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 |
Love the soft colors & your daffodil card is beautiful!
Wonderful Cards. I love the spring flower set. The bunny is so cute.
Very nice card Yana. Such beautiful sounds in your video. Hope you enjoy your vacation.
Great cards and a fun blog hop! 😉
Thanks for sharing your talent with us! Love the cards….the gingham background is so cute!
Cute, whimsical cards
Beautiful cards, as always! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for the video. Great tips and tutorial!
Just lovely, Yana! Your cards feel just like a breath of springtime! Thank you for the wonderful video, too. ♡
Love the slow fade on the bunny. Such pretty colors for Easter!
Love the tip and how you made the mask for the scallop! Such cute designs! TFS!
What a very cute card!!! Loving the bunny! TFS!!!
Love the dimension. Great cards!
Great card and video… I felt like I was on vacation and it was actually warm there! Thanks for the “extra” sounds!
Awesome new Release!!! Lovin’ It! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies!
~God bless~
Love the Spring Flowers set. It is so simple and beautiful.
Just darling cards!
Your cards are gorgeous! Love the hills and little bunny!
What a cute card!! Loving the scenery you made for him. 😀
My favourite from the release is probably the “Choose Happy” sentiment stamps, because I do LOVE a good sentiment! Closely followed by “Spring Flowers” tho, because they are just so pretty. 😀
love your card with daffodils <3 this stamp set is gorgeous!
Such a fun card Yana! You rocked this set and the pastels :),
Beautiful cards, I cannot wait for Spring to arrive!
Great card, the bunny is so cute. Loved hearing the sounds in the background! Thank you for sharing, while on vacation yet!
Cute cards
I love the addition of the SSS Church dies and the little egg dies to your adorable Easter Bunny Card. They really added to making your masked image and perfect background pop!
I would love to be with you. It sounds beautiful..lol. Your cards are beautiful and so spring like!!
Beautiful daffodils! Love them in white with yellow centers!
Those bunnies are so darn cute!!
I had not noticed this die set Simon Says Stamp CHURCHES Wafer Dies SSSD111567 Reason To Smile until I viewed your post. They are adorable and will be on my next order. TFS the card is beautiful and inspired me to use my dies in different ways.
Yana, your card is beautiful
Love your cards!! Great release.
Love your cards, Yana! Fabulous inspiration!
Both cards are so pretty and make me think of Spring on this Winter’s day. I love the daffodils in the one set and that adorable bunny from the other set.
So cute, Yana!
Cute bunny card. I like the new cloud stamp set best, but your daffodil card is sooo cute too!
Love the daffodil card.
hi Yana 🙂 your card is beautiful as always! have a blessed weekend ♥
Hoping your pretty spring world will be here soon!
This card is adorable. Love that bunny!
Wow, that daffodil card is absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing it with us.
This bunny is super cute and I love the new release
What pretty spring colors! I’m partial to daffy-dills as my gran used to call ’em!
Great cards! I love that daffodil stamp set!
Love the daffodils and Bunny. Thanks for the video
Adorable bunny card!
Love the cards! I really enjoyed the background noise in the video!!
very pretty cards!! love the second one with the daffodils
Pretty spring colors.. Nice card..
Lovely cards:-) my favorite product is the plush button egg wafer dies:-)
Love the cards! Enjoyed the background noise in the video!
Love your card. Great video.