July 2026 Card Making Class – Project 2

July 17, 2026July 14, 2026 ~ Karen Young

The second of the four projects from last weekend’s Card Making Class was this cute Birthday Card.

As the theme of the class was ‘It’s all new to me!’ I chose this new to me Cutest Crew Stamp Set Bundle. This Stamp Set and Dies Bundle is from the Online Exclusives range.

Using Basic Beige and Pecan Pie for my card, layers and background stamping allowed the Basic White and Basic Gray to stand out.

To begin the paw prints are stamped across the bottom half of the background.

Then, the sentiment is stamped in the top corner.

Next, a strip of Pecan Pie is stuck across the background, covering the top of the paw print stamping.

The cats are then stamped in Basic Gray and cut out using the coordinating dies.

These are then brought to life with Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen.

Dimensionals raise the cats above the strip.

Finally, a Antique Pearl is added to either side of the strip.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Natural Botanicals Rainbow

February 23, 2026February 22, 2026 ~ Karen Young

As we’ve had so much rain lately, I decided to brighten things up at last week’s Card & Cuppa class with this rainbow project.

It uses tone-on-tone with a colour combination of Basic Beige and Very Vanilla.

A strip of cardstock was held across the project while the leaves were stamped across the background. This was to avoid losing leaves behind the centre strip.

The leaves are from the Natural Botanicals Stamp Set. They were then coloured using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen.

It was fun seeing this rainbow of leaves come to life during the colouring phase.

Next, a strip of Very Vanilla is stuck across the project to hide the masking. Any excess is then cut off.

Then, the sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set is stamped, again tone-on-tone and stuck onto the Vanilla piece. Once again, the excess is removed.

Finally, a couple of Antique Pearls are added to either side of the project.

This is a great design to replicate and you could use different colours and stamp sets.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Textured Notes Stamp Set

February 16, 2026February 13, 2026 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used a stamp set that is on the Last Chance Products list.

This means the Textured Notes Stamp Set is only available while stocks last. It’s also at a reduced price, so make sure you grab it while you can.

My colour combination for this project was Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock and the In Color Summer Splash. These combined with Very Vanilla for a more vintage look.

First, the leaves were stamped. The larger leaves then had any ‘open’ leaves coloured using a Stampin’ Blend.

Next, a Blending Brush and a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Pad were used to add a more vintage look around the project.

Three lengths of coordinating Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine from the Essentials Pack were added across the centre.

The basket design was then stamped onto a separate piece and punched out, along with a circle for layering.

A sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set was then stamped and stuck to the top of this.

This whole piece was then attached to the project using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Antique Pearls were added for a touch of bling.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Delightful Wishes

November 10, 2025November 9, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was this sentiment free design, perfect for any occasion.

It uses the Delightful Wishes Stamp Set from the Annual Catalogue.

For this project, the attendees were able to choose if they wanted to use Basic White and Iridescent Pearls (as above), or Very Vanilla and Antique Pearls (see below).

This is a two-step stampin’ Stamp Set, so there are various images that fit together to make the design.

For this design, a combination of Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie and Lemon Lime Twist are used to create the card.

First, the less detailed flower image is stamped second generation in two corners onto the background piece.

Next, the more detailed flower image is stamped first generation aligning with the first image.

The stem is then lined up and stamped, followed by the leaves.

‘Splats’ are then dotted around the project in Lemon Lolly.

This process, minus the ‘splats’ is then repeated onto a punched circle which is layered onto a larger punched circle. These punches can be found in the Online Exclusives range. It is attached to the project with Dimensionals to ‘hide’ where the two images meet.

Finally, the Pearls are added.

Which version do you prefer, white or vanilla?

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Blooming Phrases

November 3, 2025November 2, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used the Blooming Phrases Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range.

This set has lots of small flower and leaf images, along with some fabulous sentiments.

For this project, I used Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green. I paired these with Very Vanilla to create a more vintage feel.

With the ‘celebrate’ sentiment, the design is suitable for a wide range of occasions.

First, a section across the centre was masked off diagonally. Next, the images were stamped multiple times across the whole piece.

When the masking was removed, it left a blank space in the centre for the sentiment to be added.

Two lengths of Linen Thread were then attached to the top and bottom of the masked section.

Finally, some Antique Pearls were added to complete the project.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Charming Day

October 27, 2025October 26, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used the Charming Day Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range.

Only one Stampin’ Pad was used for this project – Gray Granite. This colour combines with Basic Beige, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.

The rose image was stamped twice onto the Very Vanilla background. It was then coloured using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen. Note to self – take Blender Pens to class with you!

A sentiment, also from the Stamp Set is then stamped and layered onto an Old Olive Layer.

This sits on a swoosh of Very Vanilla Linen Thread, from the Essentials Pack. It is raised up on Dimensionals.

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

This is a great design to recreate as the roses can be coloured in any shade using a variety of different mediums. The sentiment can be changed too.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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August Card Making Class – Project 4

August 22, 2025August 12, 2025 ~ Karen Young

This is the 4th and final project from my monthly Card Making Class. August’s class theme was Fabulous Florals.

For this design, I used the Delightful Wishes Stamp Set and coordinating Dies from the Annual Catalogue.

I chose a fresh colour combination of Lemon Lolly, Granny Apple Green, Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Summer Splash, along with Basic White.

First, a background is stamped in Lemon Lolly. This is stamped off to provide a subtle effect as the foreground is rather busy.

Next, three flowers are stamped using two-step stampin’, and the leaves too.

Then, the sentiment pieces were stamped too.

Circles were cut from the Stylish Shapes Dies, with all of the other cut pieces using the Delightful Wishes Dies.

Each flower and leaf was layered onto a circle and the top and bottom circles were then stuck to the project.

The central ‘wishing’ was stuck to the centre flower and this whole piece was attached to the card using some carefully positioned Mini Dimensionals.

Next, the second part of the sentiment was also attached using Dimensionals.

Some Antique Pearls add a finishing touch.

Here are all four project from the class. Do you have a favourite?

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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June Card Making Class – Project 2

June 20, 2025June 17, 2025 ~ Karen Young

This Thank You card with a vintage feel is the second project from my monthly Card Making class I held at the weekend.

All of the project for June’s session had the theme ‘It’s all new to me!’

This meant all of the projects used products that were new to me from the Annual Catalogue and Online Exclusives range.

For this design, I chose a colour combination of Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Blackberry Bliss and Fresh Freesia.

All of the images are from the Textured Notes Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range.

First, the various images were stamped onto the background. The Pecan Pie stamping was second generation to lighten it a touch.

On a separate piece, the circular image was stamped and the sentiment added. This was then punched out, along with a layer using Circle Punches, again from the Online Exclusives range.

A ribbon swoosh using the Gold & Silver Trim was created before the sentiment was added using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Antique Pearls were added to the project as a finishing touch.

I really like this colour combination and think there may be a few more projects using it in my future!

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Natural Botanicals Stamp Set

May 19, 2025May 16, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa class was my first session in 4 weeks. This was due to Easter, my holiday and then the Spring Bank Holiday.

For the design, I chose florals from the Natural Botanicals Stamp Set. This item has carried over to the new Annual Catalogue that launched while I was away.

All of the stamping for this project is in Basic Beige onto Lemon Lolly Cardstock.

The background flowers were stamped and then coloured using Watercolor Pencils. We didn’t blend the colouring as using a Blender Pen would have made the colours look ‘muddy’ due to the details in the stamped images.

Wink of Stella was used in the centre of each flower.

A strip of Daffodil Delight Cardstock was used as a layer for the sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set. I’m so happy this stamp set has also carried over to the Annual Catalogue, as I use it quite a lot.

The ends were trimmed off before adding the thinner stamped piece on top.

Finally, some Antique Pearls were added for a touch of bling.

I couldn’t decide on a colour way for this project so designed one in yellow and one in pink. The attendees then decided which version they wanted to make.

Which colour would you have chosen?

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Stippled Roses Stamp Set & Dies

March 24, 2025March 20, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was this sepia-toned any occasion card.

It uses the Stippled Roses Stamp Set and Dies, along with the Elements of Text Stamp Set.

My colour combination is Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Basic White and Very Vanilla.

To begin, the background is stamped with images from the Elements of Text Stamp Set. These are in a combination of first, second and third generation stamping to create the different depths of colour. The Stamp Set is from the Online Exclusives range.

Next, a Blending Brush is used to give the background a vintage feel.

The main roses image is then stamped onto a separate piece of cardstock. It is cut out using the matching dies.

More Crumb Cake cardstock is given a touch of extra colour in places with the Blending Brush before the leaves are cut out. Once they are cut, they given deeper colour as needed.

A White Watercolor Pencil, pressing quite hard, is used to colour the roses. Using a Blender Pen, areas of the white are then quickly blended to create a softer look.

The leaves are coloured by using the Blender Pen to pull the colour from the stamping.

Each of the die cut leaves are stuck to the background before the main rose piece is raised up using Dimensionals.

Some Antique Pearls are added for a fabulous finishing touch.