Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Paper Rose "All the Thanks"

The collaboration stamp company of the day is Paper Rose Studios. I know this company because i buy almost every one of their 6x6 paper pads. They have the most whimsical fun designs and I love to share them with my grand-daughter. They also make gorgeous stamp sets though! The set is a 4"x6" set called All the Thanks and can be purchased alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my card: I started with a piece of 4.25x5.5" white cardstock. Then I got really lucky! I wanted to create a pattern with the floral branch and the "thanks" greeting, but I didn't measure to make... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Pretty Pink Posh

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Pretty Pink Posh. I was on their design team for years, so I am a big fan of their designs and was looking forward to this one! The stamp set is a 4"x6" stamp called Coffee Friends and you can buy it alone or as a bundle with a set of matching dies. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my card: I will admit upfront here that this card took a bit of time to color! But when I saw this darling Coffee Friends stamp set, I couldn't resist one of my "random stamping" backgrounds. I stamped all of the cups and mug and hearts around a piece of... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Avery Elle "Reindeer Wishes"

Are you ready for Christmas? I know we all say this every year, but I really can't believe we are coming close to that time of year! Ugh so not ready! Anyway, back to business!! Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is by Avery Elle and is a 4x6" set called Reindeer Wishes. It is sold alone or sold with a set of matching dies as shown here: I love this set as it is simple, yet so detailed. I made a clean card for once and tried hard not to overdo it! No Nuvo Drops (well maybe a little)! Here is my one layer A2 sized card: I die-cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle. I stamped... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: MFT "

My Favorite Things is the STAMPtember collaboration stamp set with Simon Says Stamp today. I love this 4x6" set so much called "Owl-ways My Favorite" and is an adorable bunch of owls as you will see in my card! You can buy just the Owl-ways My Favorite stamp set or you can buy the stamp and the die as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my card: I had no idea what my card design was going to be when I started - it just kind of figured itself out. I stamped all of the owls in the Owl-ways My Favorite stamp set twice and the tree branches twice and the tree stump three... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Riley and Co. "It's Your Day"

Today's SSS STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Riley and Co. It is a 4"x6" stamp set called It's Your Day. It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my card: I had some papers left over from my STAMPtember Limited Edition Card Kit from the Paper Rose Rainbow Poppies 6x6 pad. I used an MFT Stitched Rectangle Die in the center of two of the papers and then the SSS A2 Thin Frame die around the outside edges. I layered the two papers using the actual frame from the Thin Frame Dies (I usually only use this die to cut my main image down!). I attached... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Limited Edition Kit "Poppy Field"

Today's limited edition kit is all about Poppy's and is therefore called the Poppy Field Limited Edition kit! They are the state flower for California where I live, so I was excited to see this kit! There is a stamp set called Poppy Field and a stencil called the Poppy Field Stencil - I used these two products on all 5 of my cards. I didn't dig too deep in the rest of the kit products since my focus in my "one stamp, five ways" was on the Poppy Field stamp set. There is also a set of matching Poppy Field Dies. There are two individual dies in the kit called Poppy Stem and Continuous Rainbow Die that I am... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Reverse Confetti "Fa La La Trees"

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Reverse Confetti, a 6" x 8" stamp set called "Fa La La Trees". It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. As you know, these sets sell out quickly! Of all of the collaboration stamp sets that have been released this month, only 2.5 are still available for purchase! Here is an image of the Reverse Confetti stamp and die bundle: And here is my SLIMLINE card! Because this stamp set has flat stamps in it, I wanted to use embossing powders to take it up a notch. I pulled out lots of my holiday ones to use and ended up going a completely different direction. I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Clearly Besotted "Sending Sunshine"

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Clearly Besotted. I am very familiar with this stamp company as I adore their cute little whimsical designs and have purchased a few of their sets. Today's set is definitely one of my favorites of all of the collaborations this month. It is a 4x6" set called Sending Sunshine. It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my SLIMLINE (yes, again) card! I wanted to create a scene using every stamp in this set, so that is what I did! I die-cut a rectangle from white cardstock using the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies (every.single.time). I then... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: The Greeting Farm "Sweater Weather"

Today there are TWO collaboration stamp sets for STAMPtember by Simon Says Stamp. There is one by Clearly Besotted and you can see that blog post HERE and there is another one by The Greeting Farm which I'm blogging about here! They have a 4x6 stamp set called "Sweater Weather" that is just darling and really fun to color. It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies. You can see the bundle here: And here is my card. And guess what? It's NOT a slimline this time - woot woot! I die-cut a rectangle and then inked it using Pawsitively Saturated Inks. I used Latte and Cappuccino from and Sherbet and Cantaloupe from Trio 9. I applied... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set: Mama Elephant "Merry Greeters"

There are TWO Simon Says Stamp collaboration stamp sets today for STAMPtember. One is Picket Fence and you can see my blog post with that one here. And this blog post is for the second one which is by Mama Elephant. It is a 4x6" stamp and is called Merry Greeters. It is sold alone or as a bundle with a set of matching dies. Here is an image of the bundle: And here is my slimline card: Both of my cards today were made in a very similar way! I started the same way by die-cutting two rectangles from white cardstock using the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies. I then used the MFT Snowbanks dies to create two snowbanks.... Read more →