Living My Dream

Mama Elephant Cards

Speaking of my new found LOVE for elephants (see THIS post), I discovered the stamp company called Mama Elephant a few months ago and fell madly in love. Like passionate love I might add. They have the cutest stamps ever! They just came out with a new elephant set that I must have - that will be my next purchase - see it HERE in all it's glory! I made two cards using my first two stamp sets I purchased when I found them. The first I made for Valentine's Day using the most adorable (I like adjectives and explantation points for that matter) set called LOVE FROM ABOVE. I made a treat bag: Sorry for the not so great... Read more →

Hedgehog Hugs

I hope you like hedgehogs as today I am going to share four cards using the cutest little hedgehogs ever! If you don't even know what a hedgehog is, have no fear. I didn't either before I ordered these stamp sets and now I am a complete fan. I purchased two stamp sets from Amazon called Hedgie Friends and Critter Party by Penny Black. They make quite a few hedgehog sets that are sold at Simon Says Stamps HERE (go to this link and type in Penny Black Hedgehogs and you will see a bunch of cute sets!). I picked these two as my favorites, but it was a hard choice and I'm sure I'll be buying more soon! And... Read more →

An Unforgettable Elephant Stamp

Have you seen the Unforgettable elephant birthday stamps from WPlus9 yet? I ask because it seems most stampers have seen them, purchased them, and used them. I see them everywhere! I tried to buy this set forever, but it was sold out for a long time. So I patiently waited and finally got it in my elephant loving hands last week. And now I have joined the throngs of elephant stamp lovers and created this card with them. I might even show you some of the other cards I've seen with these adorable creatures because apparently elephants are the next hot thing out there! Anyhoooooo, on with my Elephant card tutorial. Lots of pictures on this one with product links... Read more →

B is FOR ...

Today Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge Blog has a challenge called "B is for" ... What does B stand for in your life? I thought about this all morning and realized I have a B word that is my favorite place in the whole wide world. If you have ever read my blog before or follow me on IG (suzyplant), I'm sure you know what that word is. B is for BEACH. I'm a beach lover in every sense of the word! I realized I have a Beach card that I've been meaning to share. This card is titled "Hey Gillfriend" and it uses two adorable stamp sets of underwater creatures by Paper Smooches called Briny Blue and Surf &... Read more →

Lawn Fawn Gleeful Gardens Card

When I first saw the new Lawn Fawn stamp set called Gleeful Gardens, I immediately fell in love with the little snails. But when I started playing with the set, I was drawn to the two mushrooms. I'm not usually a mushroom lover, but maybe that's because I've always tried eating them instead of coloring them! I used several on my card called "love ya" today. I created step shots for how this card came together, so i hope you will follow along with me and all supplies will be listed at the bottom of this post. The first thing I did is use the Flirty Frames also by Lawn Fawn to create my greeting for the card. I stamped... Read more →

Is it Valentine's Day Yet???

When it comes to crafting, Valentines day is a close second to Christmas as my favorite holiday. When I started my card making craze a couple months ago, I made a few V-Day cards to send/give to loved ones. But I'll admit to ALL - I didn't send a one. I don't know if it was just because I'm lazy and hate going to the Post Office or if I'm just too sentimental to part with any of my creations! Selfish of me either way. But hey, I have a heads start on next year. Today I'm going to share some of these Valentine's day cards so I hope your heart is still open to the day that celebrates all... Read more →