Happy DieCember®! Welcome to day one of two special release blog hops celebrating our DieCember® release! Come back tomorrow for more amazing inspiration!

Our very first DieCember® was in December 2013, and it’s hard to believe that we’re celebrating our 13th DieCember®! Die cutting has changed the way that we create. To celebrate all things die cutting, 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.

Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Nina-Marie Trapani and Beth Opel! They used products from our DieCember® 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 Bundled Snowman die is automatically added to your cart that contains any purchase from our DieCember® 2025 collection! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.

Ready for even more DieCember® 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!

Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and excite us!

• Simon Says Stamp Blog  <<YOU ARE HERE!
• Heather Hoffman
• Barbara Tarayao
• Cathy Zielske
• Jennifer McGuire
• Emily Midgett
• Amy Rysavy
• Heather Ruwe
• Lisa Addesa
• Miriam Prantner
• Cheiron Brandon
• Kath Stewart
• Caryn Davies
• Bonnie Crane
• Rosemary Dennis
• Heejung Hunsberger

Thanks again for joining us today!

We hope you will join us on Instagram on Monday, December 8, for an Instagram Hop featuring our DieCember® release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.

You’ll love browsing our DieCember® gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!

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Happy DieCember®! Our very first DieCember® was in December 2013, and the team is a bit in awe that it’s been 12 years already!! We’re not exactly or precisely sure when die cutting became a hot trend in crafting. It’s hard to pinpoint. However, we 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! (check out these videos for cool tips, tricks, and ideas in die cutting)

To celebrate dies as one of our 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 and coordinating products.

Starting NOW and while supplies last, shop our NEW exclusive collection with a free gift! Any purchase from our new DieCember collection will receive a FREE Bundled Snowman die set! (through Sunday or while supplies last!)

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Get INSPIRED!

Join us LIVE!

We’re going live TODAY! (Thursday, December 4th at 12 PM ET) to showcase our brand new + exclusive DieCember® 2025 Collection! Come get inspired, plus comment live for a chance to win a $100 gift card!

Hi friends! Heather Hoffman here today to share a fun feature showing a couple different ways to use the Triangle Whirl Trees! I’ve created a card, and also a set of ornaments by adding the Triangle Tabs die.

I actually created the ornaments first, by cutting each of the Triangle Whirl Trees dies 3 times, one from Green Leaf cardstock, one from Green Apple cardstock. I then cut the Triangle Tab die 3 times from each color, and assembled them together, adding a loop of May Arts Gold Cord tucked inside before closing the triangle. I then adhered the die cut Triangle Whirl Trees to all 3 sides of the outside to complete the tree ornament look.

Then I went crazy with bling to make those trees sparkle! I added tiny Dazzling Gems in Sunbeam, Taffy, and Mandarin sprinkled on each side, then filled in with Pinkfresh Metallic Gold Pearls for a touch of elegance, and to tie in the gold cord to the finished design. Once the ornaments were done, I thought it might be fun to create a coordinating card. It also was nice to show how versatile these Triangle Whirl Trees are, since it gives another idea for creating with them!

This time, I cut each tree out a few times in the same Green Apple and Green Leaf cardstock, then layered onto a white cardbase, using sturdy tape in the center, and letting the ends float free a bit for dimension. I then die cut and assembled the Bouncy Merry Christmas sentiment die, using Honey Gold and white cardstock, and popped that up with foam adhesive over the trees. I looped around some of that same Gold Cord that I used on the ornaments to tie in a bow, and added some of the same bling to the card.

I love the versatility of being able to create a 3 dimensional project, or a flat card, all using the same main supplies!

Do you prefer sticking to cards, or making different projects? Or do you sometimes like to make a matching set like this?

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