Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Charming Day Bundle

Hello stamping friends,

I am using the Charming Day Bundle (#166136) again for the floral image on today’s card. Yes it is currently one of my favourites.

I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) to stamp the floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126). I coloured it with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883), Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends (#161672), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends (#154830) and Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends (#154902). I added some Glimmer with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). A die from the Charming Day Bundle dies (#166135) was used to cut the image.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). I cut the circles for the sentiment and the Azure Afternoon card with the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183). I used the silver Metallic Rub-Ons (#165270) on the Azure Afternoon circle and sentiment.

The card front is one of the designs from the Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165305). This was lightly coloured with Azure Afternoon ink and a Blending Brush (#153611) which brings out the design on the card. The card front was matted with Azure Afternoon card and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“80” was cut using the Alphabet A La Mode dies (#160750) and I used the blue from the Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper (#165929) which I had backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), and makes it easy to attach the fine numbers to the card.

The 2 circles were taped to the card and the floral image was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875) were added.

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

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Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again my friends,

The new mini catalogue will be available from tomorrow (3rd September) with a huge range of new products. The Peace On Earth stamp set (#165918) has 9 sentiments for different occasions including this “Heartfelt Prayers”. This is part of the Peace on Earth Bundle (#165925).

The card front is from the Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165305). This has a UV coated pattern that resists ink, making it perfect for emboss-resist techniques. I applied Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052) using a Blending Brush (#153611), to the centre part of the card. I also coloured 2 flowers and fussy cut them.

The sentiment was stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink and this and the Flirty Flamingo card (#141421) were cut with the Peace On Earth dies (#165924). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The leaves were cut with a Gallery Blooms die (#165212) using Soft Sea Foam card (#147012). The flowers were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I glued the leaves with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the fussy cut flowers. The embellishments are the Iridescent Faceted Gems (#163368).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 12 June 2025

Charming Day Bundle

Hi friends,

One great perk of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is that you can get access to products early, so here is a sneak peek of the Charming Day Bundle (#166136). This will be available early July.

I used one of the 3 designs from the Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165305) for the card front. I used a Blending Brush (#153611) to apply the Bubble Bath ink (#161664). This DSP has a coating which resists the ink so the design is more prominent once the ink is applied. I matted the card front with Pool Party card (#124391) and attached it to the Basic White Base card (#166781).

The floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The flowers were coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675) and the leaves with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894).

I cut the floral image and extra leaves with the Charming Days dies (#166135). Pool Party card was used for the extra leaves. The floral image was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the die cut leaves.

“Lots Of Love” from the More Messages stamp set (#165471) was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811), then cut with the More Messages die (#165472). This was also attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are from the retired Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Friday, 6 June 2025

Inspiring Imperfections

Hello again friends,

These vases are from the Inspiring Imperfections Bundle (#165167) which consists of the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set (#165161) and Inspiring Imperfections dies (#165166).

The vases were stamped onto Coastal Cabana card (#131302) with VersaMark (#102283) and I used the white powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679) for one vase and Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) for the other. These were cut with an Inspiring Impressions die.

The card front is from the Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165305). I coloured this using Blending Brushes (#153611) with Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052), Coastal Cabana ink (#147097), Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) and Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). This paper has a UV-coated pattern which resists ink so you can see the pattern once you apply the ink. There are 3 different designs in the pack. The card front was matted with Coastal Cabana card and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) was dry embossed with the Mini Corrugated 3D embossing folder (#165559). This was taped to the card front and the vases were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and tape.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Loveliest Tree stamp set 163714) and stamped with Coastal Cabana ink, then cut with a Mixed Labels die (#164652). Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals were also used to attach the sentiment. The embellishments are the beautiful Flower Accents (#165171).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.