WHOA! 25% off Ranger Sale (including Tim Holtz!) Going on NOW!

Hi friends!! Happy Friday!! We have an extra special treat for you this weekend! Now is a great time to stock up on your favorite Ranger crafty staples and/or try something NEW that you had your eye on! This weekend only, take 25% off on all in-stock Ranger (including Tim Holtz!) products with code RANGER at checkout! Shop early for the best selection and enjoy!

Our newest release is Out of this World!

Our brand new Simon release is absolutely Out of This World! Look to the sky with You Are My Universe stamps and dies, Nested Stars dies, Celebration Fireworks stamps and dies, and Twinkling Stars cling stamp; celebrate birthdays with our Birthday Shenanigans stamps and Layering Birthday stamps, dies, and stencil suite; and improve the precision of your stamping with our Pawsitively Perfect Placement Guides

Also, get excited about TEN new embossing folders and two more new 6-packs of Pawsitively Saturated ink cubes: Green Meadows and Yellow Sunsets!

Blast off into the cosmos and learn all about this celestial collection with Laura Bassen in the video below.

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Shop individual products in the collection:

Learn MORE about our new mat and transparency combos:

Get INSPIRED!

Created by Laura Bassen
Created by Laura Bassen

Want even MORE inspiration? Visit our gallery!

Peony Background with Polychromos & BetterPress: 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 the Simon Says Stamp Peony Background stamp set and combining it with a letterpressed sentiment made using the new BetterPress system from Spellbinders. It’s been a long time since I’ve used colored pencils to do coloring on my cards and I decided it was time to re-visit this technique, especially since the stamp I’m using is perfect for coloring!

I stamped the image in VersaFine Onyx Black ink onto Spellbinders BetterPress paper in Porcelain. Next, I used Polychromos pencils to color it. Watch my video for the how-to.

I love using Polychromos pencils to color flowers. I’ve found they work beautifully on this BetterPress paper and give me wonderful blended results. I used 2-3 shades of each color and blended some of these using a white pencil, which is a must!

With the coloring done (it didn’t take too long – the large size petals and leaves provide ample space for beautiful blending), I added a BetterPress sentiment created using a Butterly Garden press plate and black ink. I cut it out using a coordinating die included in the set and foam-mounted both the sentiment and the butterfly (colored using the same pencils) onto the card.

Lastly, I embellished my card using Sparkling Clear sequins to a pop of shine! Have fun creating!

WATCH THE VIDEO:

SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Cling Stamp Peony…
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BP-027 Spellbinders BetterPress…
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BP-001 Spellbinders BetterPress…
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MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0…
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MISTI Sticky Mats Memory Grid mistmatmem
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Faber-Castell POLYCHROMOS COLORED…
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Faber-Castell POLYCHROMOS COLORED…
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Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink…
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Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting…
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Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR…
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Bearly Art THE MINI Precision Craft…
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Simon Says Stamp Place And Score…
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BPC-011 Spellbinders Porcelain Double…
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks again to Yana for being our guest!

Ways to support Ukraine:

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

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