Rest and Refresh Blog Hop

Hi friends! Welcome to part one of our two-day Rest & Refresh release blog hop!
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive Rest & Refresh product lineup is filled with lots of ways to share handmade kindness! Included you’ll find gorgeous sea-worthy products, adorable peeking critters, new filigree dies, pretty flowers, graphic patterns, and homey designs that will fill you with creative delight! There’s also a fresh new set of watercolor cards from Suzy Plantamura. 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 Rest & Refresh release to make these fantastic projects:


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Ready for even more Rest & Refresh 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 share some feedback with these artists who work hard to inspire and excite us!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Amy Rysavy
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Gayatri Murali
- Ankita Gupta
- Barb Engler
- Marge Yoon
Thanks again for joining us today!
You’ll love browsing our Rest & Refresh gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to the gallery as well!
You can check out the entire Rest & Refresh collection below:

























The nautical theme is so fun, and the Bees…ADORBABLE!!!
I love this release. So much variety. This will be a fun hop.
Great release!
Anytime I see a dog or cat, they almost immediately become my favorites! Love these cute guys peeking out of the frame!
I enjoyed today’s hop with all these fun new products!
Love the new nautical themed stamps and dies. Looking forward to seeing all the great projects!
Super release again SSS!!!! Love everything!!! ?
Wow! what a fabulous release! I truly enjoyed seeing all the great cards from the designers. They really hit home and I am seeing several goodies to add to my must have list.
oh wow what a wonderful release!!
Tons of great products!!
I cant tell you how much I love those⁰bees! So adorable! Excited to see all of the projects. Hopping on!
Love this realse.. The new stamps and dies just amazing..
Wow, what an awesome release I want just about everything in this one. So many great stamp sets and the dies are adorable
No doubt another fantastic and successful release! Will my wish list ever stop growing? ;-)
This release is so much fun!! I love the nautical theme of so many of the products… but I especially love the bees and the hexagon die!!! SO adorable!
Wow! Such a nice variety of products packed into this release1 I love the anchor and the hexagon dies!
Awesome release and Shari made stunning examples with it, I fell in love with the Bee card, so adorable!
Thank you so much for all the beautiful products, I am heading of to the hop where I can always find a lot of inspiration, that’s for sure!
Your cards are awesome Shari! Really love the sailboat especially! Heading off to hop!
Amazing Shari. Exciting new release.
Love seeing the inspiration.
Fabulous release! The wildflower set is my favorite!
Looks like a fabulous new release!
This release looks wonderful! I love the cards Shari created. That bee is adorable. :)
SQUEAL!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the NEW Release and the AMAZING Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
What a terrific release – so much to pick from.
What a great release. Beautiful cards Shari!
Such fun new products!!! Love the new filigree dies and background stamps!
I love the nautical products in this release and the stencils. Perfect to add to my collection!
Wonderful release! I love it all!
What a fun new release!
Totally love this release. So much of variety and fun .Thanks for the lovely Hop too.
Fabulous cards! I love those bees!
lovely cards