Hi friends! I have a few special projects to share with you today using a super fun, exclusive-to-Simon Says Stamp new release. Crafty Genius Tim Holtz creates the most incredible, vintage inspired holiday stamp sets each year, and Simon Says Stamp now offers super detailed coordinating wafer thin dies to quickly and easily cut out those beautiful images! You can check out all of the Tim Holtz stamp sets and coordinating dies HERE.
I went on a creative spree earlier this week using these fabulous new dies, and for my first project, I created a card and gift bag set using some patterned papers and gorgeous stamped images from the Department Store stamp and die set. Let’s get started with the details on my projects!
I kept the color palette super traditional and very vintage, a style that almost automatically signals Tim Holtz to me. The new Department Store dies have the super fun feature of being able to layer the details on the wreath and bell images! You can stamp the large image multiple times, perhaps on different colored cardstock or with a different color of ink, then use the individual bow dies to cut out the details so that you can layer them with foam adhesive.
The gorgeous holly patterned paper from the Idea-ology Christmas Backgrounds 2026 Papers inspired this gift bag embellishment, because the holly swag on the bells matched the patterned paper so perfectly! I started by stamping the bells from Department Store three times: once on red cardstock with deeper red ink, once on green cardstock with deeper green ink, and once more on red cardstock with embossing ink and gold embossing powder. Once stamped, I used the individual detailed coordinating dies to cut the holly arrangement from the gold embossed image and the green bow, then used foam adhesive to add them to the complete bell image. I trimmed down the panel of the holly patterned paper and adhered it to a kraft gift bag, then added the bells, some Ornate Trims and glitter cardstock, and finished everything off with some Airy Pine Needles that I embellished with Tarnished Tim Holtz Fine Liquid Tinsel! I just love how this came out with simple stamping, some pretty patterned paper, and a bit of sparkle!
For my second project, I took advantage of the large size of the wreath image from Department Store to create a substantial focal point. I stamped the wreath image twice: once on green cardstock with Kale ink and once on red cardstock with Brick ink, then die cut the green wreath with the large wreath die and the red bow with the individual bow die. I layered the two die cuts together with foam squares and embellished the wreath with some sparkling “berries” created using Cherry Pawsitively Dazzling Gems.
After I had created my focal point, I wanted to create a unique card base to keep things interesting! I created a gate-fold card by scoring a 4.25″ x 11″ piece of cardstock at 2 1/8″ on each end. I then trimmed down some festive red and white striped patterned paper from the Idea-ology Christmas Backgrounds 2026 Papers to 2 1/8″ x 5.5″ and adhered them to both panels of the gate-fold card. I added a thick strip of some super sparkly red glitter cardstock, then mounted the wreath on the card front, adding adhesive to only one side so that the card would open easily and cleanly. For the greeting, I white embossed a sentiment from Sketch Greenery and die cut it with it’s new coordinating die, which I placed in the center of the wreath. I just love how bold and vibrant this project is!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! I have so many more fun projects to share with you using the new Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Tim Holtz Coordinating Holiday Dies. We are heading into the most festive season and I can’t get enough. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
