Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp Crafty Bunnies

When the Crafty Bunnies stamp set was released as part of the Crafty Hugs release, I really wanted to create a card with it. But I didn't get a chance until NOW (months later!). Here is an image of the 6" x 8" stamp set: With all these cute little bunnies in this set, I wanted to make a slim-line card so I could show them off. And here it is: This is a one layer card with a frame over it. I stamped all of the images in the stamp set with MFT Natural Ink and then I colored them in with colored pencils. I colored the background with Copic markers. I couldn't figure out what colors to use... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS CZ Light Me Up from Love You Release

When I saw this 6"x8" stamp set in the Love You release, I immediately had ideas to use it for and wanted to do a "one stamp, five ways" post with it. I finally got a chance to do so! I love the story of this stamp set. Cathy Z. usually designs stamps for Simon as you probably know and her style is very graphic. I noticed that this stamp was a little more playful and the font was different, so I was surprised it was by her. But then I read that her daughter designed it - so cool. She did an amazing job too! It is called Light Me Up and here is a peek at it if... Read more →

HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO (ho) ......

I decided to make one more Christmas card before retiring for the season (and actually spending time enjoying the season haha). The great thing about this card is I used items that were "left over" from other cards I had made. I literally put all of the things on this card together without making anything new except the Ho's! So here we go (it's a mash up)! SSS had a special edition kit this season called We Believe. They also sold the We Believe stamp set by itself illustrated by Doodlebug. It was one of my favorites (I did a "one stamp, five ways" post with this kit/stamp here)! I colored the entire stamp set and then didn't use this... Read more →

Roses are Red Watercolor Cards - Part 2

Today I have the rest of my Roses are Red watercolor cards painted and made into cards to share with you. This set was part of the recent Love You release at Simon Says Stamp. Here is an image of the set: I showed 3 of these cards colored during the Love You blog hop. You can see that blog post HERE with directions for these 3, but here are images: And now I will show you the other 3 cards painted with directions and supplies I used for each: I painted this card with my Daniel Smith watercolors. I've been using the Karin Brushmarkers quite a bit lately, so it was nice to return to my professional grade paints.... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Heart Animals Stamp Set - Love You Release

I made a Valentine today! Woot-woot! It was really fun! I know I should be all about the holidays right now, but honestly, I just want it to be Valentine's day so things are closer to back to normal. So now I am going to share that Valentine I made! SSS has a new stamp set with matching dies called Heart Animals from the Love You release. Here is an image: I made a slim-line card so I could use all of the stamps in the set. I made the card background first by cutting a piece of white cardstock into a 8.5" x 3.5" strip and then a 7" x 8.5" piece for the card base. This leaves a... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS January 2020 Card Kit Snowflake Season

Today is the release of the January 2021 (yes 2021) Simon Says Stamp Card Kit. It's called Snowflake Season and is full of snowflake goodness!!! Here is an image of the kit: One of my favorite things about this kit is the papers - they are double sided and so gorgeous. I wanted to make a card out of every piece! This 6x6 pad is by Whimsy and called Blurry Flurries. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using many of the kit contents, but primarily focusing on the stamp set which is also called Snowflake Season and is sold alone. I also used the embossing folder in the kit for a couple of my... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Geometric Christmas Tree Die

I have another Christmas card to share with you today because I just can't stop making them. They are addictive I tell ya! I wanted to make a card using the Geometric Christmas Tree die by Simon Says Stamp before the holiday's were upon us and it is getting close! In fact, it might be time for me to stop creating and start my shopping! Here is an image of this die: I don't know if I have ever made a card without ANY stamps on it! This might be a first! I made the background for the card first using some Tim Holtz Metallic paper (the teal) and some of the new Silver Holographic and Red Holographic papers from... Read more →

Butterfly Kisses from LOVE YOU by Simon Says Stamp

A couple of days ago, Simon Says Stamp took us out of the Christmas season for a brief moment when they released their Love You collection of products. After making SO many holiday cards, I've kind of enjoyed breaking out a bit. Today I used one of the new stamp sets called Butterfly Kisses and who doesn't love a beautiful butterfly kiss?!?!?! Here is a look at the stamp set which is also sold as a bundle with the dies: I have a standard size A2 card I made with the stamp set and matching dies to share with you. Shocking I know. I seem to be stuck in a slim-line world (oh I wish I was slim-line hahaha). I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Love You Release

Today is the Simon Says Stamp Love You release. If you are tired of seeing so many holiday cards and products, this release is for you! It is full of love as the name implies! I have a new set of watercolor cards in the release called Roses Are Red. Here is an image: I wanted these images to have large areas for painting, so I made them really big. I called them Roses Are Red, but that didn't stop me from painting mine different colors! I so love me a rose though - don't you? They are just so beautiful and smell so good. There are 6 designs, with 2 prints of each design. You can add your own... Read more →

MFT December 2020 Release

Today is My Favorite Things December 2020 new product release. They have another beautiful release that you can find right here. I worked with the Stacey Yacula stamp set and matching die as I usually do. This month it is called Tea Party and has all of the usual darling little critters. Here is an image of the stamp set: I have a slim-line card to share with you as a regular sized card just wouldn't do as I couldn't fit all the cute images on one card! I started by creating the background. I colored it with Copic Markers keeping the top half a very light pink and the bottom a basic beige color. I wanted it to be... Read more →