Countdown to Christmas 2022 – Week 12

December 24, 2022December 23, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Countdown to Christmas 2022 comes to a close with week 12. This project is also my third and final design from my annual Special Christmas Cards Class.

It has become tradition over the years for me to design a poinsettia project, and this is the one for 2022.

I really like this design as it uses the Fish Builder Punch and Boughs of Holly DSP to create the poinsettia. The centre uses the Starlit Punch.

Each fish shape is given an inked edge using a Blending Brush, before being scored and folded down the middle. This gives them some extra depth and texture.

To make the poinsettia, each fish shape is added to a layer, 5 on each. I created my layers using pieces cut from the Best Label Punch, but you could use another shape instead.

Then, each layer is stuck together using Dimensionals. If you prefer a flatter finish, then glue is fine.

Leaves are then score and folded in the same way, but stuck to the back individually.

A swoosh is made from the Gold and Very Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon, with a Textured Element shape coated in Wink of Stella added too.

After the poinsettia is stuck down using Tear & Tape, the centre is finished with coordinating Glossy Dots.

As with the other two projects from this class, the attendees also made an envelope from the Boughs of Holly DSP.

Here are all three of the projects together. Do you have a favourite?

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Special Christmas Cards 2022 – Project 2

December 23, 2022December 21, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Today’s project is the second card from my recent Special Christmas Cards class.

For this annual class, I always make sure that one project is suitable for chidren (of all ages!). This Rudolph project is the card that fits the brief for 2022!

Shimmery White cardstock gives the project a sparkly touch.

Using bright colours of Poppy Parade and Parakeet Party, a stripey background is created.

A face is made using a circle cut from the Laering Circle Dies. Eyes are from the Tailor Made Tag Dies, these are the hole reinforcer pieces. The nose is from the Stylish Shapes Dies, with the antlers cut using the Deer Builder Punch.

By arranging multiple antlers together, these create larger ones.

Once the eye and mouth are in place, the inner of the eyes are then coloured using a black felt-tip pen, I’ve used a Stampin’ Write Marker.

A swoosh of coordinating In Color Metallic Ribbon is then added, before the face is attached using Dimensionals.

The nose is given some sparkle using Wink of Stella and also added using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Champagne Rhinestones are dotted across the project for even more sparkle.

The attendees also made an envelope from a piece of DSP for their card.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Special Christmas Cards 2022 – Project 1

December 22, 2022December 21, 2022 ~ Karen Young

The first of the three projects from my Special Christmas Cards class is this pretty wreath.

These cards are those you make for the special people in your life. They have extra layers, take longer to create, and are those that you tend to give in person.

Along with the cards, which are a non-standard square, the attendees all made envelopes from DSP too.

This wreath uses the two punches, the Bough Punch and Decorative Circle.

Various shades of green in Shaded Spruce, Garden Green and Old Olive provide the greenery, along with Gold.

Using a Blending Brush and a Garden Green Stampin’ Pad, the leaves were given a little extra ink on the edges.

Each leaf shape was then stuck onto one of three layers, made from the Decorative Circle Punch shpaes. These were then stuck together using Dimensionals to create extra depth.

My sentiment from the Spruced Up Stamp Set is then stamped in Real Red onto another Decorative Circle shape and stuck to the front of the wreath.

A gold bow, made from the Gold Shimmer Ribbon is then stuck to the wreath using Glue Dots.

Finally, some Red Rhinestone Berry are added, along with some Iridescent Rhinestones accents.

Don’t forget that the July-December Mini Catalogue is only around for a short while longer. Make sure you grab any items from the Last Chance list while you can.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Countdown to Christmas 2022 – Week 2

October 15, 2022October 14, 2022 ~ Karen Young

For this week’s Countdown to Christmas 2022, I’ve taken inspiration from a project in the July-December Mini Catalogue.

This card uses items from the Boughs of Holly Suite Collection.

The background is from the Boughs of Holly DSP. Shaded Spruce and Sahara Sand were taken from the colours in the DSP

Holly leaves are then stamped in Shaded Spruce using the Two-Step Stamps in the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set. They are then cut out using the coordinating Holly Berry Dies from the Suite Collection, along with a skeleton leaf cut in Sahara Sand.

These are layered onto the background.