Hi friends! Please join us in welcoming the awesome Jessica Frost-Ballas to our blog for the latest edition of her fun series, Crafty Quintet. Please click or tap here if you’ve missed the other episodes! This month, Jessica is sharing her five favorite holiday items which are Hello Bluebird Snow Play, WPlus9 Sending Cheer, Heffy Doodle First Snow, Little Things from Lucy’s Heaven Sent sequins, and theTonic Welsh Gold glitter cardstock! Scroll on to watch the video on her process and enjoy!

WATCH THE VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Hello Bluebird SNOW PLAY Clear Stamps… [ SSS ] Wplus9 SENDING CHEER Designer Dies… [ SSS ] Heffy Doodle FIRST SNOW Stencil hfd0089 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SPUN… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WORN… [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ] Tonic WELSH GOLD A4 Glitter Cardstock… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Little Things From Lucy’s Cards… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp 3.5 Inch ACRYLIC… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Picket Fence Studios LIFE CHANGING… [ SSS ] Hero Arts WHITE IRIDESCENT SHIMMER… [ SSS ] Tonic MOONSTONE Nuvo Glimmer Paste 953N [ SSS ] Crafter’s Companion CLEAR OVERLAY… [ SSS ] Therm O Web PURPLE TAPE Easy Release… [ SSS ] Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER… [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] WOW Embossing Glitter CLEAR HOLOGRAM… [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker RV00 WATER LILY Pink [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker RV21 LIGHT PINK [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker RV23 PURE PINK [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker RV25 DOG ROSE… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E53 RAW SILK Cream [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Tan [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W00 Warm Gray Grey [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W0 Warm Gray [ SSS ] Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Grey [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY NO.5… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W6 WARM GRAY NO.6 [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W8 WARM GRAY NO.8… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Jessica for being our guest!

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Hi friends! Welcome to the reveal of Lawn Fawn’s BRAND NEW Valentine and Love themed collection! The amazing folks at Lawn Fawn never cease to amaze me in their genius of creating such beautiful and fun interactive cards! The new “Let’s Toast” stamps, dies, and add-on’s are of no exception and Kelly-Marie Alvarez shared with us some SUPER fun ways to use this fun new set. Be sure to peruse the ENTIRE collection to find your favorites and enjoy!

Keep scrolling for the video tutorial of these awesome samples!

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SUPPLIES:

Lawn Fawn LET’S TOAST Clear Stamps… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn LET’S TOAST Die Cuts LF1821 [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn LET’S TOAST PULL TAB ADD-ON… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn MILK AND COOKIES Clear… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn MILK AND COOKIES Lawn Cuts… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED 4 BAR… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn STITCHED SCALLOPED… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn SCRIPTY HELLO Lawn Cuts… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn MINI POP-UP BOX Die Cuts… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn REALLY RAINBOW 6×6 Inch… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn KNIT PICKY 6×6 Inch Petite… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn WOODGRAIN Neutrals 8.5 x 11… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn GUAVA Cardstock LF1117 [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn PAPER BAG Cardstock LF1574 [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn PIXIE DUST Sparkle 8.5 x 11… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn BUBBLEGUM Premium Dye Ink… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Premium Dye… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn 3.5 Inch Acrylic ROUND Grip… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn 1.75 Inch Acrylic ROUND… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Idea-ology DESIGN RULER… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch ROLL WHITE MASKING TAPE… [ SSS ] Scrapbook Adhesives 1/4 INCH 3D 308… [ SSS ] Kokuyo LONG Dot Liner Adhesive Runner… [ SSS ] Fiskars 8 INCH BENT SCISSORS Premier… [ SSS ] MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER… [ SSS ] Sizzix DIE PICK Accessory 656380 [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Kelly for being our guest!

Hello friends! Have you seen our Simon exclusive DieCember® release? This product lineup is filled with lots of die-cutting awesomeness! You’ll find adorable new Big Picture Book animals, cute and cozy holiday inspiration, and gorgeous and clever dies that will inspire you! We’re so excited for you to create with this amazing release!

To celebrate this phenomenal release, we hosted a two-day blog hop! The hops featured many talented designers and each one created wonderful projects to inspire you. If you missed the hops, you can find the direct links here: DAY ONE and DAY TWO.

A BIG thank you to all of YOU who joined us for the hops! We enjoy hearing from each of you, and your words of encouragement and appreciation to each of the designers mean so much to us here at Simon and to them. It’s our tradition to give away gift certificates to random commenters on each blog stop, and today we are revealing all of the winners! So without further ado, I present to you our winners!

DAY ONE HOP WINNERS:

from Simon Says Stamp’s blog: Karen Walker!

from Cathy Zielske’s blog: Marjorie DUMONTIER!

from Laura Bassen’s blog: Lauryne Cunningham!

from Nina-Marie Trapani’s blog: Annalisa!

from Nichol Spohr’s blog: Ashlee Diane!

from Jessica Frost-Ballas’s blog: rhowell2!

from Suzy Plantamura’s blog: Debbie Corker!

from Heather Ruwe’s blog: Denaha J Doss!

from Lisa Addesa’s blog: CinnamonSally!

from Heather Hoffman’s blog: TrainWithMeghan!

from Barb Engler’s blog: Pennie Glasser!

from Laurie Willison’s blog: Annette Gordon!

from Bibi Cameron’s blog: Erica Hayes!

DAY TWO HOP WINNERS:

from Simon Says Stamp’s blog: Teresa Doyle!

from Debby Hughes’s blog: Eva N!

from Amanda Korotkova’s blog: Subhashini Swaminathan!

from Yoonsun Hui’s blog: sherry butcher!

from Amy Rysavy’s blog: NatQuebec!

from Vicky Papaioannou’s blog: Lily Borda!

rom Karin Åkesdotter’s blog: Kaye Thrasher!

from Marge Yoon’s blog: Maureen Reiss!

from Anna-Karin Evaldsson’s blog: Karen Berry!

from Gayatri Murali’s blog: Heather Nelson!

from Elena Salo’s blog: Brenda Kuder!

from Emma Williams’s blog: Cheriese!

from Ankita Gupta’s blog: beccab33324!

from Olga Direktorenko’s blog: Miriam Prantner!

If you see your name listed above, CONGRATULATIONS! Please email [email protected] and let him know that you are one of our DieCember® Blog Hop winners! You’ll receive a $25 Gift Card. ???

Thanks again for hopping along with us! We hope you enjoy our DieCember®  release and that it gives you creative enjoyment for months to come!

Winning ROCKS, and so do you!