Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Simon Says Stamp Facebook Family has Reached over 1,000 Members!


As promised! FACEBOOK FAMILY GETS A SPECIAL PROMO COUPON! As you know, we rarely do promos, but our facebook family has reached over 1,000 members and to celebrate, Simon Says Stamp is offering 15% off your entire purchase when you use the special promo code we have put on our facebook page. We are know as Simon Stamps on facebook.

REMEMBER....you STILL QUALIFY For free US shippi
ng if your order is over $60 and FREE International shipping if your order is over $150. Offer is only valid in www.SimonSaysStamp.com.

THIS IS A GREAT PROMO! Take advantage now! It will expire at midnight December 31!

*DISCOUNT CODES:
Codes do not work when you use the "Checkout with Paypal" Button or Guest Checkout, you must Sign in, or Register for the code to work. Paypal is a payment option at checkout. *NEW WEB CUSTOMERS: Create an account and you will not have to type all your information in the next time you visit. (We do not sell or use your information for any other reason then for your shipments)

ANOTHER GREAT REASON TO SHOP NOW....In January, USPS is raising shipping rates. As a result, Simon Says Stamp will be raising rates next month also.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
luv,
Heidi & the Simon Team!

Terra's Stamp Set a Day giveaway for Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas is still active, please scroll below to enter!


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Monday, December 28, 2009

Monday's Lucky Duck!


Congratulations....Scrappypug!

Here's what she had to say:

"My fave thing is my distress inks... can't live without them!"

I think many people would agree with you on that one! Have you seen the NEW colors? Pre-order them HERE so you're among the first to get them!

You've won a sweet blog candy...please email me with your full address at steph@simonsaysstamp.com so I can send your goodies!

Steph

P.S.....Don't forget to check out Terra's Blog from December 23rd for the list of winners for the STAMP SET A DAY GIVEAWAY!!!

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

'Twas the Night Before Christmas...A STAMP SET A DAY GIVEAWAY!!


'Twas the Night Before Christmas and all over the World,
Every Crafter was stirring, their minds were a blur,
Their eyes were wide with wonder, their excitement was grand,
To see the stunning creations, of one talented young man...

I know you are all awaiting the arrival of a special man very soon. He is very creative, he is magical, he is always full of surprises, he looks great in a red suit (I'm assuming:), and the day is almost here!

Santa Claus, you say? Well he is pretty awesome, too! But we are talking about the day that Tim Holtz arrives at CHA in California! Have you seen Tim's Blog? Check it out HERE! Tim has been teasing every artist in the world with his sneak peeks of his 12 New Distress Ink Colors and his Alterations Line by Sizzix that will be released at CHA in January 2010. Cross my fingers....I hope we get to see a little Idea-ology too!

Here's a special peek at the 12 New Distress Ink Pads by Tim Holtz! This is Tim's personal collection (it was the sweetest thing in the world that he sent us this picture to use!). The new colors are awesome, and the names are so descriptive. I am really looking forward to getting all of them myself!


To celebrate this upcoming release, we are giving away One Retro Holiday Unmounted Set EVERY DAY from Christmas to New Year's Day! That's one on December 25th, December 26th, December 27th, December 28th, December 29th, December 30th, December 31st, and January 1st of 2010! Whew....that's a lot! Who wants one?

What do you have to do to win?

It's easy...please comment on this blog and copy a link of your artwork inspired by Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas with your comment. We will draw one random winner for every day listed above! We want to see the awesome and creative things that you did with your tags using Tim's Distress Ink Pads, Alcohol Inks, Idea-ology Embellishments, Masks, Distress Embossing Powders, Grungeboard and Grungepaper, Distress Crackle Paints, Tools, Distress Stickles, and Stamps!

Please check back to this posting...I will be adding the list of winners every day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS WINNERS!!! To the Winners: Please email your address and name to Stephanie at steph@simonsaysstamp.com and she will mail you your prize!

DAY 1 - Gillian McMurray! Check out her awesome tags HERE .

DAY 2 - SannaS ! Look at Sanna's awesome artwork HERE!

DAY 3 - Wanda H ! A link to Wanda's incredible artwork is HERE.

DAY 4 - Sarah! Her blog is HERE and has some fabulous creations!

DAY 5 - Lori! Check out Lori's stunning blog HERE!

DAY 6 - Evelyn S. ! A link to Evelyn's awesome tags is HERE!

DAY 7 - Paulien van den Bosch ! Check out Paulien's stunning work HERE! (Scroll down to see all of her 12 tags)

DAY 8 - Cheri Howard! Look at Cheri's amazing artwork HERE!


Contragtulations to Everyone!
~TERRA

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Monday, December 21, 2009

We LOVE our Customers' Creations!



Hi everyone!

Can you believe how quickly the Christmas Holiday is approaching...?? My goodness and then the new year will arrive...has everyone seen the new collection from HERO ARTS??? If not, check it out...it's really fabulous!




Anyway....I just got a really lovely email from a candy winner that made a wonderful card with her winning STAMP. (See above)Do you love it? Check it out HERE. Also check out her blog HERE. She makes very lovely creations. Thanks RIA! :) I encourage everyone to send me their creations...we love to see what you're making and how there are just so many ways to use one stamp or one embellishment!

**Blog Candy Alert*** Join our following and post a comment about your favorite crafting tool...or stamp...or kind of embellishment...and you could win a SWEET candy! :-) I will announce the winner on Monday, December 28th

Happy Holidays & Happy Stamping!
Steph


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Just a Note of Love and Thanks!


Card by Dt member Lorraine

Wow! There sure is a lot going on these days! I have missed blogging but am very appreciative that Katie, Steph, and Terra have been able to more than pick up for my blogging slack!


The past month has been the biggest and brightest month in the history of Simon Says Stamp! Such exciting things have been happening and I have barely been able to stop and catch my breath. It all started with the addition to our warehouse. We added about 33% more space to our existing 2 warehouses and moved into the new addition. Thanks to a wonderful (and much needed!) team of "helpers" - Courtney, Sarah, Morgan, Amy, Kelly, Jackie, Raquel (oh I hope I am not forgetting someone?????) we are all moved into our new space. Adding new shelving, labelling, organizing, thank you bags, storage and much more kept these girls busy!

We also were able to keep record fast shipping times during this busy holiday season! Shipping 7 days a week keeps us busy, but we LOVE it! I can honestly say that this is not my job - this is my passion! There is never a meal or conversation with my hubby where we are not talking about Simon. It's a dream to be able to work with such wonderful people and share our common love of creating art with each other. It is an honor and a priviledge to be able to supply so many folks with the freshest, most innovative and beautiful objects in the world to make their own and with which to create art!

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas brought a lot of enthusiastic stampers looking for just the right stamps and accessories. Of course, we had the supplies! Whenever Tim used a supply we didn't have, we made sure to get it in stock for you guys right away (Vellum, sanding blocks, metal sheets!). It's our goal to be one stop shopping and Tim Holtz 12 Tags is no exception! Saying it kept Terra and I on our toes EVERY day managing inventory and getting orders shipped out as quickly as humanly possible - is an understatement! Thanks Tim for your genius ideas and inspiration! Thanks Mario for your enthusiasm and additions / chats to twitter and facebook for us all to enjoy!

Did you see Hero Arts 2010 Catalog release!? We are honored to be one of Hero Arts' premier stores and are one of the first stores in the world to get their new stamps and products for 2010! Thanks to our wonderful helpers, we were able to get over a thousand stamps put away, labelled and listed right away for customers to enjoy as quickly as possible.

Have you visited Wendy Vecchi's blog?! She was a guest designer on our Simon Says Stamp challenge blog recently. Terra and I were lucky enough to cruise to Mexico with Wendy and Tim Holtz in October. It really opened our eyes to what a beautiful and creative artist Wendy is. Have you made art lately? Be inspired by Wendy and her blog! She is a sweet and funny person and a mega talented artist! Thank you Wendy for guest designing for us and allowing us to sponsor a cool prize on your blog!

Oh, ....also, Simon Says Stamp is the vendor of the month at All Things Tim Holtz group! This is an bright, and talented group. Thanks to this wonderful group for following Tim's 12 Tags and welcoming our Simon team into their family!

Do you Twitter? We started tweeting this month! Do you facebook? We are there too? If you haven't joined, please consider it! It's a great way for you to hear about new products, see fun ideas, AND we do special prizes and promotions for our followers!

All of this is happening during the busiest time of year - The Christmas and Holiday Season! WOW!

It is a season for thanking and I have to pay my deepest thanks to a supportive, talented, energetic, delightful group of women - our core team here at Simon - Terra, Amber, Stephanie, Katie, Carla for the past year and even past YEARS! Simon would not be able to offer such a tremendously diverse range of products if it weren't for these ladies! Please know, I mean this with all of my heart! We are a diverse group of ladies who come together in a magical way. Coming into the offices each day is a fresh and fun experience because these women have such heart. We come together with a common goal! The depth of care and concern that they have to make our customers happy is astounding! We are constantly brainstorming on ways to improve our business and expand our products. Every single day - and I mean every single day - at least one of these women touch my life in a positive way. Thank you ladies! Really, Thank you thank you! Friends are the family that we choose and I am blessed to have family like you!


There is another very special family around us here at Simon. Most of us have not had the opportunity to meet face to face - but our Design Team has been a splendid addition to the Simon Family! These girls work hard every week to provide inspiration to the Challenge readers and participants. With one of the most successful Challenge Blogs in the industry, these girls have done an amazing job in 2009! Please pop by and participate whenever you can. It can be a lovely creative outlet for you! Lols, Chris, Jo, Debby, Timea, Domi, Anna, Iris and Kim - Thank you for giving us something so beautiful to see every day! Jay Jay, Bev, and Rach have also given us some spectacular showcases this year too! You add a special beauty to our office and we look every week in eager anticipation to see your new creations! It's a Christmas Challenge this week - with a GREAT PRIZE - what are you waiting for?

2010 looks to be a very promising year for Simon Says Stamp! Thank you for enjoying (I HOPE!) the ride with us. In January, we will be trekking to Anaheim California to meet with vendors and be the first to see new, exciting, innovative, fun products for 2010 at the Craft and Hobby Association world trade show. I look forward to meeting some design team members - like Jay Jay, and seeing what new products we HAVE TO HAVE for 2010! Tim Holtz is coming out with 12 new colors, more tools and a great line of new dies! Basic Grey's new releases SUGAR RUSH and ORIGINS lines will be here SOON! (probably Monday). OOOOH! I can't wait to see what else is around the corner.



Stay tuned for Design Team information too! We are looking for designers and will be publishing information in January! More contests, videos, and ideas to come! Be sure to let us know if you are looking for something or would like to see more of something!

Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope it is a merry and bright season for each of you!


**A special note of thanks to my great hubby, Jason and my son, Jaxon. It is not uncommon for me to work long and strange hours, and these guys have been very flexible and understanding. Thank you to my extended family - Kristin, Chera, and Britt for taking care of my little guy when I am not there.

Luv,
Heidi

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Friday, December 18, 2009

***2010 Hero Arts Blog Candy Winner***

The lucky winner of the Hero Arts 2010 blog I posted earlier this week is.......drum roll........ TASHA!!!

Here is what Tasha had to say:

"
Hey there ladies wow what a treat. Well my one and only hero arts stamp is a penguin and i have used it to make some christmas decors and some cute christmas cards fr little ones we know! The stamps are gorgeous and i hope to buy more in 2010 Happy christmas love tasha xx"

Tasha won one of our NEW 2010 Hero Arts rubber mounted stamps! :


Tasha, please email Stephanie (steph@simonsaysstamp.com) and give her your shipping info so we can get this to you asap! If you didn't win this time please stay tuned - we LOVE to give things away!!!

On another note, I may not get the chance to write another blog before next week, so I wanted to wish everyone a very HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!!! Thank you for being so responsive to our blogs and taking the time to write thought provoking ideas & commentary. We could not do what we do without you guys and we really appreciate ALL of you!!!

♥ Katie

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Hero Arts 2010 Rubber Stamps are ALREADY IN STOCK At Simon Says Stamp!


Yes, Yes, you heard us right! WE ALREADY Have the 2010 Hero Arts new releases IN STOCK!!! CLICK HERE TO SEE! Simon Says Stamp is a premier retailer for Hero Arts and we are honored to have the opportunity to be one of the first stores in the world to share these amazing and much sought after designs with you!!

Want to get in on some fun with 30 great Designers like Tim Holtz and Jennifer Mcguire!? BLOG HOP With them! The hop starts HERE

Now run, NO HOP over to the hop! It is filled with beautiful, creative and inspiring designs!!!

Luv
Heidi

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

To Alter...Or Not To Alter...That Is The Question


For many of you artists out there, altering is a way of life! Everything can be altered! I've even seen altered Ranger Heat It Craft Tools, 7 Gypsies Binderies, and so much more! But, to make the search for alterable items easy, we have added a new category in our store called "Things To Alter".

In this category you can find some "blank canvases" to start your creative juices flowing. Albums, tins, tags and other treasures from fabulous brands such as Tim Holtz, 7 Gypsies, Jenni Bowlin, Hero Arts, Melissa Frances and more! Keep a lookout on this category as we will be adding additional fun things in the next few weeks!

The image to the left is courtesy of the Hero Arts website and features a Hero Arts Acetate Tag. I love how the clear tag adds dimension to this piece!

If you are looking for something to add your creative touch to, look no further than the Things To Alter Category at www.simonsaysstamp.com.



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Hero Arts' New 2010 Catalog Release!

The Hero Arts team has been hard at work in preparing for the release of their new 2010 catalog! New products are to be released December 18th!!!!! At Simon Says Stamp we pride ourselves in having every single Hero Arts item in stock. So get your wish lists out and LET THE IDEA GEARS BEGIN A TURNIN'!! :)

Hero Arts has been throwing us sneak peaks since early November on new products and techniques to be found in the 2010 catalog. Below are a few little tidbits of the AWESOME things we can expect to come...


And because Simon Says Stamp is a participating vendor in Hero Arts' catalog debut, we will be one of the first to get the new products - DECEMBER 18th!!! Who wouldn't want to be using the latest and greatest items - especially from a company like Hero Arts?? Keep checking back to discover more "snippets" of the 2010 catalog! You don't want to miss out on this!!

Check out our current Hero Arts stock HERE!

**BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!**
Become a follower and reply to this thread and let us know what your favorite Hero Arts product is and how you like to use it. A winner will be randomly selected on Friday the 18th and will receive a free 2010 rubber mounted stamp!

We'd love to hear from you!
Love,

Katie

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