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  • How to Color with Chameleon Dual Ended Color Pencils – 4Bar Magnolia Greeting Card. Video + Sale!

    • May 23, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Colorful Backgrounds in Minutes with Hero Arts Reactive Ink | Video | Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • May 22, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Flip Up Birthday Card. Video

    • May 21, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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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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    • Cards, Tutorials
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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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    • 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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  • 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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    • 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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  • 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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    • 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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  • 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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  • 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 | Lazy Crazy Days of Summer

    Simon Says Stamp | Lazy Crazy Days of Summer

    • May 25, 2019
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    • Cards
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    Who is ready for Summer? I am not particularly fond of the hot Summer days, but I love Summer evenings. We recently re-decorated our balcony (added some pretty plants and faux green grass floor) and I’m so looking forward to spending our Summer evenings out there sipping some cold lemonade while looking at the stars…

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  • How to Color with Chameleon Dual Ended Color Pencils - 4Bar Magnolia Bloom Greeting Card with Pretty Pink Posh stamps. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula

    How to Color with Chameleon Dual Ended Color Pencils – 4Bar Magnolia Greeting Card. Video + Sale!

    • May 23, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello! I love to use colored pencils to color my stamped images with, they add a lot of interest and intricate details to all sorts of images, but especially flowers.…

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  • How to make Colorful Backgrounds for handmade cards in Minutes with Hero Arts NEW Hero Hues Reactive Ink | Watch the video tutorial for how-to.

    Colorful Backgrounds in Minutes with Hero Arts Reactive Ink | Video | Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • May 22, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Who doesn’t like COLOR? Or should I say who doesn’t like colorful backgrounds that are easy to make? Well, these can’t get any easier or any more colorful! Keep on…

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  • How to make Flip Up Masculine Birthday card using Big Birthday Wishes stamp set and Confetti stencil from Simon Says Stamp. Watch video tutorial for the how-to.

    Simon Says Stamp | Flip Up Birthday Card. Video

    • May 21, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video (catch my previous episode HERE)! I’ve been very much into making Birthday cards lately and to diversify things a bit I…

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  • Hero Arts | Color Layering Calla Lily 2 Ways. Video

    Hero Arts | Color Layering Calla Lily 2 Ways. Video

    • May 20, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! Sharing the next episode from my monthly “Color Layering with Yana” series to share featuring Color Layering Calla Lily from Hero Arts. Like this project? Pin it and…

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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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    • 176 Comments

    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!…

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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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    • 10 Comments

    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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    • 4 Comments

    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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    • 7 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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    • 84 Comments

    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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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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