Lesley's Stampin Ground

Thursday, 27 March 2025

Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

An easy card today (I’m not feeling 100%) using the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (#163303).

I dry embossed the Azure Afternoon card (#161663) with the Painted Texture Embossing Folder (#154317) and attached the DSP on top. The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The sentiment from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#146991), using the Stamparatus. I then re-stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and added Clear powder from the Wow! Basics Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used a die from Stylish Shapes (#159183) to cut the sentiment.

The butterflies were cut with Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491) using Blueberry Bushel card (#146991). I added glimmer to the butterflies with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430) and the butterflies with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are from the Opal Rounds Assortment (#163298).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

https://www.stampinup.com.au

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Elements Of Text

Hello crafty friends,

The Elements Of Text Stamp set (#164774) is great for stamping backgrounds with the text and splotches images.

Firstly I blended the Coastal Cabana ink (#147097) with a Blending Brush (#153611) onto Basic White cardstock (#159228). I then stamped the text with VersaMark (#102283), added White powder from the Wow! Basics Embossing Powder (#165679), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I then tore the right side of the card for a jagged edge.

I dry embossed another piece of Basic White cardstock with the Starstruck Embossing Folder (this was part of Sale-a-bration). I matted this with Coastal Cabana card (#131302) and attached it to the Basic White base card.

The Silver Foil sheet (#163387) was used for the butterfly which was cut with a Beautiful Butterflies die (#164614). The body of the butterfly is cut separately so this was attached to the butterfly with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The butterfly was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I usually attach the butterflies under the body only so the wings can be lifted up for a nice effect.

The sentiment from the Sketched Butterfly stamp set (#163490) was stamped with Coastal Cabana ink and cut with an Around It All die (#164725). This was also attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and then I added the Opal Rounds Assortment gems (#163298) to finish the card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Happy Hibiscus Bundle

Hi again friends,

The Happy Hibiscus Bundle (#164880) consists of the Happy Hibiscus stamp set (#164877) and the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder (#164879). The hybrid embossing folder also includes the dies which co-ordinate with the stamp set and embossing folder, which allows you to cut and embossing the flowers at the same time.

I matted the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (#163303) with Highland Heather card (#147010) and attached it to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The Highland Heather hibiscus flowers were cut and embossed with the Hybrid Embossing Folder. I added glimmer to the flowers with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

The leaves from the Happy Hibiscus stamp set were stamped with Coastal Cabana ink (#147097). The inside of the leaves were stamped using the stamping off method for a lighter image. These were then cut with the Happy Hibiscus dies.

“Happy Birthday” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The 2 circles were cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580). The circles were taped to the card. The leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The beautiful embellishments are the Two-Tone Sparkle Gems (#164633).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

https://www.stampinup.com.au

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

Monday, 24 March 2025

Flowers Of Beauty

Hello friends,

A simple but pretty card using the Flowers Of Beauty dies (#163375). I think this would also be a lovely card for a Sympathy card.

I dry embossed a piece of Basic White card (#159228) with the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder (#165559) and attached this to the Basic White card front. This was then matted with the Bubble Bath card (#161727).

I used a die from the Flowers Of Beauty dies to cut the leafy image from the Gold Foil Sheets (#132622). This was glued to the card with the Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The flowers were cut from Bubble Bath card and Fresh Freesia card (#155614), also using the Flowers Of Beauty dies. The flowers were attached together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. These were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I added White Pearlised Enamel Effects Basics (#156310) in the centre of the flowers.

“Thinking Of You” from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811). I used the smallest die from the Everyday Arches dies (#164629) to cut the sentiment. I also re-positioned the die to cut the left end off to make it shorter. The Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins (from Sale-a-bration, so now retired) were added to the card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Sunday, 23 March 2025

Woven Textures Designer Series Paper

Hi again friends,

The Woven Textures 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#165560) has a variety of woven materials and designs in various natural hues and is great for masculine cards, which I am always in need of. I love the “texture” on these designs.

I had some small strips of the DSP left from another project and of course we can’t throw out any DSP, so used them on this card. I attached the strips of DSP to a piece of Pecan Pie card (#161726), leaving a small gap in between each piece, then matted it with the Early Espresso card (#121686). This was then attached to another piece of the DSP, and attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#106550).

I stamped the leaves from the Textured Notes stamp set (#165548) with Old Olive ink (#147090), Wild Wheat ink (#161651) and Crumb Cake ink (#147116). These were all fussy cut.

The sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Early Espresso ink (#147114) and cut with an Around It All die (#164725). The Old Olive leaf and the sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the other leaves.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Friday, 21 March 2025

Enduring Beauty Stamp Set

Hello again friends,

The Enduring Beauty Stamp set (#162670) is easily coloured using the co-ordinating Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks (#162673).

I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White base card (#159228). The inks to colour this are Fresh Freesia (#155611), Highland Heather (#147103), Gorgeous Grape (#147099), Granny Apple Green (#147095) and Lemon Lime Twist (#147145).

I used one of the Everyday Arches dies (#164629) to cut an area from the stamped image. I then cut 6 pieces of Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) with the same die. I glued these all together including the stamped image, using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

After cutting out the arch, I dry embossed the Basic White card with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder (#164695) and attached this to a piece of Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). I glued the arches where I had cut out the original arch. With the layers of card glued together, you can see the Gorgeous Grape edges. Not sure how much you can see this on the photo below.

The sentiment from So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183). This was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

https://www.stampinup.com.au

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

Thursday, 20 March 2025

Thoughtful Wishes

Hello friends,

Another Sympathy card today. I like simple but elegant cards for sympathy cards like this one using the Thoughtful Wishes dies (#163313).

I cut the leafy image from the Gold from the Silver & Gold 12”x12” Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper (#162288). This was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228) which was dry embossed with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder (#164695). I matted this with Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) and attached it to the Basic White base card.

The sentiment is from the retired Painted Glass stamp set. I love the elegance of this script. This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. I cut the sentiment with a Labelled With Love die (#163570). I daubered the edges with Wild Wheat ink (#161651) and attached the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The cross was cut with the retired Cross Of Hope dies, also using the Gold Glimmer Paper. The embellishments are the Low-Profile Dots (#164658).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

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Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Memorable Blooms

Hello friends,

I need a couple of sympathy cards so here is one I have made using the Memorable Blooms Bundle (#164826).

I stamped the image from the Memorable Blooms stamp set (#164816) with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with a Memorable Blooms die (#164825).

I then dry embossed the Basic White card (#159228) from which the floral image was cut out, with the Soft Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791). This was taped to the Silver Foil Sheet (#163387). The floral image was attached with Stampin Dimensionals (#104430) on top of where it was cut.

“With Sympathy” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was also heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. I cut this with a Textured Notes die (#165555). Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach the sentiment.

The embellishments are retired Festive Pearls.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

With You In Mind

Hello & welcome,

I am back after a very busy week, but had a fabulous time at Stampin’ Up! On Stage in Brisbane for 3 days.

I am showing another card today using the Baby Wipes Technique, as shown in a post on 4th March. When I do this technique I stamp a variety of images to be able to use at a later time as I dont like to waste the ink.

The sentiment and butterfly were both stamped with this technique. “Happy Birthday” is from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747). The butterfly is from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490). The butterflies were cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). The small butterfly was cut from Azure Afternoon card (#161728).

The Real Red card and the sentiment were cut with the Textured Notes dies (#165555). The Azure Afternoon card front was dry embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder (#164695) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The Real Red card was taped to the card. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the sentiment & butterfly. The small butterfly was attached with a Mini Glue Dot (#103683). The Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (#161954) were added to the card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

Update

Hello friends,

Just an update as to why I haven't had any cards for the past few days, and sorry, none today either. Since my last post we were hit with the cyclone and haven't had power for 5 days and it may be back on in 2-3 days. Also haven't had any internet till now.

I did get water in my craft room so had to move everything so I can’t access any of my craft things until that gets sorted. Tomorrow I will be at Stampin’ Up! Onstage for 3 days (which I am really looking forward to), so I hope I will be back early next week with more cards.

My apologies but I will be back as soon as possible.

Saturday, 8 March 2025

You Are Remarkable

Hi friends,

I am very thankful not to have any effect from the cyclone overnight. Many areas have been affected but we are one of the lucky ones. So I’m now back in the craft room getting organised for upcoming classes.

Today I am using the You Are Remarkable stamp set (#165445) for the floral image.

I stamped the outline of the floral image with VersaMark (#102283) and used the Gold from the Wow! Metallics Embossing Powder (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This stamp set is a 2 Step stamp so I then stamped the flower with Highland Heather ink (#147103), the leaves with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678) and the flower centre with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094).

The Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593) was attached to the Basic White Base card (#159228).

I cut the stamped image and the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) with the Textured Notes dies (#165555). A die from the Framed Scenes (#165396) was used for the squiggly lines on the Gorgeous Grape card.

“Happy Birthday” from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). This was also cut with a Textured Notes dies. The floral image and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The dragonflies are from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (#162743).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Friday, 7 March 2025

Heirloom Arrangements Kit

Hello friends,

As we continue to wait for the pending cyclone I have been making more of the cards from the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007). This is an all exclusive kit, including card bases, envelopes, stamps, die cut elements, ink and adhesives.

I have packed up a lot of my papers etc just in case we get any damage, even though we have done everything possible to prevent any water coming in, so this kit is very handy.

This kit also comes with instructions for 8 cards but I have chosen to do my own thing. Everything I have used for this card is from the kit except for the Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (#161954), the Boho Blue ink (#161650) used for the sentiment and Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the butterfly & flowers.

I hope to be back tomorrow, but will depend on the outcome of the cyclone which is to cross the coast tomorrow morning not far from here.

Stay safe everyone in the path of the cyclone.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Fancy Borders Bundle

Hello friends,

I have used the Fancy Borders Bundle (#165381) for this card. The bundle consists of the Fancy Borders stamp set (#165379) and the Fancy Borders dies (#165380).

I stamped the leafy borders with Granny Apple Green ink (#147095). “Happy Birthday” from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678), which of course was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

I used one of the Fancy Borders dies to cut the top & bottom of the Basic White card (#159228). This was attached to the Wild Wheat card (#161734), then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) were added to the card.

A quick & easy card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Memorable Blooms

Hello again friends,

As I write this, the wind is starting to build as the cyclone comes closer to the Queensland coast and is expected to cross the coast tomorrow night. My craft room is the most exposed so we have boarded the windows and doors, just to be on the safe side. It is very rare for a cyclone to come this far south, so we are hoping it isn't too vicious. I hope everyone in the affected areas will be safe.

I have used the Baby Wipes technique again on today’s card. Check yesterdays blog for all the details on this technique. I usually stamp a variety of images when I use this technique so I don't waste the ink I have used to create the “ink pad”.

I stamped the image from the Memorable Blooms stamp set (#164816) onto Basic White card (#159228). This was cut with a Textured Notes Die (#165555).

The Real Red card (#106578) was dry embossed with the Modern Herringbone Embossing Folder (#164908) and attached to the Basic White base card. The stamped image was attached to the Real Red card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Congratulations” from the Translucent Florals stamp set (#162243) was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084). The sentiment and the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) were also cut with Textured Notes dies. These were taped to the card. The Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (#158987) were added to the card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.