Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop - New Release Sending Sunshine

Today is the SSS Blog hop for their new release called Sending Sunshine. Woot woot - this is a good one friends! I love summer products (maybe because I live by the beach and I can never get enough of it) - so bring on the summer goods! Today I have a new set of watercolor cards to share with you - all colored and dressed up to send out. When I was trying to come up with a theme for this month's cards, I was on a diet. I actually have been for about 5 months and I've lost 30 plus lbs - pretty excited about that. So I decided to do SWEET TREATS. Doing my research on ideas... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp New Release - Sending Sunshine

Hi friends! Today SSS released a new product line called Sending Sunshine! It is full of stamps, dies, stencils, and sequins. I have a new set of watercolor cards in it called Sweet Treats. I was dieting while I drew and painted these - I don't recommend that! I will be showing you the painted versions during the blog hop on the 17th. Here is an image: Today I have two cards to share with you using two of my favorite new stamp sets. The first is called Wreath Greetings and it comes with a set of dies as well. Or you can buy them as a bundle here. Here is an image: I made a card with this set... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS June Card Kit "Fly Me Away"

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit called "Fly Me Away". Here is an image of the kit: Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post using the kit and primarily focusing on the gorgeous stamp set called Beautiful Flowers (which is 6x8"). It is sold alone and here is an image and link: I have 7 cards to share with you focusing on the stamp set, but they also use all the other products in the kit. I also have a card using my watercolor card that is in the kit. So let's get started! Card 1: The paper pad that is in the kit is gorgeous - I love the colors and... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop - "One Stamp, Five Ways" - Playful Puppies

Hello crafty friends! Today is day two of a star filled Pretty Pink Posh new release blog hop! I think it's pretty clear that ALL designers LOVE PPP as she has so many great talents participating in this two day hop. You should be about half way through the second day, but if you missed the first, you can start hopping here on the PPP blog. Every couple of months PPP comes out with a new product release that is always a stunner. Here is an image of the entire release which can be purchased in a bundle for 10% off. I've created several cards for you today for a "one stamp, five ways" post using the new Playful Puppies... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh May 2018 Release

Pretty Pink Posh has just released a new set of products including stamps, dies, stand a-lone dies, and jewels. They sell all of the products together in a bundle HERE with a 10% discount: You can buy all of the jewels together as a set HERE. They have gold, silver, white, clear (my favorite), cream and black! They always create the cutest designs and these are no exceptions. I love working with all of the cute images and especially the flowers they have been coming out with. Today I have two cards to share with you using two of the new stamp and die sets. The first one uses the Flourishing Fuchsias stamp and die set and the Lovely Script... Read more →