Bright, Happy & Geometric “Just Because” Card Idea: Yippee for Yana
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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.)
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Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
In this video, I’m stamping a geometric grid design with the simplest ever triangle stamps. The simpler shape, the more use you can get out of it. I love geometric designs so that’s what we are going to do in this video.
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I’m using the Retro Wishes stamp set from Simon Says Stamp, this is the set from the August 2023 Card Kit, so if you are a kit subscriber you’ll receive this stamp in your kit, or if you are not a subscriber – you can purchase this stamp set separately or you can also look through your stash and see if you have triangle shape stamps in some of your older stamp sets.
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I used a sheet of Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock, a T-square ruler, and a pencil to pencil in a grid. I’m not the best at eyeballing and I did try stamping this without a grid and it was all wonky and crooked, so a pencil grid is a must for me. I added horizontal and vertical lines that are 1 ½” apart as that’s the size of my rectangle.
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I used the mini MISTI stamping tool for my stamping. This is a grid design, having things stamped straight and aligned is critical, so using a MISTI is a must.
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I used 7 colors of ink: Aegean, Pearfection, Citrine, Mandarin, Sherbet, Peony, and Melon. The last one was used for stamping the small triangle. The sentiment was stamped in black ink and I experimented with the sentiment placement on each of the panels. With the stamping done, I cut the panels out using a rectangle die and popped each onto either a white or a Fog Gray A2 card base. Lastly, I embellished these using clear dots.
Have fun stamping!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks again to Yana for being our guest!
Ways to support Ukraine:
If you are looking for ways to support Ukraine, we encourage you to visit this page on Yana’s blog:
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These are super Cute!!!!
Dear Yana and SSS –
This is a beautiful card with plenty of CAS appeal. Love it!! TFS,
Lori S in PA (US)
Very fun cards