Living My Dream

An Update On Why I Haven't Been Blogging...

Hello friends. This has been a tough week for me and I hesitated to blog about it. But because I am taking a creating/blogging break, I wanted to update my followers as to why I haven't been around. I plan on being back and doing my "one stamp, five ways" posts again soon, but for the next few weeks, I may not be around. My youngest daughter Chloe was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a few days ago. It is a big life change when one of your children has a disease or any health issue as I'm sure many of you know. I am taking the time to learn all about it and be there for her. I have... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Summertime Animals

I want to start this post by stating that this stamp set sold so well that it is out of stock at Simon Says Stamp right now. But you can put it on reserve for shipment on July 5th. I don't like to do a "one stamp, five ways" post on items that aren't available for purchase, but I'm going to assume quite a few of you bought it already and thus will benefit from this post! And if not, hopefully you will want to reserve one so you get part of the next shipment! Ok, on to business! This is the adorable stamp set I'll be showcasing today called Summertime Animals: It also has a set of dies that... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp "Among The Stars" Blog Hop

Hello all - I guess you already know why you are here! Today is the SSS Among the Stars blog hop and you must have hopped here from said hop! If you just started here, you can go to the SSS Blog to see the entire list of hoppers. And this is one talented list of girls, so make sure to visit all of them today! Now let's get down to business! I first want to share with you my newest set of watercolor cards called sizzling summer: I've made a few cards out of some of these so you can see them all colored and decorated! The fun part is watercoloring them (or you could even use Copic markers... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS July Card Kit Handwritten Floral Greetings

Hello all - I'm back in only two days - yay me! Today I am sharing five cards using the Simon Says Stamp July Card Kit. The stamp in the set is gorgeous as usual and has florals in it which means I am in love! Here is an image of both the kit and the stamp set called Handwritten Floral Greetings: The colors are gorgeous and the kit comes with four inks that match the papers perfectly. They are double sided and really thick papers. The stamp set coordinates with the papers almost exactly. It also includes a water brush with a really fine tip and two pieces of Ranger watercolor paper. I made five cards with this kit... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Best Fishes

Hello. I'm alive and well over here albeit a bit crazy. We had our last week of school and I had an 8th grade graduate and a college graduate this week! Very proud mommy moments. I actually made all of the cards for my "one stamp, five ways" post in one day this time! But this stamp set is SO darn cute, I still love my rushed projects! Let's hope you do too! Since I have been doing this blog post series, I am getting so much faster at creating cards! Here is the stamp set called BEST FISHES: I discovered this stamp set when I first got into stamping and card making right after CHA 2015. All of my... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Avery Elle Skating By

Today is my first time to use an Avery Elle stamp set in a "one stamp, five ways" post. I ordered this one a couple months ago as well as one other of their cute sets that I will use soon. I love stamp sets with cute little girls and this one has just that - an irresistible skater chick! They are just so fun to color! And I spent so much time on the coloring for these five cards that I didn't get my post up last week as promised! It's a new week (and the last week of school) so let's hope I don't fail again! Here is the stamp set called Skating By I'll be using today:... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Cuddly Critters 2

Today I am back with my second "one stamp, five ways" post using the combo of Cuddly Critters and Cuddly Critters Accessories stamp sets. (reminder that "two stamps, ten ways" / 2 = "one stamp, five ways")... I love these little panda bears! And my card is supposed to make them appear to love each other! I used a couple of my regular die sets that I use on every post. The lesson here is if you invest in a good set of standard dies you can use them over and over and over! I started this card with a stitched rectangle the full size of a card from my Lawn Fawn large stitched rectangle set. Next I die-cut a... Read more →