Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 6

~ Karen Young

How is it already week 6 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series?

For this project, I used the new Christmas Everywhere Kit. The kit includes all the items you need to create 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs). It also includes a stamp set and mini ink pad in Pretty Peacock too.

As you can see, rather than using the cards in the kit, I have used the stamp set to create my own design.

This is a monochrome Christmas Card in Night of Navy and Basic White.

First, the star background is stamped. Next, a circle is cut using the Online Exclusives 2″ Circle Punch. Two trees are then stamped onto the circle, with another stamped onto a separate piece.

The trees are coloured using a light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend marker with the separate one cut out and stuck in front.

This is then mounted onto a Night of Navy Circle, again cut out using a Circle Punch. The trees are then stuck to background.

What is great about this stamp set is the combination of words to allow you to create your own sentiment.

For my sentiment, I was able to pop it all onto my clear block and stamp the whole greeting at once.

I’ve raised this over the top of the trees using Dimensionals.

Finally, a few Rhinestones are dotted around for some festive sparkle.

I intend to make up the kit and use the cards as instructed, but as soon as I saw the stamp set, I knew that it would be great for my own designs too.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE KIT (ENGLISH)2" (5.1 CM) CIRCLE PUNCH2-3/8" (6 CM) CIRCLE PUNCHNIGHT OF NAVY A4 CARDSTOCKNIGHT OF NAVY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKBASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCKSTAMPIN' BLENDS NIGHT OF NAVY COMBO PACKRHINESTONE BASIC JEWELSSTAMPIN' SEALMINI STAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES: November 2023 Release

~ Karen Young

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES are here. As the name suggests, these are items that are available from my ONLINE STORE and aren’t in any of the Catalogues.

This November release includes new products such as Stamp Sets, Dies, DSP, Punches, Embellishments and more. There’s no end date for the sales period, but, as always, items are available while supplies last.

Click on the picture below to see a flyer that shows just a few of these new Online Exclusives, or head to my ONLINE EXCLUSIVES page at my 24/7 online store to see the FULL RANGE.

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Autumn Ombre

~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa class, the attendees made this pretty autumn ombre Birthday card.

It’s a CASE of a project I’ve made previously, but I chose autumnal colours and also used different stamp sets.

The colours were Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie, with Old Olive for the stamping and card layer.

Using some offcuts of cardstock, the section to ombre was masked off. It was then coloured using Stampin’ Pads and Blending Brushes. As the name suggests, these helped to mix the colours together beautifully.

Once the masking was removed, the leaf from the Gorgeously Made Stamp Set was stamped on top.

An oval was cut out of the offcuts used for masking. It was coloured at the same time as the centre section. Then, a sentiment from the Medley Mix Stamp Set was added.

Next, three strands of Linen Thread were strung across the project. The sentiment then sits on top on Mini Dimensionals.

Finally, some Rustic Metallic Dots add a subtle touch of sparkle.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 5

~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing October’s Christmas Card Club project. This card is the project for Week 5 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series.

For October’s project, I made this card, inspired by Page 21 of the September-December Mini Catalogue.

With the colour combination of Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Very Vanilla, it has a rustic feel.

The background is made from shapes cut from the Modern Oval Punch from the Mini Catalogue. These are then given some texture by embossing with the Online Exclusives Basics 3D Embossing Folders.

Once these are stuck to the layer, any excess overhang is cut away.

A strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock is then attached, with a length of the Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack on top of that.

Using the Christmas Classics Stamp Set, a new favourite of mine from the Mini Catalogue, the sentiment is created. This is cut out using the Nested Essentials Dies.

Two sets of leaves cut using the Bough Punch are then stuck to the back of the sentiment.

This is then attached to the project using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Iridescent Pearls are added for a touch of bling.

If you want to join us and make a future Christmas Card Club project, make sure you have booked your place by the 9th of each month.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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CHRISTMAS CLASSICS PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)MODERN OVAL PUNCHNESTED ESSENTIALS DIESBASICS 3D EMBOSSING FOLDERSCRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCKMOSSY MEADOW A4 CARDSTOCKMOSSY MEADOW CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADREAL RED CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKREAL RED & GARDEN GREEN 3/8" (1 CM) RIBBON COMBO PACKIRIDESCENT PEARL BASIC JEWELSGLUE DOTSMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALSTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Cheerful Daisies

~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set.

A colour combination of Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight and Very Vanilla created the pretty design.

It also uses just the one Stampin’ Pad. To begin, the sentiment was stamped into the top corner.

Using Grid Paper, we masked the top section off to allow us to use the stamp set to create the daisy covered bottom.

Each daisy was coloured using the Watercolor Pencils. I used a combination of Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Early Espresso for mine. They almost have a more sunflower look about them.

As the stamping is in Early Espresso, I didn’t use a blender pen to hide my pencil marks as the brown would have bled into the yellow and made a darker, dirty colour.

The smaller daisy was also stamped separately and coloured. It was then punched out with the Circle Punch from the Online Exclusives and layered.

Next, a length of the Gold Trim, also from the Online Exclusives was stuck across the project along the dividing line.

Finally, the focal daisy was raised up on Dimensionals.

This is a really quick and simple project and can be replicated using other stamp sets, sentiments, embellishments and more.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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CHEERFUL DAISIES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)1-3/4" (4.4 CM) CIRCLE PUNCH2" (5.1 CM) CIRCLE PUNCHEARLY ESPRESSO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADEARLY ESPRESSO A4 CARDSTOCKDAFFODIL DELIGHT A4 CARDSTOCKVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKWATERCOLOR PENCILS ASSORTMENT 1WATERCOLOR PENCILS ASSORTMENT 2GOLD & SILVER 1/8" (3.2 MM) TRIM COMBO PACKSTAMPIN' SEALSTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 4

~ Karen Young

The project for week 4 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series is this fun holly card.

It is a CASE of a project I’ve made previously. Check out my video all about the concept of CASE-ing.

This card uses Crumb Cake with Real Red, Garden Green, Early Espresso and Basic White.

All of the images are from the Christmas Classics Stamp Set from the September-December Mini Catalogue. I’m really enjoying this set as there are lots of different sentiments and a few images too, so it’s quite versatile.

To begin, the holly leaves are stamped in Early Espresso, then the berries are stamped in Real Red.

Next, using Watercolor Pencils, the leaves are coloured. If you wanted to, you could stamp a full sheet of cardstock, colour, then cut the sheet into 4. Great if you want to create a few in a production line style.

A touch of sparkle is added to the berries with some Wink of Stella.

For the sentiment, this is stamped in Garden Green and punched out using the 2″ Circle Punch. This punch is available from the Online Exclusives range.

To mirror the berries, a larger 2 3/8″ circle is punched out to layer the sentiment.

Using the Real Red and Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack, two strips of the Garden Green Ribbon are added, with a length of the Real Red across the middle.

Finally, the sentiment is stuck to the project using Dimensionals.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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CHRISTMAS CLASSICS PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)2" (5.1 CM) CIRCLE PUNCH2-3/8" (6 CM) CIRCLE PUNCHCRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCKREAL RED A4 CARDSTOCKREAL RED CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADGARDEN GREEN CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADEARLY ESPRESSO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKWATERCOLOR PENCILS ASSORTMENT 1WATERCOLOR PENCILS ASSORTMENT 2REAL RED & GARDEN GREEN 3/8" (1 CM) RIBBON COMBO PACKWINK OF STELLA CLEAR GLITTER BRUSHSTAMPIN' SEALTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 3

~ Karen Young

Week 3 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series is this Christmas card.

If you’ve been around for a while you will know that I love a poinsettia project.

This one uses a combination of Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight, with Basic White.

The background is from the new Modern Garden Stamp Set with the dots given a touch of Wink of Stella for some festive sparkle.

To create the poinsettias, these are also from the Modern Garden Stamp Set. They have been stamped and then cut out and layered.

There is a coordinating punch with this Stamp Set, but unfortunately, it’s the Modern Oval shape I used for the sentiment, so the poinsettias all had to be fussy cut!

As I’m not a fan of fussy cutting, it’s safe to say that if you receive this card from me you’re someone special!

Using the Christmas Classics Stamp Set, another new product from the Mini Catalogue, the sentiment is stamped onto the punched Modern Oval shape.

The sentiment and flowers are then stuck together and raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some Iridescent Rhinestones add a bit more sparkle.

I think this project would look great in other colours too for a non-traditional look.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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MODERN GARDEN BUNDLE (ENGLISH)CHRISTMAS CLASSICS PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)CALYPSO CORAL A4 CARDSTOCKCALYPSO CORAL CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADPOPPY PARADE A4 CARDSTOCKPOPPY PARADE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADDAFFODIL DELIGHT CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKWINK OF STELLA CLEAR GLITTER BRUSHIRIDESCENT RHINESTONES BASIC JEWELSSTAMPIN' SEALGLUE DOTSSTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Autumn Vibes

~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa session was my first one back after my break.

Before I went on holiday, I was asked for something autumnal when I returned. So this any occasion card fits the bill.

It uses a colour combination of Copper Clay, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry. These are perfect colours to represent the changing colours of the leaves.

To begin, leaves from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set and the Modern Garden Stamp Set are stamped across the Very Vanilla background.

Next, using Blending Brushes, a diagonal strip of Crushed Curry is added down the centre with Mossy Meadow on the outer edges.

 

Using a Blender Pen, the Copper Clay outline leaves are given a touch of colour. Doing this after adding the colour with the Blending Brushes allows the leaves to be different colours.

The sentiment, also from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set is cut out with the Modern Oval Punch. This is part of a bundle with the Modern Garden Stamp Set in the new Mini Catalogue.

A length of coordinating Textured In Color Ribbon is stuck across the centre, with the sentiment raised above it using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots in Copper Clay, also from the new Mini Catalogue are dotted across the project.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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MODERN GARDEN BUNDLE (ENGLISH)LAYERING LEAVES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)COPPER CLAY A4 CARDSTOCKCOPPER CLAY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADMOSSY MEADOW A4 CARDSTOCKMOSSY MEADOW CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADCRUSHED CURRY A4 CARDSTOCKCRUSHED CURRY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKBLENDING BRUSHESBLENDER PENSCOPPER CLAY 3/8" (1 CM) TEXTURED RIBBONADHESIVE-BACKED SPECKLED DOTSSTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALSSTAMPIN' SEALTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE

Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 2

~ Karen Young

Week 2 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series is this quick and simple Christmas card.

It copies this previous design I made using the Biggest Wish Stamp Set.

This new More Wishes Stamp Set in the September-December Mini Catalogue is additonal words in the same font and size as that set, so the two coordinate perfectly.

For this design, I’ve stayed with the monochrome look and used Sweet Sorbet for the pop of colour.

‘Merry’ is stamped multiple times in a combination of first and second generation stamping. The project is then rotated 90 degrees and the ‘Christmas’ part is then stamped.

What is great about this project is that it can be portrait or landscape, there is no right or wrong way round.

A strip of coordinating cardstock is then added, along with a length of the In Color Baker’s Twine, also in Sweet Sorbet.

Finally, triangles of Rhinestones sit either side of the ‘Christmas’.

I really like this design as it is quick and easy to make and you don’t need lots of products.

You can also use multiple colours, ribbons, bling and much more to add your own style.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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MORE WISHES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)SWEET SORBET A4 CARDSTOCKSWEET SORBET CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKBASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCK2022–2024 IN COLOR BAKER'S TWINE PACKRHINESTONE BASIC JEWELSSTAMPIN' SEALTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE