Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Concord and 9th Friendly Florals

Today's SSS STAMPtember collaboration is with Concord and 9th and is called Friendly Florals. It is a gorgeous flat stamp set that allows you to build a wreath with two different stamps and has lots of greetings. You can purchase it as just the stamp set HERE or several different bundles that include the dies. There is a bundle with just the wreath die and two banner dies HERE or a bundle with just the sentiment dies HERE or you can purchase a set with ALL of the dies HERE including a Friend and Hello banner die. Here is an image of the complete bundle with all of the dies: And here is my one layer card - I didn't... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Pretty Pink Posh Joy and Cheer

Today there are two different collaboration stamp sets for SSS STAMPtember. This one is for Pretty Pink Post and I have another blog post up HERE for Creative Worship Stamps. The Pretty Pink Posh stamp might be my very favorite of all of the collaboration sets this month, but I was on their design team for years, so I really love all of their products. It is called Joy and Cheer and is sold alone or as a bundle with a circle die as shown here: I happened to already have a circle die that worked really well for my card, so I didn't have the bundle. Here is my card: I wanted to make a 5x7" card so I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Creative Worship Stamps Truly Blessed

Today there are TWO SSS STAMPtember collaboration stamp companies - one is with Pretty Pink Posh and you can see my blog post for that one HERE and the other one is with Creative Worship Stamps which is on this blog post. The stamp set is called Truly Blessed and is sold alone or as a bundle with a set of matching dies as you can see here: I made a somewhat one layer card and did not have the dies. I really LOVE all of the sentiments in this stamp set and it was hard to decide which one to use. Here is my card: I used Arches cold pressed watercolor paper for this card. I decided it was... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp October 2024 Card Kit: Two-Step Simple Leaves!

Today is the SSS release of the October 2024 card kit that is called Two-Step Simple Leaves! If you are in the mood for Fall, this card is for you! It is full of fall colors and products, including a 6x8" stamp set that is also called Two-Step Simple Leaves! Here is an image of the kit: The kit contains a few other SSS products created for this kit. One is a Two-Step Simple Leaves Stencil that goes with the stamp set. This gives you another way to color the leaves if you don't want to use the flat stamps (allows you to add multiple colors to the leaves which is what I did). It also contains a special embossing... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Gina K. Designs Stay Cozy

The SSS STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Gina K. Designs today and it is going to be a hot one and go fast (per my prediction from past years). It is called STAY COZY and is sold alone or in a bundle with all the dies as shown here or you can buy it with just the sentiment dies or just the image dies. I am going to be very honest with you today in explaining how I made my card and all the mistakes I made and how I almost threw it away multiple times and thus I hate it now and might still throw it away. Sometimes when I have trouble making a card I end up... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: The Greeting Farm It's Scary

Today the SSS STAMPtember collaboration is with The Greeting Farm. The stamp set is a 4x6 set and is called It's Spooky. It can be purchased alone or with a set of matching dies as shown here (click on to get to set in SSS store): I made a slimline with these darling little spooky characters: I die-cut a slimline rectangle with the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies. I applied Trio 20 ink to the top using Morning first and then Twilight around the edges. I always use a Tim Holtz Foam Applicator to apply ink on skies as I can't blend lightly with anything else. I added a ground using Trio 19, Fawn and Cozy. I attached this to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Pink Fresh Studio Edged Floral

The SSS STAMPtember collaboration is with Pink Fresh Studios today and is called Edged Floral. It's a gorgeous stamp set with an intricate floral design and lots of sentiments. You can purchase it as just the stamp set or with a set of matching dies as shown here: Here is my one layer card: This is a one layer card and won't have a lot of directions as it was basically just coloring! I stamped the Edged Floral stamp set with Latte PSInk on the edge of an A2 sized piece of white cardstock. I then colored all of the designs with colored pencils as they are very small edged flowers. This stamp just calls for embossing, but maybe next... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember 2024 Collaboration: This Calls For Confetti Unbelievably Bigfoot

Today's SSS STAMPtember collaboration is with This Calls For Confetti and the stamp set is called Unbelievably Bigfoot. It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as shown here: Here is my card: When I looked at this Unbelievably Bigfoot stamp set, I immediately wanted to do something with the two tree stamps. I thought it would look cool to create a background of rainbow colored trees getting darker as they moved to the front. I tried 3 different renditions of this and they all looked great! One went from yellow to purple and on another I used all the colors of the rainbow. But I decided to make one with just yellows and reds for my... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember 2024 Collaboration: Hero Arts Celebrate Flowers

Today's SSS STAMPtember collaboration is with Hero Arts. The stamp set is called Celebrate Flowers and is sold alone or in 3 different die configurations. You can purchase it with just the flower dies HERE or just the sentiment dies HERE or with ALL the dies as shown HERE: Here is my card: I stamped all of the flowers in the Celebrate Flowers stamp set with Intense Black Ink on white cardstock. I then colored them in with Copic Markers. I added some lines/shading with colored pencils. I used a white Uniball to add lines to some. I then fussy cut all these babies out - yep, even those small leaves as I love a challenge! The close cutting allowed... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember 2024 Collaboration: AALL and Create Winter Bells

Today there are two different SSS STAMPtember collaboration releases: AALL and Create and My Favorite Things. You can see the MFT post HERE. This post is for the AALL and Create stamp set called Winter Bells. You can purchase it alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle (click on it to get to it in the SSS shop): Here is my card: I die-cut a rectangle from white cardstock using the SSS A2 Thin Rectangle Die. I decided to make my own janky background haha. I colored the bottom with browns and the top with just gray as if there was a wall corner in the center. The stamp... Read more →