Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Thanks for popping by today! I love this card idea by Yana Smakula not only because it’s so beautiful, but because it is a fantastic idea if you’re making cards in bulk! In this beautiful design our new Believe stamp set is highlighted along with the Poinsettia stamp set! Be sure to watch the video for the full tutorial, and enjoy!

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On October 21st, we had a really fabulous and fun Blog Hop to celebrate the newest Holiday 2016 release from Simon Says Stamp called “Believe in the Season” This release is jam packed with new stamps and dies perfect for Winter occasions crafting! Beautiful poinsettias, word dies, snowflakes and even deer!  We shared lots of ideas for using our new collection. This truly was a super release! If you haven’t had a chance to visit the hop, click here to view the first post. I know you will find lots of tips, tricks and inspiration! The “Believe in the Season” Gallery is chock full of awesome inspiration and has been updated – and we hope you will take a look! (Be sure to add your links if you’ve made something with the new stamps and dies!) To see the entire new release click here! 

BIG Congratulations to all of the blog hop winners! Thank you for hopping along with us and taking the time to leave feedback for the designers in the form of comments along the way. We really really enjoy hearing from you!

Winners list by blog:

Simon Says Stamp Blog: Tiffany Dixon
Laura’s Blog: Kristie Maynard
Debby’s Blog: Greta H
Kristina’s Blog: Melissa Edwards
Jennifer’s Blog: Barbara Walborn
Kathy’s Blog: Rebecca Reynolds
Suzy’s Blog: Ina Nelson
Nina-Marie’s Blog:Candace Weigand
Nichol’s Blog: Carol Ann
Yana’s Blog: Anna Sigga
Wanda’s Blog: Becky Green
Heather’s Ruwe’s Blog: Gail Scott
Kelly’s Blog: Alidon Day
Anna Karin’s Blog: Nicole Vögeli
Barb’s Blog: Patty Eifert
Shari’s Blog: Ann Rister
Heather Hoffman’s Blog: Diana Sowers

CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!  Each winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the SSS store!  Please check your inboxes for an email from us with more information about your prize!  If for some reason we couldn’t reach you via email, please email [email protected] and let us know you are one of our Blog Hop winners for the Believe in the Season Hop. Thank you again for hopping along with us!

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp blog.

Today we are part of the My Monthly Hero Blog Hop, celebrating the new November kit from Hero Arts.

I’ve played with the add-ons that are available in the Simon Says Stamp store to create an advent calendar… not a typical calendar, but one with hanging gifts.

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I’ve used the Number It Stamp and Cut set (DC201) to create the count down days (white embossed) and placed them onto different die cut tags from the DC200 Little Messages Stamp & Cut set.

I’ve mixed pattern papers of red, kraft, teal and white for a nice variety of color and tied each of my gifts to the hanger with coordinating twine and cord.

I have put together a video showing an up-close look at some of my tags and gift bags. You can watch it below or on our YouTube Channel.

The add-on portions of the My Monthly Hero Kit CM122 Mini Christmas, DC200 Little Messages Stamp & Cut, DC201 Number It Stamp & Cut, SA087 Holiday Words Stencil are available for purchase in the Simon Says Stamp store.  You can purchase the kit at Hero Arts by clicking here.

Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes Sunday, November 13 at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week. Be sure to leave a comment on each stop for a chance to win!

Blog Hop List

The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Ilina Crouse
Laura Bassen
Heather Ruwe
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Shari Carroll at Simon Says Stamp
Julie Ebersole at Ellen Hutson’s CLASSroom
Libby Hickson

Enjoy!!!