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!

I’m creating a modern encouragement card with the Simon Says Stamp Monstera Leaf Stencil and You stamp set by CZ Design.

The Monstera Leaf is a 4-set layering stencil sized to work for an A2 card. Each stencil measures 4 ¼ x 5 ½” and creates one oversized leaf, perfect to fill the entire background of an A2 card. I wanted to do something different, to make a modern monstera leaf, so I ink-blended one part of the leaf green and another part pink.

For the green side of the leaf, I used: Limelicious, Pearfection, and Field Pawsitively Saturated inks by Simon Says Stamp. To mask one side of the lead I followed the center vine line and masked the opposite side of the leaf using paper by simply holding the piece of paper in place.

For the pink side, I used: Peony, Rose, and Cherry. I love this bold and vibrant color combination.

With the ink blending done, I trimmed the panel to 4 x 5 1.4” and used a MISTI stamping tool to stamp the sentiment – “You go, girl” using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Lastly, I foam mounted the panel onto Simon’s Fog card base using thin foam adhesive squares and embellished the card by using 2 new sequin mixes from Simon – the Summer Sunset Mix and the Garden Blooms Mix. Have fun creating!

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

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