28.02.2025

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release Blog Hop

Woohoo! Hello Simon Says Stamp Fans! I’m thrilled to be part of the celebrations for the brand new Favorite Things Release! You should have hopped here from the fabulous blog of

Kulbir Kirkland

If you want to go back the start the please scroll down to find the full list and start from the beginning at the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

This is a long post as I have so much to share! I made 5 cards in total all with amazing products in the Favorite Things Release. For TONS more inspiration head to the Favorite Things Gallery and prepare to be wowed! And don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a $25 gift card to spend over at Simon Says Stamp!

Kicking off with one of MY FAVOURITE THINGS – Christmas!! I know, it’s February but it’s never too early. The Petal Builder Dies and Stencil just screamed PEPPERMINT to me! I used the Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripes Stencil and drew lines between the pink stripes with a red glitter gel pen. I die cut the “petals” from red and white card and assembled them to create a cute lollipop!

I used the Petal Builder Stencil for the next card and love how the same products can give such different looks! I pulled out a older Simon die (Circle Smile Die) for the centre of the flower and used the Tiny Words Birthday Stamp Set for my greeting.

My next two cards feature some stunning new products and I fell in love immediately with the new Bundled Swag embossing folder. It’s such a versatile folder and can be used either way up for stunning effects. I paired it with the new “One for the Books” stamp set using various inking techniques and finished off with some Crinkle Ribbon stained with Distress sprays and some of the gorgeous Pale Green Embellishment mix confetti.

My last card uses the new Hip Hip Hooray stamp set. I coloured the cute hippos with Copics and fussy cut them and arranged them around their little muddly puddle! The background is created using the Simon says Stamp Gingham Background stamp and I used the Wavy Scallop Stitches dies for my panel.

The next stop on the hop is the awesome

Emma Williams

The full list is below:

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Nina-Marie Trapani

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Barbara Tarayao

Keisha Charles

Heather Ruwe

Alberto Gava

Kulbir Kirkland

Caryn Davies

Emma Williams

Allison Frazier

Bobbi Lemanski

Jessica Vasher

Mary Reiner

Melissa Phillips

Comments

  1. jeanheming says

    such stunning cards an release

  2. Ms. Tamp says

    Wonderful project design shares!

  3. Beth Merrill says

    Thank you for including some alternate use designs using the Petal Builder dies. I see how universal this set will be in anyone’s craft room.

  4. What wonderful cards! Very creative!

  5. Brenda K says

    Love the petal builder cards but also really love the book die cards! All are great!

  6. Alison C says

    What a great variety of cards. The colours are so pretty.

  7. Valerie Hayden says

    Love the graphics of using the circles!!!

  8. Your cards are wonderful! I love how you made the first one a Christmas card 🙂

  9. Pretty and cute variety of colorful cards.

  10. Rosemary D says

    Fabulous set of cards!

  11. Reiko F. says

    Great cards and I like the idea of the petal builder as a peppermint lollipop! So inventive. Thanks for sharing.

  12. Lynn Stevens says

    Such sweet cards, I would say sweet treats. Lol

  13. Donna Phelan says

    Beautiful creations, the Pops are very creative! LOVE those stinkin’ cute Hippos!!!

  14. Jill Hennessy says

    Great ideas using the petal builder – great for any season !!

  15. Wendy Nicola Jackson says

    The lollipop is genius! Gorgeous creations all of them xoxo

  16. Lovely cards!

  17. Jill Kennard says

    Your books cards are dreamy!!

  18. Very fun cards, I love the different looks.

  19. Mary-Anne V says

    Very creative. Love how you used the stencil on the first two cards.

  20. Shannon Bettis says

    Such cute cards! Love the Simon says stamp releaseà love the hippos!

  21. gleaming035907aec1 says

    I’m with you. Christmas cards get made early. Loved all your creations. Especially the hippos. Bunny
    [Bunny]

  22. sjkissell says

    Lovely creative cards

  23. Alexandra Y says

    These are all so lovely!

  24. Fabulous cards! Those hippos are so cute.

  25. DebbieC says

    Great cards to show these new products.

  26. These are all super fun cards! I love your out-of-the-box with the Christmas design too!

  27. Gorgeous cards 😍

  28. Beautiful cards.

  29. Maureen R says

    Super Cute and Dun cards!!!

  30. Robin Mermer says

    Love your card ideas and coloring technique!

  31. Jeannie says

    Cute cards! Love the added touch of a bow!

  32. Carol r says

    Love the happy birthday books! So cute!

  33. Great assortment of cards with these new designs! I especially love the fun peppermint and the book cards too!

  34. Lynn Chan says

    very pretty!

  35. dawnmm18 says

    Your cards are so beautiful. I love your creativity. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

  36. I love the pastels book ones are beautiful.
    They’re all so pretty.

  37. Marisela Delgado says

    Beautiful colors 💜

  38. Janice Stovall says

    Caryn, your cards are beautiful!! I love the colors! And I never would have thought to use the Petal builder dies and stencils to make a Christmas Lollipop! How CLEVER!!

  39. All these cards are fabulous! Love the book card the best! Thank you for sharing all of these designs!

  40. Cheryl S says

    Wow, so creative! It’s great to push the ideas.

  41. Anne Bacon says

    So pretty. The peppermint lollipop proves the year-round flexibility of the set. Thank you

  42. Ann Hoerstmann says

    Very cute cards!

  43. Renee VanEpps says

    Lovely cards! I do love the embossed backgrounds!!

  44. Julie Pepperman says

    Beautiful! All the spring colors make me smile.

  45. Debbie says

    Really cute cards!

  46. lndklbck says

    Love your use of color!

  47. Barbara-Jean K says

    Love what you did with those petals!

  48. Love the way you used the color on the embossing folder to bring out the details and create a beautiful background.

  49. raffe33 says

    I love, love love the idea of making a lollipop out of that swirl die set! So cute!

  50. Veronica Hunt says

    What a cute sets, I love what you did with them. Those rhinos are adorable.

  51. JOY ELLEN RUTHERFORD says

    I am amazed by all of these but especially love the use of color and ink speckling on the pink happy birthday card!

  52. kidjrb says

    Great cards!! I love them all!! Thanks for sharing your amazing talents and inspiration!!

  53. Love the first card, I would have never thought to do this.

  54. Meghan Kennihan says

    These are amazing! I LOVE what you did with the pedals and making them a peppermint !!!

  55. Sharon Gullikson says

    How cute the birthday books are. I LOVE the colors, and the backgrounds, too. And the hippos are adorable!

  56. Kim Lundstrom says

    Oh how adorable! I love that you showed the Christmas card! Really show how versatile that die combo is!

  57. Melissa Leftrick says

    These are all so much fun!! Great designs!

  58. mlschneiderattnet says

    Caryn, love your cards from the blog hop. My favorite is the hippos, they are so cute! You did a great job coloring them. Thanks for sharing!

  59. Janice says

    WOW! You made so many cards and each one is more beautiful than the next. Awesome idea with the peppermint!

  60. Fun cards!

  61. Sandy Anderson says

    All of your cards are adorable! Thank you for sharing!

  62. Leslie Longoria says

    Gee, I loved every single card here. The two variations on the petals was nice to see. Using the red glitter gel pen in between the lines did bring it out more. Then the books with colored embossed backgrounds and tied ribbon made them look so elegant with the color combos. Finally, the fun hippos and the layout you used had my eyes appreciating each portion. Great cards!

  63. Deborah says

    Wonderful ideas!

  64. Roxanne M Zaun says

    so cute and pretty

  65. sunshinehoneybee says

    Wonderful variety of creations.

  66. Deana Hayes says

    Very cute cards.

  67. Gayle I. says

    Adorable cards; love the books!

  68. Emma Sleppy says

    Great ideas! Love the Merry lollipop!!

  69. keudlinek says

    Great ideas! Can’t wait to try.

  70. Susan sonnier says

    Adorable and fun

  71. I love all your cards!!! That Christmas card, book cards, and hippos cards are amazing!!!

  72. So much pretty inspiration

  73. So cute! The hippos are adorable.

  74. Love the inspiration! My faves are definitely hippos – so adorable!

  75. Tammy Davis says

    Love your cards! That book set is definitely my favorite!

  76. They are all so pretty!

  77. Amanda Steele says

    Hello Caryn,

    Five cards – what a treat!

    Firstly, got to say that when I saw the Petal Builder stencil and dies, I did immediately think of a lollipop, so it’s nice to see that you did just that! I love the red and white lollipop of your first card and the lovely soothing greens of your second card.
    Then you switched it up with the “One for the Books” stamp set which is my second favourite stamp set of this new release. Again, I love the pastel colours you used to create those two cards and pairing them with that background embossing folder is the bomb! While your fifth card was my least favourite (no offence intended) I love the copic colouring done on those cute rhinos because I cannot colour well at all. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful creations with us and wishing you a great weekend.

  78. I cannot seem to find the place to reply at Caryn Davies site. I wanted to tell her i love love love her cards. ty

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