It's STAMPtember!!

You can find just the start of the exciting new releases HERE, with a look at our brand new Simon exclusive products for STAMPtember.  Visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog often this month as we reveal exclusive collaborations, along with contests, prizes and promotions!

You can see all new exclusive Simon products now,  just click on the banner up above.  At noon Eastern, join Heidi for a STAMPtember Facebook LIVE to get a closer look at the new release and a peek at the month ahead.  And there will be more FaceBook LIVES every Friday throughout the month!

On Sunday, Sept. 2, we're planning a Blog Party with over 100 participants.  Each participant will have a little surprise for you.

And as the week and the month progress, look for Simon collaborations with some of your favorite companies.

I'll see you there!

Simon Says....... Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Our theme this week is Anything Goes, and the team are highlighting Stampendous products.

My card uses a cling stamp set I've had for some time; it has 3 different kinds of flowers.  You can mix them all together like I did HERE, or just choose one of them and stamp it several times to make your bouquet.

supplies: white card stock, Bristol paper, Stampendous Build a Bouquet cling set, Zig markers (Cornflower Blue, Light Blue, English Lavender, Light Pink, Pale Green, Light Green, and Light Gray, Simon's Sending & Wishing sentiment, smooshed spun sugar and mowed lawn distress inks, adhesive foam squares, tiny silver sequins for flower centers.

I chose the daisy stamp and brighter colors for my 2nd card.  It seems appropriate for the end of summer/beginning of fall.

supplies: white and Sunshine card stock, Stampendous Build a Bouquet, Tonic Nuvo markers, Simon's Thankful Heart sentiment and Stitched Rectangle die, Sizzix double-sided adhesive foam to pop center panel and butterfly

Now it's your turn!  We have a $50.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Sending Love

Playing with some pretty paper from a past Simon Card Kit.

supplies: white, Sea Glass, and Cotton Candy card stock, floral dp from Bo Bunny Early Bird pad, MFT Blueprints 20, Mini Stitched Scallop Rectangle, Scribble Roses Overlay, and MFT Birds of a Feather leaves, Simon Handwritten Sentiments, Doodlebug Heart sprinkles, adhesive foam squares

Thank you for stopping to look.

How Lucky I Am.......

I'm still playing with my new MFT bird dies.

supplies: white, Green Apple, Green Leaf, and Surf blue card stock, dps from Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood and Doodlebug Dot-Grid Daisy-Stripe paper pads, MFT Birds of a Feather and Blueprint 20 (scallop rectangle) dies, Tammy Tutterow Sweet Tweets birdhouse die, Mama Elephant Picnic with Friends sentiment, Doodlebug Tiny Hearts sprinkles

Lots of dies and layering......isn't this sentiment perfect?

More birds.....

.....this one's for my sister's birthday!

supplies: white and Surf Blue card stock, Sunny Studio Classic Gingham dps, front and back, Taylored Expressions Leafy Vine embossing folder, Winnie & Walter In a Word: Happy cutaway, My Favorite Things Birds of a Feather dies, Simon Happy sentiment and Stitched Rectangle die

Thanks for visiting!

Simon Says.........Food or Drink

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

This week our theme is Food and/or Drink and we're showcasing Neat & Tangled goodies.  I mixed their sequins with some Simon coffee-themed stamps and dies.  

supplies: white card stock, Doodlebug design papers, Simon's What's Brewing sentiment, Coffee Cup die, and Diagonal Stripe stencil, vintage photo distress ink and a blending brush, Neat & Tangled Coffee & Cream Sequin Mix

My second card uses the sequins, and another of Simon's coffee-themed sets to make a shaker card.

supplies: white and kraft card stock, acetate, patterned papers from Doodlebug and Lawn Fawn, Simon's Coffee and Tea stamp set, Neat and Tangled Coffee & Cream Mix sequins, washi tape to enclose sequin package, Doodlebug Tiny Heart sprinkles (on cups)

I made a little packet of white stamped card, acetate, and sequins, and enclosed them with a binding of washi tape.

Now it's your turn!  We have a $50.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Just a Note

I recently received the Birds of a Feather dies, and here's my first card with them.

supplies: white, black, orange, and Green Apple cardstock, patterned paper from Sunny Studio Classic Gingham paper pad, MFT Birds of a Feather dies, Wplus 9 sentiment from Button Stitched Blooms, Sizzix Branch with Leaves die, DeNami Design musical notes stamp

These are darling little birds, and the perfect size to mix with all kinds of other elements.  It was fun to put them together, though some of the pieces are miniscule!  

Hope you're off to a great week!

Scalloped Lace

I'm having another play with what I think will be a classic - Simon's Modern Rose Blooms cling stamp.  Today I kept my colors very neutral and my design very simple, and I chose the sentiment die because of it's feminine script......

supplies: black and kraft card stock, Modern Rose Blooms, largest of the Wavy Scallop Stitches dies, Wplus9 Hand-Lettered Hello die

Autumn Words

I pulled out an old woodblock Stampendous stamp from 2012 - one of my very favorites for fall.  Here's this year's card using it.

supplies: cream, Burnt Orange, Dark Chocolate, Sunshine, Orange Peel and Lipstick Red card stock, Stampendous Autumn Words background stamp, clear embossed, ripe persimmon and festive berries distress inks, diluted with water and painted over background, Simon's Chisolm Wreath , Stitched Maple Trio, and Stitched Rectangle dies, twine, enamel dot

Today's card is a CASE of one from last year, just changing up the colors and supplies.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Simon Says.........Back to School

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Our theme this week is Back to School, and my team sisters and I are showcasing Penny Black goodies!

supplies: white, light gold, Simon's Schoolhouse Red, and Audrey Blue card stock, Echo Park Back to School patterned paper, Penny Black Stitched Stackers die, Impression Obsession Miss Alpha, Simon's (retired) Happy Days sentiment

Do teachers still give out gold stars??  I thought it would be fun to give this teacher one!

Now it's your turn!  We have a $50.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

And just a reminder about Simon's current Card Kit for September - it debuted earlier this week.  If you're a mermaid fan, this one's for you!

The Golden Days

A simple card made with Neat & Tangled Maple Thanks and matching dies......

supplies: kraft, white, and Audrey Blue card stock, gold glitter card stock, Neat & Tangled Maple Thanks stamp set and matching dies, Tonic Nuvo markers to color, sentiment from The Craft's Meow Golden Days (retired), VersaMark ink and gold embossing powder

See you tomorrow!

Nature's Grand Finale

I'm itching to do some fall cards.  It took me forever to get Neat & Tangled's Maple Thanks dies, but they are well worth the wait!  Today I combined them with some smooshed oxide inks in my background, sponging the leaves with regular distress inks.  I was trying to achieve the colorful fall leaves against the beautiful blue skies that we get in the fall.

supplies: kraft card stock, Bristol paper, Neat & Tangled  Maple Thanks dies, sentiment from Impression Obsession Autumn Leaves stamp set, oxide inks in the background: salty ocean, faded jeans, and blueprint sketch, also some diluted droplets of perfect pearls powder, leaves sponged with mustard seed, carved pumpkin, and festive berries, splattered with same plus a bit of vintage photo distress inks, Penny Black Stitched Stacker die

Could this sentiment be more perfect?  My background got a bit intense, and at the time I was talking to my friend Mary Anne - she suggested splattering on some perfect pearls, and they did help to lighten things up a bit!  Thank you, girlfriend!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Autumn's Splendor

I was playing around with my distress oxide inks today and here is one of my results.

supplies: white and black card stock, Bristol paper, Taylored Expressions Birch Tree cutting plate, Wplus9 Blessed die, Impression Obsession leaf die, Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker, fossilized amber, carved pumpkin, candied apple, and fired brick distress oxide inks, smooshed, adhesive foam strips, glue dots

Each of the 4 colors of oxide inks were smooshed separately, using just a tiny amount of the ink on my craft mat, diluted with a bit of water (I like lots of dots/splatters and white space), drying between each color.  While that panel was drying, I cut out my birch trees and sentiment.  The birch trees got strips of foam adhesive wherever I could hide them on the back, so that the trees are popped above the smooshed background.  The little leaves were cut from a scrap that had been previously sponged with regular distress inks (mustard seed, carved pumpkin, and candied apple), and attached with glue dots.

Here's a closer view:

I have no idea why, but fall is really appealing to me right now - I'll probably be burned out when it really arrives!  Thanks for visiting - enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Pink Birthday

Here's a pretty-in-pink birthday card for someone special.

supplies: ivory, white, and Slate Grey card stock, Simon's Modern Rose Blooms background cling, Altenew's Beautiful Day flowers and leaves, Rose Petal and Green Meadows mini inks, VersaMark and white embossing powder, Puffy Heart ink and sponging tool, Painted Greetings sentiment, MFT Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle die, adhesive foam squares to pop up flower

I love this Modern Rose Blooms stamp!