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STAMPtember | Kitchen Sink Exclusive Collaboration

September 25, 2023
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Hello friends! Today’s exclusive STAMPtember collaboration is with Kitchen Sink Stamps! There’s a stamp set and coordinating dies. Here’s a look at my card: Like this project? Pin it and save it for later | Curious about my project photography? Click for details. Here’s a look at this stamp set, these layering images are just beautiful!…

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Spellbinders August 2023 Collections. Video

August 10, 2023
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Hello friends! I’m leaving on a trip today and I didn’t have time to film any tutorials with the new Spellbinders August collections, but I still wanted to share a…

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The Impact of Dark Backgrounds for Card Designs. Video

August 3, 2023
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Hello crafters! Today we are exploring the use of dark colors of cardstock for card backgrounds to make your card elements pop! I have 4 card examples for you, all…

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Spellbinders | Personalized Stitched Numbers Birthday Cards. Video

April 10, 2023
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Hello crafters! In this video, I have several personalized birthday cards created with the Spellbinders Stitched Numbers & More collection. This collection includes just 2 products – a set of…

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Crafty Advent Calendar | Unboxing Video

October 5, 2022
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Misc, Video Tutorials
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Hello crafters. Today I have something very special to share with you – a crafty Advent Calendar from Spellbinders! This is the first ever Advent Calendar by Spellbinders. The box…

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Grid Style Cards. Video

September 25, 2022
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Hello! Today we are talking about using grids when making cards! Grid-style cards are cards with multiple elements, where the placement of the element is defined by a grid. Like…

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STAMPtember® Blog Party – Bold Leaves Christmas Tree

September 2, 2022
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Hello friends and happy STAMPtember®! I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Blog Party and share inspiration with the new products. I shared a video and 2 card…

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Simon Says Stamp | One Layer Birthday Cards for Cat People. Video

August 23, 2022
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Misc
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Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Today I’m going back to simple, one-layer stamping to create masculine Birthday cards. One-layer cards are super fun because they are…

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Flowers for Ukraine

June 23, 2022
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Misc
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It has been several days since I posted any personal war updates and I know you are all eager to hear from us. We are okay and safe. Thank you…

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Partial 3D Embossing Tip & NEW Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folders

June 19, 2022
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Misc
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Hello crafters. Today I’m sharing a partial 3D embossing technique that allows you to create beautiful embossed card backgrounds and leave a portion of the background flat to accommodate a…

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Life Update. June 3rd

June 3, 2022
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Misc
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An air raid siren sounded about an hour ago. Every time I hear that horrid noise I feel numb inside. Despite it being the middle of the night, my phone…

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Simon Says Stamp | Medical Pattern Birthday Card

May 31, 2022
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Inspired by my recent attempts to stamp unique patterns, I stamped a medical pattern for a friend’s Birthday card. I struggled with taking a good photo, I didn’t know what…

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Life Update & War in Ukraine

May 27, 2022
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Misc
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Hello friends. Thank you all for your kind words and messages, for your care packages (Noga Sheffer – thank you! I received yours today, it was such an amazing surprise),…

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Support Ukraine – Update #2

March 9, 2022
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Hey everyone, we are safe. I thought it would be good/helpful to post regular updates here. We are staying strong. We are keeping busy – today (Wednesday) was very productive,…

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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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