Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release: Cue the Confetti Stamp Set

The stamp set I used for today's post came out in the SSS STAMPtember release last year. Somehow I never used it! I love making birthday cards, so this is the perfect stamp set for these. It is called Cue the Confetti and also has a set of matching Cue the Confetti dies. Here is an image of the bundle: Here is my card: I embossed the Party Balloons Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies with white cardstock. I cut it down slightly and attached it to a bright pink cardstock card base. I then pulled out my alcohol inks. And let me say right up front, I'm no expert with these things. You can see all of the Tim Holtz... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp June 2024 Card Kit: SWEET BIRTHDAY!

Today is the release of the SSS June 2024 Card Kit called Sweet Birthday! It is a kit full of colorful fun products to create birthday cards with, which we never have enough of! Here is an image of the kit in full: It includes the 6x8" stamp set that is also called Sweet Birthday that can be purchased alone. It also includes the Sweet Birthday single cupcake dies which has dies for the candles and one of the cupcakes in the stamp set. You can purchase two other sets of dies as well called Sweet Birthday More Treats and Sweet Birthday Words dies. And if you want the stamp set and ALL the dies together, there is a Sweet... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Be Bold Release: Whirl Medallion and Whirl Dragonfly

My third card in a row today uses more Celebrate and Be Bold release products. Today's card uses the Whirl Medallion Flower Die and the Whirl Dragonfly Dies. Here are images of both: And here is my card: For the background of my card, I used the Flower Buds Embossing Folder from the Celebrate Release, embossing it on white cardstock. I used the Tim Holtz Tiny Blending Foam to apply Butter PSInk (by the way, I just love this trio of yellows as they are less bright than the original yellows). I just rubbed the ink over the flowers in a circular fashion. I cut it down slightly and attached it to a white card base. I then cut a... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Be Bold Release: Whirl Blossom Die

I'm back with another card using dies from the SSS Be Bold release and even ink blended again! Thank goodness for so many flower options in dies! They may convert me! I primarily used the new Whirl Blossom Die as shown here: Here is my card: I die-cut six of the Whirl Blossom die flowers. The die has both the main flower as well as a frame. I popped out the inside of the frames so I could use them alone. I applied Bubblegum PSInk to the inside of each of the solid flowers as well as a little to the end of the petals, leaving the centers white. I glued the frames over the flowers with glue just in... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Celebrate Release: Daisy Oval Frame Die

I dug into my SSS Celebrate and Be Bold release dies today and I made three cards! I often forget about dies in my love of stamps and coloring. But dies can make such beautiful cards when ink blended and they come in flowers! The card I'm sharing today primarily uses the Daisy Oval Frame Die from the Celebrate Release. Here is am image: Here is my card: I made the background for the card with the SSS Streaming Embossing Folder from the Be Bold release. I used a light blue cardstock to emboss it. I then rubbed a SSS White Ink pad over it. I slightly trimmed the edges and also inked them edges. I attached it to a... Read more →

SSS Celebrate Release: Taco 'Bout It Bundle

Today I made a crd using the new Taco 'Bout It bundle by SSS in the Celebrate Release. I didn't use ALL of the products that come in the full Taco 'Bout It bundle, but they can all be purchased together as shown here: There is a 4x6" Talk 'Bout It stamp set and a Talk 'Bout It set of matching dies. There are also Let's Party sentiment strips and Let's Party reverse sentiment strips that go with the theme. There is also a really cool Build A Taco Die and a Margarita Glass Die. All of these products can be purchased separately. I only used the stamp set and sentiment strips on my card. There are a lot of... Read more →

Gina K. Designs Poppies and Peonies Stamp Set + SSS

Well, my non-floral streak is officially over. I made a card today with flowers. It had been a few days, so I felt justified. Today I used a stamp set by Gina K. Designs called Poppies and Peonies. It has the most beautiful floral bouquet, plus a few really nice sentiments with such pretty script. Here is an image (there is also a set of matching dies, but I didn't get them): And here is my card. BTW, I didn't use a sentiment from the stamp set as I thought the one I used fit better. I stamped the image from the Poppies and Peonies stamp set with Latte PSInk for no-line coloring. I then colored it with JUST colored... Read more →