Living My Dream

LOTS of Hello Bluebird Holiday Cards

I often post Hello Bluebird cards on Instagram without doing a blog post about how I made them. I have quite a few holiday cards from this year that I haven't blogged. So today I will be blogging LOTS of them, but I'll keep the directions short so as not to overwhelm anyone! If you have any questions about anything, just leave them in the comments and I will answer pronto. At the end of the post, I have all products that I have used linked to both the SSS store and the HB store. Many of the stamps I used are out of stock, but will be back in shortly. They are very popular stamps and my favorites in... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp "Snowflake Builder" January Card Kit

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit called Snowflake Builder. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you. It was fun making non-holiday cards for the first time in a while. I do have to say though, that I will really miss all the glitter and sparkle I've been using. Luckily, this kit took advantage of all of the glittery supplies I still have out! Here is an image of the kit: You can purchase just the stamp set which is called Snowflake Builder also HERE. The snowflake die is also sold alone HERE. I focus primarily on using the stamp set for my cards. Card 1: I think I have... Read more →

My Favorite Things December Release is LIVE

Today is the new December 2019 product release at My Favorite Things. I have 3 cards to share with you using the new products. I always like to highlight the Stacey Yacula stamp sets as she is one of my favorite illustrators in the industry. Her new set is called All Tucked In and I have 2 cards using that set below. My third card uses the new Zippy Zebras stamp set as well as some elements from Bear Hug Bunch for the background/scene. So let's get started! Card 1: All Tucked In 1 My first card uses the new Stacey Yacula stamp set called All Tucked In. It is a darling set with critters and bedroom furniture perfect to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Die-cember Blog Hop Day 2 (and Winter Bird WC Cards)

Today is the second day of the Simon Says Stamp Die-cember Blog Hop. This is going to be a long post as I have 3 cards to share with you using Die-cember dies and I also have my newest set of Winter Bird watercolor cards to show you that were just released yesterday. I'll put all the blog hop info at the end of this post if you want to scroll down to see it. Here is an image of my Winter Birds watercolor cards: I have all 12 of them watercolored to show you. I will also list the bird names for each in case you want to know while painting them. After I show you these 12 cards... Read more →