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Altenew Ambridge Rose Stamp Set at Simon Says Stamp

I made my first non-holiday card in quite a while this week. I went back to my roots of coloring pretty flowers. For this card, I used roses from the Altenew Ambridge Rose Stamp set - here is an image: This Ambridge Rose stamp set by Altenew has a matching set of Ambridge Rose dies, Ambridge Rose Layering Stencils, and an Ambridge Rose embossing folder. I didn't have any of these products, but they are available at Simon Says Stamp to go with this stamp set. I combined a product from the SSS Hugs release for the sentiment on this card. This stamp set is called Forever Yours and I illustrated it for SSS. I made five cards with this... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Suzy's Holiday Tags - Blog Post Two

Last year at Christmas time I illustrated a set of my "suzy's watercolor cards" that had Christmas tags on them. There are 2 tags on each with a total of 12 designs and there are 2 of each design in the set. Here is an image of the set which is called Suzy's Holiday Tag Watercolor Prints: I drew the tags to work with the SSS Large Tag Wafer Dies (set of two) which are also sold alone if preferred. But I did make some of the tags work with the Large Standard Tag Die and some work with the Large Rounded Tag Die. You can also buy the set of watercolor cards WITH the dies included which is called... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Suzy's Holiday Tags - Blog Post One

Last year at Christmas time I illustrated a set of my "suzy's watercolor cards" that had Christmas tags on them. There are 2 tags on each with a total of 12 designs and there are 2 of each design in the set. Here is an image of the set which is called Suzy's Holiday Tag Watercolor Prints: I drew the tags to work with the SSS Large Tag Wafer Dies (set of two) which are also sold alone if preferred. But I did make some of the tags work with the Large Standard Tag Die and some work with the Large Rounded Tag Die. You can also buy the set of watercolor cards WITH the dies included which is called... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Hugs Release - Wild About You and Wild Love

Today I have a card to share with you that is kind of wild! I used two of the products from the brand new Simon Says Stamp Hugs release. There is a new die called "Wild About You" and a new stamp set by CZ called "Wild Love". The stamp comes alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: So how could a card using these two products NOT be wild?!!!! You can decide for yourself... I first stamped all of the images in the CZ Wild Love stamp set with Intense Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored all of the animal heads with Copic Markers. I then added... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp HUGS Release (December, 2022) - A-Glazing Day Stamp Set

Today is the Simon Says Stamp HUGS Release. Because this release is so close to the holidays, we won't be having a blog hop until January. But in the meantime, I will be sharing a couple of cards with you using new release products today and tomorrow. The card I will be sharing with you today is made with the new 6x8" stamp set called A-Glazing Day. It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my slimline card I made using this set of A-Glazing Day stamps and dies: I started the same way I start EVERY single slimline card I make. I die-cut... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp January 2023 Card Kit - "Snow Love"

Today is the release of the January 2023 (say what?!!!) card kit called "Snow Love". It is full of snowflake and winter goodness. Here is an image of the full kit: As usual, I try to focus on the stamp set in the kit which is also called Snow Love stamp set. There is a matching set of dies or you can buy it as a bundle as shown here: I also used the snowflake die a lot in the kit called Aidan Snowflake which is sold separately. Here are my five cards: CARD 1: I die-cut a rectangle from the white glitter cardstock in the kit with the SSS A2 Thin Frame Die and attached it to a blue... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp "Holiday Ornaments" Christmas Tags (Stamptember)

I love making Christmas tags during December. In fact I enjoy it way more than actually buying gifts, so it is always done before I start my shopping! Today, I pulled out the Holiday Ornaments stamp set from the STAMPtember release at Simon Says Stamp to make some. It's a set that I hadn't had a chance to use yet and I think it is so cute. The size of the ornaments are perfect for tags! Here is an image of the Holiday Ornaments stamp set with matching dies as a bundle: I started my tags by stamping ALL of the images in the Holiday Ornaments stamp set with Intense Black Ink on white cardstock. I did multiples of the... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Holiday Sparkle Release - So Many Presents Cling Stamp

One of the stamps in the Holiday Sparkle release was called So Many Presents Cling Stamp. I made a card with it and just haven't had a chance to blog it! Here is an image of the stamp: It has a portion of the image that can be removed which I didn't use. I realized after I made my card that it would have been a really cool technique to stamp this portion that pops out separated so I could have used foam tape beneath it and elevated it on my card. You could also leave this area blank and put a sentiment in that spot. Here is my card: I stamped the So Many Presents stamp set with Intense... Read more →

DieCember Blog Hop Day 1 - "One Stamp, Five Ways" Sweet Tooth Bears

Hello friends! I can't believe it is "the season" already! Today is December 1st as I type this and it is time to get my holiday on! So to start off the holiday season, I have created quite a few Christmas tags and cards to share with you today. Today is DAY 1 of a 2 day blog hop celebrating the Simon Says Stamp DieCember release! When the Limited Edition Merry and Sweet Tag Kit was released (which is still available as of today), I shared these 17 tags ALL using the Merry and Sweet stamp set and matching dies that were part of this release. You can see my blog post with directions for all of these tags HERE.... Read more →