Leaves of Holly

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Deer Builder Punch

~ Karen Young

As we have now reached December, my design for last week’s Card & Cuppa was a Christmas Card.

You’ve seen me create this design many times, but it’s not one that I’ve used at Card & Cuppa before.

This version uses a colour combination of Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla for a sepia tones type look.

The sentiment is from the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set. This is on the Last Chance List, so make sure you grab it while you can.

Stars are from the Alphabest Stamp Set and stamped multiple times. Wink of Stella is added to some of the stars to add some sparkle.

Lengths of Gold & Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon are then used to create a parcel effect.

Rudolph is cut out using the Deer Builder Punch in Crumb Cake, with the antlers and eye cut from Soft Suede.

Using a Blending Brush, a color flare is added to the background and also to Rudolph’s body.

Two shapes from the Handmade Tag Punch are cut and offset with Rudolph on top.

This piece then sits at the intersection of the two ribbon pieces.

Finally, a Red Rhinestone shiny nose is added, along with some Seasonal Sequins.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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DEER BUILDER PUNCHHANDMADE TAG PUNCHALPHABEST PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SETLEAVES OF HOLLY PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)CRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCKCRUMB CAKE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADSOFT SUEDE CARDSTOCK A4SOFT SUEDE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKVERY VANILLA A4 THICK CARDSTOCKBLENDING BRUSHESGOLD & VANILLA 3/8" (1 CM) SATIN EDGED RIBBONRED RHINESTONE BASIC JEWELSADHESIVE BACKED SEASONAL SEQUINSWINK OF STELLA CLEAR GLITTER BRUSHMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUETEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE

Countdown to Christmas 2022 – Week 8

~ Karen Young

These holly leaves in sepia tones are the project for week 8 in this year’s Countdown to Christmas series.

Like last week, I chose to use non-traditional colours. This week, my colour combination is sepia tones with Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.

It’s a very simple design and is great for mass production, or if you need a last minute card.

A background of holly leaves from the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set is stamped. Then, the sentiment, more leaves and the berries are stamped onto a separate sheet of Very Vanilla.

These are all cut out using the coordinating Holly Berries Dies.

The die cut leaves and berries are given a frosty feel with some Wink of Stella.

All of the pieces are then stuck together and attached to the project as one piece using Dimensionals.

Are you a fan of the more traditional colours, or do you prefer to create something a bit different?

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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LEAVES OF HOLLY BUNDLE (ENGLISH)CRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCKCRUMB CAKE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADEARLY ESPRESSO A4 CARDSTOCKEARLY ESPRESSO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKWINK OF STELLA CLEAR GLITTER BRUSHSTAMPIN' SEALSTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Countdown to Christmas 2022 – Week 5

~ Karen Young

Week 5 of this year’s Countdown to Christmas series is also October’s Christmas Card Club project.

For this project, I used the Leaves of Holly Bundle (Leaves of Holly Stamp Set & Holly Berry Dies), along with Textural Elements. All of these items are from the Boughs of Holly Suite Collection and can be found in the July-December Mini Catalogue.

Unsurprisingly, I chose a traditional Christmas colour combination of Garden Green, Old Olive, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede and Basic White.

All of the items were cut out using the Holly Berry Dies and the sentiment stamped with the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set.

Wink of Stella was added to the berries on the Textural Element to add a touch of sparkle.

Each piece is arranged, layered and then stuck to the project. Ensuring the glue is strategically placed where it will be hidden by the sentiment.

To add some extra strength, I stuck the Textural Element down with Glue Dots. They fit nicely behind the berry sections.

The sentiment is then added using Dimesionals, before the die-cut berries are layered together and added to the corner.

Finally a few Festive Pearls are dotted across the project.

This project is a very traditional Christmas card, but you don’t have to use these colours. Why not mix things up a bit?

If you want to join me for my final Christmas Card Club project for 2022, then make sure you have booked your place by 9th November.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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LEAVES OF HOLLY BUNDLE (ENGLISH)OLD OLIVE A4 CARDSTOCKOLD OLIVE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADGARDEN GREEN A4 CARDSTOCKPOPPY PARADE A4 CARDSTOCKREAL RED A4 CARDSTOCKSOFT SUEDE CARDSTOCK A4BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKTEXTURAL ELEMENTSFESTIVE PEARLSWINK OF STELLA CLEAR GLITTER BRUSHGLUE DOTSMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Countdown to Christmas 2022 – Week 2

~ Karen Young

For this week’s Countdown to Christmas 2022, I’ve taken inspiration from a project in the July-December Mini Catalogue.

This card uses items from the Boughs of Holly Suite Collection.

The background is from the Boughs of Holly DSP. Shaded Spruce and Sahara Sand were taken from the colours in the DSP

Holly leaves are then stamped in Shaded Spruce using the Two-Step Stamps in the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set. They are then cut out using the coordinating Holly Berry Dies from the Suite Collection, along with a skeleton leaf cut in Sahara Sand.

These are layered onto the background.

Next, a swoosh of the Natural Woven Ribbon is added.

A sentiment, from the Stamp Set then sits on top.

Finally, some Champagne Rhinestones add a touch of festive bling!

Pop back next Saturday Countdown to Christmas 2022 – Week 3.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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BOUGHS OF HOLLY SUITE COLLECTION (ENGLISH)SHADED SPRUCE A4 CARDSTOCKSHADED SPRUCE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADSAHARA SAND A4 CARDSTOCKBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKCHAMPAGNE RHINESTONE BASIC JEWELSMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALSTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE

Christmas Card Club – September

~ Karen Young

September’s Christmas Card Club project was this festive wreath.

Although I chose to create a more traditional project, the die-cut for the wreath isn’t from a traditional Christmas set!

Using various greens, Mossy Meadow, Garden Green and Old Olive, these were combined with Real Red, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.

The background is given some texture using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.

This then has a length of Old Olive Twill Ribbon from the Twill Ribbon Combo Pack added to make a wreath hanging point.

For the wreath, the Natural Prints Dies provide the die-cut shape. Cut out three times in each of the greens before being layered.

These dies are from the Sun Prints Suite Collection from the Annual Catalogue.

More layering with the sentiment, also cut from the Natural Prints Dies, with the Very Vanilla piece trimmed to sit on top of an identical shape to provide a Crumb Cake border.

My sentiment is from the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set, the only item from the July-December Mini Catalogue used on this project.

A bunny ears bow using the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack is added for a more rustic feel.

Finally, Red Rhinestones are added to create sparkling berries.

If you want to join us for October’s Christmas Card Club, then make sure you have booked your place by 9th October.

Join me at one of my classes. Head to my Class Timetable for full details.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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NATURAL PRINTS DIESPAINTED TEXTURE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDERLEAVES OF HOLLY PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)OLD OLIVE A4 CARDSTOCKGARDEN GREEN A4 CARDSTOCKMOSSY MEADOW A4 CARDSTOCKCRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCKREAL RED CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADVERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCKBAKER'S TWINE ESSENTIALS PACKOLD OLIVE & SAHARA SAND TWILL RIBBON COMBO PACKGLUE DOTSRED RHINESTONE BASIC JEWELSMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALSTEAR & TAPE ADHESIVE