I was doing really well with my 'ease off on the on-line shopping' pledge to myself before Christmas but then made the mistake of visiting Kristina at kwernerdesign and seeing the adorable card she made with the Tilda stamp. I also drooled over her SMASH book post and really had to control myself.
I ended up visiting Simon Says Stamp and ordering 2 Tilda stamps and the Date Smash Stamp - even though I really wanted the SMASH book and all the accessories as well! I love the way Kristina used her book for ideas and designing but I had to really force myself to realize I would never actually use the book to its fullest. It's a great idea though and in a different life, where I only had myself to worry about, I would devour this book and all the embellishments. I couldn't resist the Date Smash stamp though and knew it would be cute for cards and scrapbooking, as well as for notes to my kids and hubby.
I couldn't not buy the cute Tilda stamps because I love the idea of colouring her in. I like the winter one because she is pointing and, like Kristina shows, you could have any greeting or message on a tag beyond her pointing hand.
I bought the Kitchen Tilda because I thought she would be so cute on a tag I could include when I give away my baked goods. Obviously she'd be sweet on a card as well and the kitchen/baking theme works well for me!
This was the first time I ordered from Simon Says Stamp and I was really impressed with their selection of products and also that shipping to Canada was ONLY $5! That is amazing! The order came right away and the wonderful team even sent a Christmas card photo and a free stamp set! How nice is that these days? I will definitely order from them again in the future!
Now that the holidays are winding down (the kids will be back to school next week), I'm hoping to get into the craft room and get working. There are a lot of new things to play with and it will take me a while to get through them all!
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