Living My Dream

Sweet Floral Friends by Clearly Besotted

I love ordering cute stamp sets from Simon Says Stamp that I find when I check new products they have received weekly. I fell in love with this set called Sweet Floral Friends by Clearly Besotted. I received it a few months ago and just haven't had a chance to use it until now. Unfortunately, I just noticed it is out of stock. So I hope if you haven't seen it yet and fall in love with it now, they should get more in stock soon. Here is an image: I always LOVE flowers and my second favorite thing is critters, so these are just the cutest little critters holding flowers ever! Here is my card: I made a mini... Read more →

CZ Love Garden Valentine's Day Card

I think this is 5 days in a row of blogging Valentine's Day Cards. I hope you aren't getting sick of all of the love going on here haha! Today I have another pink/red card using the CZ Love Garden stamp set from the To The Moon Release. It is sold as a stamp set alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: I made a one layer card, so I didn't use the dies. Here it is: I started by die-cutting a mini slimline rectangle using the SSS Mini Slimline Rectangle Dies - I use the largest one for almost all of my mini slimline cards as I like... Read more →

I Think I'll Keep ALL OF YOU!!!

I have yet another Valentine's Day card to share with you today. I've been blogging daily this week - go me. I create so much faster when I'm only making one card at a time. It's the 5 card posts that take a lot of time for me. And with Valentine's Day approaching, I'm just having a lot of fun making pink cards! So many in fact, that I won't have enough people to give them to! I mean, a girl can only have so many boyfriends. haha Today I used a few different SSS products as shown below (click on product to see it in the SSS store): Here is my card: I had absolutely NO idea what I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Layered Chickadee Card

Today I have a card to share with you that uses the Simon Says Stamp Layered Chickadee die from the "To The Moon" release. I've combined it with the Vine Background Die from the "Diecember" release. Here are images of these two dies: And here is my card: I die-cut the SSS Vine Background die twice from white cardstock and glued them together. I just ordered the Nuvo Glacier Paste in Bronze Medal which I think is a new color. I don't really know how to use the Glacier Paste's (just being honest). I think they are made to use over stencils. But I like to use my fingers, so I rubbed it over the Vine die with my finger!... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Valentine's Day Card Using Only Dies!

Ok, this is not the norm for me - two days in a row I've made a Valentine's Day card using only dies for the main design. I did use a stamp set for the sentiment on this one though. In the To The Moon Release, SSS released two birds and one owl die that I had been "dieing" to use. I am so fond of birds! Plus, these dies would allow me to color yippee! Today, I have a card to share with you using the Layered Birdie die and the Heart Slider Die from the And Back Again release. Here are images of the two dies: Interestingly enough, when I pulled up this die on the SSS Website... Read more →

Valentine's Day Card Using the SSS Chunky Heart Trio

Today I made a very PINK Valentine's Day Card to share with you. I used several Simon Says Stamp products including the Chunky Heart Trio Die from the "To The Moon" release. I also used the Outline Love Die from the "And Back Again" release. Here are images of the two dies: Ok, are you ready? I've warned you - it is VERY PINK! But who doesn't love pink?!?!?!?! I made the background using the SSS River Damask Embossing Folder. First I ran it through my die-cut machine using the SSS 120 lb. cardstock. I slightly misted it with a Ranger Mini Misting Tool. I ran it through 3 times so I could get the best impression possible. I then... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp "AND BACK AGAIN" Blog Hop Day 1

Today is the first day of a two day blog hop celebrating the Simon Says Stamp brand new release called And Back Again as well as their release in mid December called To The Moon. Yesterday I shared this blog post showing 3 of my 6 watercolor designs on my newest set of Suzy's Watercolor Cards called Snowflake Season. Here is an image of the set: There are two of each of the six designs, so twelve in total. They are printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper on the smooth side so you can use any coloring medium. They are meant to be card fronts so you can color them and then add them to a plain card base. I left... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp "And Back Again" Release January 2022

In mid-December, SSS had a release called To The Moon. Due to the busy time of year, we didn't have a blog hop or much hoopla around this release. Today, they have another release called "And Back Again" that is also full of Valentine's Day products as well as other winter items. On the 18th and 19th, we will be having a 2 day blog hop showing off items from BOTH of these releases. Today I wanted to show you my newest set of watercolor cards called Suzy's Snowflake Season. Here is an image: I drew these a few months ago when cold weather was just being anticipated. Now several states are having crazy amounts of snow and these are... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit - "One Stamp, Five Ways" - Season of Sentiments

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp February 2022 Card Kit called Season of Sentiments. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the kit and focusing on the gorgeous floral stamp set called Orchid Rose Bouquet. Here is an image of the kit and the stamp: Some of the items in the kit can be purchased alone if you just want those items, including the Orchid Rose Bouquet stamp, the Simply Thank You 3" x 4" stamp, the Miss You wafer die (which I apparently lost as I never saw this in my kit and therefore didn't use it!), and the Simple Stories Happy Hearts 6x8 paper pad. And here are my... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Happy Mail Love 2022 Kit - "One Stamp, Five Ways"

This week I have 2 "one stamp, five ways" posts to share with you (yes, I've been busy!). Today, I will be using the brand new SSS Limited Edition Happy Mail Love 2022 kit. Then on the 14th, I'll have another post with the regular monthly card kit. Here is an image of the Limited Edition kit: The 6" x 8" stamp set as usual is sold alone and is also called Happy Mail. It is also sold with a set of matching Happy Mail dies. Or you can buy it as a Happy Mail bundle as shown here: I didn't have the dies, so I did a bit of fussy cutting for my five cards, but that never bothers... Read more →