Clean & Simple Slimline Birthday Candle Card: Yippee for Yana
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming 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 CAS Birthday Cards using just a single candle stamp along with some sentiments and I’m also playing with the OLO markers.
I never have enough birthday cards, so I tend to make a lot of them. For my today’s video, I pulled out an older stamp set from Simon, called Big Birthday Greetings, it is one of my all-time favorites. The main image I am using today is the candle. This stamp set also has a set of coordinating dies and there’s a die to cut that candle out. So the idea that I have for this card – I want to have a bunch of colorful candles, basically have a candle background and just add a simple birthday sentiment.
I stamped and heat embossed a bunch of candles in Simon’s Antique Gold Embossing Powder onto Simon’s #130LB cardstock.
I used new-to-me markers, OLO, to color the images. I did use one Copic marker, the Y35, and I combined it with the OLO markers. You can combine Copics and OLOs. In fact, if you have a decent size Copic marker collection you can use the OLO markers to fill in any color gaps that you might have. Here I did the opposite, I used a Copic marker to fill the yellow gap that I had with my OLOs.
Coloring over embossing powder is always tricky. You don’t want to do a lot of blending, in fact, it is best to do no blending over the embossing powder, as the alcohol might dissolve it, so when it comes to coloring over embossing powder, it is best to do minimal blending.
With the coloring done I cut the candles apart and used a coordinating die to cut each one of them out. At this point, I started testing the layout of the candles that I wanted to have on my card and I realized that an A2 card wouldn’t work here, so I switched to a mini slimline. The mini Slimline cards measure 3 1/4 x 6 1/4”. Here I cut a white cardstock panel to 3 x 6” and my plan was to have 2 rows of colorful candles with a tiny Happy Birthday sentiment in the center.
I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black ink and foam-mounted the candles on top. I also foam-mounted the panel onto the card base.
I wanted to add something else to the background, so I used the black gems from Spellbinders and scattered them here and there adding movement and interest to the background. The black color worked well here as it coordinated with the black-stamped sentiment.
I still had some candles left, so I decided to create another card, also a mini slimline. I used a big sentiment from the same Big Birthday Greetings stamp set, I stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black, I also stamped a mini sentiment at the top – it reads Time to Eat Cake and I filled the space between the sentiment using my leftover candle die cuts. This panel was cut even smaller, so 2 3/4 by 5 ¾” and it was also foam mounted onto the slimline card base. I love the way they turned out, I feel pumped to go ahead and stamp and color a bunch more candles and make a bunch more birthday cards and I hope you feel the same after watching this video. Have fun stamping!
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Bright and Easy Card for Dog-Lovers! Studio Monday with Nina-Marie
Hey there friends, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you! Today we’ll be making a colorful card with the adorable Newton’s Nook stamp and die set called Never Enough Dogs!
Behind the dogs is an ink blended background that I made with a Gina K. Designs stencil called Swirled Sun. I used our Simon exclusive Pawsitively Saturated Inks to create the rainbow of colors. I enhanced that background with a few Fairy Jewels, which add just the right amount of sparkle!
This card would be perfect to send to someone who loves dogs! Be sure to watch the video below to see how I made this darling card!
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[5 tips] to Instantly Organize Your Crafty Space!
Hello everyone, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you! Each new year, I always find myself interested in refreshing and updating the organization within my craft room! What better time to get it going than National Craft Month?
I love storing my Pawsitively Saturated reinkers in tiered organizers, as it allows me to utilize vertical space. And being able to display the rainbow of colors is an added bonus for beauty in the craft room!
Our Simon Says Stamp Mesh Zipper Bags are useful for so many things! Some of the ways I organize with them is:
- unfinished projects
- new products I want to use
- Simon Says Stamp card kits
- coloring mediums that I am currently using
You can use our Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Everything Storage Boxes for literally everything! Hot foils store very well in them and it protects the foil from getting scratched when not in use.
You can label the sides of the boxes with content details! I have a set of boxes dedicated to Copic marker refills.
These boxes also work great for storing packs of ephemera!
The size of our Pawsitively Everything Storage Boxes is perfect for A2 products such as sentiment strips, card bases and panels, cardstock, and more!
Another useful tool is our Blending Brush Holder. You can store any size brush in the holder!
It also works great for everything else! Tools of all shapes and sizes can fit inside the flexible silicone lining of the holder. Talk about handy! The size of the holder is 2″ x 8.25″, which means it doesn’t take up a lot of space on your desk.
Divided organizers are super helpful in keep products separated by type. I have two that I use for cardstock. One of them holds pre-made card bases; having then pre-cut and folded is so handy because it saves me time when I am crafting!
The other I use for all my pre-cut or specialty A2 cardstocks; things like our Simon Color Blend, Holographic Rainbows, and Rainbow Cardstock packs!
I hope these ideas and tips are helpful! Be sure to watch the video below to see these products in action!
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