Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Meadow Dies Meets Grid Paper

March 21, 2022March 16, 2022 ~ Karen Young

For last week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa project, the Meadow Dies came together with Grid Paper to create this pretty Birthday Card.

Meadow Dies Meets Grid Paper. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

The soft colour palette of Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron and Very Vanilla, give this project a classy look.

By ripping and tearing a piece of Grid Paper to create a mask, the background piece was created using Blending Brushes and Ink. The Grid Paper mask was then used again to create the second colour. This is similar to the project on Page 26 of the Annual Catalogue.

Don’t forget that Grid Paper has lots of different uses. It also comes in two different sizes.

Meadow Dies Meets Grid Paper. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Blending Brushes are also used to give some colour to the flower, cut using the Meadow Dies.

A sentiment from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set is then positioned behind the stem with both the flower and sentiment raised up on Dimensionals.

Next, a bow made from Linen Thread is tied to the stem.

Finally, some Brushed Brass Butterflies from the Mini Catalogue provide an extra touch.

Meadow Dies Meets Grid Paper. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I love how the masked section looks a bit like rock strata. I have a friend who is a geologist, so I’m hoping I have the correct terminology!

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Nature’s Beauty

December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 ~ Karen Young

For our penultimate Card & Cuppa sessions of 2019, I reached for the fabulous Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set to create this snowy scene.

Nature's Beauty. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I love that £2.50 from every sale of this Stamp Set goes towards mental health organisations. So, for just £20, you receive a stunning Stamp Set, and help others too.

To begin with, the attendees had to make the decision between Whisper White or Very Vanilla for their project. I made one in both and still can’t decide which one I prefer.

Here is the same project in Very Vanilla.

Next, one side of the Grid Paper is ripped to create a snow drift effect. Then, a punched circle mask is added to the cardstock to create a moon.

Using a Sponge Brayer and Night of Navy ink, the cardstock is coloured to create a winter night sky.

Here is the Whisper White version.

And the Very Vanilla version.

Stars, from the Christmas Countdown Stamp Set are then dotted across the sky.

With the moon and snow masks removed, trees and grass are then stamped in Basic Gray. The beautiful fox, also stamped in Basic Gray and coloured with Watercolor Pencils is cut out and attached using Dimensionals.

Finally, using the very tip, dots of Wink of Stella are added to some of the stars to create a sparkly sky.

I really love this card and already know who is going to be receiving both of mine.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Watercolor Wings for Spring

March 26, 2018March 20, 2018 ~ Karen Young

For last week’s Card & Cuppa I moved away from Sponge Daubers and Brayers and made this spring colours project.

Watercolor Wings Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! Card & Cuppa Class project with HIPPOFROG Designs

This bright and sunny project uses various shades of orange and yellow, with red highlights.

To begin, we created the mask for the Garden in Bloom Stamp Set background by folding a piece of Grid Paper. So Saffron and Peekaboo Peach are the paler orange and yellow combination.

The Watercolor Wings Stamp Set provides the Real Red over-stamped butterfly that flies across the masking.

For the large butterfly, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red was the darker colour combination. A piece of Black Baker’s Twine loops around the butterfly to create the body and antennae.

Just a touch of Wink of Stella on the wingtips adds a final bit of sparkle.

Join us for a future Card & Cuppa session by booking your place by 18:00 the day before.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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