Sneak Peek Day 2
Penny here, welcome back to Day 2 of our October 2026 Release countdown! The excitement is officially build-up, and today’s reveals are all about creating warm, inviting winter scenes that make you want to curl up with a blanket and a mug of cocoa.
Today, we’re sharing a delightful pair of new additions designed to bring classic holiday comfort straight to your card fronts. Whether you love building detailed architectural scenes or adding glowing festive lights adorned with snowy branches, today’s reveals have something extra special in store. Let’s jump right in!
Holiday Window Stamp Set & Dies
Build cozy, heartwarming scenes with Holiday Window! This set features a six-pane window frame complete with matching shutters, a sturdy window sill, snowy drifts, lanterns, potted poinsettias, and festive pine wreaths. Pair the detailed stamps with coordinating dies to layer festive decorations inside or outside the pane for a welcoming seasonal focal point!
Hang the Lights Die & Stencils
Light up your holiday papercrafting with Hang the Lights! This set includes large bulb dies, metal light toppers, realistic tree branches, snow drifts, curling string wire, and greenery branches. Combine the dies with the coordinating stencil collection to easily layer fun polka dots, geometric chevron, and delicate snowflake patterns directly onto your Christmas light bulbs!
Get ready to be inspired! Our talented design team has been crafting up a storm with these new products, and their Day 2 projects are pure winter magic. From snowy windowsill scenes to vibrant patterned light strand displays, 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!
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Holiday Window Stamp Set & Dies
Featured design by Bobbi
Bobbi Lemanski
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Holiday Window
DIES: Holiday Window
CARDSTOCK: Stampers’ Select White, Fine Linen
INK: True Black, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Scarlet Jewel, Pinefeather, Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado
OTHER: White Paint, White Ink Pen, Foam Tabs, Fine-tip black Marker, Copic Sketch Markers Distress Oxide Ink: Gathered Twigs, Bee Creative Precision Glue, Pearl Pen – Black
TIPS:
- Create the look of exterior home siding by adding a darker shade line every 3/4″ on a piece of cardstock. In this example, I used Copic Marker E31 on Fine Linen Cardstock.
- Use white acrylic paint or white ink to create freshly fallen snow. Use a fan brush to splatter the paint/ink over the card front for a fresh and random pattern.
- Use a darker shade of ink to create a shadow around the perimeter of the card front. This helps to frame the focal point in the center.
MarDi Rembold
Kelly Lunceford
Betty Wright
MarDi Rembold
Liane Hodges
Kassi Hulet
Melody Rupple
Kailash Naidoo
Brenda Noelke
Hang the Lights Die & Stencils Collection
Featured designs by Kelly
Kelly Lunceford
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: All About Christmas
INK: Versamark, Vintage Jadeite, Pinefeather, Pale Peony, Lovely Lady, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel
CARDSTOCK: Coastal Blue, Pure Poppy, Stamper’s Select White
DIES: All About Christmas, Hang the Lights, Love to Layer: Fancy That
OTHER: gold embossing powder, antique gold cardstock, champagne foil, Fresh Greens Hot Foil Plate, Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz
TIPS:
- Use a light hand to blend the light bulb colors, and then a heavier hand with the stencil over the top.
- Use a distress spritz or spray for a vintage look.
- Let the large sentiment take center stage and use the greenery and berries to frame it.
Kelly Lunceford
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Merry Motifs, Deerest Blessings
INK: New Leaf, Pinefeather, Blueberry Sky, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Versamark
CARDSTOCK: New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Stamper’s Select White
DIES: Hang The Lights, Love to Layer: Fancy That
OTHER: Deco Framework Hot Foil Plate, green foil, Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz, vellum, silver embossing powder
TIPS:
- Use tone-on-tone foil and cardstock for a vintage feel.
- Heat emboss a sentiment on Vellum to switch things up.
- Get out of your comfort zone and try color combinations you wouldn’t normally pick.
Kelly Lunceford
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Believe
INK: Walnut Stain Distress Oxide, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Pinefeather, Scarlet Jewel, Versamark
CARDSTOCK: Ocean Tides, Coastal Blue, Stamper’s Select White, Pure Poppy
DIES: Hang the Lights, Love to Layer: Fancy That, Wagon Wheel
OTHER: white wood grain cardstock, Filigree Frame Hot Foil Plate, champagne foil, Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz, silver cardstock, white embossing powder, Crystal Stickles, glitter, Hang the Lights Stencil Collection
TIPS:
- Don’t hesitate layering different types of mats to create a unique background.
- Heat emboss the sentiment in white powder for a crisp look.
- Add stickles to the snow and berries for a realistic looking snowy effect.
MarDi Rembold
Melody Rupple
Bobbi Lemanski
Kassi Hulet
Betty Wrigth
Kailash Naidoo
What a joyful second day of our October countdown! We are completely smitten with the cozy architectural windows, snowy ledges, customizable bulb patterns, and lush evergreen branch strands making their debut today. Watching these inviting scene-building elements come together has us so excited to see how you will bring them to life on your own crafting desk! ✨
Take a moment to absorb all the incredible project ideas from our design team above, and share in the comments below which Day 2 feature stole the show for you!
Be sure to pop back in tomorrow morning as we roll out Day 3 of our October Release Countdown—we have plenty more holiday treasures waiting to be uncovered! ❤️
Donna Phelan says
Oh My! Gorgeous Holiday cards! I do love them all, but my heart strings are drawn to Bobbi’s Window card–isn’t that just fabulously festive! LOVE!!! Merry Merry!
Debbie Head says
Kelly Lunceford & Melody Rupple
Jill W. says
So drawn to Kassi’s soft and beautiful cards!
Kylie says
These are all gorgeous. I love Bobbi’s card–her design and colors.
Yohana Yohana says
Kelly’s Hang the Lights cards are so pretty. It makes me want to use the die too 😁