Countdown to Christmas #11

December 11, 2020December 10, 2020 ~ Karen Young

Countdown to Christmas #11 is all about the Tag Buffet Project Kit.

This fabulous kit isn’t just great for tags, it’s perfect for making cards too.

What’s even better is that it is half price in the Year-End Closeout Sale. Not only that, but the co-ordinating Tag Buffet Stamp Set is on offer too. Grab a bargain while you can.

I finally had some time to sit down and make my own Christmas cards, so I grabbed the Project Kit and a few hours later I had 30 cards.

The kit contains all the items to make 30 tags (5 each of 6 designs), plus there are five additional Christmas trees too. As there are Cardinal Birds in the set, I chose to use the extra Christmas trees instead.

Adding Thick Whisper White Cardstock bases and Real Red, Shaded Spruce and some Whisper White layers made the pieces co-ordinate.

My sentiments are from the Tag Buffet Stamp Set, again in Real Red and Shaded Spruce.

Each tag has a pretty DSP layer, a white and gold layer, a pre-printed shape, a shape for the sentiment and some Gold thread. Plus is has a fabulous box they can go in, or you can re-use it and gift it on.

As the kit comes with full instructions, each design is quick and easy to put together.

I decided to keep two of the designs as tags with those stuck onto a card. For the others, I cut the backing pieces into different shapes and sat the shapes on top.

You could use the other stamps from the set to add extra images, or some extra bling with Wink of Stella or gems.

I was more than happy with the sparkly thread behind each piece.

Here are the designs I made.

Don’t forget to check out all the items in the Year-End Closeout, and also the items that will be returning in a future catalogue.

If you want to join me for my classes, then take a look at my Class Timetable as my 2021 classes are now OPEN for booking.

Join me next week for my final weekly Countdown to Christmas project.

Happy crafting

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Countdown to Christmas #10

December 4, 2020December 1, 2020 ~ Karen Young

For Countdown to Christmas #10, I’m sharing the final project from my Crack Your Christmas Cards Class.

As with the other projects from this class, the card used the Tag Buffet Stamp Set.

Again, Garden Green, Real Red and Whisper White is the colour combination.

This project uses the paper piecing technique and fussy cutting.

By stamping the stocking onto two different pieces of cardstock and cutting them out, the white stocking pieces were stuck onto the Real Red main piece.

The stocking has also been stamped multiple times in Real Red to the right of the Whisper White piece.

Using a Blender Pen, these have been coloured slightly to match the paper pieced stocking.

A length of the Braided Linen Trim is looped behind a punched circle shape. This shape is raised using Dimensionals before the stocking is added to it.

Finally, some red Wonderful Gems add a touch of festive sparkle.

Pop back tomorrow for another Christmas project. Plus, my Countdown to Christmas series continues next Friday.

Here are all four class projects together. Do you have a favourite?

Keep an eye on my Class Timetable as details of 2021 Classes will be released very soon.

Don’t forget to place any orders by 9th December for pre-Christmas delivery.

Happy crafting

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Countdown to Christmas #8

November 20, 2020November 19, 2020 ~ Karen Young

This week’s Countdown to Christmas #8 (how is it number 8 already?) is another project from my Crack Your Christmas Cards Class.

As with all the projects from the Class, it uses the Tag Buffet Stamp Set.

The colour combination is Real Red, Garden Green and Very Vanilla, traditional Christmas colours.

Various leaf images are stamped first and second generation from the centre.

A bauble is stamped onto a separate piece and cut out by hand. Some subtle colouring using Wink of Stella adds a touch of sparkle.

A length of the Braided Linen Trim is added to create the hanging decoration effect.

The bauble is stuck on a punched circle shape and then raised on Dimensionals over the ribbon. This adds to the overall look.Finally, a few Wonderful Gems are dotted around the project for some extra glimmer.

My 2020 evening classes may be finished for the year, but keep an eye on my Class Timetable for my soon to be released 2021 schedule.

Happy crafting

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Countdown to Christmas #7

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 ~ Karen Young

Countdown to Christmas #7 is another project from my recent ‘Crack Your Christmas Cards’ Class.

The class used the Tag Buffet Stamp Set and the attendees made 16 cards, 4 each of 4 designs.

If you’re a regular reader, you will know that I do like a project with diagonal stripes, so I just had to have one in this class.

Projects with stripes are make your cardstock or DSP go a really long way, plus they are quick and easy to make.

Real Red, Garden Green and Very Vanilla are my colour combination here. I have also used Basic Gray for the sentiment.

Using just 5 strips and alternating the colours, it looks very festive.

To ensure the card looked balanced, I measured the same distance from the left and right to line up my centre strip. Then worked out from the centre adding my stripes, before cutting off any overhanging pieces.

Don’t forget that these pieces can be used for other projects too.

As not everyone had a punch to shape the ends, they have been cut by hand.

A loop of the pretty Braided Linen Trim sits on top of the stripes. The sentiment then sits on that using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Wonderful Gems are scattered across each strip.

You can change the colours, sentiment, number of strips, width of the strips, angle and more on these projects.

Why not take a look at the final classes I have left for 2020. Head to my Class Timetable for full details.

Happy crafting

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Countdown to Christmas #6

November 6, 2020November 5, 2020 ~ Karen Young

Today it’s Countdown to Christmas #6 and I’m sharing one of the four projects from this week’s Crack Your Christmas Cards Class.

It’s one of my annual classes where attendees can get ahead with making some Christmas Cards. Each project is quick and easy to create as multiples are being made.

The attendees made 16 cards, 4 each of 4 designs, based around the Tag Buffet Stamp Set from the August to December Catalogue.

I chose traditional Christmas colours for my project of Garden Green and Real Red, with some Basic Gray too.

This project also uses the pretty Heartwarming Hugs DSP to create the look of a present.

Using two strips, the present wrapping begins to take shape.

A sprig of holly stamped in the corner and coloured with Wink of Stella co-ordinates with the holly stamped under the sentiment.

The sentiment is stamped towards the top of the punched circle to allow room for the holly.

This is sat on ribbon, looped to look like a bow.

Finally, a touch more sparkle is added as three Wonderful Gems create the berries in the corner.

Keep an eye out here for the other projects from the class, or on my HIPPOFROG Designs Facebook Page.

I’ll be putting my class schedule for 2021 together very soon too, so make sure you check regularly.

If you want to make a Trio of cute Christmas Cards, then check out my Brand New Home Activity Pack.

Happy crafting

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Countdown to Christmas #3

October 16, 2020October 15, 2020 ~ Karen Young

It’s Friday again, so time for Countdown to Christmas #3.

This week I’m sharing the Tag Buffet Stamp Set.

The cute stocking is stamped in Tuxedo Black and coloured with the Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo.

Using the Heartwarming Hugs DSP, currently on Special Offer during October as the layer. I have also used it again using shapes cut from the Tailored Tag Punch.

You’ll notice that I chose the DSP with a diamond pattern to co-ordinate with the punched shapes.

A top tip is to use a basecard that you can’t see through when you hold it up to the light, like my Real Red one here. That way, you can punch out the shapes from the DSP layer and get more out of your paper.

Before adding the fussy cut stocking, a length of the Braided Linen Trim in Real Red is looped across one of the diamonds.

The stocking is then added with some Dimensionals.