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  • Abstract Backgrounds Made Easy | Simon Says Stamp | Video

    • May 15, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp June 2019 Card Kit – Sending Birthday Joy

    • May 14, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • How to Money Holder Cards without Specialty Supplies | Pretty Pink Posh | Video

    • May 13, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Die-cut Birthday Card Ideas | Spellbinders Large Die of the Month | Video

    • May 11, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | May 2019 Small Die of the Month – Thank You Vespa Card. Video

    • May 1, 2019
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Watercolor Clematis Card for Mom. Video

    • April 29, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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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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  • My Latest IKEA SKÅDIS Pegboard Set Up – VIDEO!

    • February 23, 2019
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    • Misc
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Floral Friendship Card. Video

    • February 8, 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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  • Simon Says Stamp | Floral Pattern Birthday Card. Video

    • January 8, 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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  • Last Minute Christmas Cards. Video

    • December 17, 2018
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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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  • Simon Says Stamp | Calligraphy-Like Christmas Cards. Yippee For Yana Series. Video

    • November 21, 2018
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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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  • 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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  • Simon Says Stamp | One Stencil – Four Ways. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

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

    • January 23, 2018
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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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    Need to make a quick Birthday card for a guy? Check out this simple & quick tutorial featuring Masculine Birthday Card idea using balloons and confetti with the help of Big Birthday Greetings stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. Handmade greeting card by Yana Smakula

    Simon Says Stamp | Masculine Birthday Card | Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • May 17, 2019
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    • Cards
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    Happy Friday, stampers! This week has been nothing but exciting! Fabulous new release from Simon Says Stamp, loads of crafty inspiration to jump-start the creative mojo and of course giveaways! Who doesn’t love that? I hope you are all geared up towards a fantastic crafty weekend! Today I have a simple stamped Birthday card idea…

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  • Abstract Backgrounds Made Easy for Handmade Birthday Greeting Cards | Simon Says Stamp | Video tutorial

    Abstract Backgrounds Made Easy | Simon Says Stamp | Video

    • May 15, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, crafters! In this blog post & video, you’ll learn how to use your dye ink pads to create beautiful abstract backgrounds in a matter of minutes! This really is one…

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  • Simon Says Stamp June 2019 Card Kit - Sending Birthday Joy Handmade Greeting Card by Yana Smakula #sssck #cardmaking #simonsaysstamp

    Simon Says Stamp June 2019 Card Kit – Sending Birthday Joy

    • May 14, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! It’s the 14th of the month and that means there’s a new kit from Simon Says Stamp! I’ve missed quite a few of the previous kits due to…

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  • How to Money Holder Cards without Specialty Supplies | Pretty Pink Posh | Video tutorial by Yana Smakula

    How to Money Holder Cards without Specialty Supplies | Pretty Pink Posh | Video

    • May 13, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 7 Comments

    Hello, stampers! In this video, I’m sharing a very easy method to create money holder greeting cards. You won’t need any specialty dies or supplies for this type of card…

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  • Die-cut Birthday Card Ideas | Spellbinders Large Die of the Month | Video

    Die-cut Birthday Card Ideas | Spellbinders Large Die of the Month | Video

    • May 11, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, crafters! Welcome back for another video. I’m sharing 2 birthday card ideas using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for May 2019. The May die set is a fabulous…

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  • Watercolor Mother's Day Card | Simon Says Stamp | Video tutorial by Yana Smakula

    Watercolor Mother’s Day Card | Simon Says Stamp | Video

    • May 8, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Gosh, I’ve missed these videos! I was reading your comments on my previous post on Simon’s blog and you just blew…

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  • Cards for Crafty Friends! | Hero Arts My Monthly Hero May 2019 | Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #craftyfriends #cardmaking #stamping

    Cards for Crafty Friends! | Hero Arts My Monthly Hero May 2019 | Video

    • May 6, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! Can’t believe I missed 2 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Releases! I LOVE Hero’s Kits and it’s awesome to be back to creating with their fabulous products. Even…

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  • Create a gorgeous watercolor floral Birthday card using stamps from Simon Says Stamp and watercolors from Daniel Smith. No specialty watercolor paper needed! Visit the blog for how-to. #simonsaysstamp #birthdaycard #greetingcard

    Watercolor on Regular Cardstock – Birthday Card | Simon Says Stamp

    • May 5, 2019
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    • Cards
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    As the title of this post suggests, I tried watercoloring on regular, non-watercolor paper to create this Birthday Floral card. I can’t exactly remember the last time I did that…

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  • Hidden Panel Father's Day Greeting Card | Pretty Pink Posh | Video tutorial by Yana Smakula

    Hidden Panel Father’s Day Card | Pretty Pink Posh | Video

    • May 2, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 57 Comments

    Hello, crafters! In this video, I’m showing how to make Hidden Panel cards for Father’s Day using stamps & coordinating dies! No specialty dies are used for this! I chose…

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  • Spellbinders | May 2019 Small Die of the Month - Thank You Vespa Card. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula

    Spellbinders | May 2019 Small Die of the Month – Thank You Vespa Card. Video

    • May 1, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 5 Comments

    Hello, crafters! I know it’s been very long since I’ve posted consistently, I’ve had some work travel and family emergency to take care of, but things are hopefully back to normal…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Watercolor Clematis Card for Mom. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula. How to watercolor clematis.

    Simon Says Stamp | Watercolor Clematis Card for Mom. Video

    • April 29, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 17 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! I am excited to be back to sharing handmade cards and videos and I hope you’ve missed them. It really has…

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  • My Favorite Things | Using Tiny Stamps for Big Impact. Video tutorial. To the Sweetest Somebunny I know Handmade Card by Yana Smakula

    My Favorite Things | Using Tiny Stamps for Big Impact. Video

    • April 27, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hi everyone! In this video, I’m going to show you how small stamps can make a big impact on your handmade cards (using pretty Spring stamps from My Favorite Things).…

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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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    • 13 Comments

    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…

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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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    • 5 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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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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