Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Gallery Blooms dies

Hello,

A quick & easy card using a couple of dies, designer series paper and a sentiment.

I cut the Splendid Autumn 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#164173) with the frame die from the Gallery Blooms dies (#165212). This die cuts the 3 pieces in one cut. I did cut a slither off the outside of the 2 middle pieces so that when I attached them to the card I could see a small amount of the Blackberry Bliss card (#133682) which I attached them to. I taped the outside & inside pieces to the card and used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the middle piece.

The card front was attached to Very Vanilla base card (#166785).

“Best Wishes” is from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set (#165491) and I stamped this with Blackberry Bliss ink (#147092). I then cut it with a Mixed Labels die (#164652). This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to the sentiment.

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Monday, 28 July 2025

Celebratory Sips Suite Collection

Hello everyone,

I think this Celebratory Sip Suite Collection (#165600) will be great for both masculine and feminine cards and even kids cards.

The 2 glasses were cut from the Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper (#165586) with the Cheers & Sips Dies (#165593). The slice of orange from the Cheers & Sips stamp set (#165588) was stamped with Timid Tiger ink (#165277), then cut with a co-ordinating die.

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with one of the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders (#165597). This was matted with Timid Tiger card (#165298) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The sentiments are from the Cheers & Sips stamp set and stamped with Timid Tiger ink. I used the More Messages die (#165472) to cut “Lets celebrate”. The leaves are stamped with Summer Splash ink (#163809) and cut with a co-ordinating die.

The taller glass was taped to the card and for the smaller glass and sentiment I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was added to the glasses for a touch of sparkle. The embellishments are the retired Adhesive-Backed Dappled Dots.

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Sunday, 27 July 2025

Spotlight On Nature

Hi friends,

The Spotlight On Nature stamp set (#163579) has been used for the 3 stamped images on this card.

I stamped the butterfly, floral image and leaves with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). These were coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Granny Apple Green (#154885), Pretty In Pink (#163824) and Daffodil Delight (#154883). All these images were fussy cut.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder (#163789). This was double matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Pretty In Pink card (#163794).

The leaves were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The flowers & butterfly were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

I wrapped the Pretty In Pink Bordered Ribbon (#163784) around the card front, then attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I fussy cut this as well and attached it with Mini Glue Dots.

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Saturday, 26 July 2025

Beautiful Motifs dies

Hi friends,

I have used the Beautiful Motifs dies (#165205) again on today’s card, for the design on the background.

I used this die on the 4 corners of the Very Vanilla card front (#166785). This die doesn't cut the whole piece out, so creates a lovely design.

I used dies from the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183) to cut the squares from the Berry Burst card (#163802), Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) and the Very Vanilla card with the sentiment. The sentiment is from the Year Of Flowers stamp set (#165367) and I stamped this with Blackberry Bliss ink (#147092).

The flowers and leaves were cut with the Charming Day dies (#166135). I used Blackberry Bliss card (#133682 ) and Berry Burst card for the flowers and Mossy Meadow card (#133683) for the leaves.

All the squares/diamonds were taped to the card. The flowers were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the leaves.

The butterflies are from the Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136). Clear wink Of Stella (#141897) added some glimmer to the flowers.

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Friday, 25 July 2025

Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder

Hi again friends,

How beautiful is this sunflower which was dry embossed with the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder (#166145) onto the Gold Foil Sheet (#132622).

The gold foil was then matted with Basic Black card (#121688). I used a die from the Beautiful Motifs dies (#165205) to create the decorative motifs on each corner of the Very Vanilla card front (#166785). This die doesn't cut the full piece out of the card, but creates a beautiful design still attached to the card. This was attached to the Very Vanilla base card. The finished card size is 12.5x12.5cm.

“Thinking Of You” from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) was heat embossed with VersaMark (#102283) and Black powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679), then set with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Beautiful Butterflies die (#164614) was used to cut the sentiment.

I added a piece of the Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon (#165599) to the card then the sentiment was added on top with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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Thursday, 24 July 2025

Fancy fold card

Hello friends,

Today I have a fancy fold card using the Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162). I think this is called a side step fancy fold card.

Below are the measurements for the cutting & score lines. This base card is the normal size - 21cm x 14.9cm.

The card base is Very Vanilla (#166785). The Designer Series Paper is from the Country Woods (#163393). The DSP was attached to the Cherry Cobbler card (#121681).

Another piece of Very Vanilla card was dry embossed with the Plaster Painting Embossing Folder (#164656). This was also matted with Cherry Cobbler card.

The leaves are from the Artistic Leaves stamp set, and stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). The leaves were fussy cut.

“Thank You” is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198), and stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink. This was cut with a Framed Scenes die (#165396).

The sentiment and larger leaf were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). Mini Glue Dots (#103683) were used to attach the small leaves.

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Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape

Hello again everyone,

The beautiful Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) is a wide Washi tape - 8.3cm (3-1/4”) with a range of floral patterns and can be cut with the Extraordinary Flora Die (#165244).

I applied the tape to both Basic White card (#166781) and Bubble Bath card (#161727), then cut these with the die.

I dry embossed a piece of Basic White card with one of the Glass & Gardens Embossing folders (#165597). This was then attached to the Basic White card front and matted with Bubble Bath card.

The sentiment from the Year Of Flowers stamp set (#165367) was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811) and cut with a Mixed Labels die (#164652).

The flowers and sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and the leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

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Monday, 21 July 2025

Artistic Leaves stamp set

Hi everyone,

The Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) is a Two Step stamp which allows you to stamp 2 images in different colours for a lovely effect. This is also a distinctive stamp set which also gives you a variation in colour with just one stamp and ink. You can use the main stamped image alone or add the second image for extra dimension.

I stamped the 2 larger leaves with Crushed Curry ink (#147087), for the main part of the leaves, then for the second stamped image I used Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102) on the top one and Peach Pie ink (#163810) on the other. For the smaller leaves I stamped 2 with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and the other with Cajun Craze ink (#147085). Peach Pie ink and Soft Sea Foam ink were used for the second stamp colours. These leaves were fussy cut.

The Designer Series Paper from Country Woods (#163393) was attached to the Crushed Curry card (#131288). The sentiment is also from the Artistic Leaves stamp set and I used Crushed Curry ink. A Happy Hibiscus die (#164879) was used to cut the sentiment.

The 2 larger leaves and sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). Mini Glue dots (#103683) were used to attach the small leaves. I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to all the leaves.

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Sunday, 20 July 2025

Just A Note Bundle

Hi again,

The Just A Note Bundle (#166102) has been used for today’s card. I am loving this bundle for both cards & scrapbooking.

I stamped DAD from the Trusty Tools stamp set (#163274) using VersaMark (#102283) and adding the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder.

I then stamped the lines from the Just A Note stamp set (#166098) using Basic Gray ink (#149165). “Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164608) was stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665). This was then cut with the die from the Just A Note dies (#166101).

The paper clip was also cut with a die from Just A Note using the Copper from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772).

The hammer and tape measure are from the Trusty Tools stamp set. I used Early Espresso ink (#147114) for the hammer and Pecan Pie ink for the tape measure. These were cut with the Trusty Tools dies (#162722). I added some colour to these with Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends (#161674) and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends (#154882).

The Basic White card front (#166781) was stamped with the Painted Stripes background stamp (#165437) using Crumb Cake ink (#166787). The DSP attached to the left side is from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196).

The “note paper” was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The hammer & tape measure were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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Saturday, 19 July 2025

Double scrapbook layout

Hello friends,

My husband took photos of yesterday’s sunrise so had to scrapbook them.

The photos are matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Peach Pie card (#163880). The base pages are from retired Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper. (If we keep it long enough it will come in handy!!)

I stamped the grasses from the Prairie Grass stamp set (#166168) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708).

I cut the “diamonds” using dies from the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183), using Basic Black card, Peach Pie card and Azure Afternoon card (#161728).

The letters for “Sunrise” were cut with the Mini Alphabet Dies (#162934), using Basic Black card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). When I cut these letters, I always have many of the letters left over so put them away for another project. I had all these letters put aside which was very handy.

The lines for the note paper are from the Just A Note stamp set (#166098). This was stamped onto Very Vanilla card (#166785) with Basic Gray ink (#121689), then cut with the Just A Note die (#166101). The bulldog clip was also cut with one of these dies using Basic Black card. The Just A Note stamp set and dies are also available in the Just A Note Bundle (#166102). As usual you save 10% on all bundles.

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Friday, 18 July 2025

Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper

Hello everyone,

This beautiful Designer Series Paper is Painterly Pears (#166146).

I dry embossed the Very Vanilla card front (#166785) with the Joined Together 3D Embossing Folder (#165170). I taped the darker piece of the DSP to the card front.

The other piece of DSP was cut with a Perennial Postage die (#162607). The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285) and also cut with a Perennial Postage die. These 2 die cut pieces were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The leaves were cut with Gallery Blooms dies (#165212) using Secret Sea card (#165296) and Cloud Cover card (#165293). I backed the cardstock with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) before cutting with the dies.

I daubered around the card front with Secret Sea ink, then attached it to the Very Vanilla base card.

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Thursday, 17 July 2025

Prairie Grass stamp set

Hello friends,

I am loving the grass images from the Prairie Grass stamp set (#166168). Here’s another easy but elegant card using this stamp set.

I cut the 4 different designs from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393). These measure 3cms x 9cms. I placed them onto the grid paper with the spaces between them. Then I stamped the image with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Black powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The DSP was then taped to the Basic Black card (#121688), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Thinking Of You” from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) was also heat embossed with Black powder. I used the More Messages die (#165472) to cut the sentiment. The Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems (#161288) were added to the card. These are on the Last Chance list, so available while stocks last.

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Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Prairie Grass

Hi again everyone,

A lovely card using the grass from the Prairie Grass stamp set (#166168).

I stamped the grass with VersaMark (#102283) onto the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (#163303). I added the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The Pretty Peacock card (#150886) was dry embossed with the Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder (#164695). The DSP was attached to this card, then attached to the Basic White Base card (#166781).

The sentiment is also from the Prairie Grass stamp set and heat embossed with Copper. This was cut with a Happy Hibiscus die (#164879). I added a bit of colour to part of the sentiment using a Blending Brush (#153611) with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083). Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the sentiment to the card.

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

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