Living My Dream

"One Stamp, 3 Coloring Methods" - SSS Sunflower Background Stamp

Today I have a "One Stamp, 3 Coloring Methods" post using the SSS Sunflower Background Stamp. Here is an image of the stamp which was part of the STAMPtember product release: When I saw this stamp, I couldn't wait to color it. I saved it for this post series so I could color it THREE TIMES WHOOOPEEE! I used my usual favorite 3 coloring tools - colored pencils, Copic markers, and watercolors (specifically Karin Brushmarkers). Here is an image of the 3 colored together: Here are the three shown alone in photos: Which do you prefer? I think for this stamp, I like the Copic Markers the best. The colors are the most intense. I also like how the flower... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Christmas Card Mixing the Old and the New!

Do you ever use your older holiday stamp sets? I often find myself only using the stamps that I have gotten this year and I hate that. I have so many cute sets from years past that I also want to use. But there is only so much time to make cards! So I am trying to mix some of my older products with some of my newer products. The card I have to share with you tonight uses a total of 3 stamp sets and 4 dies some new and some old. Maybe you will have some of these favorites in your stash as well! I made this slimline card with lots of different products as I stated above.... Read more →

"One Stamp, Three Coloring Methods" - SSS Center Cut Fall Leaves Cling Stamp

This is my second post for my new 3 card series called "one stamp, 3 coloring methods". I'm really into naming things as you can tell. I still have my "one stamp, 5 ways" series as well. I'll be posting one of each every single week. Because I'm an empty nester now and really motivated! Today I am using a new cling stamp from the SSS Make Merry release called Center Cut Fall Leaves. As soon as I saw this stamp, I knew I wanted to color it. It is whimsical and cool and has lots of little spots to color. It was better than a coloring book in my humble opinion! Plus I got to make my coloring into... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Make Merry Release: Center Cut Snowflake Cling Stamp

Today I have a card to share with you that I absolutely LOVE! I had no idea how cool this stamp was until I used it and now I want to use it over and over! It is part of the Make Merry release from Simon Says Stamp called Center Cut Snowflake Cling Stamp and here is an image: Here is my card - it looks like it took a long time, but it really didn't. All the instructions are below and I promise I will start making videos soon. I just have to learn how - yikes! A bit intimidated right now! That is a lot of photos! I wanted you to be able to see the dimension and... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS November 2020 Card Kit BIG THANKS

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit called Big Thanks and it's gorgeous! It combines my favorite Fall color theme: wine, teal, and orange. I used the 6" x 8" stamp also called Big Thanks in the kit for my "one stamp, five ways" post today and it is sold alone as well. I also used quite a bit of the paper as it is LOVELY! (And I never use that word haha). Here is an image of the kit: CARD 1: I die-cut the orange paper from the kit with the largest SSS A2 frame die (I use that die for almost every card I make now and sometimes I use the frame, but... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Make Merry Release - Gift Boxes Cling Stamp in Action!

I've been posting like crazy about the SSS new release called Make Merry. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out HERE. It is full of Fall products as well as many holiday products. I posted my newest set of watercolor cards all colored for the 2 day blog hop, a "one stamp, five ways" post using many of the new products, and a post using the Santa's Sleigh Ride Slider stamp. Tonight's post is a card using the Gift Boxes cling stamp and the new Tricolor Sentiment Strips. Here is an image of it: My card is really shimmery, so get ready. I had a great time dressing this stamp up for this card. I also have a... Read more →

SSS Make Merry Release + "One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS

Today's post is about using the old with the new. This is something I always try to do when creating. I love pulling out a new stamp set, but finding some of my older products to use with it. Today, I'm going the opposite route. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using a stamp set from 1 or maybe even 2 years ago called Meowy Catmus. There are also dies for this stamp set, but they are not sold as a bundle. Here is an image: At the time it was released, I loved it so much that I planned on doing a post with it and I colored a bunch of images. But... Read more →

SSS Make Merry Blog Hop Day 1

Today is day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp new release called Make Merry blog hop. When the product was released yesterday, I posted this card made with the new Santa's Sleigh Ride Slider stamp set - you can see that blog post HERE: Today I want to share my new set of Suzy's Watercolor Cards with you called Sweather Weather. I basically drew sweater patterns for the backgrounds and then added some Fall designs to the middle of the cards. Here is an image. The set comes with 18 cards now (instead of 12), which has six designs with three of each design all printed on Ranger Watercolor paper. Here are my six colored cards and I'll give you... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp NEW RELEASE called MAKE MERRY

Hellllllooooooooo all my Simon Says Stamp loving, card making friends! Today is the best release ever by Simon because it includes SO many cool holiday stamps and dies and stencils - oh my! It is called MAKE MERRY and I am super excited to show you all of the cards I have made with the new release - a total of 13 so far! I'll be sharing one tonight using the new Santa's Sleigh Ride Slider stamp set that was used in this beautiful banner introducing the release (front and center slim-line card): I'll be sharing my newest set of watercolor cards all colored during the blog hop tomorrow. Here is an image of the set called Sweater Weather (note:... Read more →

MFT October 2020 Release - Stacy Yacula Flurry of Love

Today is the My Favorite Things October release day. You can see the entire release HERE. I always like to work with the Stacey Yacula stamp sets because I love her illustrating style so much! Today I have used her newest stamp set called Flurry of Love for a slim-line card. I also added some little penguins to it from the Warm Hugs and Frosty Kisses stamp set. And last, I added some snow from both that set and the Polar Opposites set. I love how they all go together so well! So let's get to that card, shall we? This is a one layer card - hard to tell with all that I added to it, but one layer... Read more →