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

August 11, 2025August 8, 2025 ~ 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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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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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Introducing Darling Duckling

July 7, 2025July 2, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was not only my annual ‘Inspired by Wimbledon’ project. It was also a great oppotunity to introduce a new In Color.

Some of you will have seen Darling Duckling briefly in a project from my June Monthly Class. But today I’m introducing you to Darling Duckling in a bit more detail.

In my ‘Inspired by Wimbledon’ projects, I tend to use green, yellow and purple, along with white. This project uses Lemon Lime Twist, Darling Duckling and Berry Burst (not quite purple!).

The leaves from the Textured Notes Stamp Set, part of the Online Exclusives range, are stamped around the edges. Flowers from the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set are then stamped second generation.

Using a Darling Duckling Blender Pen, the centre of the flowers are coloured, before adding a touch of Wink of Stella too.

Then, a length of White Woven Ribbon is also coloured using the same Blender Pen to allow everything to coordinate.

A sentiment from the Tags of Thanks Stamp Set is stamped onto a circle (this represents a tennis ball!) and layered too. The Stamp Set, Ribbon and Circle Punches are all from the Online Exclusives range.

Everything was then assembled with some Brass Butterflies adding a finishing touch to the summer feel of the project.

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

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Setting Sail

June 30, 2025June 27, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & Cuppa project was this great sailing project.

It used Daffodil Delight, Azure Afternoon and Misty Moonlight as the main colours.

First, the sentiment from the Tags of Thanks Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range was stamped in the bottom corner.

Using ‘for you’ makes this a really good any occasion card, suitable for anyone.

Then, from the Choose Happy Stamp Set the sun was stamped with the boat onto a separate piece of cardstock.

These were both coloured with Stampin’ Blends. The sun with Daffodil Delight and the boat with Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade and Balmy Blue.

Fussy cutting was then needed to cut out the boat.

Next, a wave shape was cut out from a separate piece, and with a Blending Brush the sea was created.

To give the illusion of different depths, it was made in layers. The top wave first, then the bottom, then the middle wave. To finish the sea, the Blending Brush was then used to colour in any missed sections.

Finally, the boat was attached using Mini Dimensionals.

This is a really deceptive project, as it’s quick and easy to create. You could also change the design by using different colours for the boat and another sentiment.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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June Card Making Class – Project 3

June 25, 2025June 18, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing the third project from my recent monthly Card Making Class.

This month’s theme was ‘It’s all new to me!’ and some products that are new to me are the Tags of Thanks Bundle and Blooming Phrases Stamp set from the Online Exclusives range.

The monochromatic design is inspired by this project on the Stampin’ Up! website.

Using the Blooming Phrases Stamp Set, the background flowers were stamped tone-on-tone in Pool Party. A touch of Wink of Stella was added to a few of the flowers

For the tags shape, I used the Labeled with Love Punch and stamped the sentiment from the Tags of Thanks Stamp Set. The holes were then punched out using one of the coordinating punches from the Hole Punch Assortment.

A length of white Baker’s Twine from the Essentials Combo Pack was coloured using Pool Party Stampin’ Blends before being tied in a bow to join the two tags.

Finally, some Rhinestones were added to the project for some extra bling.

This is a great design that could be replicated in any colour and with any sentiment.