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Saturday, July 24, 2010

PREORDER New Tim Holtz Alterations NOW!!!

Great News!! You can PREORDER the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Dies and Texture Fades NOW!! There are lots of Holiday Motifs - Halloween and Christmas so you will want to order yours now to be sure you get your dies before the holidays! Sizzix, with their infinite planning wisdom, will probably still run out before the end of the year and some dies won't be available again until they are rerun in January!

All pictures are courtesy of Tim Holtz's Blog - please make sure you check it out HERE! He gives great insight on the many uses of these outstanding dies and embossing folders!

I am completely blown away by this release, as I am sure you will be. There are so many new goodies, so many creative uses, and so much inspiration!

For example, the die to the left is a new Movers & Shapers die called Tag & Bookplates. At first glance...it is AWESOME!!! Look a little closer.......and it is EVEN MORE AWESOME!!! (awesomer, awesomest, the creme de la creme, ce magnifique, totally rad, etc etc.) You get the point;)

This die was designed by Tim to handle so many details. First of all, the Tag that it cuts out is a standard #8 size - the kind Tim uses for the 12 Tags of Christmas among various other projects. Now you can cut your own tags out of leftover manila folders, cardstock, cardboard, grungeboard, grungepaper, sticky-back canvas, cork, metal sheets, and even fabric! You will never run out of tags and the reinforcement cuts out too!!! The die set includes 2 Bookplates (oval and rectangle) which are beautiful. The bonus is, the leftover pieces from inside the bookplates fit perfectly in Tim's Ornate Plates!!! Now that is what I call attention to detail!

My favorites are the Paper Rosette, the Snow Flurries On the Edge Die, the Iron Gate On the Edge Die, the Chip Block Alphabet, Reindeer Flight, Tattered Leaves, Branch Tree & Tall Pines Texture Fades, the Photo Corners (Baroque and Ornamental), the Postcard & Sheet Music Texture Fades and the Merry Christmas & Vintage Holiday Texture Fades. Ok, Ok, so I have a little trouble narrowing down my favorites....oh well, I bought a lottery ticket today - wish me luck;)

See below for links to all the brand new PREORDERS for Tim Holtz's Sizzix Alterations Dies and Texture Fades. Don't forget...we are also taking preorders on all of Tim's new Unmounted Cling Stamp Sets! See them all HERE as well! What's on YOUR WISH LIST???

~TERRA

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YOU CAN MAKE your own custom stamps with the the thicker black fun foam available at your local craft store! Just use it with the dies like Tim Holtz did here! (Photo compliment of Mario Rossi)

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix BRANCH TREE & TALL PINES Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix CATTAILS & PUMPKIN PATCH Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix DECEMBER CALENDAR & HOLIDAY WORDS Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die BEWITCHING HOUR Bigz Bat Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die BRANCH TREE Bigz Alterations Halloween Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die CARVED ORNAMENTS Movers & Shapers Alterations Price: $19.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die CHIP BLOCK ALPHABET Strip Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die GINGERBREAD Bigz Christmas Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die HOPE Movers & Shapers Magnetic Alterations Price: $9.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die IRON GATE On The Edge Fence Alterations Price: $15.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die JOY Movers & Shapers Magnetic Alterations Price: $9.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die LOVE Movers & Shapers Magnetic Alterations Price: $9.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die MINI BAROQUE Movers & Shapers Alterations Price: $13.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die MINI ORNAMENTAL Movers & Shapers Alterations Price: $13.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die ON THE FENCE Edge Alterations Price: $15.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die PAPER ROSETTE Flower Strip Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die PHOTO CORNERS BAROQUE Movers & Shapers Alterations Price: $9.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die PHOTO CORNERS ORNAMENTAL Movers & Shapers Alterations Price: $9.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die RAVEN & SCAREDY CAT Bigz Halloween Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die REINDEER FLIGHT Bigz Christmas Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die RICKETY HOUSE Bigz Haunted Alterations Halloween Price: $19.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die SNOW FLURRIES On The Edge Winter Alterations Price: $15.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die SNOW TREE Bigz Christmas Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers Alterations Price: $29.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TATTERED LEAVES Bigz Leaf Alterations Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TOWNSCAPE Houses On The Edge Alterations Price: $15.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die UPON A TIME ALPHABET Strip Alterations Price: $19.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die WINTER WONDER Bigz Snowman Flake Alterations Christmas Price: $19.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix Die WISH Movers & Shapers Magnetic Alterations Price: $9.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix HALLOWEEN NIGHT & POISON Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix HALLOWEEN WORDS & COBWEBS Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix MERRY CHRISTMAS & VINTAGE HOLIDAY Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95	**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix POSTCARD & SHEET MUSIC Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95

**PREORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix SNOW FLURRIES & SNOWMAN Texture Fades Embossing Folders Price: $10.95

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sneak Peeks - Jenni Bowlin and Maya Road

Hello Everybody!!! We are in full blown CHA preparation mode here at Simon Says Stamp and we are getting soooooooooo excited about all the new releases we will be snatching up in a few short days!

I wanted to share some of the sneak peeks we have been seeing on some of our favorite vendor's blogs. We hope you are as excited as we are! I have two lines to highlight today - Jenni Bowlin and Maya Road. They are both over the top, spectacular releases! I can just hear your jaw dropping now....

First up...Je nni Bowlin!!! Jenni's Chi

pboard Buttons have been hugely popular and she is coming out with 3 new designs - Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine! They are AWESOME!!! The Halloween Chipboard Buttons are shown above. Check out the Jenni Bowlin Inspiration Blog HERE for more sneak peeks!

New Vellum Butterflies in six colors, new colors of the Vintage Sew-On Buttons (black, brown, and yellow), new Small Pearl Buttons in six colors, Plain Chipboard Elements like the Butterflies shown here, and a new paper line called Family

Tree! And that's not all...

We already showed you the sneak peek of the new line that Jenni Bowlin and Ranger came out with - ink pads, ink refills, and paint dabbers! We are so excited to have the wonderful colors that inspire Jenni available to us to use everyday! Jenni and Ranger make an excellent team.

There are 12 scrumptious colors - Chewing Gum, Lemon Drops, Malted Milk, Soap Powder, Brown Sugar, Chicken Feed, Cough Syrup, Seed Packet, Fountain Pen and Stick Candy. Don't they just sound "to dye" for...(hee hee hee)?

And now, let's talk about... Maya Road!!! OOOOOHHH Maya, Maya - how I love, thee.... I don't even know where to start with this release because there is just sooooo many cute things, you will want them all!

I'll show some of my favorites, but you will need to check out the Maya Road Company Blog HERE to see all the beautiful things they have in store for you. Lot's of examples are shown there too - a fabulous website!

Ok, Chipboard Albums...Maya Road has awesome Chipboard Albums waiting to be altered by you and my favorite of this release is the Picket Fence Album (project photo courtesy of the Maya Road website). Other shapes include a Sewing Machine, a Beehive, a Pumpkin, a Keyhole, a Bird, a Stocking and more!!!

The new Maya Road Clear Stamp Sets are so adorable, too. I am absolutely in love with the Doily stamps! (and they have Kraft Doilies and Black and White Doily Transparencies to go with them too! Also included are Baby Stamps Sets, a Ledger Stamp, Buttons, an Alphabet, and more!!!

Awesome new flowers are coming your way as well! Satin Posies, Alterable Canvas Flowers, and my favorite - Large Organza Flowers (pictured). Say it with me now....OOOOHHHH AAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!

Other new items include Christmas Tree Trinket Pins, Vintage Pearl Green Trinket Pins, Green and Cream Resin Flower Buttons, New Maya Mist Colors, Maya Glitter, Tons of Kraft and Canvas, a Chipboard Trinket Shadow Box, More Chipboard Embellishments (including a Window set and a Decorative Scroll set!), Fabric Leaves, new Medallion Blossoms, Velvet Point Blossoms, Velvet Jewel Blossoms, Velvet Pleat Blossoms, and Gingham Blossoms, Wood Bingo Motif Embellishments, and sooo much pretty trim!!!!

Honestly, grab a beverage and peruse the Maya Road Company Blog HERE to get so much eye candy, you will be a little sick to your stomach afterwards;) hee hee!