Happy Galentine’s Day! Make a Valentine for a CRAFTY friend Reprise
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula for this super fun Galentine’s Day reprise! (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!
With Valentine’s Day not too far away I decided to create a card for a crafty friend. This video shows a non-traditional crafty Valentine’s Day card. I am using older supplies from Simon Says Stamp to stamp this card, and hopefully you already have these in your stash. If not, they are still available in the store.
I started by planning a sentiment and picked one that reads “Love You Like Craft Supplies” from CZ Love You Like stamp set. Isn’t it brilliant? Next, I needed to find an image of a craft supply and I spotted one in the Hand Crafted with Love stamp set. Bingo! With my sentiment planned, next I wanted to have a colorful background for my card. I used the Retro Tiles background stamp and stamped it in various colors of ink (Cantaulope, Peachy, Melon, Grapefruit, Citrine) with the help of Simon’s A2 Stencil Masks.
To continue the colorful theme of this card, I used yellow cardstock for the card base. It is so unexpected! You open the card and you see happy cheerful yellow on the inside! Plus, there’s a funny message: “And that’s a whole lot!”.
My card came together in no time! Be sure to watch my video tutorial for the detailed how-to! Have fun stamping! -Yana
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DIY Floral Heart Pocket Decor | Words of Love Wall Hanging: Making the Cut
Hi friend! Happy Thursday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Nichol Spohr to our blog back in our monthly installment of Making the Cut – our monthly blog series that celebrates the love of all things die cutting! Nichol is showcasing some gorgeous new products JUST released in our exclusive Heart to Heart collection including our Words of Love Bundle, and pretty floral staples like our Tilted Daisies, Beautiful Branch, Lush Leaves, and Leafy Sprig! Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!
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Charming Heart Banner by Richele Christensen
Hi friend! I hope you’re having a great week so far! We’re delighted to welcome back special guest Richele Christensen with this darling heart banner idea! Read on to learn more and enjoy!
Hello friends! I’m so happy to be back with this adorable heart garland using the Tim Holtz Palette Collection. The garland is hanging in my studio widow and it just makes me smile. The Palette collection in Pinks and Reds are so cute together. The hearts are easy to make and you could even had sew them! Now all you need to do is choose your favorite Palette fabrics.
Gather 5-Pinks and 6-Reds from the Palette Collection or you could use any of the colors. The Palette fabrics I used in the Pinks are Ephemera, Tickets, Typography, Toile and Wallpaper. For the Reds I’ve used Tapestry, Tickets, Tiny Print, Collage, Stamps and Typography. These will all be beautiful for our garland.
Use pinking sheers or regular scissors to cut out the fabrics and batting or you could also use felt. You will need 2 pieces of fabric and 1 felt or batting for each heart. You could also use a die to cut the hearts out. The hearts are about 4” and 5” across.
Pin all your heart sets together, one fabric right side down, batting or felt and another fabric right side up.
Sew around the edge about 1/4” in from the outside. Leave a 1 1/2” opening so you can stuff them.
Stuff the heart with a little fiberfill to make the hearts a little puffy.
Sew the opening closed.
String the hearts and pom poms (optional) on to a piece of Pearl Cotton or Embroidery floss. You will need to push the needle across the heart a little bit down from the top of the heart.
Continue stringing the hearts and pom poms adding a loop at each end for hanging.
Enjoy your heart garland.
Thanks so much for stopping buy and happy sewing! –Richele
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