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 |
You make amazing cards! TFS!
Beautiful card. Love the Spring colors!
Great cards! Fun to see so much Spring and I’m loving the colors. Thanks for sharing.
I can never pick just one! All stamps are lovely
What an adorable scene! And beautiful flowers!
Pretty cards. I love the flower stamp sets.
Pretty cards. I love the Spring Flowers set.
I love that little bunny and the church is a fab addition that can be used for so many things.
Adorable card! Love the new stamp sets!
Fabulous cards – great designs to showcase the new products.
Beautiful cards! I love that background stamp.
I love your daffodil card. Could be used for Easter, spring birthdays, friendship, even sympathy.
I love your cards. Loving the background stamp too!
So very cute!
Such cool colors! Love them both!
Fantastic cards Yana. Love the sweet scene with the bunnies and the churches… the checkered paper looks great. The daffodils look gorgeous on the second card.
Beautiful cards!
I love the Spring colors!
Beautiful creations! Especially love the daffodil card!
Too many favourites from the new release! I will have to pick the Spring Flowers Stamp & Die Set.
Super cute card, love your scene and that bunny!!
Wonderful video tutorial. Love the technique for the hills. You’ve sold me on the scalloped hill dies!
Your cards are adorable! I love the gingham hills!
I love the churches.
Love your cards. Very inspirational. I especially love the daffodil card.
Darling!!
I particularly enjoy the sentiment / greeting stamps. Especially “prayers.”
Amazing cards. Love them both.
That “Oh, Hippity Hop” sentiment brings a smile to my face – such a sweet card! Love the soft blue gingham BG on your daffodil card too!
Adorable card. I love listening to your voice on your videos. You are delightful.
Love your cards! Such soft, pretty colors!
Such a fun and cute card! Thank you for sharing.
Love the scalloped hills! They add whimsy to your spring scene. The jungle noises were a bonus treat!
Darling Easter card. I love how you colored the bunny and made the grass with the background stamp. Great job 🙂
Gorgeous….
WOW !! Love your Easter card. Great grass background and darling bunny 🙂
Wonderful tutorial and beautiful cards.
What a cute card!
Both beautiful cards ! Thank you for the video.
I think (difficult to choose) the Spring Flowers Stamps are my favourite in the new great release.
That card is so adorable!
The Easter card is fantastic. The church dies are going on my wish list.
Great idea with the scalloped hills. Adorable card
love the scene you created for your card- that bunny is adorable!
Beautiful! Love the gingham stamp!
Great cards. I do love gingham. Cheers.
So cute! Love the little scene you created on the first card!! Thanks for sharing!!
Very cute! The bunny card is adorable. Great job!
I like the flowers and the clouds and the gingham stamp.
Love your cards! I love the daffodil stamp set!
What great products to work with to showcase your talents!! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Yana,
What a sweet scene! It put a smile on my face!
Thank you.