Tips + Tricks to Mass Produce Cards: Yippee for Yana
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula! (Please note: our dear friend Yana is Ukrainian. To show support to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, please see Yana’s post HERE.)
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
In today’s Yippee for Yana episode, I’m sharing four cheerful Spring and Easter-themed cards featuring the Ear-resistibly Cute stamp set from the latest Simon release. These sweet little bunnies completely stole my heart, and I had such a great time creating with them!
Whether you’re sending Easter greetings or celebrating spring, these cards are perfect for spreading joy. Plus, I’m sharing one of my favorite simple strategies for mass-producing cards – so if you’re making a stack of handmade happiness this season, I’ve got you covered.
Meet the Ear-resistibly Cute Stamp Set
This brand-new 6″x8″ stamp set, complete with coordinating dies, is packed with adorable bunny images and sweet sentiments that are perfect for spring.
I stamped a whole bunch of bunnies on Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (perfect for Copic coloring). A quick tip – don’t forget to re-ink your black ink pads! It makes a huge difference when you want those crisp, bold outlines.
Simple Copic Coloring for Easy Mass Production
Keeping things simple and repeatable was my goal, so I used warm gray Copic markers (W5, W3, W1) to color my bunnies, along with a colorless blender for smooth transitions. Their little noses, ears, and cheeks got a blush of soft pink (RV00), and I used E00 and E000 to add warmth to their sweet faces.
The embellishments – bows and flowers, were colored in a soft pink palette (RV14, RV13, RV11) with pops of green (YG67, YG17, YG03) and yellow (Y35, Y15).
Plan, Prep & Assemble: My Mass Production Process
I like to batch my work to streamline the card-making process:
- Stamp all images
- Color everything
- Die-cut everything
- Prepare card bases and panels
- Select and stamp sentiments
- Assemble the cards
Breaking things down into steps saves time and makes it easier to create multiples without feeling overwhelmed.
Bringing the Cards Together
At first, I planned on using white A2 card bases with cream panels, but I decided to add more color variety with cotton candy pink, fog, and classic white bases. My panels (cut to 3.25″ x 5″) are popped up with Simon Says Stamp foam sheets for dimension, and I used foam adhesive squares to pop up my bunnies and accessories.
I also stamped a few carrots (who can resist?) and tucked them into the designs, colored with YR18, YR15, Y35, and used little stamped hearts to fill the backgrounds. For sentiments, I used VersaFine Onyx Black Ink – it gives a beautifully crisp, dark impression that makes the greetings pop!
Once everything was in place, I had a sweet collection of Spring and Easter cards, ready to brighten mailboxes. Whether you’re making just one card or a whole batch, these little bunnies are irresistibly cute and so much fun to create with! Happy crafting!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Yana for being our guest!
Butterfly Window Shaker Cards featuring our April 2025 Card Kit!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! I’m delighted to welcome back special guest Heather Hoffman with even MORE gorgeous inspiration showcasing our April 2025 Card Kit, Butterflies and Blossoms! Read on for for more information and enjoy!
Hello! Shaker cards are so fun to create, and give such a wow factor for your cards as well. Adding pattern paper behind the shaker window is a fun way to bump that wow factor up even a bit more! I love how all the elements in the April card kit work so perfectly together!
I started off these cards by creating my shaker window, die cutting some arched windows in an A2 panel of white cardstock. I sized my arch so I could cut one piece of pattern paper in half, and get two shaker cards from that one piece. Before building the shaker, I stamped my sentiments from the Butterfly Blossoms stamp set at the bottom of the arches. Then I filled my shaker with some sparkly Pretty Pink Posh iridescent star confetti. I love these, because they are nice and small, and have lots of room to shake and move around!
Next, I stamped a few of the butterflies from the Butterfly Blossoms stamp and stencil set, and used the coordinating stencils and a combination of Zest and Honey inks to blend a bit of color on them. I fussy cut them out, and adhered them around the outside of the arched windows.
Finally, for a touch of added sparkle, I adhered a little row of Dazzling Gems in Prism towards the top of the arches. And that’s it – sparkly shaker fun with a spring vibe!
Do you like to create shaker cards? What is your favorite shaker filling?
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Simon Says Stamp Rain or Shine Release Blog Hop 2!
Hello, friends, and welcome to day two of our Rain or Shine release blog hops! If you missed yesterday’s hop, be sure to circle back and check it out HERE.
We’re here for you, Rain or Shine! Those spring showers lead to flowers in our Brilliant Budding Floral embossing folder and Snowbell Bouquet and Pretty Poppies dies; the animals come out to play in our Get Whale Soon set, Darling Duckling dies, and Soaring Swallows embossing folder and dies; and the sun makes things grow in our Farm Life and Mod Plants sets.
Plus, we’ve got two new sizes of Crafty Tacky Mats, a must-have Foam Adhesives Essentials bundle, and lots more! Whether your style is vintage, contemporary, or cute, you’ll find something irresistible in this release.
Before we hop, let’s take a look at some fabulous inspiration from Caly Person and Shari Carroll:
We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! Our exclusive Balloon Bouquet die is automatically added to your cart that contains $23 or more of Rain or Shine release products! This gift with purchase will expire 3/31 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. Check out the details on the graphic at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more Rain or Shine inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Barbara Tarayao
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Bassen
- Heather Hoffman
- Keisha Charles
- Heather Ruwe
- Yana Smakula
- Miriam Prantner
- Mindy Eggen
- Jean Doeringsfeld
- Kim Hamilton
- Maura Hibbitts
- Samantha Pfrimmer
- Hanh Nguyen
Please share some feedback with these creative artists who work hard to inspire and excite us! Your comments mean so much to them.
Thanks again for joining us today!
We hope you will join us on Instagram on Thursday, March 27, for an Instagram Hop featuring our Rain or Shine release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our Rain or Shine gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
You can check out the entire Rain or Shine collection here:
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