Living My Dream

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp "Snowflake Builder" January Card Kit

Today is the release of the Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit called Snowflake Builder. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you. It was fun making non-holiday cards for the first time in a while. I do have to say though, that I will really miss all the glitter and sparkle I've been using. Luckily, this kit took advantage of all of the glittery supplies I still have out! Here is an image of the kit: You can purchase just the stamp set which is called Snowflake Builder also HERE. The snowflake die is also sold alone HERE. I focus primarily on using the stamp set for my cards. Card 1: I think I have... Read more →

My Favorite Things December Release is LIVE

Today is the new December 2019 product release at My Favorite Things. I have 3 cards to share with you using the new products. I always like to highlight the Stacey Yacula stamp sets as she is one of my favorite illustrators in the industry. Her new set is called All Tucked In and I have 2 cards using that set below. My third card uses the new Zippy Zebras stamp set as well as some elements from Bear Hug Bunch for the background/scene. So let's get started! Card 1: All Tucked In 1 My first card uses the new Stacey Yacula stamp set called All Tucked In. It is a darling set with critters and bedroom furniture perfect to... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Die-cember Blog Hop Day 2 (and Winter Bird WC Cards)

Today is the second day of the Simon Says Stamp Die-cember Blog Hop. This is going to be a long post as I have 3 cards to share with you using Die-cember dies and I also have my newest set of Winter Bird watercolor cards to show you that were just released yesterday. I'll put all the blog hop info at the end of this post if you want to scroll down to see it. Here is an image of my Winter Birds watercolor cards: I have all 12 of them watercolored to show you. I will also list the bird names for each in case you want to know while painting them. After I show you these 12 cards... Read more →

25 Days of Christmas Tags for Hello Bluebird

It's another day of LOTS of tags on my blog! I blogged 22 a couple of days ago for Simon Says Stamp and now today I have another 16 for Hello Bluebird. I think my Christmas tags are officially done (unless i dec ide to give more than 38 gifts away - haha). Today's post is part of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags. Here are all of the contributors to this daily Christmas Tag blog hop: I used two tag dies by Hello Bluebird called Gallery Frame #4 Die and the Stitched Tag Builder Die for all of my tags. I also used ALL of the penguins from their Christmas stamp sets on them as well as the stand-a-lone... Read more →

"One Stamp, 500 Ways" - Simon Says Stamp SE Tag Kit

I couldn't put the title for this one as "one stamp, five ways" as I have a total of 22 tags to share with you today. So I exaggerated a bit in my title! Today I am sharing tags made with the Simon Says Stamp Special Edition Ho Ho Ho Tag Kit. Here is an image of the kit: I want to say (public service announcement) that this might be the best kit I have ever worked with by Simon. There is so much in it and it all works so well together. I saw pre-made tags at Costco this week and based on the price, I decided it's a much better deal to buy a kit and make your... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS December 2019 Card Kit "Gnome For the Holidays"

Today the December card kit called Gnome For The Holidays was released from Simon Says Stamp. I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you today using the kit. I try to always focus on the stamp set, but I did also use the Lil Gnome die and the Christmas Gnome Home stencil in the kit. I didn't use any of the papers though as I went with a very different color theme (kept with my preference of bright colors). Here is an image of the kit: The stamp set is also called Gnome For the Holidays and it is sold alone if you want to purchase it by itself. The Lil Gnome die is sold alone... Read more →

Art Impressions Exclusive Holiday Flip Stamp Set Through SSS

Art Impressions won my heart at what used to be called CHA a few years ago. They have a line of what I fondly call my fat lady stamps. They are the cutest things in the world and that year, I bought about 12 sets of them when they discounted them at the end of the show. Ever since I've been a big fan of their unique images. Today they came out with an exclusive stamp set through Simon Says Stamp called the Holiday Flip Card Set. Here is an image of the stamps: They also have a die that coordinates with it (to create the flip) called the Flip Card Die. I have two cards to share with you... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - MFT Cozy Companions by Stacey Yacula

Hi friends. Today is the My Favorite Things release for November. I get to work with the Stacey Yacula sets before the release so I can show them to you at release time. Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you using the new Cozy Companions set. Here is an image: This is a little different than most of her sets have been and although I absolutely LOVE it, I had a little bit of a hard time using it in 5 different ways. I couldn't do a "random stamping" technique as the images are too big, so that one was out. I didn't want to emboss the images as they don't look like they... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Release Blog Hop - Day 1

Hello friends! Today is the first day of a 2 day blog hop for Pretty Pink Posh (October 16th and 17th). I hope you are hopping along and enjoying all the inspiration using the newest PPP release for the holidays! I have three cards to share with you today. The blog hop details are at the end of this post. CARD 1: This is a slim-line card and one of my favorite sizes when you want to fit a lot of "critters" on one card to build a scene. I start with a piece of 8.5x11" cardstock. I cut a piece that is 7" wide (by the 8.5" width of the paper). I cut the remaining piece to be 3.5"... Read more →

SSS Woodland Whimsy Card Kit - November, 2019

This is my monthly Simon Says Stamp card kit post, but it isn't a "one stamp, five ways" post like usual. That is because the card kit comes with a FULL set of my watercolor cards, so I decided to focus on them instead of the stamp set. But that stamp set is so cute, I'll end up doing another post using it I'm sure! Here is a photo of the November kit called Woodland Whimsy: So not only are you getting the usual kit contents (pretty paper, stamp set, etc...), but you are also getting a full set of my watercolor cards as well as a set of watercolors and brushes to use on them. And if you aren't... Read more →