Yippee for Yana: One Layer Christmas Ideas to Try!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Can you believe this is the last Sunday in November?! We’re in high gear on holiday planning, cardmaking, and crafting gifts! Please join me in welcoming back the super awesome and inventive Yana Smakula in her latest episode of our Yippee for Yana series where she is sharing FIVE unique one layer Christmas card ideas! Be sure to give her video a watch for more info and enjoy!
Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula and welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
Today I have not one, not 2, and even not 3, but 5 one layer Modern Christmas card ideas that you can make. These are very simple, they don’t require a ton of supplies or special skills and most important – they are one layer, so easy to pop in an envelope and mail to your friends or colleagues.
You will need just a handful of things for these cards starting with colored cardstock of your choice, I’m using various colors from Simon Says Stamp, embossing powder in gold and white (or some other color if you like), you’ll also need other supplies you usually use for heat embossing, a white pen to add accents, Nuvo Jewels drops in bright and cheerful colors (I used 6 different colors), you’ll also need Nuvo Drops in Gloss white to add dimensional white dots and finally – you’ll need clear stamps! I’m using 4 stamp sets for these cards starting with Critter Sweaters, Winter Scene, Tiny Words Christmas, and Festive Trees.
I started working on these cards by heat embossing selected images on colored cardstock. Less is more with these simple and modern Christmas cards, so try to add avoid adding a ton of stuff onto your cards. Go with a simple, but meaningful sentiments and one or three images to make a little scene. You can add in the rest using tools such as a white pen on Nuvo Drops to spice up the card design.
To make these cards your own you can try using another color of cardstock for your background and another color of embossing powder for the heat embossing. I also want to encourage you to always look at your stamps in a different way. Have a simple triangle image? How else can you use it besides it being just a triangle? Can it be used a mini Christmas Tree? Can you stamp 2 tier or even 3 tier trees by layering triangles one on top of the other and have different size trees for your cards?
Have fun stamping!
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So stunning and elegant!!!
Wonderful card ideas. Thank you for the inspiration.
How cute, love them! Thanks for sharing.
Yana, these cards are so beautiful! I wanted to let you know that today is the last Sunday in October, not November! ;)
Don’t make me panic!
Wow! Simple but elegant! Those Nuvo drops look perfect! I wish I know how to use those them properly! ?
Yana is so talented. Her cards always make me think, “WOW!”
One layer card ideas are always very welcome, especially at Christmas when we have to post so many of them. Thanks so much. Cheers.
such great ideas
These are so awesome! Really great ideas for clean and simple cards.
So many great ideas! I love this stamp set
what fun cards – love the little nuvo drops you have used to add dimension
Beautiful cards as always!! I love your videos! Thank you?.
Like my husband always says Less is More.
Gorgeous cards. Love them all.
Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful ideas! If only my Nuvo Drops came out like yours, which they don’t anymore.
I especially love the bubble tree on the gray cardstock card. All are wonderful ideas. Thanks so much.
These are gorgeous cards, I love them! I wonder though, would they mail well…? And I sincerely hope you meant it’s the last week of October, cause if it’s end of November already, I’m really in trouble ?
Cute cards ..fun embellishments!!
Cute cards. I love all the NUVO Drops details. TFS
Love all of these cards and ideas you’ve been doing about simpler cards!!!! Sometimes I make my Christmas cards way too complicated then I stress myself out which isn’t a good thing for my health so I’m really trying to make it more simplified this year. On top of that we have 3 trips coming up and I also haven’t been feeling well so I want to make them much easier. Luckily I only have to do about 40 cards and I have a really awesome hubby that helps me do any die cutting or anything else that I can have him do! Last year he did the assembly of all the cards :) What a good guy :) . Thanks again for sharing!
Such gorgeous cards, Yana! I don’t have many Nuvo drops, but I can see using Stickles to get a similar effect. Love the one layer card designs.
Wow! Lots to choose from here. Love your one layer cards. They are my favorite kind of Christmas card!
Wonderful cards. I love the simple look of the one-layer cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow the cards are gorgeous thank you for the inspiration!
These cards are amazing!! You always inspire me with your talent.
Fantastic cards. I think my
favorite is the tree made with the
rings. thanks for the ideas
for trees.
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Wow! These cards are so beautiful. And such great ideas for quick cards! Absolutely love them!
These cards are so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing all of these ideas. :)
Great cards and I especially like the bubble tree card. Thanks for sharing and great video.
Linda d.
Fabulous cards and so easy to replicate.
Fantastic cards! I love how you used the Nuvo drops!
Awesome one layered cards, I especially love the multi-colored lighted Festive Tree on gray cardstock!
WOW these cards are FABULOUS!!!!!
These are just gorgeous!!
Stunning, Fabulous, so creative.
Fantastic ideas! Terrific video , as usual.
What a great selection of cards you have created to inspire us! I really like the little drops you added as accents. :)
These are stunning and elegant! Fantastic cards and inspiration!!
Wow!!! Fantastic cards!!! Very creative ways to use these stamps!!
Beautiful cards!!! I love the Nuvo Jewels! Very versatile!
Love these modern cards–the Nuvo drops look awesome!
Love the great ideas.
Enjoyed the video and the ideas.
Very clever and gorgeous designs!! Thanks for sharing.
Love it! The Nuvo drops look awesome! Thanks for a chance for some blog candy!!! ?
Lovely cards! Thanks for all the tips on quick & easy cards that still look fabulous!
These cards are gorgeous!
So pretty and festive!
Wonderful Christmas cards!
Thanks for sharing…
Love the simplicity and beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Very nice Christmas cards!