3 Ways Holiday Festive Swag Series: New Products I Designed + Simon’s Happy Camper Blog Hop

I am so excited to share a couple of new products I designed for Simon Says Stamp’s Happy Camper release—and 3 ways that you can use them! The Festive Bough Pattern and Festive Swag layering stencil sets are two unique products that I illustrated for the release. In this video, I’ll share how to best build with them, plus ideas for color combinations, and more.

This card uses the Festive Bough Pattern to create the background, which is die cut and matted with the new Modern Teardrops dies that I also designed. The sentiment is from an oldie-but-goodie die set called Fanciful Joy. The ink color used on this card were Juniper, Cabbage, and Cranberry from Simon Says Stamp.

This little tag was built with the new Nested Tag dies from CZ Design and Simon Says Stamp! I added my Festive Swag on top, which is ink blended with Raindrop, Spring, Surf, Seafoam, and Cranberry inks. That shiny bow on top of the swag? I layered that from the Pretty Bows die set that I designed earlier in 2025 (cut with metallic red cardstock). The new CZ Design Simple Stars stencil made for a magical backdrop—those stars were ink blended onto the teal cardstock with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

This non-traditional color palette is minty-fresh! I used Lucky, Spring, Seafoam, Princess, and Cranberry inks from Simon Says Stamp—then topped off the bow on this one as well with the Pretty Bows die set. I added fun layers behind the swag with a postage edge die and an A2 Frames die. The Swiss Dots stamped pattern on the card base added a perfect touch of whimsy to the card!

SUPPLIES

Simon Says Stamp Stencils and Die… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Set of 5 Stencils… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Festive Swag Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Set pf 4 Stencils… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Modern Teardrops… [ SSS ] CZ Design Nested Tags Wafer Dies czd265 [ SSS ] Pinkfresh Studio Nested Rectangles… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp A2 Frames Wafer Dies… [ SSS ] CZ Design Stencil Simple Stars czt012 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Set of 4 Stencils… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Fanciful Joy Wafer… [ SSS ] CZ Design Stamps and Dies Peaceful… [ SSS ] CZ Design Clear Stamps Peaceful Trees… [ SSS ] CZ Design Peaceful Trees Wafer Dies… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps Swiss Dots… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamps and Dies Swiss Dots… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embellishment Mix… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embellishment Mix… [ SSS ] Trinity Stamps Sparkle Stars Flat… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Rainbow Splash Ink Pad And Re-Inker… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing And… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ] The Crafter”s Workshop CHAMPAGNE… [ SSS ] The Crafter”s Workshop CHAMPAGNE… [ SSS ] Brutus Monroe FALLEN SNOW Glitter… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 6 Sheets… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 6 Sheets… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 90lb… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp 10 Sheets Cardstock… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100lb… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100lb… [ SSS ] Altenew Crafty Necessities Mountain… [ SSS ] Altenew Crafty Necessities Sweet Leaf… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Powder… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp 9 x 12 Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Stamp and Stencil… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Reverse Tweezers st0106 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Place and Score… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Brush Powder Tool… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp FINE DETAIL SCISSORS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Everyday… [ SSS ]

BLOG HOP DETAILS

KEEP HOPPING: If you have just started hopping along with us, your next stop is Suzy Plantamura’s blog! If you would like to see the entire hop list, you can find that at the Simon Says Stamp Blog! 

FREE GIFT: With any purchase of Simon Says Stamp Happy Camper release products, you will get the Sunflower Dance 3×4 stamp set FREE with your purchase. No code required!

GIVEAWAY: Simon is giving away a $25 gift card to someone who comments on this post! If you leave a comment, check back at the Simon blog next week to see if you won the giveaway.

MORE INSPIRATION: Also be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp Blog Galleries for additional inspiration using the release. We all inspire each other and this is a great resource that I use personally to see ideas using the products from this collection!