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  • A Story of a Tomato Plant Card

    A Story of a Tomato Plant Card

    • July 16, 2022
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    • Cards, Friendship Cards
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    • 9 Comments

    The title of this blog post is somewhat unusual, but the card I have for you today has a story behind it. This Spring my Mom and I, inspired by…

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  • Christmas Mailboxes with Spellbinders Parcel & Post. Video

    Christmas Mailboxes with Spellbinders Parcel & Post. Video

    • July 14, 2022
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Die Cut Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 22 Comments

    Hello, friends. Today I have an inspirational video for you featuring new products from Spellbinders and not just any products, but because it’s July, Christmas products. I don’t know about…

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  • Baking on Paper or Paper Pies Cards. Video

    Baking on Paper or Paper Pies Cards. Video

    • July 6, 2022
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Friendship Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 12 Comments

    Hello! Today I’m creating with Spellbinders and Tina Smith’s Pie Perfection collection. A word of warning – grab yourself a snack, because these dies will make you hungry and you’ll…

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  • Simple Embroidery on Stitching Dies - 3 Ways. Video

    Simple Embroidery on Stitching Dies – 3 Ways. Video

    • June 25, 2022
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 11 Comments

    Hello crafters. Today I am sharing 3 ways to do simple embroidery on die cuts designed for stitching. Stitching dies are becoming more and more popular and I feel like…

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  • Freedom Sunflowers Clear Stamp Set

    Flowers for Ukraine

    • June 23, 2022
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    • Misc
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    • 7 Comments

    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

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

    • June 19, 2022
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    • Misc
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    • 6 Comments

    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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    Spellbinders’ 20th Birthday Celebration – 8 Birthday Card Ideas. Video

    • June 14, 2022
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 8 Comments

    Hello! My today’s video is all about Birthday cards! Did you know that Spellbinders is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and to celebrate they released a special collection called…

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  • Spellbinders Open House Cards

    Spellbinders Open House Cards

    • June 10, 2022
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    • Cards, Die Cut Cards, Step By Step Cardmaking Tutorials
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    • 11 Comments

    A long time ago I made a collection of cards for a magazine publication featuring Spellbinders Open House dies and a plethora of addons. I nearly forgot about these projects…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Ink Blended Speech Bubbles. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Ink Blended Speech Bubbles. Video

    • June 7, 2022
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    • Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 4 Comments

    Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In today’s video, I’m sharing a one-layer ink blended speech bubbles design. My card is an encouragement one, but this design…

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  • Support Ukraine

    Life Update. June 3rd

    • June 3, 2022
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    • Misc
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    • 24 Comments

    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

    Simon Says Stamp | Medical Pattern Birthday Card

    • May 31, 2022
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    • Misc
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    • 3 Comments

    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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  • Simon Says Stamp | Crafty Pattern Birthday Card

    Simon Says Stamp | Crafty Pattern Birthday Card

    • May 29, 2022
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards
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    • 3 Comments

    I couldn’t resist stamping another fun crafty pattern following my Crafty Pattern card video. I used a different stamp set for this card and made it into a Birthday card,…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | ​​Beach Day

    Simon Says Stamp | ​​Beach Day

    • May 28, 2022
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    • Cards, Stamped Cards
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    • 4 Comments

    We’ve had some truly nice sunny weather lately and with all of that warmth and sunshine, I couldn’t help but dream of spending some time at the beach. I’m not…

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  • Support Ukraine

    Life Update & War in Ukraine

    • May 27, 2022
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    • Misc
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    • 4 Comments

    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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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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