Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Petal Park Bundle

January 30, 2023January 29, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used the new Petal Park Bundle from the January-April Mini Catalogue.

The Petal Park Bundle (Petal Park Stamp Set & Petal Park Builder Punch) is part of a wider Suite, Regency Park Suite Collection. My colour palette of Sweet Sorbet, Night of Navy and Shaded Spruce comes from that Suite.

With the Stamp Set being a two-step stampin’ set, the outlines and inner sections came together very quickly. Outlines were stamped straight from the ink pad, with the inners stamped off.

See my video here on Two-Step Stampin’ and here for my video on different generations of stamping/stamping off.

The focal flowers were stamped onto a separate sheet of Basic White Cardstock and cut out using the coordinating Petal Park Builder Punch.

A length of the new Bordered Ribbon in Night of Navy sits across the project.

Using another Bundle, Lovely & Lasting from the Annual Catalogue, the sentiment was stamped and punched.

Wink of Stella was added to the centre of the focal flowers before these and the sentiment were all raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some Adhesive-Backed Milky Dots from the Suite are dotted across the project.

Why not take advantage of the Bundle and Suite discounts in the Catalogues and if your purchase comes to £45 or more, you could also earn SAB products for FREE.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set

December 27, 2022December 24, 2022 ~ Karen Young

My final Card & Cuppa project of the year was this red and green design.

I chose to use Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green as the design could be used for a last-minute Christmas Card if needed, obviously with a different sentiment!

The flowers are from the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set and stamped in Tuxedo Black.

They are then coloured using Stampin’ Blends in Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight.

A sentiment from the Lovely & Lasting Stamp Set is cut out using the coordinating Lasting Label Punch.

This sits on Dimensionals over a swoosh of Metallic-Edge Cotton Ribbon.

Finally, some Festive Pearls, in silver to match the ribbon are added.

It’s a very quick and easy design to create and can be made in lots of different colours for many occasions.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set & Punch

November 28, 2022November 27, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project continued my alphabet theme, with ‘F’.

The Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set and Punch are really versatile, so this Thank You card was great for the attendees to make.

My colour combination was the In Colors of Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent, along with Highland Heather and Basic White.

Background flowers were stamped in Fresh Freesia, with additional flowers stamped onto Fresh Freesia cardstock in Highland Heather. Leaves were then stamped tone-on-tone onto Soft Succulent Cardstock.

Both shapes were cut out using the coordinating Flowers & Leaves Punch.

Using a Stampin’ Blend, they were given an extra touch of colour highlights before layering the flowers and leaves together.

Wink of Stella was then added to the centre of each flower.

A sentiment, also from the Stamp Set was stamped and cut out using with Lasting Label Punch.

This, along with the flowers and leaves are raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some Rhinestones add a finishing touch of extra sparkle.

I love how this colour combination works together. It gives a very soft look.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Finishing Up Friday – Fern 3D Embossing Folder

October 21, 2022October 16, 2022 ~ Karen Young

This week’s Finishing Up Friday uses an leftover embossed piece from this previous Card & (Your) Cuppa project.

The Embossing Folder is part of the Sun Prints Suite Collection in the Annual Catalogue. Previously, when using this collection, I’ve used the DSP which has blue and grey shades.

For this project, I’ve chosen Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry for a more cheery project.

All of the stamping and die cutting come from the Nature’s Prints Bundle (Nature’s Prints Stamp Set and Natural Prints Dies).

I have used a Blender Pen to pull some colour on the Melon Mambo stamped pieced.

Each piece is is then layered onto the embossed background.

A swoosh of Simply Elegant Trim in silver is then added.

The sentiment from the Stamp Set is cut out using the Lasting Label Punch before sitting on top of the ribbon.

Finally, a few Festive Pearls, also in silver are then dotted across the card.

Which pre-made items are you going to use from your desk?

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Sun Prints DSP

September 20, 2022September 16, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa project may look familiar, that is deliberate!

At a previous class, there was a lot of love for this project, and I was asked for something similar but with a masculine feel. I don’t like to disappoint!

Also, you know that I’m not one to turn down an opportunity to create one of my stripe projects!

This card uses the Sun Prints DSP as the stripes. Night of Navy and Gray Granite, along with Basic White, the colours from the paper, provide the the coordinating items.

The stripey background is made, then given a some extra inking around the edge using a Blending Brush.

A length of the Shimmer Ribbon sits across the project.

Leaves cut from the Bough Punch and the Flowers & Leaves Punch are given a touch of extra colour and sit behind.

Happy Birthday is from the Lovely & Lasting Stamp Set and cut out with the Lasting Label Punch from the Bundle.

Another stem of leaves sits to the side. Using Dimensionals, the sentiment piece is then stuck to the project.

Finally, some coordinating Solid Faceted Gems are dotted around the project.

Don’t miss my announcement about Card & Cuppa classes later today.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Lovely & Lasting Bundle

August 20, 2022August 19, 2022 ~ Karen Young

There was a lot of fussy cutting to create this ‘thank you’ card.

The main stars of the show were the items in the Lovely & Lasting Bundle, the Lovely & Lasting Stamp Set and Lasting Label Punch.

Using a favourite colour combination of Rich Razzleberry and Soft Succulent, along with Basic White shows off these pretty flowers.

I didn’t want to add too much to the background as the flowers are the stars, so the Painted Texture Embossing Folder provides a subtle backdrop.

Each flower is stamped second generation and then fussy cut by hand.

Leaves cut using the Bough Punch sit among the flowers.

For the sentiment, this is also from the Lovely & Lasting Stamp Set, cut out with the coordinating Lasting Label Punch.

A length of Satin Shimmer Ribbon sits behind the sentiment.

In Color Opal Rounds, in Soft Succulent, add a finishing touch.

Don’t forget that Catalogue Bundles are discounted, so you get a great saving.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Splendid Day Suite Collection

July 18, 2022July 15, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa project used items from the Splendid Day Suite Collection.

This fabulous new collection is in the July-December Mini Catalogue and contains a Stamp Set and Die Bundle, Specialty DSP, Ribbon and Embellishments.

For this project, I’ve used all of the items in the Suite, except the embellishments.

My colour combination of Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia and Basic White is taken from the DSP.

This DSP is really difficult to photograph, so you’ll have to trust me when I say that it is simply gorgeous in the flesh.

Strips of the Specialty DSP create the background, with the foil side of some sheets and the non-shiny side for the others.

In the class packs there were strips from three sheets of the DSP. Even with this small number of sides to choose from, it was difficult to decide which pieces to use and where!

The strips were then joined by shapes cut using the coordinating Splendid Stems Dies from the Suite.

A length of the gorgeous Seam Binding Ribbon sits behind the sentiment.

The sentiment is from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set and cut out using the Lasting Label Punch. This punch is not part of the set!

Using Dimensionals, the sentiment is raised up to give some extra depth.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Introduction to In Color Class – All Five Together

June 23, 2022June 15, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing the final project from my annual Introduction to In Color Class, where it’s all five together.

It’s become tradition over the years that the project that uses all five colours together is a striped one. This year is no exception!

Of course, the colours used are the In Colors 2022-2024, along with Basic White. You can make a lot of these cards from one In Color A4 Cardstock pack.

Each colour is used to create the stripey background. One of the most difficult parts of this design is choosing which order to put the colours in.

In their class kits, the attendees received lengths of In Color Baker’s Twine, and these are wrapped around the project.

A sentiment from the Hello Beautiful Stamp Set is cut out using the new Lasting Label Punch from the Annual Catalogue. This is raised up on Dimensionals over the Baker’s Twine.