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  • How to Assemble Shadowboxes & Calculate Paper Size using Spellbinders Shadowbox Dies. Video

    • March 16, 2019
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    • Tutorials
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  • 5 Ways to Use Nuvo Drops. Video

    • March 3, 2019
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    • Tutorials
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  • My Latest IKEA SKÅDIS Pegboard Set Up – VIDEO!

    • February 23, 2019
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    • Misc
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  • Spellbinders | Just Add Color! Dramatic Florals with Copic Markers. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • February 20, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Die Cut Swan Cards with Watercolor Florals. Video

    • February 17, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | No-Coloring Floral Birthday Card with Mica Mist. Short Video

    • February 13, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Floral Friendship Card. Video

    • February 8, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Hero Arts | February My Monthly Hero Kit – Art Deco Cards. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • February 4, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | February 2019 Large Die of the Month – Layered Butterfly Cards

    • February 2, 2019
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    • Cards
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  • Color Layering Swan Greeting Cards. Video

    • January 29, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Spring Inspired Thank You Card. Video

    • January 23, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Floral Pattern Birthday Card. Video

    • January 8, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Valentine’s Day Paper Doll Cards. Video

    • January 5, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Hero Arts | One Layer Floral Pencil Colored Card. Video

    • January 4, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • My Favorite Things | Female Birthday Card Idea. Video

    • December 27, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Color Blocked Valentine’s Day Card

    • December 26, 2018
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    • Cards
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  • Last Minute Christmas Cards. Video

    • December 17, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Alexandra Renke | 3 Sheets of Paper = 8 Holiday Cards. Fast Holiday Cardmaking with Minimum Supplies

    • November 29, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Calligraphy-Like Christmas Cards. Yippee For Yana Series. Video

    • November 21, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Foil Stamped Christmas Cards. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • November 8, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Alexandra Renke | Super Easy Washi Tape Christmas Cards. Video

    • October 29, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Seasonal Happy Mail Cards. Video

    • October 24, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Christmas Coloring with a Single Pen (or Pencil). Video

    • September 29, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Minimal Supplies Holiday Cards with Mama Elephant. Video (Blog Hop) + STAMPtember Mama Elephant Exclusive

    • September 15, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • One Layer Fall Cards 5 Ways with Pretty Pink Posh. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • September 14, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Alcohol Ink Fall Leaves Clean & Simple Gratitude Cards with Reverse Confetti. Video (Blog Hop)

    • September 8, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Hero Arts | Coffee or Tea? August 2018 My Monthly Hero Kit. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • August 6, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Gina K Designs | One Layer Floral Birthday Card. Video

    • July 24, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Ink Road Stamps | Dry Embossing & One Layer Tropical Cards. Video

    • July 14, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • My Favorite Copic Color Combos (UPDATED!)

    • June 26, 2018
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    • Misc
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  • My IKEA Craft Room (Craft Corner) Tour 2018

    • May 30, 2018
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    • My Craft Corner
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  • Spellbinders | Shaped Wedding Card with Foamiran Flowers. Video + Photo Tutorial. Blog Hop. Giveaway (Now Closed)

    • May 16, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Sequin & Confetti Shapes. Video

    • April 27, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Cherry Blossoms Friendship Card. Photo Tutorial

    • April 11, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Papertrey Ink | Spring Birthday Card Ideas. Video

    • March 3, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | One Stencil – Four Ways. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • January 27, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Center Cut Heart Background – Selective Polychromos Colored Love Card. Video

    • January 23, 2018
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • WPlus9 | Emerald Pencil Colored Background (Take Two) – So Very Grateful Card

    • September 29, 2017
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    • Cards, Misc
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Textured Lace Cards. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • May 26, 2017
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • WPlus9 | Floral Cards Trio – Easy Watercolor Ranunculus using Daniel Smith Watercolors. Video Tutorial

    • March 8, 2017
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    • Cards
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Easy Galaxy Background. Video

    • August 7, 2016
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • WPlus9 | Adding Foiled Accents with Heat Embossing. Video

    • July 6, 2016
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    Simon Says Stamp | Ink Blended Encouragement Card - "Optimism is faith that leads to achievement". Handmade card using Bouquet of Roses stencil

    Simon Says Stamp | Ink Blended Encouragement Card. Video

    • April 24, 2019
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    • Misc
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    Hello, friends! How is this the end of April already? I can’t believe time goes by so fast. Today I have ink blended & heat embossed encouragement card to share using a few goodies from Simon Says Stamp. I’ve mentioned this in the past when I feel down and helpless (we all have these moments,…

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  • Simon Says Stamp - Just a Card to Say Hello Darling featuring emboss resist and diagonal ink blending techniques. Using HELLO DARLING sss201899 stamp set #simonsaysstamp #greetingcard #cardmaking

    Simon Says Stamp | Ink Blended Hello Gorgeous Card

    • April 15, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 4 Comments

    Hello, friends! Has Spring arrived in your part of the world yet? The last few days have been particularly chilly and humid leaving everyone (and me especially) wishing for some…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Trio of Cards with April Card Kit

    Simon Says Stamp | Trio of Cards with April Card Kit

    • April 10, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 7 Comments

    Hello, friends! I’m finally back and eager to jump back to cardmaking! I’ve missed going through various stamps on my desk, picking out pretty papers and making things with my…

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    5 Ways to Use Etched Dies (& Get More Use). Video

    • March 24, 2019
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    • Tutorials
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    • 7 Comments

    Hello, crafters! I am away still from my craft room (on a super long work trip in China) and cannot make any new projects, I’m bringing you inspiration by showcasing…

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  • Hero Arts | Color Layering Moon Greeting Cards 3 Ways. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula. Handmade Moon Cards

    Hero Arts | Color Layering Moon Cards 3 Ways. Video

    • March 18, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! Today I have the next episode from my monthly “Color Layering with Yana” series to share featuring Color Layering Sleepy Moon from Hero Arts. The Color Layering Sleepy Moon stamp…

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  • How to Assemble Shadowboxes & Calculate Paper Size using Spellbinders Shadowbox Dies. Video

    How to Assemble Shadowboxes & Calculate Paper Size using Spellbinders Shadowbox Dies. Video

    • March 16, 2019
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    • Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello, crafters! As promised, I’m sharing a tutorial showing how to make a shadow box using specialty Shadowbox dies from Spellbinders and Becca Feeken. In my world, Becca is a paper…

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  • How to stamp backgrounds for handmade cards. 5 easy ways to background stamping not using background stamps. #cardmaking #stamping #handmade

    5 Ways to Stamp Backgrounds (not using Background Stamps) for Handmade Cards. Video

    • March 13, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 11 Comments

    Hello, crafters! While I am away still from my craft room (on a month-long work trip in China that just got extended so it looks like I’ll be staying here…

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  • 5 Ways to Use Nuvo Drops in Cardmaking

    5 Ways to Use Nuvo Drops. Video

    • March 3, 2019
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    • Tutorials
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    • 9 Comments

    Hello, crafters! While I am away from my craft room (on a month-long work trip in China) and cannot make any new projects, I thought I would make a video…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Elephant Birthday!

    Simon Says Stamp | Elephant Birthday!

    • February 28, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 7 Comments

    I celebrate my Birthday in February and either subconsciously or purely by coincidence I happened to make a bunch of Birthday cards this month! I wonder why 🙂 . Anyhow,…

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  • My Favorite Things | Colorful Child's Birthday Card. Video tutorial

    My Favorite Things | Colorful Child’s Birthday Card. Video

    • February 27, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 5 Comments

    In this post & video I’m showing how to create a Colorful Birthday Card for a child or an adult. I hope you like this simple card idea. Like this…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Wishing We Lived Closer

    Simon Says Stamp | Wishing We Lived Closer

    • February 23, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 8 Comments

    Do you wish you had more crafty friends living in your area? All of my cardmaking girlfriends live far, far away, many in different countries and I typically get to…

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  • My Latest IKEA SKÅDIS Pegboard Set Up - VIDEO!

    My Latest IKEA SKÅDIS Pegboard Set Up – VIDEO!

    • February 23, 2019
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    • Misc
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    • 11 Comments

    Recently I reorganized my IKEA SKÅDIS pegboard as the old layout was getting too messy and kind of boring for me, and a lot of you asked for a quick…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Like My Cat Card

    Simon Says Stamp | Like My Cat

    • February 22, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 4 Comments

    Hello, hello friends! I’m typing this blog post from a hotel room in China. We are here on a month long work trip and that means I’m away from my…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | 25th Birthday Card. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | 25th Birthday Card. Video

    • February 20, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 7 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Today I have a simple numbered Birthday Card idea to share using a few current favorite supplies from Simon Says Stamp.…

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Hi! I'm Yana Smakula (pronounced Sma-coo-la)! Glad to see you here! Feel free to look around and subscribe! I'm sharing cards, layouts, mini albums and all things crafty. I blog about new products and sometimes make video tutorials.


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