Living My Dream

Doodlebug Garden Girl Stamp Set at Simon Says Stamp

I purchased this stamp set a few months ago and I realized I hadn't used it yet. I usually use the stamps as soon as they arrive at my house, but somehow this one got misplaced! It was exciting to find it as I love it so much! And it's perfect for Spring even though it was released maybe last Spring! Ahhh Spring is so my favorite season for so many reasons. Two of them being the obvious - I love flowers and I love the colors of Spring. Here is an image of this darling stamp set called Garden Girl: As you can see, it fits right up my Spring loving alley! It also has a set of matching... Read more →

Pink Fresh Mixed Blooms Cling Stamp

I have blogged every night this week! I'm so proud of myself! I have a card to share with you today that uses a non-Simon product (but available in the SSS store!), the Mixed Blooms Cling Stamp by Pink Fresh. They have the prettiest floral sets, so I bought myself a few to color! This one is sooooo all about the coloring! Here is an image: Here is my card: I die-cut a piece of white cardstock with the largest die in the SSS Basic Rectangle die set (it's standard A2 card size). I then stamped the Pink Fresh Mixed Blooms cling stamp in the center of it with Intense Black Ink. I colored all of the flowers in with... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Hugs Release: Forever Yours Stamp Set Watercolored Card

I illustrated a stamp set for Simon Says Stamp's Hugs Release. It's a 6x8" stamp called Forever Yours. I did a "one stamp, five ways" guest post on the SSS Blog in December, but I wanted to make another card with it for my blog, so today I have a new one to share with you. Here is an image of the stamp set which is sold as a bundle with a set of matching dies: Here is a photo of the 5 cards I made with it for the SSS blog. You can see that blog post here with details about how all of these are made. And here is my new card using just the stamp set as... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Jumbled Hearts Cling Stamp - Hugs Release

I have been blogging every night this week so far - go me! I have ANOTHER Valentine's Day card to share with you. As you can tell, I love making them. And I again used my Karin Brushmarkers which are getting quite a work out this week. I used the Jumbled Heart Cling Stamp from the SSS Hugs release this time. Here is an image: And here is my card: I embossed the Jumbled Hearts cling stamp with white embossing powder on Arches watercolor paper. I love painting cling stamps with my Karin Brushmarkers - the watercolor ones. But I have to have embossed edges to keep the colors where they belong. I used pinks, purples, and blues in several... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Layered Rosebud Die Slimline Card (Hugs Release)

I have had this card "under construction" for over a month and today I finally finished it! With some problems. But we will get to that... First, I used the Layered Rosebud Die from the Hugs release. I paired it with the Layered Rose Leaves dies. Here are images of both: I made this slimline card using these: As mentioned before, this card has been a long time in the making. When I received the Layered Rosebud Die before the Hugs release, I wanted to use it right away. I die-cut three of them and colored them in with Copic markers and glued all of the pieces together. Then they got put on a "back burner" as I wasn't sure... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Kisses Release: Lace Heart Kaleidoscope Cling Stamp

I made a card today using a new product from the SSS Kisses release called the Lace Heart Kaleidoscope Cling Stamp. Here is an image: It was so popular, it is currently out of stock, but it will be back in soon! Here is my card using it: I embossed the Lace Heart Kaleidoscope Cling Stamp with white embossing powder on Arches cold-pressed watercolor paper. It looked like it would be fun to watercolor and I like using my Karin Brushmarkers over embossed images so they stay in their place! I used my Karin markers on it in several red and pink shades. I then die-cut it out with a rectangle die and attached it to a white card base.... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Kisses Release: Concentric Hearts Cling Stamp

I'm slowly making my way through all of the products in the Simon Says Stamp Kisses Release. Today's card uses the Concentric Hearts Cling Stamp as well as the Nested Round Hearts Dies. My card looks like I spent a lot of time on it, but it really only used a few supplies and came together quickly. Plus it was super fun to make. Here is an image of the cling stamp: During the SSS Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop, I showed the Painted Wreath Cling Stamp used with Karin Brushmarkers. This is the first time I had tried these markers on a cling stamp and I loved the results. You can see that blog post HERE. I decided to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp HUGS and KISSES Blog Hop Day 2

Today is the second day of a two day blog hop celebrating the Simon Says Stamp Hugs and Kisses release. Hugs was released in December when it was too busy for a blog hop and Kisses was just released this week, so they were combined for this hop. I have a couple of cards to share with you using some of the new products from the Kisses release. I also shared a card yesterday using the CZ Hi There Greetings stamp set. You can see that blog post here and here is the card: My cards for the blog hop use the new Painted Heart Wreath and the Love You So Much Die as shown here: Here are my two... Read more →

Clearly Besotted: Balloon Bunch Love Stamp Set

I am in love with Clearly Besotted stamp sets. I've just discovered some of their latest ones - you can see all of them in the SSS Store HERE. They are SO cute! I just bought two of them (had to limit myself), so I want to share a card with you using one of them. This one is called Balloon Bunch Love. Here is an image: I don't like to buy matching dies as it just adds a lot of cost and fussy cutting is fun to me. You can buy double the stamp sets if you just cut them out yourself in my opinion! Here is my card: I stamped all of the images in the Balloon Bunch... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp KISSES Release - CZ Hi There Greetings Stamp Set

Today is the Simon Says Stamp Kisses Release which coordinates well with the Hugs Release in December. There will be a two day blog hop using both of these releases together (Hugs and Kisses) on January 20th and 21st. I'll be participating in day two this time, so come visit me on Saturday! The card I'm sharing today is in the banner above, so see if you can find it! I used the CZ Hi There Greetings Stamp Set which also comes with a set of matching dies - here is an image of the bundle: Here is my one layer card with my story of how it made me crazy in the process of designing it! I decided to... Read more →