Yippee for Yana: Spring Inspired Thank You Card
Hi friends! Welcome to the latest installment of Yippee for Yana with the always inventive Yana Smakula! Please read on and be sure to watch the video for some great tips and tricks and enjoy!
Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula and
I started working on my card by stamping a sentiment that reads “Thank You For Being Who I Needed the Most”. As I work on this card you’ll see me change my mind and replace the sentiment with the one stamped in black ink on white cardstock (watch video for details).
I started with the sentiment here first as I needed to see how much room it would take on my card, my idea was to use beautiful flowers from the Moments of Grace stamp set and stamp a floral frame around the sentiment coming in from the edges.
When I was planning this card I knew I wanted to try and color these images with my Copic markers so I picked Simon’s intense black ink for stamping these images. This ink has many fabulous properties including being alcohol resistant so it makes it the perfect choice for this particular project.
I picked a few images from the Moments of Grace set and stamping them in black ink forming the frame. I didn’t use my stamping tool here such as
The key to stamping a frame like this, where your images are almost all identical in size, is to stamp them one by one next to each other.
For this project, I also pulled out most of the clear blocks from my stash and I mounted each image onto its own separate block. This is vital to stamping efficiency, and also to clean fingers. If you use just one or two blocks and stamp a multitude of images you end up having to remove the image from the block a bunch of times and if you are like me, if you don’t clean your stamps, you run the risk of getting your fingers dirty and thus leaving an inky fingerprint on your card.
Once my floral stamping was done I also used a heart image from this same stamp set and stamped it several times in the background filling any gaps. Later, I once again changed my mind about the black hearts, I didn’t like how dark they looked and I replaced them with colorful enamel hearts instead.
Before I started coloring my panel I used the scrap pieces of this cardstock to test the Copic marker colors I was planning to use. Alcohol markers are translucent, meaning they will not give you opaque coverage, you’ll be able to see the color of your surface from under the coloring. It’s always best to use these kinds of markers on white cardstock
I love to have non white background for my cardsand this prompted me to try and color with these markers on colored cardstock.The colors will not be the same as they would be on white paper, they will beduller, but they can still be used to color with.
I used RV14, RV13
I also covered each of the black stamped hearts with enamel hearts. The black looked
Finally, I had fixed the sentiment (watch
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“Love” Heart Frame: Gel Press with Shari Carroll
Welcome, everyone! It’s Shari here with a cool mixed medium project for you to try! I’ve been playing with my Gel Press again to come up with an easy way to create backgrounds for projects. I created blocks of color using my brayer and Gel Press adding one color at a time.
I used two Gel Presses, one to smooth out the paint on the brayer, the other to add and lift the layers of colors. Once I was happy with my colors, I used a few stencils with a variety of paint colors to complete the look.
From there, I cut my paper into strips, added some Black Archival ink to the edges, and glued them onto a hand cut heart. I used a few Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs in both black and white and added a few embellishments. This is also a great technique to use on your cards and Art Journals.
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope I’ve given you some inspiration to create colorful backgrounds using your Gel Press and paints. Have a fantastic week!!
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Live From Creativation 2019: New & Buzzworthy Finds!
Hello crafty friends! We are coming at you LIVE from the Creativation show floor, bringing all the latest excitement, products, trends and more to YOU!
We came across so many amazing things in the 2019 Creativation trade show. All of these new and buzzworthy products really get our creative juices flowing and we hope you are as inspired as we are! Take a peek!
Ranger
Ranger is always one of our favorite stops along the Creativation show floor; this year we spotted some amazing crafty supplies, including Ink Cozys (perfect for glues, Stickles, Alcohol inks and more!), New Stickles, and Alcohol PEARL inks!!
Dina Wakely
Dina Wakely’s gorgeous new stamp line,
Simple Stories
For all your magical memories, Simple Stories Magical Adventures has the perfect assortment of papers, embellishments, dies and more!
We R Memory Keepers
It’s safe to say, most of us have at least one rolling cart in our crafty spaces! We were really excited to see all these AWESOME new tool storage accessories from We R Memory Keepers to add to your carts!
Avery Elle
Over at the Avery Elle booth, we found many stamps and dies we simply fell in love with, especially their new You’ve Got This stamp set!
Heffy Doodle
The cuteness over at the Heffy Doodle booth was so much fun to peruse! We especially got a kick out of the super-heroes and circuit board stamps, dies, and stencils!
Pink & Main
Check out the stunning pom-poms in the Pink & Main booth, along with a few of the new (and adorable!) stamps and dies! We also loved the beautiful foil accent, watercolor patterned paper!
Heidi Swapp
Over at the Heidi Swapp booth, we fell in love with the stunning new Minc Glitter Sheets (so sparkly!), and did you see those classy scissors???
Doodlebug
Doodlebug’s booth never ceases to bring a smile to our faces! Have you seen one of their brand new lines of product, Lots ‘o Luck???
Echo Park
As crafters, we couldn’t help but fall in love with the new I Love Crafting collection from Echo Park!
La La Land Crafts
The magical theme continued at the
Tonic Studios
WOW! At Tonic Studios, we were going crazy over the new STONE (yes, they feel like real rocks!) and Dream Nuvo Drops! And OH MY, the Blue Blossom trend collection is simply divine!
WOW Embossing
At the WOW Booth, we were especially excited to see their brand new line of Eco Sparkles! This biodegradable glitter is not only gorgeous, but also safe for the
Crafter’s Companion
At Crafter’s Companion, we were having a blast playing with their new FoilPress machine! This power-packed heat press system has settings to perfectly control heat and time for the best foiling experience EVER!
ThermoWeb
The ThermoWeb booth was full of surprises, including new Brutus Monroe foil sheets, flocking transfer sheets (NO MESS!), and a handy-dandy new spray called Pixie (for holding stencils in place)!
Spellbinders & Jane Davenport
Jane Davenport’s new collection of stamps and dies with Spellbinders are gorgeous, but we were even more excited about the new, mixed media line of mediums, all designed to mimic makeup! From “lip gloss” and “lipstick, to “eyeshadow” and “eyeliner”, you can use this new line to illustrate custom faces in her new book of Contured Face Charts!
Today is the last day of the 2019 Creativation trade show and we hope you have enjoyed the journey as much as we have!
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