Hello all and thank you for joining us as we celebrate the new product release from Simon Says Stamp called Reason to Smile. Yay! This release has stamps, dies, embossing powders, and even includes felt!
I’m sharing a fun Easter card today and squeezing in a bit of creative die cut masking.
Like this project? Remember to pin it and save for later!
CARD DETAILS
I started working on this card by creating hills for my bunny to sit on. I used my favorite Wavy Scalloped Stitches dies and cut two out of white cardstock. Next I made a mask and masked off the scalloped part (I wanted to keep it white) and stamped the Gingham pattern using Willow ink onto the rest of the die cut. This way I was able to create colorful hills with white scalloped borders. I am explaining how to make a mask for the hills on my video, however I admit, I probably over did it, lol! There definitely is an easier was to make a mask.
I also blended a bit of blue High Dive ink onto the card base to create the sky. That helped the scallops from the top hill to stand out a bit better. The bunny was stamped using new Intense Black ink and colored using a few colors of Copic Markers (I used E000, E00 and R20). Easter eggs were stamped in Duckling, Twirling Tutu and Catkin and were die cut using a matching die.
I also die cut two church buildings for this card as I felt I needed to add something to fill in the background. The sentiment, Oh Hippity Hop was stamped in Versa Fine Onyx Black and was foam mounted onto the card. I also added several clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh as little accents onto my card.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
I filmed a video tutorial showing how to make this project, you can watch it at the top of this post or below or on my Youtube channel. If you like it, I would appreciate you giving it a thumbs up and sharing. You can also pin it t Pinterest to watch later. Thank you!
BLOG HOP
The next stop on the hop is amazingly talented Kristina Werner. You can also start at the beginning at Simon Says Stamp Blog.
GIVEAWAY (Now Closed)
Want to win a Simon Goody bag? Please leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite product from the new release. Please leave a comment by the end of the day, Sunday, February 21st. Winner will be announced in this blog post and also on Simon Says Stamp blog on Tuesday.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments, the winner of the giveaway is:Â Rita Fujisawa. Congratulations! Simon’s team will be in touch with you.
ADDITIONAL INSPIRATION
Be sure to check out this card I created using stunning daffodil stamps and dies. I love these particular flowers, they are very dear to me.
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 Melody’s Easter Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Melody’s Easter Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamps and Dies Melody’s Easter Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Cling Stamp Gingham Background Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Churches Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Wavy Scallop Stitches Dies Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Willow Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Catkin Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Duckling Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp High Dive Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Twirling Tutu Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS |
 Best Creation Big Squares 3D Foam Tape Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger .5 Oz. Multi Medium Matte Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker E000 Pale Fruit Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker E00 Skin White Shop at: SSS |
Beautiful! I love daffodils they are my favorite flower. I have to have the Friendship Blossoms set.
Adorable!! Thanks for the springy inspiration!
Stunning cards!
Love that bunny you used
Wonderfull love them all
wonderful cards! Loving the soft sweetness of them both, those flower on the second are so pretty!
Cute bunny card and pretty daffodil card!! Yeah, this release is going to make me get a second job as I want I mean need, everything!
Very delicate and beautiful cards. Love them!
Love the colors you used on the church card!Perfect!
Lovely card, the bunny sitting on the gingham hill is adorable. I also like that you added the churches to fill in the white space, giving the card lots of interesting things to look at!
love the Easter stamp/die sets and your great coloring; thanx for the inspiration and blog candy opp!
Such fresh colours on your sweet cards!
The bunny is so cute. Great cards! Great release.
Beautiful cards! I especially love the daffodils!
Love both your cards!! So hard to say my favorite of the release! As crazy as it may sound…I don’t have any cloud stamps or dies and I was definitely thinking of getting them, so I’ll go with that!!
Love the cute bunny!
So sweet (-:
Super adorable card Yana. Great colouring as always x x
Love the daffodil stamps!
Love your fun Easter Card.
Those daffodils are beautiful.
Such pretty colors you used. .love it!
Beautiful card. I love the layout!
Very cute – love all the dimension!
I loved the idea of making the hills using the border die cuts and enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing!
great layered card! I really love the daffodil card that is posted on the end though!
My favorite from this release is the melody Easter stamp set. She’s just too cute. Can’t wait to color her!
Love your cards-the spring colors are so refreshing to see & so pretty! I think my favorite set from Simon is the Friendship Blooms one.
Beautiful cards!!
Darling card! I love the soft coloring and card design. Thank you for the video with all the tips.
Beautiful cards – soft and perfectly Spring-ready!
Oh Gosh I really think I need those daffodil dies.
I love the masking idea with the scallop border dies. I have those and definitely will be trying this technique!
What delightful cards! I love how you tucked those churches in the hills. Those daffodils are gorgeous!
I always love your cards..always look so clean and prfect! I have to day tho that I’m in love of this new release from SSS!
So darling! I’m really loving the gingham stamp!
I love the gingham background stamp. It almost looks like patterned paper.
Love the card, cute bunnies!
I believe I mentioned on another site that daffodils are my favorite. I like how you treated this card so very much. And the busy with the eggs is adorable!
Beautiful card! That bunny is so precious! I can’t wait to color him up.
Such pretty cards!
I love how you combined the two elements of Easter in the card.
A reminder of its religious meaning is important – as well as the fun for the kids.
I love the coloring cards. I’ll have fun trying to make them look great.
thanks for sharing.
Darling card. Nice to see a church in the scene since it is an Easter card. I love the new reason to smile sentiment stamps.
Love Easter, and what dedication to do your video while on Vacation. Yeah for us.
What an adorable card! My favorite item in the New Release is the Springtime Basket! 🙂
These are so prettyand delicate, very clever! Bravo!
I like everything but particularly the cloud dies
Great use of the church! Love your combination of several dies!
Your cards are wonderful! I really love the daffodil stamps!
Your cards are adorable.
So cute!!