Stampin’ Up! Springtime Scenes for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on April 2, 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 Color 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 colors.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Springtime Scenes Bundle along with the Ladybug Picnic 3D Embossing Folder and Cute as A Bug Designer Series Paper for my card today.

These are our colors for this week

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Emboss a panel of Cloud Cover using the Ladybug Picnic EF. Adhere the embossed panel to a Blackberry Bliss mat. Adhere the layered panel to a Cloud Cover card base.

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Using the Springtime Scenes Dies, cut the ladybug from panels of Basic Black and Crushed Curry, cut the flowers from panels of Petal Pink and Cajun Craze and cut the small leaf from a panel of Old Olive. Adhere the ladybug and flower pieces together. Use the spots from the ladybug for the flower centers. On a panel of Basic White, stamp the large leaf image from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Old Olive ink and the flower image in Blackberry Bliss Ink. Color the leaf using Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers. Cut the images out using the Springtime Scenes Dies. Stamp the sentiment from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink on a panel of Basic White.

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Adhere a panel of Cute as a Bug DSP to a Blackberry Bliss mat. Adhere the layered panel to the embossed panel. Adhere the sentiment to a Blackberry Bliss mat and adhere the layered panel to the embossed panel overlapping the DSP slightly. Adhere the die cut leaf to the left of the sentiment. Adhere the flowers and ladybug to the leaf with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the smaller die cut leaf to the right of the sentiment. Adhere the small die cut flowers. Color a few Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels using the Darling Duckling Stampin’ Blends Marker and adhere them to the flower centers.

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Stamp the sentiment from Springtime Scenes stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the ladybug image from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink next to the sentiment. Color the lady but using Basic Black, Darling Duckling and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Cute as a Bug DSP to the side of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Blackberry Bliss mat then to the inside of the Cloud Cover card base.

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Decorate a Basic Whtie Medium Envelope to complete your card. Stamp the large leaf image from the Springtime Scenes stamp see in Old Olive Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the ladybug image pm the leaf in Tuxedo Black Ink. Color the images using Basic Black, Darling Duckling, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Cute as a Bug 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

Nicole Bloxom

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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 Black Cardstock 1 1/4″ x 1 1/2″(die cut)
Basic White Cardstock1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″(sentiment), 2 1/4″ x 4″(die cuts), 3 3/4″ x 5″(inner liner)
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock (2) – 1 5/8″ x 3 5/8″ (card front panel mats), (2) – 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″(card front & inner liner mats)
Cajun Craze Cardstock 3/4″ x 1 1/4″(die cuts)
Cloud Cover Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 3 3/4″ x 5″(card front)
Crushed Curry Cardstock 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ (die cuts)
Old Olive Cardstock 1 1/2″ x 2 1/4″(die cut)
Petal Pink Cardstock 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″(die cuts)
Cute as a Bug Designer Series Paper 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (card front panel), 3/4″ x 3 3/4″(inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope)

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Product List

Springtime Scenes Bundle (English)

[167461]

$53.00

Springtime Scenes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167457]

$20.00

Springtime Scenes Dies

[167460]

$39.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$14.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$14.00

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$14.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$14.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$14.00

Cute As A Bug 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166994]

$12.50

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$9.00

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154843]

$11.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$11.00

Darling Duckling Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[165288]

$11.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$11.00

Ladybug Picnic 3 D Embossing Folder

[167478]

$10.00

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

$7.50

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$11.00

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]

$8.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Stampin’ Up! Sunshine & Tulips Springtime Scenes for The Card Concepts

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Karen Ksenzakovic

Good Wednesday morning stamping friends. I hope you are all having a wonderful week. We’re halfway through and on our way to the weekend. Tomorrow this time I’ll be flying out to Long Beach CA for OnStage. I’m so excited to get my hands on the new catalog and see the new products coming in May.

Today’s card is for the inspiration challenge from The Card Concepts. The inspiration photo #225 is April Flowers. I used lots of layered on my card again, since that is one of my favorite kinds of cards to make. If you’d like to see a quick video of how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Sunshine & Tulips Stamp Set along with the Stampin’ Up! Springtime Scenes Stamp Set and Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder for my card today. I was inspired by the tulips in the photo along with the colors for my Clean & Layered card.

I hope you will take a moment to visit The Card Concepts and join us for our challenge 225. How are you inspired by the photos?

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Emboss a panel of Basic White using the Lovely Stripes EF. Adhere the embossed panel to a Basic White Thick card base.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from Springtime Scenes stamp set in Strawberry Slush Ink. Stamp the leaf image from Sunshine & Tulips stamp set above the sentiment in Granny Apple Green Ink. Stamp the outside tulip image from Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Timid Tiger Ink above the leaf image. Stamp the inside tulip image from the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Lemon Lolly Ink over the outside image.

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Adhere the artwork panel to a Basic White mat. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Strawberry Slush Ink. Stamp the leaf image from the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink on the bottom of the panel. Stamp the outside tulip image from Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Timid Tiger Ink. Stamp the inside tulip image from the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Lemon Lolly Ink over the outside images. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Basic White mat then to the inside of the Basic White thick card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the leaf image from the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Granny Apple Green Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the outside tulip image from the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set in Timid Tiger Ink and the inside tulip image in Lemon Lolly Ink. Adhere a panel of 2025-2027 In-Color DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!

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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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Poetry Garden Online Class Registration Open

Tara Carpenter and I are teaming up to offer a fun online class using Stampin’ Up! March Online Exclusive Poetry Garden Suite. We will be creating 6 different cards during the class including 2 Fun Fold Cards. Sign Up now by Clicking Here to reserve your spot.

The class fee includes:

Stampin’ Up! Garden Epoxy Dots (full pack)
Stampin’ Up! Berry Burst 1/4″ Shiny Ribbon (full pack)
Pre-cut card kits to complete each card
Zoom class with complete instructions to complete each card
PDF with detailed directions

During sign up you will have the option to add additional items to your order that you can take advantage of at no additional shipping cost. These items are optional, however if you want to recreate the cards you will need them. If you’ve attended a previous class, you were given a discount code, there is a spot to put that code on the form and the discount only applies to the products that you check off that you wish to purchase, not the class. Since the Bundles are already discounted, the discount does not apply to them either.

The class will be held Sunday April 26th from 1 to 4 pm Eastern Time via Zoom. This allows anyone in the United States to participate live! Can’t join us live… no worries, we will record the session so it can be replayed at any time.

I will email written directions that will include directions, cardstock cuts as well as photos to help you create each card.

The bundles are not included in the price of the class. You can purchase the bundle through me at an additional 10% discount of the Online Exclusive price (see below).

Class Cost $40 + $10 (Shipping)

Additional purchased items will be included in the above shipping price. I will invoice you through PayPal and invoices must be paid by April 5th to insure I can get the products delivered, packaged up and out to you with enough time.

Deadline: Sunday April 5th

Click Here to register for the class now!! Let me know if you have any questions.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

Basic White Cardstock (2) – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(card front & inner liner mats), (2) – 4″ x 5 1/4″(card front & inner liner), 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (artwork), 3″ x 4 1/4″(artwork mat)
Basic Whtie Thick Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
2025-2027 6 x 6 In-Color Designer Series Paper 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope flap)

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Product List

Sunshine & Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166859]

$18.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

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

[159229]

$17.00

2025–2027 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165300]

$12.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$9.00

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

$9.00

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

[165286]

$9.00

Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad

[165278]

$9.00

Lovely Stripes 3 D Embossing Folder

[167179]

$11.00

Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots

[162758]

$9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$11.00

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]

$8.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Stampin’ Up! Springtime Scenes for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on February 19, 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.

I used the new Stampin’ Up! Springtime Scenes Bundle along with the Ladybug Picnic 3D Embossing Folder for my card today.

This is our theme for this week.

Emboss a panel of Real Red Two-Tone cardstock using the Ladybug Picnic EF. Adhere the embossed panel to a Basic Black card base.

Using the Springtime Scenes Dies, cut panels of Granny Apple Green and Lemon Lime Twist with the detailed leaf die. Cut a panel of Garden Green with the solid background circle die. Cut the ladybugs from panels of Basic Black and Real Red. Cut the flowers from Daffodil Delight (for the flower centers) and Pretty in Pink. Adhere the Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green die cuts on the Garden Green die cut. Adhere the Real Red ladybug on top of the Basic Black ladybug body. Adhere the ladybugs to the layered leaf circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the tiny Pretty in Pink Flowers to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals and add the Daffodil Delight centers. Adhere the layered artwork to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the panel of Basic White. Cut the sentiment out using the Springtime Scenes Dies. Adhere the sentiment to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Ladybug Epoxy Shapes to the card fornt.

Stamp the sentiment from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the large leaf image and the ladybug image from the Springtime Scenes stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink on the top of the panel. Color the images using Granny Apple Green, Basic Black and Rea Red Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Real Red Two-Tone cardstock that was embossed with the Ladybug Picnic EF, to the bottom of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Real Red mat then to the inside of the Basic Black card base.

Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete the card. Stamp the large leaf image and the ladybug image from the Springtime Scenes stamp set on the envelope front. Color the images using Granny Apple Green, Basic Black and Real Red Stampin’ Blends Markers. Emboss a panel of Pretty in Pink Two-Tone cardstock using the Ladybug Picnic EF and adhere it to the envelope flap.

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

Nicole Bloxom

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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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February 18-20 FREE SHIPPING from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! just announced FREE shipping on orders of $75+ between February 18-20!! Here are the details:

Free shipping sales period: February 18–20
- Free shipping begins at 12:01 AM MT on February 18
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All order types qualify for this promotion.
Free shipping is for three days only. You must place your orders between February 18 and 20 to qualify.
Free shipping automatically applies to your cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 (before tax).
All orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping. Coupon codes and Stampin’ Rewards will lower the total amount of an order. Your merchandise total must reach $75 after all rewards and coupon codes have been applied to be eligible for free shipping.
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Get your wish lists ready and get your orders of $75+ placed between February 18-20 and get free shipping from Stampin’ Up!! You can start shopping here.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

Basic Black Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 1 1/2″ x 2 1/4″(die cut)
Basic White Cardstock2″ x 3 1/4″(sentiment), 3 3/4″ x 5″(inner liner)
Daffodil Delight Cardstock 3/4″ x 3 1/4″(die cuts)
Garden Green Cardstock 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″(die cut)
Granny Apple Green Cardstock 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″(die cuts)
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″(die cuts)
Pretty in Pink Cardstock 3/4″ x 3 1/4″(die cuts)
Real Red Cardstock 1 1/2″ x 2″(die cuts), 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner mat)
Real Red Two-Tone Cardstock 3 3/4″ x 5 1/2″(card front), 1/2″ x 3 3/4″(inner liner)
Pretty in Pink Two-Tone Cardstock 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope)

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Product List

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00