Lesley's Stampin Ground

Saturday, 25 January 2025

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

In both the Annual (P 22) and Mini (P12) Catalogues you will find a range of card templates which are great for inspiration. They can be copied exactly or you can change them to suit what you want. I have made some slight variations. I used hexagons instead of rectangles. This design can be found in the Annual catalogue and is the 6th design on the top row of templates.

I used the Heartfelt Hexagon punch (#162888) to punch the 3 colours from the Bloom Impressions 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#164944), a free Sale-a-bration product with a $100 order (in Australia).

I applied the Shimmery White Embossing Paste (#145645) using a Palette Knife (#142808), to a piece of Basic White card (#159228). I allowed this to dry before dry embossing it with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder (#164695). You can use the Heat Tool (#129056) to fasten the drying. I then matted this card with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached it to the Basic White base card.

The butterflies were cut using a die from the Beautiful Butterflies dies. These are part of the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder (#164614). I used Basic Black card for the butterflies and I attached them to the DSP with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Gold from the Wow! Metallic Embossing Powder (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool. The circle was cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183)

The hexagons were attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Low Profile Dots (#164658) were added to each of the butterflies.

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Wednesday, 7 August 2024

So Swirly Embossing Folder

Welcome again,

I have made my own “designer paper” for the background of this card, using the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791) and heat embossing with Gold Wow! Embossing powder (#165678).

I added VersaMark (#102283) to the inside of the front of the embossing folder, then embossed a piece of Very Vanilla card (#106550). I added the Gold embossing powder to the card and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). As this is a large embossing folder I used a piece of card the same size as the folder so I had plenty of area to punch the pieces with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (#162888).

I attached the punched pieces to a piece of Basic Black card (#121688) measuring 9x13.4cm. The hexagons overlapping the edges were cut off level to the black card. I then used another piece of Basic Black card measuring 9.5cmx13.9cm to matt the card. I found this the easiest way to get the edges cut evenly and still have the black all the way around the outside. The cardfront was then attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

The flower from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set (#161140) and the sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set (#161290) were stamped with Real Red ink (#147084). I did this with the Stamparatus. After cleaning the stamp and not moving the card or stamp, I re-inked with VersaMark, then added Clear Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool.

The leaves from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set were stamped and embossed in the same way, using Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and Lost Lagoon ink (#161678). The flower and leaves were cut with the Irresistible Blooms dies (#161149).

The sentiment was cut with a Cheerful Daisies die (#161296). The flower, sentiment and Pretty Peacock leaves were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the Lost Lagoon leaves.

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

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Friday, 5 July 2024

Flowers Of Beauty Dies

Hi everyone,

If you are unsure what colours work together, you can check out the Color Theory information on pages 132 & 133 in the Annual Catalogue. For this card I have chosen Monochromatic colours, which are colours next to each other. The colours I used are Shaded Spruce and Shy Shamrock.

The leaves were cut with Flowers Of Beauty dies (#163375), using Shaded Spruce card (#147006) and Shy Shamrock card (#163796). I andhered Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to the back of the cardstock before cutting with the dies.

The Basic White base card (#159228) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791) and matted with the Shaded Spruce card. I wrapped the Shy Shamrock Bordered Ribbon (#163787) around the card front. This was then attached to the Basic White base card.

The sentiment from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink (#147088). I used the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (#162888) to cut the sentiment and the Shaded Spruce card under the sentiment. This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The dragonflies from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (#162743) were added to the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 8 June 2024

Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

Hi friends,

For this card I have cut 3cm from the right side of the card front, allowing you to see the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (#163372) which I taped to the right side of the “inside” of the card.

I dry embossed a piece of Basic White card (#159228) with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder (#162189) and attached it to the card front. I also attached a strip of Petunia Pop card (#163802) to the edge of the card front.

The sentiment from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811). All the hexagons were punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (#162888). The DSP is also from the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper. I punched a hexagon from Petunia Pop card, cut it in half horizontally and attached it to the sentiment. The sentiment was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The leaves and flowers are from the Flowers Of Beauty stamp set (#163374) and stamped with Summer Splash ink (#163809) and Petunia Pop ink. These were cut with the Flowers Of Beauty dies (#163375). The leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are from the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (#163781).

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

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Monday, 3 June 2024

Enduring Beauty

Hello friends,

This floral image is from the Enduring Beauty stamp set (#162670). Also co-ordinating with this are the Enduring Beauty dies (#162672) and the Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks (#162673).

The Basic White card front (#159228) was dry embossed with the Cute Crochet 3D Embossing Folder (#163792) and matted with the Basic Black card (#121688), then attached to the Basic White base card.

I stamped the floral image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). The flowers were coloured using Peach Pie ink (#163810) and the leaves with Summer Splash ink (#163809). I used the Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes (#160519) to colour the image. This image & the leaves from the Summer Splash card 163798) were cut with the Enduring Beauty dies.

I cut the bottom part off the floral image and taped it to the top of the card front. I then attached the rest of the floral image with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The die-cut leaves were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making it easy to attach to the card.

The strip of DSP from the 2024-2026 In Color 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#163777) was also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) was stamped with Peach Pie ink. This was punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch (#162888). I also punch a piece of Basic Black card with the same punch, cut it in half and attached it to the sentiment. This was attached to the card with tape & Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers. The embellishments are from the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (#163781).

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Monday, 27 May 2024

Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

Hello friends,

The shapes on the background of this card have been punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (#162888).

I used the Country Woods 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#163393) to punch the shapes. I attached these to a piece of Basic Black card (#121688) measuring 13.5cm x 9cm. The outside pieces extended past this card so after taping them to the card, I trimmed them off level with the black card. I then matted this with another piece of Basic Black card measuring 13.9cm x 9.5cm. I found this was the easiest way to get all the edges even and have the black matted edge. The black card was then attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Magnolia Mood stamp set (#163502). I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) and added Black Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679). Wow! Embossing Powder is the name of the new embossing powders. This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment & black card under the sentiment were cut with Stylish Shape dies (#159183) and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The plane from the Adventurous Sky stamp set (#163439) was also heat embossed with Black. This was cut with a die from the Adventurous Sky Dies (#163446) and attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.