Stay Warm Archives - HIPPOFROG Designs

The project for week 9 of this years Countdown to Christmas series is also the final project from the Crack your Christmas Cards session, from my Christmas Card Making Day.

During this part of the day, the attendees made 16 cards (4 each of 4 designs).

This card mainly uses the fabulous Stay Warm Stamp Set from the Mini Catalogue.

I chose Balmy Blue and Pretty Peacock as my main colours for this project, along with Basic White.

To begin, the background is stamped with stars from the A Little Cheer Stamp Set. It is then given an extra dose of colour using a Blending Brush.

Next, circles and layers are cut using Circle Punches. The white layers are stamped with the hat and mittens.

These images are then coloured using Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pens.

A sentiment from the Traditional Labels Stamp Set is stamped and layered.

This is given a Baker’s Twine swoosh behind it using the Black & White & Gold Baker’s Twine from the Online Exclusives range.

Finally, the sentiment is attached using Dimensionals.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Week 2 of this year’s Countdown to Christmas series is this quick and simple card.

I chose Soft Sea Foam, In Color Summer Splash and Basic White for a non-traditional colour combination.

Choosing a colour called Summer Splash is not lost on me as we approach winter here! I was actually making this project while wearing a pale green fleece, so I think that must have been why I chose the colours I did.

The Stay Warm Stamp Set and the Seasonal Tags Stamp Set I’ve used are both new products in the Mini Catalogue.

First, I used a Blending Brush to create a flare on the background.

Next, I stamped the jumper onto Soft Sea Foam cardstock and cut it out by hand.

The sentiment from the Seasonal Tags Stamp Set was then stamped, layered and stuck to the project. This stamp set has the different parts of the sentiments as separate stamps, so you can arrange them as you like.

To finish, the jumper is raised up using Dimensionals.

This is a really simple project and would be easy to make in multiples, and in different colours too.

Also, if you wanted to speed up the process, you could stamp the jumper onto a shape, instead of fussy cutting.