Last Week’s Card & Cuppa for Children – Safari Smiles

August 26, 2026August 20, 2026 ~ Karen Young ~ Leave a comment

This cute pair of elephants were the stars of last week’s Card & Cuppa for Children class.

The elephants and sentiment are from the Safari Smiles Stamp Set, with the leaves from the Greenery Lane Stamp Set. Both of these sets are on the Last Chance Products list, so grab them while you can.

To begin, the leaves were stamped around the edge in Garden Green to give a jungle effect.

Next, both elephants were stamped onto their rectangles in Secret Sea. With the sentiment stamped onto a separate piece too.

Each elephant was coloured using Stampin’ Blends. Mine are in Cloud Cover and Barely Blush, but the young attendees could choose their own colours.

The elephants were then mounted onto the larger Cloud Cover rectangles before being stuck onto the jungle.

Using Dimensionals, both the baby elephant and the sentiment were raised up in the foreground.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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ICYMI – Cutest Crew

August 14, 2026August 6, 2026 ~ Karen Young ~ Leave a comment

In case you missed last week’s Card & Cuppa project.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa for Children – Cutest Crew

August 12, 2026August 6, 2026 ~ Karen Young

Last week I held my first Card & Cuppa for Children Class of Summer 2026.

As I had a mix of those who had been to these sessions before and some new faces, I designed this cute bright bird project.

It uses the Cutest Crew Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range, and is a version of this project from July’s monthly Card Making Class.

First, the footprints were stamped on the bottom half of the card in Early Espresso. We used a piece of cardstock to mask the top section.

Happy Birthday was then stamped in top corner in Basic Gray.

Two shapes, one in Granny Apple Green and one in Basic White were cut out using the Rounded Rectangle Punch.

The birds are stamped onto the white rectangle shape and then coloured using a Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen.

A strip of Granny Apple Green is stuck across the project.

Next, the green rectangle shape is cut in half and stuck to the top and bottom of the birds to create a layer.

The bird piece is then raised up over the strip using Dimensionals.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Darling Dinos

September 8, 2025September 5, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Due to the Bank Holiday, I decided both my Card & Cuppa and Card & Cuppa for Children sessions should make the same project.

This design uses the Darling Dinos Stamp Set from the Online Exclusives range.

My main colour combination is Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Basic Gray.

The background is stamped and then coloured using a Blending Brush.

Next, circles are punched using the new 1 7/8″ Circle Punch from the Annual Catalogue and the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch from the Online Exclusives range.

The dinosaurs are stamped onto the smaller circles using Basic Gray ink.

They are all then coloured using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen, before being stuck onto their circle layer.

A sentiment, also from the Stamp Set is stamped and layered and is stuck to the project.

Finally, the dinosaurs are added, the two outer ones stuck directly, with the centre one raised up on Dimensionals.

Card & Cuppa for Children is now packed away until next year. But, my weekly Card & Cuppa sessions, plus other monthly classes, are still running.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa – Peekaboo Forest

August 18, 2025August 14, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week I held both my Card & Cuppa and my Card & Cuppa for Children Classes. I decided that this project using the Peekaboo Forest Stamp Set and Dies would be the card for both classes.

This Stamp Set and Dies are currently on the Last Chance Products list at a discounted price. Make sure you grab them while you can.

To begin, a piece of Basic White cardstock was cut in half using a one of the Dies. This creates the pieces for the sky and the hedge.

The sky was then coloured with a Blending Brush using Balmy Blue and the hedge using Garden Green.

Next, leaves from the Stamp Set were stamped onto the hedge piece and coloured with a Blender Pen.

Each of our Peekaboo Friends were stamped in Early Espresso onto a separate piece, and cut out using the Dies. They were coloured using Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen.

Assembly was next, with the sky being stuck down first and the animals stuck to the back of the hedge. A Dimensional was stuck to the back of each head before the hedge was attached. This gives the project more depth and makes the animals look like they are peering over the hedge.

Finally, a sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set was added to the bottom of the project.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & Cuppa for Children – Turtle-y Awesome

August 7, 2025August 2, 2025 ~ Karen Young

Last week I held my first Card & Cuppa for Children Class for this year’s summer holidays.

I held my first Card & Cuppa for Children class back in August 2016 and some of the children I have taught over the years are now adults!

This karaoke turtle I designed for the session features the fabulous Turtle-y Awesome Stamp Set and Dies Bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

The colour combination is Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Poppy Parade and Basic White.

First, a background of stars from the With you in Mind Stamp Set is stamped. These are in second generation stamping to create a more muted feel.

Next, the sentiment, from the Simply Said Stamp Set was added, followed by the musical notes from the Bundle.

The microphone and party hat from the Turtle-y Awesome Stamp Set were stamped onto a separate piece of cardstock and cut out using the coordinating dies.

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, the central diamond was cut out twice, once in Basic White and again in Granny Apple Green.

The Basic White diamond was then cut along the dotted edge to make it slightly smaller to allow it to layer with the other one later.

A turtle was then stamped onto the square and all of the items were then coloured using Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen.

The turtle was layered onto the other diamond and the party hat and microphone were then added.

This whole piece was raised up on Dimensionals in the centre of the project.

Finally, some coordinating Granny Apple Green bling from the Shades of Greens Hexagons were added.

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Happy crafting

Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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