Hi friends!

Many of you have asked about our story.  With our dog Simon sick, and him being the namesake, the logo, and a big personality at the forefront of our company, we just knew this summer was the time to work on sharing our story with you.   In order to share our story with you, we worked with a wonderful company, IPSO, to bring it to life through a video.

Sharing this video with you is bittersweet.  I adopted Simon as a very little puppy with one bent ear over 14 years ago.  I knew him before I met my husband and before my kiddos came to this world.  I knew Simon as my pup before I started the business Simon Says Stamp (and named it in his honor).  Simon has always been a HUGE part of our lives.  He would sleep in my bed, follow me around the house, lie next to me as I crafted, folded laundry, and worked on the computer, shadow my kids around our yard, and often come to the office with me. With Simon always wanting to be near us, we find him in the background (and foreground!) of many of our pictures.  He was a kind, quiet, loyal, sweet and loving little guy.

It’s with a deeply heavy heart that I am sharing with you:  Simon recently passed away.  He had been sick the last few months, and his sickness created a sense of urgency to film this video. As hard as it was to put ourselves on camera….I am so glad we did.  I think many of you can relate.  In the moment, the process of sharing our story might be hard.  But, our stories are our lives.  Documenting our stories through pictures and videos gives us something that we can look back on later to remind us of the joys and happy moments that make up our life.

This is a great opportunity for us to share pieces of who we are, and what we do, with YOU.  We are grateful to share this journey with you and are so so grateful for your support along the way.  We wouldn’t be here without YOU.  You’ll even see typical moments with our pup, Simon, in the office captured in the video.

Special thanks to our friend Jennifer McGuire for introducing us to the fabulous team at IPSO and encouraging us to tell our story.

THANK YOU for being here to listen.

Much love,

Heidi and the Simon Says Stamp Family.

Hi readers! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming back the always fantastic Lucy Abrams to our blog as a guest today! She has made an adorable shaker thank you card that I think would be great to replicate and send out to those that have sent special gifts to you during the holidays. The extra shaker touch would make it even more special! Looking for super special sequins to put in your next shaker card? Look no further than Lucy’s Cards!

Read on and enjoy!

Hello! Today I have a shaker card to share with you featuring a mix of products from my favorite companies. First up, I created a window in some MFT patterned paper with a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square die then cut again with a stitched rectangle.

Next I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts’ Acts of Kindness set beneath the window then added acetate behind the window. I created a pile of Crystal Shaker Selection sequins on a notecard covered with Lawn Fawn paper, then adhered the window panel to the card using foam tape.

Finally, I stamped the adorable Clearly Besotted bunnies onto white paper and added detail with watercolours. The little envelope is also from the Acts of Kindness set. I hand cut these out, then adhered to my card with double side tape. Some sparkly fun, all ready to send to a kind friend. Thanks so much for your visit. See you again soon.

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