Living My Dream

IT'S STAMPTEMBER SIMON SAYS STAMP STYLE!!!

Today is the start of a month long party at Simon Says Stamp that they do every year called STAMPtember. We all look forward to it every year as in our hobby, it is definitely Christmas! The amount of products they have to release this month is amazing! I've never seen so many products in one release! You can see the whole product release here. There are also daily stamp set releases that are collaborations with all of your favorite stamp companies. I'll be blogging those stamp sets all month! Today I have a card to share with you using MY ABSOLUTELY FAVORITE stamp set from this release called Big Day. It is sooooo me - cute little girls and... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp CZ Silhouette Sentiments Stamp Set

I have a card to share today that I made using the Simon Says Stamp CZ Silhouette Sentiments stamp set from the Make Magic release. It also has a set of matching dies and is sold as a bundle as well. Here is an image of the bundle: When I saw this stamp set, I didn't think I would use it because it was just one flat stamp and it didn't involve any coloring. But then I remembered that I could color a flat stamp. So I decided to give this one a try since it had so much detail on it. All of the cards I have seen using this stamp set stamp it in black or emboss it... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Look For the Rainbows

For today's card, I went to a throw back stamp set that was a favorite of mine. I love pulling out one I have used and use it again. In fact, I think I used this one for a "one stamp, five ways" post at one time, so this is card 6 with it! The stamp set is called "Look For the Rainbows". It is sold as a bundle with dies or alone as just the stamp set. Here is an image: I didn't have the dies, so I cut my flowers out which wasn't very hard. Sometimes it's nice to save the money on them and sometimes they are just needed! Here is my card: I started by stamping... Read more →

Inkon3 Triple Rose Slim-line Card for Simon Says Stamp

I've been traveling. I took my youngest daughter to school in Utah. Not fun times. Empty nest sucks. Ok, so now for the good part of this post. Before I go to bed at night I love to color as it relaxes me. So while I was traveling, I colored the Inkon3 Triple Rose stamp set as coloring roses is my favorite! Here is an image of the stamp set: This stamp contains just one image - a cluster of roses that are so detailed and perfect I had to buy it. Here is my card with it: I started by die-cutting a piece of Neenah 110 lb. cardstock with the Simon Says Stamp Slimline Card Rectangle Dies (largest one).... Read more →

Combination of Simon Says Stamp Sea and Sky Cling Stamp and Seas and Greetings Stamp from Rainbows Release

I made a card today with the beach in mind, probably because I've been too busy making cards to get myself to the beach. So I guess I went to the paper beach today instead. Not as fun, but pretty close! I combined two of the Simon Says Stamp stamp sets from the recent Rainbows release. I used the Sea and Sky Cling stamp for the background and the Seas and Greetings stamp set for the sentiment and images on the card. I must say, these two were made for each other (maybe they literally were based on the names!). Here are the two stamps: And here is my card: The new Sea and Sky Cling stamp is 6" x... Read more →

Shine On Cling Stamp from Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Release

Weirdly enough, in my little area of the world, it was very cloudy today with NO sunshine. In fact, I think we might have gotten a little drop of rain. Considering I live in Southern California, I expect hot days at this time of year. So what did I do about this turn of events? I made a sunshine card so I felt better and didn't have to call my therapist. I used the Shine On Cling Stamp from the SSS Rainbow release. Here is an image: When I saw this stamp in the Rainbows release, I wasn't sure I was going to use it. I like to be honest, so I'm just being really honest here. I thought the... Read more →

So Happy For You - Wedding Card (Simon Says Stamp Rainbows Release)

I made a card today - it was a quick one, but it turned out which made me happy! I wanted to try out this cute new stamp set and die that was part of the Rainbows release at Simon Says Stamp. It is called So Happy For You which is a 4" x 6" stamp set with matching die that is targeted for wedding cards. Here is an image of the set sold together as a bundle: This stamp set has dies for all the sentiments which I love. It also has lots of items to color which I love! It also has a convertible car in it which I love! So I had to use it. Here is... Read more →

Sun and Moon Mandala Card - Simon Says Stamp

I love love love this fun Sun and Moon Mandala from the latest Simon Says Stamp release called Make Magic. It is a cling stamp that comes apart - here is an image of it: You can remove the center pieces which contains the moon and the sentiment. I used it all together, but ended up covering up the sentiment with another one (so I could have removed it!). Here is my card: I started by stamping the full Sun and Moon Mandala cling stamp on a piece of Arches watercolor paper with Intense Black Ink. I love that that ink works with any coloring medium and never smears as I have had so many problems with other black inks!... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp September 2021 Card Kit - Sunshine Flowers

Today is the release of the new Simon Says Stamp 2021 Card Kit called Sunshine Flowers. Here is an image of the kit with all of the contents: What I love the most about this kit is it comes with TWO 6" x 8" stamp sets both gorgeous floral designs! Because I like to do "one stamp, five ways" posts, I am only using the Sunshine Flowers stamp set for this post (disclaimer I did use one greeting from the new Sunflower Garden stamp set on one card). I will be using the Sunflower Garden stamp set for my guest post on the SSS blog on August 30th also a "one stamp, five ways" post. Today's post also uses all... Read more →

MFT August 2021 New Product Release

Today is the My Favorite Things August 2021 New Product Release. I have two cards to share with you using some of these new products that really spoke to me. When I saw the Stacey Yacula jungle sets, I got so excited as I love jungle animals and her take on them was just perfection! I made a slimline card with these two sets that are called Sweetest Safari Set 1 and Sweetest Safari Set 2. Here are images of the two stamp sets both 4" x 6": Aren't these animals so cute?!?!?! Here is my card: I always fit so many images on my slimline cards that they probably look too busy, but scene creating is my favorite thing... Read more →