Yippee for Yana: Gold Tropical Card

Yippee for Yana

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Yana Smakula back to our blog in her awesome bi-monthly series, Yippee for Yana! Be sure to watch the video for more information and enjoy!

Yippee for Yana: Gold Tropical Card

Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula, welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!

In this episode, I will show you how to create a simple, modern greeting card using clear stamps and heat embossing technique.

Yippee for Yana: Gold Tropical Card

I was doing some home remodeling, painting walls in our apartment in a different color and was also looking for some wall art and one of the art pieces I saw online inspired the design of the card I’m sharing today.

I picked Tropical Leaves stamp set, it’s an older set, yet still one of my all-time favorites for Summer, in fact, I recently shared another card using it on my blog. Another set I picked for today is Tiny Words.

Yippee for Yana: Gold Tropical Card

To simplify things, I used a mini MISTI stamping tool to stamp images altogether and have the process go faster and smoother. First, I stamped leaves in clear embossing ink and heat set them in Antique Gold embossing powder. I love the look of this powder on kraft.

After the embossing powder was melted I decided to add another layer of embossing over it to make the leaves a bit thicker. Next, I heat embossed sentiments in white detail embossing powder. 

One of the sentiments didn’t stamp perfectly, it was missing parts of the letters. I didn’t want to re-emboss it as on such tiny images there’s always the risk that the image will not re-align perfectly, so I just used a white Sakura pen and fixed the sentiments that way.

Yippee for Yana: Gold Tropical Card

To complete this card I trimmed the panel down just a smidge and adhered it to a white card base. Next, I added sequins from Stay Gold and Gala sets from Simon as well as Sparkling Clear Jewels from Pretty Pink Posh. Have fun stamping!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Clear Stamps TROPICAL…
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Simon Says Clear Stamps TINY WORDS…
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EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator…
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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Simon Says Stamp Sequins GALA gala18…
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Simon Says Stamp Sequins STAY GOLD…
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Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR Jewels
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Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed…
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Neenah Environment 80 LB SMOOTH…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Tonic DELUXE ADHESIVE Nuvo Glue 200N
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Yana for being our guest!

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  1. Beautiful! I love gold embossing on kraft, and the double embossing is absolutely gorgeous. Simon’s Tiny Words set is my “go to” for sentiments and it’s absolutely perfect for this card.

  2. Wow!!! Such fabulous rustic look and so elegant, too!! Love the way you double embossed the leaves to make them thicker and the gold gems added!!! Great inspiration!

  3. Simple technique but such a lovely result. Thanks for sharing this inspiration with these fun products.

  4. The plant lady in me loves this card, and I’ve also got this stamp set so I’m going to try using it in a similar way! I love the elegant look of the gold, and the simple clean look. Awesome job!

  5. Thanks for the inspiration Yana! I never use more than one sentiment, such a clever idea! I also love the gold leaves. TFS!

  6. I would have never thought to put GOLD on kraft paper.
    Thanks to these videos I get a million things I wanna try! Thanks SSS!

  7. Yippee for Yana alright! I always get excited about seeing this series as your ideas are amazing. What a great card and stamp set.

  8. I just love the modern art look of this card. This would be great with other bold image stamp sets too. Thank u so much for the inspiration.

  9. The gold on kraft is lovely, especially after double embossing❣️ The unique layout is one to remember. TFS!

  10. I think the idea of embossing over the embossing you did in gold looks beautiful! This is something I will definitely try! Thank you!

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