Living My Dream

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Drawn Daisies from the Let's Connect New Release!

Hello My Friends! Today is the newest release by Simon Says Stamp called Let's Connect. I'll be sharing a "one Stamp, Five Ways" with you today using a cling background stamp I illustrated called Drawn Daisies. This was meant to take after one of my recent watercolor cards that was in the Suzy's Spring Flowers WC Cards as well as the March 2020 Card Kit. Here is the card that was previously released and the new stamp set for comparison (I added some leaves and lengthened the stems): I have 5 cards made with this image as well as two I had made with the original watercolor card to share with you today so let's get started! CARD 1: I... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS August 2020 Card Kit Picnic Parade

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp August 2020 Card Kit called Picnic Parade. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using this kit. As usual, I focused on the 6x8 stamp set which is called Hello Sunshine. There is a second 3x4 stamp set in the kit called Summertime BBQ, so I decided to make one of my 5 cards with this set. Here is a photo of the kit in full: CARD 1: Uses the small 3x4 Summertime BBQ stamp set in the kit This small stamp set had a lot of little stamps in it, so I thought it would be perfect for a "random stamped" background. I stamped all... Read more →

2 Slimline Cards Using the MFT July 2020 New Release

Today is the new My Favorite Things release which you can see in full HERE. I have two slim-line birthday cards to share with you today using two of the new stamp sets called Pawty Time by Stacey Yacula and Picture Perfect Party Animals. Here is a photo of the two cards together: CARD 1: My first card is made using the Stacey Yacula stamp set called Pawty Time. To make a slim-line card, I cut 7" from a piece of 8.5" x 11" cardstock. I fold that over for the card base. I cut the leftover piece to be 3.5" wide and I use that for the front of the card. I then have a 1" strip left over.... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Send Happiness BLOG HOP - Day 1

Yesterday, the newest release from SSS went live called Send Happiness. There is a whole lot of happy in this release! I posted a "one stamp, five ways" post yesterday HERE using the Chillin' Gnomies stamp set. Here is an image of the five cards I made: I will also have a "one stamp, five ways" post on the SSS blog on the 30th using the new Fairytale Spinners stamp set. Here is a sneak of those five cards: And now for today's business! I have a new set of Suzy's watercolor cards as part of this release called "Under The Sea". Here is an image of them as they are sold (all printed on watercolor paper): I painted all... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Chillin' Gnomies (SSS Send Happiness New Release!)

Today is the SSS new Send Happiness release - whoopeee!!! And there are so many cute products in this release! I had to pick two stamp sets to do a "one stamp, five ways" post with. I picked the Fairytale Spinners stamp set for my SSS Blog Guest Post that will be up on June 30th. Here is a sneak of the 5 cards I created with this stamp set: The second stamp set I picked for my "one stamp, five ways" post on my blog is the Chillin' Gnomies stamp set. I have five cards to share with you today using this stamp set. Here are the five together: I also have a set of 12 new watercolor cards... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop - Day 2

The new products from Pretty Pink Posh were released yesterday and are now available for purchase at either Pretty Pink Posh or at Simon Says Stamp. There are links to all of the new products to both stores at the bottom of this post. I have 3 cards to share with you today using many of these new products. There are blog hop details below the cards. CARD 1: I started this card using the new Layered Leaves and Flowers stencil. This is a 3 part stencil and I used the leaves first with Distress Oxide Inks in 4 green colors and my Picket Fence brushes. Next, I used the 2nd stencil with the flowers. I colored some Texture Paste... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp July Card Kit Home Sweet Home

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the brand new Simon Says Stamp July card kit called Home Sweet Home. Here is an image of the kit: As usual, I will be focusing on the 6x8" Home Sweet Home stamp set that is included in the kit and also sold alone. I have 5 cards to share with you below. CARD 1: This stamp set works really well on slim-line cards as the city scene stretches for about 7.5" long (although it can be cropped for smaller cards as well). I make my slim-line cards to be 8.5" x 3.5". If you cut a piece of cardstock to be 7" wide, you can... Read more →

MFT June 2020 New Product Release - Cards x 3

MFT has their June release today and I have 3 cards to share with you using my two favorite new stamp sets from the release. The first is by Stacey Yacula called Hooray Kind of Day and the second is called Sunny Vibes. Here are images of both stamp sets: CARD 1: I made this slim-line card in a vertical method for my first time ever. I thought it would be a good way to use ALL of the stamps in this set on one card. I started with a piece of cardstock cut to be 3.5" wide x 8.5" long. I applied Distress Oxide Ink over two different stencils. I used Waves and Hills with Mowed Lawn ink for... Read more →

Crafty Hugs Blog Hop - Amazing People Watercolor Cards

Hello friends! Today is the first day of the 2 day blog hop for the brand new Simon Says Stamp release called Crafty Hugs. I love that this release is targeted at showing those who have helped us through this difficult time gratitude. When I was designing my watercolors for this release, I tried to make them usable for all of the people in our lives that have put their lives in jeopardy by doing their jobs and helping us stay home (or maybe you are one of those essential workers yourself - so thank you!). I added a greeting to all but one of these as I had so many ideas of things I wanted to say (((sorry for... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS So Beautiful Crafty Hugs Release

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post using the brand new Simon Says Stamp release called Crafty Hugs. I picked a stamp that is totally me called So Beautiful. Here is an image of the stamp: It is a 6x6 cling stamp with an unattached sentiment illustrated by Shari Carroll. This is a different type of cling stamp since it isn't really a background as most of them are. I wanted to use it because I love the doodled look of the flowers. Here are my five cards: CARD 1: You Are So Beautiful For this card, I stamped the floral stamp on watercolor paper using MFT Natural Ink. I the painted it with watercolors. I usually use... Read more →