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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Simon Finally has Electricity!

Our Data lines, phone lines, lights, computers, email are all up and running again! Thanks for your patience with us! The wind storm that hit Columbus, Ohio 2 days ago put most of our city out of electricity! Thank the Good Lord for beautiful 75 degree days, we were able to spend lots of extra outdoors time with our families. Most businesses and schools were closed too. Isn't it amazing that Hurricane IKE struck us all the way up in Ohio! Fallen trees, snapped electrical lines, even traffic lights were blown over!

We'll be back tomorrow with some pretty pics, but we have some catching up to do!

Don't forget to shop for your holiday projects in our online store: www.SimonSaysStamp.com. We are still offering FREE USA Shipping for orders over $50 and FREE INTERNATIONAL shipping for orders over $100.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Simon Says Stamp GO TEAM!

Although, our favorite football Team, The Ohio State Buckeyes, got beat this weekend by USC, we cheered them on faithfully!

Want to see the shaker we used to cheer them on? One of our Simon creative team members, Heather, made the shaker with our Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamp set "You're A Champ Sports". The GO TEAM Letters were stamped with Inkadinkado's "Jersey Alphabet" Clear stamp set and an inkadinkado clear acrylic block.

Heather used a white label stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink. The label sticks easily to a water bottle. (GO GREEN! Recycle!) Add some ribbon, and some colored beads or rocks of your choice and, GO TEAM!

Imagine the possibilities to cheer on your favorite school team! Change the ribbon color, the bead colors, add more to the label, get creative! It's a really quick and easy, (AND FUN) project for you to do with your kids too!

Columbus, Ohio was hit by a terrible storm this weekend and all 4 of our Simon Team Gals working today had no electricity for primping this morning, and were therefore a bit camera shy. Sorry! we weren't allowed to post any smiling faces today!

Who is your favorite sports team? Be the 10th PERSON to comment and let us know and you will receive this Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamp Set "You're a Champ Sports"! Bowling, Softball, Baseball, Football, Basketball, Soccer, and even Hockey are all part of this wonderful Sports Set! *Blog Candy* Alert!

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Hero Arts Owl Christmas Takes the Cake!

We voted on our favorite Holiday Stamp set that Simon Says Stamp carries...The winner is a clear stamp set called Owl Christmas by Hero Arts! Have you seen this stamp set? These festive little owlish critters will add Peace, Love and Joy to your holiday. Try coloring with Watercolor pencils for a special effect.

Card by Lisa Spangler.

Be Inspired!

Don't forget to check out our blog from September 1, 2008! You could be the lucky winner of $100 in products!!!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Hero Arts Cleardesign Clear Stamps Happy Halloween!

This card art by Tami Hartley inspires me to make Halloween Cards this year! The Clear Stamp set that was used, is called "Happy Halloween" by Hero Arts. Simon Says Stamp sells it in our online store! The haunted house is so cute, but perfect for Halloween too! Bats and pumpkins add a nice touch to any Haloween project!

Try using white Stazon Opaque ink when you are stamping on black! Simon Sells that too (with over 100,000 items in stock, Simon Says Stamp wants to be your premier choice for stamping supplies!)

*Blog Candy Alert! Want this set of Clear Stamps by Hero Arts? Be the 25th person to comment to this post and we'll send it off to you for a fabulous spooky gift!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Behind the Scenes, Simon's Team is Hard at Work in the Warehouse!

Simon's Team has been hard at work listing brand new inventory. Hanna Clear stamps are now in stock! Oober Cute and ultra chic, these stamps will inspire you to send cards to everyone you know! Nestabilities have been replenished, and the Hero Arts Halloween & Christmas Rubber Stamp collections are to *die for ;) Carla is our Simon Team Member pictured above. Here she is, hard at work listing the new Autumn Leaves clear stamp sets and Inkadinkado Halloween Rubber Stamps.

Have you seen Hero Arts Merry Always stamp set? What about Hero's Three Owls Rubber Stamp? Take a peak in our store, we put ideas in with the stamps for sale to help inspire you!

Get stamping peeps! We're rushing out all of your orders and have THOUSANDS of new products to put onto the shelves the next few weeks!

ENJOY!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Celebrate Halloween With Little Yellow Bicycle's New Frightful Collection!

Halloween is right around the corner and Little Yellow Bicycle has just what you need to make this years halloween spooky and fun!! These Orange, Green and Purple Jewel Brads are great to brighten up any project and give that extra pizzazz!

You can find other items from their frightful collection such as Acrylic Buttons, Metal Brads, Metal Charms, Metal Rimmed Expoxy Brads, Metal Variety Pack, Velvet Spider Stickers, Velvet Cat Stickers, Clear Stamps and Googly Eyes! Skulls, Pumpkins, Bats, Ghosts, Cats and Spiders are all here to help us celebrate halloween. I especially LOVE their velvet cat stickers! Their red crystal eyes make them come to life and make them extra spooky. Try them on your cards, scrapbook pages, halloween bags, anything to celebrate the occasion.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Inspiration Compliments of Tim Holtz!

Check out Tim Holtz's website!

Here is one of our blogger's favorite inspirations! Don't forget to read our blog from September 1, you may win $100 in Tim Holtz goodies!

ALSO, We sell all of his goodies in our store Simon Says Stamp!

ENJOY!

"hardware holiday" -
supplies:
Glossy Accents
Craft Distresser
craft sheet
distress inks: fired brick, peeled paint, brushed corduroy
adirondack metallic paint dabber
mini mister
ink blending tool & foam
stamp set
grungeboard
texture hammer
tag and embellishments

step 1: stamp the santa image with black waterproof ink.

step 2: stamp the tree with peeled paint distress ink. (*tip: to create a collage look, stamp your image off of the edge of the tag.)

step 3: stamp the "believe" stamp with fired brick distress ink - overlapping the other images.

step 4: using the ink blending foam and tool, apply color to areas of the tag.

step 5: drag paper distresser along the edges of the tag.

step 6: ink edges using brown distress ink with ink blending foam and tool to finish background.

step 7: to create hammered hardware for tag, remove 2 hinges from grungeboard elements pack, 1 bookplate, and numbers 2 and 5.

step 8: paint hardware grungeboard pieces using metallic paint dabbers and numbers with black paint dabber - let dry. (*tip: don't forget to attach the grungeboard pieces to the craft sheet with glue dots so they are easier to paint)

step 9: attach metal bump tip to texture hammer.

step 10: place hardware grungeboard shapes on to hammer mat.

step 11: mist painted grungeboard with water. (*tip: whenever you are texturing heavy board, be sure to mist with water first. this will help the thicker materials hold the texture).

step 12: start hammering the piece using firm pressure, but smaller taps - we're not building a house here so don't just bang away on it. (*tip: continue hammering pieces until desired look is achieved. grungeboard will not fall apart when hammered. if you need to re-wet, no problem).

step 13: ink hammered pieces using ink blending foam and tool. (*tip: this will get inks into the crevices your created with the hammer).

step 14: attach brads to tag, and since the texture hammer also works great on metal, make your brads look like old nail heads by tapping on the tops of them to dent them. (*tip: be sure you are working on the hammer mat as it will protect your work surface and provide more resistance to the hammer).

step 15: attach painted numbers with adhesive of choice.

Be Inspired!

What do you think?

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Elisabete Uses Simon Says Stamp A Little Birdie Told Me and Cool Monkey Baby Love Clear Stamps in Her Designs!

Check out the latest inspirations from our Design Team member Elisabete!

Sara D Designed the Stamp sets: "Cool Monkey and Baby Love" and "A Little Birdie Told Me" exclusively for Simon Says Stamp.

I love the colors she uses with the "A Little Birdie Told Me" Hand Stamped card. She even uses real stitching in both her "Happy Bird-Day" and "Just Hanging around!" cards.

Prima Flowers add a special touch to the cards. Attached with Brads, the layered flowers look so real!

Congratulations to Elisabete for a job well done! Check out her Ebay user ID: bebete896xco sometime to see what hand made cards she is selling now!

Friday, September 5, 2008

Don't Forget about Our Tim Holtz $100 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

Don't forget to view our September 1, Blog Entry! You could be the lucky winner for $100!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

www.SimonSaysStamp.com Shipping Special Sale!

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Simon Says Stamp: FAMILY LETTERS

Hey Bloggers! We've received some beautiful Design Team Samples from Kathy G to share with our blogging family! When I say "BEAUTIFUL" I mean, just ga ga Gaaaahgeous! The 6" by 4" clear stamp set, Family Letters, is a Simon Says Stamp exclusive design. Kudos to Sara D for creating the stamps. Look what beautiful work Kathy has made! These unique stamps offer a HUGE range of possibilities!

I find it a challenge to make cards for the men in my life and this stamp set offers a great solution to that! With words like, Mom, Sister, brother, Daugher, Aunt, uncle, Son, Dad, feature someone on your scrapbook pages with these stamps, endless possibilities! Kathy used brads and flowers to spice up her designs. Love it!

What do you think of the wooden letter she decorated? Cool?! Decorating a small notebook is a useful gift too.

Enjoy the *eye candy compliments of Kathy G!