Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – To the Point Label Punch

March 17, 2025March 11, 2025 ~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa class, we used the new To the Point Label Punch to create this design.

The Punch is from the Mini Catalogue and when I received it, I just knew I had to make a mosaic-type project.

For this Birthday Card, I chose Pool Party, Azure Afternoon and Balmy Blue for my ’tiles’. Misty Moonlight and Basic Beige provide the accents.

Each colour was cut 3 times using the Punch. These were then stamped tone-on-tone using images from the Planted Paradise Stamp Set.

The ’tile’ for the sentiment was stamped using words from the Everday Greetings Stamp Set in Misty Moonlight. This Stamp Set is a Last Chance Product, so get your hands on it before it is discontinued and leaves us for good.

All of the ’tiles’, apart from the sentiment were then stuck to the Basic Beige layer, using excess cut off pieces to fill the gaps along the way.

A length of coordinating Basic Beige Bordered Ribbon then makes a swoosh before the sentiment is raised up using Dimensionals.

This is a great project that can be created in many different colour ways and used for lots of different occasions.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Planted Paradise Stamp Set

November 11, 2024November 9, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa design was another fussy cutting project, just not as much as the previous week!

My colour combination was Fresh Freesia, Moody Mauve, Lost Lagoon and Calypso Coral.

The sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set was stamped directly onto the background piece, along with the butterflies from the Planted Paradise Stamp Set.

All of the leaves and the pot from the Planted Paradise Stamp Set were stamped onto a separate piece of cardstock and then cut out. The stamping was a mix of first and second generation.

Once everything had been out, the leaves were layered and the pot attached. Due to the thickness of all of the leaves, the top of the pot was stuck directly to the project, with the bottom stuck with Dimensionals.

Finally, additional butterflies were stamped and cut out before being stuck on top of the stamped butterflies. Their wings were folded and glue applied to just the central body section to create a 3D effect.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Planted Paradise

September 23, 2024September 18, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa design used the Planted Paradise Stamp Set from the Annual Catalogue.

This stamp set has lots of leaf and planter images to allow you to create many different combinations.

I chose to use the images in a slightly different way for this Thinking of You card.

Firstly, we drew lines where our diagonal Very Vanilla strip was going to sit.

Next, the leaves were stamped along the line in Shy Shamrock, Shaded Spruce, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green.

Once the leaves were stamped, a slightly wider strip of Shy Shamrock cardstock was added. This is one of this year’s In Colors and the bright green works really well in this combination.

Any overhanging cardstock was then cut away.

A sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set is then stamped onto the Very Vanilla strip before that is also added. Again, any overhanging cardstock is cut away.

Finally, Iridescent Pearls are coloured using coordinating Stampin’ Blends and positioned either side of the sentiment.