Yana Smakula
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All about cardmaking, stamping, die cutting and a bit of everything in between.
Yana Smakula
6d ago
Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! Today I invite you to join me as I do some unexpected coloring featuring the Dreamy Leaves stamp set. As I was planning my card, I went to Pinterest in search of inspiration and came across this stunning image. I loved the way the leaf was colored – it wasn’t solid green, yet it had sections of green and sections of white. It looked so clever! So I applied this coloring method to the leaves on the cards I’m sharing today.
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Yana Smakula
1w ago
Hello friends! In this blog post & video, I’m sharing cards inspired by interior design. I love to look at various interior design styles and solutions online and they often inspire me, a good example is my use of dark cardstock for the card backgrounds, that came to my cardmaking from dark interior design trends.
I’m creating with a new collection from Spellbinders – Glimmering Flowers. This collection features 2 floral Glimmer plates + coordinating coloring stencils and a set of glimmer sentiment plates & dies.
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Yana Smakula
1w ago
Hello friends! It is that time of the month again – time for the new Club Kits from Spellbinders! As always, there are 10 different Club options to pick from. I’m here to share some of my faves for April 2024!
You can join Spellbinders Club Kits any time and also cancel your membership at any time, there is no minimum commitment. There are numerous benefits to being a Club member, the newest perk is 4-day early access to NEW ARRIVALS.
Without further delay, let’s look at my favorites for April 2024!
LARGE DIE OF THE MONTH
The Large Die for April 2024 is simply fantastic! It i ..read more
Yana Smakula
3w ago
Hello-hello! I’m back to share several card ideas for our Moms (for Mother’s Day or just because, plus there’s one Birthday card in there, as well) featuring the Mirrored Arch Collection by Spellbinders. This is a fantastic collection with a little bit of everything for everyone – an embossing folder, a die set, and a few BetterPress plates (and remember, if you don’t have the BetterPress system, you can just get the BetterPress plates and use them in you Glimmer!).
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Yana Smakula
3w ago
Hello, crafters. Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! I’m creating cards with the Flower Block stamp set in this video. This set is genius. We all have floral stamp sets in our stash, but probably none that allow us to create a colorful background all while creating beautiful flowers. This stamp set does. Yes, this set makes a small colorful block, it can be the focal point, but it doesn’t cover the full background. To cover the full card background (A2 card that is) one would need to stamp it about 6 times.
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Yana Smakula
3w ago
Hello friends! I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Be Bold Release Blog Hop. I have a card to share I created using the Wild and Free stamp set and coordinating dies.
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CARD DETAILS
I started to work on this card by heat embossing the flower image in Antique Gold embossing powder on the Simon Says Stamp #130 lb cardstock. Next, I used my Copic markers and did simple coloring using the following markers: YG03, YG17, YG67, Y17, RV00, RV11, RV34.
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Yana Smakula
1M ago
Hello friends! This week I continue to share a look at the products in my new Let’s Celebrate collection with Spellbinders. I’ve already shared a How To Use Floral Celebration Press Plate and Stencil Bundle video, How to Use Celebrate Flowers Registration Press Plate video, and How to Use Peony Background Press Plate video.
In this post, I’m sharing the How to Use Peony Celebration Die video. As always, I have several examples for you, I hope they inspire you to create with either these products or products you already have in your stash.
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Yana Smakula
1M ago
Hello friends! This week I continue to share a look at the products in my new Let’s Celebrate collection with Spellbinders. I’ve already shared a How To Use Floral Celebration Press Plate and Stencil Bundle video, and How to Use Celebrate Flowers Registration Press Plate video. In this post, I’m sharing the How to Use Peony Background Press Plate. As always, I have several examples for you, I hope they inspire you to create with either these products or products you already have in your stash.
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Yana Smakula
1M ago
Hello friends! Welcome back to my blog. Today I’m sharing a look at the Floral Celebration Press Plate and Stencil Bundle from my Let’s Celebrate collection with Spellbinders. I have a complete how-to use this product tutorial along with some card examples.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
Watch the video tutorial below or on my Youtube channel:
FLORAL CELEBRATION PRESS PLATE AND STENCIL
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Yana Smakula
1M ago
Hello friends! My NEW Collection with Spellbinders called Let’s Celebrate is HERE! Join me for a YouTube Live as I walk you through the products in this release and share some inspiration. I am going live on my YouTube Channel on Sunday, March 10th at 12pm EST – I hope to see you there!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
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