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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Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 3

October 21, 2023October 20, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Week 3 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series is this Christmas card.

If you’ve been around for a while you will know that I love a poinsettia project.

This one uses a combination of Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight, with Basic White.

The background is from the new Modern Garden Stamp Set with the dots given a touch of Wink of Stella for some festive sparkle.

To create the poinsettias, these are also from the Modern Garden Stamp Set. They have been stamped and then cut out and layered.

There is a coordinating punch with this Stamp Set, but unfortunately, it’s the Modern Oval shape I used for the sentiment, so the poinsettias all had to be fussy cut!

As I’m not a fan of fussy cutting, it’s safe to say that if you receive this card from me you’re someone special!

Using the Christmas Classics Stamp Set, another new product from the Mini Catalogue, the sentiment is stamped onto the punched Modern Oval shape.

The sentiment and flowers are then stuck together and raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some Iridescent Rhinestones add a bit more sparkle.

I think this project would look great in other colours too for a non-traditional look.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Autumn Vibes

October 16, 2023October 15, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa session was my first one back after my break.

Before I went on holiday, I was asked for something autumnal when I returned. So this any occasion card fits the bill.

It uses a colour combination of Copper Clay, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry. These are perfect colours to represent the changing colours of the leaves.

To begin, leaves from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set and the Modern Garden Stamp Set are stamped across the Very Vanilla background.

Next, using Blending Brushes, a diagonal strip of Crushed Curry is added down the centre with Mossy Meadow on the outer edges.

Using a Blender Pen, the Copper Clay outline leaves are given a touch of colour. Doing this after adding the colour with the Blending Brushes allows the leaves to be different colours.

The sentiment, also from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set is cut out with the Modern Oval Punch. This is part of a bundle with the Modern Garden Stamp Set in the new Mini Catalogue.

A length of coordinating Textured In Color Ribbon is stuck across the centre, with the sentiment raised above it using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots in Copper Clay, also from the new Mini Catalogue are dotted across the project.