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Simon Says Stamp | Merry Christmas Greeting Card – Tone on Tone Glitter Paste Background
- October 28, 2019
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Red. Do you love red? I think it’s a very beautiful, yes dangerous color. I love red, especially around the Holidays. I love subtle hints of red as well as…
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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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Hello crafters. Back in September, during Simon’s STAMPtember event I shared THIS card using one of Simon’s background stamps. I mentioned that this card started with a sheet of pink…
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Simon Says Stamp | Autumn Card with Ink Blending & Emboss Resist. Video
- October 24, 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 colorful Autumn card featuring the emboss resist technique! Like this…
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Hero Arts & Altenew | One Layer Floral Card. Blog Hop + Giveaway
- October 23, 2019
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- 62 Comments
Hello, friends! I’m excited to join Hero Arts and Altenew for yet another collaboration blog hop! As you know, Hero Arts is celebrating its 45 year anniversary this year bringing us…
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Hero Arts | Color Layering Peace. Color Layering with Yana Series. Video
- October 21, 2019
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- Cards, Tutorials
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- 3 Comments
Hello, friends! Sharing the next episode from my monthly “Color Layering with Yana” series featuring Color Layering Peace from Hero Arts. Like this project? Pin it and save for later | Curious…
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Pretty Pink Posh | Christmas Greetings Card. Blog Hop + Giveaway
- October 17, 2019
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- 74 Comments
Hello, friends! I’m excited to join Pretty Pink Posh for their October 2019 Release. It’s crazy how fast the time goes by, it feels like it was just Summer yesterday.…
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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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- 3 Comments
Hello crafters! I’m back from my trip to the UK (I have been back for more than a week now, actually), I mentioned in one of the previous videos that…
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Simon Says Stamp | Christmas Bulbs Card. Cheer & Joy Blog Hop. Giveaway
- October 12, 2019
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- 204 Comments
Hello, stampers! Happy Saturday! I’m joining Simon Says Stamp blog hop today celebrating the release of their Cheer & Joy collection. I think it’s one of my favorite product launches…
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Simon Says Stamp | Cheer & Joy Release. Modern Christmas Cards. Video
- October 10, 2019
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- Cards, Tutorials
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- 19 Comments
Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing two clean & simple Christmas cards featuring just a bit of heat embossing, coloring, and watermark stamping. These cards use brand new products from Simon…
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Simon Says Stamp | Muted Colors with Kraft Cardstock. Video
- October 7, 2019
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- Cards, Tutorials
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- 7 Comments
Hello and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this episode, I will show you how to use kraft cardstock to your advantage when coloring with Copic markers…
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Simon Says Stamp | Happy Christmas or Merry Christmas?
- October 6, 2019
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- 8 Comments
During my latest trip to the UK, I had an interesting and very educational discussion with some of the local crafters about the use of the phrase “Happy Christmas” versus…
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Simon Says Stamp | Thank You Made With Love
- October 5, 2019
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- Cards
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- 4 Comments
Hello, friends! I’m back from my trip to the UK (I’ll share more about that in another post) and I’m happy to be back to blogging and sharing my handmade…
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My Favorite Things | Super Simple Halloween Cards. Video
- October 4, 2019
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- Cards, Tutorials
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Hi everyone! In this video, I will show you how to create very simply, almost one layer Halloween cards, using Spooktacular Friends stamp set from My Favorite Things. Like this…
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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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Hello crafters! Today I am sharing several Christmas cards created using Spellbinders new Merry Everything Christmas kit. This is a ginormous kit that’s available without any subscription, anyone can buy…
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