Afternoon everyone. Pink and Main Bugs and Berries May 2025 release is now available. This is one super cute release. Bugs and berries are the central theme of the May release. There are ladybugs galore, and the freshest strawberries to kick off your summer crafting. With this release they’ve added another interactive die set to our line – the Berry Pop Up Card Dies create a darling little basket of strawberries. Pink and Main also added new Spring and Summer Home Add Ons to their Home Sweet Home house die set, with the cutest bunting to make July 4th cards & projects. And of course there’s their monthly mouse – for May, he’s got a birdhouse and a few feathered friends! The release is full of fantastic new stamps, dies, embossing folders, CheerFoil, Foilables, patterned paper, and embellishments!
Here are a few cards I made with some of the products from the release. For this first card I used the gingham pattern paper from the Bugs and Berries Patterned Paper. I stamped the container of berries from the Bugs and Berries Stamp set and colored it with my Olo Markers. For a sparkle of interest, I paper piece the container with the polka dot paper from the patterned paper sample pack.
To add the sentiment I first die cut a few of the Thin Flag Banners out of ivory and red cardstock. Next I stamped the sentiment onto ivory cardstock and framed it on the top and bottom with red cardstock.
This card was perfect with just a touch of blue enamel dots to finish it off.
For my second card, I was really inspired by the strawberry pattern paper in the sample pack. It is so lovely and fun!. This card was kept simple by stamping out the strawberries and flower image along with extra leaves and strawberries. The coordinating die cut was used to cut out the images. To create a larger image, I tucked the extra leaves and strawberries behind the main image.
I trimmed down the pattern paper to give it a large white border for a A2 card base. For some added dimension, I popped the image up with foam tape.
I didn’t want to add a sentiment to this card. The summer vibe from the paper and strawberries was all this card needed.
Remember, there is an Instagram hop going on for the release. Make sure to swing by my Instagram page for a list of participants and a chance to win the giveaway!
so sweet