Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp Sweet Wishes Release: Polar Christmas Stamps and Dies

Today is the newest SSS release called Sweet Wishes! And I haven't even gotten through all the STAMPtember release yet! I so love making holiday cards, so I'm especially excited about all the Christmas products. Today I have a card to share with you using the Polar Christmas stamp set and matching dies. You can see the bundle here: I made a slimline with this set and I did NOT fit ever single stamp on it! That might be a first for a slimline as there are a lot of stamps in this set! You can see my card in the banner above. Here it is: I die-cut 2 rectangles using the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies from white cardstock.... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release: Par-Tea Stamp and Die Set

I finally got a chance to use the most adorable set in the STAMPtember release by Simon Says Stamp called Par-Tea. It is an Alice In Wonderland theme and has lots of fun items to color, so yes please! It is sold as just the Par-Tea stamp set, just the Par-Tea dies or as a bundle with both as shown here: It was out of stock after the initial release, but is back in stock now yippee. I guess a lot of other people love it too! Here is my slimline card: I stamped all of the images in the Par-Tea stamp set with the new Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink that SSS just released. Holy smokes it is the most... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release: You Matter Stamp and Die Bundle

Well, folks, we are back to regularly scheduled programming which means about 4-5 blog posts a week using standard SSS products. I will be using primarily STAMPtember release products as it was a huge release and I've barely touched it with all of the collaborations I was working on all month! There is also another release coming soonish, so we have a lot going on lately! Today I made a slimline card using the You Matter Stamp and Die Bundle shown here: I love this gorgeous floral set and was so excited to finally be able to use it! I used both the stamps and the dies, but they are available individually. You can purchase the You Matter stamp set... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Simple Stories Oh, Snap

Today there are 3 SSS STAMPtember collaborations!!! And it's the last day of STAMPtember (cue sad tears). This blog post is for Simple Stories. You can see the Dare 2B Artzy blog post HERE and the Riley and Company blog post HERE. The Simple Stories stamp set is called Oh, Snap and is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as shown here: Here is my card with two renditions! I went with a rainbow theme on this card again! I used the different circle stamps in the Oh, Snap stamp set with 6 colors of Pawsitively Saturated Inks (in supply list) and stamped them randomly over a white background. I tried it with and without the black... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Dare 2B Artzy Sunshine

Today is the last day of the SSS STAMPtember celebrations! It is also my daughter's 25th birthday so it is a special day in my world. And to make it a special day in your world, there are 3 different collaborations today: Dare 2B Artzy (this blog post), Riley and Company (blog post is HERE) and Simple Stories (blog post is HERE). That's a lot of new stamp sets! The Dare 2B Artzy stamp set is called Sunshine and is sold alone HERE or with a set of matching dies HERE. Are you tired of the word HERE? I will retire it at the end of this month. Meaning here forward! Here is an image of the bundle: And here... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Riley and Company Flying By

Today there are 3 SSS STAMPtember collaboration stamp companies to celebrate the final day of this celebration! This blog post is for Riley and Company. You can see my blog post for Simple Stories here and my blog post for Dare 2B Artzy here. The Riley and Company stamp set is called Flying By and is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as shown here: Here is my card: I started with a piece of A2 white cardstock for the background. I originally stamped some of the stamps on it and colors the sky, then colored them in. But I had some bleeding Copic issues, so I went a different more time consuming less one layer direction!... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: La-La Land Mooey Christmas

Today there are 2 SSS STAMPtember collaborations. One is with Paper Artsy and you can see that blog post HERE. This post is for La-La Land Crafts and their stamp set is called Mooey Christmas. It is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as shown here: Here is my card: I made the very bright background with PSInks in Marine/Seafoam for the sky and Sprout and Fairway for the grass. I drew grass blades around the grass with one color of colored pencils for texture. I applied all the inks with Ranger rounded foam applicators. I attached this to a white card base. I stamped the sentiment in the bottom center with black ink. I stamped the... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Paper Artsy

Today there are TWO SSS STAMPtember collaborations. One is with Paper Artsy (this post) and the other with LaLaland which is on this blog post HERE. The Paper Artsy stamp set is shown here: I think of Paper Artsy stamp sets as very artsy - they seem like they should be used for mixed media. I love mixed media, but I don't do it much. I always want to purchase them and make an art journal! So today, using this stamp set brought out the mixed media queen in me (ok princess, ok wicked stepsister) haha. All I know is I had a lot of fun making this 5x7" card! I've mentioned that I am in love with the 49... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: Avery Elle Cozy Cabin

Today's SSS STAMPtember Collaboration is with Avery Elle. It is a stamp set called Cozy Cabin and is sold alone or with a set of matching dies as a bundle. Here is an image of the bundle: Here is my card: I stamped the cabin and several of the trees and two of the deer with black ink on white cardstock. I colored them all in with Copics. I don't know why I went with a coral colored house - I guess that is just the color I would want to have if I had a cozy cabin! I fussy cut them all out which wasn't too hard until I got to the tiny deer! Lucky I only used two!... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration: TIM HOLTZ BUNDLE

Today is probably the most exciting day of SSS STAMPtember for most people. The King of the industry is releasing a product bundle with the Queen of the industry Heidi, the owner of SSS! Tim Holtz has a bundle exclusively with SSS. The stamp set is sold with 2 SSS postage stamp dies HERE or you can buy just the stamp image dies HERE OR you can buy it as a bundle which includes the stamp, a set of matching dies for all of the image stamps, and a set of SSS Postage Stamp Dies which you can purchase HERE. Here is an image of the bundle: I went a (((little))) crazy and made 12 tags with the bundle. I... Read more →