Hi friends! Wow! This is has been quite a jolly week! We started things off on Monday with our Merry & Bright December 2016 Card Kit reveal, our Advent Plus mini exclusive reveal on Thursday, and a very special Limited Edition Holiday 2016 card kit yesterday! Are you getting into the holiday spirit? From Advent Calendars, to gift card envelopes to Good Old Fashioned Holiday cards, we sure hope you are ready to create with a handmade touch this season! Let’s keep those cheerful vibes going with a special holiday hop that celebrates all of the new products released this week!

*UPDATED* The December Card Kit has sold out, but many of the components are available for individual purchase.  The Limited Edition Holiday kit is also going very fast!

Be sure to hop to EVERY STOP as each stop contains a chance to win a $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! All you have to do for a chance to win the $50 gift card we are giving away on our stop – is tell us about your holiday crafting.  We’d love to hear and I know many others would love to hear about what kind of crafting you do this holiday season.

Happy Hopping!!  You’ll find awesome inspiration on the blogs below!

Ho Ho Ho!!! Are you ready for this??? We are proud to reveal our Limited Edition 2016 Holiday Card kit!! It is packed full of so many goodies you’ll be busy creating all season long! Please note: This kit is not part of the monthly subscription! If you love, you must buy it separately! : )  Limited Availability, while supplies last.

This kit includes: The Simon Says Stamp stamp set “Swell Christmas”, Simon Says Stamp Retro Deer die, 6 double sided printed papers from Authentique “Retro Christmas”, Little B resin wreath and tree stickers, Tim Holtz Tree Layering stencil, 1 oz jar of Distress Grit Paste, 1 oz. jar of Ranger Texture paste, Joyful and Festive Stickles, Mini Distress ink pads in Pine Needles, Aged Mahogany, and Bundled Sage, 1 small bag of Rock Candy Distress Glitter, 1 jar of Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold embossing powder, and My Mind’s Eye Sugarplum gold foam stickers, a white Prismacolor pencil and cream embroidery floss. 

There are five 8.5 x 11 inch cardstocks, 1 each of Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate, Schooolhouse Red, Cream and Olive, and Neenah Desert Storm. There are 8 small Simon Says Stamp tags; 4 white and 4 Kraft. Envelopes; 4 Kraft 4bar size, 1 Ivory metallic V Flap and mini’s in white, cream, schoolhouse red and frosty clear. Also included are A2 size card cover sheets; 2-metallic taupe, 1 white, Tim Holtz Idea-ology red and green glitter papers (1 of each) , and 1 kraft bag.

I’ve put together a walk through video so you can see all the goodies live and included more inspiration cards. You can view it below or on our YouTube channel.

I created a card where I die cut an oval and used the Tim Holtz Tree layering stencil with Pine Needles and Bundled Sage Distress inks, then I used the Ranger Texture paste and a pallet knife using the snow portion of the stencil. I love these 2 part stencils! I layered everything up on cut cardstocks and pattern papers from the kit.

Debby Hughes worked her magic with her coloring. She stamped her Santa onto an oval die cut of cream cardstock, colored the image and added her greeting, then set everything onto a holly background.

Heather Hoffman created a card using the tree stencil Pine Needles and Bundled Sage Distress inks and grit paste from the kit. She also layered up her card using the cardstocks and and pattern papers and finished the card up with a die cut deer.

The Swell Christmas stamp set and Retro Deer Die are also available for individual purchase in our store!

Don’t forget to visit our Card Kit Galleries for additional card ideas. Stay tuned for a special HOLIDAY HOP on our blog tomorrow which will include more inspiration on this FABULOUS Limited Edition kit! See you then!

Hi friends! Let’s get the countdown to Christmas started with our brand new Advent Plus release that combines a couple fun stamp sets and dies to help you to create your own calendar, along with some new extra special envelopes for mailing cards and your gift cards!  Looking for the cutest mini gift tags? Look no further!  How fun! Please check out these useful new products and enjoy!

Stay tuned for a blog hop this coming Saturday that will be loaded with inspiration from this week’s new releases (Including our super popular Annual Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit that will be revealed and start shipping tomorrow!)

Please comment below and share what you’ve done or are planning to do this year for the Advent Calendar countdowns.  We will choose a random winner for a $25 shopping spree on Friday.  The advent calendar wafer dies we are releasing make it possible for you to do tear away surprise messages!

Thanks so much for joining us today to celebrate our mini release filled with useful products for the season!