Living My Dream

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS July 2021 Card Kit Garden Greetings

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp July 2021 Card Kit called Garden Greetings. Here is an image of the kit: I used the kit for my "one stamp, five ways" post today, but I primarily focused on the stamp set also called Garden Greetings. It is a 6" x 8" stamp set that is full of gorgeous flowers and perfect sentiments. I also used the new Blossom Field Embossing Folder on a few of my cards because it is so very gorgeous and I just couldn't resist using it on almost all of them! Here are my five cards! CARD 1: This card uses the Blossom Field embossing folder for the background. First, I sprayed a piece... Read more →

YOU ARE ENOUGH!!!

I made a card with the greeting "you are enough" to share with you and because I need to hear that today (and everyday), I titled my blog post with that greeting in all caps! This card is made with the Delicate Outline Flowers Background stamp by Simon Says Stamp from their last release called Rainbows. Here is an image of the stamp set: I also used the new "You Are Enough" wafer die as my greeting which is also part of the Rainbows Release. Here is my card (which you might have seen as it was front and center on the banner announcing the release). This card was so simple - especially if you love coloring like I do.... Read more →

My Favorite Things June 2021 New Product Release

I love the My Favorite Things monthly releases. They have some of my favorite illustrators and it is always so fun working with their new products! Today I had quite a few tempting stamp sets to pick from as I love so many from this June Release! The Stacey Yacula set was my favorite this month, so I made a slim line card with the new Stacey Yacula stamp set called Spa Day. Here is an image of the stamp and the matching set of dies: I had to make a slim-line to have maximum real estate to work on so I could use all of these cute images to create my scene! I wanted the background of my "bathroom... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp RAINBOWS Blog Hop - Day 1

Today is the first day of a two day blog hop celebration of the newest Simon Says Stamp release called RAINBOWS. This release is full of fun summer products and lots of happy rainbow products. I have a new set of "Suzy's Watercolor Cards" in the release called Sun and Sea Watercolor Cards. Here is an image: There are six designs with two prints of each design. They are printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper. I'll show you some of them colored and then give you some tips and techniques I use when coloring them. I went to the beach today to take a walk and sea glass hunt. The little items around this card in the photo are things I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp RAINBOWS release

Tonight is the new Simon Says Stamp RAINBOWS release and who doesn't love rainbows?!?!?!?! This release has so many great products in it and definitely more than just rainbows, but in sticking with the theme of the release, I made a rainbow card to share with you! I used two of the new stamp sets for this card. You can see the entire RAINBOWS release here. And here are the two stamp sets I used for my card called You Are Love and Repeating Rainbows Cling Stamp: It seems as though these two sets were made to go together! Here is my card: I started by stamping the new Repeating Rainbows cling stamp on a white card base with Intense... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Window Box Blooms

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using stamp set from the Born to Sparkle release. Tonight is the newest Simon release called Rainbows, so I wanted to fit one more in with a stamp from the last release. The stamp that I am using is a 4" x 6" stamp called Window Box Blooms and it has a matching set of dies which is great. Here is an image of the stamp and the die which are also sold as a bundle: CARD 1: I wanted to make a mini slim-line card with one of the flower pots and the window from the Window Box Blooms set. I was trying to decide what... Read more →

I love cutesy stamps. I love fairies. I love nature and flowers. I love lots of color. So when I saw the new Doodlebug Fairy Garden line, I fell in love! It is so cute and whimsical and perfect for making cards with my grand-daughter. The 4" x 6" stamp set is called Fairy Garden and it also comes with a matching set of dies. Here is an image of it: Cute, huh? I've never purchased their stamps before, but I have used them when they are part of a SSS special edition kit or card kit. And I always love them! I wanted to use ALL of the images in the set on one card, so I went with... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Sketch Lotus Stamp Set

Today i have a card to share with you using an older Simon Says Stamp set that I loved then and I still love now. I think I've pulled it out 3 times to make a card with it. It is a simple one, but it packs a punch! I love images that are "sketchy" haha - that look like sketched lines around them. Maybe that's why I often stamp in a light ink and add my own lines so I get that sketched look. This one comes this way! It's a 4x6" stamp and it's called Sketched Lotus Flowers and it has a matching die. Here is an image of them together as a bundle: And here is my... Read more →

"One Stamp, Three Coloring Methods" - Simon Says Stamp Party Balloons (Born to Sparkle Release)

I haven't done a "one stamp, three coloring methods" post in a while as they are quite time consuming. But today I have one to share with you using the new Party Balloons stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. This one was released in their last release called Born to Sparkle. Here is an image of the stamp: This is a cling stamp, but it is bigger than their usually background stamps - it is 6" x 7.75". The size makes it perfect for all card sizes including slimline cards. I couldn't wait to color this one with all those balloons on it! I used my usual colored pencils, Copics, and Karin Brushmarkers (watercolors). Here are the 3 images I... Read more →

My Favorite Things

Tonight I have a new slim-line card to share with you using a stamp set by My Favorite Things designed by Stacey Yacula (one of my favorite illustrators!) called Travel Plans. This one was in their last release in May. It's the perfect set to use if you are going to start traveling now that covid restrictions are lightening up. Here is an image of the stamp set: There are matching dies, but I didn't have them so I fussy cut all of the images out. Lucky I like to fussy cut and have good scissors! Here is my card: I wanted to use all of he images, so I went with the slim-line format. I also love to create... Read more →