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!

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs
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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Nature’s Prints Coordination

November 13, 2023November 12, 2023 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was this any occasion card. It used items that coordinate with the Nature’s Prints Stamp Set.

A colour combination of Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla gave the project a pastel feel.

The background was made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. This was then given some extra tone-on-tone definition using a Small Blending Brush and a Petal Pink Stampin’ Pad.

Next, the various images and the sentiment were stamped and cut out using the coordinating Natural Prints Dies.

Then, a ribbon swoosh using the new Calypso Coral Braided Linen Trim from the September-December Mini Catalogue was added.

The cut out shapes were then layered with the sentiment raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, some Iridescent Pearls were added to the flatter sections of the embossed piece.

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Happy crafting

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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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Christmas Card Club – September

October 1, 2022September 22, 2022 ~ 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.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Sun Prints Suite & Stripes

August 10, 2022August 9, 2022 ~ Karen Young

I haven’t shared a stripes project with you for a while, so this Best Wishes card seemed like the perfect opportunity!

It uses items from the Sun Prints Suite Collection, the Nature’s Prints Stamp Set & Natural Prints Dies Bundle and Sun Prints DSP. These are in the Annual Catalogue.

I took my colour combination of Gray Granite, Night of Navy and Basic White from the sheets of DSP I was using.

The DSP strips create a stripe background, using one strip in the middle and two other patterns to mirror on either side.

Next, using a Blending Brush and coordinating Ink, I added some extra colour around the edges.

A length of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon sits across the stripes.

The flower is stamped and cut out using the Nature’s Prints Stamp Set and Natural Prints Dies. A Blender Pen then colours the flower.

Leaf shapes are also cut from the Dies.

For the senitment, I used a Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up the ‘Best Wishes’ part of one of the stamps. This is then also cut out using the Dies from the Sun Prints Suite Collection.

All of the pieces are then stuck to the project, with the sentiment raised up on Dimensionals above the Ribbon.

Finally, a few Iridescent Rhinestones are added for a touch of sparkle.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Introduction to In Color Class – Tahitian Tide

June 22, 2022June 15, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Things got really fishy with the Tahitian Tide project from my annual Introduction to In Color Class.

The ‘sea’ combines Tahitian Tide and Pacific Point, with the Layering Diorama Dies providing the outline shape.

Seaweed is from the Natural Prints Dies from the Annual Catalogue and they are in Granny Apple Green.

Using the new Fish Builder Punch, several are cut out in more colours from the Brights Collection, Poppy Parade, Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight.

The different pieces are layered to create depth (pun intended!), with the top layer raised up on Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the Art Gallery Stamp Set has a length of the coordinating Metallic Woven Ribbon added behind it in a wave pattern.

Fish eyes are made from the Matte Decorative Dots, coloured with a Stampin’ Blend.

Finally, coordinating Matte Decorative Dots are added to create the effect of bubbles.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 ~ Karen Young

After a three week break due to Bank Holidays and my own holiday, Card & (Your) Cuppa returned with this pretty project.

Sun Prints Suite Collection. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

It is inspired by the projects on Page 92 of the new Annual Catalogue.

This card uses items from the Sun Prints Suite Collection (Nature’s Prints Stamp Set, Natural Prints Dies, Sun Prints DSP, Fern 3D Embossing Folder).

The colours in the DSP are the reasons for my colour combination of Gray Granite, Night of Navy and Basic White.

Sun Prints Suite Collection. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Using the shape of the sentiment piece, cut from the Natural Prints Dies, it is drawn round to mirror the shape onto the piece of DSP.

The DSP is stuck to the embossed piece of Basic White cardstock.

A sentiment from the Nature’s Prints Stamp Set in Night of Navy has die cut leaves stuck both under and on top of it.

Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon is stuck behind it, before it is attached using Dimensionals.

Sun Prints Suite Collection. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Finally, some Iridescent Rhinestones are dotted across the project.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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