Lesley's Stampin Ground

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Pretty Poinsettia Dies

Hello again friends,

I love the poinsettia from the Pretty Poinsettia dies (#168146) so have made the flowers white for this Birthday card for something different.

The flower and leaves from these dies are impressions dies, which means to get a deeper emboss, you use an Impressions plate (#167767) after cutting with the dies. I used Basic White card (#166781) and Soft Sea Foam card (#147012). I daubered some Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102) around the edges of the Soft Sea Foam leaves. The layers were attached together with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the flower and leaves.

The silver leaves were cut with a Beautifully Celebrated die (#166974) from Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The sentiments are from the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies (#170052). These dies include the cutting dies to cut the sentiments. I used Silver Stampin’ Hot foil (#170067).

I matted the Basic White card front with Soft Sea Foam card and attached it to the Basic White base card. I cut strips of the Luxe White Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167947) and taped them to the card front. The flower was attached with a Stampin’ Dimensional (#104430) and the sentiments with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108), which were cut in half. The adhesive backed leaves were attached to the card.

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Friday, 11 September 2026

Echos Of Details Hot Foil Dies

Hi friends,

I have used the Echos Of Details Hot Foil Dies (#170048) with the Gold Stampin’ Hot Foil (#170066) for the background of this lovely subtle coloured card.

I have used Very Vanilla card (#166785). I cut the card front with a die from the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974), then dry embossed this with the Textured Tree Ring 3D Embossing Folder (#168220). This was attached to the card with the Hot Foil bricks.

The flower & leaves are from the now retired Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack. I coloured the flower with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675) and the leaf with Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885). The flower was attached to the card with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional (#144108) and the leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

“Thinking Of You” is from the Friendly Foliage stamp set (#167021). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). A Stylish Shapes Die (#159183) was used to cut the sentiment and this was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments are the Gold Adhesive Backed Dots (#168467).

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

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Thursday, 23 April 2026

Extraordinary Flora

Hi friends,

The Extraordinary Flora Bundle (#165245) consists of one stamp that stamps a variety of flowers & leaves and one die that cuts all the images at one time. The stamp set is the Extraordinary Flora (#165243) and the die is the Extraordinary Flora die (#165244).

I stamped the images with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and these were coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Timid Tiger (#165291), Peach Pie (#163827), Crisp Cantalope (#167669), Lost Lagoon (#161680) and Pretty Peacock (#161676).

I used the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) to cut the Peach Pie card (#163800) and the Basic White card (#166781) with the sentiment. “Happy Birthday” is from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set (#167639) and will be available in the new catalogue from 5th May. This was stamped with Timid Tiger ink (#165278). I dry embossed the Peach pie card with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing folder (#167097)

The sentiment & Peach Pie card were taped to the Basic White base card. The flowers & leaves were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

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

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Monday, 6 April 2026

Metallic Textures Rub-Ons

Hello friends,

Each year 5 In Colors retire and are replaced by 5 new In Colors. I have used 2 of the retiring colors on this card from the 2024-2026 In Colors.

First, I used the Gold Metallic Textures Rub-Ons (#165270). These were rubbed onto the Very Vanilla card front (#166785), then this was matted with Summer Splash card (#163796). The card front was attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

“Best Wishes” from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment and the Petunia Pop card (#163802) were cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974). The sentiment was attached to the Petunia Pop card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), then taped to the card front.

I attached the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) to Very Vanilla card, then cut this with the Extraordianary Flora Die (#165244). The flowers & leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The products used on this card that are in the Last Chance list are the 2024-2026 In-Colors (Petunia Pop & Summer Splash), Metallic Textures Rob-Ons and With You In Mind stamp set.

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Thursday, 26 March 2026

Beautifully Celebrated dies

Hi again friends,

The Beautifully Celebrated Dies (#166974) have been used for the die cut pieces on today’s card.

I stamped the flowers from the Fragrant Layers stamp set (#167150) with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147011) onto Basic White card (#166781).

“Thinking Of You” from the Forever Florals stamp set (#167440) was also stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink. This and the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) were cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies. The detailed corners were also cut with these dies. These corners were attached to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The sentiment was dry embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097). This was then attached to the Gorgeous Grape die cut with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). This was then taped to the card front.

The card front was matted with Gorgeous Grape card, then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used on the flowers to add some glimmer. The embellishments are the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611).

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Sunday, 8 March 2026

Scalloped Wishes Bundle

Hello stamping friends,

The Scalloped Wishes Bundle (#167453) which consists of the Scalloped Wishes stamp set (#167447) and Scalloped Wishes dies (#167452) have been used on this card.

I stamped the border from the stamp set on the Basic White card (#166781) with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111). This and the DSP from the Wood Grain Wonders (#167428) were cut with the dies.

The card front is from the Mixed Up Patterns Designer Series Paper (#166992) was matted with Crushed Curry card (#131288) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The leaves were cut with dies from the Delicate Whispers dies (#167505) and the Scalloped Wishes dies. I used Old Olive card (#106576) and Mossy Meadow card (#133683), both backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The woodgrain scalloped oval was taped to the card front and the leaves were attached. The stamped scalloped oval was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Have The Best Day” from the Cutest Crew stamp set (#167146) was stamped with Crushed Curry ink (#147087) and cut with a retired Happy Hibiscus die. This was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The flowers and dragonfly were cut with dies from the Scalloped Wishes dies. The fancy corners are from the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974). The corners & dragonfly was cut from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). I used Crushed Curry card for the flowers.

The flowers & dragonfly were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The corners were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157) were added to the flower centres.

“Love what you do and share what you love.

CREATE. INSPIRE. CREATE.

Friday, 6 March 2026

Beautifully Celebrated Dies

Hello & welcome,

Gold & white always looks elegant. Here I have used the gorgeous Lovely & Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper (#166957) along with the Beautifully Celebrated Dies (#166974).

I cut the middle out of the DSP with one of the dies. This DSP was then matted with Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781)

I cut the detailed corners from Basic White card and Gold Foil, also with dies from this set. The Gold Foil corners were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683), then I added the White corners, offsetting them to show some gold.

“Best Wishes” from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed with Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment was also cut with one of the Beautifully Celebrated dies.

The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to finish the card.

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

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Sunday, 22 February 2026

Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers

Hello friends,

The bird, butterfly and one of the leaves are from the Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers (#166986).

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder (#167196), then matted with Daffodil Delight card (#121680) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The yellow paper from the Beautiful Boho Designer Series Paper (#164607) was cut with a Beautifully Celebrated die (#166974) and taped to the card front.

I applied the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) to Basic White card, then cut it with the Extraordinary Flora die (#165244). These leaves and flowers were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The puffy bird, leaf & butterfly have a sticky back.

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

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

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Sunday, 15 February 2026

Lifetime Of Love

Hello everyone,

While I had the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) out from yesterday’s card I thought I would use them again. I love the detailed corners and the fancy border dies in this set.

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with (my favourite) Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097), then double matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). This was then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Gold Foil was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) before cutting with the die for the corners. I like to use adhesive sheet with any detailed dies making it super easy to attach them to the card.

I stamped the floral image from the Lifetime Of Love stamp set (#162574) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I stamped a second image using the masking technique. This allows you to stamp another image without it stamping over the first image. For the mask, I stamped the image on a post it note and cut it out then placed it over the stamped image on the card, then stamped onto the card and removed the mask.

The Stampin’ Blends used to colour the flowers & leaves are Poppy Parade (#154958), Azure Afternoon (#161672), Peach Pie (#163827), Petunia Pop (#163828), Flirty Flamingo (#154884), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Granny Apple Green (#154885).

The Beautifully Celebrated dies were used to cut the stamped image and Gold foil. These were taped together and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Celebrate” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and added to the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to the flower centres.

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

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Saturday, 14 February 2026

Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack

Hello again friends,

The Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack (#166980) includes 6 vellum sheets, 2 each of 3 designs, with pre-cut images with gold foil.

The Highland Heather card front (#147010) was dry embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097). I matted this with the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011).

Th 2 fancy pieces in the top corners were cut with a Beautifully Celebrated die (#166974) using Gorgeous Grape card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). These were attached to the card.

The bird is from the Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers (#166986). This is adhesive backed and attached to the gold pre-cut piece from the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera pack. The 2 long “labels” were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I cut the row of flowers in half & attached them with Mini Glue Dots.

“Sending Love” from the Friendly Foliage stamp set (#167021) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and cut with a die from the soon to be released Paradise Garden dies (#167120).

The sentiment and Gold piece with the bird were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The Flower Accents (#165171) are the gold embellishments.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Beautifully Celebrated dies

Hi friends,

I have used the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) on this easy Gatefold card.

I scored the Basic White base card (#166781) along the long side (21cm) at 5.2cm on the left and right side. I cut 2 pieces of Basic White card - 4.7cm x 14.9cm and dry embossed these with the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder (#166990) and attached these to the “wings” of the card.

The flowers from the Fragrant Layers stamp set (#167150) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour this image are Balmy Blue (#154830), Azure Afternoon (#161672), Blueberry Bushel (#161679), Poppy Parade (#154958), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Pool Party (#154894).

The floral image and the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) were cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies. These were taped together. I attached the left side of the die cut to the left side of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Thank You” is from the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) and stamped with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663) and cut with a Fragrant Layers die (#167154).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers and the Moody Palette Glossy Dots (#167180) were added to complete the card.

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

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Monday, 29 December 2025

Beautifully Celebrated dies

Hello again,

I used the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) to cut the 3 “labels” for this card.

First, I attached the Greenery Lane Washi Tape (#166880) to a piece of Basic White card (#166781) before cutting with the die.

I stamped the sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) onto Garden Green card (#108605) with VersaMark (#102283) and added White powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The 2 pieces of Garden Green card were also cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies,

The front of the Basic White Base card was dry embossed with the Birchwood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069). The 2 larger die cuts were taped together then attached to the card. I cut the Pecan Pie (#161726) leaves with a die from the Greenery Lanes dies (#166876). Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) was used to attach the leaves.

The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I chose the cute little dragonflies from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (#162743) as we have had so many dragonflies in our garden over the past few weeks.

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

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Monday, 15 December 2025

True Blue Florals Designer Series Paper

Hello,

New to Stampin’ Up! is the Product Of The Month. Each month a new product will be released and available while stocks last and available to purchase with a qualifying order ($125 in Australia). This months product is the True Blue Florals Designer Series Paper (#167970) and I have used 3 of the designs on todays card.

I matted the lighter DSP with Night Of Navy card (#106577) and added a strip of the darker DSP to the bottom. The flowers were fussy cut. The flowers on the left were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). Mini Glue Dots (#103683) were used to attach the other flower.

“Happy Birthday” from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) was stamped with Night Of Navy ink (#147110) and cut with a Happy Hibiscus die (#164879). This was also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The corner piece was cut with a die from the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) with Night Of Navy card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). I added Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to the flowers.

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

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