Blog Hop - Tim Holtz Holiday Stamps And SSS Coordinating Dies!

 Hi friends!

Today we're showcasing Simon's new dies that coordinate with some of Tim Holtz's holiday stamp sets!

I'll be showing you just a couple of cards today with these stamps and dies, but I'll also be sharing more on my Instagram page in the next week or two.

This first card uses the Christmas Doodles stamp and die set. There are so many adorable images in this set! I wanted to use as many as I could on my card, so I made a mini slimline. I popped up all the die cut images and added lots of sentiments from the set too! And you gotta have some sparkle for the holidays, right?

Here is a card I shared awhile back on IG but I wanted to share it here too. For this one I used the Holiday Botanical set. I used an older embossing folder for the background and Copic markers to color the holly. This is such a beautiful set!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you'll check out these new coordinating dies! They're so perfect for all your holiday card making!

Hop Order:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Nina-Marie Trapani
Heather Hoffman
Nichol Spohr
Emma Williams
Barbara Tarayao
Kath Stewart
Mindy Eggen
Stacy Hutchinson
Tina Smith
Tami Bastiaans
Barb Engler

SSS Joy For You Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp Joy for You release blog hop!

This is a two day hop so be sure to stop by Simon's blog tomorrow for more inspiration. If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog post here.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the graphic above, Simon's not-yet-released The Joy of Snow 3x4 stamp set will be automatically added to your cart containing any purchase from the Joy for you release. This gift with purchase will expire on 11/8 at 11:59pm or until 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 soon.

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, Joy for You 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:

First up is this cutie patootie Happy Bear die set. To keep him the focus of the card, I simply added a sparkly frame using Rock Candy Chunky Glitter, after die cutting him out and adding bits of color. The sentiment is from the Elegant Christmas Botanicals set.

Next up is the beautiful Elegant Christmas Botanicals stamp set. I used Copic markers to color the image on kraft cardstock.

And here is the Joy For You stamp set. Such a pretty set! I white embossed a sentiment and some of the snowflake images onto a tag that was watercolored with distress inks. Added some sparkle for the win!

For my last make, I used this adorable die set called Stitching Stocking. You could easily create a tag, a gift card holder, or an ornament with this set but I decided to make a shaped card. I used felt, some stitching and of course - more sparkle!

Okay, that's it from me! I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fantastic release!

Remember to head over to Simon's blog tomorrow for day 2 of the hop! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Barb

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Nina-Marie Trapani
Barbara Tarayao
Emily Midgett
Nicky Meek
Sandi MacIver
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Heather Ruwe
Lisa Addesa
Miriam Prantner
Lea Lawson
Barb Engler
Maura Hibbitts
Caryn Davies
Kim Taylor

JOY FOR YOU RELEASE PRODUCTS: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.

SSS Sending Cheer Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer 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 1 of a two-day hop, so be sure to stop by Simon's blog tomorrow for day 2! 

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their adorable, 3x4 Hedge Hugs stamp set! The set will be automatically placed into your cart that contains any purchase from the Sending Cheer collection! This gift with purchase expires on 10/11 at 11:59pm 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 soon.

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, Sending Cheer release. 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 adorable, Iconic Christmas stamp set. I didn't have the matching dies so after stamping and coloring the images, I fussy cut them before adhering them to my card front.

Next up is a fun way to use the CZ Design Very Merry XL EZ Strips. Did you know they can be foiled? I cut out the sentiments, then foiled them in my laminator and gave them a bit of color with some Distress inks. The foiling resists the ink. A little splatter and the card was done.

For my next card, I used the Acorn Silhouette die. Perfect for a fall birthday card! I chose to keep it more masculine but you could easily use it to create a more feminine design.

For this card, I used this fun embossing folder and die combo set. It's called Party Time Hats. I used a different embossing folder for the background and I used the Party Time Hats dies, cut them from two different colored cardstocks, then placed them into the coordinating folder to add the embossing. And what's a birthday card without a little sparkle?!

Okay, for my last card, how about some trees? I've seen some amazing cards using the Interlacing Trees die from other creators! So inspiring! My first thought when I saw this die was trees during the first snow of the season, so that's what I went with. Simon's Pawsitively Perfect Splatter Medium works so well for snow flurries!

That's it for me. I hope I've given you some ideas for using a few of the products from this wonderful release! Enjoy the rest of the hop, remember day 2 of the hop is tomorrow and thanks so much for stopping by!

Barb

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Heather Hoffman

Suzy Plantamura

Cathy Zielske

Nicky Meek

Laura Bassen

Amy Rysavy

Bibi Cameron

Cheiron Brandon

Mindy Eggen

Miriam Prantner

Anne Fiene

Barb Engler

Kristin Sluhan

Betsy Green

Amanda Wilcox

SENDING CHEER RELEASE PRODUCTS: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.

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

STAMPtember® 2026 Release Products: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.

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

HOP ORDER:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog 
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Heather Hoffman
• Nichol Spohr
• Cathy Zielske
• Emma Williams
• Barbara Tarayao
• Kath Stewart
• Mindy Eggen
• Stacy Hutchinson
• Jean Doeringsfeld
• Tami Bastiaans
• Barb Engler

COORDINATING DIES RELEASE PRODUCTS: 

SSS Every Happiness Release Blog Hop Day 1!

 Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Every Happiness release blog hop! If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog here. This is day one of a two-day blog hop, so be sure to check out Simon's blog tomorrow too!

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their not-yet-released, 3x4 Golden Sunflower stamp set! This product will automatically be added to your cart with any purchase from their Every Happiness collection! This gift with purchase will expire 7/26 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 soon.

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

MY CARDS:

First up is this fun stamp and stencil set called Squeeze You. It also comes with a matching die set. I didn't have the dies, so I fussy cut the image after stamping and using the stencils to add some color. I used one of the smaller, cut lemon images to create a subtle background.

For my next card, I used a really cool die called Desert Horizon. I simply inked each die cut piece with different ink colors. Imagine the possibilities! 

My third card showcases the beautiful Flower Medley embossing folder. This time I watercolored the images with Zig Markers. The sentiment is from the Cut Word Mix 1 die set.

Last but not least is the adorable stamp set called Woodland Friends. Again, this set comes with matching dies but I didn't have them, so I did some more fussy cutting (which I love to do) - only on a portion of each image. I then paper pieced those portions onto the stamped illustration. You will fall in love with all the images in this set! 😊 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I've given you a few ideas for playing with some of the products in this awesome release! Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to check out day two of the hop tomorrow, starting on Simon's blog!

Happy crafting!

Barb  💕

HOP ORDER:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog 
• Heather Hoffman
• Barbara Tarayao
• Laura Bassen
• Amy Rysavy
• Tina Smith
• Nicky Meek
• Heather Ruwe
• Lisa Addesa
• Miriam Prantner
• Jean Doeringsfeld
• Barb Engler
• Laura Williams
• Christine Okken

EVERY HAPPINESS RELEASE PRODUCTS: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.

SSS Shine On Release Blog Hop Day 2!

Hi friends!

Welcome to my stop on day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp, Shine On release blog hop! I'm so glad you stopped by! If you'd like to start at the beginning of today's hop, head over to Simon's blog here. If you missed day 1 of the hop yesterday, click here to start.

FREE GIFT:

As you can see from the banner above, Simon is giving away their 3x4 Deco Blossoms stamp set! This product will automatically be added to your cart with any purchase from their Shine On collection! This gift with purchase will expire 6/28 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last.

GIVE AWAY:

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 soon.

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, Shine On 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:

I had lots of fun playing with some of the products in this awesome release! My first card showcases one of my favorite sets from this collection. It's called Cottagecore. There are coordinating dies for this stamp set but I did not have them, so I fussy cut all the images before putting together my scene. 

Next up is the fun, Tall Happy Cover die. Love this large die! I used a rainbow of ink colors to create two cards.

For my third card, I used the Presto Pop embossing folder. I thought it would be fun to create a card for the 250th birthday of our country. Just some shading with ink and the addition of some number dies was all it needed.

Last up is a card I created using two new products. The Leafy Greens stencil and the Dewdrop Daisy die set. 

That'll do it for me! I hope I've given you a few ideas for using some of the products from this fabulous release! Enjoy the rest of the hop and thank you so much for the visit!

       Barb

HOP ORDER:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Heather Hoffman
• Suzy Plantamura
• Jennifer McGuire
• Cathy Zielske
• Bibi Cameron
• Laura Bassen
• Amy Rysavy
• Mindy Eggen
• Barb Engler You are here
• Kim Hamilton
• Mary Reiner
• Maura Hibbitts
• Bonnie Crane

SHINE ON RELEASE PRODUCTS: Products are linked below - including affiliate links. This simply means that if you use one of my links when making a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! More affiliate info here.