Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Christmas Candy Gifts
Hello creative friends! Welcome to a brand new Studio Monday with Nina-Marie tutorial!
With Christmas coming, many of us crafters enjoy making handmade gifts for friends and family… and you can never go wrong with gifting a sweet treat! From chocolate and protein bars, to mints and mini cookies, these pillow boxes are the perfect way to give something tasty during the holidays!
For all of these cute pouches, I used the We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board. I used patterned papers from Lawn Fawn and Doodlebug, plus the darling Santa Pup and Santa Cat Picture Book dies from Simon!
The fun thing about creating these adorable pillow boxes, is that you can customize the size of the box by varying the height of the paper! This lets you make boxes tall enough for a full chocolate or protein bar; or you can create something a bit shorter, perfect for mints and small treats.
Be sure to watch the video below to see how easy these candy pillow boxes are to make! These would be perfect for stocking stuffers, gifts or even for kids to create for friends at school!
I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial and are inspired to make some of these too! Thanks for tuning in!
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DieCember® Blog Hop!
Hi friends! Welcome to part one of our two-day DieCember® release blog hop!
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive DieCember® 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!
Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store with inspiration from Shari Carroll! Shari used products from our DieCember® release to make these fantastic projects:
We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our new releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has an extra special free gift set aside just for you! Check out the details in the graphic below!
Ready for even more DieCember® 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
- Laura Bassen
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Suzy Plantamura
- Heather Ruwe
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Barb Engler
- Laurie Willison
- Bibi Cameron
Thanks again for joining us today! Our second DieCember® blog hop will be this coming Friday, December 7th at 8 am EST, and you won’t want to miss it!
You’ll love browsing our DieCember® 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 DieCember® collection below:
DieCember® is HERE!!!
Hi friends! Happy DieCember® 1st! I’m not exactly or precisely sure when die cutting became a hot trend in crafting. It’s hard to pinpoint. However, I do know that die cutting has changed the way that we create. Cutting out beautiful and often intricate images is a delightfully fun part of paper crafting. Die cutting embellishes our art in interesting ways. People that aren’t paper crafters are often mystified when they receive a card that has anything die cut involved in the design. If you haven’t experienced this wonderment and awe, be sure to spread some handmade joy this season! (check out this video for tips and tricks in die cutting)
To celebrate dies as one of my most favorite crafty products (after stamps, of course ;)), we are hosting a month-long DieCember® celebration. Throughout the month you will see special features, sales, education, and inspiration that focus on die cutting.
Kicking off our DieCember® celebration is a release of beautiful exclusive wafer-thin dies.
The always inventive and fun Laura Bassen made a very special video introducing all of these new products! Don’t miss it!
Looking for even MORE inspiration? Visit our galleries!
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DON’T MISS OUR BLOG HOPS!!!!
Tomorrow and next Friday (December 7th) we will be hosting blog hops loaded with inspiration using these products. You’ll find fun techniques and ideas that will definitely help spark your mojo and creativity this season! Be sure to stop back tomorrow and see what the designers are up to!
