Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp May Card Kit - Dandelion Messages

As I mentioned on my blog post last night, I am in the middle of a house renovation and I've been a little distracted so I have become quite forgetful! I completely forgot that the Simon Says Stamp card kit was released at midnight last night (9:00 pm my time pst). I had my cards all made, but never put up my blog post. So here it is - better late than absent from the party, right? The kit is called Dandelion Messages and here is an image of it: I have 3 cards to share with you today and I used the Dandelion Message stamp set (which is sold alone as well) quite a bit on each. I usually... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamp Set

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you. And guess what - I used a SSS stamp set that has flowers in it AGAIN! Flowers and critters are my favorites every time. Today I pulled out an oldie, but a goodie called Beautiful Flowers 2. I'm not sure how long ago it came out, but it does have matching dies and is sold as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: When this set came out, I stamped a bunch of images with black ink and colored some in with watercolors and colored some with colored pencils. And then I put them into a baggie to use on a "one stamp, five ways"... Read more →

My Favorite Things April 2021 Release

I absolutely LOVE some of the products in the MFT April release and I had so much fun using them! I'm always a fan of Birdie Brown sets and Stacey Yacula sets - they are my two favorite illustrators. But now they added Rachelle Anne Miller and I have 3 I love! I was excited to get a stamp set/die from all 3 of these illustrators, but I only got a chance to use two of them. First, I have a slim-line card to share with you using the Birdie Brown Sittin Pretty stamp set and matching die. Here is an image of the stamp: And here is my slim-line card using this set as well as the English Brick... Read more →

Sending Sunshine, Joy, and Happiness to Everyone I Know

That blog post title is heavy! Because I don't have a lot of sunshine, joy, or happiness to share right now! haha It's a gloomy day in Southern Ca., my joy is stress about family matters, and my happiness is depleted due to a house renovation in progress. But that is the great thing about making a card. I can make something pretty that will hopefully bring others joy when they look at it even if the creator is a gloomy mess behind the scenes! Today I have used the Thoughtful Flowers stamp set by SSS that I used on another blog post recently HERE. Here is an image of the stamp set: I told you on my last blog... Read more →

Suzy's Sunshine and Rainbows Watercolor Cards - All the Feels Release Simon Says Stamp

As part of the SSS All the Feels release, I had a set of watercolor cards released called Sunshine and Rainbows. I painted 3 of them as part of the blog hop and you can see that post HERE. Today I am going to show you the other three all painted. Here is an image of the set: I felt like we could ALL use a little sunshine and remember that rainbows follow the storms. I hope this Spring and Summer gives us all the rainbows we need after all these cloudy days. Ok, that was wayyyyy deepppppp for me haha. If you know my personality at all, I'm all about the jokes and laugh my way through everything. Even... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Wood Outline Butterfly

Today I have a card to share that I made with the new Wood Outline Butterfly stamp from the All the Feels release. I really like how SSS is coming out with some wood stamps. It takes me back to my start in stamping when I was a Stampin' Up demonstrator. Did anyone else start that way??? It's fun to use them as a decoration in my office. Here is an image of the stamp: I also used the stamp set called Best Friend Ever because it's a floral! Here is my card: I started by stamping a floral image from the Best Friend Ever stamp set. I stamped it several times on the bottom of the card with MFT... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp "Thoughtful Flowers" Card

Tonight is the night before ... Easter. I realized after I made this card today, I should have given it an Easter greeting considering! But nope, I have a non-Easter card to share with you on the day before Easter! I had a SSS stamp set in my stash that I had never gotten a chance to use and I've been wanting to for some time. It is called Thoughtful Flowers and it was released sometime last year. Here is an image: It wasn't one of my favorites at first glance or I probably would have used it sooner. But then when I looked closer, I realized how cute it is. First, there are all these beautiful flowers which I... Read more →

HAPPY EASTER FRIENDS!!!

I designed a set of Spring Gnome Watercolor cards for the Simon Says Stamp Spring Gnome Card Kit which is no longer available. But they are also sold alone as a set and here is an image: I colored three of the images on the kit post which you can see here. Today I have the other three colored to show you. But first, here are the 3 from the other post (see the post if you want any directions for them). And now I have the other three to show you with directions for each although they are all done the exact same way, so I guess I'll just do one set of directions at the end of all... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Limited Edition Card Kit Beautiful Humans

Simon is blowing me away lately with all of these special edition kits for Spring! Today's kit is called Beautiful Humans and is perfect for Mother's Day, but it is also good for celebrating other special people as well. Here is an image of the kit: Just a reminder - these special edition kits go fast, so if you are interested, don't wait too long. They are a great value for the money and are in limited quantities. I always feel bad when people miss out on them that really wanted them, thus the warning haha! I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you tonight using the kit in general, but focusing on the stamp set... Read more →

Bookmark with the SSS Slimline Florals Stamp Set

I was excited to use the new Slimline Florals stamp set and matching dies since they were released as part of the All the Feels release. I planned on making a slim-line card with it since that is what it is intended for, but I ended up making it into a bookmark instead which worked great with the long floral design! Here is an image of the stamp set and matching dies: I think it is such a beautiful set with the same doodle looking flowers I love. I stamped the large frame in MFT Natural Ink and colored it in with colored pencils. Here is what I did with it: I made the bookmark using the CZ Nested Tag... Read more →