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: 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 |
Hi, my name is Luis! I love both cards. Frankly, I’m not sure which of them I like the most! The technique with the die-cuts has impressed me, but the second card is very beautiful too. I love those pastel colours. So well combined and so perfectly finished! Best regards, Luis, chinchillidae@gmail.com
Thanks for sharing these cards! They are WONDERFUL! I really appreciate the fact you included a church on the Easter card, and I like the cheerfulness of the birthday card! 🙂 You have made good use of all these SSS goodies! Happy Spring!
Love the Spring Flowers!
The bunny is totally adorable. Great cards.
My favorite has to be the daffodils. .. which are sold out already!! Lol Love spring flowers as winter cold and snow are subsiding. Your card’s are clever and cute as usual!
your colours are so soft and pretty! gorgeous cards.
Very cute card-love that you included a church on your Easter card! My favorites from the new release are the cute bunny/ little girl and the spring flowers–with dies of course!
Love your cards, especially the daffodils.
Just LOVE this release!!!
Lovely cards. Thank you for sharing with us.
new release favorite is daffodils so springy
I like the sketchy Spring Flowers set.
Really love your Easter card, it’s so cute !
Love the spring inspirations
Well done, thanks for the inspiration!
Daffodils are definitely my favorite.
Clever scalloped hills! Love the bunny
I think my favorite part of the release are the cloud dies and stamp set. These could be used for anything! 🙂
Very pretty easter card and love the birthday card with the cluster of flowers in one corner.
That bunny is seriously super cute and the daffodils just scream spring!!!!
Melody’s Easter I think is my fav. Although I want and love them all
Beautiful cards!
My fav. Is Melody’s Easter but I want and love them all
I love the palette you chose for the bunny card!
What great cards. I love that checked background and the soft color palette you used, too.
My favorite is the Spring Flowers set. Lovely cards!
Can’t decide between the daffodils and the bunnies. Both bring sweet longings for spring to arrive.
Very cute bunny card and lovely flower card!
Absolutely stunning!!! Love your projects!! My favorite product from the release is the gingham background.
Cute bunny card and lovely flower card!
Your little bunny card is sweet and that flower card is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us.
Cute Easter card. Love your daffodils card, really liked that on blue check background, I would not have thought to use it, but looks so fresh and pretty.
Beautiful cards Yana, definitely made me think of Spring.
I love the hippity hop card. So cute!
Great cards such an adorable bunny. Thanks for the video and sharing your techniques.
Two really cute spring cards!
Such a cute card! I like how you made the plaid hills.
Beautiful work, Yana. My favorite product(s) from this release are the Spring Flowers stamp set, the gingham stamp (love it!) And the clear droplets. I want to get some and I’m glad to see how you used them. Thanks for participating in this fun hop. I love meeting new, talented artists. Keep up the good work!
Sweet card – love that bunny! My favorite item from the new release has to be the Spring Flowers stamp set.
Very cute cards.
Adorable card withe the bunny. The daffodils card is gorgeous.
Cute cards. Love all the pastel colors.
Great card and the bunny is cute
Glad to see we don’t always need to watercolor our backrounds these days. Love the blue check and the sentiment.
Adorable Card!
BEAUTIFUL springtime cards, love this release! Thanks for the video!
your daffodil card is so lovely–perfect for a friend’s birthday.
I love both of your cards and the new products, especially that bunny!!!!
love your use of the soft colours! and i have to say, it was really cool to meet you at CHA and take your class! i hope you are enjoying the pink apron… 🙂
Those gingham hills are so adorable and that bunny can’t be cuter!