stitching holes along the borders. They are ideal for adding texture, creating beautifully detailed layers, or framing focal images on your cards and tags.
Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops Die
Elevate your card bases with the elegant Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops Die collection! This gorgeous nesting set features beautiful, sweet scalloped borders combined with crisp pierced details and notched corners. Perfectly sized for stacking, these dies make it effortless to build intricate, eye-catching layers and frames that will give any project a polished, professional finish.
Rooted in Love Press Plate + Frame Die
Add digital-crisp, elegant texture to your cards with the Rooted in Love Press Plate + Frame Die! This set features an exquisite, ornate frame design topped with a delicate heart and leafy sprigs. Perfect for letterpress techniques, it presses deep, professional details directly into your cardstock, while the matching frame die cuts it out flawlessly to create a stunning focal piece or border.
Leafy Garden Stencil Collection
Bring lush, botanical beauty to your cards with the Leafy Garden Stencil Collection! This layering stencil set makes it incredibly simple to blend a vibrant background of branches and foliage. Use the different layers to easily add rich leaf colors, crisp vein details, and textured botanical accents for a stunning, multi-dimensional garden look.
Build-A-Flower Garden Die
Grow your own beautiful, custom bouquets with the Build-A-Flower Garden Die collection! This expansive set comes packed with a delightful variety of mix-and-match stems, leaves, petals, and flower centers. It’s never been easier to piece together a whimsical wildflower field or a layered garden scene, giving you endless creative combinations for your card designs.
In Stitches: Tucked in Tags Die
Craft the perfect interactive gift tags with the new In Stitches: Tucked in Tags Die collection! This clever set features classic tag shapes paired with custom pockets—including straight, scalloped, curved, and pointed designs. Accentuated with signature faux-stitching borders, these dies make it incredibly easy to build adorable pockets to tuck in gift cards, hidden messages, or mini notes for your loved ones.
Get ready to be inspired! Our incredible design team has spent weeks playing with these new arrivals, and they have pulled out all the stops for Day 1. From beautifully layered, faux-stitched tag designs to bright, botanical floral layouts, they are showing you exactly how to stretch these sets for maximum fun.
Check the gorgeous creative displays below, and don’t forget to keep a notepad handy for your growing July wishlist!
Don’t forget to clear your schedule for Tuesday, July 28th at 12PM ET, because that’s when the whole July collection officially goes live in the shop.
Set those alarms, and we will meet you right back here tomorrow morning to unpack an entire new day of surprises!
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This is Big Sentiments: You Stamp Set & Die + In Stitches: Hearts Die + Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops + Rooted in Love Press Plate + Frame Die + Leafy Garden Stencil Collection
Featured designs by Melissa
Melissa Phillips
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: You
INK: Americana, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Olive Twist, Scarlet Jewel
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Sheer Basics Vellum
DIES: This is Big Sentiments: You, Hold That Thought, In the Pocket, In Stitches: Heart, Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops, Into the Blooms: Daisies,
OTHER: Crystal Stickles glitter, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, and Fired Brick Distress Spritz, Leafy Garden stencils, sequins thread
TIPS:
- Place a colored layer behind vellum to create a soft, glow.
- Curve your stamp to match the curve of a die cut.
Melissa Phillips
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: You
INK: Honey Nut, Olive Twist, Sweet Blush, Scarlet Jewel, Simply Chartreuse
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Rooted in Love, In Stitches: Hearts, Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops, This is Big Sentiments: You, Build-A-Flower Gardeb
OTHER: Scrunched Seam Binding, patterned paper, sequins, Fossilized Amber and Fired Brick Distress Spritz, Crystal Stickles glitter
TIPS:
- When using the Rooted in Love press plate, try a variety of colors to see which coordinates best.
- Use a fairly firm ink pad instead of a squishy pad to get the best impression.
Melissa Phillips
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Appreco
INK: Olive Twist, Scarlet Jewel, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pinefeather, Spring Rain, Tropical Teal
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Ocean Tides
DIES: Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops, Into the Blooms: Freshly Picked, Wild Wood
OTHER: Fossilized Amber, Fired Brick and Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz, Crackle Paste, scrunched seam binding, sequins
TIPS:
- Use crackle paste over stencils to create a distressed and aged look.
- Spray Distress Spritz over dried crackles to sink into each crack and highlight all of the texture.
Sandhya Iyer
Kassi Hulet
Brenda Noelke
Melody Rupple
Bobbi Lemanki
Betty Wright
Kelly Lunceford
MarDi Rembold
Build-A-Flower Garden Die + In Stitches: Tucked in Tags Die
Featured design by Bobbi
Bobbi Lemanski
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: You Stamp Set
DIES: This is Big Sentiments: You Die, Build-A-Flower Garden Die, In Stitches: Tucked in Tags Die
CARDSTOCK: Stampers’ Select White, Papertrey Ink Pattern Paper – New Leaf Polka Dots, Red Pin Dots and Tropical Teal Stripes, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Coastal Blue, New Leaf
INK: True Black, New Leaf
OTHER: White Ink Pen, Foam Tabs, Copic Sketch Markers, Bee Creative Precision Glue, Red/White Baker’s Twine
TIPS:
- Create a thicker “YOU” die for a stronger statement on the card by die-cutting multiple “YOU” die cuts and stacking and gluing them together. Add the one stamped die cut to the top.
- Use a pattern paper over a solid cardstock to create a bold tag with a pocket.
- Use multiple bold pattern papers, such as stripes and polka dots together to create contrast and interest on the card front.
- Use a white ink pen and a ruler centered over the stitching holes to draw white lines through the stitching holes of the tag for faux white stitching around the perimeter.
Melissa Phillips
Kassi Hulet
Betty Wright
Kelly Lunceford
MarDi Rembold
Brenda Noelke
Melody Rupple
What a thrilling way to launch our July countdown! We are completely head-over-heels for the elegant frame textures, interactive pocket tags, and lush garden blooms making their debut today, and we can’t wait to see how you mix these into your own stamp rooms. ✨
Be sure to take your time browsing the gorgeous design team projects featured above, and drop us a line in the comments to tell us which product stole your heart on Day 1—your excitement fuels our crafting community!
Don’t forget to meet us right back here tomorrow as we unpack Day 2 of our July Release Countdown. The inspiration is only growing, and you definitely won’t want to miss the new surprises we’re unveiling next!❤️
Sue D says
Love Kelly’s felt hearts with the In Stitches Hearts dies.
Cynthia C. says
Love Melissa’s card with the crackle paste and seam binding as the perfect touch!