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! Have you ever made a grid card? These are not only fun, but also easy to make. The key is start with a small image or a set of small images and repeat several times to create a grid and fill the background of your card.

Depending on the size of the image you are using and the size of the cards you are making, you can have a grid as small as 2×2 or as large as 3×4. I have 4 cards to share featuring various grids and images from the Eggstra Special stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

My first card showcases a 3×3 grid where one the grid blocks is replaced by a sentiment. I used a green card base here made from Simon’s Green Apple cardstock.

My 2nd card is a 2×3 grid. The sentiment is not part of the grid layout and is simply stamped off to the right, but vertically for some visual interest. The card base is Sea Glass, also from Simon, and it works so well with the yellow chicks!

My 3rd card is a cute 2×2 grid. If you don’t have coordinating dies, this and card #4 would be great to try. The sentiment is added at the bottom of my grid. Since this is a smaller focal point, the grid was build on a 3 ½ x 4 ¾” panel which I foam mounted onto Buttercream card base.

Card #4 is a full 3×3 grid with a sentiment stamped below. This one has another panel added (4 x 5 ¼”) and foam mounted onto white A2 card base.

I didn’t add any embellishments to my cards as I didn’t feel they needed any, but I did add shading under each chich using a C1 Copic marker. Speaking of markers, all of these images were colored Copics, I used a limited color palette:

• Chicks: Y35, Y15, Y13, Y11
• Feet and beaks: YR04, Y17
• Flower and tutu: RV00, RV02
• Bunny ears: C3, C1, RV00
• Egg: YR0, E00, E000

Grid cards are always fun to make! I encourage you to search your stash (or pick up the Eggstra Special stamp set) and create a few grid cards of your own!

Have fun stamping!

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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Yana for being our guest!