Living My Dream

Simon Says Stamp Be Creative Release: Vitamin Sea Stamp and Die and Brush Stroke Stencil

Today I have combined two different products from the SSS Be Creative Release in a shaker card. I immediately fell in love with the Vitamin Sea stamp set as I love anything related to the ocean. I loved coloring these cute mermaids in very bright colors! I also used the new Brush Stroke stencil in the release. Here are images of both of these products: I have never made an infinity shaker card before, so this was my first attempt! I had no idea how it was done, so I asked Susan Opel how she did it and she said she used stamp packaging. I decided to go that way since I didn't have any of the products I think... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp BE CREATIVE Release: Parallelogram Cling Stamp and CZ Big Old Birthday

Hopefully you visited my blog yesterday to participate in day 1 of the 2 day blog hop so you were able to enter the $25 GC to SSS contest! Tomorrow, Saturday February 18th is day 2 of the hop. You can see my post from yesterday HERE. Today I have a card to share with you using two more of the new products in the SSS Be Creative Release. I've used the Parallelogram Cling Stamp and the CZ Big Old Birthday stamp and die bundle. Here is my card: Colorful enough for you? I didn't mean to make it so bright - I wanted it softer, but I got carried away. So first I die-cut a rectangle using the SSS... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp BE CREATIVE Release Blog Hop Day 1

Today is the first day of a two day blog hop celebrating the new SSS release called Be Creative. I shared this card yesterday using the new CZ You Did stamp and die set. You can see the blog post here. Today I have a card to share with you using the new CZ Big Old Birthday stamp and dies and the Bunch of Balloons cling stamp. Here is an image of both of these products: I love this Bunch of Balloons cling stamp because it is all about coloring! I think it would be fun to try Copic Markers with. The lines are very fine which I like. I decided to watercolor it, so I embossed it as I... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp BE CREATIVE Release is LIVE!

Today is the Simon Says Stamp Be Creative release! I have a card to share with you now, but there is a two day blog hop on Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th. I'll be part of day one, so come back to visit! Today's card uses the new CZ You Did stamp set and matching dies. Here is an image of the set: I loved all of the small images in this stamp set, so I went with my "random stamping" technique. Here is my card: I stamped all of the images in the stamp set on a piece of white cardstock using Intense Black Ink. I arranged them fairly close together and because there are so many... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp March 2023 Card Kit: HAPPY HELLO

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp March 2023 Card Kit called Happy Hello. I have a "one stamp, five ways" to share with you using the Happy Hello 6x8" stamp set as well as all of the other card kit contents. The stamp has kind of a folk art feel to it. Here is an image of the Happy Hello Kit: NOTE: COPIC MARKERS ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE AT SIMON SAYS STAMP AT 20% OFF ALL SKETCH MARKERS AND REFILLS! I think my favorite part of this kit are the gorgeous 6 x 8" papers by Simple Stories called the Wildflower Collection. I used the papers in many of my cards. Here they are: CARD 1: For... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways": Simon Says Stamp Balloon Greetings Stamp Set

I finally finished a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you today! I used a stamp set from a few releases ago at Simon Says Stamp. It was in the Cozy Hugs release and is called Balloon Greetings. It is a 6"x8" stamp set and there are also matching dies for just the two balloons and balloon string. Here is an image of the bundle: And here are my 5 cards: The first card uses the Balloon Greetings dies more than the stamps! I don't usually like to invest in dies, but in this case I really liked having them as they work well by themselves (and I can't fussy cut a perfect balloon shape!). I die-cut one... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Kisses Release: Candy Heart Stencil and From the Heart Messages Stamp and Die

Today I have a Valentine's Day card to share with you using a couple of the new products in the SSS Kisses release. I used the Candy Heart Stencil and the From the Heart Messages Stamp and Die. Here are images of both: I made this card using these two products combined: I first cut a piece of white cardstock to be A2 card size. I then applied several gels or pastes over the stencil, letting each layer dry before adding the next. The Candy Heart Stencil has 6 different stencils in it, so it took a while to get all of the gels applied. I used a palette knife to apply each gel. I started with the smallest hearts... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Hugs and Kisses Releases: Wild About You, Animal Print Stencils, and Wild Love Stamp Set

Today we are going to get WILD! I teamed up all the wild products from the Hugs Release and the Kisses Release for a wild card to share with you! I used the Wild About You Die, the Animal Print Stencils, and the Wild Love Stamp Set. Here are images of the products: And here is my wild card: I kind of struggled with the background using the Animal Print Stencils. I went through quite a process to get to this! I started by attaching the stencil to white cardstock and brushing on Tropic and Surf Pawsitively Saturated Inks over it. I did circular movements over the stencil, moving from color to color. I then applied the two darker shades... Read more →

Altenew Nostalgic Florals Stamp Set at Simon Says Stamp

I've been on a floral roll lately, but then again, when am I not on a floral roll? I purchased quite a few new floral stamp sets from Simon Says Stamp and I am really enjoying them. The one I used today is by Altenew called Nostalgic Florals. I only purchased the stamp set which is BIG, but they also have a set of Nostalgic Florals dies (you know my opinion on spending money on dies!) and Nostalgic Florals Stencils (you know I like to color, so I skip stencils). Here is an image of the stamp set: After I colored all of the images and cut them out (easy to fussy cut these babies), I tried to arrange them... Read more →

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 →