Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Introducing Strawberry Slush

July 21, 2025July 17, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa class continued our introduction to the new In Colors. This design is introducing Strawberry Slush.

I have teamed Strawberry Slush with the In Color from last week, Secret Sea, and one of last year’s In Colors, Pretty in Pink. They are joined by Basic White.

This colour combination works really well together.

Using the Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set, the larger leaves were stamped. They were coloured with a Blender Pen before the smaller leaves from the Textured Notes Stamp Set were also added to the background.

On a separate piece, the butterfly, again from the Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set and the sentiment, from the Tags of Thank Stamp Set, were stamped in Strawberry Slush.

The sentiment was cut out and layered using Circle Punches. For the butterfly, fussy cutting was needed.

All of the stamp sets and punches used on this project are from the Online Exclusives range.

Using Stampin’ Blends, the butterfly was coloured and some Wink of Stella wa then added to the wings.

A length of White Woven Ribbon was coloured with Stampin’ Blends and added across the centre.

The butterfly was attached to the sentiment and the whole piece was then added to the project using Dimensionals.

Finally, some coordinating Strawberry Slush gems from the Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems were added. These gems and the Woven Ribbon are also from the Online Exclusives range.

For information, the picture below shows how Strawberry Slush compares to other colours in the current Stampin’ Up! range.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Spotlight on Nature Bundle

November 4, 2024November 3, 2024 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project had lots of fussy cutting.

It uses the Spotlight on Nature Bundle (Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set and Spotlight on Nature Dies).

The class attendees liked a project in the Annual Catalogue this version is based on. There were also happy to create a fussy cutting project.

First, the circle is cut out using two Spotlight on Nature Dies nested together. The ring is then coloured using In Color Copper Clay ink and a Blending Brush. This is stuck to the Basic White layer.

Flowers and leaves are then stamped onto separate pieces in Basic Gray. They are coloured using stampin’ Blends in Calypso Coral, Shy Shamrock (In Color) and Old Olive.

Once coloured, it was time for the fussy cutting, lots of it!

When everything had been cut out, they were positioned and stuck onto the project.

A sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set is then stamped in Copper Clay and raised up using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins in Copper are added for a touch of bling.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Spotlight on Nature

October 14, 2024September 19, 2024 ~ Karen Young

For last week’s Card & Cuppa project, I chose to CASE a design in the Annual Catalogue. As the attendees had previously commented they liked the picture, it seemed a good opportunity to let them create it themselves.

The main focus of this design is the Spotlight on Nature Bundle. This discounted Bundle is Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set and Spotlight on Nature Dies.

First, the two images were stamped in Early Espresso. They are then coloured using Watercolor Pencils. By using darker and lighter colours, I was able to achieve the look of shading.

Due to the detail on the images, I chose not to use a Blender Pen as I didn’t want to ‘muddy’ the colouring.

Next, it was a first outing for the new Basic Beige Cardstock with the sentiment stamped on it in Old Olive. This was cut out using the coordinating Dies from the Bundle.