Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Turtle Punch

September 27, 2021September 24, 2021 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa Class was all about these cute critters.

Turtle Punch. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Using the Turtle Punch from the Annual Catalogue, the attendees received them in Pool Party, Misty Moonlight and Pacific Punch. They also had a strip of the Pattern Party Host DSP.

By cutting the shells off and sticking them onto different colour bodies, it provided lots of different options.

I also cut a little triangle party hat for the central turtle too.

Turtle Punch. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I added a strip of the Pattern Party Host DSP to the right hand side with a zig-zag of Striped Grosgrain Ribbon on top.

My sentiment is from the Celebrate with Sunflowers Stamp Set and it sits on top using Mini Dimensionals.

Finally, a mouth is drawn using a Stampin’ Write Marker, with Matte Black Dots for the eyes.

Turtle Punch. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

During the class, we also had a discussion on how this could be turned into a new home card. What would you make?

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Turtle Friends with Penguin Playmates DSP

September 4, 2021September 3, 2021 ~ Karen Young

I thought it was time to play with the Turtle Friends Bundle (Turtle Friends Stamp Set & Turtle Punch) again.

Turtle Friends with Penguin Playmates DSP. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

This time, I’ve paired it with the Picture This Dies and the FREE SAB Penguin Playmates DSP. There are some non-penguin patterns on the reverse side that are great for lots of different projects.

These SAB items are only available until the end of September, while stocks last.

My colour combination of Just Jade and Soft Sea Foam is taken from the DSP.

Turtle Friends with Penguin Playmates DSP. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Using the rectangle die from the set creates the cut out pieces. In these areas, the tiny tortoise, party hats, sentiment and grass are stamped in Just Jade on a Whisper White backing piece.

On a separate piece, the larger tortoise is stamped and then cut out with the coordinating punch from the bundle.

With my Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends, I’ve coloured the tortoises and party hats.

The larger tortoise is then raised up over the bottom cut out using Dimensionals.

Turtle Friends with Penguin Playmates DSP. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Finally, a touch of Wink of Stella is added to the party hats.

This is a great project for all ages!

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Turtle Friends Bundle

June 2, 2021June 1, 2021 ~ Karen Young

I love a Stamp Set that has a coordinating punch, and this Turtle Friends Bundle makes me smile.

It’s perfect for young and old and many different occasions too.

Turtle Friends. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I’ve used Evening Evergreen and Mint Macaron for my colour combination, with Calypso Coral streamers.

The larger image from the set is stamped in Evening Evergreen and then coloured with Mint Macaron and Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends.

It’s then cut out using the Turtle Punch from the Bundle from the new Annual Catalogue.

Turtle Friends. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs Streamers and the sentiment are added to the background. Each time I stamped the streamers, I rotated the stamp 180 degrees to avoid an obvious repeating pattern.