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Simon Says Stamp DieCember 2023 - Aurora Blooms Wafer Die

One of the products in the SSS DieCember 2023 release is NOT holiday themed (although I could have made a holiday card with it!). I broke out though and made a very springy card to share today. Back to my bright colors and my favorite season of card making. The dies in the Aurora Blooms Die set could be used or any season and have so much possibility. I love that you could die-cut them out of colored cardstock, or color them yourself like I did. Here is an image of the Aurora Blooms Wafer Dies: Here is my (very springy) card! For the background of this card, I embossed the Woven Embossing Folder also from the DieCember release. It's... Read more →

SSS DieCember Blog Hop Day 2: "One Stamp, Five Ways" Trim a Tag

Today, December 8th, is the second day of the two day blog hop celebrating the SSS DieCember 2023 release. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the new Trim a Tag Stamp Set that is sold alone or also sold with a set of tag dies as a bundle as shown here: Note: This is a pre-order item that they expect to ship on 12/13. I absolutely LOVE making Christmas Tags and I use all of the ones I make every year! This Trim a Tag stamp set is so perfect for making tags. You may have this set of dies that you can purchase with the stamp set as they have been around... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp DieCember 2023: Elegant Ornament Wafer Dies

Tomorrow, December 8th is day two of the SSS Blog Hop celebrating the DieCember 2023 release. I'm part of that blog hop, so please come and visit on Friday! Today I have another DieCember project to share with you. You may have already see these are they are under the product image. But I have more images to share and directions that might be helpful. Here is an image of the Elegant Ornament Wafer Die that I used for my projects today: I posted a card a couple days ago using this same die. Here is an image of the card and you can see the blog post HERE for details on how I made it. At the top of... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp DieCember 2023 "Elegant Ornament Wafer Die"

I have another SSS DieCember project to share with you today. For this one, I used the Elegant Ornament Wafer Die as well as a couple more of the new products including the Rhythmic Waves Embossing Folder and the Pine Needle Sprig Dies. I also used the Arching Sprig Wafer Die and the Holiday Blossoms set from the All the Joy release and last, the Holly Sprigs Die from Stamptember. Here is an image of the Elegant Ornament Wafer die: Here is my card: I embossed the Rhythmic Wave Embossing Folder with white cardstock and used that for the background of the card. I then die-cut the Elegant Ornament Wafer Die from gold glitter paper, white cardstock, and vellum. I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release 2023: Ornament Tag Dies and Rhythmic Waves Embossing Folder

Today is the Simon Says Stamp DieCember 2023 Release! We will be having a two day blog hop on December 2nd and December 8th to share lots of inspiration using the release. I'm part of day 2, so in the mean time, I'll be sharing a few tags and cards using some of the products in the release. I'm very excited that they have come out with some new Pawsitively Saturated Ink colors! Today I have a card to share using two of the new products: the Ornament Tag Dies and the Rhythmic Waves Embossing Folder. Here are images of these two products: Here is my card. If you look closely at the graphic at the top of this post,... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways": SSS Deck the Halls Season of Wonder Release

I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you that has been in the works for weeks! I'm using a stamp set from the Season of Wonder release called Deck the Halls. I made a card with it for the release, so it has been on their website for some time. I wanted to make four more though before I shared it, and that took a while! Today I finished four more cards yay! Here is an image of the Deck the Halls stamp and die bundle WHICH IS ON SALE! It is usually $64.98 and is only $39.99 right now!!! Here are my five cards: This was my most time consuming card. I created a shaker... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Floral Wreath Embossing Folder - STAMPtember

I pulled out a product from STAMPtember that I never got a chance to use and turned it into a holiday card! I used the Floral Wreath Embossing Folder, which I think looks more like a summer/tropical wreath. But I changed up the colors and added lots of glitter and a holiday sentiment and bam, another Christmas card done! Here is the Floral Wreath Embossing Folder: Here is my card: I first embossed the Floral Wreath Embossing Folder with white cardstock. I always run it through 3 times, but I don't wet my paper anymore. Wasn't sure it even helped. I get good raised images this way. I then colored the wreath with Copic Markers using reds for the flowers... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways": SSS Limited Holiday 2023 Tag Kit

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Holiday 2023 Tag Kit. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you today which resulted in 3 cards and 6 tags (don't try to add up to five). Here is an image of the kit: Some of the products in the kit are sold by themselves including the Home For Christmas stamp set, the add-on of the Home For Christmas matching dies, the Stems and Berries dies, and the Festive Candy Cane Stencil. I've used all of these in my creations below. CARD 1: For my first card, I only used the 4 inks in the kit (in fact, I just used 3 of them!).... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Holiday 2023 Kit "Cocoa and Joy"

Today is the release of the SSS Limited Edition Holiday 2023 Kit and I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you! I focused on the Cocoa and Joy stamp set for my 5 cards, but I used many of the other elements in the kit as well. Here is an image of the kit in it's entirety: Several of the contents of the kit are sold separately including the Cocoa and Joy stamp set, the Cocoa and Joy dies (not included in the kit), the Cozy Cocoa Stencil Set, the Cozy Wishes Sentiment Die, and the Threaded Snowflakes Embossing Folder. Here are my five cards. I accidentally made 3 of my cards with the same greeting,... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit "Making Spirits Bright" Tags

The SSS December Card Kit called Making Spirits Bright was released today, December 14th. I have a "one stamp, five ways" blog post up using the kit and the Making Spirits Bright stamp set HERE if you want to check it out. Here are the five cards I posted on that blog post: I got so carried away with this card kit that I also made 3 tags with it. Here they are: Here are the details of how I created them: I used a large white standard office tag for this first one. It was large enough for the biggest frame in the kit. The frames are Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas Layer Frames. I attached it over the 3x4... Read more →