Living My Dream

Pretty Pink Posh Hummingbird Thanks and Pretty Petunias

Today I have two cards to share with you using the Pretty Pink Posh Hummingbird Thanks and Pretty Petunias stamp and die sets. I started by stamping all of the images from these two sets on white cardstock with MFT Natural Ink so I could color them with no lines. Then I colored them all in with Copic Markers. Then I went back and shaded them all with Prismacolored Pencils. I ended up with some very BRIGHT colored images as you will see. I had enough to make two cards, so both cards match in their bright colored shades! So here we go! (put on the sunglasses!!!). Card 1: I think I even over lightened this photo so it wouldn't... Read more →

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

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit. It is a VERY full kit and full of spring promise! This one actually includes TWO stamp sets, so I actually should have titled this post "one kit, five ways" as it technically uses both of the stamps in the kit. But we all know I often break my rules, so hopefully we can all just go with it! Here is an image of the kit: I made five cards to share with you today primarily focusing on the two stamp sets, but using all of the kit contents as well (including those little puff balls which are so cute!). Card 1: This is the only one of... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Encouraging Animals

Hey girls (and boys?!?!?!) - I'm finally back with a "one stamp, five ways" post! But I have (again) broken (my) rules and made it a "one stamp, SIX ways" post! Any objections? hahaha Today's post is using the Simon Says Stamp stamp set called Encouraging Animals with a matching Encouraging Animals die set. It is full of cute little animals and cute little salutations to go with each. This set was part of their Encouraging Words release a few months ago. Here is an image: There were so many options with this stamp set with six different animals/insects/birds and lots of salutations so you can use it for many different occasions. I didn't even use it for school even... Read more →