Hi everyone! Greetings from Anaheim, California! It’s Weekender with Wanda – Live! Something a little different this weekend!  It’s day one of the giant CHA Show and there was so much to see today! Myself and the entire Simon Says Stamp crew are here scouting out the newest products to share with you. Heidi is busy making sure to place orders for all the things we know you’re going to want to create with. Today I’m sharing photos from the Tim Holtz collections for Ranger, Sizzix and Ideaology. Lots of cool and innovative items – as only Tim can do. New Distress Crayons are coming out (pre-order now!) and neat storage gadgets. Not to mention new Sizzix dies. It’s all fantastic. As you read through the blog post, click on the photos for more information.

First up, some photos from the Ideaology booth…

No one creates a cooler booth design than the team at Tim Holtz. Every detail carefully thought out and staged. It’s a feast for the eyes.

We think you’ll love this new Supply Storage Spinner!

All the new items have a star on the package. I can’t wait to craft with mini pocket watches and mirrored hearts!

These display hangers are really cool I’m picturing hanging cards in my craft room, or hanging them on a canvas… So many ideas already!

Next up – some photos from the Sizzix collections!

How much fun are these Village dies? WOW! The samples are all amazing!

We know you already went Bird Crazy! Guess what? Now there are MINI birds! And Crazy Cats! New stamps from Stampers Anonymous!

These new Distress Crayons are all the rage. Lots of pretty colors in packages of six each. LOVE.

Here are some photos of amazing projects made for the Ranger Designer Challenge!

Below is just a sampling of some  of the things posted above!! CLICK HERE to see and pre-order ALL the newest items from Ranger, Sizzix and Ideaology! I cannot wait for all these goodies to come in so I can create! I’m so inspired already. More from the show tomorrow everyone!

Tell us what you think! Leave a comment and we’ll pick a lucky winner for a Simon Says Stamp grab bag!

Hi readers! TGIF! We’re back with another creative uses post with the always fabulous Debby Hughes!

Read on and enjoy!

Hello, Debby here taking a look at stretching our supplies just that little bit further. When I get new supplies I like to take a moment to look at them almost with my eyes not focused, that way, for some reason, ideas seem to pop into my head. I think it works particularly well with dies. When you look at just the shape of a die rather than what it is intended for then other uses can spring to mind. When I looked at the Send My Love dies I thought the post box looked like a pet carrier.

After looking at some in my local pet store, I cut the die from white card and colored with Copics – grey for the top and base and a happy teal for the sides. I also cut a U from the Big U set and used the U upside down as a handle. I then took a white gel pen and ruler and drew in the grill for the front of the pet carrier. The kitty from the Peace Love Joy set was the perfect size and it is always good to keep using those Holiday stamps into the New Year. I thought his winter scarf made him look like he was wrapped up suffering from a cold. After all, I don’t know if you find the same, but there are so many bugs flying around causing all sorts of sniffles and snuffles.

The sentiment from More Sketchy Banner Greetings fitted in with the theme of someone or a loved pet being under the weather. I stamped the greeting in Versamark and white heat embossed on Schoolhouse Red card. To gather all the elements together I cut a stitched tag from Smoke card with a patterned paper top, added a white Stitched Circle and then foam mounted the cat, carrier and sentiment. I also added a couple of Schoolhouse Red hearts cut with the Stacked Heart die and coated with Glossy Accents. This die cut lots of hearts and the same time so I’ve plenty for use in the future.

Finally I cut a Gift Bag from Cotton Candy card and tied the tag and the bag together with twine. I can fill this bag with treats and hopefully make someone feel that little bit better.

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Thanks for reading today, and thanks to the always creative genius that is Debby!

Hi readers! Happy Thursday! We’re always happy to welcome back guest designer Kelly Rasmussen to the blog! She made this gorgeous card in my favorite colors, and I didn’t even ask her to! ;) Read on and enjoy!

Hi everyone! I’m so happy to be back as a guest on the blog to share a card using the exclusive Prayers stamp set that was designed by Hero Arts for Simon Says Stamp. This was a STAMPtember® exclusive set that they are bringing back — yay! (COMING SOON!)

I started out by stamping the solid feather image from the Simon Says Stamp Oh Happy Day set four times across a white panel. To create the painted look, I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the stamp, then spritzed it with water and stamped it. I held the stamp on the cardstock for about five seconds to give the water a chance to soak into the paper. And the end result is a beautiful hand painted look!

Next I die cut the word “prayers” once from My Favorite Things Steel Grey cardstock and twice from white cardstock. Then I adhered them together to create the dimensional sentiment. I also white heat embossed one of the coordinating messages on that same grey cardstock to finish off the message. Once the sentiment was adhered over the feathers I popped up the panel on an Audrey Blue card base.

I hope you enjoyed the card and wish you all a Happy New Year!

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