Happy Friday, friends! We are soooooo excited about our Limited Edition Holiday 2018 Comfort and Joy Card Kit that we wanted to do something extra special to celebrate. Today we are hosting a little blog hop filled with inspiring projects created by some of your favorite designers using this brand new, super amazing, and so so festive kit!

Let’s take a look at what comes in the kit:

I mean WOW, right? I just love all of the wonderful vintage Christmas products that come with this kit! Amazing stamps, gorgeous papers, fun extras, and all that red and green make this one a must-have for sure.

Ready for some inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers and see what they’ve created! Please share some feedback with these artists who work hard to inspire and excite us!

• Simon Says Stamp Blog  <<YOU ARE HERE!
• Laura Bassen
• Cathy Zielske
• Debby Hughes
• Nichol Spohr
• Shari Carroll
• Jessica Frost-Ballas
• Suzy Plantamura
• Heather Hoffman
• Vicky Papaioannou

Thanks again for joining us today!

You’ll love browsing all of our card kit galleries on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to the galleries as well!

Please note that this card kit is not part of our monthly card kit subscription. Even if you are a subscriber, you must purchase this kit separately if you would like to.

While we are pleased to offer many pieces of this kit individually, like our brand NEW Comfort and Joy stamp set and Poinsettia Background Cling stamp, this kit packs a major VALUE in buying as a set and is only available in a smaller batch while supplies last.

Enjoy the hop!

Hi friends! TGIF! ‘Tis the season for our highly anticipated Limited Edition 2018 Holiday Card Kit! Say ‘hello’ to Comfort and Joy! This kit was lovingly assembled with the traditional crafter in mind that gives a tip of the hat to classic colors of red and green, rich plaids, poinsettias, classic Santas, Victorian snowflakes, and MORE!

Please note that this card kit is not part of our monthly card kit subscription. Even if you are a subscriber, you must purchase this kit separately if you would like to.

While we are pleased to offer many pieces of this kit individually, like our brand NEW Comfort and Joy stamp set and Poinsettia Background Cling stamp, this kit packs a major VALUE in buying as a set and is only available in a smaller batch while supplies last.

The awesome Laura Bassen kindly offered to make a walk-through reveal video of this kit so that you could have an up-close look at all of the goodies in this festive kit!

WATCH THE VIDEO:

Check out these stellar samples by Laura Bassen!

Want even MORE inspiration?! STAY TUNED we have a BLOG HOP showing inspiration using this kit starts TODAY at 8 AM ET!

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday — a trip back in time! For each throwback, we’ll be spotlighting fantastic cards and projects using products from previous releases. The new stuff is always SO fun, but think about all of those great products you’ve collected and set aside. They are STILL AWESOME! And we want to inspire you with fantastic inspiration from our creative archives.

We’re getting ready for another awesome release that debuts on December 1st—DieCember®!  You might remember some pretty spectacular products from last year’s DieCember® collection. Let’s get ready for a die-filled extravaganza by taking a look at some inspiring cards created with goodies from last year’s DieCember® release!

First up this pretty project from Anna Kossakovskaya:

Anna’s striking design in festive red is so much fun! By using one of the Nested Talk Bubbles dies, she created a lovely focal point with rustic twine and a sparkly snowflake die cut from gold glitter paper using the Big Joy Snowflake released last year. You can see Anna’s original post HERE, where she also shared an adorable card with pink penguins you’ll love, too!

Next, let’s throw it back to this eye-catching graphic design from Laura Bassen:

In true Laurafadora-style, Laura Bassen proves that sometimes simple is super KAPOW! The Happy HB die takes center stage positioned over a rainbow of cardstock strips. It doesn’t get any easier than that! You can find Laura’s original blog post HERE.

And let’s not forget this oh-so-adorable project from Bibi Cameron:

While not all of the products Bibi used for this whimsical design debuted during DieCember® last year, she incorporated lots of fun die cuts to create this card. Our Picture Book Unicorn (from our Love release) looks so cute with a rainbow mane, and the sparkly Holy Stars and Swirling Star Trail give lots of shimmer. She also used just the hello from our Oh Hello There die. Visit Bibi’s original post HERE.

Our last throwback project comes from Barb Engler:

Barb credits this design as a CASE from the ever amazing Yoonsun Hur. I just love the serene feeling of this design featuring pretty snowflakes and the Evergreen Circle die. The sentiment from our Stained Glass Greetings stamp set is simply perfect. You can check out Barb’s original post on Instagram HERE.

Did you know that we have inspiration galleries on our website showcasing project ideas for all of our releases and card kits? It’s a veritable treasure-trove of terrific ideas just waiting to inspire you, and you are invited to share your projects, too! You can find all of the Simon release galleries HERE and galleries for our monthly card kits can be found HERE. Scroll through today, and maybe you’ll find one of YOUR projects linked there!

Thanks for throwing it back with us and checking out these cool projects from four talented ladies!

Anna Kossakovskaya’s supplies

Simon Says Stamp Big JOY SNOWFLAKE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED TALK BUBBLES… [ SSS ]

Laura Bassen’s supplies

Simon Says Stamp HAPPY HB Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]

Bibi Cameron’s supplies

Simon Says Stamp PICTURE BOOK UNICORN… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp OH HELLO THERE Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp HOLY STARS Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SWIRLING STAR TRAIL… [ SSS ]

Barb Engler’s supplies

Simon Says Stamp EVERGREEN CIRCLE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps STAINED GLASS… [ SSS ]