Yana Smakula
Hi! I'm Yana Smakula (pronounced Sma-coo-la)! I love all things handmade. My passion is cardmaking featuring some fun and simple die-cutting and stamping techniques!
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Everyday City Holiday Collection Introduction with Yana Smakula
Welcome to the Everyday City Holiday collection with Spellbinders. If you’re familiar with my original City Holiday set (from my City Holiday Collection), you know it was inspired by the building I call home. That design focused on a festive, holiday feel, but after its release, many of you shared wonderful ideas on how you wanted to use it beyond the winter season. This new collection was created with exactly that in mind. The Everyday City Holiday collection expands the original set and opens the door to year-round creativity. Instead of limiting your scenes to a specific holiday, these additions allow you to build everyday moments, seasonal stories, and charming…
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Yana’s Tulips Collection Introduction with Yana Smakula
Spring is a season of renewal, color, and fresh inspiration — and the Yana’s Tulips Collection was designed to capture exactly that. Inspired by the iconic tulip fields and windmills of the Netherlands, this new Spring 2026 release brings together scenic landscapes, layered florals, and heartfelt sentiments in a cohesive BetterPress-focused collection. If you love creating detailed A2 card fronts with depth, movement, and vibrant color, this collection was thoughtfully designed to make that process both intuitive and inspiring. A Spring Collection Rooted in Dutch Inspiration Traveling to the Netherlands has always been creatively energizing for me. The endless tulip fields, colorful windmills, crisp skies, and charming countryside scenes leave…
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City Holiday Collection Introduction with Yana Smakula
We’re so excited to welcome Yana Smakula back to the blog today to introduce her brand-new City Holiday Collection — a sophisticated and stylish release just in time for festive cardmaking. This five-piece collection is Yana’s first die-focused release, inspired by her love for clean lines, classic sentiments, and timeless holiday charm. Whether you’re crafting chic cityscapes or layering elegant BetterPress sentiments, this collection is all about mixing creativity with cozy holiday magic. Let’s take a closer look at each set! Want to see the collection in action? Watch Yana’s video introduction on her YouTube Channel. Shadow Joy Die Set Make joy the star of your card front! This bold…
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May 2025 Collections Inspiration Roundup
Hello, Spellbinders friends! May Collections have arrived, and we’ve got an exciting lineup of projects & ideas for you to explore! Whether you’re creating joyful cards for spring or adding beautiful florals to your projects, we have something for every crafter this month. Let’s take a closer look at the May 2025 Collections and dive into some inspiration! Classic Road Legends by Mindy Eggen Cruise into some nostalgic vibes with the Classic Road Legends Collection by Mindy Eggen! Her debut collection with Spellbinders is perfect for classic car fans and those hard to create masculine projects. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Crafty Babe…
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July 2024 BetterPress Plate of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Christmas Haul
Our July 2024 BetterPress Plate of the Month preview & tutorials are here! Change the way you create with the NEW BetterPress Letter Press System, which provides an innovative way to achieve the elegant look of letterpress without all the mess. It’s an easy-to-use system that produces professional stationery style with detailed impressions that can be felt to the touch. The BetterPress System works with your manual die-cutting machine to create beautiful, effortless, and detailed letterpress effects. Here’s a look at the June 2024 BetterPress Plate of the Month – Christmas Haul: BetterPress Letterpress system is needed to use this BetterPress Plate. Sold separately. JOIN THE CLUB July 2024 BetterPress…
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Let’s Celebrate Collection Inspiration Round-Up
Hey there, Spellbinders fans! We’re thrilled to welcome you back on our blog for another edition of “Inspiration Round-Up” series. We hope to fuel your creative juices with handmade projects, and showcase the stunning ideas our talented community created with our products. Get ready for an unbelievable lineup of beautiful inspiration featuring the Let’s Celebrate Collection. We’re hoping this will be a valuable source of inspiration for all of your card-making and paper crafting! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter But that’s not all! We invite you to dive even deeper into the festive magic by exploring the incredible projects and ideas featured on…
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Spellbinders 2023 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar Inspiration Round-Up
Hey there, crafty pals! Do you feel that magical chill in the air? Well, it’s not just winter creeping in; it’s the holiday season approaching! And what’s better than the holiday season, you ask? A crafty-filled holiday season, of course! If you’re like us and adore crafts, surprises, and crafty surprises, then you’re in for a real treat. It’s time to unveil our 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar, and trust us, it’s a delightful journey that we can’t wait to share with you, even if the calendar itself is sold out (but hey, there’s always next year!). So, grab your hot cocoa, cozy up by the fire, and let’s…
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Spellbinders 2023 Crafty Advent Calendar Inspiration Round-Up
Do you love crafts? And surprises? And crafty surprises? Of course you do! It’s time to open the Spellbinders Crafty Advent Calendar for 2023 and take a peek at the treats and surprises that are waiting for us (even though this advent calendar is sold out we are still here to inspire you!). The advent calendar is packed with dies, stamps, stencils, embossing folders, and embellishments that you’ll love crafting with all year long. We can hardly wait to share inspiration with you for each of the 24 surprises you’ll find inside. Are you ready for Day 1? Day 1 Today is the day! Have you already peeked? We’re ZOOMING…
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December 2023 Clear Stamp + Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Big Love
Our December 2023 Clear Stamp of the Month preview & tutorials are here! This “Big Love” stamp set features made in the USA stamps from high-quality photopolymer for clear, crisp impressions. Our stamps create one of the best impressions on the market giving you a perfect stamped image every time! Please note, new Subscription Sign-Up Window will now open on the 6th of each month and close on the 27th (once existing club members subscriptions have been processed.) If there is additional inventory remaining, then they will be made available for new subscriptions and will have limited availability. Continuing Subscriptions will charge on the 5th of each month. This means…
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Stitched For Christmas Collection Inspiration Round-Up
Hey there, Spellbinders fans! We’re thrilled to welcome you back on our blog for another edition of “Inspiration Round-Up” series. We hope to fuel your creative juices with handmade projects, and showcase the stunning ideas our talented community created with our products. Get your needles and thread ready as we are sharing an amazing lineup of inspiration featuring our Stitched For Christmas Collection. Get ready to be inspired! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter But that’s not all! We invite you to dive even deeper into the festive magic by exploring the incredible projects and ideas featured on our blog. We can’t wait for…
