March Card Making Class – Project 3

March 25, 2026March 18, 2026 ~ Karen Young

This is the third project from my recent Card Making Class.

The theme for the class was ‘Backgrounds and more’, so I chose to use the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder from the Annual Catalogue.

Once the piece of Basic White cardstock had been embossed, we used a Brayer to very quickly colour the brickwork.

This colouring technique is something I haven’t used at class before, so it was a great learning experience for the attendees.

Three flowers from the Natural Botanicals Stamp Set were stamped onto Petunia Pop cardstock and three sets of leaves from the Choose Happy Stamp Set were stamped onto Granny Apple Green cardstock. Secret Sea was used for all of the stamping on this project.

These were all cut out by hand with the centre of the flowers coloured with a black journalling pen.

They were then stuck to two layered circles from the Online Exclusives range, one in Real Red to coordinate with the brick brayering and the card layer.

A sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set is then also attached to the back circles.

This whole piece was then attached to the background wall using Dimensionals.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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October Card Making Class – Project 2

October 17, 2025October 14, 2025 ~ Karen Young

My second project from this month’s Card Making Class was this fun grafitti wall.

I last taught a grafitti wall project way back in 2019. This is my updated version.

Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel, with Basic White were my main colours, with Cajun Craze for the wall colouring.

To begin, all of the stamping needs to happen. The With You in Mind Stamp Set provides the sentiment stars. For the two different paint splatters, I used the flower centres from the Delightful Wishes Stamp Set and the ‘splats’ from the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set.

Once all the stamping was completed, the piece was then embossed using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder. This gave the effect of the wall having been written on.

The wall was then coloured around the edges using a Blending Brush and a Cajun Craze Stampin’ Pad, leaving the centre plain to allow it to stand out more.

Finally, all that was needed was for the project to be assembled. When I’m using Embossing Folders, I like to use Tear & Tape to make sure everything sticks together well.

I think you’ll agree it’s a perfect project for men, teenagers, or those who are difficult to create for. It was also the quickest project to make from the class, so a great design to make if you need to rustle up a card in a hurry.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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August Card Making Class – Project 1

August 13, 2025August 12, 2025 ~ Karen Young

At the weekend, I held my monthly Card Making Class. The theme for August was Fabulous Florals.

The first project is this pretty Birthday Card.

My colour combination was Flirty Flamingo, Cajun Craze, Old Olive and Basic White.

A brick background was created using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder. This was then given some colour using a Blending Brush and Cajun Craze Ink.

Next, flowers and leaves from the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set were stamped, with the flowers a mix of first and second generation stamping to create some variety. Fussy cutting was then needed.