Distinktive

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Cake Fancy

~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa class I used the Cake Fancy Stamp Set from the Annual Catalogue.

I chose a colour combination of Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Melon Mambo, along with Very Vanilla.

First, the cake stand was stamped in Smoky Slate, leaving enough space for the sentiment at the bottom.

Next, the three layers of cake were stamped, leaving a space between each layer. The spaces were filled in with Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends to create the buttercream. Then, the frosting on the top was added in Pecan Pie.

Melon Mambo and a combination of first and second generation stamping gave the different shades for the flowers. These were then fussy cut before being given a light coating of Wink of Stella.

A length of the Gold Trim from the Online Exclusives Trim Combo Pack is adhered across the bottom.

The sentiment, one from the stamp set, is stamped on a separate piece and raised up over the ribbon using Dimensionals.

Glue Dots are then added to the back of the flowers and they are stuck to the top of the cake.

Finally, Iridescent Pearls are placed in the centre of each flower.

The images I used for this design are only a small number of the 25 available images and sentiments in the set. It is a really versatile Stamp Set and has lots of images that allow you to build various cakes, toppings and candles.

Perfect for any celebration with cake!

Join me at one of my classes. Head to my Class Timetable for full details.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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CAKE FANCY PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)CRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCKCRUMB CAKE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADMELON MAMBO CARDSTOCK A4MELON MAMBO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADPECAN PIE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADSMOKY SLATE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKPECAN PIE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACKGOLD & SILVER 1/8" (3.2 MM) TRIM COMBO PACKIRIDESCENT PEARL BASIC JEWELSMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUEGLUE DOTSMINI STAMPIN' DIMENSIONALSTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE

Uniquely Artistic

~ Karen Young

Due to my annual two week holiday, there wasn’t a class on Monday, so I’m sharing this Uniquely Artistic project instead.

This DistINKtive Stamp Set in the Annual Catalogue is one I’ve had for a while, but hadn’t inked up.

It is one of those less is more type projects, where just two colours, along with Basic White is all that is needed.

The two colours for the first inking were the In Colors of Evening Evergreen and Polished Pink.

A blender pen is used to draw some colour from the leaves and flowers.

The three flowers are fussy cut and sat on top of a coordinating In Color Ribbon swoosh using Dimensionals.

My sentiment is from another artistic-sounding product, the Artistically Inked Stamp Set.

This sits across the centre of the flowers.

A few In Color Opal Round are then dotted across the project.

Join me at one of my classes. Head to my Class Timetable for full details.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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UNIQUELY ARTISTIC PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SETARTISTICALLY INKED CLING STAMP SETPOLISHED PINK A4 CARDSTOCKPOLISHED PINK CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADEVENING EVERGREEN A4 CARDSTOCKEVENING EVERGREEN CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKBLENDER PENSEVENING EVERGREEN 3/8" (1 CM) OPEN WEAVE RIBBON2021-2023 IN COLOR OPAL ROUNDSSTAMPIN' SEALSTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Happy Mail for Mini Catalogue July-December 2022

~ Karen Young

With the arrival of the new Mini Catalogue for July-December and the second SAB of the year, it was time for some more happy mail.

I send happy mail to those who request a mail copy of the catalogues. The happy mail is usually a card or bookmark made using new product.

My colour combination is this notecard is Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie.

I have used the new Soft Seedlings Stamp Set for both the image and sentiment.

The leaf image is inked up using Sponge Daubers to create the variegated look. As this is a Distinktive Stamp Set, the detail is fabulous.

A length of the the Old Olive Ribbon from the Twill Ribbon Combo Pack sits across the project.

The sentiment is then cut out using the Double Oval Punch and sits over the ribbon using Dimensionals.

If you would like a copy of the Mini Catalogue, then please get in touch. I can post to UK Mainland locations.

Join me at one of my online classes. Head to my Class Timetable for full details.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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SOFT SEEDLINGS CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH)DOUBLE OVAL PUNCHOLD OLIVE A4 CARDSTOCKOLD OLIVE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADPUMPKIN PIE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKBASIC WHITE NOTE CARDS & ENVELOPESOLD OLIVE & SAHARA SAND TWILL RIBBON COMBO PACKSPONGE DAUBERSSTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALSSTAMPIN' SEAL