Simon Says Hop to It Blog Hop and New Release Reveal!
Hi friends! Welcome to the full reveal and blog hop of our new release “HOP TO IT!”
What inspires you? Our design inspiration for this series is exactly that…. to inspire. My card making friends have been inspiring me to be a better person. Whether it’s taking care of myself through exercise and meditation or enjoying time spent with loved ones, friends provide tons of positive inspiration. Knowing that Spring is just around the corner is especially inspiring to me too. Hope, rebirth, and unconditional love is celebrated through the joy of Easter. The beauty of flowers can take our breath away and lift our spirits. I wish I kept up with exercising like I should and I certainly don’t always manage my schedule in a healthy way, but these things uplift me when I need help and encouragement. Through card making we can inspire each other!
It is our greatest hope as a family at Simon Says Stamp, that we inspire YOU like you inspire us! Hopefully these product designs help us to encourage each other. Do you know what I mean when I say, there is nothing like getting home after a long, (and cold!) day and seeing a vibrant, beautifully hand addressed card on the top of the mail on the kitchen counter? Seriously!? Right!? Handmade cards rock!
Shari Carroll made this card using Rain Rain Go Away Set from the new HOP TO IT release.
I am deeply grateful for Jennifer McGuire’s friendship and that she has connected so many people in our industry to form lasting friendships. Jennifer is always spreading love and kindness. After Jen introduced me to her dear friend Shari Carroll, my daughter Abby formed a quick friendship with Shari too. It’s a blessing that people like Shari radiate light and love wherever they go! Shari designed the stamp and dies set inspired by my daughter, Abby. Abby loves her boots and ponytails (and pink!) Never has a product release been more personal to me. Thank you Shari :)
Please join us today for a blog hop where designers from around the world have brought these products to life to share with you. The hop starts here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog and continues:
Shari Carroll
Kristina Werner
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen
Nichol Magouirk
Lucy Abrams
Kathy Racoosin
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Yoonsun Hur
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I always like the stamp sets that have coordinating dies. The new stamp set Encouraging Words looks like it would be a very useful set. Thanks for the chance to win a great prize from Simon Says Stamps.
Love the encouraging words stamps. Looking forward to the creations of the artists on their blogs.
Shari’s card and Abby are amazingly cute.
I love blog hops. They are always so fun and inspiring!
Looking forward to Hopping to it! :)
I really like the sentiment stamps, but the stencils really grabbed my attention. The raindrops are so cool–don’t know why they caught my eye, but I just love them!
Just finished the hop and as always it was fabulous. These ladies give us such great inspiration and I, for one, learn a great deal from them. Thanks for the hop and the chance to win some fabulous prizes.
Super love this funny release! Already filled my projects list lol…
Love everything in the new release. Hard to pick a favorite!!
Fabulous release!! Its going to be hard to pick only a couple items!!
I love all of it…and want it all, as well! My first favorite those is the you’re amazing die, so versatile, my mind is whirling with ideas to use it already.
Love this new release! So many cute stamps to choose from.
Loving the new stencils & dies. Your little girl is gorgeous!
Love the animals in the Spring Showers set.
I love the encouraging words stamp set but the stencils really grabbed my attention. After watching Jennifer’s post, I think I must surely need a MISTI, too!
love the new releases , especially the slumber party one, so adorable and cute, although they are all lovely!
WOW love your new collection…finally Spring has sprung!!
I love the card Shari and the stamp set is super cute.
Heidi, Abby is just a doll!
Fab new releases… my wishlist grows ever longer! FAB inspiration from all – bookmarked several for future ref… thx!!
Great release, love the new sets.
What a wonderful circle of friends you have! I find you all very inspiring.
Great Release! love the sayings!
Great release! Those shaker dies are a must have. Your daughter is adorable!
Why do you do this to us? This release is so great, it makes me want every single thing! Love all the designers’ creations and all the stamps. Can’t go wrong with any one of them! And to think your daughter is the inspiration for such cute little girl stamps! She is adorable.
Great release. Love the Easter sets with the crosses.
Thanks for having the hop. Saw a lot of great projects.
Your daughter is adorable as is the stamp set she inspired. Love the new release!
Thank you so much for creating an Easter stamp set! The Rejoice set is perfect!!
another great release!
Wonderful hop!
Sandra ltb
This looks like a fun release! Thanks for bringing it our way.
Love the new items in this release! So many cute and original ideas presented in the Hop! Thanks SSS for another great one!
Love the new release-cannot wait to get them-want it all!!
Another great release! Already put Encouraging Words in my cart. Off to hop…
Visiting crafter’s blogs always inspires me to create and learn new techniques.
I love visiting the blogs of crafters. That’s where I get most of my creative inspiration. Namely, I love Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner.
I am constantly encouraged by my husband and friends. Every time I create a new anything, the people in my life give me great kudos and that inspires me to make something else. This while release is fabulous but the words of encouragement are a must have!
Great new releases. Looking forward to this blog hop to get some great ideas for using these new products.
you’re daughter is adorable and so is the set inspired by her!
Great inspiration! I am loving these new sets.
As always, you blow me away Shari with your cards. I love this little girl and her super long legs.
I really like the inspirational stamps and dies. To me they are not enough of them on the market so anything new like this always makes me happy.
SSS thank you!!!! for this amazing and so inspiring friday!!!!
Oh, this is a darling card. How cool that your sweet daughter was the inspiration for this sweet stamp.
Thanks for the blog hop!
What an awesome new release! Shari’s card is gorgeous!
This is super adorable! I find tons of inspiration from music and you can see that translate into my cards!
I love this blog hop and all the stamp sets are great!
Everyone is so talented! I am loving all the new things!
I l Iove all these new releases. It is so so inspiring that you all get on so well in “real” life too ;) and so cute that the inspiration for that cute rainy girl stamp was your friend little girl. I can’t wait to see what fun craft h stuff she produces when she is older ;)
Thanks for the great new products and the inspiration from the blog hop. I love the watercolor friendly flowers and the Hand lettered encouragement sentiment sets.
Can’t wait to hop and check these new items out! I know I am in for a treat!