Living My Dream

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Special Edition Valentine's Day Kit

I'm back today with another "one stamp, five ways" blog post using the brand new Simon Says Stamp Special Edition Valentine 2020 kit. Yesterday's post was using the regular SSS card kit for February. Today's kit will not be in stock long as the SE kits always sell out quickly. So if you are interested in it, just know you need to make a quick decision regarding buying it. Here is an image and it is packed full of all kinds of products that I didn't get a chance to use on my 5 cards below (such as the little white bags and the small envelopes). I'll be focusing primarily on the stamp set in the kit which is a... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh 6th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop - Day 2

Today is the second day of a three day blog hop for Pretty Pink Posh's 6th Birthday! The new release was live on the 9th, so just a few days ago. There is so much inspiration in this 3 day celebration from all of your favorite card designers (and mine!), a sale, and a free gift with purchase (details later on in my post). I have several cards to share with you today using the new release. Let's get started! I'll have all of the details of the blog hop at the end of this post. CARD 1: My first card uses the free with purchase Ladybug Friends stamp set (it is not sold alone at this time). I stamped... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS February 2020 Card Kit Window Frames

Today the Simon Says Stamp February 2020 Card Kit was released. It is called Window Frames and here is an image of the kit: I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you today using the kit, but primarily focusing on the stamp set in the kit. The stamp is also called Window Frames and you can purchase it alone. The die in the kit (which I used on all 5 of my cards and works with the stamp set frames) is called the Trio Window Die and is also sold alone. Here are my five cards - please forgive the not so well lighted photos. It was "golden hour" which is usually a really good thing... Read more →

SSS Hey Bestie and Love You More Release Blog Hop - Day 1

Today is the first day of a two day blog hop celebrating the Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie and Love You More releases. As usual, I have quite a bit to share with you, so I'll do the less words and more photos approach today! Here is my latest watercolor card set called "Suzy's Lots of Love Watercolor Prints" (part of the Hey Bestie release in December): I am very sorry to announce that I only have 8 of the 12 all colored and made into cards to share with you today. I will be posting the other 4 soon though in case you like to come back to see the set for inspiration when coloring yours. After I show... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp "Hey Bestie" Release

Today is the Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie release. There will be a 2 day blog hop on January 10th and 11th for both this release and the last one called Love You More. I will have my "Suzy's Lots of Love" watercolor cards painted for the blog hop. Today I have two cards to share with you using brand new stamp sets from the Hey Bestie release. My first card uses the Love Friendship stamp set and my second card uses the Lifting Hearts stamp set. Here are images of the two 4" x 5.5" stamp sets: CARD 1: For this card using the Love Friendship stamp set, I used my random stamping technique. I only used the three... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - MFT Kissing Booth by Stacey Yacula

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the latest and GREATEST stamp set by Stacey Yacula for MFT called Kissing Booth. They have a new release today HERE and this set is part of that so it is available for purchase right now. I say "greatest" as this might be my favorite stamp set yet that she has illustrated for MFT. I just love her style, so she blows me away every month! Here is an image of the stamp set: A kissing booth with critters and a banner - can you get any better than that? I made 5 cards with this set so here we go! CARD 1: I photographed this... Read more →

LOTS of Hello Bluebird Holiday Cards

I often post Hello Bluebird cards on Instagram without doing a blog post about how I made them. I have quite a few holiday cards from this year that I haven't blogged. So today I will be blogging LOTS of them, but I'll keep the directions short so as not to overwhelm anyone! If you have any questions about anything, just leave them in the comments and I will answer pronto. At the end of the post, I have all products that I have used linked to both the SSS store and the HB store. Many of the stamps I used are out of stock, but will be back in shortly. They are very popular stamps and my favorites in... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp "Snowflake Builder" January Card Kit

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit called Snowflake Builder. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you. It was fun making non-holiday cards for the first time in a while. I do have to say though, that I will really miss all the glitter and sparkle I've been using. Luckily, this kit took advantage of all of the glittery supplies I still have out! Here is an image of the kit: You can purchase just the stamp set which is called Snowflake Builder also HERE. The snowflake die is also sold alone HERE. I focus primarily on using the stamp set for my cards. Card 1: I think I have... Read more →

My Favorite Things December Release is LIVE

Today is the new December 2019 product release at My Favorite Things. I have 3 cards to share with you using the new products. I always like to highlight the Stacey Yacula stamp sets as she is one of my favorite illustrators in the industry. Her new set is called All Tucked In and I have 2 cards using that set below. My third card uses the new Zippy Zebras stamp set as well as some elements from Bear Hug Bunch for the background/scene. So let's get started! Card 1: All Tucked In 1 My first card uses the new Stacey Yacula stamp set called All Tucked In. It is a darling set with critters and bedroom furniture perfect to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Die-cember Blog Hop Day 2 (and Winter Bird WC Cards)

Today is the second day of the Simon Says Stamp Die-cember Blog Hop. This is going to be a long post as I have 3 cards to share with you using Die-cember dies and I also have my newest set of Winter Bird watercolor cards to show you that were just released yesterday. I'll put all the blog hop info at the end of this post if you want to scroll down to see it. Here is an image of my Winter Birds watercolor cards: I have all 12 of them watercolored to show you. I will also list the bird names for each in case you want to know while painting them. After I show you these 12 cards... Read more →