Lesley's Stampin Ground

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Gathering Together Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

I have used 3 different “autumn” products on this card.

The card front is Basic White (#166781). I stamped the Etched Autumn background stamp (#166082) with VersaMark (#102283) and added the White Powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679), which I set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This card was matted with Cajun Craze card (#121683) then attached to the Basic White base card.

The 2 designs of DSP are from the Gathering Together Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165969). I matted the Leafy DSP with Cajun Craze card. This and the other piece of DSP were taped to the card.

I stamped the leaf from the Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) with Cajun Craze ink (#147085) and Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). A Spotlight On Nature die (#163580) was used to cut the circle. This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#04430).

“Happy Birthday” from Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164608) was stamped with Cajun Craze ink and cut with a Textured Notes die (#165555).

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Sunday, 31 August 2025

Gathering Together Specialty Designer Series Paper

hello friends,

A sneak peek of some new designer series paper which will be available from the Online Exclusives from 3rd September. This gorgeous paper is Gathering Together 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165969). This paper has a Champagne Foil on one side of the designs.

There is a great range of new products from 3rd September both in the new September - December catalogue and the Online Exclusives, including Christmas products.

The 2 pieces of DSP were matted with Early Espresso card (#121686). The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781) and the smaller piece was attached to the card front.

“Best Wishes” from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Early Espresso ink (#147114). The sentiment and Gold Foil (#132622) were cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183).

The leaf from the Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) was stamped with Cajun Craze ink (#147085). This is a Two-Step stamp, so for the second stamped image I used Cajun Craze using the stamped off method. The leaf was fussy cut.

The Gold circle and the leaf were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments are the Flower Accents (#165171).

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Monday, 25 August 2025

Artistic Leaves stamp set

Hi friends,

The Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) is a Two-step stamping set, which allows you to stamp 2 colours for the same image.

I stamped the 2 leaves with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Darling Duckling ink (#165277). I did stamp off the Darling Duckling ink for a lighter colour. The leaves were fussy cut.

The Very Vanilla card front (#166785) was dry embossed with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069) and matted with Cherry Cobbler card (#121681). This was attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink. The ovals were cut with the Framed Scenes dies (#165396).

The Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) was taped to the card front. The leaves and sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I coloured the Antique Pearls (#164679) with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends (#154880) before attaching them to the card.

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Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Artistic Leaves

Hello again friends,

I am using another piece from the One Sheet Wonder (see yesterday’s post).

I dry embossed the Darling Duckling card (#165294) with the Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder (#164695) then attached the Kintsugi Inspiration Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165159). The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The leaves are from the Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162). I stamped one with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Darling Duckling ink (#165277), and the other with Crushed Curry ink (#147087) and Crumb Cake ink (#147116). The leaves were fussy cut.

The sentiment is from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378), stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and cut with a Mixed Labels die (#164652).

I taped the yellow leaf to the card and I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the Cherry Cobbler card and sentiment. The Flower Accents (#165171) were attached to finish the card.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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