Wednesday, September 2, 2026

It's a STAMPtember® Party!!!

 Hi friends!

Happy STAMPtember®! I'm so glad you stopped by! I'm excited to share some cards with you today to help celebrate the best crafty month of the year and Simon's huge new release!

If you'd like a list of all the makers who are participating in the party today, head to Simon's blog here.

FREE GIFT:


As you can see from the graphic above, you can redeem a free, Beautiful Bows embossing folder and die set with a $100 purchase, and by following the 3 easy steps shown in the graphic. Each of the participants in the blog party today have a surprise gift, so be sure to check them all out. It's like a scavenger hunt, finding gifts along the way!

SIMON GALLERIES:

Did you know Simon has card galleries for each of their releases and their card kits, and even a video gallery? It's true, and you can add YOUR VERY OWN CARDS AND PROJECTS to these galleries! Here's a link to all the Simon Brand Galleries, and here's the link to the new, STAMPtember® release gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to go take a look and add your own cards/projects as well!

MY CARDS:

Okay, now for a bit of inspiration. I had so much fun playing with some of the products from this awesome release

First up is the Plant Lady Energy stamp set. I didn't have the matching dies but that's okay because I love to fussy cut! So, after coloring the images, I cut them out before adhering them onto my design.



Next up is the beautiful, To Friendship stamp set. The images in this set are perfect for stamping with Distress Oxide inks, so that's what I did. I also used them to create the inky background.



For this one, I used two new products - the Swirling Ghosts die set and the Twisted Tree embossing folder, So fun!



My next card showcases a cute stencil set called, Quilted Modern Star. I created a very simple square card, with a couple of ink colors, for a quick hello to send to a friend.



Last up is a holiday card using the lovely, Peace on Earth die set. I die cut it from some shiny silver cardstock and adhered it to an embossed snowflake background that I quickly blended with some pretty blue inks.



That's it from me. I hope I've given you a a little inspiration for using some of the products in this fantastic release! It's going to be such a fun month with lots of crafting, surprises, promotions, collaborations and so much more! It's the best crafty month of the year! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy STAMPtember®!

Barb

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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Tim Holtz Fall/Halloween Stamps and Simon Says Stamp Coordinating Dies Blog Hop!

 Hi everyone!

Welcome to the last stop on this fun blog hop! We're showcasing some new, coordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp that match some of Tim Holtz's fall/Halloween stamp sets!


If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here.

So far, you've seen lots of amazing talent and inspiration from my fellow crafters, so I hope you're ready for a few simple, fun and cute cards from me. 

I had lots of fun creating with the new dies that coordinate with Tim's stamp sets! First up is The Scarecrow set. I ink-blended a background with some of Simon's Pawsitively Saturated Inks, then I water colored the images before using the matching dies to cut them out. Had to add some stamped bats just for fun.🦇🦇🦇 The "Happy Fall" sentiment finishes off the card.


Up next is the Scared Silly set. There are so many fun images to play with in this set! I grabbed an alcohol-inked piece of patterned paper to use as my background for this one. I used Copic Markers to color a few of the images, die cut them with the matching dies and adhered them to the "scene."


My last card showcases the Monster Reunion set. I love this set 'cause it makes me laugh.😂 The monsters are so fun and goofy! I decided to use Frankenstein's monster, water coloring him and adding him to a background that I created using Distress Inks. And yes, more bats because. . .why not?! That sentiment cracks me up too! 🤭

There are a few more sets in this release, as you can see below, and I'm excited to play with those in the near future, especially the leaves sets! They're beautiful!

I hope I've given you a few ideas that you can use to create quick and easy cards for fall and Halloween, with these fun sets! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Barb

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