****WE"VE MOVED****

Clear and Simple Stamps has moved. As of today, December 10th, we will no longer be posting on this Blogger platform.

Don't be alarmed, we did not go far. In fact, we are happy to announce that we have gotten a makeover and have moved to our new home. You will use the same web address to reach us, just like you have in the past:

http://www.clearandsimplestamps.com

Now hurry on over and check out our new look. We have a special post waiting for you here to help you navigate through the new site. Hope to see you in our new studio soon!

Take the Challenge Tuesday

It's the last TTC of the year, can you believe it! Join the design team over on Paper Craft Planet for our year-end Take the Challenge.

With the winter holidays upon us, we challenge you to create something fun and festive for December. Create a holiday decoration for the table, a fun wreath, or an ornament. Anything that is inspired by your holiday spirit. Share your holiday decor with us on our forum over at Paper Craft Planet.

Click here to view samples or to play along, select the TTC Holiday Decor Forum.

{Be sure to tag your TTC projects: TTC12}

Gift of Cocoa

We’ve made it a rule of thumb to keep a stash of gift cards on hand during the holidays. You never know when you will need a quick and simple gift on the fly. Give the gift of cocoa this holiday season by creating adorable cocoa inspired gift card holders.

We stumbled upon this cute cocoa paper from Imaginisce called Comfy Cozy, and these adorable polka-dots from Bo Bunny, and knew they would be the perfect backdrop for our Cocoa Mug image from the Cup of Cocoa stamp set.

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Don't forget to get your SOTM Copic Trio Bundle
featuring Cup of Cocoa + Trio Earth 6 for $26
{because you can always use a cup of cocoa}

Sip.Enjoy.Repeat.

Those are words to live by! Enjoy all the wonderful packaging opportunities with the new CUP OF COCOA stamp of the month. This set has a variety of sentiments that can easily create a fun background. Mix and match any of the sixteen words/phrases that come in the set, in addition to the cocoa inspired images and fun two-step label to create great gifts for the holidays.

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Don't forget to get your SOTM Copic Trio Bundle
featuring Cup of Cocoa + Trio Earth 6 for $26
{a great gift for the holidays}
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1 Marshmallow or 2?

Marshmallows make everything taste better don't they! Using the new CUP OF COCOA stamp of the month and our WALLFLOWER background stamp set, we just couldn't resist making a clear mug for the holidays. And packaging those tasty treats to go along with it was a must.

Make your own Cup of Cocoa mug using our FREE template of the month designed by our very own Sue Berker. She has prepared a great step-by-step tutorial to help walk you through constructing these fabulous little cups. They truly do assemble in an instant!

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Don't forget to get your SOTM Copic Trio Bundle
featuring Cup of Cocoa + Trio Earth 6 for $26
{hint: save an extra dollar using the discount code on the sidebar}

Live for Cocoa

Today we've paired our LIVE LIFE set with the new CUP OF COCOA stamp of the month. The ideas have been flowing around here with this adorable template. If you haven't downloaded it yet, give it a try - you will love how easy it comes together. Four simple pieces, a couple bits of adhesive and your creative imagination is all you need!

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Don't forget to get your SOTM Copic Trio Bundle
featuring Cup of Cocoa + Trio Earth 6 for $26
{hurry will supplies last!}
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Stamp of the Month CUP OF COCOA

CUP OF COCOA

plus Copic Trio Bundle
Earth 6 {E71, E74, E79}

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Do you trio? Love Copic Markers but always wondered how to buy them or which markers to buy? Well we've got a solution for you...our Copic TRIO collection!

Copics are best purchased in a color family, meaning a main color, a highlight and a shadow. We have taken the most popular marker colors from our store and bundled them into trio sets to make building your collection of Copic Markers much easier.

You will also find that every month, in addition to our SOTM, we offer our Copic bundle. This month we are featuring our Copic Trio Earth 6 {E71, E74, E79}. Purchase both the Copic Trio set and the SOTM and save $4, an economical and fun way to build your CSS and Copic Sketch Marker collection at the same time. Don't wait any longer, start to TRIO today - you'll just love it!

{HINT, HINT....use the SOTM discount code on the sidebar to save an extra $1 off}

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SOTM - check! Copic Trio Bundle - check! New FREE template - check! That's right we are releasing our December Template to coordinate with our SOTM and Trio Bundle set. This month Sue has created an adorable 3D Cup of Cocoa to bring your stamp set to life.

CUP OF COCOA TEMPLATE
Click here for step-by-step tutorial from Sue Berker

{Click here to view Sue's blog}

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And that is not all of our good news.......we'd like to introduce you to our two newest Design Team members - Sarah Martina and Simone Pursiful! We are thrilled to bring their wonderful talents to the team and to share their awesome CSS creations with you. Sarah's trendy boutique style and Simone's eye for patterns and textures are what caught our attention. Please share with us in welcoming them both to the CSS design team!

{Click here to view Sarah's blog}
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{Click here to view Simone's blog}