Nested Essentials Dies

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – In Color 2025-2027

~ Karen Young

Over the past five Card & Cuppa sessions, I’ve been introducing the attendees to each of the new In Colors for 2025-2027.

Last week’s project combined them all together.

This design uses all of the new In Colors, Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush and Timid Tiger. They are combined here with Basic White.

Don’t forget that select In Color 2025-2027 products are currently on offer.

Using the Loveliest Tree Stamp Set, the leaves were randomly stamped onto the background in the darkest of the colours, Secret Sea.

The leaves were then coloured using Stampin’ Blends in the the other colours.

Strips of the colours were then added across the centre.

A shape from the Nested Essentials Dies was cut out twice. One was then stamped using the Tags of Thanks Stamp Set. The Tags of Thanks Stamp Set is on the Last Chance Products List, so make sure you grab this really versatile sentiment set while you can.

Both shapes had a hole punched in the top using the coordinating Hole Punch Assortment.

Next, a length of Baker’s Twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack was coloured using a Stampin’ Blend. This was threaded through the punched holes.

I chose Darling Duckling for my centre strip, card layer, tag layer and the colouring of the Baker’s Twine to coordinate everything.

Finally, the tags was attached to the project using Dimensionals.

Do you have a favourite from this year’s In Colors?

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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LOVELIEST TREE CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH)NESTED ESSENTIALS DIESTAGS OF THANKS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)2025–2027 IN COLOR™ A4 CARDSTOCKSECRET SEA CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADSTAMPIN' BLENDS CLOUD COVER COMBO PACKSTAMPIN' BLENDS DARLING DUCKLING COMBO PACKSTAMPIN' BLENDS STRAWBERRY SLUSH COMBO PACKSTAMPIN' BLENDS TIMID TIGER COMBO PACKBAKER'S TWINE ESSENTIALS PACKMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

July Card Making Class – Project 4

~ Karen Young

This is the final project from this month’s Card Making class. As all of the projects were on the theme of ‘For the Children’, I decided to design a card with teenagers in mind.

Using the With you in Mind Stamp Set from the Annual Catalogue, this more abstract design is great for teens.

My colour combination is Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather and Azure Afternoon, along with Basic White.

Lots of different images from the stamp set were stamped across the background.

Next, the large sentiment was stamped and cut out using the Nested Essentials Dies. One shape for the sentiment and cut out again for the layer.

The sentiment has a decorative line around edge that when you cut along it, it allows the second piece to create a layer behind.

One of each of the stars, flowers and cakes were stamped onto a separate piece and needed a touch of fussy cutting.

These were stuck onto the sentiment and the whole section was attached using Dimensionals.

This is a quick and easy design that can easily be replicated in different colours and for other occasions too.

Here are all of the projects from the class, do you have a favourite?

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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WITH YOU IN MIND PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)NESTED ESSENTIALS DIESLEMON LOLLY A4 CARDSTOCKLEMON LOLLY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADHIGHLAND HEATHER A4 CARDSTOCKHIGHLAND HEATHER CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADAZURE AFTERNOON CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS

Countdown to Christmas 2024 – Week 5

~ Karen Young

Week 5 of my Countdown to Christmas 2024 series uses the Greetings of the Season Bundle from the Online Exclusives range.

This card is in traditional green and red and uses a few of my favourite techniques. There’s a colour flare on the background, and a collage of various shapes.

First, the colour flare is added to the background using a Blending Brush and Cherry Cobbler.

Next, shapes from the dies are cut out in Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler. These are overlapped onto the background. As each of these shapes has a hole for tag, they are arranged to hide them.

The sentiment is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and is cut out using the Nested Essentials Dies.

This is stuck directly to the coloured shapes on one side, but raised up using Dimensionals on the other.

Finally, some gold sequins from the Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins add some festive bling.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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GREETINGS OF THE SEASON BUNDLE (ENGLISH)NESTED ESSENTIALS DIESCHERRY COBBLER A4 CARDSTOCKCHERRY COBBLER CLASSIC STAMPIN' PADOLD OLIVE A4 CARDSTOCKBASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCKBLENDING BRUSHESNEUTRALS ADHESIVE-BACKED SEQUINSMULTIPURPOSE LIQUID GLUESTAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS