Living My Dream

SSS BLOG HOP - Celebrate You Release

Today is the first day of the Simon Says Stamp blog hop for their new release called Celebrate You. As you have probably seen thus far on the hop, it is full of products that celebrate father's, birthdays, etc... I have a new set of watercolor cards in this release called Celebrate Dad. Here is an image: I have colored all of these watercolor cards to show you how they will look all perdied up! I don't always use watercolor on them even though they are printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper. Sometimes I use colored pencils or Copic markers, or a combo off all three! Let's get started and I'll give you some of my tips to dress them up... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Gerbera Daisy Background Stamp

Today is the Simon Says Stamp new release called Celebrate You. It is full of birthday, Father's Day, and floral products. I have a new set of watercolor cards in this release called Celebrate Dad. Here is an image: This is the first time I have drawn a boy/man set of cards. It was a bit of a challenge for me as I gravitate towards girly flowery images! I will have them all painted on my blog during the blog hop tomorrow if you want to see them all done. I tried some new creative things with the cards this time to inspire you to use the designs in different ways. Today's "one stamp, five ways" post uses one of... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS June Card Kit Leafy Frames

Hello friends! Today's "one stamp, five ways" post is using the Simon Says Stamp June 2019 Card Kit called Leafy Frames. Here is an image of the kit: As usual, I try to focus on the stamp set which is also called Leafy Frames and can be purchased by itself HERE. Let me just tell you that the papers in this kit are phenomenal! I don't usually like using patterned papers on my cards, but these I could not resist. The only problem was I didn't want to cover any of them up! The papers are by Carta Bella and called Botanical Gardens and can be purchased alone HERE in a 6x6 pad. I have five cards and some envelopes... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - MFT Friendly Foxes by Stacey Yacula

Today is the MFT new release and one of the stamp sets in it is called Foxy Friends by Stacey Yacula. I did a "one stamp, five ways" post today using this cute stamp set. I have five cards to share with you. I've also used the MFT Scene Builder stamp set for a few of these cards. It works so well for backgrounds. CARD 1: I started with a die cut Inside and Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle Die-namics (which doesn't seem to be sold anymore so no link!). Next, I used the Scene Builder stamp set to stamp the grass, trees, and clouds with MFT Natural Ink. I then colored them in with colored pencils. I was so happy... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop - New April Release - Day 1

Hi friends! Today is the first day of a 2 day blog hop showing off the brand new Pretty Pink Posh product release for April. The products all went on sale at PPP on the 29th - you can see the entire release HERE. And they sell all of the new products as a bundle with 10% off HERE. The products are also in stock at Simon Says Stamp, so I have linked them to both stores at the end of this post. In the body of the post, they are linked to the PPP store. Ok, let's get started as I have 4 cards to share with you using some of my favorite new products! CARD 1: If you... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh New Product Release

Pretty Pink Posh has a brand new product line that just came out today. You can see the entire release HERE on the PPP website/store. They always sell their releases as a bundle with 10% off which you can purchase HERE. Here is an image of the new release in it's entirety: I made two cards for the PPP Blog last week during sneak peeks using the Mother's Day and Father's Day stamp sets. Here are images of the two cards and the entire post with directions and supplies is HERE. Here are my two new cards with directions for each. They are also Mother's Day and Father's Day cards using the new stamp sets for each holiday as well... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Special Edition Card Kit For All Moms

Hi friends! Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the brand new Simon Says Stamp Special Edition Card Kit called For all Moms. It is full of Mother's Day card making goodies for all types of mothers (including pet moms!). Here is an image of the kit: You can see there are LOTS of fun products in this kit, but as usual I will be focusing on the stamp set. I didn't even use half of the images in it as there are quite a few possibilities in this 6x8 set which can be purchased by itself HERE! Here are my five cards. CARD 1: One of the products in this kit is... Read more →

Hello Bluebird New Release (April,2019)

Today is the Hello Bluebird new release and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you - it is so so so cute! I have four cards made with the new products that I posted on Facebook and IG this week, so you may have already seen them. But today I am going to give you directions for each one and tell you the products I used to make them. Let's get started! PREVIEW DAY 1: Fairy Garden and Garden Friends These are my favorite two new stamp sets and thus my favorite card of the four I have to share. It might be the colors (these are my favs), but I think it is the stamps. Who... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS May Card Kit

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp May Card Kit called Delicate Flowers. I am using it for a "one stamp, five ways" post although I have six cards to share today! Here is an image of the kit: You can also purchase the 6"x8" stamp set alone which is also called Delicate Flowers. It is so pretty, but we all know flowers are my favorite thing to stamp and color! As usual, I use the kit contents for my card, but I focus on the stamp set for each. Let's get started! CARD 1: First off, let me just say that I have very little experience with Alcohol Inks. I was excited to get three of the... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop - Blossoms and Butterflies

Hello Simon Says Stamp friends! Hopefully you have come to visit today for the first day of the 2 day blog hop celebrating the new Blossoms and Butterflies SSS release! The entire release can be found HERE. I have a new set of watercolor cards in this release called Picked Just For You. These are targeted for your Mother's Day cards, but I purposely left greetings off a few of them for you to add your own (and thus you can use them for other purpose as well). There are 12 different images in these sets and they are all printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper. I have illustrated a total of 32 sets for SSS now, so that is a... Read more →