Hello there! Thank you for stopping by to help celebrate new release from Simon Says Stamp – Best Days! I’ve already shared one card & video tutorial on my blog yesterday – check it out for more inspiration and have a few more cards to share today. I’ve been feeling very inspired with these products – they are just in time for some fun Spring cardmaking.
Several of my favorites from this release are the Reverse Polka Dot Background, Oh Bunny stamp set and Bold Flowers stamp set. These are the 3 products I used for the cards I’m sharing today.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
I wanted to make colorful cards for Easter to give to my family and these products really sparked my creativity. I started working on my cards by stamping all of the parts and pieces. I used Simon’s Barely Beige ink and my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp a background for my card – I love this background stamp, if you’ve seen my previous post & video you know why.
I also stamped a bunch of colorful bunnies – I wanted to have 3 rows of bunnies in 4 colors of ink sitting on my card. I used just the solid stamp for these cards, there is an outline to this shape as well, so that you can have a solid layer of color plus black outline, or you can use just the outline on it’s own if you like.
I picked 4 yummy colors of ink from Simon – Green Apple, I love this color for Spring, Sunshine – it’s my favorite vibrant yellow, Doll Pink – it’s actually one of my first ink pads and ink colors from Simon, still love this color and Lake Shores – it’s a nice soft blue, I don’t use this color very often, but it’s very beautiful.
Once I stamped all of the bunnies I needed for my card I moved onto stamping florals and greenery. I used images from Bold Flowers set and while this set has lots of big blooms, there are also a lot of smaller images that can easily be used to embellish smaller elements such as these bunnies.
I stamped a branch in same Green Apple ink – this branch look taller than a bunny, but you can cut it apart scissors and have two smaller greenery elements instead of one. Next, I stamped two tiny flower clusters in Sunshine – those go on another branch image from this set, but you can easily use them separately – and the size of these is perfect to dress up my bunnies.
There are also lower centers or maybe those are individual flowers in form of dot clusters – I just stamped those in Doll Pink and Hollyhock – a vibrant pink for the big image and softer pink for the small image.
Both of these stamp sets, the Oh Bunny and Bold Flowers come with coordinating dies and so I used those to cut my images out. I like how the bold blooms set was designed – the dies for flowers come separately from the dies for the stems so you can cut out either image out and not have to cut out the entire flower – meaning both the stem and the bloom. So that offers more versatility – and that’s exactly what I took advantage of here.
I adhered my stamped reverse polka dot background onto an A2 side folding card base – I love the look of this background, it’s just so subtle. I used foam adhesive squares from Scrapbook Adhesives in small and large sizes and I started to foam mount my bunnies in place – one by one. I also used 2 mini action wobble springs for my card, I wanted to make this card interactive, so I used wobblers to adhere two of the bunnies.
Even though these mini wobblers are mini, they were still a bit too big for the size of the bunny, so I used my scissors and trimmed them slightly. I also later added additional elements onto those bunnies that had the wobbler under them to make sure you couldn’t see the wobble spring.
I went with Hello Bunny and Happy Easter sentiments for my cards and white heat embossed those onto black cardstock.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from blog comment section. So leave a comment below for your chance to win! Winners will be announced on Simon’s blog on Wednesday.
HOP ALONG WITH US!
This is DAY 2 of Simon’s Best Day blog hop, find DAY 1 here – be sure to hop for more inspiration!
The next stop on this hop is Nichol Spohr. You can also start over on Simon Says Stamp blog.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support
Simon Says Clear Stamps Oh Bunny Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Oh Bunny Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Clear Stamps Bold Flowers Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Bold Flowers Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Rubber Stamp Reverse Polka Background Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Doll Pink Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Lake Shores Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Magnetic Handy Mat Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS |
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS |
Art Impressions Mini Action Wobble Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS |
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets Shop at: SSS |
Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
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Such a cute card! I love these bunnies!
I love the bright and cheerful colors that you used!
Love this card, the bunnies are so adorable!!!
This card couldn’t be any cuter! Those colorful bunnies are just adorable!!
I love the colours you used. The bunnies are so cute!
I love the mix of bunnies and florals in this design! The colors are fun and very spring-like. Adding an action wobble was a very creative and fun idea!
Love using wobblers, they make the cards such fun.
The colors you used are just amazing! And wobble cards are always so fun!
Adorable card! love the soft colors and the cute little bunnies. Thanks for the inspiration.
A great couple of designs Yana, I love the one with the two wobblers on though, any interactive piece on a card gets my vote. I did not think I would like the new SSS release stamp set with the out line of the bunny but you have definitely made this work for you Yana on your designs. Thank you for sharing this with us crafters. :O)
I like the repeated use of the bunny stamp in different colors to cover the front of the card. Thanks for showing how you made repeated use of the Misti. I just got one and am looking for ways to make good use of it.
I LOVE this card. So colorful and adorable.
SQUEAL!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Card!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Another beautiful card Yana!
Love the bright spring colors you used for these darling bunnies. Very cute card. 🙂
Cute card! I like that you also used the flowers. It gives the rabbits a whole different look.
Oh my gosh, how cute and colorful is this card? I love it so much! I also love that you used my favorite color in the whole wide world on your card, yellow. It’s so not used enough in my opinion. It’s so cute how you made the bunnies wobble! I don’t have a die cutter but I’ll bet if I wanted, I could cut out the bunnies and do what you did. I love the flowers and leaves too. This is one totally adorable card!
Thank you for showing us your cute and colorful card and for giving us the chance to win something.
Love this stamp set!
This is such a cute card! I love all the colors you used.
Wow lovely cards!
Yana, thank you for your sweet Easter card! It is adorable and colorful!
super cute card and adorable!!!
Love the way these bunnies look like they’re hiding behind the bits of greenery!
Darling card, Yana! I just watched your ‘moving’ video on your youtube channel. I hope you, your husband & cat(s) have a safe & smooth trip to your next destination!
I was a military brat & moved many times, but can’t imagine having to weed-out my crafty things! I’m glad we will still see your videos & blog – your cards are fantastic, &
I enjoy listening & learning from you. Looking forward to seeing you once you have settled into your new home!
So cute!
Love the cute bunnies. I was debating about getting this stamp set. Now I know I definitely want to get it. Thanks for sharing
Loved your YouTube, Love your very very cute bunnies, so bright, colourful and fresh leading into your spring. Thankyou for sharing your Beautiful card…
I love your card, so bright and cheery! Love the bunnies and the colors you used.