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Handmade card featuring a Copic colored squirrel and blue bird sitting on a tree stump with the sentiment “So happy to have a friend like you,” layered on a teal embossed leaf background using an embossing folder and framed with a decorative die cut.
CARDS | cards for friends

Speed Up Your Cardmaking | Embossing Folder Background Card

WCreate a quick handmade card with an embossed background and Copic coloring using the Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You stamp set—an easy technique to speed up your cardmaking.elcome back, cardmaking friends! Today I’m sharing another Speed Up Your Cardmaking idea with this Embossing Folder Background Card.

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March 17, 2026 10 Comments
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 8 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”.
CARDS | cards for friends

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.
CARDS | Birthday Cards

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.
FELT STITCHING

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.
CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

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.
3D Boxes & Gift Wrapping

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
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