Stampin’ Up! Garden Gatherings for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Bog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Karen Ksenzakovic

Good Thursday morning stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. If you are starting with me, thank you, I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see the awesome projects they have created this week. If you are hopping over from Mary’s blog, thank you for stopping by. This week we have a Theme Challenge to work with. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here is my card using this week’s theme.

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I used the Stamin’ Up! Garden Gatherings Bundle, Everyday Essentials Designer Series Paper and Vellum Specialty Paper for my card today.

This is our theme for this week

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Adhere a panel of Everyday Essentials DSP to a Basic White Thick card base. Stamp the sentiment from Garden Gatherings stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on the bottom of the panel of Everyday Essentials DSP.

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Adhere the stamp panel of DSP to a Basic Whtie mat. Adhere the layered panel to the card front. On a panel of Vellum, stamp the vase images from the Garden Gatherings stamp set in Versamark Ink. Sprinkle the images with White Embossing Powder and set them with the Heat Tool. Using the Garden Gatherings Dies, cut out the vases, the water dies from a panel of Cloud Cover, and the leaf die 3 times from a panel of Lost Lagoon. Adhere the water to the bottom of the vases.

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Stamp the stem images from the Garden Gatherings stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink 2 times for the one and once for the other. Stamp the larger flower image from the Garden Gatherings stamp set on the 2 stems in Bubble Bath Ink and the smaller flower from the Garden Gatherings stamp set on the other stem in Darling Duckling Ink. Cut the flower images out using the Garden Gatherings Dies. Adhere the die cut flowers and leaf to the back of the vases. Adhere the layered flowers & vases to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few 2026-2028 In-Color Butterflies to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Garden Gatherings stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on a panel of Basic White. Adhere a panel of Everyday Essentials DSP to the bottom of the panel. Stamp the vase image from the Garden Gatherings stamp set in Versamark Ink on the bottom of the panel, sprinkle the image with Whtie Embossing Powder and set it with the Heat Tool. Stamp the stem image from the Garden Gatherings stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink and the larger flower image in Bubble Bath Ink. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Bubble Bath mat then to the inside of the Basic White Thick card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete the card. Stamp the vase and flower images from the Garden Gatherings stamp set on the envelope front the same as for the card. Adhere a panel of Everyday Essentials DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Now that you’ve seen my card, let’s get on with the hop! Click the next button below to hop over to see what Tara has created. Happy Hopping

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

Basic White Cardstock 3 7/8″ x 4 1/8″(mat), 4″ x 4″(artwork), 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
Basic White Thick Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
Bubble Bath Cardstock 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mat)
Cloud Cover Cardstock 1″ x 4″(die cuts)
Lost Lagoon Cardstock 2 1/4″ x 2 1/2″(die cuts)
Everyday Essentials Designer Series Paper 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(card front), 3 3/4″ x 4 1/8″(card front panel), 5/8″ x 4″(inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope)
Vellum 2 1/2″ x 4″(die cuts)

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Product List

Garden Gatherings Bundle (English)

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$39.50

Garden Gatherings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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$20.00

Garden Gatherings Dies

[167610]

$24.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$17.00

Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161718]

$14.00

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Everyday Essentials Mix & Match 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167702]

$13.00

Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[167099]

$10.00

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

$11.00

Darling Duckling Classic Stampin' Pad

[165277]

$11.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$11.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$11.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$32.00

2026–2028 In Color™ Butterflies

[167656]

$10.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

Stampin’ Up! Scalloped Blooms for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Karen Ksenzakovic

Good Thursday morning stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. If you are starting with me, thank you, I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see the awesome projects they have created this week. If you are hopping over from Mary’s blog, thank you for stopping by. This week we have a Sketch Challenge to work with. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here is my card using this week’s sketch.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Scalloped Blooms Bundle, Everyday Essentials Designer Series Paper and the Stampin’ Up! Boutique Blossoms Stamp Set for my monochromatic card today.

This is our sketch for this week.

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Adhere a thin panel of Everyday Essentials DSP to the right side of a Lost Lagoon card front.

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Adhere another panel of Everyday Essentials DSP to the left side of the Lost Lagoon card base.

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Using the Scalloped Blooms Dies, cut a panel of Basic White using the small label die. Stamp the sentiment from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on the die cut label. Tie a bow using White Baker’s Twine and adhere it to the card front. Adhere the sentiment over the bow with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Color a few of the Pearls of Beauty using a Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Marker. Adhere Pearls of Beauty to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from Scalloped Blooms stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the large outline flower and leaf images from Boutique Blossoms stamp set on the bottom of the panel. Stamp the large solid flower and leaf images from Boutique Blossoms stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, over the outlined images. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Lost Lagoon mat then to the inside of the Lost Lagoon card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete your card. Stamp the large outline flower and leaf images from the Boutique Blossoms stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the large solid flower and leaf images in Lost Lagoon Ink, stamping off once on scrap paper, over the outlined images. Adhere a panel of Everyday Essentials DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Now that you’ve seen my card, let’s get on with the hop! Click the next button below to hop over to see what Tara has created. Happy Hopping

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

Basic White Cardstock 1″ x 2″(sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
Lost Lagoon Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(mat)
Everyday Essentials Designer Series Paper 3/4″ x 5 1/2″ & 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″(card front), 2 1/4 x 6″(envelope)

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