Living My Dream

STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set Between SSS + Art Impressions!

Today is the LAST STAMPTEMBER COLLABORATION STAMP SET!!! Oh me oh my what will I do with my time now! This one is with Art Impressions who happen to be favorites of mine. I love all their funny girlfriend stamps. One time at CHA, they sold all of their stamps at 40% off on the last day of the show. I bought almost every one of the silly ladies and still have them! So this was a fun one to add to my collection! It is called COOLEST FRIEND and here is an image: I made one card with this stamp set and here it is: I stamped the image on Ranger Watercolor paper with SSS Intense Black Ink. I... Read more →

STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set - Simon Says Stamp + Brutus Monroe

Today's STAMPtember collaboration set is between SSS and Brutus Monroe. The stamp set is called Bounty of Wreathes and is also sold with a die Bounty of Wreathes stamps and dies. This is a 6" x 8" set and here is an image: And here is my card: I love that the set has three different wreaths for different occasions and greetings to go with each. I went with a Christmas theme for my card. I embossed the holiday wreath with Antique Gold Embossing Powder on white cardstock. I also embossed the greeting above it with the same embossing powder. I colored in the images with Copic Markers. It is so much easier to color when an image is embossed... Read more →

SSS STAMPtember Collaboration with The Greeting Farm

Today's STAMPtember collaboration with Simon Says Stamp is The Greeting Farm. This month has given me such a great introduction to so many stamping companies that I had never used before. This is one of those examples. I wasn't sure about it when I first looked at it. But once I started coloring, I was a big fan. The big heads give you LOTS of hair to color and it was a challenge, but so much fun! The stamp set is called Got Cake and is also sold with a die Got Cake Stamp and Die bundle. Here is an image: Here is my card using these little cuties also called "Got Cake?": I spent WAY too much time on... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration With SSS and Tim Holtz

Today's STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Tim Holtz. If you like cats, you are going to be a fan. If you like CRAZY cats, you will really be a fan! The stamp set is called Snarky Christmas and here is an image: I love all the greetings on this set so it was hard to decide which one to use. I made a slim-line so I could use as many of the kitties as possible, but they are big, so I could only fit 3 of them! I started with a 3.5" x 8.5" piece of white cardstock. I stamped the three crazy cats with intense black ink. I had to go black on these as there are a... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" = SSS Special Edition Card Kit for STAMPtember

Today is the release of the SSS STAMPtember special edition card kit. This might be my favorite card kit ever from Simon. The stamp set is just SO ME - it is a 6x8 set called Freestyle Florals and can be purchased alone and there are also a set of matching dies! It's whimsical playful doodled looking flowers with the most awesome font for the sentiments and these great little flat strips to put behind them. Above are my five cards and here is an image of the kit: CARD 1: I used one of the patterned papers in the kit which are all really great subtle patterns perfect for cards (if you can call this subtle haha). I loved... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp + Kitchen Sink STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set

Today's STAMPtember stamp set collaboration is between SSS and Kitchen Sink and is called Autumn Pumpkin stamp set. This is a biggie coming in at 6" x 8". Here is an image: The stamps are flat stamps that layer so as we used to call it in my Stampin' Up days, two-step stamping. But most of these are three-steps and the pumpkin is five-steps! So get out your colored inks for this one! There are instructions on the packaging for how to stamp these. And on the back of the packaging, it tells you that it is easier to start with the last stamp in the sequence and work backwards. I tried it both ways and found this way to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp + Whimsy Stamps STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set

Today's collaboration stamp set for STAMPtember is between SSS and Whimsy Stamps. I love that this month is introducing me to a lot of stamp companies I wasn't familiar with. I'm a dog lover, so this one spoke to my heart! It is called Happy Pugmus stamp set and is also sold with a die Happy Pugmus stamp and die set. Here is an image of the set: I wanted to include ALL of the pugs on one card, so I decided to make a slim-line card. I will admit to you right now it is a little crazy. The pug images are already a bit wacky, but then I used really bright colors and made it even MORE over... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp + Newton's Nook STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set

Today's SSS STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Newton's Nook. It is called Pocketful of Happy stamp set and Pocket Full of Happy stamp and die set. Here is an image: I made a card using this cute stamp set using my favorite "random stamping" technique. I used my Misti to arrange ALL of the stamps in this set over a card size piece of cardstock. I turned them this way and that and used the little paw print to make things fit. I always work from the inside out when doing this technique. It reminds me of doing a puzzle which is probably why I like doing it so much! I used SSS Intense Black Ink as i planned... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp + Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set

Today's stamp set is a collaboration between SSS and Pinkfresh Studio. They always have gorgeous florals, so I knew I would love this one! The stamp set is called Celebrate Our Differences and it is also sold with dies Celebrate Our Differences with dies. Here is an image: I was so disappointed when this stamp came in the mail as it was all flat stamps with nothing to color! I don't use those type of stamps ever as my favorite part of making cards is the coloring. But once I pulled out my colored inks (which never get used) and started creating, I loved the process and especially LOVED the result! I'm now a fan of flat stamps and ink!... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp and Hero Arts STAMPtember Collaboration Stamp Set

Today's SSS STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is with Hero Arts called Park Bench. Here is an image: I couldn't wait to create a little scene with these cute images. I stamped the images with MFT Natural Ink as a one layer card. After I stamped it, I realized it would look cute in the shape of an oval, so I die-cut it using the new SSS Nested Oval Dies. I am really enjoying mixing Copics with colored pencils lately. I used Copics for the background and colored pencils for all of the stamped images. I think they blend really nicely together! I tried mounting it on LOTS of different patterned papers and cardstock colors and many looked good. So then... Read more →