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 |
Really sweet card! I think my favourite products from this release are the daffodil stamps and dies!
Such a cute scene! I love the masking technique you did with the slope.
Great fun and happy cards. Thanks for sharing.
I love that you left part of the daffodils white, I haven’t seen that before. It’s awesome to do something unique!
I love the plaid background with the friendship blossoms set!
WOW!! Totally amazing!!!
I really like the gingham pattern background stamp.
I like your background stamp choice and the masking was a great idea!!
Just beautiful!
Cute cards!! I love that gingham background stamp. I could use it for so many things! Cute idea to use it on the hills! And the Friendship Blooms set is another one of my favorites.
I think my favorite might be the Friendship Blooms stamps and dies. Thanks for the video.
Great cards and I love the whole release
Hi Yana, enjoyed the video. I paryicularly liked the way you did the rolling hills. It was ALL BETTER done to animal noises, seriously I loved that. Please reply and tell me what the animals were. I am thinking 3 or 4 different kinds of monkeys or chimpanzees? Sri Lanka? And you had all that great equipment with to do this video and pick up all that great background audio.
Do you need an assistant? I really like your daffodil card too!
What a sweet card. Love the gingham hills!
Such a darling card! Pastel colors and gingam… Just perfect!
Adorable cards, Yana. This release does make one smile!
Oh, I learned SO much from your video!! Thank you so much!! I love the masking technique you used and will certainly be trying that out! And your sky technique is fabulous too. Thanks for listing all the products below as I was hoping you’d tell us what you were using to blend the ink – but then I saw the entire list posted. Yay!
Your card is so adorable and just perfect for Easter. I am certain that the recipient will be simply delighted with it.
My favourite from the new release? That’s too hard to answer!! But, if I must, I’ll say the daffodil set (I’m cheating… that’s actually two items!) as daffodils are my utmost favourite flower and always make me think of my Gran.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday!
I’m loving the stamp set Spring Time Critters! Love your hippity hop card
Wow! These are great cards! Beautifully done! 🙂
Cute!
Loved the cards? Hope you enjoyed Sri Lanka!
Thanks for the great ideas. Daffodils are my favorite with the gingham background
Loved seeing how you created this adorable card in your video. (I must say I enjoyed the extra background noises). There are so many goodies to love in this release, but I think my favorite is the dies for the baskets.
Cute cards! I like the innovative way you used the gingham background stamp for your hills.
that gingham background looks very versatile!
I really like the scallop hills dies! I especially like the way you use them. Thanks for the ideas.
Beautiful and cute, too!
The bunny card is so cute!!
Love your all things Easter card! And those daffodils almost jump off the page.
I so totally see why its called “Reason to Smile” because so far everything that everyone has done with their cards and all the new stuff is has me smiling as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge! LOL Your cards are beautiful and since yellow is my favorite color, I see you used it a lot on the daffodils. Those bunnies are so adorable! I love everything. Nice job.
Both of your cards are a hit! The gingham backgrounds are so soft and appealing. I like the bunny and eggs on the same card with churches for the Easter holiday. Those daffodil stamps can’t be beat.
I like the bunny and eggs on the same card with the churches and pretty gingham hills. That daffodil stamp can’t be beat. It looks so good so the gingham background. Good job!
Really lovely cards, thanks Yana. Hope you have a fun vacation!!
Loved your cards and the video.
My favorite from this release is the friendship blooms stamp set! Your card is very lovely too.
Wow! If I didn’t know you used the gingham stamp, I would have thought it was patterned paper! So adorable!
Love the flowers!
So beautiful cards !
this is a great Easter scence card thanks for the inspiration
What a lovely card. I love how you used the church die in the background!!
I love the look of Spring Flowers. Such a classy set.
I love the masking technique and the gingham!
Lovely cards, Yana. That bunny is just so cute!
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.
Such pretty and soft Easter cards yannas, I love the daffodil stamp!
Just love the soft colors you used. Beautifull cards.
Love that bunny!
love the daffodils – they are gorgeous! and the bunny is very cute too. Thanks for the masking tutorial.
Gorgeous cards! I love the gingham background it’s so versatile!
The bunny is just adorable and your Easter card is beautiful.