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Watercolor die cuts and backgrounds. Video

February 17, 2015
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Cards
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3 Comments

Hello everyone! Last week I shared a couple of fun watercolor cards on Spellbinders blog using some of their new Inspire dies. Time to share them here as well! I used my favorite watercolor background technique to make these and I got so carried away that I made not one but 5 cards! Seriously, that…

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Clean & Simple Die Cutting #38. Lets use the negative! Video

February 5, 2015
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Cards
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4 Comments

I’m slowly getting back to my usual routine, I finally have my blog schedule done for the rest of the month and I’m setting time aside to make various projects.…

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Season’s Greetings Card

December 7, 2014
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Cards
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7 Comments

Hi everyone! Have you seen new Diecember dies from Simon Says Stamp? They are delightful! Here’s a card I made last night using the Woodland Rectangular Frame. I love how…

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Handmade Holidays Blog Hop – A Set of All Occasion Cards

November 8, 2014
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Cards
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4 Comments

Welcome to the 4th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! A few years ago we were looking online for handmade gift ideas and thought it would be great if there was…

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Video! Paper Smooches – Awesome Card. Pinterest Inspired #44

October 21, 2014
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Cards
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2 Comments

Hi everyone! Welcome back for another Inspired by Pinterest Video! Today I’m sharing a card with a fun floral stamped background using stamps from Paper Smooches. This is another post…

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Clean & Simple Die Cutting #34. Modern Night Life Relax & Enjoy Life Card

September 18, 2014
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Cards
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2 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing another Clean & Simple Die Cutting episode showing with a modern night life Relax & Enjoy Life Card. This post is from the bi-weekly “Clean…

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Video. Creating a bokeh effect background for a card using stamps and embossing paste

July 15, 2014
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Cards
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4 Comments

Instead of doing another Inspired by Pinterest video I decided to share something a bit different. I’ve been enjoying making cards with a stamped bokeh effect, so I though I’d…

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New AEI♥U Challenge – One Word

July 11, 2014
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Cards
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3 Comments

Hello everybody! There’s a new challenge at the AEI♥U blog! The theme for this week is One Word. Tough, right? I though so at first but that I decided to…

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CASD#29 Birthday Card with diagonal elements

July 10, 2014
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Cards
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3 Comments

Welcome back for another Clean&Simple die cutting episode. This post is from the bi-weekly “Clean & Simple Die Cutting” series. You can view all posts from this series by clicking here.…

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Spellbinders | With Love Fancy Die Cut Card. Video

June 27, 2014
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Cards, Video Tutorials
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5 Comments

Card a month is a monthly video series on my blog (retired). Once a month, usually on the 2nd or 3rd Friday I share a new handmade card along with…

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A Bokeh Card for A Blog Named Hero

June 20, 2014
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Cards
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12 Comments

Hello everyone! I have a card to share with you today – its a Bokeh card for a Blog Named Hero Bokeh Challenge. I love bokeh, I love this effect…

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One Layer Floral Cards

June 17, 2014
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Cards
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6 Comments

Good morning, everyone! According to my blog posting schedule I was supposed to post an Inspired by Pinterest video, but it’s running a bit late so to speak, so I…

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Hero Arts Sketch Challenge Card and one more card

May 25, 2014
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Cards
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7 Comments

Hello everyone! I’m quickly popping in to share a few cards I made for some challenges I really liked. First up is a No Dream Is Ever Too Big Card using…

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Card a Month: A Bow Card using leftover pieces of pattern paper

May 23, 2014
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Cards
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5 Comments

Card a month is a monthly video series on my blog. Once a month, usually on the 2nd or 3rd Friday I share a new handmade card along with a…

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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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