Did You Know October 2019: 5 Essentials for Holiday Card Making!
Hello crafters, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you! Today I have a very special, holiday edition of our popular Did You Know series! With the holiday season fast approaching, we thought this would be the perfect time to share our 5 essentials for Holiday card making!
If it’s your first time seeing this feature, each month we bring you fun facts, creative tips and even crafty hacks about your favorite supplies and brands; you can then use these awesome tips that you learn in your next crafting projects! Are you ready to learn some fun tricks? Keep on reading!
Simon Says Stamp Inks
Our Simon exclusive ink collection has all the colors you need for creating gorgeous color combos! Of course, the traditional Schoolhouse Red and Evergreen are classics for Christmas, but how about a more trendy palette?
Try combining Twirling Tutu, Merlot, Fog, Winter Sky, Dusty Sage and Laurel Green in your holiday cards this year! This toned combination is a popular color palette and will look amazing on your projects!
Simon Says Stamp Holiday Greetings Mix stamp set
The Holiday Greetings Mix 1 set is a true must-have for your Holiday cards this year! We’ve covered all the bases with fun and festive greetings, to elegant wishes of good tidings. This set is so gorgeous, you could even make simple Christmas and Holiday cards using JUST the sentiments!
Simon Says Stamp Petal Envelope die
If you don’t have this Petal Envelope die, I highly recommend adding this to your crafty stash – I use mine all the time! One of my favorite ways to use this die is to make easy packaging for gift cards. Gift cards are one of the most popular gifts to give during the holidays, and what better way to give one than to place it in a handmade envelope?! Once you’ve decorated the envelope, you can simply tuck the flaps into each other and wrap it all up with a pretty bow!
Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Envelopes
Once you have created those gorgeous, Holiday cards you will need to put them in an envelope! You can never go wrong with our classic, Schoolhouse Red envelopes; featuring that rich red tone, these beauties can be left plain, or you can add some pretty decoration to them in the form of stamping, stenciling or even foiling!
Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Tag Die
Finally, we cannot forget those presents underneath the tree! Often, tags for the gifts are one of the last things we think about making and to make it easy on ourselves, we like to go the more simpler route and find a tag die that does all the hard work for us! ;) Our Simon exclusive, Snowflake Tag die is one of those perfect tag sets that doesn’t need much to look gorgeous. Cut the tag from some pretty papers, tie on a pretty bow or length of twine and just write on the backside… voila! You could make multiples in minutes!
I hope this month’s edition of Did You Know was inspiring and helpful as you plan and prep for your Holiday crafting this season! Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me today!
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Wonderful projects!! I love the snowflake tags!!
Such a fun list! Love all the products, especially the petal envelope die and the snowflake tag die.
Lovely supplies, love the envelope die.
Snowflake die is gorgeous.
These are surely essentials, love the envelope die, a must have.
I love the new dies. I want to make a host of snowflake tags this year!
Looking so festive all!
I absolutely love the snowflake die!!
I love that snowflake die!! <3
How did I miss that snowflake die? Now I have to check it out!
Awesome projects!! Love the JOY card!!!
I love that petal envelope die and snowflake die!! Got to have them!!
I love that trendy color palette — I’m always looking for non-traditional color combinations
The projects are so festive.
What fun projects!
Stunning project examples to highlight what you are telling us, thank you for the solid advice x
Loving all these colors but I have to say MERLOT & WINTER SKY are my fave loving the snowflakes :)
Great supplies for holiday crafting.
I would never have thought of combining those colors together for a holiday card, but it definitely works well!!
I really loved this blog entry. Those are such pretty and inspiring things and cards! Let the festivities begin!
Oooh I love all of these things! I’m definitely into the idea of making my own gift tags and gift packaging this year so the snowflake die and the petal envelope die sound like must-haves! :)
LOVE the snowflake tags!! Thanks for the helpful color tips as well!!
The snowflake tags are extra cute!
I love this series. It shows off products in a quick and easy way. Fantastic ideas.
What a fabulous and fun color combo on that first card!!
Nice color combo, and the envelope die is a great item for nicely decorating gift cards.
Such wonderful tag and gift ideas!
Great ideas!!!
Love these ideas and I am inspired by the colour palette and the tags. Must get making! ;-)
Love the new Simon ink collection and the envelope and snowflake dies are awesome!
nice ideas for xmas cards and special ideas
I love the essential list. I am swooning over that snowflake.
Cool!! I didn’t know, but now I do. Thanks for sharing.
Love the black/white card.
the little bits of red pop.
thanks for sharing
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Fantastic projects! Love them all.
Thanks for sharing.
Great projects. Love the petal envelope!
I love all these ideas! The snowflake is is adorable, and versatile too. Wonderful inspiration here! Thanks!
I’m sorta new to Simple Simon and I’m loving it all!!! The Petal envelope die is soo cute and love the snowflake die!!! Thanks for a chance to win and good luck to all!!!
Definitely some must-haves in this list – I am loving the dies and the sentiment stamp set!
Thank you for your wonderful, colorful idea’s. I love the fresh color combination.
Pretty cool suggestions! Thanks!
Love that color combo & think I need the envelope die. Thanks for the inspiration!
i didn’t know about the envelope die and those colors are gorgeous.
Great tips!
Great ideas for using some wonderful projects Nina!
Love the festive cards and tags! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing such wonderful supplies and holiday ideas! I especially like the additions to the color palette!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards
Beautiful projects. I love the ink color palette. TFS
That envelope die is fun! :)