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  • Simon Says Stamp | Cardmaking with Nuvo Crackle Mousses

    • May 18, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Pattern Stamping with Masking Paper. Video

    • May 6, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • WPlus9 | Foiled Floral Birthday Card

    • April 21, 2020
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    • Cards
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Hot Foil & Stamping. Video

    • April 8, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | United We Craft Blog Party | Floral Friendship Card – So Happy You’re My Friend

    • April 4, 2020
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    • Cards
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Heat Embossing & Copic Markers. Video

    • March 25, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Foiled Happy Easter Cards featuring March 2020 Clubs. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway (Now Closed)

    • March 16, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • MFT Stamps | DIY Colorful Birthday Cards. Video

    • February 28, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Hero Arts | Heroscapes – Lavender Field Cards. Video. Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • February 14, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Foiled Basics Collection – Glimmer Hot Foil Plates. Video

    • February 10, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Wintry Valentine’s Day Card. Video

    • December 21, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Starting with Colored Cardstock. Video Tutorial

    • October 26, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Everyday Foiled Glimmer Cards – More Tips, Tricks & Ideas. Video

    • October 14, 2019
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    • Misc
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  • My Favorite Things | Copic Market Tips For Dark Backgrounds. Video

    • September 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Cardmaking with Spellbinders July Large Die Of the Month | Video

    • July 12, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Color With Paper and Stamps. Video

    • July 9, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • My Favorite Things | Underwater Scene Cards with Nothing but Markers (and critter stamps, too). Video

    • June 27, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Hot Foil Backgrounds Made Easy (Repeat Foil Stamping). Video

    • June 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Hot Foil Stamping Tips | Video

    • June 15, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • How to Color with Chameleon Dual Ended Color Pencils – 4Bar Magnolia Greeting Card. Video

    • May 23, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    • 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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  • Gina K Designs | One Layer Floral Birthday Card. Video

    • July 24, 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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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Sequin & Confetti Shapes. Video

    • April 27, 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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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Simon Says Stamp | You Are Beautiful Handmade Greeting card by Yana Smakula featuring BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS sss101826 #Simonsaysstamp #cardmaking #stamping #handmadecard

    Simon Says Stamp | Deep Blue & Gold

    • May 25, 2020
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    • Cards
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    How is this Monday already? And how is it the end of May?! It seems like just yesterday we were talking about the beginning of Spring. Even during quarantine time goes by really fast. Today I have a rather dramatic card to share featuring my current favorite technique – abstract backgrounds. I teach this technique…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Pattern Stamping with Masking Paper featuring Simon Says Clear Stamps Spring Flowers 4 stamp set. Long Distance Hug Card by Yana Smakula #SimonSaysStamp #Cardmaking #Stamping #HandmadeCard

    Simon Says Stamp | Pattern Stamping with Masking Paper. Take 3

    • May 24, 2020
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    • Cards
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    Do you ever have projects you start, but keep putting aside and never finish? This card has almost turned into a project like that. I stamped the background for it,…

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  • Partial Foiling How To featuring Spellbinders May 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month and GLP-168 Especially For You Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #Spellbinders #GlimmerHotFoil #HotFoil #Cardmaking

    Spellbinders | Partial Foiling May 2020 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month. Video + Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • May 22, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, crafters. In this video, I’ll show you how to stretch your Glimmer plates using the partial foiling technique. I am using 2 similar but slightly different products from Spellbinders…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | June 2020 Card Kit Inspiration - Thinking of You Friend Card by Yana Smakula #sssck #simonsaysstamp #cardmaking

    Simon Says Stamp | June Card Kit Inspiration

    • May 21, 2020
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    • Cards
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    Hello there! My Simon Says Stamp kit for June 2020 came in the mail a few days ago and I was thrilled to dive in and make a quick card.…

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  • First Look at Nuvo Crackle Mousses by Tonic Studios - video overview & cardmaking tutorial by Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp featuring Tonic RUSSIAN WHITE Nuvo Crackle Mousse 1397n #Cardmaking #HandmadeCard #TonicStudios #CrackleMousse #SimonSaysStamp

    Simon Says Stamp | Cardmaking with Nuvo Crackle Mousses

    • May 18, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! A few weeks ago I came across a video by my friend Bibi Cameron where she demonstrated the new Nuvo Crackle…

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  • Hero Arts | Lavender Field Heroscape | Color Layering Card With Yana Series. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #cardmaking #heroarts #colorlayering #stamping

    Hero Arts | Lavender Field Heroscape | Color Layering With Yana Series. Video

    • May 18, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello! Sharing the new episode from my monthly “Color Layering with Yana” series with Hero Arts featuring Lavender Field Heroscape stamp set. The Lavender Field HeroScape stamp set is a large 6×8” set…

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  • Spellbinders | Foiled Floral Birthday Card with Foiled Basics Collection & WPlus9 Florals by Yana Smakula featuring Polka Dot Strip Glimmer Hot Foil Plate, Yana's Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set and WPlus9 Thinking of You stamp set #Cardmaking #HandmadaCard #HotFoilStamping #Stamping

    Spellbinders | Hot Foiling & Stamping – Birthday Card with Foiled Basics Collection & WPlus9 Florals

    • May 15, 2020
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    • Misc
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    • 6 Comments

    I’ve been meaning to share this card for over a month now, but somehow I always forgot to photo it. Finally, I had a big pile of projects to take…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | I Love You Mama Card by Yana Smakula featuring LOVE YOU MAMA CZ18, HEART MANDALA SSST121393 and Tonic RUSSIAN WHITE Nuvo Crackle Mousse 1397n #SimonSaysStamp #Cardmaking #Handmadecard

    Simon Says Stamp | I Love You Mama Card

    • May 13, 2020
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    • Cards
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    • 8 Comments

    Last Spring my Mom was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She has had her surgery and 7 rounds of chemo since. It has been a very difficult experience, to say the…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Pattern Stamping with Masking Paper by Yana Smakula featuring SPRING FLOWERS 4 sss202116 stamp set #simonsaysstamp #cardmaking #patternstamping

    Simon Says Stamp | Pattern Stamping with Masking Paper. Video

    • May 6, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Every once in a while comes a stamp set I can’t put down. I keep using it until I’ve stamped it…

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  • Pretty Pink Posh | Water Scene Cards with Pond Friends Stamps. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #PrettyPinkPosh #cardmaking #stamping

    Pretty Pink Posh | Water Scene Cards with Pond Friends Stamps. Video + Sale!

    • May 5, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! Today I have a video that shows how to makes water scene cards using the Pond Friends stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh. I started to work on…

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  • MFT Stamps | Shark Smile Greeting Card. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #cardmaking #MFTstamps #stamping

    MFT Stamps | Dimensional Underwater Scene – Shark Smile Card. Video

    • May 1, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello, friends. Welcome back for another My Favorite Things blog post! In this video, I’ll show you how to create a card to bring a smile to the recipients face…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Rose Pattern You Are My Happy Card featuring SPRING FLOWERS 4 sss202116 #simonsaysstamp #mothersdaycard #SSSunitedwecraft

    Simon Says Stamp | Rose Pattern You Are My Happy Card

    • April 30, 2020
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    • Cards
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    • 4 Comments

    Every once in a while comes a stamp set I can’t put down. I keep using it until I’ve stamped it in every possible way, colored using every possible color…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Rose Pattern Mother's Day Card featuring SPRING FLOWERS 4 sss202116 #simonsaysstamp #mothersdaycard #SSSunitedwecraft

    Simon Says Stamp | Rose Pattern Mother’s Day Card

    • April 28, 2020
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello, friends. I hope your week is off to a great start. This weekend I had the pleasure to join many of my crafty friends for a virtual online retreat.…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Watercolor Happy Mail Card by Yana Smakula featuring BOTANICAL HEART sss202083 #simonsaysstamp #cardmaking #SSSunitedwecraft

    Simon Says Stamp | Watercolor Happy Mail Card

    • April 27, 2020
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    • Cards
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    Hello, friends! My watercolor adventures continue (see my previous watercolor cards HERE and HERE) and today I’m sharing another watercolor card I made. This time I used a stunning Botanical…

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