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 |
Loving that gingham stamp!
Very Cute.
Your cards are amazing! I love the gingham backgrounds and on both! 🙂
Love love love your bunny!
Great cards! The bunny scene is so cute and the daffodils are lovely.
Love your cards and how you incorporated the patterned paper for the background and landscape!
Great cards! I especially like the daffodil card!
Those white churches totally make your card!
Oh that plaid is such a lovely accent to your beautiful images. Lovely happy springy cards.
Stunning cards Yana! I love the Spring Flowers stamp set and the Gingham Background has so many possibilities.
Fabulous cards! I love the daffodils.
Very cute bunny card. My favorite from this release is the Choose Happy stamp set.
So beautiful and spring like. Love that gingham grass.
Love your cards.
Adorable scene! Love the gingham background! Sweet!
Those bunnies are sooooo cute!
Your cards are so delicately colored and so beautiful. I really like those churches.
Adorable little bunnies, and love the narcissus flowers, Yana! Happy Spring! Maura
This is beautiful, so pretty and delicate and SO Easter with the churches as well.
Those flowers are a reminder of new beginnings for me. Such pretty cards!
Loved your cards, especial the “Friend” card.
Pretty cards. Love the daffodils.
Beautiful card lpve how you make a scene for the bunny.
Absolutely LOVE the bunny!!
Very pretty ! Love the bunny.
love the cute bunnies and church on the same card.
Oh my goodness!! What a fantabulous card!! LOVE the softness of the coloring and the daffodils are lovely!! TFS!
Your cards are fresh and lovely. I especially like your color choices.
I love the peeps and all the pieces they have with them, they’re so cute!
Your Easter bunny card is so cute — I love your color choices.
Love your cute little bunny card, daffodil card too – but just love the bunny!
LOVE the soft colors of the Easter bunny and eggs
love your cards
So sweet your projects really make me think of spring and stand out. Thanks for being part of the blog hop and sharing your creativity
Such a cute card <3
Your projects are so sweet and spring like and make me wish for it even more. Thanks for being part of the blog hop and for sharing your creativity
cute cards, loved the video
Love both of your cards…….and love the wildlife noises!
I love the big floppy ear bunny and the prayer sentiment. Very cute cards!
Beautiful cards!!
Neat mask technique & your bunny is super cute!
such a happy easter card! using scalloped hills is fun
I love these cards. So cute!
Cute!
I love your cards. super cute!
Love your card, it’s amazing!
I love the cloudy sky stamp set with dies. The whole release is great!
Your daffodil-card looks great. I love it, just like this fabulous release. I laughed while reading the coffee-sentiment on the CHOOSE HAPPY Stamp set. But mostly i love this two beautiful flower stamp sets, and the two bunny stamp sets HOPPY EASTER and SPRINGTIME and the GINGHAM background stamp and the new colors of the embossing powders … You see, i love this release :-D.
Great cards! I love those churches in the background. Thanks for sharing!
Both the cards are really pretty. Love how light and soft they look.