Happy DieCember®!

Good afternoon lovely peeps and happy

DieCember®

Written by our lovely Heidi on the Simon Says Stamp blog

Our very first DieCember was in December 2013, and the team is a bit in awe that it's been 10 years already!! I’m not exactly or precisely sure when die cutting became a hot trend in crafting. It’s hard to pinpoint. However, I do know that die cutting has changed the way that we create. Cutting out beautiful and often intricate images is a delightfully fun part of paper crafting. Die cutting embellishes our art in interesting ways. People that aren’t paper crafters are often mystified when they receive a card that has anything die cut involved in the design. If you haven’t experienced this wonderment and awe, be sure to spread some handmade joy this season!

To celebrate dies as one of my most favorite crafty products (after stamps, of course ;)), we are hosting a month-long DieCember® celebration. Throughout the month you will see special features, sales, education, and inspiration that focus on die cutting.

Kicking off our DieCember® celebration is a release of beautiful exclusive wafer-thin dies. 

I can't believe it's our 10th DieCember®! I was lucky enough to be with the fabulous Simon Says Stamp before the very first DieCember®  & it's always my favourite release as I love all things Christmas. 

Today I have featured the beautiful new Snowflake Hexagon dies which I love and have used to not only create cards but also to decorate presents.

 Supplies used -

Simon Says Stamp White Woodgrain Cardstock, Intense Black ink pad, Tacky Glue, Everything Winter Sentiment Strips, Christmas Cheer Stamps set, Arctic Breeze Pearls, Aurora Borealis Gems, Simply White Crystal Drops,  Double Sided Tape, Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer, May Arts Twine

There is so much fabulous inspiration to see online featuring products from the new release. To find them please search for the hashtag #SSSDieCember on Instagram or take a peek at the gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog. 

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day

xxx

Emboss It! - Simon Says Stamp DT

Good afternoon lovely peeps!

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SIMON SAYS STAMP WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

This week our challenge is -

Emboss It!

The design team are featuring

WOW!

 products on our cards this week.

Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.

Do you use Instagram?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

On today's card I am featuring Wow Midas Touch Embossing Glitter which as you can  see is so pretty and sparkly.

I've heat embossed Simon Says Stamps beautiful Pinecone Background cling stamp onto black cardstock using the Midas Touch embossing glitter.

I kept this card nice and simple and also flat to help keep down the cost of posting so many cards at Christmas time.

Other supplies used - 

Simon Says Stamp Believe wafer die,  Black Cardstock, Tacky Glue, Double Sided Tape, Tonic Guillotine, Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer, Simply White crystal drops, Trinity Stamps Stunning Silver Baubles

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $25 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! 

Simon Says Stamps annual Kids Summer Vacation Challenge is live on our Wednesday Challenge Blog, click HERE or on the banner to be taken directly to the Kids Challenge post

Before I go Heidi and her family are fundraising to support Huntington's Disease Society of America & all of us crafters can help by purchasing a crafty box for the charity or if you prefer you can make a donation direct to the charity HERE.

Some fabulous company's have generously donated supplies to go in the crafty boxes and the retail value of the boxes is at least double the donation value so you will be getting a bargain as well as helping such a worthy charity. 

Please pop over and read the blog post Crafters for a Cause HERE or  click on the images to purchase a Crafty Box.

Thanks for stopping by &  stay safe!

xxx