Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Release Blog Hop 1!
Hi, friends! Welcome to day one of two special release blog hops celebrating our Sugar and Spice release! Come back tomorrow for more amazing inspiration!
Are you ready for festive season? Our Sugar and Spice collection has all the sweet treats you’re looking for. Give thanks with our Words of Gratitude embossing folder and Printmaking Leaves stamps and dies; head into the holiday kitchen with our Candy Cane Plate, Iced Cookies, and Gingerbread House Fun dies; deck the halls with our Brilliant Ornaments, Festive Wreath, and Christmas Candle embossing folders; and revel in the beauty of winter with our Large Snowflake die and stencil and Wintertime Celebration cover plate.
And don’t miss new Trio 32 ink colors and a must-have Tags and Trims bundle.
Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Shari Carroll and Beth Opel! They used products from our Sugar and Spice release to make these fantastic projects:
We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! Our not-yet-released Simon Says Stamp exclusive Warm Thoughts 3×4 stamp set is automatically added to your cart that any purchase of Sugar and Spice release products! This gift with purchase will expire 10/12 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. Check out the details on the graphic at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more Sugar and Spice inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Cathy Zielske
- Jennifer McGuire
- Laura Bassen
- Heather Hoffman
- Mindy Eggen
- Barbara Tarayao
- Yana Smakula
- Keisha Charles
- Cheiron Brandon
- Heather Ruwe
- Miriam Prantner
- Rachel Alvarado
- Caryn Davies
- Barb Engler
Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and excite us!
Thanks again for joining us today!
We hope you will join us on Instagram on Monday, October 20, for an Instagram Hop featuring our Sugar and Spice release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Sugar and Spice gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
Shop the collection!
Can’t pick a favorite? Shop our New Bundles:
Join us LIVE!
We’re going live TODAY! (Friday, October 10th at 12 PM ET) to showcase our brand new + exclusive Sugar and Spice collection! Come get inspired, plus comment live for a chance to win a $100 gift card!
Add a little SWEETNESS to your crafting with our NEW exclusive Sugar and Spice collection!
Are you ready for festive season? Our Sugar and Spice collection has all the sweet treats you’re looking for. Give thanks with our Words of Gratitude embossing folder and Printmaking Leaves stamps and dies; head into the holiday kitchen with our Candy Cane Plate, Iced Cookies, and Gingerbread House Fun dies; deck the halls with our Brilliant Ornaments, Festive Wreath, and Christmas Candle embossing folders; and revel in the beauty of winter with our Large Snowflake die and stencil and Wintertime Celebration cover plate.
And don’t miss new Trio 32 ink colors and a must-have Tags and Trims bundle.
Starting NOW and while supplies last, shop our NEW exclusive collection with a free gift! Any purchase from our new Sugar and Spice collection will receive a FREE Warm Thoughts 3×4 inch clear stamp set! (through Sunday or while supplies last!)
WATCH THE VIDEO:
Shop the new collection:
Can’t pick a favorite? Shop our New Bundles:
Get inspired!
Join us LIVE!
We’re going live on TOMORROW! (Friday, October 10th at 12 PM ET) to showcase our brand new + exclusive collection, Sugar and Spice! Come get inspired, plus comment live for a chance to win a $100 gift card!
STAY TUNED for a 2-Day blog hop starting tomorrow (Friday, October 9th, 2025 at 8 AM ET) right here on our blog for TONS of inspiration + fun prizes, surprises, and gifts!
Fun Trio of Mono Printed Halloween Tags by Cheiron Brandon
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Cheiron Brandon back to our blog with this trio of bold and beautiful tags perfect for the season! Read on to learn more and enjoy!
Hello friends, it’s Cheiron here and I am thrilled to be sharing a set of fun mono printed tags. I created these using the Halloween Sketchbook stamps from Tim Holtz along with the coordinating dies from Simon Says Stamp that cut all of the fun sketchbook shapes out perfectly.
To begin, I stamped all of the images from the Halloween Sketchbook set using Versafine Clair Ink in Nocturne Black. Once the ink was dry, I die cut all the images using the coordinating dies. I took all of the images that I cut out and then colored them in with distress watercolor pencils. Once my images were colored I used a detailer water brush to blend the color out softly.
To create the tags, I used Distress Mixed Media Heavy Stock tags in the small #5 size. These are perfect size to tie onto treats for Halloween or even add to a card front. I wanted to add some color to the tags, so I took out some of my mini-Halloween stencils to monoprint onto the tags. To do this I placed my stencil into a splat box and sprayed it with some Distress Spray Stain and a few sprays of water. Be sure to do this on the reverse side if your stencil has words on it!
I picked the stencil up and then turned it over onto my tag and then placed a piece of scrap paper on top onto it to absorb the excess ink. I repeated the process with two other colors and stencils. Once this was done, I inked the edges of the tags with black soot archival distress ink. I stamped the sentiments in Distress Oxides and then cut them out. I ink the edges of the sentiments and then placed the images and sentiments onto the tags with foam squares. To complete my tags, I tied a piece of ribbon through the top of each one.
Hope you enjoyed creating these colorful tags with me!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Cheiron for being our guest!
