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 |
Oh my I love this release. My absolute favourite would be Melody’s Easter. Your card is so sweet! Love your creations!
Beautiful card! I like the scene you’ve created as well as the colors you chose to make it. Great job!
Wow such beautiful cards! The ones with the bunnies are such cute little scenes, and the one with the daffodils is truly stunning!
Your card is so cute.My favorite is the choose happy reason to smile stamp set. You can never have too many stamp phrases.
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 stamps, 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.
Love, love your background noise, lol. Your card as always are darling, as is your video. I think I will have to watch that masking dies part several time to get the hang of it. Great job and Happy Spring!
love both of your cards. I really like the clouds stamp set.
I love that you had both the bunny and churches on the same card. What a great way to merge both the religious and cultural side of Easter.
LOVE the gingham!
Beautiful cards! Pretty colors and neat techniques! Thank you for sharing!
Great video and cute card with the darling little bunnies. Love the soft colors. Thanks for sharing
Linda D.
So beautiful card, I loved it very much.
very sweet! great cards 🙂
great cards!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing them with us as well as the video.
I love the daffodils and I love the gingham grass. I love your designs and that you aren’t afraid to take risks. Thank you!
Such cute bunnies!
Beautiful cards, love the daffodils!
Love the Spring Flower stamp set!
What wonderful use of color. Thanks for sharing.
Love your gingham scalloped hills. Such a cute card.
Love your cards. Also really appreciate your video. It helped so much with the masking of the border dies. Thank you!!
Loved the daffodil card. I liked how you didn’t use the stems but bunched them together. Very nice!
Awesome cards! I have ordered both stamp sets and dies …Thanks for shareing
fabulous cards!
That bunny is just so cute!
Adorable
Super cute! Love all the details
My fav set is the Friendship Blooms set. I luv the card you made.
Very nice cards!
Beautiful colorful cards…love your cards’ design using products in the awesome SSS release.
Yana, these are simply beautiful. Love the soft coloring on the bunny card.
OMG! I love your cards. With every blog post I see, I think I have to have those products. I’m going to be broke by the time I get through all of them!
Thanks for making us 2 cards with the new release. They are beautiful. I enjoyed your video too.
Lots of fun and lovely, too.
love the daffodil card – enjoyed the video, lots of inspiration, thanks
My favorite are the tulip stamps! And, I love your adorable scene. Thanks for the video – the “foreign” noises just made it more fun.
LOVE THIS CARD!
Such a beautiful card. I love how you created the hills. Such a fun detail!
Wonderful use of all the new products!
Nicely done.
Super sweet cards. Love the details of the background stamp. Nicely done!
Your card is so cute!
I’m loving this release set!
Thanks for sharing your cute cards <3 I have fallen in love with the new Plush Wafer dies – especially the bunny – from the new release 🙂
Smiles, DianeM
Nice card. I like the background you created with the scalloped pieces.
Very nice… Love’n those Daffodils. Beautiful job on them.
XO Nana
Beautiful cards!
Lovely!
Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!!