Lesley's Stampin Ground

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).

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

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Monday, 7 July 2025

Elements Of Text stamp set

Hi again friends,

Sorry for my absence for the past few days. I’ve had a very busy week plus had cortisone injections in both shoulders, but I’m back to doing what I love - crafting.

I have stamped the text from the Elements Of Text stamp set (#164774), using Crumb Cake ink (#166787) onto Very Vanilla card (#166785). This card was matted with Mossy Meadow card (#133683), then attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

I dry embossed the strip of Crumb Cake card (#121685) with the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder (#165559) and taped it to the right side of the card front.

The leaves were cut with dies from the Thankful Garden dies (#165533) and Beautiful Motifs dies (#165205). The Mossy Meadow card and the Garden Green card (#108605) were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), before cutting with the dies. This makes it easy to attach the detailed die cuts to the card.

I cut a piece of Mossy Meadow card and a piece of Pecan Pie card (#161726) with the Textured Notes dies (#165555). The Mossy Meadow die cut strip was taped to the card and the Pecan Pie card was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The sentiment from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111), then cut with a die from the Inspiring Imperfections (#165166) and attached to the card.

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

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Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Beautiful Motifs dies

Hello friends,

The Beautiful Motifs dies (#165205) have been used for the 3 leafy images on today’s card.

I used the Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper (#164936) for the card front. I used one of the dies to cut the leaves on this DSP. This die doesn't cut the whole leaf out. Some of the leaves will pop up, which looks great.

The other 2 leaves were cut from Pretty Peacock card (#150886) and Lost Lagoon card (#133686). I attached these with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The DSP was matted with Pretty Peacock card and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Happy Birthday” from Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083). The ovals were cut with dies from the Framed Scenes dies (#165396). Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the sentiment. Riverside Irregular Pearls (#164937) were attached to the card.

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

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Saturday, 12 April 2025

Sentimental Framing dies

Hello crafty friends,

Today I have a sneak peek of some new products available from the 6th May both from the Online Exclusives and the new 2025/26 Catalogue.

I cut the frame from the gorgeous Sentimental Framing dies (#165476) using Secret Sea card (#165296). This is one of the new 2025-2027 In Colors.

The leaf was cut using a Beautiful Motifs die (#165205). This was cut from the Beautiful Gallery 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#165196). The colour of this side of the DSP is Cloud Cover, another new in-color.

I glued the die cut frame to the Basic White card base (#159228) with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755). I also attached the inside piece, that cuts out with the frame, to the card as I wanted the darker colour showing under the leaves. I then attached the die cut leaves.

“ Thinking Of You” is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) and this was stamped with the Secret Sea ink (#165285). I used the More Messages die (#165472) to cut the sentiment. This is one die which cuts out 19 different labels and co-ordinates with the More Messages stamp (#165471) which has 19 different sentiments. So versatile. The sentiment was attached with Black Stampin’ Dimensionals (#150893).

The embellishments are from the 2025-2027 In Colours Flat Pearls (#165192)

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