Saying Farewell to 2023-2024 Products

April 8, 2024April 7, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Due to the Easter Bank Holiday, there wasn’t a Card & Cuppa session last week.

So, today I’ve decided to share six projects from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue that use some of the products leaving us at the end of the month.

Click on each picture to be taken to the blog post for that project.

Gorgeously Made Stamp Set & Dies, Little Monkey Stamp Set & Punch
Artistically Inked Stamp Set & Dies, Nature’s Prints Stamp Set & Dies
Quiet Meadow Stamp Set & Dies, Biggest Wish Stamp Set.

Click here to see the Last Chance Products Lists from the Annual Catalogue and January-April Mini Catalogue.

As items are only available while stocks last, check stock availability at my Online Store. The discounts go live tomorrow and will sell out very quickly, so don’t delay ordering!

Why not 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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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Christmas Punch Art Rudolph

December 11, 2023December 9, 2023 ~ Karen Young

As we’ve now reached December, the Card & Cuppa class designs for this month are all Christmas cards.

I love punch art, so couldn’t resist making this Rudolph. I’ve made several versions in the past, but here is the one for 2023.

It starts with a snowy background using Balmy Blue and the ‘splats’ from the Quiet Meadow Stamp Set.

Next a Pecan Pie circle is cut using the 2″ Circle Punch from the Online Exclusives.

Two Early Espresso antlers are cut using the Bough Punch and the piece for the eyes is then cut out using the Little Monkey Builder Punch. There are also two shorter ‘ear’ pieces cut from the Bough Punch too.

The nose is from the Stylish Shapes Dies and is cut from Poppy Parade. It is coated with Wink of Stella to make his ‘very shiny nose’.

Using the Modern Garden Stamp Set (on the Last Chance List), the eyes and mouth are stamped.

Next, the bottom part of the antler is cut off and the ear piece is attached in the same place. You could just glue the ear over the top of the other pieces, but I preferred it this way. Remember to mirror the antlers.

Rudolph is then assembled, apart from his nose, and the ‘ho ho ho’ from the Alphabest Stamp Set is stamped at the bottom, leaving enough room for him to be added.

He is then attached to the project and his nose is raised up on Dimensionals.

I do love a fun Christmas Card and this would be suitable for young and old.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa for Children – More Little Monkeys

August 15, 2023August 9, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Yesterday I shared last week’s Card & Cuppa project made using the Little Monkey Bundle.

While I was making that project, I also made a similar project for my Card & Cuppa for Children classes using the same bundle.

Lots of leaves from the Little Monkey Stamp Set, stamped in Shaded Spruce and then coloured using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen created the fun background.

Next, the monkeys were stamped in Early Espresso onto Pecan Pie cardstock. There were also monkey faces in Crumb Cake and bananas stamped onto Daffodil Delight.

All of these pieces were cut out using the Little Monkey Builder Punch.

Each monkey then had their face and a banana attached.

A sentiment from the Circle Sayings Stamp Set was stamped and then cut out using the 2″ Circle Punch – an Online Exclusive Item.

All of the pieces were then stuck to the project using Dimensionals.

I love how cute this project has turned out. Perfect for any little monkeys in your life!

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Little Monkey Bundle

August 14, 2023August 9, 2023 ~ Karen Young

For last week’s Card & Cuppa project it was time to use the Little Monkey Bundle.

This is a new discounted Stamp Set & Punch Bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

Everything is stamped onto Basic White cardstock and coloured using Stampin’ Blends.

The background leaves and sentiment are in Shaded Spruce, with the monkeys and bananas stamped in Early Espresso.

Each monkey is coloured using the Light Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blend as a first layer, followed by Dark and Light Pecan Pie Blends for the body to give some shading. Pretty Pink in both Dark and Light adds the colour to the face and ears.

The bananas are coloued using Daffodil Delight.

Once these were coloured, they were cut out using the Little Monkey Builder Punch.

For the colouring of the leaves, a combination of different Stampin’ Blends are used, Old Olive, Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green and Lemon Lime Twist. Plus of course the Color Lifter came in handy too for those oops moments!

The sentiment is from the Circle Sayings Stamp Set and cut out using the 2″ Circle Punch from the Online Exclusives.

To finish, all of the pieces were attached using Dimensionals to create the fun scene.