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  • My Favorite Things | Sparkling Lights Modern Christmas Card. Video

    • November 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Simon Says Stamp | Heat & Embossing & Stenciling with Coordinating Products. Video

    • November 6, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Die Cut Christmas Cards with October Small Die of the Month – Home For The Holidays. Video

    • October 29, 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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  • Spellbinders Merry Little Everything Card Kit – 8 Christmas Cards. Video

    • October 1, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • My Favorite Things | Copic Tips For Dark Backgrounds. Video

    • September 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Tips & Tricks For Hot Foil Holiday Cards. Video

    • September 12, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Hero Arts | How-to: Night Sky / Galaxy Card. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • August 22, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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  • Spellbinders | Foiling with Etched Dies. Video (Blog Hop + Giveaway)

    • August 19, 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 + Sale!

    • 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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  • 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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    Pretty Pink Posh | More Modern Christmas Card Ideas. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula featuring Winter Wreath stamp set by Pretty Pink Posh #stamping #cardmaking #christmascards

    Pretty Pink Posh | More Modern Christmas Card Ideas. Video

    • December 9, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! How is this December already? Time is just rushing by! In this video, I’ll show you 2 modern and easy to make Christmas cards ideas using the same stamp, the Winter Wreath stamp set. As a bonus, I’ll also show you how you can use your coordinating dies to add foiled outlines to…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Love & Joy Modern Christmas Cards. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula featuring LEAVES AND BERRIES BACKGROUND sss102039 #simonsaysstamp #christmascard #stamping

    Simon Says Stamp | Love & Joy Modern Christmas Cards. Video

    • December 7, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this episode, I have 2 elegant Christmas card ideas to share using some of my new and old favorite products…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Wishing You A Happy Christmas Handmade Card by Yana Smakula #simonsaysstamp #cardmaking #christmascard

    Simon Says Stamp | Wishing You A Happy Christmas

    • November 28, 2019
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    • Cards
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    Hello, friends! I have one more Christmas card to share using the stamp set included in Simon’s latest card kit – Gnome For The Holidays. Check out other projects I…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | December 2019 Card Kit - Gnome For The Holidays card by Yana Smakula #sssck #cardmaking #christmascard

    Simon Says Stamp | December 2019 Card Kit – Gnome For The Holidays

    • November 27, 2019
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    • Cards
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    Hello, friends! I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving week. I’m back in my craft room busy making Christmas cards for the Holiday season and also decorating our home…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | December 2019 Card Kit - 3 Card Ideas by Yana Smakula #sssck #cardmaking #christmascard

    Simon Says Stamp | December 2019 Card Kit – 3 Card Ideas

    • November 26, 2019
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    • Cards
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    Hello, friends! Today I have 3 card ideas to share featuring Simon Says Stamp December 2019 card kit. I love the colors and imagery included in this kit and had…

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  • My Favorite Things | Sparkling Lights Modern Christmas Card. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #MFTstamps #christmascard #cardmaking

    My Favorite Things | Sparkling Lights Modern Christmas Card. Video

    • November 25, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello, friends! The other week I started to pull out our Christmas decor and decorate our apartment. Nothing major, just a faux poinsettia here, some LED lights there and so…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Meowy & Bright Catmas card by Yana Smakula #simonsaysstamp #catmas #stamping

    Simon Says Stamp | Meowy & Bright Catmas

    • November 22, 2019
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    • Cards
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    Remember I said I LOVED this stamp set? The minute I got some free time in my craft room this week I used it to make another kitty card. What…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Candy Cane Card. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Candy Cane Card. Video

    • November 20, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this episode, I will show you how to create a Christmas card featuring the Candy Cane background stamp. I wanted…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Meowy Catmas Christmas Card by Yana Smakula featuring MEOWY CATMAS sss102026 #simonsaysstamp #catcard #christmascard

    Simon Says Stamp | Meowy Catmas Christmas Card

    • November 18, 2019
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    • Cards
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    If you have cats, you’ll relate to a Meowy Christmas or Meowy any day really. When I saw this Meowy Catmas stamp set from Simon Says Stamp I immediately fell…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Peace On Earth Shimmer Christmas Card featuring WINTER FLORAL MIX BACKGROUND sss102023

    Simon Says Stamp | Peace On Earth Shimmer Christmas Card

    • November 14, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 3 Comments

    Happy Thursday, friends! We are getting closer and closer to the Holiday Seasons and I couldn’t be happier – I love Christmas, I love all the busy preparations, the decor,…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Heat & Embossing & Stenciling with Coordinating Products. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Heat & Embossing & Stenciling with Coordinating Products. Video

    • November 6, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 5 Comments

    Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this episode, I will show you how to create a stunning Christmas card using a background stamp and a coordinating…

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  • Hero Arts | November My Monthly Hero Kit - Christmas Card. Video. Blog Hop + Giveaway

    Hero Arts | November My Monthly Hero Kit – Christmas Card. Video. Blog Hop + Giveaway

    • November 4, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    • 66 Comments

    Hello, friends! Today I have a Christmas card to share using the latest, November 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts. Because of my extensive travels this year, family…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Teal & Red Christmas Card featuring REINDEER BACKGROUND cz44 and ORNAMENTAL CZ26 #simonsaysstamp #cardmaking #christmascard

    Simon Says Stamp | Teal & Red Christmas Card

    • October 31, 2019
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    • Cards
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    • 5 Comments

    Can you believe today is the last day of October? Somehow this always comes as a surprise to me, time goes by way too fast. Can we please slow down…

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  • Spellbinders | Die Cut Christmas Cards with October Small Die of the Month - Home For The Holidays. Video tutorial by Yana Smakula #cardmaking #SpellbindersClubKits #Christmascard

    Spellbinders | Die Cut Christmas Cards with October Small Die of the Month – Home For The Holidays. Video

    • October 29, 2019
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    • Cards, Tutorials
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    Today I have 2 Christmas cards to share showing a lot of die-cutting featuring Spellbinders October 2019 Small Die of the Month called Home for the Holidays. I wanted to…

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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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