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Handmade Valentine card featuring three cute blue peacocks holding hearts and love notes, colored with Copic markers and arranged on stitched purple heart inlays over a teal stitched background, with small purple hearts scattered throughout.
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Peacock Love Valentine Card

Hi crafty friends – welcome back!  Today I have another Valentine card to share, created with the absolutely adorable Sweet Peacock stamp and die set from the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart release. 

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January 21, 2026 6 Comments
Handmade Galentine’s Day card featuring a Copic-colored Simon Says Stamp Loving You Bouquet with purple roses and teal leaves on a watercolor background created with Distress Oxide sprays. A gold-embossed heart made of words is stamped behind the bouquet, the sentiment is layered with vellum and finished with a gold foil “Galentine”.
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Be My Galentine Handmade Card

Hi cardmaking friends. I’m back with another card created using brand-new products from the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart Release that went live last week.  This time I’m combining four of those new goodies to create a sweet Be My Galentine handmade card – and I may have gotten just a tiny bit carried away, LOL.

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January 16, 2026 7 Comments
A handmade winter birthday card with a teal, blue, and green watercolor-style background created using Lindy’s Magical Powders and the Simon Says Stamp Wonderland Snowflakes embossing folder. White snowflake designs are embossed across the panel, and a layered “Happy Birthday” sentiment in white cardstock and vellum sits in the center, giving the card a soft, snowy, elegant look.
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Simon Says Stamp Winter Birthday Card

Hi, card-making friends!  I’m so excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp today for Day 2 of the Heart to Heart Blog Hop.  There is so much beautiful inspiration waiting for you along the hop – plus giveaways and a free gift with purchase, which always makes things even more fun!.

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January 10, 2026 79 Comments
Three handmade die-cut snowman holiday gift tags in pastel blue, purple, and teal, featuring layered snowmen, snowflake accents, twine ties, and one shaker tag, styled on greenery with white snowflake decorations.
2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW VIDEO – Step-by-Step Snowman Gift Tags

Welcome back, crafty friends!  Today’s video is a bit different – and a lot of fun.  I’m playing with some of the new Simon Says Stamp DieCember® dies to create a set of holiday gift tags that are quick, easy, and perfect for using up scraps.

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December 19, 2025 5 Comments
Handmade Christmas card featuring bright green embossed holly leaves with raised texture and stenciled details, accented with dimensional pink berries on a white background. Black sentiment strips read “Sending Cheer,” with paint splatter details and a festive pink backdrop.
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Simon Says Stamp Gathering Holly

Wow, December 18th already!  The days are absolutely flying by as we race towards the holidays.  I have another Christmas card to share with you today featuring the Simon Says Stamp Gathering Holly Embossing Folder and coordinating stencil, from the DieCember® release.

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December 18, 2025 5 Comments
Handmade stitched felt Christmas ornaments created with new Simon Says Stamp dies, including a snowman with scarf, a teal and white bird, a black-and-white penguin with green scarf, a teal mitten with snowflake, and a holly berry sprig. Ornaments displayed against snowy bottle-brush trees and greenery.
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Simon Says Stamp Holiday Felt Ornaments

I have something super fun and a little different to share with you today –  Simon Says Stamp Holiday Felt Ornaments!  With the DieCember® release, there are FIVE brand-new Stitching Die Sets designed to create these adorable ornaments and home-decor pieces.

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December 12, 2025 7 Comments
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Resting Dove Die-Cut Christmas Card

Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp DieCember® Blog Hop!  DieCember truly is the most wonderful time of the year – packed with a huge selection of brand-new dies and festive crafting products.  Today, I’m excited to showcase a couple o these fabulous new releases for you!

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December 6, 2025 89 Comments
Handmade Christmas card featuring a bold “MERRY” cover die cut from white cardstock and backed with vertical strips of lime green and teal. A cute stamped snowman wearing a green-and-teal hat and scarf is sledding across the bottom right corner. Card is displayed upright on a white snowflake stand with evergreen décor and a blue ornament in the background.
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Striped Die-Cut Merry Christmas Card

Welcome to DieCember® – the biggest die-cutting party of the year over at Simon Says Stamp!  With fabulous new dies, sneak peeks and surprises rolling out all month long, it truly feels like a crafty Advent Calendar, haha.

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December 3, 2025 5 Comments
A handmade holiday card featuring layered dimensional snowflake rosettes created with the Tim Holtz Snowflake Rosette and Vault Rosettes dies for Simon Says Stamp DieCember. The main card displays a large kraft and white die-cut rosette topped with a bold black 3D star and accented with die-cut evergreen branches. Surrounding the card are two additional coordinating rosettes—one plaid and one white—each finished with matching black stars. The scene is styled on a dark background with fresh greenery and rustic brown jingle bells for a festive winter look.
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Tim Holtz Snowflake Rosette

Happy DieCember® friends!  It’s the biggest die-cutting celebration of the year over at Simon Says Stamp and we’re kicking things off with the Tim Holtz

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December 1, 2025 6 Comments
A handmade landscape stair step card featuring winter snowmen created with the Simon Says Stamp Wrapped in Scarves stamp and die set. The background panel shows a snowy forest scene with white die-cut trees against a black sky with white paint splatter resembling snowfall. The front step of the card has a black and kraft striped panel, a large white die-cut snowflake, and a sentiment that reads “Snowman Kisses and Warm Winter Wishes.” One snowman is wrapped in a scarf and sledding, while another stands on the front step holding colorful holiday lights with a small red bird perched on its hat.
2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW VIDEO – How to Make a Landscape Stair Step Card

Welcome back card-making friends!  Today I have a New Video Tutorial – How to Make a Landscape Stair Step Card.  Since it’s winter here, mine is all decked out with adorable sledding snowmen and festive holiday lights – perfect for a cheerful Christmas greeting.

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November 30, 2025 7 Comments
Handmade die-cut Christmas card with a white arched window, green wreath, and garland with gold bows against a brick embossed background, created using Simon Says Stamp dies
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Die Cut Christmas Window Card

Hi cardmaking friends!  Welcome back.  I’m currently stitching a Vintage Christmas Fergus to share with you next week, so my creative brain is fully in

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November 26, 2025 8 Comments
A handmade Christmas card featuring a large red snowflake die cut from Spellbinders Poppy cardstock layered over an embossed panel of Spellbinders Waterfall cardstock. The card is embellished with a gold “LOVE • PEACE • JOY” label from the Label Slider stamp and die set, tied with shiny gold cord from Simon Says Stamp. The festive color combo pops beautifully against a backdrop of snowy evergreens.
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Simple Large Snowflake Card

Hi cardmaking friends!  I’m back with another Simple Large Snowflake Card – actually, two of them!  These designs are super easy to mass-produce, perfect for the busy holiday season.

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October 31, 2025 8 Comments
Handmade Christmas card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Festive Wreath Embossing Folder, ink-blended with soft green and pink hues to highlight the raised holly leaves and berries. The card is finished with a bold pink “merry” die-cut sentiment from the Holiday Duo Die Set and accented with a sheer pink ribbon bow tied around the panel. Layered on red and green cardstock for a festive, elegant presentation.
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Simply Elegant Festive Wreath Christmas Card

Hi cardmaking friends!  I’m back with another Simply Elegant Festive Wreath Christmas Card.  This one is super simple and easy to make using the beautiful Festive Wreath 3D embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp.

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October 29, 2025 8 Comments
Five black metal pails filled with colorful Halloween candies are topped with clear treat bags tied with black-and-white gingham ribbon. Each pail features a bright handmade tag created with the Tim Holtz Tiny Frights Stamp Set, showcasing cute Halloween images—a ghost, owl, pumpkin, bat, and candy—colored in vibrant shades of orange, teal, purple, and lime green. The tags display playful sentiments like “What a Hoot,” “Wicked Fun,” “Here for the Candy,” “Hey Boo,” and “Hocus Pocus,” making them perfect for festive Halloween gift giving.
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Simon Says Stamp Tiny Frights Halloween Candy Pails

Good morning, friends!  I have something a little different for you today, the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Flights Halloween Candy Pails.  I found these adorable black metal pails at Michaels last weekend, and I just knew what I was going to do with them! 

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October 22, 2025 8 Comments
Handmade holiday card created with the Simon Says Stamp Wintertime Celebration Plate featuring a green background with die-cut winter icons—reindeer, trees, mittens, hearts, snowflakes, and birds—in cheerful pastel colors and a layered ‘joy’ sentiment in gold and aqua.
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Simon Says Stamp Wintertime Celebration Plate

I’m starting off the month with the Simon Says Stamp Wintertime Celebration Plate.  I love die cut inlays and this winter design has such a Norwegian flair to it, I want a cozy winter sweater with this design on it, LOL.

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October 8, 2025 4 Comments
Handmade Halloween card created with the Simon Says Stamp My Boo stamp and die set. The card features a cute copic-colored ghost framed on a black panel with the sentiment “boo.” The background is embossed with the Dotted Spiral embossing folder on soft pink cardstock, adding texture and dimension. Playful ghost and pumpkin accents complete this cheerful Halloween design.
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Two More Pink Halloween Cards

I have Two More Pink Halloween cards to share with you today!  I’ve been having so much fun creating in this non-traditional color palette, and clearly, the trend continues, haha. 

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September 26, 2025 5 Comments
Handmade card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Pinkfresh STAMPtember collaboration stamp, die, and stencil set. The floral frame is colored in shades of pink and teal, with a sentiment reading ‘grateful for you, big time.’ The background is embossed with the Fun Floral Frame embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp, and the card is finished with teal gem embellishments.
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Simon Says Stamp and Pinkfresh

Today’s collaboration is between Simon Says Stamp and Pinkfresh, and I couldn’t be more excited.  I absolutely love everything Pinkfresh creates, so I was thrilled to join in on this release – and it does not disappoint. 

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September 25, 2025 7 Comments
Handmade Christmas card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black STAMPtember collaboration stamp set. Three red-breasted birds, colored with Copic markers, sit on pine branches accented with red berries. The background is softly ink blended with Latte ink and framed with an embossed white border, finished with the sentiment ‘Merry Christmas Wishes
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Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black | Bright and Merry

and today’s collab is:  – Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black | Bright and Merry.  This lovely stamp set has two large images, the birds below, a beautiful Christmas tree, and an array of sentiments.  I added some simple layering to the background but kept it clean and simple.

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September 24, 2025 3 Comments
Handmade holiday card featuring the Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Good Cheer collaboration stamp and die set. The design showcases an ink blended arch with a cosmic night sky, layered over a deep blue snowflake embossed background. A cheerful snowman in a pink hat and green scarf is surrounded by colorful presents, with bright green trees and snowflakes adding festive detail. Sentiment reads “Holiday Hugs.”
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Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Good Cheer

And the next Collab is:  Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Good Cheer.  This festive set is packed with holiday favorites – cheerful penguins, cozy snowmen, gift parcels, evergreen trees, delicate snowflakes and three versatile holiday sentiments. 

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September 20, 2025 4 Comments
Handmade thank you card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Pretty Pink Posh STAMPtember® "Posh Roses" set. The card features three Copic-colored roses in pink and coral tones with bright green leaves, arranged around a stitched white frame on a pink ink-blended background. The background showcases an emboss resist leaf design using Simon Says Stamp Cheeky and Bubblegum Pawsitively Saturated Inks. The sentiment "Many Thanks" is centered inside the frame, and the design is finished with scattered clear gems for sparkle.
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Simon Says Stamp Posh Roses

and the next collab is!  Pretty Pink Posh!  I’m calling this post Simon Says Stamp Posh Roses – because let’s be honest, they really are quite posh.  This charming stamp set is packed with beautiful flowers, leafy accents and a few smaller sentiments, making it perfect for so many coloring mediums – watercolors, Copics, colored pencils and more.

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September 17, 2025 6 Comments
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