Yippee for Yana: Easy to Mail + Elegant Christmas Cards: Reprise
Hi friends! Happy Monday! If you’re anything like me, this gorgeous card design by Yana Smakula will make your jaw drop! Originally shared previously, it’s too gorgeous to not share again! Elegant, gorgeous, and honestly relatively easy to mass produce! The one-layer design makes it ideal for mailing too! Be sure to read on to learn more and enjoy! (Please note; our dear friend Yana is Ukrainian, to show support to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, please see Yana’s post HERE.)
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video! In this video, I am showing how to create elegant Christmas cards that are easily mass-produced and easy to mail, too.
I’m working with a new stamp set from Simon called Glistening Snowflakes. This stamp set is filled with beautiful snowflake imagery. If you want, you can also get a coordinating die set to cut these images out and I love that there’s a die for every single snowflake in this set. It makes it very versatile as you can use these snowflakes on many other projects.
There are no sentiments in this set, so I brought in another set, called Simple Holiday Greetings – just like the name says, these are simple font sentiments and they go well with the complexity of the snowflakes and complement them nicely.
My plan for these cards is to heat emboss the image in the center of dark colored cardstock panel using metallic color embossing powder and darken the edges of the panel using an ink blending to bring the eye of the viewer to the center of the card and the beautiful snowflakes.
First, I stamped the image in clear embossing ink and covered it with Antique Gold embossing powder. I love this color of powder from Simon, I come back to this color every time I create Christmas cards. Next, I warmed up my heat tool and heat set the powder to melt it. The trick is to keep the heat tool moving otherwise if you keep it in one spot for too long, the paper might warp affecting the look of the finished card. Mine warped a little bit, it is expected when you do this kind of technique.
Next, I gave the powder a few seconds to cool off, you want to make sure to do that, otherwise, you might smear the hot powder on the paper, I have done that many times because of my lack of patience. Once the powder is cool, and it takes just 5 seconds for it to cool off, I used my pencil eraser and removed and leftover anti-static powder on the panel.
To add wow to this card, I ink blended dark green and black ink around the edges of the panel, staying away from the embossing.
Next, I wanted to add gold embossing around the edges to make it look as if the panel was dipped in gold paint. I love this technique, it always gives very beautiful and elegant results. When doing this, you don’t want to pour the powder directly onto the panel because it will stick to any area that is wet. Instead, add a little bit of powder onto scrap paper, and then just dip the panel into the powder. Imagine you are dipping the panel into the paint. And you can control how deep you want to go in, meaning how much or how little embossing powder you want to get on your panel. And you can also use a paintbrush and knock any excess embossing powder if you feel like you have too much there.
Next, I used the heat tool and heat set the powder in place to create that beautiful gold-dipped edge. Lastly, I want to decorate my card with gems – I added Opal Gems from Spellbinders to the center of each snowflake and colored some snowflake section white using a white pen. Have fun stamping!
WATCH THE VIDEO:
SUPPLIES:
|
Ways to support Ukraine:
If you are looking for ways to support Ukraine, we encourage you to visit this page on Yana’s blog:
Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Yana for being our guest!
Easy to Mass-Produce! A Simply Shiny Holiday Card: EZ with CZ
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Cathy Zielske with our latest edition of EZ with CZ! Read on, and be sure to watch the video for all the details! Enjoy!
Hey everyone! It’s Cathy here with a really simple (and shiny!) holiday card idea. I’m using my Peaceful Trees Stamps and Dies to create a pretty background for a simple die cut greeting. This Merry Christmas word and shadow die is a wonderful greeting for any holiday design.
Using gold embossing powder and matte gold cardstock together is a great way to have a monochromatic color scheme, and yet all the shine that is so perfect for the holidays.
This is an easy design to mass produce, as well. Here is my video showing you how it came together:
WATCH THE VIDEO:
Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you next month!
SUPPLIES:
|
Thanks so much for stopping by, and to CZ for being our guest!
Did You Know: October 2024 Edition!
Hello crafters, it’s Shari Carroll here with you! I have a new edition of our popular Did You Know series today!
If it’s your first time seeing this feature, each month, we bring you fun facts, creative tips, and even crafty hacks about your favorite supplies and brands; you can then use these awesome tips that you learn in your next crafting projects! Are you ready to learn some fun tricks? Keep on reading!
Today, I’m featuring some new tools that are ingenious in design and must haves for your crafty space!
Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Mats
The Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Mats are the perfect companion for cardmaking! They are a double sided tacky surface to hold paper in place while stamping or ink-blending.
Each tacky mat was designed to fit into the Misti Precision stamping tools. Use the tacky surface to hold your paper in place and the clear printed acetate sheet as an alignment guide for stamp placement. The tacky mat will replace the foam spacer inside your Misti.
These vesitile mats also work with your Simon Says Stamp glass mat as a non skid surface when stenciling and ink blending.
TIP: These are especially handy when ink blending tiny die cuts!
Caly has created a video that covers all the amazing uses of these mats.
The new Tim Holtz Glass Studio Mats are surface options for your creative space. They have a pleasant white finish and feature measurements in both imperial and metric units. The center “0” is fantastic for finding the middle measurement of your cardstock or projects.
The large mat is 13 x 22 inches which is perfect for your larger projects. The portable travel version has a 15.75 x 10.25 inch work area and comes with a handy neoprene sleeve to protect it while on the go.
These new white work surfaces are easy on the eyes and made of tempered glass which is also scratch, and heat resistant.
This multi use ruler is so well thought out. Not only does it have a steel edge for use with rotary or precision blades, it also has non skid ridges to hold your projects in place on your work surface. It features both imperial and metric measurements that go right up to the edge of the ruler.
There are Integrated craft pick guide holes at 5mm and 0.25 inch intervals make it easy to accurately measure, mark, and cut.
TIP: This multi use tool compliments the Tim Holtz Studio Mats for easy measuring.
TIM HOLTZ TONIC RECOIL SCISSORS
Just when you think there couldn’t be any improvements made to scissors, Tim Holtz does is again! Recoil scissors reduce hand fatigue providing effortless cutting. There are two easy-change tension springs for each pair. Find your comfort level by testing them both.
Both of these scissors have titanium-coated, double-bevelled, non serrated blades. The soft grip handles provide control and comfort for extended use. Bother scissor have a locking mechanism and protective cover to keep them closed and safe when not in use.
The 6.75″ Mini Recoil Snips are perfect for doing your fussy cutting and the longer 9.5″ scissors are great for larger projects with their long reach.
TIP: To keep your blades smooth and sharp, avoid cutting wire or metal.
I have a video for you below covering the many uses, care, and versatility of amazing scissors.
I hope these tips have helped you learn a few tricks for your upcoming crafting projects… Thanks for tuning in today and spending some time with me!
SUPPLIES:
|
