Live From Creativation 2019: The Stamping Village!

Hello crafty friends! We are coming at you LIVE from the Creativation show floor, bringing all the latest excitement, products, trends and more to YOU!
The Stamping Village is a special part of the Creativation 2019 trade show; what is it you may ask? The Stamping Village is a group of stamp vendors surrounding a shared space designed for education, socializing, and relaxing. Check out some of the awesome things we found in this unique part of the show floor!
Lawn Fawn
Over at the Lawn Fawn booth, we found a TON of amazing interactive stamps and dies, including pop-up butterflies, mini treat boxes and
Lawn Fawn’s Creativation release is available on reserve NOW!




Gina K. Designs
At the Gina K. Designs booth, we were in LOVE with the NEW Mega Wreath Builder templates and Amalgam inks!




Hero Arts
The Hero Arts booth was in a full flight of color! We were loving their sweet, hot air balloons (a new die!), strung across their booth. Each one was die cut with their BRAND NEW line of solid-core cardstocks!



Waffle Flower Crafts
Waffle Flower’s booth was a-buzz over their new watercoloring tool; the Water Media Mat! We got to test this silicone mat out at the show and had so much fun using it with everything from watercolors, acrylics, metallics, mini ink cubes and so much more! Because of it’s non-stick material, any medium cleans off with the swipe of a cloth!


PinkFresh Studio
PinkFresh Studio’s booth was full of creative inspiration using their newest stamps and dies! We were thoroughly inspired by all the samples!



Concord & 9th
Concord and 9th’s new Turnabout Stamp Jig was ALL the buzz this year at the show! And get a look at these STUNNING samples!





Art Impressions
Art Impressions always has unique stamps and dies at the Creativation shows, and this year they did not disappoint!




Altenew
Altenew has a whole assortment of new products coming out this year, include METALLIC watercolors, gradient cardstock sets, embossing paste and more!





We hope you have enjoyed today’s spin through the Stamping Village! Stay tuned to our Simon Blog all weekend for more Creativation 2019 recaps!
Don’t forget that you can see additional Creativation coverage on our Facebook and Instagram; we have an amazing Simon team bringing YOU the all the excitement from the floor to the comfort of your home!
Live From Creativation 2019: All Things Tim Holtz!

Hello crafty friends! We are coming at you LIVE from the Creativation show floor, bringing all the latest excitement, products, trends and more to YOU!
Today we have the spotlight on Tim Holtz! We are excited to be sharing all the buzz-worthy products Tim has coming out in 2019 with Idea-ology, Ranger, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous and Tonic Studios!
Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Over at Idea-ology, we found amazing collages and mixed media projects featuring Tim’s latest collection of found objects, paper dolls, ephemera and more! And how awesome are those Transparent Wings and Divided Vinette Boxes???







Tim Holtz Ranger
Are you as excited as we are about the NEW Distress Oxide Sprays???? Check out the amazing oxidization in 12 of your favorite Distress colors! And WHAT??? Archival Distress inks??? We are stoked about the creative possibilities with this whole new line of inks!





Tim Holtz Sizzix
The Sizzix booth was abloom with Tim’s new Wildflowers and Tattered Butterflies dies; we even came across a few pre-historic creatures along the way!






Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous
At Stampers Anonymous, we were really excited to see the new, Etcetera Trims in action (coming soon!)! And how can you not fall in love with the whimsical Funny Farm animals??







Tim Holtz Tonic Studios
Tim Holtz always has a new tool up his sleeve… we spotted these awesome, new Haberdashery scissors Tim has created with Tonic Studios! These new titanium blades are perfect for many things, including fabric! They come in 5″ and 6″ sizes.


We hope you have enjoyed today’s peek into the Creativation show floor! Stay tuned to our Simon Blog all weekend for more Creativation recaps!
Don’t forget that you can see additional Creativation coverage on our Facebook and Instagram; we have an amazing Simon team bringing YOU the all the excitement from the floor to the comfort of your home!
Distress Oxide Blending & February 2019 Card Kit!

Hello all! Kristina here with some more inspiration for the February 2019 card kit! I thought some smooth blended color with images from the Love Always stamp set included in the kit would make a great Valentine’s Day (or general love) card!
I started out by ink blending three colors of Distress Oxide Ink: Spun Sugar, Abandoned Coral, and Aged Mahogany. After the ink blending was dry, I stamped the large greeting and heart images in VersaMark ink. White embossing powder was applied, the excess shaken off, and then heat set until melted.

To finish of the main area of the card, I wrapped some of the embroidery floss from the kit around the blended panel, and then adhered it to a card base using foam adhesive.
I hope you enjoy today’s inspiration! You can pick up the February 2019 card kit HERE, or subscribe to receive this kit and future kits HERE.
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