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!

In this video I’m creating with a stunning Flower Petal stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. This is a layering set, it features several beautiful flowers, stems and leaves. I’m using just the 2 smaller flowers as well as the leaves for my card.

I wanted to go with a teal and gold color combination, so I used gold embossing powder for the gold part of this combo and teal inks for the teal. I first heat embossed my images in Antique Gold embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp and next, using the stamp set packaging as a guide, I stamped the layers using Seafoam, Tidepool, and Dew for the flowers; and Aspen, Sage, and Pine for the leaves.

I used coordinating dies for this stamp set and cut the images out in my Platinum 6 Die Cutting machine. Next, I worked on a background for my card – I needed something to help me ground the elements I just made. The Simon Says Stamp Lined Arches stencil worked perfectly for this! I ink-blended the arch shape using Seafoam ink concentrating the ink heavily at the top and fading it into white at the bottom. I also have another card where I added Citrine to the Seafoam for a more lively color combo.

My panel was trimmed to 3 ½ x 4 3/4 “ and foam mounted onto a white side folding card base – I have a lot of white on white happening here.

Next, I added the flowers and leaves using foam adhesive again (can’t have too much dimension on a card) and embellished my project with the Aura sequins from Spellbinders.

Which card do you like more? 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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