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Friday, July 23, 2010

New Stamps by Darcie Heater!

Darcie Heater has a fabulous new release of stamps coming out! We have them for pre sale in our store www.SimonSaysStamp.com. Just click HERE to see the collection from Darcie Heater.

This card was made using the stamp set "JUST MY TYPE". It is one of my favorites from Darcie's new collection! The set is available as CLEAR or as RED RUBBER!

Darcie's stamps are manufactured in the USA...actually "just up the road" in Cleveland Ohio! How cool is that!?

Darcie has been designing for 25 years and she doesn't look a day over 21, how is that possible!?

The design to the left was made using Darcies' new set called DECORATE YOUR LIFE

I love the vintage appeal of the set called CHERISH TIME. Use stamps to make cards, scrapbook pages, and altered art! What else do you like to use stamps on?

Wendy Vecchi has ART PARTS coming soon! The ART PARTS are being made in the same Cleveland Ohio facility that makes Darcies stamps! Check out Wendy's blog HERE. Stamper's Anonymous is a VERY BUSY Place! All of Tim Holtz' stamps are made there too! The owner, Ted Cutts is one of the nicest fellas you'll ever meet!

By the way...looking for more sneak peeks of new releases!? Stop by Tim Holtz blog HERE - amazing! YES we will continue carrying ALL Of Tim's products in our store!

Darcies' card to the left uses her classical Christmas stamp set called PEACE OUT! You will want to go HERE and see this whimsical stamp set! It has LOADS of stamps in it!

We did a GIVEAWAY of one of Darcies' stamp sets recently HERE. If you are wondering who won, just click on the link..it might have been you!

Have a great day folks! Remember, to stop by Darcies' blog HERE, it's a great place for ideas, inspiration and notes from an oooober sweet and talented gal!

luv,
Heidi

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Enjoy the Challenge!!

What: Simon Says Stamp Challenge!
Where: click on the link above :D
When: A new challenge comes out every Wednesday after we randomly pick a winner from the previous week's challenge!
Who: Everyone is welcome, but see below for examples of what our Design Team has created!!
Why: You could be a winner of a $25 shopping spree at Simon Says Stamp!

Made by Chris!

Chris used the following Magnolia products: Card Stock from the Yummy Tummy Collection Pack, and Peach, and Peachy Tilda! Side note: you can preorder stamps from the Bon Voyage Collection at our store!!!

Made by Lols!

Lols's card looks gorgeous with all of those sparkles!! If you like this look too, check out the Large Crystal Glitter by Stampendous or the Ultra Fine Prisma Glitter by Hero Arts. I also like the crown charm she used - it's from 7 Gypsies and called the Dangle Charms Diva set!

Made by Domi!

Domi used such pretty flowers! Need flowers for when you enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge?? Take a look at flowers and whimsies!

Made by Jo!

Jo's card looks great - I love dress images like the one she used! Stampabilities has a similar stamp called Dress.

Made by Martine!

Martine is the brains behind this week's challenge!! Thank you for coming up with such a great idea! : ) I love the stitching on your card!! Anyone out there need a small sewing machine? You're in luck - try one of these three: 1) Stitch Sew Quick by Singer, 2) Hand-held Sewing Machine by Smartek, 3) Red Sewing Machine by Smartek.

Made by Marcea!

I like the Ribbon that Marcea used and good news - we just got a bunch of great new ribbon in and we are selling it by the yard for $.99 - check out May Arts, specifically.

Made by Jane!

Looks like Jane's card is made with fabric! Feel like you want to use some fabric on your entry in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge? Try Handmade Fabric Swatches by K & C Company.

Made by Dena!

Dena, I think Tilda looks remarkable! I love how you colored her! Rumor has it that Copic Markers are the way to go for easy blending...

Made by Christine!

Christine used a Sarah Kay stamp and Capella paper by Basic Grey! Lookin' great!!! : )

Made by Heather!

I'm diggin' the shimmery blue flower and leaves! Ranger has something that could help accomplish this: Blue Patina Perfect Pearls - all you have to do is mix with some water and mist on! Too much work? Try Electric Blue by Tattered Angels!

Made by Debby!

Want brightly colored paper like what Debby used? I recommend Garden Variety by Cosmo Cricket .

Dear crafters, please enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!

Love,
Sarah
sarah@simonsaysstamp.com

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sneak Peeks - Jenni Bowlin and Maya Road

Hello Everybody!!! We are in full blown CHA preparation mode here at Simon Says Stamp and we are getting soooooooooo excited about all the new releases we will be snatching up in a few short days!

I wanted to share some of the sneak peeks we have been seeing on some of our favorite vendor's blogs. We hope you are as excited as we are! I have two lines to highlight today - Jenni Bowlin and Maya Road. They are both over the top, spectacular releases! I can just hear your jaw dropping now....

First up...Je nni Bowlin!!! Jenni's Chi

pboard Buttons have been hugely popular and she is coming out with 3 new designs - Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine! They are AWESOME!!! The Halloween Chipboard Buttons are shown above. Check out the Jenni Bowlin Inspiration Blog HERE for more sneak peeks!

New Vellum Butterflies in six colors, new colors of the Vintage Sew-On Buttons (black, brown, and yellow), new Small Pearl Buttons in six colors, Plain Chipboard Elements like the Butterflies shown here, and a new paper line called Family

Tree! And that's not all...

We already showed you the sneak peek of the new line that Jenni Bowlin and Ranger came out with - ink pads, ink refills, and paint dabbers! We are so excited to have the wonderful colors that inspire Jenni available to us to use everyday! Jenni and Ranger make an excellent team.

There are 12 scrumptious colors - Chewing Gum, Lemon Drops, Malted Milk, Soap Powder, Brown Sugar, Chicken Feed, Cough Syrup, Seed Packet, Fountain Pen and Stick Candy. Don't they just sound "to dye" for...(hee hee hee)?

And now, let's talk about... Maya Road!!! OOOOOHHH Maya, Maya - how I love, thee.... I don't even know where to start with this release because there is just sooooo many cute things, you will want them all!

I'll show some of my favorites, but you will need to check out the Maya Road Company Blog HERE to see all the beautiful things they have in store for you. Lot's of examples are shown there too - a fabulous website!

Ok, Chipboard Albums...Maya Road has awesome Chipboard Albums waiting to be altered by you and my favorite of this release is the Picket Fence Album (project photo courtesy of the Maya Road website). Other shapes include a Sewing Machine, a Beehive, a Pumpkin, a Keyhole, a Bird, a Stocking and more!!!

The new Maya Road Clear Stamp Sets are so adorable, too. I am absolutely in love with the Doily stamps! (and they have Kraft Doilies and Black and White Doily Transparencies to go with them too! Also included are Baby Stamps Sets, a Ledger Stamp, Buttons, an Alphabet, and more!!!

Awesome new flowers are coming your way as well! Satin Posies, Alterable Canvas Flowers, and my favorite - Large Organza Flowers (pictured). Say it with me now....OOOOHHHH AAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!

Other new items include Christmas Tree Trinket Pins, Vintage Pearl Green Trinket Pins, Green and Cream Resin Flower Buttons, New Maya Mist Colors, Maya Glitter, Tons of Kraft and Canvas, a Chipboard Trinket Shadow Box, More Chipboard Embellishments (including a Window set and a Decorative Scroll set!), Fabric Leaves, new Medallion Blossoms, Velvet Point Blossoms, Velvet Jewel Blossoms, Velvet Pleat Blossoms, and Gingham Blossoms, Wood Bingo Motif Embellishments, and sooo much pretty trim!!!!

Honestly, grab a beverage and peruse the Maya Road Company Blog HERE to get so much eye candy, you will be a little sick to your stomach afterwards;) hee hee!

I'll leave you with one more new flower that makes me SUPER HAPPY!!! The Satin Posies...ahhhhhh. G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!

Enjoy!
~TERRA

Monday, July 19, 2010

Spotlight on German Designer Domi!

We would like to take a moment to feature one of our Design Team members, Domi. Domi has been with Simon Says Stamp's Design team since it's early beginning 2 years ago! Besides being a talented artist, Domi is a newlywed, from Germany, and a proud momma of 2 dogs - Cherie and Bandit, and a cat - Jack.

Domi is an enthusiastic stamper with a wide range of interests! From Penny Black to Magnolia, Domi puts the perfect color touch together with images and makes them come to life! I love her furry friends!

Speaking of coloring, as you can see by the images below, what a beautiful color"er" Domi is! Her shading makes those hard to come to life images breath!

If you are looking for happy inspiration, please visit Domi's blog HERE! It's called Mephisto's Blog. A gorgeous picture of her from her wedding day is to the left.

If you participate in our Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog, you probably know Domi very well! She posts her work each week and always takes the time to visit the folks who enter the challenges too!

Some of Domi's gorgeous work is spotlighted below!

We met one of Domi's friends, fellow designer Jay Jay, in person last January at CHA! It's a lot of fun to be able to voice to our emails now. We hope to someday be able to meet Domi too! Jay Jay and Domi have welcomed us with open arms and we value their friendships!

I like how Domi knows exactly what colors to use!

Catnap anyone?

Thanks to Domi for being part of our Design Team! We look forward to many more years of fun ahead! Please take a moment visit Domi's BLOG HERE and spread the love :)

Luv
Heidi

Sunday, July 18, 2010

DESIGN TEAM CALL! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

HELLOOOO!

If you have been following along with all of the surprises we have had in store for you for July, you have seen that:

*We received a very special pre-release of Tim Holtz' New Summer 2010 Stamps before the manufacturer is shipping out to stores in August! My hubby and I flew all of the way to California so you could get these stamps from www.SimonSaysStamp.com FIRST!

*We also have 4 of Wendy Vecchi's Brand New Summer 2010 Stamps in stock too! California was a great trip!

*We have had a delightful Christmas in July surprise week! Over a thousand of you have participated in our biggest blog candy giveaway EVER! (Be patient with Steph as she is the one mailing out the candies...participation was better than we could have imagined...THANK YOU!)

*Another GREAT SURPRISE FOR YOU is that we have a New Vintage styled Challenge Blog going live in August! Simon Says Stamp and Show. The new challenge is devoted to All Things Vintage! The Style is inspired by the likes of Tim Holtz, Wendy Vecchi, 7 Gypsies and Graphic 45 - among many other Vintage enthusiasts.

The Design Team Call is from now until this Friday, and we would love to hear from you! Please go HERE for the details! The new challenge is Directed by the infamous, worldly, and OOOOBER talented Linda Elbourne! We are so pleased and honored to have her join us! Thank you Linda! I have been eying Linda's work for almost a year and had the luckiest opportunity in the world to meet her in person and sit across from her for Ranger U! It was a thrill and delight. Please join us in welcoming Linda to our Team!

We are soooo excited for the new challenge! The prizes are FANTASTIC! We have loads of variety packs of Tim Holtz, 7 Gypsies, Jenni Bowlin, Ranger, Wendy Vecchi goodies...and SO MUCH MORE!

We hope to offer you weekly challenges that will inspire you to let your creative juices flow, feed your soul, and (as Wendy would say)...make art!

Hope to see you over at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

Luv,
Heidi

Christmas In July Winners - Volume 4!!!!

It's Sunday, and that means the fabulously popular Christmas In July Giveaway has come to an end;(

Santa, The Mrs., and their 8 tiny reindeer have packed their bags and headed back to the North Pole to get some Holiday work done. They really enjoyed their vacation here in Ohio and hope they come back again next July (do you hope so too????)

Before the sleigh was loaded up, Santa left goodie bags for 12 more lucky winners!!! We are so happy with the number of participants we have had all week and we are looking forward to CHA to get our hands on all the new stuff from your wish lists!!! Below are the last 12 winners (Blog names and time stamps are included).

1. Janelle July 16, 2010 6:08 PM
2. Toni July 16, 2010 9:30 PM
3. iammaryburke July 17, 2010 12:26 AM
4. Jodi July 17, 2010 4:11 AM
5. Carinas Creative Corner July 17, 2010 6:07 AM
6. Simply Shaz July 17, 2010 10:07 AM
7. Taniaj July 17, 2010 11:27 AM
8. Froggietalks July 17, 2010 3:01 PM
9. Lesley from WI July 17, 2010 10:29 PM
10. Sandra July 18, 2010 6:41 AM
11. SweetnCrafty Gal July 18, 2010 12:59 PM
12. kaos July 18, 2010 3:39 PM

Congrats to everyone!!! Please email Stephanie at steph@simonsaysstamp.com to claim your prize! We hope you enjoyed this fabulous giveaway! Merry Christmas in July to EVERYONE!!!
~TERRA

Saturday, July 17, 2010

New Ranger Sneak Peeks!

We can hardly keep up with the new product reveals, but my, ARE WE LOVING THEM!

Check out Ranger's new releases! Here are some of the Highlights!

New Jenni Bowlin line of products! Ranger teamed up with Jenni Bowlin Studios to create the Jenni Bowlin for Ranger line of Stamp Pads and Paint Dabbers!

Claudine Hellmuth has new NATURAL Sticky back canvas and (in my opinion, very handy dandy!) sticks! These sticks are great for mixing AND applying mediums to your surface!

Claudine Hellmuth also has new stamps!
Available in 6 coordinating sets of foam stamps and clear stamps
-Use stamps individually or layer for endless effects
-Designs hand-drawn by Claudine Hellmuth
-Foam stamps packaged with easy pull-apart perforations
-Clear stamps with backing sheet for convenient storage

My favorite is the new scrubbie! I had the honor and priviledge of trying this new product while attending Ranger U last month! It works GREAT! It is some type of "secret bar" that does EXACTLY the cleaning you want it to do without drying or irritating your skin. Seriously, this is a magic bar. Don't know why they just didn't name it that - "Magic bar"!

It cleaned not just the Tim Holtz Distress ink from my hands, but the gesso and paint I had managed to get all of the way up my arms!

Ranger revitalized the Liquid Pearls palette into 15 beautiful colors in new and improved pearlescent formula! The new Liquid Pearls formula has a more vivid shimmer and pearly finish that is the finishing touch on any craft project.

Liquid Pearls are a versatile, waterproof pearlescent paint designed especially for decorating paper and fabric. The bottle’s built-in easy flow tip is handy to use as a dimensional paint to accent scrapbook pages, cards and mixed-media artwork. Paint with a brush for rich pearlescent backgrounds and coloring in stamped images for hand-made cards.

Do you have Tim Holtz' 12 new ink colors!? Now the stickles are finally available in those hot new colors!

Combine Distress Stickles with Distress Inks, crackle paint, and Embossing Powders for vintage, stained, and aged effects in scrapbooks, hand-stamped cards, altered art and home décor project!

New Inksentials surfaces! YAH! ATC Blanks for us to fancy up!

In my opinion, these products will be an EXCELLENT compliment to the existing Ranger product line! What do you think? Is there a product you'd like to see that isn't on this list? Our vote is for Rock Candy Embossing powder. We would LOVE to see it! ...what's your vote!?

Have a great weekend!
Luv,
Heidi

Friday, July 16, 2010

Christmas In July Winners - Volume 3!!!!

Happy Friday!!!! It's time for Volume 3 of the Christmas In July Giveaway!!! This is been so fun and we hope you are enjoying it, too. Isn't Santa just THE BEST!!! Thanks to everyone who participated. Remember, there is still time to enter before Sunday! Also, thanks to all of those who offered to help me clean up once my eight tiny houseguests leave on Sunday!!! hee hee hee

Santa has been very busy still packing up goodie bags from his secret stash of giveaways! Are you a winner? Well, let's find out!!! Below is Volume 3 of the Winners (Blog names and time stamps are included).

1. Kelly Massman July 14, 2010 9:57 PM
2. Sassy July 14, 2010 10:15 PM
3. AnItA mArIe July 14, 2010 10:35 PM
4. Teresa July 14, 2010 11:38 PM
5. Miria July 15, 2010 12:42 AM
6. Marjolijn July 15, 2010 1:48 AM
7. Jaana July 15, 2010 3:19 AM
8. Mirabelka July 15, 2010 3:25 AM
9. gila July 15, 2010 4:11 AM
10. Welmoed July 15, 2010 5:44 AM
11. Paddington fan July 15, 2010 6:58 AM
12. susan July 15, 2010 8:15 AM
13. kathr July 15, 2010 9:04 AM
14. Nicole Brenna July 15, 2010 9:26 AM
15. Erika M July 15, 2010 12:21 PM
16. lauren July 15, 2010 12:55 PM
17. tilly July 15, 2010 2:16 PM
18. Tracey Sheffield July 15, 2010 3:02 PM
19. Laura July 15, 2010 8:09 PM
20. Charline July 15, 2010 10:27 PM
21. Ingrid July 16, 2010 4:24 AM
22. Vicki July 16, 2010 8:37 AM
23. Jessica July 16, 2010 12:08 PM
24. Peekpu July 16, 2010 1:32 PM
25. Carolyn July 16, 2010 4:08 PM

Congrats to all of today's winners!!! Santa will make one more announcement on Sunday before he leaves sunny Ohio to get back to the grind in his workshop!!! If you are a winner, please email Stephanie at steph@simonsaysstamp.com to claim your prize. Until Sunday...have a "Merry" Weekend!!!
~TERRA

Run To Tim Holtz' Blog for Sneak Peeks!

RUN! Do not walk! Go Tim Holtz' Blog NOW for Sneak Peeks like the ones above...Just saying....
you won't be sorry!!!

http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/chasummer-2010-sneak-peek-4-ideaology.html

Sneak Peek fom Darcie Heater!

Stamps PERFECT for creating your own charms!

Darcie Heater is a creatively talented soul and one of the nicest folks you will meet! Check out her selection of stamps in our store HERE and her BLOG HERE. Darcie has her own line of stamps made here in our home state, Ohio, USA at Stampers Anonymous' manufacturing facility!

Let us know what you think of the work she is featuring on her blog! She mentions someone on her blog recently who gave her the idea for some of her new charm stamp shapes...if you can name that person, one lucky winner is going to win a brand new DARCIES set of Stamps!! A WHOLE SET!

GOOD LUCK!!

Thanks Darcie! We

♥ ♥ ♥

YOU!

luv,

Heidi

*******THE WINNER IS.....

theCook said...: These are great stamps! Some of the charm shapes were inspired by Tim Holtz. The whole idea of charm stamps was inspired by Niki Zipp.

Please email Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com so she can mail you your Darcies' Stamp set!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Early Arrival Of Tim Holtz & Wendy Vecchi Summer 2010 Stamps!

Lots of you folks thought I was crazy...and yes I am ... a little! We do this for the love of stamps!
FOR THE LOVE Of stamps, we have the new Summer 2010 Summer Tim Holtz Stamps early! The stamps are not being shipped by the manufacturer until mid August, but we have some in hand now!

There was a stamp show in Carson, California this past weekend. Tim was doing a special early release if we were there to pick the stamps up in person. My hubby and I flew all of the way across country so we could attend the show and get these stamps for our customers. We filled our suitcases and brought back some for YOU! If you don't want to wait to get your highly anticipated stamp sets, SHOP at Simon Says Stamp! www.SimonSaysStamp.com has these stamps available now!

Many thanks to Ted and Michelle Cutts owners of Stampers Anonymous, these folks are the best of the best and have been kind and hospitable to us through the years. Thanks to Tim for allowing us in on this special release!

We have started shipping all of the orders and if you order now, we will ship in the next few days! Once these sets are gone, we don't anticipate being able to get more for at least 30 days, so hurry on in ;)

We also have a very limited early release from Wendy Vecchi. AWESOME! HERE

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The holidays are coming and these sets will help you start early and get more enjoyment out of the seasons!

Tim Holtz' 100th Rubber Stamp Set: ODDS AND ENDS / Odds 'n Ends

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamp set HOLIDAY WISHES

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps GRUNGE FLAKES

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps MINI HOLIDAY #2

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps POSTCARDS

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps MINI HALLOWEEN

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps RETRO HALLOWEEN

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps HAUNTED MANSION

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps FALLING LEAVES

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps WINTER'S SKETCHBOOK

What are you waiting for!? Pick up yours while you can!

FOR THE LOVE OF STAMPS!

luv,
Heidi

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