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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 |
Just beautiful! I love the churches with the Easter bunny and eggs.
I really like your Easter card!
Beautiful cards. Love the bunny.
Love the bunnies! What an adorable card!
Beautiful Easter cards. I just adore the churches. Love the bunny. Beautiful work. Thanks
Love your nice cards.
Beautiful card. Just love that little bunny
Loved your card. Great idea with the scalloped hills. And I loved the background noises!
Wonderful ideas! Thank you!
I love the scene you crated! I have more than one favorite item in this release, at the top of my list are the Gingham stamp background and the Daffodils. I enjoy your video and listening to the animals in the background. TFS
so much fun. Thanks so much for explaining your process so well! It really helps.
Your card is adorable!! The masking the the die is great, I’d never seen that before! Thank you.
Very cute card.
Hi, thanks for sharing these beautiful cards. I love the gingham stamp it looks great. My fav is your first one with the adorable bunny and all the fantastic layers you’ve created…truly beautiful. x
Wow. Voiceovers in Skri Lanka was it? with monkeys and macaws in the background. loved it! That’s living! Loved that check background on the card as well. Thanks for sharing some great ideas. Brilliant that bit with masking the die to create a mask.
Beautiful cards! The first one is adorable and the second one is gorgeous! xx
super cute card. Love the color combination
The bunny scene is my favorite! Thanks for sharing.
Love that soft pastel card with the sweet white churches Yana. My fave is the Springtime Critters stamp set.
Oh I love those cards. The bunny is just adorable. Love the Melody’s easter stamps.
These cards are gorgeous, I love the way you used the pattern paper! Great job!!
Your card is just LOVELY. I love your work. Very stunning.
Cute cards!! Love the animal sound background 🙂
Fabulous cards. God bless, PeggyA
Love the pastel colours.
The bunny is absolutely adorable and I love your scene!
What a gorgeous card!!
Such creative inspiration every step of the way, I can’t wait to play with these goodies!
beautiful cards, thanks for sharing
Wow these cards are gorgeous. I am going to have a lot of fun when I purchase items from this release.
I HAVE to have those daffodil stamps! So beautiful! Your bunny card is the cutest…love all your layering and color combos.
Beautiful cards….thanks for sharing.
Easter and pastel colors = heaven! The gingham paper is just perfect.
Such sweet cards. Love that background stamp.
Easter+ pastel colors = springtime The gingham paper is a perfect background!
Both cards are gorgeous but I find your little bunny scene the most appealing. At first I thought the landscape was patterned paper so I’m glad I watched the video – great masking! I enjoyed the wildlife noises in the background – I wish there had been more! You are very dedicated to do your voice-over while on vacation!
Beautiful work!!!!
Love the scene with the beautiful, soft colors!
I love the soft colours on the bunny card. Beautiful!
I love the Friendship Blooms Stamps. They are beautiful and versitle
The stamp sets with the tulips and the clouds are my favorite items. Yana, I love the bright yet soft colors of your two cards.
Thanks for the great video. Your card just says Easter with the beautiful pastels you chose! The bunny is too cute!
Liked the pale blue gingham background and the flowers on top. First time to your site – that’s whats really neat about these hops, we get to go to places we’ve never visited before, thanks for letting me stop by.
What a cute bunny!
I love the Choose Happy set! Your bunnies are so cute <3
Yet another sweet card! I’m so impressed by the talented ladies on this blog hop.
Love your cards and these new images!
Your masking is so clever! And I love the gingham hills.
p.s. Voice over on vacation in Sri Lanka?! It’s got to be a Blog Hop first!
I love the ideas using felt. It never crossed my mind to use it with dies!
Such cute little bunnies! Lovely cards!