Stampin’ Up! Merry Christmas for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! How are you doing with your Christmas cards? Here’s a simple but elegant card using the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Merry Christmas stamp and the Peaceful Garden designer series paper. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a theme challenge this week:

Adhere a panel of Peaceful Garden designer series paper to a Cloud Cover glimmer paper mat and then to the front of a Cloud Cover card base with liquid glue.

Stamp the Stampin’ Up! Merry Christmas stamp on a Cloud Cover panel of Peaceful Garden DSP using Secret Sea ink and cut it out with the third largest Branching Out rectangle die. Cut a Secret Sea glimmer paper panel with the second largest Branching Out rectangle die and adhere it to the back of the label. Adhere the label to the card with liquid glue.

Cut the dove from Basic White using the Peace On Earth dies and brush it with Wink of Stella so it sparkles. Adhere it to the card with dimensionals. Finish with silver druzy gems.

For the inside, stamp the sentiment from the Bauble Blooms stamp set using Secret Sea ink on a Basic White panel. Trim the side with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Merry Christmas stamp is an elegant companion to any gorgeous Christmas designer series paper. Touches of glimmer paper to add sparkle and shine to make your card extra special.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Tara Carpenter has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Cloud Cover – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″Peaceful Garden Gli
Peaceful Garden Glimmer – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/1″ (DSP mat), 3-1/2″ x 5″ (die cut mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut dove)
Peaceful Garden DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (label), 1″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Merry Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[169233]

$18.00

Bauble Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166091]

$20.00

Branching Out Dies

[165775]

$29.00

Peace On Earth Dies

[165924]

$24.00

Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165917]

$12.50

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[165929]

$10.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs Thank You Card

Good Morning! Today’s Thank You card was inspired by the pretty box on page 52 of the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog using the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs bundle. But I wanted to use the new Peaceful Garden designer series paper and make a layered card. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

Cut and adhere panels of Peaceful Garden designer series paper to the front of a Misty Moonlight card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the pretty wildflowers from Basic White and Cloud Cover card stock using the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs dies and adhered them to the card using glue dots. Stamp the flower from the Gallery Blooms stamp set using Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White and cut it out with the coordinating die. Adhere the stamped flower to the card with glue dots. Fold a length of Cloud Cover ribbon in half and adhere it to the card with glue dots.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs stamp set using Versamark ink on Misty Moonlight. Sprinkle it with white embossing powder and heat set. Cut it out with the small short Textured Notes die and adhere it to the card with dimensionals. Finish with Misty Moonlight flowers.

For the inside panel, stamp the wildflower from the Gallery Blooms stamp set using Misty Moonlight ink in the corners of a Basic White panel. Trim the bottom with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I love that the stamped and die cut flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs and Gallery Blooms stamp sets are similar to the flowers in the Peaceful Garden DSP. I wonder if I should have put mats behind the smaller DSP panels. What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Misty Moonlight – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 1-1/2″ x 3″ (label)
Cloud Cover – 1-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (die cut flower)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), two 1-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (die cut and stamped flowers)
Peaceful Garden DSP – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/5″ (front background), 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (floral layer), 1-1/2″ x 4″ (plaid layer), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English)

[165206]

$45.75

Gallery Blooms Bundle

[165213]

$53.00

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165917]

$12.50

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$14.00

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Hues Of Blue Flowers

[165930]

$9.00

Cloud Cover 3/8" (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon

[165271]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth Sympathy Card

Good Morning! I needed a sympathy card and pulled out the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth bundle that I just received. And I CASE’s one of the cards on page 32 of the Sep-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

Emboss a Cloud Cover panel of Peaceful Garden designer series paper with the Birchwood 3D embossing folder. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see the embossing in the pictures. Adhere the embossed DSP to the front of a Cloud cover card base with liquid glue. Adhere another panel of DSP to a Misty Moonlight mat and adhere it to the card with liquid glue. This gives you a fairly flat card that is good for mailing.

Cut a Cloud Cover strip with the long, skinny banner die from the Stylish Shapes dies. Cut it in half and adhere it to the card with about a 1/4″ gap. Use the long leaf sprig die from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth dies to cut a Misty Moonlight strip and adhere the die cut leaf sprig to the card over the banner.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth stamp set on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. Punch the sentiment out using the Labeled with Love punch and adhere it to the card with dimensionals. Finish with three small white flower embellishments.

For the inside, stamp the leaf sprig from the Charming Day stamp set on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. Trim the bottom with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Sympathy cards are so hard, so it was good to work from an example. The Peaceful Garden DSP is serene and the simple sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth stamp set are perfect with it, making it so much easier.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Cloud Cover – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 1-1/4″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut banner)
Misty Moonlight – 1″ x 3-1/4″ (die cut leaf sprig), 2-5/8″ x 4-5/8″ (leafy DSP mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2″ x 3″ (label)
Peaceful Garden DSP – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (front background), 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (leafy panel), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Peace On Earth Bundle (English)

[165925]

$38.50

Charming Day Cling Stamp Set (English)

[166126]

$23.00

Labeled With Love Punch

[163569]

$25.00

Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder

[164069]

$12.00

Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165917]

$12.50

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Hues Of Blue Flowers

[165930]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth Hugs Card

Good Morning! I just received my Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth bundle yesterday and I was really pleased and surprised with how versatile it is. The Peaceful Garden designer series paper is really beautiful and the bundle’s sentiments are perfect for Christmas, but also great for other occasions, including sympathy cards. I decided to pair the pretty floral DSP with the hugs sentiment to make a simple friendship card. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere a floral panel of the Peaceful Garden designer series paper to a Secret Sea mat with liquid glue. Wrap two bands of Misty Moonlight ribbon around the left side, securing in the back with Stampin’ Seal. Double check the alignment and secure the ribbon ends with scotch tape. Adhere the panel to the front of a Misty Moonlight with dimensionals.

Cut a Secret Sea panel with the third largest Spotlight on Nature die. Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth stamp set on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. Punch the sentiment out using the 2-3/8″ circle punch and adhere it to the Secret Sea die cut circle.

Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals. Finish with a silver druzy dot. I wanted to use the pretty new Hues of Blues flowers, but I felt the druzy would pick up on the silver edging in the ribbon.

I left the inside plain, trimming the bottom of a Basic White panel with DSP before adhering it to the inside of the card. This leaves plenty of room for a personal message.

This was so quick and easy! But I love this sentiment and I love this paper and the blues are a nice break from the Fall colors.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Misty Moonlight – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
Secret Sea – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (DSP mat), 3″ x 3″ (label mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ (label)
Peaceful Garden DSP – 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″(front background), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)