Did You Know? August 2023 Edition: STAMPtember®!
Hi friends! Happy STAMPtember® eve! Today I have a new edition of our popular Did You Know series!
With STAMPtember® just a few weeks away, we’re gearing up for the year’s biggest celebration of stamping!! To get you ready, we thought it would be fun to give you a sneak peek into what you can expect for the month ahead—it all starts September 1st!
STAMPtember® 1st is a big deal!
We kick off this special, month-long celebration with a GIANT Simon Says Stamp brand release on the 1st! These exclusive products are not limited edition; all of the Simon branded products released on STAMPtember® 1st (like all Simon branded releases) become a part of the Simon catalog and are restocked as needed.
STAMPtember® 3rd is Heidi’s birthday!
Our beloved founder and fearless leader, Heidi Crowl’s birthday is on Stamptember® 3rd! To celebrate her birthday, we give YOU gifts! Stay tuned to our Simon blog and store starting 9/2 to find out what gifts we’re unveiling (there are LOTS)!
All month we’re revealing surprises!
All STAMPtember® long exclusive collaboration stamp sets (many with coordinating dies) will be unveiled—designed by your favorite brands! These special sets are limited edition and only available while supplies last, so if you love it you’ll want to make sure to order it right away! Each collaboration set release date is a secret. This is what makes STAMPtember® so fun—every day is like a new present to unwrap!
Plus extra-specials surprises, too!
*examples of previous STAMPtember® Limited Edition Kits
On select days throughout the month, special limited edition kits will be released! These kits are not part of our usual monthly kit subscription and there are limited quantities available. Each one is jam-packed with crafty goodies that you can use to make cards, tags, mixed media projects, and more!
You could win a Golden Bone!
We place one Golden Bone (kind of like the golden ticket in Willy Wonka!) in a random order each week during STAMPtember®! If YOU find a Golden Bone in your order, you will win an assortment of Simon Says Stamp products from EVERY release for an entire year!
Hopefully by now you are REALLY excited for STAMPtember® to begin—we sure are! We can’t wait to celebrate the love of stamping with you and look forward to a month of sharing that joy together!
Funny Friday with Art Impressions: Halloween Scene
Hey, friends! It’s Shari Carroll here with another installment of our Funny Friday series with Art Impressions! I was intrigued when I saw the Halloween Front Porch Series stamp and die set and thought it would be fun to step forward into Fall a wee bit!
This is a scene-building stamp and die set featuring two sets. The Front Porch is the base set and has many styles of stamp sets that go with it. It’s also the perfect size for an A2 card.
To see how this all came together, check out my video below.
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Easy Color for Detailed Images: EZ with CZ
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Cathy Zielske, where, she is sharing with us a FUN and EASY way to color detailed images (like our new School Supplies background cling stamp) and finishing off the look with a Gold Metallic greeting featuring our new Just a Note die set! Read on, and be sure to watch the video for all the details! Enjoy!
Hi everyone! It’s Cathy Z. back with another installment of EZ with CZ! Today I’m sharing one of my favorite ways to NOT color in a detailed image! I love to stamp a big, detailed image, add some embossing powder, and voila: create an emboss resist background. This is such a quick way to blend on beautiful color while still preserving all the details of any large stamp.
The School Supplies cling stamp is a really fun background image, but I didn’t want to figure out all the different marker colors so instead, a nice rainbow blend over the top of the embossing powder was the easiest way to create a panel for my card. The melted embossing powder resists the ink, leaving behind a fresh, crisp white image.
I added my CZ Design Just a Note die for a finishing touch with a layer of Simon Says Stamp Matte Gold Cardstock stacked on top of a few layers of the die in white cardstock.
Here is my tutorial showing how easy this card is to create:
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Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you’ll give this idea a try!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to CZ for being our guest!
