Living My Dream

Altenew Blog Hop Winner!

Hello friends! Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on my Altenew cards using their new Artist Markers. I so appreciated all of your support. As promised, I am announcing the winner of a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew store today. I am going to use Random Number Generator from the comments that were left on that blog post. Off to see who the winner is! There were 101 comments: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 10 Timestamp: 2017-11-29 04:23:24 UTC The winner is the 10th comment and that is from Becca Yahrling: These are all just absolutely stunning! My favorite is the 'Thank You' card just because it has all the different colors. POSTED... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Cyber Week Blog Hop!

Hello Simon Says Stamp friends! Today is the Simon Says Stamp Cyber Week Blog Hop showcasing my newest set of watercolor cards called Classical Christmas. When I drew these, I tried to do a more classic set instead of my usual style (what should we call it - cutesy?). Here is an image of the 12 card fronts which are all printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper: I've painted all 12 of these card fronts with watercolors and dressed them up with glitter pens, Tonic Nuvo Drops, sequins, twine, etc... so you can visualize how they will look once you have put your creative love into them! They really are FUN to decorate - every time I draw a set, I... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - PPP Reindeer Friends

I think this Reindeer Friends stamp set by Pretty Pink Posh might be my favorite Christmas stamp set out this year. It is seriously cute and I had some serious fun working with it as for my "one stamp, five ways" blog post! Here is an image of the stamp set: See, cute right?!?!?! I definitely gravitate towards cute images over classic images, so I'm all about the whimsical designs Paulina creates for Pretty Pink Posh! So as the blog post states, I have FIVE cards to show you today (every now and then I get creative crazy and make more, but not this time as I'm about to go on vacation for TG!). I am happy to report though... Read more →

Altenew Markers Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello friends! I'm excited to be joining Altenew for their new marker release blog hop today. The blog hop starts on the Altenew Card Blog and the Altenew Scrapbook Blog. Today I have four cards to share with you (well actually five as I have two versions of one of the cards!) using the NEW Artist Markers Sets. I love that they have come out with two new sets to grow my collection. These markers are AWESOME! I love the color selection they have and how well they blend. The tips are nice as they have the perfect coloring tips that Copic has, but they also have a fine tip unlike a Copic marker (and who ever uses the other... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS December Card Kit

Hello friends - can you just believe the holidays are around the corner? I'm not ready! This year is going to be the best Christmas ever for me though as I have a grand baby boy coming in late December! Working with the Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit definitely got me in the mood for the holidays! Here is an image: Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using this darling kit and stamp set (which is sold alone if you prefer! I also just realized there is a matching die set for this darling stamp set!!! I actually made more than five things with it and I have most of the papers... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop - "One Stamp, Five Ways" Woodland Friends

Today is the second day of the Pretty Pink Posh Product Release Blog Hop and I am the last person, so if you are reading this, you have made it through all the inspiration (and hopefully this will be your nightcap!). Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the new Winter Woodland stamp and die set. I also have a card using the new Wild Rose stamp set which I will be doing a "one stamp, five ways" post with next! No matter how much I love/adore/cherish/love/adore/cherish these two sets, the Sparkle Dot Patterns stamp set is just brilliant. I am so excited to play with that one - the option of using... Read more →