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 one-layer Christmas cards with the Home For The Holidays stamp set.

I used the new Sage cardstock from Simon Says Stamp, this is a stunning muted green, perfect addition to the current Simon’s color family. I cut the cardstock in half and scored it at the 4 ¼” mark to create A2 cards.

Next, I selected a beautiful cabin image and a holiday sentiment and stamped both in VersaClair Nocturne ink on the front of my card base. I went with 3 different sentiments to make slightly different cards.

I used Polychromors pencils by Faber Castell to add a bit of color; first – white to add snow under the cabin, in front of the fence, over the roof and windows; and a light and a dark green to add shading to the tree. Stunning!

A bit of falling snow was added around the image framing it, I used a Sakura gelly roll 0.8 pen to add the snow dots. Lastly, I embellished the tree using gems from Spellbinders, the smallest gems were the perfect size to create the ornaments for the tree. I used white, silver and gold. Red would also look stunning!

I hope you like this idea and will give this card design a try. Be sure to check out the new cardstock colors from Simon, they are simply perfect and bring a breath of fresh air to cardmaking! Have fun stamping!

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SUPPLIES:

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Ways to support Ukraine:

If you are looking for ways to support Ukraine, we encourage you to visit this page on Yana’s blog:

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

Hello, friends! Happy Friday! Please join me in welcoming back the always creative and inspiring Nichol Spohr to our blog post with an EXTRA special DieCember® edition of Making the Cut: sharing the love of all things die cutting! In this gorgeous tutorial Nichol shares how she turned our new Stocking Gift Card die set into the cutest ornament with the help of our Thread Plaid embossing folder, Heartfelt Snowflake die, Peppermint die, Fanciful Joy die, Pawsitively Velvet Snow White cardstock, and more! Be sure to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp Stocking Gift Card… [ SSS ] Spellbinders Candy Canes and Holly… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Peppermint Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Fanciful Joy Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Heartfelt Snowflake… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folder… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100lb… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock CRIMSON… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100lb Sage… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn SPECKLED EGGSHELL Cardstock… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp PAWSITIVELY VELVET… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock WHITE… [ SSS ] May Arts Red Wrinkled Faux Silk… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Red and White Bakers… [ SSS ] Vivant Finn Silver Metallic Cord… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste Opaque… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz idea-ology Christmas… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Place And Pierce… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Place And Score… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp REVERSE TWEEZERS st0106 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Palette Knife 2… [ SSS ] We R Makers CROP-A-DILE Eyelet and… [ SSS ] MISTI Precision Glue Press mistipgp [ SSS ]

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

Happy Thursday, friends! ‘Tis the the season for savings, and we’d like to extend savings on a great crafty staple! Copic markers are a wonderful high-quality tool to have in your crafty stash! Try a set to sample if you’re new to them or stock up on refills if you already have them and love them! Enjoy!