Absolutely DREAMY Card Design to Send to a Friend + Unique Copic Coloring Tips: Yippee for Yana

Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula! (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!

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.

Instead of using just green and white, I also introduced pink. I used G94 as my lighter green and G99 as my darker green. The pinks were colored using RV00 and RV11. You can also experiment with a lot more vibrant and saturated pinks and many other shades of green. Purples would complement green well, too, and even teal + purple or teal + pink would make fore a fabulous tropical leaf color combo. I encourage you to try and color your leaves like this – leave some white space, add some green and bring in a pink or a purple to spice it up.

I also used a C1 marker to create visual shadow, I outlined each leaf to fake dimension on my background (as I always like to have a lot of dimension on my cards).

The sentiment was created using a Happy Combos stamp set – I stamped sentiments in VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set it with clear embossing powder.

The Spellbinders Aura sequins are serving a dual purpose on this card – they are embellishing it and also hiding some coloring imperfections where I went outside the lines when adding color to the leaves.

I hope I’ve inspired you to try some unexpected coloring the next time you try to color leaves! Have fun stamping! -Yana

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Dreamy… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Dreamy Leaves… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Dreamy Leaves Wafer… [ SSS ]
PREORDER CZ Designs Stamps And Dies… [ SSS ]	CZ Design Clear Stamps Happy Combos… [ SSS ]	PREORDER CZ Design Happy Combos Wafer… [ SSS ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0… [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower 6.5 x 8.5 inch Grip Mat… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]
Copic Sketch Marker G94 GRAYISH OLIVE… [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker G99 OLIVE Green [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker RV00 WATER LILY Pink [ SSS ]
Copic Sketch MARKER RV11 PINK [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ]	Popular Wagner Precision Heat Tool HT400 [ SSS ]	SCS-186 Spellbinders AURA OPALESCENT… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Strips… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS ]	PE-104 PLATINUM SIX Die Cutting… [ SSS ]