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Sneak Peek Day 3

Penny here! Welcome to Day 3 of our September Release countdown. We are so glad you are joining us as we continue to unwrap all the festive goodness lined up for this Christmas release! Today, we are focusing on the magical and meaningful moments of the season, bringing together playful, whimsical holiday cheer alongside deeply heartfelt Christmas scripture.

 

Whether you love building storybook-style Christmas trees layered with fun patterns, textures, and colorful trimmings, or you prefer sharing the timeless, quiet beauty of the gospel message on your holiday card fronts, today’s lineup has something truly special to inspire your crafting table. There is so much creative potential in store today, so grab your favorite warm drink, settle in, and let’s dive into today’s fresh new sneak peeks!

 

Build-A-Whimsical Tree Die

Create playful, storybook-style holiday cards with the Build-A-Whimsical Tree die set! This interactive collection features a curving evergreen silhouette with individual layered tier pieces, decorative swirl accents, a tree trunk, and a grounded shadow base. Customize your festive tree with fun ornaments, star toppers, holly leaves, and berries for a playful centerpiece!

 

Build-A-Whimsical Tree Stencil Collection

Add rich texture and magical details to your whimsical trees with the Build-A-Whimsical Tree Stencil Collection! Designed to coordinate with the Build-A-Whimsical Tree die set, this multi-step layering stencil collection lets you easily ink-blend decorative garland stripes, delicate snowflakes, twinkling starbursts, and snowy dot patterns directly onto your die-cut tree layers.

 

Reflections: John 1:14 Mini Stamp Set & Dies

Share the true meaning of the season with the Reflections: John 1:14 Mini collection! Featuring a beautiful mixed-font typography arrangement of the scripture “The word became flesh and made His dwelling among us…” pair it with the scalloped oval frame die set for an ornate focal point, or use the outline die to pop up the entire verse block effortlessly.

 

Get ready to be inspired! Our talented design team has been busy crafting up a storm with today’s new arrivals, and their Day 3 projects are full of magical details. From storybook winter trees decorated with colorful patterns to serene, elegant scripture cards, they are giving you a front-row look at all the ways to bring these festive sets to life!

 

Take a peek at the gorgeous project gallery below, and keep a pen handy to jot down your top picks for your September wishlist!

 

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 29th at 12 PM ET, when the complete September release officially lands in the shop. Set those reminders, and join us back here tomorrow morning as we reveal a whole new round of sneak peeks!

💖 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.

Build-A-Whimsical Tree Die + Build-A-Whimsical Tree Stencil Collection

Featured designs by Melissa

Melissa Phillips

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Framed in Flowers: Christmas 
INK: Coastal Blue, Hawaiian Shores, Pale Peony, Scarlet Jewel, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Green Parakeet 
PAPER: Bitty Big Pale Peony, Stamper’s Select White, Pale Peony
DIES: Build-A-Whimsical Tree, Love to Layer: Beaded Trim, Framed in Flowers: Christmas, In the Pocket
OTHER: Merry Motifs Hot Foil plate, Build-A-Whimsical Tree Stencils, Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz, adhesive gems, Crystal Stickles glitter

TIPS: 

  • Use one of Papertrey Ink’s hot foil frames to create a subtle design around your focal point.
  • Highlight certain elements on your ink blended images by using colored pencils or markers, such as I’ve done here on my ornaments.
  • Pop up certain pieces of your die cut tree using foam adhesive. This adds dimension and texture.

Melissa Phillips

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Holiday Wreath

INK: Simply Chartreuse, Pinefeather, Ripe Avocado, Honey Nut

PAPER: Stamper’s Select White

DIES: Build-A-Whimsical Tree, In the Pocket, Reflections: John 1:4

OTHER: Fanciful Snowflake Hot Foil Plate, Copic Markers, Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz, scrunched seam binding, adhesive gems, white paint

TIPS: 

  • Create a monochromatic card by focusing on several shades of the same color.
  • Add a background that looks like softly falling snow, using the Fanciful Snowflake Hot Foil Plate.
  • Splatter white paint over finished card to mimic snowflakes landing on certain elements.

MarDi Rembold

Kailash Naidoo

Bobbi Lemanski

Kelly Lunceford

Melody Rupple

MarDi Rembold

Shilo Miles

Brenda Noelke

Betty Wright

MarDi Rembold

Kassi Hulet

Liane Hodges

Reflections: John 1:14 Mini Stamp Set & Dies

Featured design by Seeka

Seeka

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Reflections: John 1:14

DIES: Reflections: John 1:14, Into the Blooms: Apples

CARDSTOCK: Scarlet Jewel, Pale Peony, Sweet Blush, Bright Buttercup

Kelly Lunceford

Liane Hodges

Kailash Naidoo

Betty Wright

Melissa Phillips

Shilo Miles

MarDi Rembold

Bobbi Lemanski

Melody Rupple

Brenda Noelke

Kassi Hulet

That wraps up our Day 3 sneak peeks! We hope these playful whimsical trees and uplifting scripture sentiments inspired your creative spirit today. 🎄✨ There is so much magic in bringing these festive details to life, whether you are crafting whimsical holiday scenes or sending heartfelt Christmas blessings to loved ones.

 

Take your time browsing all the stunning design team inspiration above, and leave a comment to let us know which Day 3 product caught your eye! We love hearing what you’re most excited to craft with.

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow morning for Day 4 as we continue our countdown with even more exciting debuts! ❤️

 

Click HERE to see our September 2026 Release Winners page!

Winners will be announced on September 29th at 3PM ET.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  3. Cute Christmas trees!! Love the Reflections scripture! Perfect choice for Christmas!!

  4. Lovely cards today by all of the designers! I just adore Melissa’s first card using the Whimsical Christmas tree set!

  7. The Build a Whimsical Tree products are so fun! Love the soft and dreamy card Kassi created with the dies.

  9. Melissa’s Whimsical Tree card with the ‘Merry & Bright’ sentiment is my favorite! Love the white layered background and the colors on the tree!

  10. I love MarDi and Brenda’s scripture cards! So lovely! I wanted that verse for a while and here it is!

  11. I love this release and all of the inspiration!!!! If i have to choose my favorite card is Kelly’s Reflections card!!!

  13. So many lovely cards! All the John 1:14 are absolutely gorgeous. My favorite is the one by MarDi. Such rich, beautiful colors and her design is spot on!

  15. I JUST LOVE THE WHIMSICAL TREE BY MarDi Rembold. The die is beautiful and the colors are bold and bright.

  20. I absolutely fell in love for Melissa’s whimsical tree and the many additions along with it.
    It brings memories of my 6 children when they “believed in Christmas”. They were hooked on The Grinch with lots of unique whimsical trees and decorations ❤️ as well.
    GO MELISSA!!!

  23. Melissa’s Merry & Bright Whimsical Tree card is my favorite, but Liane’s scripture card is a close second.

  25. All of the Christmas tree cards made me smile! I love how Melissa’s green and red one pops against the white textured background!

  26. Such a beautiful array of cards! I especially love the Charming Whimsical tree design and all the cards made with it.

  28. I love the tree & the coordinating stencil as well
    as all the pretty cards using them. I love Betty’s
    tree card & MarDi’s pink/aqua tree card best.

  30. A tough choice today because all the whimsical trees are adorable. I like the color choices in Melody Rupple’s Making Spirits Bright card.

  35. What a great release! Love Liane Hodges’ design, the sentiment really pops off the center ribbon over the textured leave background. The holiday sprig also adds to color.

  36. It’s so hard to choose one as they are all beautiful – I love Shilo’s and Melissa’s trees though.

  38. Brenda’s Scripture card is my favorite! I love the color scheme she used and PTI makes the absolute BEST Scripture stamps hands down ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  39. The whimsical tree is adorable! Love Melissa’s creation of that yesterday during the LIVE! My favorite is the Reflections Stamp and the coordinating frame. Love that verse! My favorite inspiration is card #16 by Bobbi. I love how she combined the new florals with the reflections verse.

  40. I absolutely LOVE the scripture verse this month – especially on Liane Hodge’s card with the flag! Beautiful!

  44. my favorite is the Build-A-Whimsical Tree Die + Build-A-Whimsical Tree Stencil designs by Melissa. Such a cute tree. Love this release more and more every day.

  45. I love all the cards made with the Whimsical Tree die. They make me think if Cindy Lou Hoo from the Grinch–so cute.

  46. These are absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE the variety of colors especially I love Christmas trees! Melissa’s is my favorite.

  47. My favorite today is The Whimsical Tree by Brenda Noelke. I love the background with the colors of the tree. It makes such a pretty wintry scene!

  48. Love that whimsical tree. I love anything Christmas. Love Melissa’s cards. But they are all wonderful.

  49. What wonderful cards! My favorite is Melissa’s tree. I also like Liane’s scripture card. I have a few of the scripture stamps and love using them!

  50. ALL the Reflections cards are absolutely stunning!! My 1st favorite is MarDi Rembold and 2nd is Mellisa Phillips. I’m so excited for Tuesday!

  58. I love Liane Hodges card using the new Reflections: John 1:14. I am always drawn to CAS designed cards. Liane’s card is clean and simple with the focus on the Scripture. I like that she made with a Christmas theme as well. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. 😀

  60. Betty Wright wins my favorite choice today. I love the colors she used, they give the card a soft feel.

  61. I love all the designers’ trees! It’s hard to pick one. I watched Melissa tutorial on how to make and do the stencil which I have never done before. It was very informative and helpful!

  64. Love the softness and classy look of Betty Wright’s tree…
    almost looks good enough to eat.

  71. I love this Christmas tree die and the ability to put the tree together layer by layer, thus allowing for flexibility in creations.

  72. Oh how cute is Melissa’s Whimsical Tree! All of the card designs are adorable! Love the Reflection this month also!

  74. I have several Christmas tree dies, but the Whimsical Christmas tree is so different from the others I have–congrats to the designer for creating such a unique die. Shilo Miles’ card is my favorite because I love the color combination.

  76. So many possibilities with those trees! Love both Melissa’s and Betty Wrights inspirational cards!!

  82. Betty Wright’s “Decorated” tree makes me smile (even more that all the other cards). It’s so light and airy. Love the color combo and the saying on it.

  90. They are all amazing but the Build a Whimsical Tree is by far my favorite!!! There are so many fun ways it can be made!!

  91. The whimsical tree dies make it easy to create a card for Christmas. I liked every single card made here, but if I had to choose a favorite, today it would be MarDi Rembold’s card. I am also looking forward to receiving the Reflections verse this month. It will be great for Christmas cards, but I will use this year round.

  92. Love the variety and creativity of the each example. My favorites use the non-traditional colors.

  95. The Whimsical Tree is so fun and obviously so full of possibilities, and the Reflections John 1:14 collection…♥

  96. Melody’s John 1:14 card is my favorite. The BLUES are gorgeous on this.
    I thought that I’d left a comment already, but I guess not…

  101. Melissa’s cards! Love them both and how they highlight the ability to change up the feel of the card with color and pattern selections.

  103. My goodness, I love that Whimsical Tree! So cute, so many possibilities, and, a great way to use up scrap paper.

  105. The Build a Whimsical Tree set is so cute! I want to tip it a little and put a cat behind it peeking out. But I have to say my heart belongs to your reflection stamps. My mom and mother in law love the cards I make with them, as do I.
    Liane Hodges made a beautiful Reflection card, clean and simple like the Holy Chalice our Lord drank from.

  113. Melissa Phillips scripture card is so beautiful. I love the colors and the “softness “ of the card. It is comfort in a card!❤️

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