Friday, October 10, 2025

SSS Sugar and Spice Release Blog Hop Day One!

 Hi everyone!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Sugar and Spice release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Simon's blog here. This is day one of a two-day hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog again tomorrow for more inspiration!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the graphic above, Simon is giving away their Warm Thoughts 3x4 stamp set with any purchase from the Sugar and Spice release collection! This gift with purchase offer will expire 10/12 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last.

GIVEAWAY:

Simon is giving away a $25 gift certificate at every stop along the hop, from the comment sections! Be sure to leave a comment below for a chance to win. Simon will announce the winners on their blog on Wednesday, October 15.

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, Sugar and Spice Gallery. There is so much inspiration to see! I encourage you to check them out and add your own cards/projects as well!

MY CARDS:

My first card showcases the Christmas Candles embossing folder. After embossing the image I used Copic markers to give it some color. The sentiment is from the Inside Greetings Holiday stamp set. I cut apart the words to fit my design.



Up next is the adorable, Christmas Cats stamp set. With these darling, little images I decided to make a set of small cards to fit on smaller gifts. After coloring the images I fussy cut them out before attaching them to my cards.



For my third card I used the Holiday Duo die set, along with an older embossing folder. Simon's metalic red cardstock is perfect for these dies! You could easily mass produce this design.

And inside this card, I used another sentiment from the Inside Greetings Holiday set. I highly recommend this set! So many wonderful sentiments!


I used some of the new inks that Simon released during STAMPtember for my last card. Man, I love these colors! The stencil set I used is called Patchwork. So fun!


That's it from me. I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this awesome release! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Barb 

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85 comments:

CandyraeT said...

What a wonderful assortment of ideas. All beautiful. I really like the simplicity of the white card, and the kitties...so cute!

Lisa A said...

Beautiful cards. Thanks for all the inspiration.

Trese said...

I love the candle embossing folder card! So vintage!

JoAnn said...

Love our coloring on the Candle Embossing Folder - so pretty. The kitties are cute too.

JoAnn said...

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shar said...

Love, love, love it all

Anonymous said...

Love the poinsettia embossing folder!

JackandLilysmama said...

So many gorgeous new products here, you’re work is incredible!

MadeByMeghanK said...

The kitties are adorable! I LOVE LOVE LOVE what you did with the embossing folders! Stunning!

lkleback said...

Really lovely cards!

Cathy Lee said...

Lovely cards, Barb. I'm a huge fan of poinsettias. That one is my favorite, clean and simple.

Lila W said...

Love your cards. So cute!

Greta said...

Wonderful cards, Barb! I adore the first one and really love the inks you used for the beautiful quilt!

RK said...

Your cards are beautiful, Barb. Love the candle and coloring. The cats are adorable.

cdoggett01@yahoo.com said...

The candle card is beautiful!!

Christine T said...

Love the simple merry card and the quilt square!!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Wonderful creations.

shar said...

Gorgeous creations ..thank you for sharing your ideas

Pam said...

Wow, what a beautiful job!

Zlatka said...

I love your cards! So beautiful!

Dee Earnshaw said...

love how different your cards are - the 'merry' card is awesome and is my fav - I am going to try and replicate this:)

Donna said...

Beautiful cards and the colors are great, thanks for inspiring me!

Denise Foor Studio PA said...

Love the detail / dimension on your candle card. So realistic, it is just beautiful.

Denise Foor Studio PA said...

Love the dimension on your Candle card...for me that is a stand out among all the cards that I saw today. It looks like it is actually melting. Beautiful card. Thanks.

ginger said...

WOW !! So many wonderful cards, you outdid yourself !!! Your candle card is so stunning, I absolutely love it. The cat cards are really cute. The poinsettia card is lovely and would one that could be replicated pretty quickly. The quilt card is a beautiful way to say Hello. All in all that candle card is my absolute favorite.

Candy said...

Love that candle card!

Ivynurse said...

Beautiful work

Ann said...

Love all your cards, but my favorite was the card with the greens and candles.

Anna Given said...

Your embossed candle card is just stunning

Pat J said...

Gorgeous cards!! Especially love that simple inset 'merry' on that poinsettia EF. Wow! Stunning!!

Plum Crazy Valerie said...

Fabulous! Each card is wonderful but I was blown away by the white poinsettia with the inset Merry, great idea!!!!!

Karen Baughman said...

I love your coloring on the candle card and the cute cats!

Susie Sonnier said...

Wow, beautiful cards

sharon g said...

Your candle is my favorite. Don't you love the traditional look? It is gorgeous.

STACEY F said...

Love all your cards but that Christmas candle one is stunning!!

Phyllis said...

You have created so many beautiful cards. My favorite is the embossed candle.

Connie Hostak said...

Thank you for sll the inspiring cards! I especially love the white poinsettias with the red merry - so elegant!

Ms. Tamp said...

Wonderful projects! I love the ideas shared.

Bonnie said...

You have grabbed my attention with these embossed images, Barbara! Those candles are gorgeous!

whoistracy said...

Those cats are just the cutest!!!

Denise Bryant said...

Wonderful assortment of cards with these new designs! I especially love the design with the candles and holly, and the kitties are just adorable!

Lynn Chan HJC said...

So lovely! :) the patchwork is pretty!

Pollie said...

Lover the red merry with the white poinsettia embossing folder. Great idea!

Nandini said...

Gorgeous cards!

janebachman@comcast.net said...

You have some great ideas and offer so much inspiration with your cards! They are lovely!

Debora Vandor said...

Super cute

Christina Estell said...

Your cards are fantastic. The candles are so realistic with the flames and the coloring of the greenery is gorgeous. The cat cards are fun and love the way they could be mass produced. The Merry card is clean and simple but the Merry pops so well. And lastly, I like the monochromatic patchwork card - so very creative. Love your style!

Melissa Leftrick said...

Your cards are beautiful! I love the one that just says “merry” so elegant

Anonymous said...

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Pauline said...

Beautiful cards, thanks for all the inspiration.

Donna Phelan said...

Love the embossing folder textures--so versatile! Your sweet little critter note cards are too cute!

Lauryne Cunningham said...

Fantastic variety of cards! I love the candles- stunning!

Jean D said...

These cards are amazing! I love the simple, clean look of the Merry card!

Ksalito said...

I especially love the candle card.

Mrsfish02 said...

Barb I am loving the new embossing folders in this release. Your candles are just perfect. The quilt block stencils are fun too as I used to be a quilter, now I play with paper! TFS

Gayle I. said...

Beautiful array of cards and techniques used.

Jacki said...

All beautiful cards. I love the first one - very classic and traditional.

Olivia Cox said...

Beautiful cards!

Orit V said...

Lovely cards ♥️

Patty said...

Your Christmas candle card is so elegant!! And the Christmas cats are so cute! I really love the ink colors you used on the quilt block stencil card!

Leslie Longoria said...

Thanks for sharing your creations and each are so nice. I hadn’t thought of whipping out my copics to color an embossed image and am going to try out.

Nancy Sherwin said...

These are absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing.

Jade said...

Wonderful cards! I especially like the first one with the candles and greenery.

Kristine Boydstun said...

Gorgeous cards!

Tammy said...

WOW! I love all of your cards so much! That Poinsettia embossing folder with the Merry is my favorite! So creative!

Monica S said...

Beautiful cards! I really love the embossed colored candle. It is stunning!!!

Nana Griffin said...

These are all wonderful!

Fran Smith said...

Your cards are absolutely stunning. I love the embossed candle folder one. Thanks for sharing

wendance said...

Your cards are beautiful!! Love the tags you did with the cats!!

Leanne said...

Beautiful cards. Love the coloring on the first one.

Rosemary said...

Wonderful set of cards!

sarascloset said...

I'm super inspired by your cards, especially the cats as a cat lover. But your candle Christmas card is so elegant and beautifully colored. Well done!

Joy Meadows said...

The candle card is absolutely the prettiest card from this blog hop, Barb! Your coloring is gorgeous. TFS

Terry Deason said...

Stunning cards! I love the candles.

Vonmariedesign said...

Love your cards Thank you for all the inspiration!!!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Lovely cards! Especially love the candle card! So pretty!

CatherineD said...

Such pretty cards, I especially love the candle and poinsettia cards.

Joann said...

Wow!! Your cards are amazing!! Love the candle card, your colors are beautiful. The cats are just too cute!! The poinsettia and quilt block stencil are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

L said...

Wonderful selection of cards!

$mart Girl said...

So pretty! I am loving that font on the merry card! And the candles are lovely!

Maureen Reiss said...

Wow!!! Really Amazing cards!!! Your candle card is Stunning!!!

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Gorgeous and inspirational cards, Barb!! LOVED what you did with the candle ef one and the elegance it added!! The kitties are adorable little gift cards too!! All wonderful

Christina Heeren said...

Beautiful cards!!

Mary B said...

I love the embossing technique!

Caroline said...

Like them all, but the candle card is especially beautiful