Simple Floral Gold Embossed Birthday Card: Yippee for Yana
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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Easy Gift Card Holder for Birthdays! Funny Friday with Art Impressions
Hello there friends, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here sharing another installment of our Funny Friday series featuring Art Impressions!
I used the adorable Envelope Gift Card Holder die with the coordinating Birthday Cake accessories set. This makes for a super cute way to present a gift card to someone for their birthday! I added some details such as confetti cut from holographic cardstock, sprinkles on the cake, and a sentiment from the CZ Design Birthday Basics stamp and die set.
Want to learn more about how I made this gift card holder? (it’s so easy!) Watch the video below for all the details!
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Bold, Modern Petals in Glorious Colors by Rainbow Girl Laura Bassen: Amore Laurafadora
Hi friends! Happy Thursday (or Friday Eve, if you will ;))! Please join me in welcoming Laura Bassen back to our blog in our bi-monthly edition of Amore Laurafadora! She’s using our Bold and Graphic Geo Flower Building set with tons of Pawsitively Saturated Ink, and topping it off with the CZ Design Hi There die set using our Metallic Gold cardstock and finishing off the sentiment with a cute addition from the CZ Design Hello You stamp set! Finishing off the look with our new fan favorite Starshine embellishment mix! Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Laura for being our guest!
