The holidays are about family, kindness, and joy. However, during this time many of the elderly who live in nursing homes feel lonely. Wouldn’t it be great if we brought a smile to their face and brightened their holiday season simply by sharing our love of cardmaking? Please join crafters around the world for the 7th annual Caring Hearts Card Drive. Last year we collected over 22,000 cards and distributed them to over 100 nursing homes throughout the world. And we hope to collect even more this year! Please join us. Details for the card drive can be found at: Vera Yates Blog & Jennifer McGuire’s Blog. Simon Says Stamp is proud to be a sponsor… offering a prize to a lucky contributor!

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!