Showing posts with label CHA 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CHA 2009. Show all posts

Friday, August 14, 2009

BIG LUCKY DUCK CHA Something About Simon Winner Announcement!


Congrats Charlene from Paper and Ink Playground! You are the winner of our "Something about Simon" Giveaway!

Thanks for posting something about us on your blog and becoming a follower!

You are the winner of the goodies above! Many of them are not available in stores yet for sale! YAHOO! HAPPY DANCE!

A DRIPPY GOO paper punch by Martha Stewart
A KAY & CO Storage tote bag for your scrapbooking and card making pleasures!
Black Memento Ink Pad

New papers from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Collection.
Stazon ink remover
Spritzer mist bottle
Melissa Frances Treasures pieces

Flower Soft blooms & Card
Flower Soft Video
I-top brad maker tool with brads!

Tim Holtz/ Ranger Heat Tool
Copic extra wide marker
New Gold Versacolor ink pad
Fantastix brush blending tools
LOTS of Prima Flowers all sizes, colors & Shapes!

Congrats to Charlene! Her blog is HERE

A huge shout out to everyone that supported Simon! We hope to do many more giveaways as we have TONS more goodies from the show. Samples are arriving from the manufactures for new products still. Also, a shout out to Amber and Terra for helping me gather new products to offer to you all!

Have a wonderful weekend! I'll be working on learning how to use my new phone ;)

Much luv,
Heidi & the Simon team!

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Cosmo Cricket Coming Soon!


Look at this cool building we saw in Orlando at the CHA show! It is completely upside down - even the trees and bushes around it, the electric pole, the mailbox, every detail! It was neat to walk by it because it even made creaking noises like it was going to fall over any minute.

Just like this building, there was one company at CHA that turned my world upside down - COSMO CRICKET! I've always liked their papers, but this time, they knocked me off my feet with their awesome designs, layouts and colors! I couldn't help but buy up a whole bunch! Julie, Eric, and Lindsay are truly fun and creative people. Check out their awesome blog HERE! I could read their blog all day, they are so funny!

Below are the FOUR new lines they came out with at this CHA show. ****BLOG CANDY ALERT**** Comment on which line is your favorite - a random drawing will be held at the end of the week and ONE lucky duck will win ONE of the 6" by 6" PAPER PADS from their favorite line! Their prize will be sent as soon as we receive it at our door;)

EARLY BIRD
























JOLLY BY GOLLY























EARTH LOVE























THE BOYFRIEND























The Boyfriend line is soooo cool. Their is even a paper that has cassette tapes all over it. It makes me think of my school days in the 1980's...don't do the math, I would like to think that I am still in my twenties.

Below is a fun little thing I borrowed from Cosmo Cricket's website. I don't know where they got it, but I thought it was hilarious!!!!!

Enjoy,
~TERRA

Dear Tech Support:

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slowdown in the overall performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0 and NBA 3.0. And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed, Desperate

Dear Desperate:

First keep in mind; Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try entering the command

C:// I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME

and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0. If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will create Snoring Loudly.wav files.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider additional software to improve memory and
performance. I personally recommend Hot Food 3.0 and Lingerie 6.9.

Good Luck,
Joyce at Tech Support

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

This Tool is HOT HOT HOT! Inkssentials Craft It Heat Tool is IN STOCK!!!


Yay!!!! We finally have the new Inkssentials Heat It Craft Tool in stock! The tool itself went through improvements and wasn't available for a few months. Now it is back and better than ever!

Seriously, we saw Tim Holtz using it a lot in the Ranger booth at CHA. Here's Tim working on a tag he made for me - I will show you the finished product later (just a tease now)! This tool is perfect for speeding up his layering technique. Distress Stickles on top of Distress Ink on top of Paint Dabbers on top of Distress Ink and so on...the results are truly amazing. And to see it in person - it makes a girl all flustered to be in his presence!!!!! (me included ;)

The Craft Tool is sooooooo quiet now - you could hardly tell it was on! It heats everything perfectly, it is ergonomic and easy to use, it is quick, it is compact - what more can I say about it?!?

Click HERE to get it in our store!

The Craft It Heat Tool is great for curing embossing powders, the gentle air flow keeps your powders in place! It is also fabulous for quickly drying inks, glues, and paints. Any of your crafting needs! We have had multiple requests for this tool already, so get it before everyone else does! Did you know that Tim's Distress stickles can be heat dried!? The other stickles cannot, but Tim's special distress stickles are DABOMB!

Want to win one of these tools!? *BLOG CANDY ALERT! Friday August 14 is a big Giveaway day for us! See our post HERE for our big "SOMETHING ABOUT SIMON" Giveaway! This new heat tool is included in the Prize package!!

Enjoy,
~TERRA

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Chatter From CHA Orlando Summer 2009 & $100 in new products Giveaway!


WANT TO WIN $100 in new product from CHA!? Enter the "Something About Simon Giveaway!".
*Become a follower of this blog and our challenge blog
*Write "Something about Simon" on your blog (details are at the end of this post) - if you don't have a blog - facebook or commenting here will work too! If you post on your BLOG, you get TWO ENTRIES into the drawing!
*Comment here to let us know you are participating.

SO EASY! We will draw an awesome random winner on Friday August 14!

Hi folks! Did you know there is a Simon Says Stamp group on Papercraft planet? I hope you visit us! We are also on facebook as Simon Stamps - will you be our friend!?

Some chatter from Heidi:

CHA was great! This year I definitely think it was quality over quantity. With the rough economy, it wasn't in the budget for a lot of folks to travel, and also for the vendors too. That just meant we saw some really exceptionally cool products and had to buy them ALL!

My favorite item at the show is this ITOP Brad maker by Imaginisce! We already got our second batch into stock. The first batch sold out in ONE Day. HOLY SNIKEYS! It's a tool that lets you make your own custom brads. It is really easy to use, affordable, and oh so much fun. I had a picture of my little boy with me at the show and I used it to make my own Super large brad of him. Not only was it fun, but having something customized like that while away from home was meaningful!

Basic Grey really outdid themselves this time with their new papers and stamps. We ordered them ALL and will put them into the store the MINUTE they get into stock. Amber in our Simon office is our Basic Grey expert, and she almost peed her pants when Basic Grey gave us 2 HUGE HUGE kits to giveaway for blog challenges, Paper planet contests, facebook friends, and the like. Each kit is a box that weighs over 10 pounds, so we are going to break them down into smaller batches. Amber also manages the FLOWER SOFT line of products in Simon too and she bought their new POLAR WHITE flowersoft at the show too. We will put it into the store for you to buy the second it arrives. NOt only is it great for the holidays and winter, but it is also WONDERFUL to custom color with copics, alcohol inks, or anything else for you to match your ribbons, brads, flowers, etc to!

Tim Holtz came out with the rock candy stickles and even more of his custom colors in stickles too. Did you know that you can't heat dry regular stickles, but Tim made his in a special formula so that his do heat dry! That dude thinks of everything. He added some great new embellishments that Terra posted pictures of on our blog too. SimonSaysStampblog.blogspot.com.

We had a lot of fun seeing the new products at the show and visiting with old friends. I think that you will be sooo pleased with the fun new goodies we will be able to bring into the store after finding them at the show.

Sarah, one of our customers from Schaumburg Illinois, emailed me over the weekend and told me that she loved shopping in our Simon Says Stamp Superstore:

"Send my regards to Amber and the Simon team! Several months ago I called with a question about finding an appropriately sized hippopotamus stamp. Amber was so helpful and kind she helped me find the hippo, the cardstock, and even some beautiful ribbon to make my little girl's birthday card invitations with. Since then, I have been back many times to take advantage of your free shipping for USA orders over $60!

That's another thing I love about your store - you always have the newest most innovative products in stock. For me, it really is ONE STOP SHOPPING! Keep up the good work and tell Amber I said hello"

I sent Sarah a box of goodies from CHA Show. She doesn't have a blog, do you? Want to get some goodies too? Write a testimonial on your blog about what you like about our Simon Says Stamp store www.SimonSaysStamp.com and link to our store. Even if you're not a customer, hopefully you can pick out something about our store you like? ;) Be sure to become a "follower" of our store blog and our challenge blog too! We have a goody box of over $100 in new products from CHA that we will send to one lucky winner!! YAHOO! (including the itop brad maker!) Comment here to leave the link to your blog testimonial, become a follower, and we will draw one lucky winner on FRIDAY AUGUST 14.

Don't have a blog? Just write positive feedback in the comments section and we will add you to the contest! But if you have a blog and write "Something about Simon" posting the link in the comments here, we will give you TWO ENTRIES into the drawing!

GOOD LUCK and thanks so much for your support!
Luv,
Heidi

*****CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER CHARLENE!!*****

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