Wednesday, August 1, 2012

It's Back to School Time at Simon Says Stamp!

 
Hi bloggers, and happy Wednesday and happy AUGUST to you! If you are still in school or have children of the school age, this is THE month that it's GO time for getting ready for the new school year and now is the time to stock up on products so you can create cards to write words of encouragement to your kids, make gifts for new teachers, and even going away from home goody projects for your college aged kids and friends.  Children's first day of school is a widely cherished memory.  Use supplies from the school category to create projects that capture these memories.! This month, Simon Says Stamp would love to help you get ready, and get inspired!

Check out the sweet sales that will be going on all month long! A new sale each week, so check 'em out and plan ahead!

An added BONUS is that we will be having some fabulous designers and teams creating amazing inspiration to get you excited about all things SCHOOL! Pardon my name dropping but look out this month for a great Friday Feature called Back to School Friday FUN!! Featuring: Danielle Walls, Kelly Alvarez, Fancy Pants, Faber Castell, & Kristina Werner! WOW!!

Here are a few fantastic items on sale this week, check out the whole Back to School Category for even more savings!



I'm also particularly jazzed to tell you about a JR Stamper's Kit that will be available this month as well! Perfect for that creative little genius in your home that's just waiting to craft & create! It's a great mixture of the perfect ingredients for creativity so please be sure to check it out! Makes a great gift!
In correlation with the JR Stamper's Kit, we will also be hosting a month long Children's Challenge the entire month of August on our challenge blog.  It's anything goes, so be sure to proudly post your child's work of art on our 'refrigerator for the digital age'!  All entries will be entered into a random drawing to win a JR Stamper's kit.  2 will win! Check it out HERE. Check out what Heidi's son, Jaxon made!!


We would love to see what you're creating that is school related! Please share your work with us by clicking on the right hand side bar on this blog on the banner entitled "Add to the Back to School Gallery" and we will share your creative genius with our friends on Pinterest!

Here's to a fantastically creative month!


Steph
 
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77 comments:

  1. There are not many school related stuff so I´m really glad you pointed it ;) Thanks!

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  2. The JR Stamper's Kit sounds great -- and what's not to like about a sale? That's quite an array of items that are on currently on the site for sale. I can never find them when I want them, so thanks for putting them all together for me.

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  3. I love the Simon Says Back To School picture ,SO cute! :) The discounts are wonderful and I'm looking forward to the Friday Feature! :)

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  4. Wow really looking forward to the children challenge all this month :)

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  5. I'm really looking forward to the Friday Feature!!

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  6. I love Simon in his school teacher outfit, so cute!

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  7. Great kid's challenge - looking forward to seeing their work

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  8. I adore scholl theme, this autumn i'll be back to the university for the next degree, so i'm impatiently looking forward for autumn))) wanna University Days album))

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  9. Love the school theme! Can't wait to see all the creations this month! :-) xx

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  10. A junior stamp set is perfect for the little ones! I am so excited about the school theme!

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  11. Wonderful idea with having a school theme! Can't wait to see what everyone makes!

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  12. I have been making back to school encouragement cards for my kids, I just love to do that. I can't wait to see what the designers make! How sweet that you are having the kids' challenge!

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  13. Already got school supplies for the boys, may need a few things for myself!

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  14. Love that you are having a challenge for the kiddos.

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  15. looking forward to this school theme challenge...

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  16. Thats awesome, my little 5 year old boy loves to craft with me!

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  17. Can't believe it's almost school time for kids again. Great of you to have some sales to help everyone get ready. :)

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  18. AWW look how cute...love when kids craft....thanks for sharing..

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  19. Thanks for the back to school sale! Might need to stock up on some things! :)

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  20. Wow I love the idea of the Jr. Stamping Kit! Get the next generation to start creating and it will stay with them the rest of their lives.

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  21. Great back to school supplies and sales and I like the children's challenge.

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  22. Great sales! Cant belive i just signed up and found the blog. I shop with you all very frequently now! Love the selection! Happy sales!

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  23. Ahhh. Back to school is always a bittersweet time for us Mamas. Fun challenge idea.

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  24. I am so excited that children will be able to show their creativity here! What a blessing - looking forward to your sales this month too - thank you :)

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  25. It is different here in Malaysia as the children are still schooling. But I am so happy that Simon Says Stamp have some discount for us every week. Definitely will peek on those items! Thanks!

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  26. back to school already?! I don't want summer to end! Thanks for the inspiration coming our way. =)

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  27. I'm so glad I found your site! Your team has been great! Glad I can start following with challenges!

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  28. I love back to school time.... now that I am no longer back in school. For some reason I love browsing through all the supplies, maybe because I'm jealous that I never had any of the cool stuff they have now. Thanks SSS for the discounts!

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  29. Looks like it's going to be a great month here! Thanks for all the great sales!

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  30. I love that you are having a kids challenge. We need to make sure the next generation is into crafting!

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  31. cant wait to have the kids play along this month!

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  32. I've been out of the school loop since my girls graduated 6-7 years ago but now that I have a grandson starting preschool I need to see what's current! Thanks for showing me the current school trends!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  33. Awesome back to school discounts Simon Says Stamp! Washi tape is an adhesive, must have school item, right?!? LOL!

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  34. Yep, my son starts back to school on monday!
    I don't know who is dreading it worse him or me???

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  35. I am past the age of having children to go back to school and even grand children but I do have great-grandchildren that I send encouraging cards to during the course of the year.

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  36. So wonderful to include the youngsters with the JR stampers kit. I'm very anxious to see all of the creations that the children come up with!

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  37. Super idea to have a kids challenge!

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  38. Great idea to have a school theme. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
    Linda

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  39. Love the kids challenge... I'll stop by and check it out.

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  40. I love that you have thing for kids. The challenge is a wonderful idea and the kits are genius. Wish my kids were still little, they would have loved to have something like that.
    Thanks!

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  41. You always have great ideas and inspiration on this blog. Thanks!

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  42. Great sales. Just looked at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  43. Everyone loves a good sale! Happy Back to School!

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  44. Sounds like the month of August will be full of fun! Little Jaxon looks so proud of his creation.

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  45. Fab back to school items. I'm looking forward to seeing what the kids create :)

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  46. Sounds like a great month ahead!

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  47. Sounds like fun....Mine went back today for their first day. only a couple hours but then Friday is their first full day...Weird I know. LOL

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  48. back to school is always a fun theme, can't wait!

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  49. Heidi's handsome little man looks mighty proud of his artwork! Well done Jaxon!!

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  50. Idon't want to go back to school! I'm a teacher!

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  51. This are some Great Back to School items. Great artwork too. Smooches...

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  52. What a little cutie Jaxon is! Fabulous back to school specials.

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  53. I have to say a HUGE Thank YOU for having sales and for listing them on a calendar!!!!!!!!!! That's been my only pouty face about Simon is I don't often see sales! But it's the only one!!!!! I will most definitely buy and take advantage of a couple of these, thank you again & feel free to keep it up!

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  54. What a great challenge for back to school, it's also fun when kids show their creative talent!!!

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  55. Sigh.. my kids are back to school on Monday. I am mom of a brand new middle schooler and brand new high schooler! What an interesting August this is going to be!!! Love the challenge. I hope I can play in it.

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  56. I haven't been a teacher for three years now, and I still get the back-to-school chills! So great that you have a kids' challenge.

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  57. Awesome, I just stock up on adhesives!

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  58. Gotta love sales! Especially when its from your favorite store :)

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  59. Thanks god I´m done with all this back to school with my own kids now that they´re all grown up ha ha ha, but now all the grandkids ofcause always have to tell grandma, what they want the most, cause she might bring them a few things as well ha ha ha. I´m looking forward to see what special dealas will come here too.

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  60. What a wonderful idea to have a kids challenge! It´s amazing what the little ones can come up with - perhaps different from our idea of perfect cards, but very creative and refreshing :O)

    Greetings, Christine

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  61. Sales? Oh I love that! The kids challenge will sure be fun.This for sure will be a blast

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  62. Looks like a great month for sales! Thanks so much DT. I can't wait to see your creations.

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  63. Love the discounts and the children's challenge. DS has a card all ready I just need to photograph and upload it. :)

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  64. Love all the store discounts thanks for giving them to us to use.

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  65. Lovin' the children's challenge- gotta get my son moving on some things anyway. :)

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  66. Love all of the ideas and inspiration I get from this blog. My daughter loves to craft with me - the children's challenge will be a perfect way to have some crafty fun! Thanks for sharing!

    hoopitydoo(at)gmail(dot)com

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  67. What cute products! **Almost** makes me wish I had a child to make school stuff for. Almost, lol. :)

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  68. I love surprises so I really hope I win...thanks for all the giveaways!

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  69. Love back to school time. I LOVE shopping for supplies for my daughter, and she *has* to have creative supplies (and so do I!)

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