The pairings are here—and it’s time to see what these customer-inspired additions can do!

Pick Your Pairings is filled with coordinating dies, coloring stencils, Foil It panels, Stacklets, accessories, and other creative companions designed to bring fresh possibilities to TE favorites. Whether you’re expanding a product already in your craft room or discovering something completely new, these pairings make it easier to create with more color, dimension, and versatility.

Our Creative Team has been busy putting the new release to work, and today we’re sharing plenty of inspiration—plus two video tutorials from TE Designers Mindy Eggen and Alicia Ekermans!

One Stencil, Four Cheerful Cards With Mindy!

TE Designer Mindy Eggen is showing how easy it can be to batch-create four colorful cards from one stenciled design!

In her video tutorial, Mindy shares how to:

• Use one stencil to create four coordinating card fronts in a bright, cheerful color palette.
• Give each card its own personality with different layouts, frames, and finishing details.
• Add dimension with the new Enjoy Retirement Coordinating Dies and other uplifting sentiments.

Watch the video for fresh ideas that will help you create more cards in less time—without making every design look the same!

Two Exclusive Gifts This Week Only!

Receive the TE Exclusive – Blooming Bits 6×6 Background Stamp with an individual retail purchase of $175 or more, while supplies last.

This whimsical floral background can be stamped in one color for a quick card front, heat embossed for texture, or selectively colored for a bright garden of cheerful details.

Purchases of $100 or more also qualify for the TE Exclusive – On the Horizon Mini Cutting Plate Die, an $18 value. That means an individual retail purchase of $175 or more qualifies for both exclusive gifts, while supplies last!

Now, Let’s Get Crafty!

Our Creative Team has been busy turning these new pairings into colorful, clever, and confidence-building cards—and now the inspiration is ready to share!

Explore projects featuring dimensional sentiments, layered florals, shiny Foil It designs, playful holiday characters, versatile frames, and fresh ways to combine the new release with coordinating TE favorites.

With plenty of projects and two crafty tutorials to explore, you’re sure to find ideas that help you choose your pairings and create with confidence!

TE Creative Team member Emily Mydlowski lets bold color take center stage! Her Floral Embrace cards show how changing the palette can give the same detailed floral design an entirely different personality, while vellum, dimensional sentiments, and sparkling centers provide beautiful finishing touches. She also pairs the oversized C’mon It’s Your Birthday Die Set with a rainbow-blended background for a celebration card that makes an immediate impact.

TE Creative Team member Jen Shults shows how floral images can move beautifully from gratitude to encouragement. Her large bouquet is framed with postage-inspired detail and layered over a subtle patterned background, while natural twine and tiny metallic butterflies add texture. On her second card, a softly colored bouquet rests inside a pink arched focal point, proving that a clean layout can still hold plenty of dimension and heartfelt detail.

TE Creative Team member Jill Hawkins pairs soft color with unexpected details for two joyful designs. Her Floral Embrace card features delicately blended pink and yellow blooms, a stitched vellum sentiment panel, and subtle splatters for added texture. Her Smiley Squad card takes a playful turn with googly eyes, curved greetings from Sending Smiles, and colorful hearts and stars scattered across the background.

TE Designer Heather Nichols brings cozy, homespun charm to her projects through layered details and warm color palettes. Her quilt-inspired card combines a colorful Foil It – Quilt Squares focal point with stitched backgrounds, spools, and button accents. For Christmas, she creates a playful scene with the O Christmas Goose collection, placing the festive flock inside a dimensional sleigh surrounded by holly and sparkling red berries.

TE Creative Team member Amy Kolling shows just how much personality one release can hold! Her colorful Smiley Squad cards combine bold ink blending, playful faces, and dimensional sentiments for happy mail guaranteed to brighten someone’s day. She then shifts into vacation mode, pairing the new Enjoy Retirement Coordinating Dies with beach-themed die cuts and rolling waves to celebrate a relaxing next chapter.

TE Creative Team member Melody Rupple shows how the new pairings can help one favorite design stretch across several layouts. She uses the Triple Slim – Holly Holiday Coordinating Dies to lift poinsettias, holly, and a greenery-filled Christmas tree from their stenciled backgrounds, then layers them over elegant arched panels. Her Halloween card combines the playful Spooky Scribbles Background Stamp with bold ink blending, an oversized greeting, and dimensional ghosts for a frightfully fun finish.

TE Designer Lori Craig combines classic layouts with fresh color and texture. Her quilt-inspired cards turn individual Foil It – Quilt Squares designs into framed focal points, finished with tiny buttons and warm holiday greetings. Her floral cards use soft ink blending, white embossed details, layered frames, and versatile sentiments to create beautiful designs for both sympathy and gratitude.

TE Creative Team member Deby Bauer creates two completely different looks with bright color and thoughtful layering. Her cheerful flower basket combines patterned and embossed backgrounds with die-cut blooms and an uplifting sentiment. For her butterfly card, she layers vivid pink and blue butterflies over a softly shaped panel, adding metallic outlines and dimensional accents that make the entire design feel ready to flutter off the card.

Create a Thank-You that Blooms!

Join TE Owner & Creative Director Taylor VanBruggen at 9 AM CT today as she creates a colorful thank-you card featuring the Floral Embrace Cutting Plate Die and coordinating Coloring Stencil from our new Pick Your Pairings release!

Along the way, she’ll show you how to:

• Use the coordinating stencil to quickly add layered color and shading to the intricate Floral Embrace design.
• Create depth and dimension by lifting the detailed die-cut flowers from the card front.
• Add a soft vellum sentiment band, sparkling flower centers, and splattered details for a beautifully finished design.

Whether Floral Embrace is already a crafty favorite or you’re discovering it for the first time, you’ll see how the new coordinating products make it easier to create impressive floral cards filled with color, texture, and dimension.