Eggstra Special with New Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! I have some colorful, cheery Easter inspiration using the adorable new Eggstra Special stamp set from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, called Favorite Things! I leaned into the Pastel Pigment Ink palette from Simon Says Stamp for several of my projects for this release, but I wanted to add a little pop of vibrant pink to this project to help those sweet blooms stand out amongst the colorful Easter eggs. Let’s get started with the details!

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To start my project, I stamped several images and a sentiment from the new Eggstra Special stamp set onto some white cardstock using Nocturne Pigment Ink, then covered it with Clear Embossing Powder to make those black lines extra crisp and stark against my pastel color palette! I then used OLO Markers in a variety of pastel shades, zhuzhing things up with a pop of vibrant magenta. Because I wanted to have a sunny, buttery yellow background, I used a coordinating butter yellow marker around the white edges of my die cuts to make sure that they transitioned seamlessly from the background to the foreground!

After I had finished my focal point, I die cut the previously-released Double Plaid Cover with the buttery yellow glitter cardstock in the new Pastel 6×6 Glitter Pack. I love this plaid background; it’s the perfect amount of texture and pattern without overwhelming the main focal point! I paired the buttery yellow glitter pattern with a Lemon Chiffon card base, creating a fairly neutral tone-on-tone texture and pattern behind my colorful springtime images.

To help ground my images and sentiment die cuts on my plaid card front so that they weren’t just floating in midair, I die cut one of the Nested Ovals Dies from Simon Says Stamp Vellum. I arranged the colored die cuts in the center of the vellum oval, then adhered all of the die cuts to the front of the card with liquid and foam adhesive, hiding the adhesive for the vellum behind the solid die cuts. To add a few final shimmery accents, I added some Butter Pawsitively Dazzling Gems and a bow tied with the new Simon Says Stamp Iridescent White Cord. I think this card exudes all of the springtime feels!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Have you started crafting for springtime yet? I have definitely noticed a shift in my color palettes, transitioning from lots of deep reds and dramatic jewel tones to white, light, and bright pastel palettes! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!