Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden Fall Card

Good Morning! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Here is a gate fold card made with the pretty Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden bundle that came out earlier this year. The thing is, my hydrangeas are Lil’ Limelight, which means that they have greenish white flowers that turn a beautiful bronze in the fall (the ones the deer don’t eat, that is). And they’re at the peak of their color right now, so I wanted to make a card using this pretty bundle to capture these Fall hydrangeas. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

After scoring and burnishing the card base for the center gate fold card, adhere panels of Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to the front flaps. Use the third largest die from the Everyday Arches dies to cut Old Olive and the next smallest to cut Basic Beige. Emboss the Basic Beige arch with the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder and adhere it to the Old Olive arch. Adhere the layered arches to the left side of the card base.

Stamp the large hydrangea flower from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden stamp set using Gray Granite ink and color it using the masks and blending brushes (masks are included in the bundle or can be purchased separately). Color the hydrangea first using Soft Sea Foam for mask #1 and #2 (the color will be darker with the second mask). For mask #3, start with Calypso Coral and add a little Cajun Craze at the end. Use Old Olive to color the leaves with masks #4 and #5. Cut the hydrangea out with the large coordinating die.

Cut two large leaf clusters using the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden dies from Old Olive card stock and adhere them to the card with glue dots. Pop the flower on top with dimensionals and decorate the centers with antique pearls. Finish with a Basic Beige bow.

For the inside panel, trim the bottom of a Basic White panel with DSP. Find the section of the hydrangea from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden stamp set that goes with the small flower die and stamp it using Gray Granite ink on Basic White. Color with blending brushes like the large flower on the front and cut it out with the small hydrangea die. Adhere it to the panel and adhere the panel to the inside of the card.

I was happy with how the hydrangea came out using the masks for coloring. My first attempt using Stampin’ Blends didn’t work out nearly as well 😞. I didn’t put any sentiments on the front or inside of this card, but you can use it for a Fall birthday or for any other occasion. I love plaids in the Fall and so many of the Timeless Plaid designs would be great for a Fall card, so don’t forget those items hiding in your stash! Enjoy!

And don’t forget that tomorrow is the Big Day for the new Stampin’ Up! 2025 September-December Mini Catalog to open and a new release of Online Exclusive products!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Basic Beige – 5-1/2″ – 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 2-1/8″ and 6-3/8″, 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ (embossed arch)
Old Olive – 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ (arch mat), 2″ x 5-1/2″ (die cut leaves)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 3-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ (flower), 1-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ (inside flower)
Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ DSP – two 1-7/8″ x 5-1/4″ (front flap backgrounds), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Everyday Arches Dies

[164629]

$29.00

Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder

[164069]

$12.00

Timeless Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164678]

$12.50

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[164511]

$14.00

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

[100702]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$9.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$9.00

Antique Pearls

[164679]

$8.50

Basic Beige 3/8" (1 Cm) Classic Ribbon

[165216]

$9.50

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

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! Thankful Garden Hello Card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I used the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden bundle with the Simply Said stamp set and Lovely Garden designer series paper to make a Hello card for today. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a sketch challenge this week and I interpreted the flowers as the oval.

I adhered a panel of Lovely Garden designer series paper to the front of a Fresh Freesia card base with liquid glue and adhered a contrasting black and white striped panel on top.

I stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White four times amd cut it out with the small flower die. I partially inked the smaller flower with the ink and stamped it on one side of a Basic White strip and then flipped it, inked it up again and stamped the other side, so I get a clean stamped flower. I colored the flowers with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends and cut them out with the coordinating small single flower die.

I used the leaf die from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden dies to cut the light side of Garden Green Two-Tone card stock and adhered it to the card with glue dots. I stamped the sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set on Fresh Freesia and cut it out with the banner die fromt eh Stylish Shapes dies. I adhered the label to the card with glue dots and also used glue dots to adhere two of the die cut flowers. I popped the last flower on the card with dimensionals and finished with Fresh Freesia dots and a white ribbon tie.

For the inside, I adhered a strip of DSP to the bottom of a Basic White panel. I cut a single leaf from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden leaf cluster die and adhered it and the last flower to the panel. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden bundle are so pretty and can be colored in so many ways! I also love how you have dies to cut single flowers from the bouquets because it gives you more options to use the stamp set. It’s a wonderful bundle!

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

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

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Fresh Freesia -5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 1-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ (label)
Garden Green Two-Tone – 2-1/2″ x 3″ (die cut leaves)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), two 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut flowers)
Lovely Garden DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front background), 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ (inside trim), 2-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (contrasting DSP panel)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163756]

$17.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

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

[165524]

$12.50

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$11.50

Garden Green 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

[166665]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155518]

$11.00

Tinsel Gems Three Pack

[161624]

$7.50

White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ribbon

[165562]

$8.00

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]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden Love Card

Good Morning! There’s a new release of Online Exclusives today and one of the new bundles is the pretty Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden bundle. This is a stamp, die and mask bundle with big, bold flowers and pretty sentiments. I used the masks to make my flowers today and I’ve paired it with the coordinating Lovely Garden designer series paper. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a panel of Lovely Garden designer series paper to the front of a Soft Sea Foam card base with liquid glue. I was going to use Garden Green, but I wanted a softer color – I think it works. I embossed a Basic White panel with the Eyelet 3D embossing folder and adhered strips of dark Garden Green two-tone card stock to the top and bottom edges. The two Tone card stock is thinner than regular card stock and I didn’t want the extra bulk and since I was adhering the embossed panel with liquid glue, I think it’s a great option! It gives me just a little stronger definition between the embossed panel and DSP.

The masks for the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden bundle are numbered 1 – 5 and have little notches to help line them up. I applied Lemon Lolly with Blending Brushes to 1 and 2. I applied the ink a little darker on the second mask. I used Daffodil Delight on the third mask to get the darkest highlights. The last two masks are for the leaves and I used Garden Green ink, making the ink darker on the last one. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the flower centers and cut the flowers out with the large coordinating die. I had to do this twice because the die didn’t line up correctly the first time. So on the second attempt, I snugged the stems up tighter against the flower and checked my die after I laid down enough Garden Green ink. For the third flower, I just used ink on the smaller flower in the masks (no need to do the stems). and cut it out with the small flower die. I adhered the flower and stems to the card with glue dots and popped the small flower on top with dimensionals.

I stamped sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White and cut it out with the small rectangle die from the Nested Essentials dies. I adhered the label to the card with glue dots. I made a bow with the new white ribbon and adhered it with a glue dot and finished with daffodil Delight opal rounds.

For the inside panel, I stamped the the flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden stamp set using Lemon Lolly ink on a Basic White panel. I trimmed the bottom with DSP and adhered it to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden bundle are so versatile and can be colored in so many ways. I think it would have been a little easier to align the coordinating die if I had stamped the whole flower first, but I wanted the look without the stamped image. And I love the black stamped center accents!

Next, I’ll have to try coloring the stamped outline image. This pretty bundle can be used in so many ways. Check it out along with the other new Online Exclusives here.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now Button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my Online store or contact me if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Soft Sea Foam – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″
Garden Green Two-Tone – two 1″ x 4-1/4″ strips (embossed panel mat)
Basic White – 4″ x 4-1/4″ (embossed front background), 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut flowers), 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut flower), 1-1/2″ x 2″ (label)
Lovely Garden DSP – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (front background), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)