Living My Dream

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp Hydrangea Blooms

One of my favorite flowers are hydrangeas so I love the new Simon Says Stamp Hydrangea Blooms stamp set! And you all know flower stamps are my favorite too! So today's "one stamp, five ways" post is using this stamp set and die set designed by my card making superstar friend Yoonsun Hur. This stamp set is very detailed and is really fun to color and watercolor with lots of shading possibilities. The blooms have outline stamps as well as flat stamps for two step stamping if you don't enjoy coloring or want a more simple approach using just ink. The leaves are flat stamps only, but you can color or paint over the ink if you like that look... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp Secret Garden and GIVEAWAY!!!

Hello friends! I've been MIA lately, so I decided to do my "one stamp, five ways" post in a really big way today - I have seven creations and I'm giving away one of these stamp sets! I used the Simon Says Stamp Stamptember stamp set (my fav of this new release) called Secret Garden. I might just like it as that was my favorite book growing up! But it also might be all these adorable images it has in it! There is a set of dies that go with it or you can buy them together as a set. When I saw it, I immediately fell in love with that fairy and the mushroom house and the little elf/gnome.... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - MFT Fall Friends

Today I am moving into a new season - a season that isn't really here yet in Southern CA. But after seeing this totally adorable new Fall Friends stamp set by MFT, I decided it was time to get in the Fall mood. This is the cutest fall set I've ever seen (as you will soon witness in my six cards!). Here is an image: If you have visited my blog previously, you are probably aware that my favorite colors to use when making cards are bright pinks and blues - maybe even some yellows. Think summer or spring. Never, never do I use Fall colors. Oranges, golds, deep reds, olive greens - these are NOT my comfort zone. But... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPTEMBER 2016 Blog Hop!

It's the Stamptember Blog Hop for Simon Says Stamp's new September product release today - whooohooooooey! I'm so excited to be part of this hop as I have a brand new set of watercolor cards to share with you! My newest set of watercolor cards that are part of this Stamptember release are all birthday themed card fronts. They are called "Suzy's Birthday Notes Watercolor Paintable Prints" and here is an image of the 12 cards: I'll be showing each one of these colored with a different coloring tool and then give you tips/techniques to use when coloring with this tool. So let's get started! PEERLESS WATERCOLOR PAPERS: I purchased a set of these some time ago, but I rarely... Read more →