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  • STAMPtember Layred Numbers Stencil. Video

    STAMPtember Layred Numbers Stencil. Video

    • September 1, 2023
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    • Cards, Ink Blended Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 4 Comments

    Hello friends and happy STAMPtember! STAMPtember comes once a year and it is a month-long celebration of stamping and all things crafty organized by Simon Says Stamp! I’ve been a…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Simple Ink Blending with Cosmos Stencil. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Simple Ink Blending with Cosmos Stencil. Video

    • August 27, 2023
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    • Cards, Ink Blended Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 2 Comments

    Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this video I’m ink blending a floral design with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks and Layering Cosmos stencil. Like…

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    Spellbinders August 2023 Collections. Video

    • August 10, 2023
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    • Misc
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    • 1 Comment

    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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  • Simon Says Stamp | Triangle Stamped Backgrounds. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Triangle Stamped Backgrounds. Video

    • August 5, 2023
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    • Cards, Friendship Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 1 Comment

    Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this video, I’m stamping a geometric grid design with the simplest ever triangle stamps. The simpler shape, the more use…

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  • The Impact of Dark Backgrounds for Card Designs. Video

    The Impact of Dark Backgrounds for Card Designs. Video

    • August 3, 2023
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    • Misc
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    • 6 Comments

    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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  • Simon Says Stamp | Abstract Poppies. Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Abstract Poppies. Video

    • July 26, 2023
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    • Cards, Ink Blended Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 1 Comment

    Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! I love all things abstract and I wanted to create a bold, bright, colorful abstract background for this card. I love…

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  • Stitched For Christmas - Stitching Card Ideas with Spellbinders. Video

    Stitched For Christmas – Stitching Card Ideas with Spellbinders. Video

    • July 19, 2023
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Stitched Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 5 Comments

    Hello crafters! In this video, I have lots of Christmas cards to share all created using the Stitched for Christmas collection from Spellbinders. The Stitched for Christmas is a collection…

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  • Spellbinders | De-Light-Ful Christmas How-To. Video

    Spellbinders | De-Light-Ful Christmas How-To. Video

    • July 18, 2023
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Die Cut Cards, Ink Blended Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 2 Comments

    Hello, friends! Welcome back for the mini-series featuring the How-To tutorials for the products from my Yana’s De-Light-ful Christmas collection. You can find the collection introduction HERE, the how-to for the Glimmer Holly…

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  • Spellbinders | Poinsettia Blooms How-To. Video

    Spellbinders | Poinsettia Blooms How-To. Video

    • July 16, 2023
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Die Cut Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello, friends! Welcome back for the mini-series featuring the How-To tutorials for the products from my Yana’s De-Light-ful Christmas collection. You can find the collection introduction HERE, the how-to for the Glimmer…

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  • Spellbinders | Joyful Glimmer How-To. Video

    Spellbinders | Joyful Glimmer How-To. Video

    • July 14, 2023
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Video Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello, friends! Welcome back for the mini-series featuring the How-To tutorials for the products from my Yana’s De-Light-ful Christmas collection. You can find the collection introduction HERE and the how-to for…

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  • Spellbinders | Glimmer Holly Background & Stencil How-To. Video

    Spellbinders | Glimmer Holly Background & Stencil How-To. Video

    • July 12, 2023
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Hot Foiled Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 6 Comments

    Hello, friends! So many of you are loving my Yana’s De-Light-ful Christmas collection and I couldn’t be happier! Today I have an in-depth video tutorial to teach you ways to…

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  • Yana's De-Light-Ful Christmas - My New Holiday Collection with Spellbinders

    Yana’s De-Light-Ful Christmas – My New Holiday Collection with Spellbinders

    • July 10, 2023
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    • Video Tutorials
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    • 12 Comments

    Hello, friends! I’m excited to introduce you to my new collection with Spellbinders – Yana’s De-Light-Ful Christmas! I designed it with elegant and exquisite Christmas cards in mind – you’ll…

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  • Simon Says Stamp | Inside of the Card?! Video

    Simon Says Stamp | Inside of the Card?! Video

    • July 9, 2023
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    • Cards, Ink Blended Cards, Video Tutorials
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    • 1 Comment

    Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! What do you do on the inside of your card? Truth be told, I rarely do anything and I just keep…

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  • Spellbinders | Christmas in July - My Favorite July Clubs

    Spellbinders | Christmas in July – My Favorite July Clubs

    • July 6, 2023
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    • Cards, Christmas Cardmaking, Die Cut Cards
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    • 3 Comments

    Hello all! I wanted to pop in and share some of my favorite Clubs from Spellbinders for July 2023. First, 2 new Clubs are launching this month – a BetterPress…

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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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