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This is Big Sentiments: XL Merry Christmas Stamp Set & Dies + Love to Layer: Fancy That Die + Into the Blooms: Wagon Wheel Dies + Rustic Pine Press Plate + Fall Harvest Die + All About Christmas Stamp Set & Dies + Build-A-Bell Die & Stencils

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Sneak Peek Day 1

Penny here! Welcome to Day 1 of our October 2026 Release countdown! We are officially kicking off four full days of incredible sneak peeks, gorgeous design team inspiration, and brand-new holiday treasures that will get your creative heart singing.

 

Today’s reveals feature a breathtaking mix of oversized festive sentiments, ornate layering dies, rustic harvest accents, crisp letterpress pine trees, and customizable holiday bells. Grab your favorite cozy drink, settle into your crafting space, and let’s dive into our very first reveal day!

 

This is Big Sentiments: XL Merry Christmas Stamp Set & Dies

Make a bold seasonal statement with This is Big Sentiments: XL Merry Christmas! This set features oversized, focal-point greetings in both modern block lettering and elegant sweeping script. Paired with a wide selection of companion sub-sentiments for both card fronts and interiors, it gives you endless ways to share heartfelt Christmas wishes. Complete with coordinating dies that hug every curve of the large focal sentiments for easy layering!

 

Love to Layer: Fancy That Die

Elevate your card designs with Love to Layer: Fancy That! This set includes nested frame dies featuring ornate, decorative bracket silhouettes that create a sophisticated matting layer for sentiments, focal images, and delicate focal points. Perfect for adding instant elegance and depth to all your holiday and year-round projects!

 

Into the Blooms: Wagon Wheel Dies

Bring rustic elegance to your seasonal projects with Into the Blooms: Wagon Wheel! This die set features a multi-layer wooden wagon wheel base alongside buildable holiday floral accents, including pine sprigs, dimensional flower layers, flowing ribbon tails, and berry clusters. Perfect for crafting cozy harvest displays, Christmas door accents, and rustic card focal points!

 

Rustic Pine Press Plate

Add crisp, elegant letterpress detail to your holiday crafting with the Rustic Pine Press Plate! This metal press plate features a beautifully textured evergreen tree standing inside a wooden slat crate adorned with a delicate tied bow. Ideal for creating pressed card fronts, letterpress backgrounds, or foil-stamped holiday focal points with incredible crispness and dimension!

 

Fall Harvest Die

Frame your seasonal creations in rich autumn style with the Fall Harvest die! This set features an intricate rectangular frame decorated with intertwining trailing vines, curling tendrils, and delicate leaves. Perfect for cradling your fall sentiments, framing pumpkin arrangements, or adding an ornate botanical border to your autumn card designs!

 

All About Christmas Stamp Set & Dies

Share timeless seasonal joy with All About Christmas! This versatile set features multi-font typography sentiments combining rustic distressed block letters, smooth script, and delicate mistletoe sprig flourishes. Included are classic greetings like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Happy Holidays to You,” and “Season’s Greetings.” Paired with coordinating wafer-thin dies that trace around every intricate flourish, this set makes creating eye-catching holiday sentiments effortless!

 

Build-A-Bell Die & Stencils

Ring in the holiday season with the Build-A-Bell collection! This set features dimensional bell dies complete with clappers, layered bows, holly leaves, berries, and poinsettias. Pair the dies with the coordinating stencil collection to add intricate Damask scrollwork, festive snowflakes, and classic striped metallic trim to your bell creations for a show-stopping holiday focal point!

 

Get ready to be inspired! Our talented design team has been crafting up a storm with these new products, and their Day 1 projects are pure holiday magic. From rustic wagon wheel displays to custom layered bell arrangements, they are giving you a front-row look at all the ways to bring these 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 October wishlist!

 

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 27th at 12 PM ET, when the complete October 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.

This is Big Sentiments: XL Merry Christmas Stamp Set & Dies + Love to Layer: Fancy That Die + Into the Blooms: Wagon Wheel Dies + Rustic Pine Press Plate + Fall Harvest Die

Featured design by Melissa

Melissa Phillips

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: This is Big Sentiments: XL Merry Christmas, Amazing Grace Background

INK: Classic Kraft, Pure Poopy, Olive Twist, Ripe Avocado

CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream

DIES: North Pole Mail: Candy Cane Frame Post Card, Rustic Pine Press Plate, Into the Blooms: Wagon Wheel, Hold That Thought, This is Big Sentiments: XL Merry Christmas

OTHER: Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz, adhesive gems, Crystal Stickles Glitter

TIPS: 

  • To create a collage look, consider stamping just a portion of your card front with just a section of the music background stamp set.
  • Consider non-traditional colors for your Christmas tree and incorporate it into your color palette.

Melissa Phillips

MarDi Rembold

Kailash Naidoo

Kelly Lunceford

MarDi Rembold

Kassi Hulet

Bobbi Lemanski

Seeka

Melody Rupple

Betty Wright

Liane Hodges

Kailash Naidoo

Kailash Naidoo

Brenda Noelke

All About Christmas Stamp Set & Dies + Build-A-Bell Die & Stencils

Featured design by Betty & Kassi

Kassi Hulet

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: All About Christmas

DIES: All About Christmas, Build-A-Bell

TIPS: 

  • A Stardust Gelly Role can add a subtle, controlled shimmer for a frost kissed look.
  • Stamping your sentiment in Kraft ink creates a softer look while still being easily ledglible. This works great when looking for a more rustic feel where black feels too harsh.
  • You can use in to custom dye white ribbon to perfectly match your project.

Betty Wright

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Build-A-Bell, This Is Big Sentiment: XL Merry Christmas

PRESS PLATE: Silent Night Press Plate

DIES: Build-A-Bell

CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Coastal Blue, Red Glitter card stock, Gold Foil card stock

INK: Pinefeather, Schoolhouse Red, Coastal Blue

OTHER: Metallic Gold Pearl, Gold Foil, white paint

Betty Wright

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Build-A-Bell set, All About Christmas stamp set

DIES: Build-A-Bell dies set, All About Christmas dies set, Fall Harvest dies set, Fall Harvest die

CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select White, Coastal Blue,

INK: Soft Stone, Coastal Blue

OTHER: Silver glitter card stock, Silver Foil cardstock, silver embossing powder, Silver Metallic Pearls

TIPS: 

  • Use seasonal cover plate dies for a different season by strategically placing elements over parts of the seasonal die to create different looks.
  • Die cut portions of a cover plate die to use as embellishments. Here I used the little curly cues several times on my finish card.

Betty Wright

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Build-A-Bell set, This Is Big Sentiment: XL Merry Christmas stamp set

DIES: Build-A-Bell dies set

CARDSTOCK: Pure Poppy

INK: Schoolhouse Red

OTHER: Distress Tool, Silver Foil cardstock, silver embossing powder, Silver Metallic Pearls, Impression Plates

TIPS: 

  • Make the bow have more impact with an extra set of tails.

Kelly Lunceford

Bobbi Lemanski

Liane Hodges

Melissa Phillips

Brenda Noelke

MarDi Rembold

Melissa Phillips

Kailash Naidoo

Melody Rupple

MarDi Rembold

What an extraordinary beginning to our October sneak peek celebration! We are completely head over heels for the oversized seasonal greetings, rustic floral wheels, intricate press plate details, and ornate bell layers arriving today. It is going to be so much fun watching your unique creations unfold with these brand-new designs! ✨

 

Enjoy exploring every detail of the design team showcase above, and leave us a quick note in the comments sharing the item that captured your heart first!

 

Remember to drop by again tomorrow for the second day of our October countdown, where even more wonderful festive reveals will be waiting for you. ❤️

 

Click HERE to see our October 2026 Release Winners page!

Winners will be announced on October 27th at 5 PM ET.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Can’t choose just one!!! First on the list is the Build a Bell Set!! Quickly followed by everything else!!!

  3. The large holiday sentiments shine for me! Shout out for Kailash’s pink greeting card, so merry and bright!

  8. They are all beautiful! Liane Hodges’ card with the dark ink blending on the edges struck me because it is so different. I am going to try that technique.

  9. First one I saw was Melissa Phillips Big Sentiments and the XL Merry Christmas creation. Love that on the rustic background!

  11. All of these card designs are stunning! I love Melissa’s red tree with the subtle music stamping on the background! MarDi’s pink poinsettias and bells really caught my eye, too!

  13. These are lovely! Loving the Wagon Wheel dies. It’s hard to choose a favorite! Melissa’s card featuring this set is gorgeous! I do also love the Season’s Greetings card by Betty Wright in the soft blue.

  16. I love Melissa Phillips’ rustic pine project the best! The XL script Merry Christmas reminds me of the retro sentiment on cards. I absolutely love the pine in the crate, however I wish it were a stamp or die since I don’t have letterpress equipment. 😞

  21. I just adore the wagon wheel card with the soft blues that Kelly did. Betty’s coastal blue and white card is gorgeous too! Love love!

  26. Build A Bell caught my eye as I don’t have anything like that. Today’s cards are absolutely gorgeous! Usually I can easily pick a favorite or 2, but today I could just close my eyes and point! I’ll say Betty’s first bells card and Liane’s wagon wheel card…and everyone else’s!

  27. Love the Wagon Wheel die with pine sprigs, berries and ribbon tails. Very unique and charming for rustic Christmas. Betty Wright card is stunning and my favorite.

  29. It’s so hard to pick from such beautiful cards!! I’m going to say MarDi’s Rustic pine card….the gold foil tree on the cranberry paper really Pops and looks so Regal! The edging are beating, too – the thin red and white striped edge next to that goldfish paper and the beautiful bow that really sets it off!! Such a gorgeous card!!

  31. My favorite is the XL Greetings! Love the fonts and the boldness, yet softness of the Merry Christmas.
    I love the softness and layout of Betty’s card, so pretty!
    All of the cards are so beautiful with all the colorful designs. Can’t wait to see the full reveal next week!

  32. I like the candy cane frame in the first card listed. Also the use of avocado ink on the large font.

  36. Gorgeous products! So hard to pick a favorite, but the Build a Wagon Wheel die set is a top pick.

  38. Liane’s wagon wheel card is a favorite, but Betty’s bell cards are very elegant. It’s a great Day 1 at PTI!

  40. These close ups help see the detail in each card. My pick is the very first card by Melissa (I think). I like the music background behind the tree with the embossed ‘frame’. The stamped tree in the crate is subtle. letting the giant Merry Christmas stand out.

  43. These are all so pretty!! Nice selection of new products. My pick is Kassi Hulet’s card with the Happy Holidays to You. Love the “old time” look of her creation.

  44. I really like the look of Betty’s card with the bell with all the metallic and glitter!

  45. It’s really hard to pick just one! They were all great! I really like Liane Hodges’s card!

  48. Everything is so lovely and looks fun and easy to use! If I must choose one, it would be Kelly’s Bell card, so elegant!

  49. Liane’s wagon wheel card is GORGEOUS, but I also like Betty’s bell card. The bells are lovely. It’s a great Day 1 at PTI!

  53. I love the colors Kelly used on her bells card – so pretty!
    They are all so gorgeous. Love the wheel, too, and Kelly’s
    is my fave using it as well.

  54. These are all nicely made and vibrant.
    I just like Liane’s Hodges Merry Christmas with the wheel. It captured my attention more than any of the others. I think it’s the minimalist design.

  59. Wow, these are so lovely! My favorite is Kelly Lunceford’s Build-A-Bell card. The colors and design are so beautiful!

  60. Kassi Hulet All About Christmas Build-A-Bell

    I am very attracted to the simplicity of this card. With everything that is going on around me, I am drawn into a simpler life and a chance to reflect and relax.

  62. Everyone of your designers that used that glorious wagon wheel just stole my heart. Every design they used was amazing. I just received an order from Paper Trey Ink and it looks like I will be ordering again

  64. The Merry Christmas wheel by Liane caught my eye. It is soft and simple, yet is sunning in its own way.

  65. I love Melissa’s Merry Christmas using the XL using the stamp & die !…. It’s so classic!!

  69. I am usually not a fan of shades of turquoise at Christmas but Kelly Lunceford‘s wagon wheel card is elegant and festive.

  74. The Build-A-Bell set has taken my eye and started my brain creating many different looks! The possibilities are endless and it will be a great addition to anyones stash. All the others have great potential to incorporate into the layered and intricate design possibilities.

  75. I love the large sentiments and the winter greenery! Every designer made such great inspirational cards.

  76. I like the Liane Hodges wagon wheel card the best, they are all nice though. I’ll have to find the wagon wheel die cut so I can make the card.

  78. BUILD A BELL BY Betty Wright
    love the almost all white, with variations that make it unique

  80. Love the large sentiments!!! Shout out to Kassi and Melissa. And love bells card Kelly did, so gorgeous!! Can’t hardly wait now!!!

  82. I fell in love with Betty’s Build a Bell interpretation. The silver, blue and white were so elegant and stunning! I especially loved her tip of using parts of a cover plate to use as embellishments. The curly cues added the perfect finishing touch to her card!

  83. All the cards are gorgeous. My favorite product is the Build A Bell set – so many elegant cards made with it. LOVE this release.

  87. I love all of these new projects so much!!! MarDi’s Build a Bell Card is my favorite!

  88. They are all so beautiful, and a unique work of art to display as a Christmas decoration, it was hard to pick just one. But I went with Melissa Phillips, as I live the softness of it.

  92. All the cards are so beautiful, so hard to narrow it done. Love the wagon wheel and build a bell.

  93. LOVE MarDi’s Build A Bell card! The flowers, the big Bow, the bright bold color combos all work perfectly together!

  95. Congratulations Papertry Ink! Another stunning release. I want it all, wrapped up in a big bow for Christmas! Melissa Phillips knocked it out of the ballpark with the simplistic yet stylish Tree, XL Sentiment and Amazing Grace background. The color selection is nostalgic and charming.

  100. Gorgeous sneak peak #1. Loving Melissa Phillips card using the All about Christmas stamps…the layers, the colors, oh my!

  106. Choosing just one project from the amazing design team work is really difficult! I might say Betty Wright’s silver and blue creation using the build a bell set.

  110. I love Melissa’s Happy Holidays card – the combination of the neutral background a soft pink details is just beautiful.

  111. So many gorgeous cards! My favourite is MarDi’s Christmas tree card. Thank you for the chance to win!

  116. It’s a gorgeous release! I love the Rustic Pine Press Plate! It’s so charming. All of the new sentiments are fabulous too!

  118. I love Melissa’s creation with the wagon wheel and small flowers. The colour combination is also so pretty.

  119. I love the entire collection and all of the beautiful cards! I am especially drawn to Melissa Phillips’ Christmas tree card!

  127. I Love the Christmas lights and stencil set…….but that XLerry Christmas is spectacular

  128. Betty’s designs with the Build a Bell set are so gorgeous! She has a great eye on colors and editing the card to bring out the best!

  130. Liane’s card using the wagon wheel just stands out to me and I can’t explain why. Maybe it’s the use of the dark color or the simple layout. I just don’t know but I never thought I needed a wagon wheel in my collection until now.

  131. I love the very first card shown, which is by Melissa. I love the red Christmas tree as the background. I like cards that are easy to mail – with no extra postage. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win.

  132. All of the cards are wonderful but Liane Hodges card was my favorite today. Beautiful creations!

  142. What a fabulous new release! My absolute favorite is the Into the Blooms:Wagon Wheel and I love card inspiration “Seasons Greetings” using this new product by Kelly.

  144. This release is amazing!!! I can’t pick 1 favorite I love it all!!!! Awesome card ideas to for the release.

  151. I love Melissa’s rustic pine card design! This product is my favorite due to its versatility. Perfect as a background or focal point.

  152. The elegant Poinsettia’s by Betty Wright made me ooohh and aaahh, so elegant and beautiful!!

  156. Love the wagon wheel! And the colors that MarDi used in her bell card really caught my eye!!

  157. I love the Rustic Pine Press Plate!! Melissa’s card is just outstanding! Everything in the release is spectacular!

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