Living My Dream

"One Stamp, Five Ways (Plus)" - SSS Wavy Circles Cling Stamp

Today I have a really fun "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you that I spent a lot of time on (((so I hope you enjoy it)))! I used a stamp that I would never normally use for these posts. I picked a cling stamp from the Good Luck Charm release called Wavy Circles. It's really fitting for backgrounds of cards, not for the main design, so I stepped out of my comfort zone on this one and went a little crazy with ideas! First I'll start by showing you all of the different ways and techniques I used this stamp for card backgrounds. Then I'll share my five cards with you. 1. Distress Oxide Inks with Water... Read more →

New Distress Ink Color is ....... SALTWATER TAFFY!

And I couldn't be happier. Coral vibes. Pinkish orange vibes. Perfection VIBES. I love this color! I was lucky enough to receive the Saltwater Taffy Bundle from Simon Says Stamp, so I got to play with it as soon as it was released. I made a card to share with you so you can get a feel of what the color looks like. My entire card is made with the Saltwater Taffy color! Here is a look at the bundle at SSS: And here are my photos and my card: This photo shows all of the products in the Salt Water Taffy Bundle as well as a background I made for my card. Details of how I made that on... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Off The Edge Daffodils Stencil (Good Luck Charm Release)

I have been really dabbling in the daffodils since the SSS Good Luck Charm release came out. I created a "one stamp, five ways" post using the new Spring Stems stamp set that will be on the SSS blog in a few days. And I created a card with the Daffodil Field Cling stamp that I posted when the release became live. And now I have a card to share using the new Off the Edge Daffodils Stencil. Here is an image of the stencil which I mixed with the Beautiful Friend greeting stamp set also shown below: Here is my card: I first used the stencil with SSS Brushes and Pawsitively Saturated Inks. I used the smaller brushes and... Read more →

St. Patrick's Day Card with SSS Gnome Lucky from Good Luck Charm Release

I cannot believe I made a second St. Patrick's Day card when I never make these as I don't really celebrate that holiday. But the products that SSS released in their Good Luck Charm release are so cute, I couldn't resist! The first one I made with the Shamrock Background Stamp and shared on this blog post a couple days ago. This one I made with the Gnome Lucky stamp set and matching die as well as the Layering Clover stencil set. Here is an image of the Gnome Lucky stamp and die bundle: And here is my card: First, I made the background using the Layering Clover stencil set from the recent release. I used two colors of ink,... Read more →

St. Paddy's Day Card Using SSS Good Luck Charm Release

I have another card to share with you using the SSS Good Luck charm release. I guess I can't get enough of it because I keep creating with it!!! This time I used some of the St. Patrick's Day products including the Shamrock Background Cling Stamp and the CZ Well Wishes stamp and die set. Here are images of the two products: And here is my card: I embossed the Shamrock Background stamp with Ranger Rustic Wilderness Embossing Glaze. It was the perfect color! I used Ranger Watercolor Paper so I could paint with watercolors around the embossed image. I used Daniel Smith watercolors in just a basic green. I splattered white acrylic paint and some of the green watercolor... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Good Luck Charm Release - Happy Birthday Card

Two days ago SSS released their Good Luck Charm release. Yesterday I shared a "one stamp, five ways" post using the Printmaking Plants stamp set for the 2 day blog hop - you can see that post here. Today I have another card to share using two more of the new products. This one uses the Balloon Background and the Basic Box Card Happy Birthday Die. Here are images of the two dies: And here is my card: I started by die-cutting the Balloon Background wafer die twice from white cardstock. I used a metal shim on one of them so I got a cleaner cut. I glued the first one down that wasn't cut with the shim (so the... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Good Luck Charm Blog Hop - Day 1

Today is the first day of a two day blog hop celebrating the new Simon Says Stamp release called Good Luck Charm. I blogged this card yesterday and you can see the blog post here. Today I am sharing a "one stamp, five ways" using the new Printmaking Plants stamp set. I have a blog series where I use one stamp five different ways that I blog once a week and on the SSS blog once a month. Here are my five cards using this stamp: After I show you the cards, I'll have all of the blog hop details at the end of this post! My cards use almost all of the new Pawsitively Saturated inks in the Series... Read more →

SIMON SAYS STAMP GOOD LUCK CHARM RELEASE!!!

Today is the Simon Says Stamp Good Luck Charm release yippeeee! And tomorrow starts a 2 day blog hop celebrating this release, so make sure to visit my blog on Friday, February 19th! I have a card to share with you using two stamp sets from the new release: Daffodil Fields Cling Stamp and the Spring Stems stamp set. Here is an image of these two stamps: And here is my card: I bought myself a really cool gift for my birthday Feb. 5th. I bought a set of the new Karin Decobrush markers. There are 7 different sets of 12 and SSS carries all 7 (although some are currently out of stock). Then there is a set called the... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit - Hoppy Days Ahead

I'm so excited because SSS just released their March card kit called Hoppy Days Ahead and it's all about SPRING! If you know me at all, you know Spring is my favorite holiday because well, I love everything about it! I love Easter, I love the weather, I love flowers, and most of all I love Spring colors (((oh and don't forget the bunnies))). Here is an image of the kit: You can purchase the stamp set also called Hoppy Days Ahead by itself as well as a set of Hoppy Days Ahead matching dies (which do not come with the kit). You can also purchase them as a Hoppy Days Ahead bundle shown here: Some of the other elements... Read more →

MFT "Best Friend Furever" Stamp Set by Rachelle Anne Miller

I don't know if you have seen Rachelle Anne Miller's stamp designs for MFT, but if not, you will love them. She is one of my favorite illustrators and makes the cutest stamps! She also sells digital images under her own name. You can see all of her MFT designs here. I think I have purchased almost all of her sets so it was hard to pick which one to use. Today I am using the Best Friend Furever stamp set and matching dies. Here is an image: And here is my slimline card (because of course it has to be a slimline to fit ALL of the images on it!): First, I stamped all of the images in the... Read more →