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Simon Says Stamp Diecember Release Card - Thankful Wreath

Today I made a card using the new Simon Says Stamp Thankful Wreath stamp and die set. They released the stamp in the Handmade Holiday release in November and then the die came out as part of the Diecember release. It is also sold as a bundle. Here is an image: I incorporated one of the other Diecember release products called the Detail Pincushion Plate Die. I also used a Large Joy die from the Peace on Earth release. Here is my card: I die-cut the Detail Pincushion Plate Die from white cardstock. I then attached a solid glue sheet to the front of a white card base. I attached the entire die to it before any of the pieces... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Die-cember 2021 BLOG HOP

Today is the first day of a two day blog hop celebrating the Simon Says Stamp Die-cember release! I have a couple cards to share and then I will have all the details of the blog hop at the end of this post. I made a mini slimline card (3.5" x 6.5") using some of the new dies from the release. I started by die-cutting the new Mini Slimline Lattice Die from white cardstock. I glued the entire piece to a fuchsia card base. I kept the pieces all intact and used adhesive behind the entire thing so they would all stay in place. I then colored the small pieces with Copics to match the card. I used light colors... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp DIECEMBER 2021 Release!

It's Diecember! Woot woot! I can't believe it is back again so soon! I have a card to share with you tonight using some of the new products, but tomorrow night (December 2nd at 12:00 am) I will be participating in the first day of a two day blog hop so I'll have more to share with you then. You can see the entire Die-cember release here. And here is my card: I made this birthday card with several products from the new release. I used the Detail Tapestry Plate for the background. I die-cut it from white cardstock and then I applied several colors of Pawsitively Saturated Ink by SSS. I love these inks so much. They apply so... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Gift of Christmas Holiday Tag Kit - "One Stamp, Five Ways"

This is the last of the limited edition holiday kits that will be released by SSS for this season. There was the Santa's Helpers December card kit, the Cozy Christmas Holiday Gift Card Kit, and the Season of Joy Holiday card kit - I believe two of them are still available (not the Cozy Christmas Holiday Gift Card Kit)! And today we have the Limited Edition Gift of Christmas Holiday Tag Kit being released. Here is an image: I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using this kit and focusing on the stamp set in the kit. It is a 6x8 stamp set also called the Gift of Christmas. You can purchase it alone if... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Special Promotion Starts Today!

Today there is a special promotion by Simon Says Stamp that I think you will all want to know about! Here are the deets: If you place an order of $100 or more, you get a FREE stamp set with purchase called Yeti for Christmas. The stamp set cannot be purchased alone, but you can buy a set of matching dies if interested. I made a card with the stamp set to show it to you: I created this slimline card using all of the images in the stamp set. I stamped them all with MFT Natural Ink and then colored them with colored pencils. I stamped 3 of each tree and each snowflake so I would have enough to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Special Holiday Release

I'm excited to announce that Simon Says Stamp has a special holiday release today of a few different products. There is a Christmas Foliage stencil, a Twinkly Lights die, and 6" x 8" Winter Flower stamp set. I have made a card using the Winter Floral stamp set which is a 6" x 8" gorgeous stamp set. There is also a die of just the floral design. Here is an image of the stamp set: I made a one layer card with just the Winter Flower stamp set since I didn't have the matching die: I stamped the beautiful floral design from the Winter Floral stamp set on a piece of white cardstock with MFT Natural Ink. I colored it... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Limited Edition Cozy Christmas Holiday Gift Card Kit

Today Simon Says Stamp released another Limited Edition kit called the Cozy Christmas Holiday Gift Card Kit. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using this kit. Here is an image of it: Although I try to use most of the kit contents, I primarily focus on the stamp set which is 6" x 8" and is also called Cozy Christmas. You can buy the stamp alone or with a set of matching dies as a set. This stamp is my absolute FAVORITE stamp set - I just love it! I might have to buy the matching dies as I fussy cut all of my images. Here is an image of the Cozy Christmas stamp... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Handmade Holiday Release: River Damask Folder

The Handmade Holiday Simon Says Stamp release was full of beautiful embossing folders. When I was making cards for the release, I tried to get creative and try some different things with the folders. I have several of my cards in the banner for the release which made me happy! I've blogged the JOY card with the Holly Branch embossing folder HERE. I blogged the silver snowflake card HERE. I'll be blogging the green Joyous Christmas card tomorrow. And tonight I'm blogging the Rejoice card that is at the very top and you can't see it haha. I used the new River Damask Embossing Folder on this card. Here is an image of it: It's just this gorgeous Damask pattern.... Read more →

Art Impressions + Simon Says Stamp Christmas Train Stamp Set

Today Simon Says Stamp has released a special collaboration stamp set with Art Impressions called Christmas Train. It comes with a matching set of dies which is good because these little elves are LITTLE! I wouldn't want to attempt to cut them out! Here is an image of the set: I have a slimline to share with you using this new Christmas Train stamp set with matching dies: I first die-cut a Pink Fresh Slimline Diagonal Stitched Rectangle die out of white cardstock. Then I die-cut another rectangle using the Simon Says Stamp Slimline Nested Rectangle Dies for the inside piece. I die-cut two hills using the MFT Stitched Slimline Snowdrifts dies. I colored the edges of them with grey... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit Season of Joy

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the brand new Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit called Season of Joy by SSS. Here is an image of the kit: The stamp is also called Season of Joy and there is a matching set of dies. I focused on the stamp, but also used many of the other kit components. Here is an image of the stamp set which can be purchased alone: CARD 1: I used two of the patterned papers in the kit for this card. I used the PPP Stitched Notes Die to die-cut both pieces and attached them together on a cream card base including in the kit. I die-cut the... Read more →