HIPPOFROG Designs - Karen Young - Independent UK Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Timeless Tulips Bundle

by Karen Young | Posted on January 20, 2020 | Leave a comment

For last week’s Card & Cuppa project, I used the Timeless Tulips Bundle from the new Mini Catalogue.

Timeless Tulips Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

The stamp set is one from the DistINKtive range, so the impressions are even more fabulous. Add to that the matching punch, and you’re onto a winner.

My colour combination was Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight, keeping with a floral theme! Plus Garden Green for the stems and leaves.

We stamped the stems and leaves off first to give a slightler paler look.

This is a really quick and easy project to make as the images and punch make it so simple to create.

A co-ordinating bow made from the new Ruched Daffodil Delight Ribbon, also from the Mini Catalogue just finish the project off.

I deliberately wanted to leave this project sentiment free as it is perfect for quite a lot of different ocassions. Who doesn’t love to receive a bunch of flowers?

This bundle is just £30.50. Add a few more products and you could be earning a FREE Sale-A-Bration product too.

Why not join us at a future Card & Cuppa Class. For full details of all my classes, head to my Class Timetable.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Daffodil Delight 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ruched Ribbon

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Lovely Lily Pad

by Karen Young | Posted on January 13, 2020 | Leave a comment

For the first Card & Cuppa sessions of 2020, I reached for the fabulous new Lovely Lily Pad Stamp Set.

Lovely Lily Pad. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Lovely Lily Pad is a FREE Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set and is one of the Reversibles range from Stampin’ Up!

As you can see, the detailed outline stamp is one side of the stamp, with the reverse being the shadow-like image.

The lily pads are stamped in Old Olive and the flowers in Rococo Rose. These are then coloured using Stampin’ Blends in Petal Pink and Granny Apple Green.

Balmy Blue is used for the water images and is stamped off for the flower reverses.

There is a set of matching dies to cut out the shapes, but I don’t have those, so the attendees had to fussy cut instead!

A sentiment from the new Label Me Bold Stamp Set is stamped in Granny Apple Green to co-ordinate with the colouring.

Finally, everything is put together with SNAIL, with the large lily pad and flower raised up using Dimensionals.

Not only is SAB a great time to earn FREE products, it’s also a great time to join Stampin’ Up!

My team is called the Lily Pad Stampers, so it seems quite appropriate that this Stamp Set is in the SAB Brochure. Why not get in touch to find out more.

If you’d like to attend my classes, head to my 2020 Timetable for full details and booking information.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Gallery Grunge & Classic Label Punch for a teenage Birthday

by Karen Young | Posted on January 9, 2020 | Leave a comment

The brand new Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogues may have arrived, but today I’m taking you back to a project I made for a December teenage Birthday.

Teenage Birthday. Project designed and made by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

This bright project uses the Gallery Grunge Stamp Set for the background and stripes, and a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set.

I’ve teamed Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight from the Brights Collection with Whisper White.

Extra strips, cut using the Classic Label Punch, mirror the diagonal stripes I’d stamped on the strip across the project.

As the colours are very bright, I used a Thick Whisper White card base to avoid one colour being more prominent.

This is a really quick and easy card to make and could be replicated in lots of different colours. Maybe one for each Stampin’ Up! Colour Collection.

Don’t forget to check out the new Mini Catalogue and SAB Brochure where there are lots of new items. Plus, the opportunity to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! goodies. These will work alongside the fabulous products in the current Annual Catalogue.

If you’d like to see and use products, then why not book a place on one of my Classes. Head to my timetable for full details and booking links.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Happy New Year, Happy New Mini Catalogue and Happy SAB!

by Karen Young | Posted on January 6, 2020 | Comments Off

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve had a wonderful break.

It’s my first day back at work today after the break, and I’m looking forward to sharing new products with you.

As it’s the new year, it’s also Happy New Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration (SAB) time.

SAB is the BEST time of the Stampin’ Up! year as you can earn products for FREE. For every £45 you spend, you can choose an item from the SAB Brochure. There are also Level 2 items where you can earn items when you spend £90. These totals are before P&P.

Here is the first project I made using items from the fabulous new Mini Catalogue, and SAB brochure.

Happy New Mini Catalogue. Project Designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

This project was for my Niece. As she has a Birthday just before Christmas, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t festive and had a more spring-like feel.

I opted for shades of purple, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather and Purple Posy along with Whisper White.

The background image and sentiment are from the new Label Me Bold Stamp Set. I really like this set and think it will spend quite a lot of time on my crafting desk.

Sale-A-Bration brings us the Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set for the background dots, plus the fabulous co-ordinating Small Bloom Punch. I have to admit to being very excited when I saw this punch.

I’ve used the gorgeous new Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and coloured it using a Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend Marker.

Again, this ribbon is going to be used on a lot of my projects over the next few months. It’s really versatile, colours beautifully and is easy to tie too.

A few Rhinestones were the finishing touch to the centre of the flowers.

Make sure you take a look at the new Mini Catalogue and SAB items and take advantage of earning FREE products.

There are also fabulous offers for joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator during SAB too. I joined myself during SAB, so why take the plunge and join my team.

I’ll be using various products from these new publications at my classes over the coming months, so book yourself a place if you’d like to see the items up close.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Thoughtful Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Highland Heather Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack: Making Christmas Bright

by Karen Young | Posted on December 28, 2019 | Comments Off

I know that Christmas Day was a few days ago, but I’m sharing my final Christmas Stamp-a-Stack project with you.

As this project uses the Making Christmas Bright Stamp Set from the Annual Catalogue, there is no chance of it retiring next week.

Making Christmas Bright. Handmade by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

A combination of Shaded Spruce, Lovely Lipstick, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla and Gold Foil are used for this project.

The pretty star edged circle is stamped onto the cardstock, and 3 light bulbs and bases are punched using the matching Christmas Bulb Builder Punch.

These are then assembled using Glue Dots – a lot less fiddly, time-consuming and messy than wet glue!

For the sentiment, the Tailored Tag Punch is used once to cut out the main words, and again to create the layer behind.

A strip of the fabulous Ribbon is stuck behind before everything is then assembled.

Which of the four Christmas Stamp-a-Stack projects is your favourite?

Why not join us for a class in 2020. Head to my Class Timetable for more details.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set

Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" (1 cm) Striped Ribbon

Special Christmas Cards: This year’s poinsettia

by Karen Young | Posted on December 25, 2019 | Comments Off

Merry Christmas!

It has become tradition at my Special Christmas Cards Class for me to design a poinsettia project. This is the final project from the Class.

Here is this year’s poinsettia. Click for my 2018 design.

This year's poinsettia. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

It uses the leaves from the Rooted in Nature Stamp Set and some punched circles.

A lot of leaves were stamped and fussy cut. You could use the matching Dies to cut them out, but, as this was a class with lots of people, it was quicker and easier to cut by hand.

Using a Bone Folder, you can score down the centre of each petal to give a bit more definition and depth.

The petals are then built into several sandwiches. These are then stuck together slightly offset in their sizes to create a large layer and a small layer. For the top small layer, a disc of Crushed Curry forms part of the sandwich.

Using some Dimensionals, these are then layered together for even more depth.

Three green leaves are then added to the back of the poinsettia using Glue Dots.

A strip of the fabulous Gold Ribbon is looped in the background, before the poinsettia is attached to the card using Tear & Tape. The Tear & Tape gives it extra strength as the poinsettia is quite heavy.

Finally, a Gold Faceted Gem is added to the centre for a spot of bling.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my Special Christmas Cards. Pop back later in the week for the final Stamp-a-Stack Christmas project.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Rudolph Punch Art

by Karen Young | Posted on December 23, 2019 | Comments Off

For the final Card & Cuppa sessions of the year, I designed this Rudolph punch art project. We just had to do something silly and fun!

Rudolph Punch Art. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

The Natures’s Beauty Stamp Set provided the snow that was stamped in Seaside Spray.

‘Ho Ho Ho’ is from the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set and cut out with the Classic Label Punch.

Next, it’s time to create the reindeers using the Budding Borders Stamp Set and Basic Gray for the eyes and mouth.

Sprig Punch antlers in Early Espresso are added behind Soft Suede Circle Punch bodies using Glue Dots. Then the eyes and brown noses are added.

Rudolph’s nose is made very shiny using Wink of Stella and is attached with a Dimensional.

Finally, the reindeers are stuck onto the card using SNAIL, with Rudolph added at the end using Dimensionals to show him leading the pack.

Why not join us for Card & Cuppa sessions in 2020. Classes return w/c 6th Jan. Visit my Class Timetable for more details and to book your place.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

Special Christmas Cards: Rustic Wreath

by Karen Young | Posted on December 21, 2019 | Comments Off

The second of my Special Christmas Cards is this traditional rustic wreath.

Rustic Wreath. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

It’s made with a combination of leaf punches, die-cut circles and scallops, plus lots of different adhesives!

The main colours are Garden Green and Crumb Cake, with Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Gold, Real Red and Very Vanilla.

Snowflakes are from the Christmas Countdown and Colorful Season Stamp Sets, leaf image from Painted Harvest and Snowman Season provides the sentiment.

Two ‘sandwiches’ of leaves are created using scallop circle die-cuts from the Layering Circles Dies. The sandwiches are layered together using Dimensionals to create depth. The scallop circle die-cuts are then hidden beneath the Gold scallop die-cut.

The Triple Banner Punch shapes the ends of the sentiment.

To continue the rustic look, a length of Burlap Ribbon is placed behind the wreath.

Pearls coloured with a Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blend pen create some berries to finish the look.

Why not join us for a Papercrafting Class in 2020. Head to my Class Timetable for more details.

Happy crafting

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Special Christmas Cards: Snowman Season Bundle

by Karen Young | Posted on December 19, 2019 | Comments Off

As well as my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack, I also run a Special Christmas Cards Class. The attendees make three Christmas Cards and envelopes that are for those special people in their life. These are the cards you give by hand.

One of these is a card suitable for children (or big kids!) and it’s this cute hanging card.

Snowman Season Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I knew it had to be snowmen, so the Snowman Season Bundle was the perfect choice.

As I’d pre-made the hanging sections by using pieces of Coastal Cabana Cardstock joined together using the Circle Tab Punch, the attendees could have fun creating their snowmen for each section.

The punched snowmen were stamped in Smoky Slate, with Soft Suede arms. All the other stamping was in Blueberry Bushel. Stampin’ Write Markers in a variety of colours were used to colour the hats and carrot noses.

A ‘Let it Snow’ snowball used the 1 3/8″ Scallop Circle with the a Circle Punch layer.

An extra stamped piece is added to the front for when the hanging is closed. It’s then finished off with a length of ribbon to allow it to hang.

I realise that I haven’t taken a picture of what it looks like closed. I’ll try to do that and add it here.

An envelope made from the matching Let it Snow DSP was the finishing touch.

I really like this project as it’s something different. It can be hung from a door handle, message board or window. You could even add extra sections to make it longer.

Don’t forget to take a look at the Year-End Closeout to see if the items from this fabulous bundle are staying with us.

Check back for more Special Christmas Card projects.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Nature’s Beauty

by Karen Young | Posted on December 16, 2019 | Comments Off

For our penultimate Card & Cuppa sessions of 2019, I reached for the fabulous Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set to create this snowy scene.

Nature's Beauty. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I love that £2.50 from every sale of this Stamp Set goes towards mental health organisations. So, for just £20, you receive a stunning Stamp Set, and help others too.

To begin with, the attendees had to make the decision between Whisper White or Very Vanilla for their project. I made one in both and still can’t decide which one I prefer.

Here is the same project in Very Vanilla.

Next, one side of the Grid Paper is ripped to create a snow drift effect. Then, a punched circle mask is added to the cardstock to create a moon.

Using a Sponge Brayer and Night of Navy ink, the cardstock is coloured to create a winter night sky.

Here is the Whisper White version.

And the Very Vanilla version.

Stars, from the Christmas Countdown Stamp Set are then dotted across the sky.

With the moon and snow masks removed, trees and grass are then stamped in Basic Gray. The beautiful fox, also stamped in Basic Gray and coloured with Watercolor Pencils is cut out and attached using Dimensionals.

Finally, using the very tip, dots of Wink of Stella are added to some of the stars to create a sparkly sky.

I really love this card and already know who is going to be receiving both of mine.

Are you team Whisper White or team Very Vanilla?

Why not join us in 2020 for Card & Cuppa? Book your place online by 18:00 the day before.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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