Simon Says Stamp’s Super-Special STAMPtember® PARTY!!! #2
Welcome, welcome to our super-special and extraordinarily epic STAMPtember® Party, friends! The world may call this month September, but we know better—it’s STAMPtember®! And it’s full of so much excitement, we just might burst! We are very excited about our 13th anniversary of this thing we call STAMPtember®!
Yesterday you got your first look at what’s in store with our always incredible Simon Says Stamp exclusive STAMPtember® release! We love gathering an amazing array of products to inspire you and are crazy proud of this stylish, silly, sweet, spooky, sensational, seasonal, sparkly, and sassy collection that is sure to spark your creativity.
So what’s this party all about? Artists from all over the globe have gathered to showcase inspiration using our Simon exclusive STAMPtember® release products! Let me tell you, they are all PSYCHED to share what they have made. As you celebrate with us, you’ll find a massive array of unique and beautiful projects as well as tips, techniques, videos, and all the eye-candy your little heart desires. You’ll be pinning and saving ideas like mad and be inspired like nobody’s business.
In addition to inspiration galore, we’ve got a bit of a party game for you (because any good party has a fun game)! Let me give you the lowdown on how to play:
- Direct your attention to the graphic at the top of this blog post.
- You’ll see that we have a special code—YQQ7KJDR—that you can use to receive our Simon Says Stamp exclusive Layered Dots Stencil free with a purchase of $30 or more. *valid now until 9/4 at 11:59 PM EDT.
- Here’s the kicker… We have a whole BUNCH of codes for all sorts of things—from stamps and dies to embossing folders and blending brushes and all sorts of other goodies in between!
- How do you find all the codes? Visit the blogs and Instagram accounts of our party participants linked later in this post! Codes were distributed to the designers in a random fashion, so while you enjoy their beautiful and fun creations, you can search for all of the cool deals! I wonder how many of them you will find???
Before you get started, let’s take a look at two awesome cards that Shari Carroll created with the brand-new Simon exclusive STAMPtember® release.
So gorgeous, right!?! This release is out of this WORLD, and there’s SO much more to see!
Ready to party? Below you’ll find links to our participants. Click away, find the codes, and be inspired!
- Adelle Emery
- Aheba Tomlinson
- Alberto Gava
- Allison Frazier
- Amanda Korotkova
- Amy Rysavy
- Andy Granick
- Anna-Karin Evaldsson
- Barb Engler
- Barbara Tarayao
- Beth Opel
- Bibi Cameron
- Bobbi Lemanski
- Bonnie Crane
- Caly Person
- Carol Hintermeier
- Carrie Rhoades
- Cathie Cowles
- Cathy Zielske
- Cheiron Brandon
- Cheryl Espie
- Cindy Norberg
- Daniel West
- Debby Hughes
- Diane Morales
- Dilay Nacar
- Emily Midgett
- Emma Williams
- Erin Johnson
- Hannelie Bester
- Heather Hoffman
- Heather Ruwe
- Ilda Dias
- Jana Millen
- Jean Doeringsfeld
- Jenn Shurkus
- Jennifer Kotas
- Jennifer McGuire
- Jessica Vasher
- Joe Sysavath
- Kailash Naidoo
- Karen Boyce
- Karen Downs
- Kath Stewart
- Keisha Charles
- Kelly Fusco
- Kim Hamilton
- Kulbir Kirkland
- Laura Bassen
- Lea Lawson
- Lin Brandyberry
- Lisa Addesa
- Lorraine Aquilina
- Lydia Fiedler
- Mandy Stacey
- Mary Reiner
- Maura Hibbitts
- Megin Brooks
- Michelle Peckham
- Michelle Short
- Mindy Eggen
- Miriam Prantner
- Misty Elam
- Natasha Vacca
- Nichol Spohr
- Nicki Baxley
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Pam Sparks
- Pam Torkelson
- Raquel Arribas
- Revati Panickar
- Rosemary Dennis
- Sandhya Iyer
- Sandi MacIver
- Seeka
- Shari Carroll
- Sidnie Des Jardins
- Susan Babcock
- Susan R. Opel
- Suzy Heinz
- Suzy Plantamura
- Tracy Ware
- Vera Yates
- Veronica Zalis
- Vicky Papaioannou
- Virginia Lu
- Yana Smakula
- Zoey Scarpelli
Be sure to visit our STAMPtember® Gallery for a ton of inspiration and feel free to add yours as well once your STAMPtember® happy mail arrives!
Don’t miss our YouTube Live TODAY. Click HERE to join or rewatch.
Thank you for joining us, and here’s a look at all of the fun products that are a part of our 2022 STAMPtember® release!
*GIFT ALERT*
Happy STAMPtember® 2022!
Today marks the start of our 13th annual STAMPtember®! We look forward to teaching and inspiring you during this exciting month as we celebrate the fun of stamping and creating!
Simon Says Stamp was founded in 2002 selling rubber stamps. However, it didn’t take long until we became a one-stop shop offering resources and materials for a wide variety of crafty techniques and projects. While stamps remain the heart of our business, Simon Says Stamp is so much more than stamps! Today we are revealing NEW Simon-branded products we’ve designed to inspire and delight you. All are available exclusively at SimonSaysStamp.com. You’ll see intriguing new stamps (of course), glitter papers, dies, embossing folders, stencils, and hot foil plates, as well as some other fun surprises. We hope to enhance your crafting experience!
During STAMPtember®, we will also be releasing EXCLUSIVE products made in partnership with many of the industry’s finest brands and ONLY available at SimonSaysStamp.com!
Our blog is the home base for the festivities, so be sure to visit EVERY DAY! Trust me when I tell you that the excitement this year is OVER THE TOP, and we are planning fun surprises to keep you on your toes all month long! Speaking of surprises . . . check out this INCREDIBLE prize we are giving away with FIVE chances to win…
The always amazing Laura Bassen has made a gorgeous video walk-through to give you an up close and personal look at all the goodies, but for even more information, please be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post!
WATCH THE VIDEO:
SHOP THE ENTIRE COLLECTION:
IDEAS TO INSPIRE!
*GIFT ALERT*
One Stamp, Five Ways: Flowers for You
Hi friends! Happy STAMPtember® eve! My goodness, I cannot believe how fast this month (and year, quite frankly) have FLOWN! We’re back with the fabulously talented Suzy Plantamura in our monthly One Stamp, Five Ways series showcasing the gorgeous Flowers for You set. Be sure to read on to learn more, and enjoy!
Hello friends! Well, it’s the end of another month which means it’s time for an installment of my “one stamp, five ways” series. For today’s post, I used a 6” x 8” stamp set from the Let’s Chill release called Flowers For You. I picked this set because I love it (I mean it’s flowers!) and I hadn’t gotten a chance to play with it much since it was released. With lots of greetings and three different floral groupings, it seemed perfect for a 5 card post!
I wanted to use the pot of flowers on a slimline card since they are just the right height for this size. I thought I could fit 3 across, but I was only able to fit 2, so I used a large greeting die to fill in the open space between them. I used a piece of patterned paper from the August Card Kit in the Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper pad. I cut that to fit on the front of a white slimline card base.
I stamped two of the pots on white cardstock with Intense Black Ink. I then colored them in with Copic Markers and die cut them out with the matching dies. I attached them to the two sides of the card front with foam tape beneath them. I die-cut the CZ Here For You Wafer Die from pink and white cardstock and layered that in between the two pots. I added some sequins to the pots and around the top of the sentiment.
I started by die-cutting a piece of white cardstock with the largest die in the SSS Thin Frame Nested Rectangle Dies. I then stamped the smallest floral lily bouquet multiple times with Intense Black Ink. I call this technique “random stamping” and use it a lot because I think it really shows off a stamped image and creates a nice background piece. I colored all of the flowers in with colored pencils. I used a white Uniball gel pen for the top of the tendrils on the lily’s so they would show up.
I attached this piece to a fuchsia card base. I then die-cut the banner in the stamp set from green cardstock. I stamped a sentiment in the stamp set on the banner with black ink. I attached that to the top of the card with foam tape under it for dimension, cutting off the left side of the tag. I used some sequins around the card in pink and green. I tied a small bow from twine and glued it to the top of the card letting the ends hang down. I used some Nuvo Chalk Stick drops around the tag.
I made two mini-slimline cards because the large floral bouquet fits so well on this size. I first embossed white cardstock using the SSS Floral Centerpiece Embossing Folder. I cut it down to be the size of a slimline card and attached it to a fuchsia card base. I stamped both of the floral bunches with SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Latte (my new favorite no-line stamping ink).
I colored the flowers in with colored pencils. I die-cut them out with the matching dies. I used a white Uniball gel pen to add lines to the stems. I attached the large floral bouquet first and then the smaller one over it with foam tape behind it. I die-cut a sentiment “thinking of you” from the CZ Reverse Sun and Moon Sentiment Strips. I used the Honeybee Sentiment Label Dies to die-cut it and then tucked the right end under the small bouquet. I added some sparkling clear sequins around the card.
I liked the paper pad in the August card kit so much that I ended up using another piece of the patterned paper on this card! I die-cut it with the same A2 Thin Frame die and attached it to a white card base. I then embossed the smaller bouquet 3 times (well, actually 5) using different colors of embossing powders.
I attached the 3 bouquets that I thought looked the best on the front of the paper with foam tape beneath them. I then die-cut another one of the tags in the matching dies from white cardstock and embossed a sentiment from the stamp set with Garden Patina embossing powder. I attached it to the bottom of the center flower with foam tape. I then added a bow tied with yellow twine and some Nuvo Drops on the tag to match the different colors in the paper.
I die-cut a piece of Arches Watercolor Paper with the largest die in the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies. I then embossed the large floral bouquet on the center of it with white embossing powder. I painted it with Daniel Smith watercolors. I added a soft wash to the background with the same colors I used on the flowers and splattered some paint over it as well.
I attached this piece to a burnt orange cardstock card base. I then die-cut one of the tag die-cuts from cream cardstock. I stamped one of the sentiments on it with black ink. I attached it to the bottom of the stem with foam tape behind it. Last, I added some Nuvo drops around the tag and around the flowers and a twine bow to the center of the tag.
After using a stamp set for 5 cards, I either like it better or less then when I started. This time, I like it even better. I didn’t get a chance to stamp any of the sentiments on the pot and that is one of the best parts of this stamp! Maybe I should have made 10 cards???!!! I hope this “one stamp, five ways” post inspires you to use your stamps more! Come visit my blog to see my weekly “one stamp, five ways” post! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Suzy
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