Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Tropical Layers Dies

January 24, 2022January 21, 2022 ~ Karen Young

For last week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa project I chose to use the Tropical Layers Dies from the new January-June Mini Catalogue.

Tropical Layers Dies. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I really enjoy using leaf punches and dies, so this new set of dies is perfect.

The design takes inspiration from page 76 of the Mini Catalogue.

Rather than using many greens, I chose to use Fresh Freesia, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive and Very Vanilla for my colour combination.

Tropical Layers Dies. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Each of the large leaves are layered to create some depth.

The sentiment, from the coordinating Artfully Layered Stamp Set is then added. It is stuck onto another shape from the Tropical Layers Dies.

A length of In Color ribbon sits behind.

Next, the smaller leaves are dotted into the gaps at the side. I found using the putty end of my Take Your Pick Tool was perfect for picking these fiddly little pieces up to position them in place onto a little dot of Multipurpose Glue.

Finally, some of the new Polished Dots are added.

Tropical Layers Dies. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Blossoms in Bloom Bundle in Blues for Mum

November 18, 2020November 17, 2020 ~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing another card for another November Birthday.

This time, it’s this fabulous Blossoms in Blooms Bundle in blues I made for my Mum.

I don’t use this fabulous bundle enough! This project uses the Many Layered Blossoms Dies from the Bundle, with the sentiment from the Stamp Set.

With a colour combination of Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy and Whisper White, I cut the inner group of flowers in the darker shade.

Next, I stuck a piece of Coastal Cabana onto a piece of Adhesive Sheet and cut the outline piece.

This makes it so much easier to attach to the inner piece.

If you’re going to use Wink of Stella in the centre of your flowers, I would recommend doing this before you stick the pieces together.

With the pieces stuck together, I then stuck the whole piece onto the Whisper White layer.

As you can see, it overlaps the edges slightly, but I like this look for this die.

I then stamped the sentiment and layered that onto a piece of each colour.

A small flower, again cut from the dies is then attached.

In the centre of the flower is a Playing with Patterns Resin Dot coloured with a Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend Marker.

Finally, some more of the dots, this time in Coastal Cabana are placed around the flower.

I love how this die creates a ‘wow’ factor as it is so large.

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Happy crafting

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In Color Introduction Class – Bumblebee and Many Mates Bundle

July 7, 2020July 6, 2020 ~ Karen Young

Last week I held my annual ‘In Color’ Introduction Class.

It’s one of my favourite classes of the year as attendees use the new colours and new products too. This year, it was slightly different to usual as it was held online rather than face-to-face. As the attendees had class kits posted to them in advance, I was still able to send them new items.

I taught 6 projects during the class and this first project is using new ‘In Color’ Bumblebee and the Many Mates Bundle. This Many Mates Bundle, and other Bundles in the Annual Catalogue have a 10% discount, which is great when you combine it with this month’s Bonus Days Offer.

It’s my version of the project on page 43 of the Annual Catalogue and my colour combination is Bumblebee, Old Olive and Blackberry Bliss. These work really well together.

The die-cut shape is cut to fit the Old Olive layer. When cutting this out, you’ll definitely find the Take Your Pick Tool and Brush Tip really useful, there are a lot of bits to remove.

Stamping the sentiment onto a Very Vanilla Story Label Punch shape, again using Bumblebee creates the focus. I’ve used a Blender Pen to colour the sentiment slightly by pulling the colour from the stamping.

A couple of lengths of the Reversible Pretty Peacock/Old Olive Ribbon is placed behind the sentiment, along with two shapes cut from the Sprig Punch.

Three Small Bloom Punch flowers in Blackberry Bliss are added using Glue Dots. Finally, ‘In Color’ Enamel Dots create the centre of the flowers.

Pop back over the next few days for the other projects from this class.

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Happy crafting

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Birthday Card using the Ornate Style Bundle

June 1, 2020May 31, 2020 ~ Karen Young

Due to the Bank Holiday, there wasn’t a Card & (Your) Cuppa class last week, so I’m sharing another project with you instead.

This is a Birthday Card I made for a Lily Pad Stamper – a member of my Stampin’ Up! Team.

Ornate Style Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

As they are a fan of pinks and subtle colours, I used Rococo Rose and Petal Pink for my layers and base card.

The recipient is fabulous at colouring, so I thought I would send them a card that I had coloured. I used the Ornate Style Bundle and stamped the largest image in Smoky Slate. Then I grabbed my Stampin’ Blends and started to colour. Even though I’m not great a colouring, I love how easy it is to create a beautiful project without a lot of effort.

So Saffron, Old Olive, Rococo Rose, Petal Pink, Purple Posy and Pumpkin Pie, all in light and dark are the Stampin’ Blends I used. Plus, my trusty ‘Color Lifter’ too!

Ornate Style Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

The image was framed using one the Ornate Layers Dies from the Ornate Style Bundle. You’ll need your Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip for easy removal of those little circles from around the edges.

As I wanted to frame the image, instead of using it as a layer, I cut out the centre with a Stitched Rectangle Die. The image was stuck onto the base layer and using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I carefully placed the frame on top.

Ornate Style Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

For my finishing touch, I used Wink of Stella in the centre of the flowers. I then coloured a few Rhinestones in Petal Pink using a Stampin’ Blend Marker and added those to the project.

You don’t have to wait until 3rd June to order this Ornate Style Bundle, or other items from the Suite. It’s on early release, so you can get your hands on it now.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Celebrate with Seasonal Layers

August 29, 2019August 25, 2019 ~ Karen Young

If you’re looking for a card that is really versatile, then this design is perfect. At my recent Stamp-a-Stack class we chose to celebrate with Seasonal Layer.

Celebrate with Seasonal Layers. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

We used Grapefruit Grove and Pear Pizzazz here, but you could use any combination.

Background stamping using the Gallery Grunge Stamp Set removes some of the white space, drawing the eye to the leaves and flowers.

These leaves and flowers are cut using the Seasonal Layers Dies. The Take Your Pick Tool and Die Brush Tip were useful for removing the bits.

A layer of Wink of Stella has been added to the flowers for a touch of sparkle.

‘Celebrate’ is from the Vibrant Vases Stamp Set and we’ve used a Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up the part of the sentiment we require.

If you have an image you only want to use a part of, then Stampin’ Write Markers are a great way of achieving this.

It’s then cut out using the fabulous Stitched Shapes Dies. These create a pretty edge.

With an strip of cardstock across the centre, the leaves, flowers and sentiment are all then assembled.

The options are endless with this design. Which colours and occasion would you choose?

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Spring Blooms

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 ~ Karen Young

I decided to create this pretty spring blooms card for last week’s Card & Cuppa sessions.

Spring Blooms Card & Cuppa Project. Designed and Handmade by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

My inspiration for this project was Page 10 of the new Spring/Summer Catalogue.

This project uses various punches, Leaf Punch, Sprig Punch, Detailed Trio Punch, Pretty Label Punch and Bitty Blooms Punch Pack. Falling Flowers, Happy Birthday Gorgeous and Bloom by Bloom are the stamp sets used.

For this card I combined a Soft Sea Foam base and background with Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow Leaves, plus Rich Razzleberry and Petal Pink flowers.

Once everything is stamped and punched, it’s assembly time. The leaves are stuck under where the sentiment is going. When the sentiment is in place, an additional piece of leaf and flower are added on top

Due to the flowers being very tiny, they are all attached using Glue Dots.

The finishing touches are the Pearls in the centre of the flowers. These are added using the Take Your Pick tool.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Floral Grunge

November 19, 2018November 18, 2018 ~ Karen Young

At last week’s Card & Cuppa classes it was the turn of this floral grunge project.

I know this type of crafting doesn’t suit everyone, but it’s good to step outside your comfort zone every now and then.

This project is inspired by Page 157 of the Annual Catalogue where I’ve made a few changes.

Timeless Textures is the main stamp set for the images with Swirly Bird for the smaller splatter pattern. Thoughtful Banners gives us the sentiment that is randomly stamped across the page. I’ve used Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Soft Suede as the browns and the green is Pear Pizzazz. A mixture of first, second and third generation stamping gives a variety of shades.

Sponge Daubers are used around the edges and in the centre to add more of a grunge and distressed look. These are also used on the scrunched banner pieces behind the flower too.

To create the flower, two circles, a scallop and the tail from the Bunny Builder Punch are cut from Crushed Curry Cardstock. All of the pieces, apart from the tail coloured on both sides with Pumpkin Pie and a Sponge Dauber.

Scrunching the pieces to soften and then separate them creates the layers for the flower. Once they are stuck together, the tail makes the centre and we turn the flower into a button with a Linen Thread bow through the layers.

As the banner and flower aren’t flat, they are attached to the finished project using Tear & Tape.

A close-up of the flower button is below.

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Happy crafting

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Rooted in Nature Bundle in purple and blue

October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 ~ Karen Young

Autumn is here and it’s the perfect time for the Rooted in Nature Bundle. Here is an example in purple and blue.

Rooted in Nature Bundle. Project designed by Karen Young at HIPPOFROG Designs

As you can see, I’ve not opted for the usual oranges, greens and browns for this project. It’s great to mix things up a bit with non-standard colour combinations.

A lovely colour combination of Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather and Balmy Blue make this card suitable for anyone.

The Rooted in Nature Bundle has a lovely selection of 16 rubber stamps, including 6 sentiments, plus 12 co-ordinating Framelits.

The section of trunk makes a fabulous background for the gorgeous foreground tree and there’s no fussy cutting thanks to the Framelits.

Rooted in Nature Bundle. Project designed by Karen Young at HIPPOFROG Designs

I made a little hanging tag for the sentiment using the smallest sentiment in the Stamp Set and some Circle Punches.

I also used the fabulous new Take Your Pick Tool from the Autumn/Winter Catalogue to create the hole.

A long length of Baker’s Twine completes the hanging tag.

Rooted in Nature Bundle. Project designed by Karen Young at HIPPOFROG Designs

The Natures Root Bundle, and all of the other bundles are available at a 10% discount in the Catalogues so make sure you take advantage of them.

Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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