Today’s the DAY! Don’t Miss the Halloween Curio Class with Tim Holtz!
Today is the DAY! It’s time for the highly anticipated Halloween Curio with the one and only Tim Holtz and our star student and fearless founder, Heidi! Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and watch today, October 17th, 2025, at Noon ET on our Simon Says Stamp YouTube channel. We hope to see you there!
Here are the additional supplies recommended to have for class:
- Detail Tip Hot Glue (for Books, Adhere Doors, Moss, etc.)
- Tonic 6.25” Mini Trimmer (to cut Transparency + Mini Book Pages)
- Tonic Mini Recoil Scissors (to cut Ephemera, String, Bones + Mini Book Pages)
- Scoring Board (Score Mini Books)
- Craft Knife (to cut Baseboard doors)
- Straight Edge *to cut Baseboard doors
- Cutting Mat *to cut Baseboard doors
- Small Phillips Screwdriver *to remove hardware from Vignette Box
- Paint brush *for Collage Medium
- Pencil *to mark Ephemera to cut
- Spray Bottle w/water
- Paper Towels/Baby Wipes
While there is *NO HOMEWORK* ….
Tim does share in 1:38:50 a demo how to make the tiny-books. He will do the tutorial during class, but will only be making one book and there are 5 in the finished make. If you choose, you can make some books ahead of time, but you do not have to!
Psst!
Don’t forget to share your final make on our gallery as well as view our gallery for additional inspiration to make your make your own! Also share on social media with hashtag #ssshalloweencurio to share! We love to see what you make!
Missed the kit? Here are individual components still available!*
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Please note: The Tim Holtz idea-ology 2024 Halloween Ephemera and Tim Holtz idea-ology 2024 Halloween Word Plaques and Tags that were included in the kit are unfortunately sold out and no longer available. However, excellent substitutes are listed above— the Tim Holtz idea-ology 2025 Ephemera and the Tim Holtz idea-ology 2025 Halloween Word Plaques and Tags!
Silver Bells, But Make it MATTE GOLD Easy Die Cut Holiday Card: Amore Laurafadora
Hi friends! Happy Thursday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Laura Bassen to showcase this gorgeous holiday card showcasing some NEW dies from our brand new Sugar and Spice Collection including the NEW Sleigh Bell, Loopy Bow, Ho Ho Holiday Greens, and Fancy Joy and Cheer dies! Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!
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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to Laura Bassen for being our guest!
Psst!
Join us TOMORROW for a Halloween creation you’ll cherish forever! Friday, October 17th at 12 PM ET Tim Holtz will be teaching alongside our star student Heidi a very special Halloween Curio Create Together Class! Click or tap the bell to get an email when we begin!
Sugar and Spice Blog Hop and WCMD WINNERS!
Hello, friends! We hope you are loving our Sugar and Spice release!
To celebrate this incredible release, we hosted two amazing blog hops! The hops featured many talented designers and each one created wonderful projects to inspire you. If you missed either of the hops, you can find the direct links here: DAY ONE and DAY TWO.
A BIG thank you to all of YOU who joined us for the hops! We enjoy hearing from each of you, and your words of encouragement and appreciation to each of the designers mean so much to us here at Simon and to them. It’s our tradition to give away gift certificates to random commenters on each blog stop, and today we are revealing all of the winners! So without further ado, I present to you our winners!
- from Simon Says Stamp’s blog: Anne Sturgeon!
- from Nina-Marie Trapani’s blog: Estelle Wujcik!
- from Cathy Zielske’s blog: Lila Wetzel!
- from Jennifer McGuire’s blog: Sara Emily Barker!
- from Laura Bassen’s blog: Anita Trippi!
- from Heather Hoffman’s blog: cdoggett01!
- from Mindy Eggen’s blog: Cheryl Stauffer!
- from Barbara Tarayao’s blog: Avra Williams!
- from Yana Smakula’s blog: Beth Fairweather!
- from Keisha Charles’s blog: jokes.1994!
- from Cheiron Brandon’s blog: Diana Metts!
- from Heather Ruwe’s blog: Linda Lewis!
- from Miriam Prantner’s blog: Connie Hostak!
- from Rachel Alvarado’s blog: Dottie!
- from Caryn Davies’s blog: Marisela Delgado!
- from Barb Engler’s blog: candyraeT!
- from Simon Says Stamp’s blog: Birgit Norton!
- from Caly Person’s blog: StarSpry!
- from Suzy Plantamura’s blog: Gran4U!
- from Amy Rysavy’s blog: Leslie Longoria!
- from Sandi MacIver’s blog: Gayle I!
- from Emily Midgett’s blog: Maria Petkash!
- from Lisa Addesa’s blog: Cynthia Powell-Cobb!
- from Emma Williams’s blog: Lolita D!
- from Lea Lawson’s blog: Melissa Leftrick!
- from Kath Stewart’s blog: Jade!
- from Laura Williams’s blog: Orit V!
- from Hanh Nguyen’s blog: Dee Earnshaw!
- from Nicki Baxley’s blog: Janet E Buonocore!
- from Susan Valle’s blog: Lisa Achilles!
If you see your name listed above, CONGRATULATIONS! Please email [email protected] and let him know that you are one of our Sugar and Spice release blog hop winners! You’ll receive a $25 Gift Card.
Thanks again for hopping along with us! We hope you enjoy our fantastic Sugar and Spice release and that it gives you creative enjoyment for months to come!
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!
It’s also time to announce our World Card Making Day winner. Hip Hip Hooray for Christine Miller!
CONGRATULATIONS, Christine! Please email [email protected] and let him know that you are our World Card Making Day winner! You’ll receive a $100 Gift Card.
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.
Winning ROCKS, and so do you!
