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"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit Cozy Wishes

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post using the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit called Cozy Wishes. Here is an image of the kit: The stamp set in the kit is also called Cozy Wishes and is sold alone like usual. I focused on using the stamp set as much as possible since I call this series "one STAMP, five ways", but I also use all of the other products in the kit and not much more so it could be officially called "one kit, five ways", but now I'm starting to get confusing haha. You can also purchase a matching set of dies here. And there is a Scandinavian Christmas embossing folder in the... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Winter Birds From Peace On Earth Release

I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using my favorite new set from the SSS Peace On Earth Release. Here is an image of my 5 cards: What was your favorite product from the new release? I always love stamp sets that allow me to color images and birds are my favorite thing (well, besides dogs), so this Winter Bird stamp set and matching set of dies was right up my alley and I couldn't wait to use it. Here is an image of the stamp and die bundle which you can buy together: I've also used a few other products from the Peace On Earth release, but I focused primarily on the stamp set.... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp PEACE ON EARTH Blog Hop!!!

Today is the Simon Says Stamp Peace on Earth release blog hop. This is a one day hop this time, so there are a few more stops to hop to today! My post today will show you the new set of Suzy's Watercolor Cards called Holiday Tags. Here is an image of the set: This set is a little different than all my other watercolor card sets. I drew the designs horizontally for the first time and I included two designs on each 4.25" x 5.5" card. They are still printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper on the smooth side so they can be colored with ANY coloring medium (or all as I do haha). These were designed to work hand... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp PEACE ON EARTH Release - Holiday 2021

Today is exciting. Simon Says Stamp has a new release full of all kinds of holiday goodness called Peace On Earth that just dropped! If you are like me, that means your money is about to drop too haha. For the next two days (Friday and Saturday), there will be a blog hop celebrating this new release. I'll be here with a post on Friday. But today, I wanted to celebrate the release with a post as well. I have a new set of Watercolor Cards in this release called Suzy's Holiday Tags. Here is an image: This set is a little different than any of my other sets of Suzy's Watercolor Cards. I turned them horizontal and drew two... Read more →

Welcome Autumn Watercolor Cards - Simon Says Stamp (STAMPtember)

When STAMPtember started, SSS released SO MANY products and I have them all waiting for me to get time to use them! But then the daily collaboration sets started, so I didn't have much time to attack all those new goodies. And now there is another release coming in early October, so again, I won't have time to dive in like I want to. But I will. No doubt. Can't keep me away from all those delicious goodies! This post today uses my set of Watercolor Cards that were part of the STAMPtember release called Welcome Autumn. Here is an image of the set: There are six different designs with two prints of each for a total of 12 watercolor... Read more →

MFT October 2021 Release - Selfies With Santa by Stacey Yacula

I love this time of month - the MFT release is always a highlight for me. I adore their designs by Stacey Yacula and I think I had designed with them every month since she started with MFT. I love how she sticks to the same group of critters, but always finds new things for them to be doing! And this month she has another creative take for us! The stamp set is a 6" x 8" set and is called Selfies With Santa. It does not come with a set of matching dies as you don't need dies with this set! I cut mine out, but they also recommend using the MFT Polaroid Shaker Frame dynamics with them. I'll... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh and Simon Says Stamp Collaboration Stamp Set - Skiing Bear

Last week, one of the stamp sets that was released as part of the STAMPtember collaborations was by Pretty Pink Poshcalled Skiing Bear. At the time, I was out of town tending to a new grand baby! I had colored the images, but when my daughter's water broke earlier than expected, I didn't have time to make a card with the images. The stamp set and stamp/die combo are already all sold out, but I decided to make a card with my colored images anyway as I'm sure LOTS of people have the set and extra inspiration might be appreciated! Plus, I couldn't resist as these images are so cute and making slimline cards with critters is my favorite thing!... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Too Cute To Spook STAMPtember Release

Hey everyone - guess what? STAMPtember is over and out! Kind of sad, but glad I won't be working as hard haha. Now that the collaboration stamp sets are all done, I'll be using more of the STAMPtember release products that I haven't had time to play with yet! Today I picked a Halloween stamp set called Too Cute To Spook. As I have previously mentioned, I'm not a big Halloween person and I don't usually make HW cards. Scary is not my thing. But this set is exactly what it is called - Too Cute To Spook! Here is an image of the stamp set and the matching dies sold as a bundle: It's always great having matching dies,... Read more →

SSS Limited Edition Birthday Card Kit -

Today is the release of the STAMPtember Limited Edition Birthday Bash Card Kit. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the kit. Here is an image of it: This Birthday Bash card kit is limited edition which means limited inventory and when it is out of stock, it is done - it won't be restocked. They are also selling the Birthday Bash stamp set and some of the other items in the kit alone. The links to these are all in my supply list at the end of this post. Here are my five cards: CARD 1; For this card, I used the Party Candle Stencil in the kit. I die-cut a rectangle using... Read more →

STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set With Clearly Besotted

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Clearly Besotted. I adore their sweet critter sets, so this one was right up my alley! The stamp set is called Magical Christmas and is sold alone or is sold as a bundle with a set of matching dies. Here is an image of the set: Could this set be any cuter? I made a mini-slimline card with it. I'll admit right here that I had planned for a bit more on the background, but I got the call that my daughter's water had broken and had to jump on a plane early the next morning. So I drew some quick clouds and finished this card as quickly as I could. I will... Read more →