Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Slight Grunge in Sepia Tones

February 12, 2024February 11, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was this slightly grunge-type project in sepia tones.

Having been asked recently for some more ‘generic’ designs, this one fits that brief.

My colour combination was Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.

Using the splat image from the Quiet Meadow Stamp Set and the leaf from the Inked & Tiles Stamp Set, the background piece is stamped.

Using a Blending Brush, the edges are given a touch of extra colour for a slight grunge effect.

The banner pieces are cut using the Nested Essentials Dies, but by drawing around the edge shape, rather than cutting them out. Another leaf is stamped onto the Very Vanilla shape and given a touch of grunge before the pieces are layered together.

Go To Greetings is the Stamp Set that provides the sentiment. This is cut out and stuck to the banner.

A length of coordinating Pecan Pie ribbon is stuck to the back of the banner before the whole piece is stuck to the project using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Classic Matte Dots in Very Vanilla are added.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Abstract in In Color

September 11, 2023September 6, 2023 ~ Karen Young

For last week’s Card & Cuppa I designed an abstract project using the new 2023-2025 In Colors.

A combination of stamps from the Oceanfront Stamp Set, Quiet Meadow Stamp Set and the Inked & Tiled Stamp Set provided the background stamping in the various new colours. The whole project is sits on a Thick Very Vanilla base card.

Next, a length of In Color Textured Ribbon was added, followed by a length of the coordinating Jute Trim. This was split and tied in a knot before being placed on top of the ribbon. Splitting the Jute Trim creates the wavy effect.

Shapes cut from the Stylish Shapes Dies and the Tailor Made Tags Dies were arranged on top of the background, with the large square left until last.

The sentiment is from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set and cut in two before being stuck to the Copper Clay Square. This whole piece is given more depth using Dimensionals.

In Color Dots, also in the same Moody Mauve as the layer, ribbon and twine add the finishing touch.

This is a great design for anyone and particularly handy for those teen or masculine projects. It can be changed to use any colours and shapes too.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Bottled Happiness and Layering Leaves

July 24, 2023July 21, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project paired the Bottled Happiness and Layering Leaves Stamp Sets.

My earthy colour combination is Copper Clay and Moody Mauve new In Colors, along with Pretty Peacock and Misty Moonlight, plus Very Vanilla.

This combination is great for a neutral project suitable for anyone.

Both of these stamp sets for this design have matching punches, the Vintage Bottle Punch and the Bough Punch. You may remember I forgot to take the Bough Punch to this class several weeks ago, so I decided to remedy that!

To begin, a line is stamped across the background using an image from the Inked & Tiled Stamp Set. As the line isn’t quite long enough to go all the way across, it is stamped twice with the join under the bottles.

Using Go To Greetings, a sentiment is also stamped into the top corner.

Next, the bottles, leaves and flowers are stamped in Copper Clay, Pretty Peacock and Moody Mauve using a mixture of first, second and third generation stamping. The tall bottle, leaves and flowers are then punched out. As the Pretty Peacock shorter bottle doesn’t have a coordinating punch, it is cut out by hand.

A length of the In Color Textured Ribbon, in Copper Clay is stuck across the piece.

The leaves are then arranged to look like they are in the shorter bottle using a combination of glue and glue dots.

This and the tall bottle are then stuck to the project, the tall bottle directly, the other with Dimensionals.

A touch of Wink of Stella is then added to the Moody Mauve flowers. Finally, some Iridescent Rhinestones add some more bling.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Nature’s Prints Meets Boho Blue

July 17, 2023July 16, 2023 ~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa we said hello to another of this year’s new In Colors.

Boho Blue, with Petal Pink and Basic White was my colour combination.

I teamed this with the Nature’s Print Stamp Set and some Circle Punches for a very quick and simple project.

To begin, a sentiment from the Inked & Tiled Stamp Set is stamped in the corner.

Next, a stamped off ‘splat’ background is created in Petal Pink.

Then, the leaf is stamped twice with the ends of the stem meeting in the centre. This bit is hidden a bit later.

A length of the coordinating In Color Textured Ribbon is stuck across the centre.

Two Circles are cut from the punches available in the Online Exclusives. The smaller one then has an image stamped tone-on-tone.

These circles are then stuck together and raised above the ribbon using Dimensionals, hiding the end of the leaf stems.

Finally, some Iridescent Rhiestones add a touch of bling.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Inked & Tiled Bundle

June 26, 2023June 25, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used the new Inked & Tiled Bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

This Bundle has a Stamp Set and a double punch pack, yes, that’s two punches.

My colour combination is Petal Pink, the new Lemon Lolly, returning In Color Lost Lagoon and Basic White. The design is inspired by a project in the Annual Catalogue.

Background ‘stripes’ are stamped tone-on-tone to give a feeling of texture.

Images from the Stamp Set are then stamped onto shapes cut out using the punches from the Bundle.