Saturday, November 8, 2025

Peace Nativity Shaker - Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice Release Blog Hop Day 2

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 2 of an incredible blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW And Everything Nice Release from Simon Says Stamp! Make sure to check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE not-yet-released "Christmas Candle" 3x4 stamp set FREE with any purchase from the And Everything Nice Release products (will be automatically added to card!) through November 9, 2025 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!! 

Today I'm sharing a shaker card using some new items from the release - and I love the color combo in warm pink tones!


I started off by die cutting The Nativity die from a panel of white cardstock to create a window - and saved the detailed die cut as well. I also cut it from a small piece of Honey Gold cardstock. I layered together the two detail pieces to make them a little more stable and sturdy - as well as dimensional. I created my shaker window, and filled it with some of the stunning new Mulled Wine embellishment mix, then for a soft background, I used a piece of pink vellum from Studio Light - you could also ink blend, but I love the softness of vellum as well! I adhered the detail layer inside the window, adhering with tiny dots of liquid glue. The sentiment is from the Peacebird set, stamped in Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for a bold image with a bit of shine. The finishing touch was a tiny bow made from Lawn Fawn white twine! Here is a closer look at this finished card:







GIVEAWAY INFO:
Simon Says will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.


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Friday, November 7, 2025

Merry Christmas Poinsettias - Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice Release

Good morning! I'm back with yet another a card today, using more of the BRAND NEW And Everything Nice Release from Simon Says Stamp! This card is all about the die cutting - no stamping to be seen!


I used some lovely colors of Concord and 9th colored cardstock to do my die cutting with the Poinsettia Cover Die, then inset the various pieces from different colors. (I saved all my other pieces, and have some other cards I need to finish, that will have a completely modern and fun look - so watch for those sometime soon!). I die cut the Bouncy Merry Christmas, using some of the metallic cardstock in that same color pack, and also just the centers of the poinsettias from white glitter cardstock. As a finishing touch, I used a white gel pen to add some accents on the flowers and leaves. I love the peaceful color tones! Here are more photos of the finished card:






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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Jolly Christmas Wishes - Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice Release

Good morning! I'm back with a card today, using more of the BRAND NEW And Everything Nice Release from Simon Says Stamp that just released, and this card feels like a Christmas party to me! So many fun images all in one space, and with so many happy colors too!


I started off by stamping all the fun layering stamps in the new Festive Merriment set, and die cutting with the coordinating dies. I used two of the newly released ink colors for this as well - Shell and Coral (LOVE this new color family!), and added in Brick, Cookie, Jade, and Juniper. I used some of the Sea Glass cardstock in the release with the new Wispy Pine Needle Frame embossing folder for the background, and die cut a large Stitched Oval from some white cardstock to create a window. I die cut the jolly from the new Holiday Trio 1 die set, and stamped and die cut the supporting sentiments from the new Holly Jolly set. Then I just assembled everything together, mixing and matching foam adhesive for dimension. Finally, I embellished with a mix of Dazzling gems in Mandarin and Gold! Here are more photos of this finished card and all it's fun elements:






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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Embellished Lantern Decor - Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice Release

Hello! I'm delighted to be stopping by to share my first project using the BRAND NEW And Everything Nice Release from Simon Says Stamp that just dropped - and this time, I'm not starting off with a card, but a cute little home decor item that I'm so excited about!  


I had recently ordered the adorable Alterable Light Up Lantern from SSS - and when my release package came and I saw these festive dies, I knew exactly what I wanted to create with them! I die cut the new Magical Mistletoe die once from both Green Apple and Green Leaf cardstock, and the berries several times from Schoolhouse Red and Lipstick Red cardstock, layering them and adhering all together. I also added Nuvo glitter drops to the berries for extra sparkle and shine! I set those aside to dry, and then cut the new Layering Pine Sprigs die a few times from Sage cardstock, layering them together as well. I pulled out another new die - Holiday Window Decor - and cut just the star from Sunshine cardstock, and the bow from Honey Gold cardstock. Then, I adhered everything together into a pretty cluster, and added it to the top of the lantern with good sturdy Scor tape! It held it super well, but I also love that it makes it easy to change out the decor for a different season as well! It really is absolutely ADORABLE! Here are more photos of the finished project:




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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Holiday Blog Hop with Tim Holtz stamps and Simon Says Stamp coordinating dies

 Good morning! I'm super excited today to be joining a fun blog hop featuring a few more cards that use some new dies that Simon Says Stamp just released to coordinate with previously released Tim Holtz stamp sets! There are so many fun techniques that are possible when you add coordinating dies! I shared a couple other cards yesterday with other sets in this release - if you're interested, you can check those out HERE!

The first card I'm sharing uses a fun colored cardstock technique for creating a unique background!


I stamped the fun candy cane image from Tattered Christmas several times on some pretty red cardstock with Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for some fun shine. I die cut each of them, then just die cut white cardstock with no stamping the same number of times, adhering them together with a slight offset for a fun shadow effect. I then popped those up with foam on the same color cardstock panel. I added a layer of white behind it, then a pretty scallop edge cut with A2 Scalloped Rectangles dies. I added the sentiment, stamped in black and die cut, some white gel pen accents, and then a heavy does of white pearls sprinkled around the background! Here is a closer look at this card:






Next up - another version of using lots of images to create a background!


This card uses the cute Holiday Things set - I chose 3 images, stamped them each several times with a specific color of Distress Oxide ink on white cardstock, then die cut with the coordinating die. I arranged them on a panel of kraft cardstock, trimming off any parts of overhang, then I popped them up on foam adhesive in the planned arrangement, before matting on a Dark Chocolate background for a framing effect. Added a sentiment from Scribbly Christmas, heat embossed in white on black cardstock, then a generous sprinkle of Dazzling Gems in Gold to add some sparkle! Here are more photos of this card:






And finally - jumping from more traditional and rustic holiday colors, to the bright and happy pastels!


These little trees in Scribbly Christmas are so cute! I stamped 6 different ones, using distress oxide inks in tone on tone distress oxides on coordinating cardstock colors. I then sprinkled on clear embossing ink and heat set for some fun shine. I die cut them all out, then put each card together. The top card I used the distress oxide cubes to swipe on a panel of cardstock, and then adhered the trees in alternating colors at the bottom with foam adhesive. The second one I used Snowflake Burst Pinpoint cover plate die for a background, and added the trees with foam adhesive slightly overlapping each other. I used coordinating tones of colors cardstock to add stripes to the cardbase, and popped that panel over top. I added stamped and die cut sentiments from the set, and used lots of Dazzling Gems in Clear to embellish! Here are more photos of these finished cards:









Here is the entire blog hop list - hop along for tons of amazing inspiration!

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

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