Memorial Day Greetings to All

Good Monday morning on this Memorial Day - a day we set aside to remember and give honor and tribute to those who gave all in their service to our country, allowing us to live this free and wonderful life in the USA that sadly, we so often take for granted. Freedom is NOT free. It has been paid for by so many. And as I am now getting up in years, I am taking it upon myself to educate our grandchildren as to the history of our country and WHY we can live as we do, teaching them to pay tribute to all who so bravely went before them. They are still quite young, but never too young to learn!

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And now on to a lovely project from Karen Letchworth. She created a small folio (all the rage these days!) to Celebrate America! And we have a HUGE CELEBRATION coming up this year!

Karen started with a sheet of 6 x 8" designer paper, scored to fold in 1/2, then flipped up about 2.5" to form pockets on the inside, cutting the inner fold of the pocket at an angle on the inside (seen better in photo below).

She added a nice variety of patriotic themed items both on the front and tucked into the inside.

The American Eagle (eagle, larger star, sentiment)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

Stars Five (smaller stars) - 50% OFF!

Crochet (lace die) - 50% OFF!

Stars & Stripes Forever (patriotic designer paper)

And here the folio is opened up.

See what I mean about cutting the inside pockets at an angle!

Patriotic Background (image on tag)

Old Glory (USA map and sentiment)

Blessings/Beatitudes Set 1 (blessings sentiment)

And here you can see Karen even tucked a coffee gift card inside the right pocket.

Super fun! Thanks so much, Karen.

Find Karen's post here.

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Our Patriotic Series

This is our complete Patriotic Series.

Something for every one and every event!

Available with or without dies, individually or bundled.

Note: Buy ANY patriotic themed item and The Pledge of Allegiance will be added to your package for FREE!

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NEW Product of the Week

Our featured sets this week are

A Godly Man

and

A Man of Knowledge

Get these sets at 20% OFF thru next Saturday 5/30.

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

Shop our Product of the Week here - 20% OFF!

Find TONS of card samples on This Blog Post.

Shop the Full Store here.

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For the Men - NEW Product of the Week

Good Sunday morning to all on this Memorial Day Weekend as we remember and honor those who so bravely gave all. Freedom is not free - and let us never forget that! We offer our heartfelt THANKS to those who so bravely gave all, and to their families left behind to grieve their loss. Our hearts and eternal gratitude are with you all.

Sunday is the day we share our NEW Product of the Week, and with the coming Father's Day in mind, we are sharing some of our favorite and best selling stamp sets to honor those men in our lives (and women, too, so be sure to scroll all the way down)!

These sets offer images and a variety of sentiments to cover so many days for the guys - not only Father's Day but birthdays, thinking of you, thanks, congrats and so many more. The font is the same on both sets, making them so easy to mix and match sentiments with images to suit the occasion.

Our featured sets this week are

A Godly Man

and

A Man of Knowledge

Get these sets at 20% OFF thru next Saturday 5/30.

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

Shop our Product of the Week here - 20% OFF!

Shop the Full Store here.

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Card Samples

A Godly Man

Simply classic.

Typewritten Year Round Greetings (sentiment)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (sentiment strip)

Wood Textures (designer paper)

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A wonderfully rustic birthday card.

All Occasion Sentiments Set 2 (sentiment)

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Very fresh, clean and simple for Father's Day.

All Occasion Sentiments Set 2 (sentiment)

Tartan Plaid (very similar plaid paper)

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A card of appreciation.

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Another wonderfully rustic card!

Country Church (die cut trees)

Scripty Background Minis Set 2 (scripted text)

Wood Texture (paper)

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A wonderful tri-panel accordion card.

The Lord's Prayer (sentiment)

Scripty Background Minis Set 1 (scripted background text)

Vintage Emporium (paper)

Brick Texture (paper)

See the full project here.

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Button collared shirts and ties for Dad!

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A bookmark and sleeve in a fun winter/Nordic theme.

Seam Binding

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A Man of Knowledge

Wonderfully vintage for Dad!

Note the die cut keys contained in the set!

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

Wood Texture (paper)

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A bit cleaner in appearance, but still wonderfully vintage!

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The vintage vibe is still rolling!

Vintage Emporium (designer paper)

Tartan Plaid (very similar plaid paper)

Seam Binding

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The vintage vibe continues with some fun corrugation!

Metal Textures (designer paper)

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Another fun take on a clean vintage feel!

Vintage Emporium (designer paper)

Wood Textures (designer paper)

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Some fun brighter colors, making this suitable for either gender.

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VERY clean and simple.

God's Word (scripture)

Ink Drops Ocean (designer paper on books)

Patina (designer paper on books)

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Now, Let's Have Some Fun with these Books!

We have so many fun samples showing you how you can integrate these books with so many other sets. We love these and know you will, too! And see, this set is NOT for men only!

How delicate and pretty is this!

Thinking of You Rose (sentiment)

All Season Decor (balls, pitcher, floral sprig) - 35% OFF!

Crochet (lace die)

Bloom & Wild (designer paper)

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Another lovely still life!

Farmhouse Scriptural Quotes (sentiment)

Two Sprigs (die to cut leaves for wreath)

All Season Decor (balls, pitcher, floral sprig, candle, tray) - 35% OFF!

Farmhouse Signage (animals) - 35% OFF!

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And still another - making these is truly addicting!

Sympathy Sentiments Set 2 (sentiment)

All Season Decor (balls, pitcher, candle stick, tray, sentiment) - 35% OFF!

God Will Take Care of You (bird)

Funky Nature (die with tiny flowers)

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A patriotic version.

Old Glory (sentiment)

All Season Decor (balls, pitcher) - 35% OFF!

Stars Five (star dies) - 50% OFF!

Stars & Stripes Forever (similar designer paper)

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And here's one for the autumn season - lovely!

Blessings (word die)

All Season Decor (balls, pitcher, tray, sentiment) - 35% OFF!

Autumn Blessings (wheat)

Fall/Winter Seasonal Wreaths (pumpkins)

Give Thanks (acorns)

God Will Take Care of You (bird, sprig)

Crochet (lace die)

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And just HOW sweet is this - Home Sweet Home.

The books were easily converted to birdhouses!

All Season Decor (sign, sentiment) - 35% OFF!

Bloom & Wild (similar designer paper)

Too, too clever and cute!

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Many, many thanks to our very talented Design Team for all these lovely card samples.

We hope you find some inspiration!

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NEW Product of the Week

Our featured sets this week are

A Godly Man

and

A Man of Knowledge

Get these sets at 20% OFF thru next Saturday 5/30.

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

Shop our Product of the Week here - 20% OFF!

Shop the Full Store here.

2026 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Welcome to another fun Blog Hop!

Stamp Simply is thrilled to be a returning Super Sponsor.

By joining in the fun and hopping along you will receive inspiration galore and also be in the running to win so many wonderful prizes, and perhaps even be put on notice of some sales!

Each stop along the way is offering a prize, so be sure to read their commentary as to how to enter on that particular post.

You can find the complete list at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters here OR check the link list at the very bottom of this post. You won't want to miss a stop!

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Our Prize Offering & How To Enter

Stamp Simply is offering a $25 Gift Code to some lucky winner!

We'd like you to answer this 2 part question in the comments, and a winner will be randomly drawn from those comments.

1) Please tell us HOW EARLY prior to a season, do you start creating for that season. Like WHEN do you start making cards for fall, Christmas, Easter, Spring/Summer, etc.

2) Do you keep on hand a stash of cards for those always needed cards - like birthday, sympathy, or perhaps baby, graduation or wedding - depending in part on your stage in life.

Just leave your comment and we will pick a winner on Friday, 5/29, and announce it sometime over the weekend.

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Card Sample

Did you know that today (the Friday before Memorial Day) is National Poppy Day? Sponsored by the American Legion, today is the day Americans wear red poppies to honor fallen military members and support living veterans and their families. With that in mind, Deb Felts created this stunning patriotic coffee card featuring poppies. Truly beautiful!

There is so much symbolism here - coffee for our hop today, poppies for both fallen and living veterans on this National Poppy Day, a gold star for the Gold Star Families, stars and stripes for our grand old flag and the banner with the statement that We Will Never Forget.

That's a whole lot of punch packed into one fabulous card!

A Cup of Java (die cut cup, text on cup)

Pretty Poppies (floral)

Patriotic Sentiments (Never Forget sentiment)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut above sentiment)

Stars Five (to die cut star) - 50% OFF!

Star & Stripes Forever (designer paper)

Luxury Pearlescent Metallic Cardstock/Gold (to cut star, handle)

Pearls - 30% OFF!

Here's a closer look at the beautiful card front.

This is the card opened up.

Old Glory (sentiment)

Patriotic Sentiments (subtly stamped stars)

Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts (die cut heart)

And this shows you the back side of the card, another real treat!

If truth be told, Deb told me she smudged ink on the back of the card, so she had to cover it up to make it presentable - ever happen to you?  Love her quick fix!

Stars & Stripes Forever (designer paper and cutouts)

And when you open the Land of the Free cutout, we have a place to tuck in a gift card - GREAT SAVE!!!

Coffee or Tea? (hug in a cup, a little coffee, a lot of Jesus)

Stars Five (to die cut star) - 50% OFF!

Thanks so much, Deb, for this fabulous project encompassing so many themes!

Totally fabulous!

Find Deb's post here.

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Our Coordinated Coffee/Tea Series

Find our Coordinated Coffee/Tea Series here.

Our our Coffee/Tea Category here.

Find all Coffee Themed products here.

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Our Pretty Poppies

Pretty Poppies by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

A gorgeous floral with lovely scripted sentiments.

Find the companion Delightful Dahlias here.

Find all Floral Sets in stock here.

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Our Coordinated  Patriotic Series

This is our complete Patriotic Series.

Something for every one and every event!

Available with or without dies, individually or bundled.

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Current Product of the Week

Note that our Product of the Week changes each week late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.

This is our current Product of the Week, which will change on Sunday!

The Liberty Bell & Patriotic Background

This week these sets are offered at

20% OFF thru 5/23/26!

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

PLUS EVERY purchase containing ANY Patriotic Stamp, Die or Paper Pad 

will receive a FREE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE stamp set.

No need to add to your cart. It will be added to each order with any purchase of patriotic items listed above. (If you add it to your cart, the store will charge you, so just let me throw it in!)

Shop our Product of the Week here - 20% OFF!

See the FREE Pledge of Allegiance here.

See card samples on This Blog Post.

Shop our complete Patriotic Series here.

Shop the Full Store here.

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