Always There Blog Hop 2!

Hello, friends, and welcome to day two of our Always There release blog hops! If you missed yesterday’s hop, be sure to circle back and check it out HERE.
Before we hop, let’s take a look at some fabulous inspiration from Heather Hoffman and Nina-Marie Trapani:


We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! Our not-yet-released Simon Says Stamp Hot Mess 3×4 stamp is automatically added to your cart that contains any purchase from our exclusive Always There collection! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more Always There inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Barbara Tarayao
- Emily Midgett
- Nichol Spohr
- Nicky Meek
- Tina Smith
- Heather Ruwe
- Keisha Charles
- Lisa Addesa
- Sandi MacIver
- Miriam Prantner
- Alberto Gava
- Caryn Davies
- Kath Stewart
- Carly Minner
- Natasha Polite
Please share some feedback with these creative artists who work hard to inspire and excite us! Your comments mean so much to them.
Thanks again for joining us today!

We hope you will join us on Instagram on Monday, June 1st for an Instagram Hop featuring our Always There release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Always There gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
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Catch the Rewatch!
We went live on Thursday, May 28th at 12 PM ET to showcase our brand new + exclusive collection Always There! Come get inspired and excited by this amazing summer release!






So many amazing things in this release, how will I ever choose?!
Oh, my. Coffee and shopping on a Saturday morning. Nothing better than that!
I can’t wait to see all of the inspiration from each crafter. This is an awesome release and I love it. Too many items to pick just one. Thank you.
Beautiful cards by Heather and Nina-Marie! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the creations on the hop! Love this release!
So cute! Thanks for sharing!
Another great release SSS!! And great card designs Nina and Heather!!
Both Heather’s (2) and Nina’s (1) cards above are glorious. I am eager to get started on the hop to see more beauties…
Lori S in PA
Looking forward to another hop of inspiration!!!
Loved all the creations from yesterdays blog hop day 1. Heading to the day 2 hop now! Can’t wait to see all the inspiration!
These are beautiful!
Looking forward to all the inspiration and of course a little shopping
Those floral cards are beautiful!
This is such an uplifting release!
Beautiful cards-love the flowers. This collection has so many beautiful things!
This is such a great release!
Second day is just as good!!
Such a beautiful release! Beautiful creations by the team.
Looking forward to even more inspiration on day 2 of this new release hop!
Another BEAUTIFUL HOP! This release is FANTASTIC!!! I LOVE the above blue flowers and stunning background! Gorgeous job by all the DT and AWESOME release SSS!
so wondeful
The blue flowers are so pretty. I like how she used the shape she cut out, for a shape for another card.
I am SO enjoying all the stunning cards shared by the fabulous group of Simon Says Stamp designers using products from this amazing release!
I love the flower embellishments!!!
Amazing hop! Great showcase of the new products! Thank you for the inspiration!
Beautiful inspiration!
I love all the florals and adorable animals in this collection
Such a great release SSS! Can’t wait to get my hands some of this! 🩷🌸🩷
Such a fun release
I’m really enjoying the Always There release blog hops! It’s great to see all the inspiration and creativity. By the way, if you’re looking for more fun projects, check out FunBoxie for some amazing ideas.
Nina Marie & Heather did such an awesome job with their cards for Day 2. So much creativity.
I am totally in love with the first card! Love everything about it! SO so pretty!
FAB Products! These card samples are gorgeous! Off to HOP!
Beautiful cards. Look forward to everyone’s inspiration
FANTASTIC release with so much inspiration! I can’t wait to start playing!
Extensive collection of beautiful things. So much to choose from and all so creative.
LOVED seeing all of the creativity displayed on Hop #1. Looking forward to #2’s designers and what they have done with this fabulous release!
This was such an incredible release. So many awesome items and so many creative makers sharing their projects.
I love the second card. It looks very interesting.
Looking at all the makes has me wanting this entire release! So many nice things! I look forward to all these releases because SSS always has a nice product line!
Love the 2 versions of the floral cards! Have to use that layout with SSS flowers I have!
Can’t wait for more inspiration today on the hop, yay!!
Awesome new release. The willowweave die is my top favourite.
This release is amazing. I love all the gorgeous inspiration creations!
AS always a great release. Love the Willoweave die
Too many incredible stamps and dies! I especially like the Blooms of Encouragement. The critters are adorable!
sweet collection!!
My daughter showed me so many cute cards from your design team using the new release!
Such a wonderful release! Lots on my wishlist now xoxo
This blog hop is such a wonderful way to discover new talent and techniques! The Always There collection really speaks to the power of handmade connections in our digital age. I love seeing how each designer interprets the same products so differently – it really shows how creativity has no limits. As someone who works with AI-generated images, I find that human creativity and machine assistance can actually complement each other beautifully. Thank you for organizing this inspiring hop!
Such a wonderful blog hop! The Always There collection is absolutely stunning. I love seeing how each designer brings their own unique style to these products. Heather and Nina-Marie never disappoint with their creations. Thank you for all the inspiration and the generous free gift with purchase!
What a wonderful blog hop! The Always There collection is truly special – the designs from Heather and Nina-Marie are absolutely stunning. I love how each artist brings their own unique style to the collection. Speaking of bringing things to life visually, I have been using pictro.ai for editing my craft project photos and the AI image enhancement tools have been a game-changer for showcasing my card designs online. The Always There collection has such a heartfelt theme – perfect for creating meaningful cards for loved ones. Thank you for organizing such an inspiring hop!