Simon Says Stamp Blog!: October 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

All That Glitters Is Not Just Gold!

I am already so excited for Christmas! These Encore Ultimate Metallic Ink Pads are just what you need to create eye-catching cards and scrapbook pages. All that glitters is not just Gold...It's Pink, Green, Blue, Silver, Copper and Bronze! Any of these seven shimmering solid colors from this stunning collection of Encore! Ultimate Metallic Ink Pads are sure to brighten up the holiday! Acid-free and fade-resistant, this faster drying Ultimate Metallic pigment ink is simply irresistible! This water-based formula dries without heat setting but stays wet long enough to emboss. Each ink pad surface is approximately 2" by 3".

Check out some of these cards from My Sentiments Exactly to stir up some ideas of your own! Silver is always a great choice for making your Christmas cards and scrapbook pages come to life. Just look at what you can do!!

*BLOG CANDY ALERT!* Comment on these inks and we will do a random drawing. One lucky winner will win all of the above 4 encore inks! Good luck!

-Amber

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Congratulations Sabine! Email us your address and we will ship your 4 encore ink pads to you!
Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

How Do I DISTRESS Thee, Let Me Count The Ways!

Does anybody get tired of seeing the wonderful Tim Holtz demonstrate his techniques? I don't think anybody does!

Today we are talking about Tim Holtz's line of Distress Inks from Ranger. They have so many uses and come in 24 awesome colors. All 24 colors of ink pads and ink pad refills are available in the store. Click here to see all of Tim Holtz's line! Also available are matching embossing powders and crackle paints! The creative possiblities are endless! Watch this great **VIDEO** showcasing the many uses of Distress Inks and you will be amazed!

Tim Holtz Distress Inks are...

• Acid free

• Non-toxic

• Fade Resistant

• New Higher Felt

• Raised 2" x 2" Pads

• Water-based Dye Inks (because they react with water, you can do all those cool Tim Holtz effects!)

Click here to see the VIDEO!

Here's another fabulous tip from Wendy Vecchi at Ranger. You can make your own glimmer mist using Distress Inks! In a Mini Mister, add one dropper full of the Distress Ink Refill color of your choice (or experiment with a few). Add some of the Ranger Perfect Pearls powder. Then top it off with water (all the way to the "R" on the mini mister bottle). Now you have your own specially created glimmer mist! This works with Distress Inks because they react with water, not repel water!

**Blog Candy Alert** Comment on this blog about the video above or your favorite use of Tim Holtz Distress Inks and you will be entered to win a lot of 4 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads! The random drawing will be done Monday night! GOOD LUCK!

~TERRA

****OOPS, I forgot to post the winner!!! Sorry for the suspense! Hope I didn't "distress" anyone....ha ha ha! Congratulations to "monica"! She has won 4 of the Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads of her choice! Monica, please email us with your shipping address and color choices and we will get that right out to you. Congratulations and keep on stamping! ~Terra

Friday, October 24, 2008

Hello Flowers! Simon Says Clear Stamps!

Our Design Team member, Lia, created this little hello for you to see!

She used our Simon Says Stamp exclusive clear stamp set called HELLO FLOWERS. Click here to buy it in our online store: www.SimonSaysStamp.com

The Prima flowers are a spectacular touch! We just received thousands of new Primas in our store and our putting them up for sale all weekend and next week!

ENJOY TODAY! Dance like nobody is watching!

Warm Rubber Hugs,
Heidi

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Have you tried outlining your Prima Flowers with Stickles?

Have you ever tried this! It's a great technique that adds great sparkly holiday touches to your art! It's also a cinch to do! Our blogger friend, Truskawa, has these great projects and more featured in her BLOG! Click HERE to visit her blog!

Isn't that the beautiful thing about art, You don't need to speak someone's language to "Speak their language" and view their art!? Click the link above to see what I mean!

Try pizzazzing up your holiday cards, notebooks, tags, artist trading cards, gift bags, scrapbook pages, and so much more by embellishing with Prima Flowers. Add Stickles to the flowers and VOILA! What a stunning and eyecatching effect! Liquid pearls make great dotted outlines and delicate flower centers while stickles ice makes your pictures sparkle!

Click HERE To view stickles, liquid pearls, and ice in our store.
Click HERE To view Prima Flowers in our store.

Comment on today's blog entry and win $25 in stickles and Prima Flowers products! We will do a random.org drawing tomorrow night for the winner! *BLOG CANDY ALERT*!

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Congratulations BOBO! Email us your address and wish list and we'll send your $25 in stickles and Prima Products!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

How About a Smile Today?

Everybody needs a smile!

How I gave a smile today:
*gave my dog a good belly rub, ...the kind that makes his whole body go limp
*played hide and seek with my 14 month son. He loves to run behind the chair and let me chase him.
*spent alone time hiking with my hubby. The woods are so pretty this time of year, we both had big grins

I need to be more aware of making people smile!

Somebody made me smile today:
*See ALL of the above ( I told you ...contagious!)
*My friend told me how lucky she was that she has me in her life (I am happy she is in MY life too, so I totally understand!)
*My mom told me that not only are she and my dad planning to visit this weekend, but so is my "baby" brother and his sweetheart ( I love 'em all to death!)
*The guy at Starbucks handed me a super sugary, high calorie coffee drink (I promise it wasn't for ME!, but it still made me smile....aaaah the smell! Not sure if I mentioned this, but I've been on a health kick eating healthy & organic, while exercising religiously to get my body ready for hopefully another pregnancy and frankly, be healthy.
*had my son run to me and wrap his arms around me for a great big warm and full hug!
*looked at old pictures of my nephews, loved Ethan's toothless grin!

Smiles are contagious, pass it along!

What makes YOU smile? How do you like to make other people smile?

Monday, October 20, 2008

Let's Start Thinking about Christmas with Hero Arts

Another friend of ours, Deborah , has some beautiful Hero Arts Rubber Stamping work featured on her blog. We'd love to share it with you as Deborah is an exceptionally talented artist. I chatted Deb up when I found out she has a law degree and lives in Indiana, as I have a brother living in Indiana who recently graduated from Law School! Her blog is filled to the brim with delightful reading and eye candy art. The "10 Minute Cards" Category is a genius idea! Be sure to stop by and tell Deborah Hello!

This card and the one at the top use Hero Arts CAP AND SCARF PENGUIN rubber Stamp. Click here to buy it in our store!

This Card features Hero Arts Rubber Stamp penguin from the WARM WISHES Clear Stamp set. CLICK HERE to buy this set in our store!

This features Hero Arts BIG OWL Rubber Stamp. CLICK HERE to buy it from Simon Says Stamp Superstore!

Boy oh boy, do we have a MILLION snowflake rubber stamps in our store! Just CLICK HERE to enter our store and use keyword snowflakes, you'll see what I mean ;)

What do you think of Deborah's work? Are you inspired!? Be sure to let her know as she is a gem to let us post her work on our blog and share in its beauty with all of you! She shops in our online store www.SimonSaysStamp.com. Did you know we have a great shipping deal? FREE USA shipping for all orders over $50 and FREE INTERNATIONAL shipping for all orders over $100. Can't beat that anywhere!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Inspirations from Simon's Friend Boots!

Have you seen our friend, Jo (Boots') blog? Here is just a sampling of her creativity! Can you believe she has only been stamping for one year!? Jo uses stamps and styles from every genre! So versatile and fun, we LOVE her!

From Jo's blog:

About Me

Boots the Monkey (Jo): I'm 37 years young and live in the beautiful County of Wiltshire with my husband of 13 years and our gorgeous daughters aged 7 (Ski) and 1 (Fizzy). I am new to card making but have become addicted. Many wonderful people who I have met and spoken to in the World of craft have given me so much inspiration I wanted to share that with anyone wanting to share an addiction. Happy crafting !"

It's astounding how much growth a stamper can make in a single year (Ok, Jo has skillz too!...wish I had those kind of creative genes!)

Here she uses one of my all time favorite Stamps: Good News By Penny Black! Hedgehog is a loveable creature! *SMOOCHES*

The birds in this card are from: Decorative Birds Stamp set by Hero Arts!

CUTE! Halloween is here and pumpkins beware! This stamp is called: Beware of Cat by Penny Black

Could this rabbit get any cuter! It's a Happy Hoppers rubber stamp made by the creator of House Mouse stamps. This stamp is appropriately called: An Apple a Day! Perfect for Fall. The apples around Ohio are especially delicious this year! Jo likes to use real watercolor effects in her cards, she isn't sold (yet) on copic markers, after seeing this card, I understand completely! Jo rocks!

Did you know that Simon Sells the entire Line of Happy Hoppers, House Mouse, and Gruffies stamp in our store: www.SimonSaysStamp.com? If you click on the names of the stamps, you can link straight to our store and get shopping!

Please let BOOTS (jo) know what you think of her work! It was so kind of her to let us post her hard work on our blog! We will do a random.org drawing tomorrow night and everyone who posts a comment will be eligible to receive a "Decorative Birds" Rubber Stamp set by Hero Arts (as shown below)!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Fall Gift Tags with Inkadinkado

Think fall!
Today was a spectacular fall day in Ohio. My husband, son and I went for a hike through a splendid park called Highbanks Metro Park, in Columbus Ohio. While hiking, our 1 year old rode along in a backpack (on my hubby's back!). Our son kept pointing to the sky. After about 30 minutes, it became clear to me that he was mesmorized by the FALLING leaves, literally falling like snow around us continuously. He teaches us everyday not to take the little things for granted. Could this be from where the nickname "FALL" for the season has come?

Inkadinkado has a huge selection of Fall, Festive, and Halloween Stamps! Be inspired!

Inkadinkado Autumn Foliage Clear Stamps

Inkadinkado Ghouls and Goblins Clear Stamps

Inkadinkado SKULLS clear Stamp set

Inkadinkado Spooky House Rubber Stamp

We'd love to see some of your fall cards! If you have a blog with your art and card ideas, feel free to comment here!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Fun Hero Arts Rubber Stamps Christmas Card Ideas!

Hero Arts (Laura Griffin) has some really fantabulous ideas for your holiday cards and projects. Check out Hero Arts Rubber Stamps and Clear Stamps Christmas and Holiday Themes. This little owl is *oober* cute! It uses Hero Arts Clear Design Stamp set: OWL CHRISTMAS.

Wishing you Love idea is by Tami Hartley.

What do you think of these stamps? The set is an excellent value for sale in our store Simon Says Stamp: www.SimonSaysStamp.com. It averages out to just over $1 per stamp, GREAT VALUE!

*BLOG CANDY* alert. Comment on this post and we will do a random.org drawing for a winner to receive this full set of clear stamps OWL CHRISTMAS.

___________***WINNER IS........
Congrats Sofia! Email us your mailing address so we can send out your free Owl Christmas Clear Stamp set by Hero Arts! Thanks for stopping by our blog!

Monday, October 13, 2008

Basic Grey's Glazed Brads Are The Perfect Topping On Any Project!!

You have to check out these delicious Glazed Brads from Basic Grey's new line! They are so beautiful and the colors are absolutely stunning! You get such a variety of color and design in each package that you can mix them up and use for different scrapbooking projects. Eva, Offbeat, and Ambrosia are my three favorite but these are just a few of the many we carry in our store.

Ambrosia Glazed Brads are also perfect for your fall projects! They have a beautiful mix of oranges and reds that you just won't be able to resist!

Offbeat includes orange, greens, browns and reds in this set and is a perfect choice when making fall cards or scrapbook pages!

Eva Glazed Brads are a beautiful combination of purple, pink and green colors. Stripes, Flourishes, or Dots-you can find them
all in this one set!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Brighten Up Your Day With Doodlebug Design!

A great way to liven up any project is to use Doodlebug Designs Embellishments. The entire line is bright, fun, and specifically made to color coordinate with each other. All new products match the color scheme of the older product lines! And not only do the products coordinate, they are made of the highest quality and attention to detail. You will fall in love with this line in a heartbeat!

Since Halloween is right around the corner, let's talk about the adorable embellishments for the fall season first. The Halloween Boutique Brads offer 18 assorted brads featuring flock, glitter, metal, and epoxy finishes. Also available are Corny Candy Braddies, Spidies Braddies, Punkins Braddies, Halloween Flower Sequins, Halloween Jewels, Halloween Clear Stamp Set, and the Halloween Goodie Box. Each item has the perfect amount of scary and cute mixed into one!

Also available to brighten up any projects are Button Assortments -available in 12 color schemes. The Blue Jean Button Assortment is perfect for any "little boy" project. Sugar Coated Brad assortments, such as the Primary Assortment, add glitz and glitter to your craft. Boutique Brads, such as the Ladybug Assortment, give you a variety of finishes - glitter, metal , epoxy, and velvet flock. These also come in 12 amazing color assortments.

Jewels and Sequins are also great for adding something that sparkles. Each of these come in a variety of assortments and colors in the store. Check out my faves, the Bobby Socks Flower Sequins and the Bright Jewel Assortment.

Be sure to peruse the store for all the color varieties available, as well as the full line of clear stamp sets. We also have the Sugar Coating Assortment and Velvet Flock Assortment. Look out - because in the next few days we will be adding the individual colors of glitter and flock in bigger bottles in the store! Looking for something to carry all of your embellishment in? We also carry the Doodlebug Flutterby Doodle Bag. Use it as a project tote, or just a cute purse.

For Your Inspiration.....

Here are a few amazing project ideas made by Tonya Prawitt. Who knew buttons could be used for so many things?!? The possibilities are endless!

Below are a few more cute ideas for Christmas and Winter...these fabulous projects were created by Cynthea Sadoval. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy! Don't you just LOVE all the colors!?!

-TERRA

Penny Black Xmas Constellation Christmas Stamp & Card Idea

Don't you just love the Christmas Card made by Penny Black?

It's called Xmas Constellation and we just put it on our store shelves at Simon Says Stamp!

ENJOY! Be inspired! Imagine the possibilities!

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