Living My Dream

Hello Bluebird Cards

I have a couple Hello Bluebird cards to share with you today. I've already shared them on IG, so you may have seen them. I am using some piggies and some elephants for today's cards - because anything HB I cannot resist! These stamp sets have both been out for a while and are called Elephant Friends and Pig Day. Here are my two cards: Card 1: For the background of this card, I used the Hello Bluebird Hill and Dale die for the ground slopes. I then used Distress Oxide inks for the sky and for the ground pieces. I made the card a "slimline card" with the measurements for the front of the card being 8.5" x 3.5".... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Special Edition Easter Kit

Hello friends - are you sick of all my Easter inspiration yet? haha Today I have some more for you! Actually Spring and Easter are my favorite holidays to make cards for as they are SO my colors. So I might do Easter cards ALL year long. Just to bug you all! I have a "one stamp, five ways" for you today using the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Special Edition card kit called Eggstra Sweet Easter. My focus is the stamp set called which is also sold alone HERE (and goes by the same name as the kit does). You can buy theI used it on all of my cards, but also used the rest of the kit contents... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS April Card Kit Hello Darling

Today is the release day for the Simon Says Stamp April card kit. It is called Hello Darling. Here is an image of the kit: The kit is available for purchase HERE, but you can also purchase just the Hello Darling Stamp Set or just the Rainboot Planter Wafer Die. Here are my five cards (I'm at Create and it's almost 1:00 am, so this is going to be a short and sweet post - ok, maybe not so sweet!). Card 1: I usually like to start with my favorite, so this one earned that award from me! I die-cut a rectangle from a paper in the kit for the background. There are lots of checks and simple patterns on... Read more →

MFT Easter Bunnies Stamp Set by Stacey Yacula

Today I get to showoff the brand new stamp set by Stacey Yacula (my favorite illustrator) for MFT called Easter Bunnies. With all these Easter cards I've been making, I'm really in the mood for some jelly beans! I wasn't able to complete a full five cards for a "one stamp, five ways" post this month like I usually do as I'm off to SSS Create event tomorrow (((hope to see some of you there!))). Here is an image of the cute little stamp set: And here are my 3 cards with directions for each and supplies I used listed at the end with links to both the MFT store and the SSS store. CARD 1: For the backgrounds on... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop - Day 1 - Fresh Bloom Release

Today is the first of a two day Simon Says Stamp blog hop for their newest product release called Fresh Bloom. I have a new set of watercolor cards in this release called You're Tweet. Here is an image: I think I mentioned last month that I got a new iPad for Christmas, so this is my first official set of watercolor cards that are drawn digitally. This means they are cleaner and more graphic with solid lines instead of thin messy doodled lines. What I am trying to say is they look better. So if you haven't liked them in the past, try them again and I think you will like them better. I'm a pro now - or... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop Day 1

Today is day 2 of a two day Pretty Pink Posh blog hop. You can see yesterdays blog hop by going to the Pretty Pink Posh Blog if you missed it. You can see/purchase the entire release with 10% off HERE. I have 3 cards to share with you today using the new release. I also have 3 more cards that I blogged the day the product was released, so you get to see those again too! Let's get started! CARD 1: I made the background for this card with watercolor - directions are on THIS BLOG POST about making backgrounds ahead of time (3rd installment). I stamped the wreath from the Spring Wreath stamp set on white cardstock with... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Cards Using New Release

Pretty Pink Posh has a new Spring release that is now available for purchase (as of the 4th). You can purchase the entire bundle at a discount HERE. There are 5 new stamp and die sets, 3 new stand alone dies, and 3 sets of confetti sequin mixes. I've used three of the new stamp and dies sets on my cards below. There will be a blog hop on March 7th and 8th - I'm part of the one on the 8th and will have a few more cards using some of the other new sets. Here are my 3 cards: Card 1: This Peacock Friends stamp set is just beautiful and I don't think I've seen another peacock stamp... Read more →