Make Merry Blog Hop!

Hi, friends! Welcome to day one of two Make Merry release blog hops! Come back tomorrow for more wonderful inspiration!
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive Make Merry product lineup is full of products that are sure to bring you lots of creative options for the upcoming holidays! Included you’ll find tons of festive stamps, dies, and stencils for holiday crafting, and if you love fall and Thanksgiving, you’ll find so many products to be thankful for. No matter your style, you’re sure to find an item or two (or fifteen!) that are must-haves. There are some wonderful new products from CZ Design and a brand new set of Suzy’s watercolor cards! We are so excited for you to play with all of these awesome new products!
OK! Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Shari Carroll! Shari used products from our Make Merry release to make these fantastic projects:


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 with purchase just for you! The free gift for the Make Merry release blog hop is a sparkly Stickles Festive Glitter Glue! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more Make Merry inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!

Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and excite us!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Jennifer McGuire
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Caly Person
- Nichol Spohr
- Amy Rysavy
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Ruwe
- Suzy Plantamura
- Sidnie Des Jardins
- Barb Engler
- Cheiron Brandon
- Lea Lawson
Thanks again for joining us today!

We hope you will join us on Instagram on Tuesday, October 13th, for an Instagram Hop featuring even more inspiration from our Make Merry release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Make Merry Gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
You can check out the entire Make Merry collection below:

























































what an awesome release
Love this Make Merry SSS release! So many fantastic stamps, dies and stencils. Beautiful cards by Shari Carroll. The gnome card is so cute.
Another fantastic release! I have already put the majority of it on my wish list! I love the colouring on the gnome card and that deep red on the poinsettia is gorgeous!
There are some great things in this release. Looking forward to the hop.
John 3:16
Love this release, excited about day 2 of the hop
Love this release! Wish my bank acount could afford all
I would love to get and the cards I’ve seen are gorgeous!
Fabulous Release! Love Shari’s snowflake card!!!
OOPS wrong post. Love Shari’s gnome! Amazing coloring!!
I love this Christmas release! Superb!
Love how the poinsettias are colored.
Amazing projects with this new release !!
Spectacular release! Am going to have to come out of retirement to afford this habit!
What a great release! I’m crazy about the poinsettias. and the gnome. And the ornament die. And the – well everything really.
More gnomes, yay!! Great release!
Woot, another super fun release! I love all the inspiratioN!
Love the autumn leaves stamps and dies. The gnome is alos so cute!
Awesome new release!
So many fun new toys I could add to my stash of supplies.
Thanks for sponsoring this hop!
Wow oh wow Shari! Your poinsettia card is eye popping & gorgeous!! I love it! I’ve not been a fan of gnomes, but I have to say this guy with the tall hat is a hoot & I think the little cottage is so very cute.
LOVE that gnome card! So much great texture and detail on his little house!
I am not a fan of poinsettias but they look stunning on the card! Beautifully done. And the gnome card is simply adorable!
Awesome cards with the gnome and the poinsettias! So many fabulous new stamps and dies to choose from! Got my list going…
Love this new release! I see several products I would like to own.
Fabulous release and great blog hop…thanks for both. Stay well.
Love this release! A hit out of the ball park! Lovin the Card inspiration too!
SWOON!! I LOVE the NEW Release and ALL of the AMAZING Inspiration!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing ad have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
What a fun SSS release. Tee hee from a corgi to a Santa with customizable glasses is so funny! Then the great dies and beautiful images… so many to choose from. I think my personal fav is the wacky striped criss crossy die… not the proper name, but cute as can be!! Love the preview cant wait to hop, bye.
I enjoy seeing all the beautiful creations from the very talented makers – so inspiring! ?
These are so beautiful!! Love all the great ideas on how to use all these amazing products!! Can’t wait to get my hands of some!!
Love the poinsettia card! So vibrant!
Great release! there was a lot of fun inspiration from the team :)
What a fantastic release! I love everything!
So many beautiful products…so little time!
So much fall and winter goodness in one place! As a snow lover, seeing all of these snowflakes makes me very happy!
What an adorable gnome! This release has so many wonderful products! :)
Thank you SSS for putting these hops together, it’s always so fun to see everyone’s (sometimes very) different takes!
Great release! My wish list has grown yet again!!! Everyone’s projects are fabulous too
Really like the coloring on these.
Great release! I love these creations, especially the CUTE gnome!
Amazing projects with this new release. TFS
I love the cartoony fun of the Chunky Christmas set, and all the new stencils!
Wow! This is an amazing release. After Stampseptember! My bank account was gasping…looks like it still will!
A great release, I want it all!
So many great new items to craft with.
This has to be my most favorite release by Simon Says Stamp ever! So many products, so many ideas!
Great new release! The gnome is so adorable, love the colors and texture.
wow, I absolutely love your products!
Oh, my gosh! The colors used in the gnome card are quite unexpected but have created a wonderfully whimsical card!
Love the new products. That gnome has caught my eye
Love the Santa’s Sleigh slider stamps and dies. Great release!
Beautiful release!!
So many great new products!!
Awesome release! I need 1 of everything!!