Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Modern Oval Punch

November 24, 2025November 23, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project used one punch and three shades of the same colour to create this Birthday card.

My colour combination was Granny Apple Green, Old Olive and Lemon Lime Twist, three colours next to each other on the Color Coach Colour Wheel.

These were paired with Basic White.

Three shapes were cut from each colour using the Modern Oval Punch.

All, apart from one, were given a touch of extra colour using Blending Brushes and Old Olive Ink before being stuck onto the Basic White piece.

Any overhanging pieces were cut to size.

A sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set was stamped onto the shape that hadn’t been coloured with the Blending Brush.

Using the Black & White & Gold Baker’s Twine from the Online Exclusives range, a swoosh was added behind the sentiment.

This whole piece was then stuck to the project using Dimensionals.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Countdown to Christmas 2024 – Week 9

November 30, 2024November 29, 2024 ~ Karen Young

We’ve reached week 9 of my Countdown to Christmas 2024 series.

Today’s project is a one of four cards attendees are making later at my Christmas Card Making Day.

During the class, they will make 16 cards, 4 each of 4 designs.

For this quick and easy project, the tree and present from the Snowy Wonder Stamp Set are stamped multiple times in Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade.

The stars are from the Christmas Everywhere Kit and stamped in Daffodil Delight.

Season’s Greetings, also from the Snowy Wonder Stamp Set is stamped in Basic Gray. It’s stamped onto a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock cut out using the Modern Oval Punch.

Two lengths from the Gold and Silver Trim Combo Pack are added to the back of the sentiment. It is then raised up using Dimensionals.

For this class, the projects need to be quick and simple, but you could always add extra embellishments and more to step up your own version.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Countdown to Christmas 2024 – Week 4

October 26, 2024October 25, 2024 ~ Karen Young

The project for week 4 of my Countdown to Christmas 2024 series is one of my go to Christmas Card designs.

For this version, I’ve used Crumb Cake and Blackberry Bliss, with gold accents to coordinate with the ribbon. It also only uses one ink pad with tone-on-tone stamping.

This card isn’t in the more traditional Christmas colours, but has a more rustic feel.

First, I created the background using the Falling Snow Background Stamp Set. As background stamps are larger, only one inking up and stamp is needed to fill the card.

New Textured Ribbon from the Mini Catalogue in Blackberry Bliss and Gold then creates the ribbon across the parcel.

Next, the sentiment is created, this is from the Snowy Wonder Stamp Set and cut out using the Modern Oval Punch. I’ve layered another cut out from the Punch in Blackberry Bliss behind it.

The sentiment is then stuck on with Dimensionals.

Finally, coordinating gold sequins from the Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins are added for a touch of festive bling.

What I really love about this design is how versatile it is. Use any colours, stamps, bling and more for your creation. You can also use strips of DSP for the ribbon and change it to landscape too. The possibilities with this design are endless and it’s why it’s a firm favourite design of mine.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Sketched Butterflies Bundle

August 5, 2024August 4, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa Class project used a new Bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

The Sketched Butterflies Bundle (Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set & Sketched Butterflies Dies) provide some fabulous images and shapes.

A colour combination of Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss and Basic White provide shades of purple.

To begin the background is stamped with the small butterflies. They are then coloured using a Blender Pen to pull the ink from the stamping. Light strokes of Wink of Stella on these butterflies provide some subtle sparkle.

Next, a separate piece of cardstock was coloured with an ombre effect using a Blending Brush and Fresh Freesia ink.

Using the dies from the Bundle, these were used to cut out the ombre piece.

The Modern Oval Punch is then used to cut out the sentiment.

This then has the set of die-cut butterflies carefully stuck to it before the whole piece is attached using Dimensionals.

Finally, the two remaining die-cut butterflies are then added to the project.

My Card & Cuppa for Children Classes during the summer holidays started last week and this was the project for that class too.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Celebrate with Cheerful Daisies

April 1, 2024March 28, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was a little bit different to my usual style.

For this project, I used the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set with White Ink to create this pretty project.

I used both Crumb Cake and Copper Clay for the brown tones, plus Daffodil Delight for the daisy centres.

Using White Ink requires a slightly different thought process to the stamping. You need to ensure that you stamp the white first to avoid cross contamination with other colours. Also, as it is a pigment ink, the pad feels slightly ‘sticky’ to stamp with, but you quickly get used to that.

Once the daisies were stamped onto the background, plus one onto a separate piece, the centres were then added. They were given gentle taps of Wink of Stella in the centre for some sparkle.

A sentiment from the Softly Said Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range sits across the separate daisy.

Stamping onto Crumb Cake with pigment ink meant the images became brighter as they dried. They looked rather dull to begin with.

The sentiment is punched out using the Modern Oval Punch. Plus another oval from Copper Clay to create the layer.

This layer is made by cutting the shape in half and sticking each side to the edges.

A length of In Color Jute Trim is looped behind the sentiment, before the whole piece is raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some white sequins from the Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio are dotted across the project.

The attendees thought this design would also look good on Basic Black cardstock. I may have to try it out. Watch this space!

All of the items used in this project will be carrying over to the new Catalogue in May. If you want to see the retiring items, then head to the Last Chance List.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Week 5

November 4, 2023November 2, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing October’s Christmas Card Club project. This card is the project for Week 5 of my Countdown to Christmas 2023 series.

For October’s project, I made this card, inspired by Page 21 of the September-December Mini Catalogue.

With the colour combination of Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Very Vanilla, it has a rustic feel.

The background is made from shapes cut from the Modern Oval Punch from the Mini Catalogue. These are then given some texture by embossing with the Online Exclusives Basics 3D Embossing Folders.

Once these are stuck to the layer, any excess overhang is cut away.

A strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock is then attached, with a length of the Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack on top of that.

Using the Christmas Classics Stamp Set, a new favourite of mine from the Mini Catalogue, the sentiment is created. This is cut out using the Nested Essentials Dies.

Two sets of leaves cut using the Bough Punch are then stuck to the back of the sentiment.

This is then attached to the project using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Iridescent Pearls are added for a touch of bling.

If you want to join us and make a future Christmas Card Club project, make sure you have booked your place by the 9th of each month.

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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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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.