Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be participating in a Simon Says Stamp blog hop with products from their BEST DAYS release. Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop!
Let’s get started! My first project features the Picture Book Crocodile paired with the Picture Book Sky Background, both of which are part of the Best Days release.
To begin, I colored cardstock with a variety of Distress Oxide inks (Lucky Clover, Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough). I die-cut the Picture Book Crocodile from the colored cardstock and assembled the pieces on black cardstock backing so that the eyes would show through. I also colored cardstock with Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide inks. From that colored cardstock, I cut out the Picture Book Sky Background four times, inlaying it with white cardstock clouds.
The sentiment from the Oh Bunny stamp set was stamped on to a panel which I colored with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink and cut with one of the dies in the Arched Stitching Borders set. I am a big fan of all of the Picture Book animals and can’t wait to pair the Crocodile with other dies in the series.
My second project showcases the Oh Bunny stamp set and corresponding die set.
I inked one of the images in the Oh Bunny stamp set with Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the sweet faces included in the Oh Bunny stamp set on to the bunnies. Once finished with the stamping, I cut the image with its corresponding die.
I placed the bunnies on to a background, on which I had applied Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, and stamped one of the fun sentiments in the Oh Bunny set. To finish off the card, I added clouds cut with the Picture Book Sky Background die and hearts from the Oh Bunny set. I created the card base with paper in the Carta Bella Spring Market 6 x 6 paper pad.
My final project is an Easter tag featuring several different bunnies from the Oh Bunny stamp set.
I stamped the bunny on the left with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink and the one on the right with Squeezed Lemonade. After stamping their faces, I cut the bunnies with their corresponding dies. I used a Lawn Fawn tag die to cut the tag from a background which I had inked with Broken China Distress Oxide ink. I applied Lucky Clover Distress Oxide ink to cardstock on which I then heat-embossed the Easter sentiment from the Oh Bunny stamp set. I cut the hill with one of the dies in the Drifted Stitched Borders set, as well as the same Lawn Fawn tag die.
Here is the list of designers sharing their Best Days creations today:
Those crocodiles and bunnies are too cute!
I love all of these wonderful ideas!
Oh how cute. Crocs & bunnies!
I really like those alligators! They are so cute! 🙂
That sky on the crocodile cards is AMAZING!
Oh my, your cards are super sweet!! I love the bunnies 🙂
love your samples to day – the bunnies are just adorable 🙂
two darling cards, Jean – especially love the crocs!!
Awww!!! Too sweet and cute!!!
oh these are just too cute! love the inlaid clouds on the first card – so pretty!
Feels like spring. So fun.
Adorable cards. So fun!
Thanks for sharing your projects. They are wonderful
That’s a fab croc card! Thanks for sharing x
Love your fun cards Jean especially the cute crocodiles!!
Cute job
OMG those alligators and bunnies!!! love them
Hahaha, these are so fun! I especially love the crocodiles – such a fun design!
That alligator card is fabulous!
Being a Floridian, I think that crocodile just might have to double as a gator….LOL Very cute. Have a great day.
Those crocs! OMG! Love them!
Who knew crocodiles could be so adorable?? Those little bunnies are very sweet.
Fun stuff Jean.
Just love the bunny card, so adorable!
adorable cards-really loving the bunnies!
Love the bunnies!
Nice, simple use of die cuts.
Thanks for showing me how the gators can be used for anything but a kids card. I just couldn’t imagine. All are so creative !
Cute projects don’t ya just love those Oxide inks!
What adorable cards and tag!!
Such cute gators!!
Love your projects and especially the crocs card!
Very nice cards! The crocs rock!
Love your cards. So cute. Thanks
Adorable cards.
So stankin cute. The alligators are so sweet n make me laugh. Great release.
What fun these cards are! Love them!!
So much fun! Loved the crocodiles and the sweet sentiment with the bunnies
Love the Crocs!
Love how you used all the cute critters!
Love your crocodiles and those adorable bunnies!!
Those cloud dies with those super cute alligators. Cuteness overload! (really like the cloud die that they came out with this release.)
I adore how you altered the croc die to have their mouths all opened slightly differently. Makes them really *POP* as individuals, instead of 3 of identical dies. And it’s gender neutral for any age! Win! Win! Win! Thanks for sharing!
Adorable cards! Thank you for the inspiration!
Such cute projects!
Crocs and bunnies, quite a combo, but oh so very cute!
Love the cards! They’re so bright and fun! The crocodile card is amazing!
Your cards are so cute. Love those bunnies.
These cards have such a fun, bold, graphic look! I like how the color and clean lines make such a punch while also being whimsical.
Such cute cards!
This release just has something for everybody! What colorful cards!
your cards are so fun, the crocodile just crack me up, he’s too funny
Very sweet cards. That Picture Book crocodile is precious.
Adorable! I especially like the crocodile!
Love the crocodiles!!!
I love these cards– the color combinations make them pop. My favorite is the crocodiles card with the Oxide Inks blended background and the cute, but sophisticated, crocodiles. 😊
This is a card that I would use for a co-worker’s birthday or as congratulations from all of us at work.
I love the crocodile card.
The crocodles are so cute and fun. like all the cards. thanks for sharing.
Super cute cards!!
I just love those bunnies! Great inspiration, Jean 🙂
Such cute cards and tag. Thanks so much for sharing.
OMG those crocodiles…this card is so EXTRA!!! Love!!!!
Fun and colorful projects. Love the crocodiles.
I love the crisp, clean colours on your card and the ‘gator’ and the bunnies are adorable. They have so much expression on their paper faces. Great work Jean.
Love your cards too dang cute..
I love thise Crocs
Your creations are really awesome ! The colors you’ve selected are very happy !
So cute!
I love the bright colors you used on your projects. The crocodiles are too cute.
It is hard to decide which of your projects are the cutest. I love the cartoonishness (if that is a word) of the croc card but the bunnies are adorable.
All of these are so fun and adorable. Clever use of this new release! 🙂
Adorable cards. I love this release.
Love the croc so much more now. Thanks for sharing
Jean, I am truly inspired by these designs! Clean and simple perfection! Thanks so much for the inspiration and the chance to win!
Love the simplicity and the cuteness overload. Thanks for sharing
oh my gosh – those crocodiles! Love ’em. And the bunny card is … PERFECT! TFS!
Love all the dimension on the croc card!
Super cute cards !!
This is very cute! That background looks like a fun addition and the alligators look great!
The crocodiles are adorable!
Cute projects. I just love those crocodiles though.
Those little crocs are so much fun! your cards are so playful, love it.
Love those simple little bunnies!!!!! How cute are they????
I love the bunnies, especially the multi-colored ones!
I have fallen in love with that croc die. It is so stinkin’ cute. My sister lives in FL and I can hardly wait to make a card for her with him on it. [I know they are gators, but I think the croc can double.]
Adorable and fun creations! Loving the new release!
Three fabulous projects, Jean! Especially love the story book card with all the layers!!
Beautiful critters!
Cute dies & fun cards. I could see my 2 1/2 year old grandson loving the crocs.
Those alligators are just too cute. Your cards and tag are so much fun.
Love me some bunnies and gators – fabulous work! TFS
Just love that gators card soooo stinkin cute
Love these critters on your great cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
I think I have to have that croc!
Your cards are adorable! I love the colors and what you did with the bunnies! So so cute. TFS
Adorable creations! I am crazy about your crocodile card! So stinkin’ cute!
Gorgeous cards but just gotta love crocodile card. Reminds me of my holidays as a kid at a holiday camp and this was their mascot. Just gorgeous creations. Thank you
Love both of your cards and the tag too. I really like the Oh Bunny Stamp Set.
I love the crocs, perfect for my grandson! Thanks!
Bring on the BUNNIES! Love them!
Great cards!
SUPER cute cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Your cards are awesome. Those Crocs rock!
OMG! So Sweet! Great job!
If only alligators were that cute. We can love them on our cards. Adorable.
Such cute cards!
I spotted your gators and had to come see them up close and personal. So adorable!
Super cute cards indeed!
Wow, you made crocodiles look cute!
Too fun! I love those crocs!
Totally adorable. Great cards
Those cards are both so cute – I adore the crocs1
Crocs and bunnies. How cute!
He he… those crocodiles are cracking me up! They look like they are talking!
fabulous cards. love all of the die cuts and the colours you used.
absolutely adorable!
Goodness, how adorable! I love, love, love how you pieced together the alligator card and your attention to detail. And that bunny card- I would never have thought to sponge my bunnies in blue and yellow. So so cute! Thanks for the inspiration!
Your cards are just down right fun. Thank you for sharing.
Oh wow, such cute cards! The scenes you created are so fun and the crocs and bunnies just totally adorable!
These are all great Jean, I too love all of the Picture Book animals, past & present, the new Little Lamb is rather adorable. I am also a huge fan of tags and your bunny tag is too cute!
The alligators are my favorite from this release. They just make me smile! Fun cards.
Really cute cards and tag! The little bunnies are so adorable and it’s great to see some new additions to the picture book dies!
Such cute bunnies and so simple to do
totally adorable …
Very clever cards, and I love that sweet Easter tag.
Can’t get over these crocs!!! adorable –
So cute! I love the alligator and the cloud background.
Oh! These cards are so adorable!! Well done! Yes, it makes me want to buy the whole picture book set!
Hi, Your 2 cards are so adorable, I really loved that 1st one, so cute!! The tag you did was also very cute, I really liked it, I was nice to see something different, very nice, Thanks for sharing.
Your cards and tag are adorable!
Very cute, the bunny Card especially.
Very cool! Thank you for sharing!
Fun, colorful croc card!
I love how vibrant your colors are! Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
You made crocs look really cute. Love your cards. Thank you
Cute bunnies!!
Sooo cute. I especially love the crocs.
Your cards are so cute, who’d of tho’t that crocs could be cute. :). Thanks for sharing and providing inspiration!
The crocs are cute & the bunnies are adorable
Super cute cards. I love the bunnies!
I just love your cards and your tag is so cute! Those crocodiles look so fun!!
This is a great Release & I can’t wait to get my hands on some of these new, lovely products! Thanks for your beautiful work!
I really like how you layered the crocodiles and gave them different expressions. Plus, I am impressed with how you backed them with black so their eyes showed through. I wouldn’t have thought about that. Nice work with all the products.
Great stuff! The croc is just too adorable!
Love the Crocs!!! The bunnies are super cute too! What great ideas, thanks for sharing with us!
These are two cute. Simple yet effective.
Adorable! I love all of them
What fun cards!
I LOVE blog hops because they inspire me to create and I love seeing how all the amazing artists are using the Simon Says products
Love the crocodiles…….
Super cute crocodile card, thank you for the tip on using black paper so the eyes come thru. Thank you for the inspiration
Very cute cards and I love the tag
Cute cards, and the tag is cute too!
Oh my gosh….I love those little bunnies, and the croc card is really cute too.
What delightful cards! I love the vibrant colors and inset look of the alligator cards. The bunnies are just adorable — the coloring is wonderful!
Such cute cards. Love the bunny tag, such a cute ideas for Easter baskets.
Love your picture book die sky and your bunny designs are sooo cheerful.
Love me some sweet little bunnies.
Super cute cards. Inspired me to get busy today making cards
Creative projects! lovely 🙂
cute! cute! cute!
The cards are all beautiful! I especially like the tag idea to attach to a gift basket, instead of a card.
Those crocodiles are too cute! You bunny tag makes me want to try my hand at tags, super cute!
love sky background
Lovely ideas, love the crocs 🙂
Oh WOW!! The bunny card & take are so adorable! Your crocodile card is just over the top fantastic!! I just love all the picture book critters!!
Fun cards and tag.
Such cheerful and fun cards! I love all the storybook dies!
so cute the crocodiles 😀 the children will love them 😀
Love the bright, playful feel of you cards and tag. Clean and simple. TFS
Both of your cards are super cute!
All the dies are unique, it is great to see the results. Thank you.
I just love the inlaid cloud background behind those adorable crocs. All three projects are really cute.
All of those turned out so cute!
All beautiful projects ! 😍
Your creations are adorable! Great for grand child cards.
So cute! Who knew that all I needed was white cardstock, lots of ink and some dies…
Thank goodness for blog hops! I did not realize the bunny set had little faces! I wondered what the heck I would do with a bunch of bunnies hopping away all the time! Mind you it wasn’t that bad of a deal for me because I live across the river from a Peeps store so Peeps are kind of a joke around here and the Washington Post used to run a Peep diorama contest every year. But you are the first person on the hop, if one goes in order and starts with the first day, to use this stamp set and, while this isn’t my first “AH HA!” moment with this release, this is my dumbest one (so far)! Thank goodness your cards and that tag are so darn cute that I can feel good about being such a goofball! Now that set is even better than before!
The crocodile would be great for little boys’ birthday cards and even bookmarks for my granddaughter’s KDG class.
I love those Easter bunnies.
They will work for so many different types
of cards and will be fun to use.
thanks for sharing some cute cards.
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Bunnies and crocs, oh my! All your creations are great. Thanks for sharing.
Love your crocodile scene! 🙂
These bunnies are so super cute !
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Oh wow, these cards and tag are amazing! I love how you used Distress Oxide inks to color all the card stock! 😀
Love those bunnies! Very cute cards!
Love the crocodile card! I love the way you used the bunnies, front facing! Great cards!
Lovin’! These crocodiles crack me up–Love their teeth. 😁 I love how you’ve used the adorable bunnies too.
Great cards!! Love the crocs!
Super cute projects!!
Awwww, so cute!
Such cute projects.
So cute!!! Those bunnies are adorable ❤️
Cute projects, those picture book crocs are adorable!
This is definitely a fun stop on the hop! Your tag and cards are colorful and cheerful! 🙂
Way too cute for words.
Adorable!
Adorable! Love the tag!!
Love how you used the sky background on the first card and that tag is so cute.
Great cards – especially love the cute and colorful bunnies! Thanks for sharing!
Your great sense of humor shines through your cards. Can not pick a favorite…love both cards and the tag. They all make me smile. Now I need to add crocs and bunny stamps to the wish list.
Cute Cards!
Especially like the crocodiles!
I love the clean and simple look… those cards are absolutely adorable!
Who knew crocodiles could be so cute? Your cards are great. 🙂
These cards are a croc!!!!! ( Pun). So fun.
Those crocs were Sooo cute, I ordered one for myself!
And those adorable floppy-eared bunnies…too cute!
Thank you for the inspiration!
Your cards are wonderful – but I especially love your tag!
Those simple lil bunnies are the best!
Super fun and fantastic projects. Playful and very crisp.
What cute little gators. Love the colors.
Adorable projects! My favorite are the crocodiles~!TFS
So cute, thank you.
Just the cutest! Fabulous release!
That alligator card is so cute! Thanks for the inspiration.
Fabulous cards and tag!! The bunny stamp and die set and the croc picture book die are my favourites of this release. Love the bright colours used on the crocodile card. So fun!!
really cute cards thanks for sharing
Delightful! Love the crocs and the bunnies!
The crocs are cute but I think the bunnies are my favorite!
What a great job on the crocodile card! Thanks for sharing the technique, like the idea of using the black card stock so the eyes sobthrough. And the Easter tag, so fun!
very cute cards. thanks so much!
Gorgeous cards with the great new release from SSS. When I see your card colours I feel that spring is not far away! Thanks for thes lovely examples.
Love all of your projects–so cute!!
great tag idea
Your projects are so great! I just love those bunnies 🙂
Adorable projects! The alligators are a hoot and the soft colors of the bunny card are so awesome!
Fun projects. Love the crocodiles.
Love the whimsy!
love those croc!
Eeeek I absolutely LOVE these!!
Your Picture Book crocs card is the best! I love how you used 3 of them and how you built the background! Awesome. Thank you.
Cute! Cute! Cute, those alligators and bunnies are! Fabulous cards!
Love the crocodile and bunnies. I can’t wait to get mine.
I’m in love with the Oh Bunny set. Great ideas and beautiful colors.
Hi Jean,
Your crocs sure are cute, but I love the colours you chose for your “Some Bunny Loves You” card. I get all caught up in traditional colours, so it is great to see how we can use other colours to make such beautiful and impactful cards.
Take care
Tracy
Love the way you’ve used colors in these creations. The images just pop! Great projects to share on this hop. Thanks.
Your projects just made me smile!!! The crocs are adorable and those bunnies so bright and cheery. Thank you for sharing!!
Those alligators are just adorable and the way you made the Little Bunny Tag is super cute!
Your projects using the SSS new release are so cute! I especially like those crocs. TFS
Both of these cards are adorable! I love the bright colors.
Very cute. Love those crocodiles. Thanks for sharing
The crocodiles are cute, but the bunnies are my absolute favorite!
Love those crocodiles and those bunnies are too cute. Great projects to share.
When I looked at your bunny card I thought it was so cute the way you blended the colors across all the bunnies. It was like one little bunny looked most like the (teal) Dad bunny, and then one was like the Mom bunny all in yellow, and one of the kids was a mix of both. I have kids like that!! Ha ha. One is the spitting image of his Dad and one looks more like me, and then we have a daughter that we can’t really say who she looks like b/c she has so much of both of us. Love it!!
These cards will bring smiles to the faces of the recipients!
The bold colors and perfect die cuts from this release are so fun and great additions for all of us!
SQUEAL!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the Release and ALL of the AMAZING Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Beautiful cards!!!
Beautiful cards thank you for sharing
Love your clean designs…wonderful cards.
Just to adorable!
Too cute, especially the alligators. TFS.