Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Friendly Foliage Stamp Set

January 26, 2026January 25, 2026 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa Class was my first class of 2026.
It also marked the start of my 11th year of running Card & Cuppa Classes!

For this project, I used the new Friendly Foliage Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range.

My colour combination for this design was Basic Beige, Peach Pie and Old Olive.

To begin, the main leaf image was stamped three times, once in the centre, and twice, second generation in the corners.

Next, using a Blending Brush and a Basic Beige Stampin’ Pad, a bit of extra colour was added.

A shape was cut out using the Labeled With Love Punch and a sentiment was added tone-on-tone. Leaves from the Stamp Set were also added around the edges. The more open leaf stem was coloured using a Blender Pen.

The sentiment is quite generic, so this makes a great any occasion card.

Finally, a length of Linen Thread was used to make a swoosh, before the sentiment was added using Dimensionals.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Countdown to Christmas 2025 – Week 4

October 25, 2025October 24, 2025 ~ Karen Young

For week 4 of my Countdown to Christmas 2025 series, I’ve created a favourite style.

A regular design I make at this time of year is a present. It’s a great design where you can use any stamp set and good for using up any scraps.

I’ve used traditional Christmas colours of Real Red and Old Olive with Basic White.

First, presents from the A Little Cheer Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range are stamped.

Next, strips of cardstock are added across the background to create the look of a present.

The sentiment, also from the stamp set is stamped on to shape cut from the Labeled With Love punch. Another is cut out as a layer. Both of these have one edge removed to make a shorter tag. A hole is then punched using the Hole Punch Assortment Punches.

Through these holes, a length of the Black & Gold & White Baker’s Twine, also from the Online Exclusives range is threaded through.

The tag is then attached to the project using Dimensionals.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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June Card Making Class – Project 3

June 25, 2025June 18, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing the third project from my recent monthly Card Making Class.

This month’s theme was ‘It’s all new to me!’ and some products that are new to me are the Tags of Thanks Bundle and Blooming Phrases Stamp set from the Online Exclusives range.

The monochromatic design is inspired by this project on the Stampin’ Up! website.

Using the Blooming Phrases Stamp Set, the background flowers were stamped tone-on-tone in Pool Party. A touch of Wink of Stella was added to a few of the flowers

For the tags shape, I used the Labeled with Love Punch and stamped the sentiment from the Tags of Thanks Stamp Set. The holes were then punched out using one of the coordinating punches from the Hole Punch Assortment.

A length of white Baker’s Twine from the Essentials Combo Pack was coloured using Pool Party Stampin’ Blends before being tied in a bow to join the two tags.

Finally, some Rhinestones were added to the project for some extra bling.

This is a great design that could be replicated in any colour and with any sentiment.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Trio of Butterflies

April 7, 2025April 4, 2025 ~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa class, this trio of butterflies were the stars of the show.

Using a combination of Pretty in Pink and Petunia Pop In Colors, along with Basic White, this project has a spring feel.

Firstly, the background was stamped using the ‘splats’ from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set.

Next, the outlined shapes and butterflies were stamped and then punched out. These used the Labeled with Love Stamp Set and matching Labeled with Love Punch.

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Another butterfly was stamped and cut out by hand, plus another three shaped were also punched out.

The handcut butterfly was given a coat of Wink of Stella.

Each of the Petunia Pop punched shaped were cut in half and then stuck to the back of the Basic White shapes to create a layer.

A length of coordinating ribbon was added across the centre and the top and bottom shape were added.

Using Dimensionals, the centre shape was raised up on Dimensionals before the handcut butterfly was added using a Glue Dot.

Finally, some extra bling was added by some Rhinestones.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Layering Leaves Stamp Set

March 10, 2025March 7, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was inspired by a design in the Mini Catalogue.

I was asked for a ‘Thinking of You’ card. You can see the design I was inspired by HERE.

My version uses the Layering Leaves Stamp Set, Bough Punch, Darling Dinos Stamp Set and Labeled with Love Punch.

The colour combination is Soft Sea Foam, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Calypso Coral and Basic White.

To begin the ‘splats’ are stamped tone-on-tone multiple times on the background.

Next, the various leaf images from the two stamp sets are stamped in Mossy Meadow onto the Soft Sea Foam piece.

These are coloured using Watercolor Pencils.

Several leaves are then cut out using the Bough Punch, while the sentiment is stamped and cut out using the Labeled with Love Punch.

The punched leaves are stuck to the back of the sentiment and the whole piece is then raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some copper sequins from the Neutrals Sequins Pack are added.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Labeled with Love Bundle

October 21, 2024October 20, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project is inspired by a design in the Annual Catalogue.

This project uses the Labeled with Love Stamp Set and Punch Bundle.

The colour combination of the Petunia Pop and Shy Shamrock In Colors, along with Blackberry Bliss and Basic White add a bright feel.

As the flowers and leaves are stamped multiple times and then cut out using the Punch, this is a very quick and easy project to create.

Each of the four pieces are stuck to the project before the sentiment is added.

In the Stamp Set, the sentiment is ‘just for you’ but I cut this down to create a shorter ‘for you’ instead, making it a perfect any occasion card.

A length of Basic White Twine from the Essentials Pack is coloured using a coordinating Stampin’ Blend. It is then used to create a swoosh behind the sentiment.

This sentiment piece is then raised up using Mini Dimensionals.

Finally, In Color Shimmer Gems, also in Petunia Pop are added for a touch of sparkle.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Introducing Summer Splash

July 22, 2024July 17, 2024 ~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa Class, the project introduced the final new In Color for 2024-2026, Summer Splash.

This fun bright colour worked really well with the new Labeled With Love Bundle. If you haven’t seen this bundle in the new Catalogue then make sure you check it out. You can choose to pair the Stamp Set with a Punch or Dies, depending on your preference. As I prefer a punch, I chose the Stamp Set and Punch Bundle.

Along with Summer Splash, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Basic White completed my colour combination.

First, the background presents were stamped. These were then given a flare of colour using Pool Party and a Blending Brush.

On a separate piece of cardstock, the sentiment and focal present were stamped. The sentiment was cut out using the coordinating Punch and the present was fussy cut.

Two lengths of Summer Splash Bordered Ribbon were then added to the background to mirror the parcel wrapping.

With the parcel stuck to the sentiment, this was then attached to the project using Dimensionals.

Finally, coordinating Resin Dots were then added to the project.

This is a quick and simple project and an easy design to create in a range of colours.

If you are a fan of Summer Splash, here is comparison of it to other current Stampin’ Up! colours. Which is your favourite new In Color?

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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