Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit: Captured Joy

Today is the release of the SSS June Card Kit called Captured Joy. It is certainly filled with JOY (which by the way is my favorite word). Here is an image of this kit: THIS KIT COMES WITH A SET OF MATCHING DIES!!! I love this Modern Scrapbook stamp set by Cathy Zielske because it is so scrapbookesk. Made that word up. Cathy and I both were big time scrappers before we switched to cards. She worked for Simple Scrapbooks and I worked for Creating Keepsakes. I miss those days! If you just want the stamp set you can buy it alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. I also LOVE the exclusive Dot Spiral embossing... Read more →

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

I've been saving the SSS Elegant Rose Stencil Set from the SSS You Are My Favorite release to make a Mother's Day Card with. I wanted to post it for Mother's Day. I think this stencil is so pretty and I think a lot of other people do too as it is currently out of stock - whoopsies! Here is an image: Here is my card (which looks a lot like this picture above!): I used the stencil on a full piece of A2 white cardstock (i cut it down later). There are four different stencils in this Elegant Rose set. I was confused at first as you start with the lightest color and then color portions of it up... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: Fresh Springs Embossing Folder

I made a card today using the SSS Fresh Springs Embossing Folder from their recent You Are My Favorite release. I also used some other older products with it. Here is an image: Here is my card: I started by embossing the Fresh Sprigs embossing folder using white cardstock. I colored the images with Copic Markers. I used colored pencils to add a little shading. I cut it down slightly and adhered it to a card base made with Lawn Fawn Guava cardstock. I had a little bear left over that I had colored for another card a couple of releases ago. I made him with the Rain or Shine stamp and die set using Latte Ink and coloring him... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: She Said Yes Stamp Set

Today I made a wedding card using the SSS She Said Yes stamp set from their You Are My Favorite release. There are a set of dies for this stamp, but I didn't use them. You can also buy it as a bundle as shown here: Here is my card: Since there are a lot of smaller images in the She Said Yes stamp set, I decided to use my "random stamping" technique (I've claimed it as my own since i use it so much and everyone else has moved on haha). I stamped all of the images in the set except the large cake using Versafine Ink on white cardstock. I just the little diamonds and hearts between items... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: Mandala Blossoms Stamp and Die Bundle

My card for today uses the SSS Mandala Blossoms stamp and die bundle from the You Are My Favorite release. I also used the new Dotted Diamond embossing folder. The Mandala Blossoms comes in several different options - you can purchase a bundle with the stamp, dies, and stencils (which I did not use), or just purchase the stamp and/or the dies, or buy the stamp and die bundle as shown here (which I used): Here is my card: I started by stamping the Mandala Blossoms large floral bouquet and the smallest butterfly of the 3 that can be colored using Latte PSInk. It is by far my favorite ink for no-line coloring and I really wanted to try to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: Heavenly Heart Floral Frame Embossing Folder and Cutting Die

My card today uses several products from the SSS You Are My Favorite Release. I used the Heavenly Heart Floral Frame Embossing Folder, the Mother's Day stamp, and With Thanks stamp and die. Here is an image of the embossing folder with the cutting die: I didn't use the cutting die that comes in this bundle. You can buy just the Heavenly Heart Floral Frame embossing folder if you don't want to use the die. Here is my card: I started by embossing the Heavenly Heart Floral Frame embossing folder using white cardstock. I then got out my Copics and colored it. I kept it all aqua and purple which isn't a color scheme I've used before! I was going... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: Wavy Background Stamp

My card today combines a new product from the You Are My Favorite release called the Wavy Background Stamp as well as several older products. Here is an image of the stamp: I've been looking forward to using this stamp because I wanted to color it of course! And it reminds me of rainbows, so that is where I went with it! Here is my card: I stamped the Wavy Background Stamp with Versafine Ink. I used Copic Markers to color it. I picked out two shades of six rainbow colors. I colored them using the colors like a rainbow. I die-cut a frame using the Modern Postage Stamp Dies (largest one) and a piece of A2 sized white cardstock.... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: The Little Things Stamp and Die Bundle

I have a slimline card to share with you today using The Little Things stamp and die bundle from the SSS You Are My Favorite release. Here is an image of this cute set: Here is my card: I stamped ll of the images in The Little Things stamp set with Versamark Ink and colored them all in with Copic Markers. I die-cut them out with the matching dies. As usual, I was determined to use ALL of the images on my card, so I went with a slimline card size. I inked the background with Sprout and Cabbage Ink for the grass and Marine and Sky ink for the sky. I stamped a sentiment with black ink on the... Read more →

SSS You Are My Favorite Blog Hop - Day 2: Pristine Lilac Embossing Folder and Cutting Die

Today is the second day of the 2 day blog hop celebrating the SSS You Are My Favorite release. I have a card to share with you using a few of the new products including the Pristine Lilac Embossing Folder and Cutting Die, the Dotted Diamond Embossing Folder, the Petal Tipped Label Wafer Dies, the Mandala Blossoms stamp and die bundle, and the Delicate Lattice Stencil. Here is an image of the embossing folder: Here is my card: This card took an entirely different path than I had originally intended! I started by embossing the Pristine Lilac Embossing Folder. It can be purchased without the die and that is the one I had. So I cut it out which wasn't... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release: I Love You A Bunch Stamp and Die

I have another card to share with you today using products from the You Are My Favorite release by Simon Says Stamp. My card today uses the I Love You A Bunch stamp and die bundle as well as the Petal Tipped Label Dies, the Hopping Hexagon Embossing Folder, and the EZ Strips Sister Wafer Dies. Here is an image of the stamp bundle: Here is my card: This card is a bright one! I used the new Hopping Hexagons Embossing Folder for the background. I embossed it with white cardstock and then I rubbed some Sweets PSInk over it with a Ranger foam applicator. I die-cut one of the new Petal Tipped Wafer Dies from white cardstock and attached... Read more →