Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Scrapbook page

Hello,

I don’t get much of a chance to do scrapbooking but when I do I usually like just simple layouts.

I punched different colours from the Beautiful Bokeh 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#164607) using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch (#162888).

I stamped the floral image from the Weekend Adventures stamp set (#167318) onto the punched out DSP, using a range of inks - Azure Afternoon (#161663), Fresh Freesia (#155611), Highland Heather (#147103), Flirty Flamingo (#147052), Pool Party (#147107), Crushed Curry (#147087) & Strawberry Slush (#165286).

I attached these pieces to a retired foil sheet and this was attached to the White Willow 12”x12” page (#166703).

The photos were matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and the foil.

The letters were cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) using Basic Black card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 19 January 2026

Charming Day

Hello again friends,

The Charming Day Bundle (#166136) is on the Last Chance products so still available while stocks last. Check out all the Last Chance products as there are many at discounted prices.

I dry embossed Basic White card (#166781) with the Stone & Vine Embossing folder (#166990). I then punch this several times with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (#162888). These punched pieces were attached to a piece of Basic White card with a small gap between each piece. The card front was matted with Basic Black card (#121688), then Crushed Curry card (#13128). This was attached to the Basic White base card.

I stamped the flowers from Charming Day stamp set (#166126) with Memento Black Tuxedo Ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour these images are Daffodil Delight ($154883), Lost Lagoon (#161680), Pool Party (#154894) and Pecan Pie (#161674). The floral images were cut with the Charming Day dies (#166135). These were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103863) and Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The die cut leaves were cut with the Charming days dies using Pool Party card (#124391). I attached these with Mini Glue Dots.

“Get Well Soon” was cut with the Mini Alphabet Dies (#162934) using Gold Foil Sheets (#132622). I glued these letters to the card. Normally I would use Adhesive Sheet but I find with the very embossed card, Glue is a better option, so I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (3141897) to add glimmer to the images and the embellishments are from the Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Sunday, 12 October 2025

Scrapbook page

Hello everyone,

I had a chance to do some scrapbooking today which is rare. No stamping, just some dies and designer paper.

I cut 4cm squares of some retired DSP and taped them around the border of the 12”x12” Willow White card (3166703).

The photos were attached to the Night Of Navy card (#106577) and attached to the Gold Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772), then taped to the page.

The flowers from the Charming Day dies (#166135) were cut from Night Of Navy card and attached to the page with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The numbers and letters are also cut from the Night Of Navy card, but this was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making it easy to attach them to the page. The numbers are from the Alphabet A La Mode dies (#160750) and the letters are from the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 24 May 2025

Party Banners Dies

Hello again,

I have used the Party Banners Dies (#165264) on this scrapbook page. There are 14 different sized banner dies so would be suitable for making large banners, scrapbook pages or cards, making them very versatile. The largest die is 17.8cm x 13.7cm (7”x5-3/8”) and the smallest 4.4cm x 3.2cm (5–11/8” x 1-1/4”).

I cut the photos as well as the Night Of Navy card (#106577) and Cherry Cobbler card (#121681) with the dies. These were attached to the Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper (#164638).

The flowers & leaves are from the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269). (I seemed to be a bit obsessed with this tape). I attached the tape to the Basic White card (#166781) and cut the images with the Extraordinary Flora Die (#165244). These were then added to the page with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

I used the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) to cut the letters from Night Of Navy card. These were glued to the page with the Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

Another product I love is the new Metallic Textures Rub-Ons (#165270). These are the silver leaves on the page. These may be easily missed in the catalogue so check them out on Page 124. These rub ons are so easy to use. Just cut out one of the many images, remove the backing, place the silver/adhesive side on the paper and rub with your finger until the image transfers to the paper. Remove the top layer to reveal the beautiful image. This pack contains both gold & silver rub-ons.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 3 May 2025

Scrapbook page

Hi friends,

Today Peter & I celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary so I did a scrapbook page for this very special occasion.

The background page is from the Every Happiness Designer Series Paper (#166632). The photos were double matted with Night Of Navy card (#106577) and Cherry Cobbler card (#121681).

The flowers from the Enduring Beauty stamp set (#162670) were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056), then cut with the Enduring Beauty die (#162672).

All the letters, hearts and gold leaves are cut from Gold Foil Sheets (#132622) which were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making them easy to attach to the page. The dies used are the Mini Alphabet (#162934), Birthday Celebration dies (#164598), the Alphabet A La Mode (#160750) and the Enduring Beauty dies (for the leaves)

The detailed heart is from the already retired Heart Shapes dies. The small hearts are cut with the Adoring Hearts dies (#162569).

The retiring products are Adoring Hearts dies and the Enduring Beauty stamp set & dies.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Serene Love Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

I have used the Serene Love Designer Series Paper (#166261) on this scrapbook page. This DSP have 3 designs which you can fussy cut the floral images. I cut each of the individual flowers but left two sides intact so I could use it for this page. I will use the other flowers for cards.

The pack of Designer Series Paper

I matted the photo with Basic Black card (#121688) & Lost Lagoon card (#133686).

I cut the 12”x12” Basic White card (#159231) slightly smaller and attached it to the Basic Black 12”x12” card (#124267). I then attached the fussy cut flowers to the page.

The letters were cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934). The Lost Lagoon card was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making them easy to attach to the circles. These circles were cut with a die from the Round We Go dies (#163729).

Black & White Photos are great as you can use any colour on the page so this worked really well.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

https://www.stampinup.com.au

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Easy Scrapbooking

Hello & Happy New Year again,

Every year I say to myself I am going to do more scrapbooking, so hopefully this will happen this year, especially with Stamp’ Up! having more scrapbooking products. So I am starting the year with Scrapbooking. My scrapbooking is always simple and I like to focus on the photos rather than all the embellishments, so here is a simple double page layout.

I matted the photos with Basic Black card (#121688). The base pages are from the Country Woods 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#163393).

The letters are cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) using Basic Black card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), so these are easy to attach to the page.

I cut the circles with the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183) using Thoughtful Designs Designer Series Paper (#163317) and Toadstool Gardens Designer Series Paper (#164942) - available from Sale-a-bration from 7th January.

The leaves are cut with a die from the Painted Lavender dies (#162596) using Silver Foil Sheets (#163387), also backed with Adhesive Sheet. These adhesive sheets are great for all finer detailed die cuts.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 28 November 2024

Quick & Easy Scrapbook page

Hi again,

Another super easy scrapbook page. I prefer simple scrapbook pages, highlighting the photos with a small amount of embellishments.

I used a 12”x12” Basic White card (#159231) for the background (although it looks more like Very Vanilla in this photo). I added a piece of Basic Black card (#121688) on the left side. The blue DSP is from the Bloom Impressions 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#164944). This will be available from Sale-a-bration coming in the new year. The photo was matted with Basic Black card.

The title was cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934). I used Basic White card (#159228) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making these easy to attach to the page.

The leaves from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set (#163305) were stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665) on Pecan Pie card (#161665) These leaves and the Crumb Cake (#121685) leaves were cut with the Thoughtful Wishes dies (#163313). The butterflies are from the Beautiful Butterflies dies (#164614) and I used Azure Afternoon card (#161728). I attached the die cut pieces with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix embellishments (#164618) were added to the butterflies. These are another sneak peek & available in January.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Scrapbook page

Hello friends,

I have designed an easy scrapbook page, using a variety of dies.

The background page is from the Nature’s Sweetness 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162616). The card for the photos to be added to are Pretty Peacock (#150886) and Lost Lagoon (#133686).

I used a die from the Peaceful Season dies (#164020) to cut the 6 “diamonds” with Pretty Peacock card. These were threaded onto the Wild Wheat Rustic Striped Ribbon (#164061) and taped to the background. The letters were cut using the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) with Gold Foil Sheet (#132622), backed with Adhesive Sheets (#152334).

The hearts & flowers were cut with the Heart Shaped dies (#164946). This is a sneak peek of one of the Sale-a-bration products available in January. These are also using Gold Foil which was adhesive backed.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 22 July 2024

Simple Scrapbooking

Hello everyone,

I have made a simple scrapbook double page layout today. I prefer that my scrapbook pages are all about the photos and the story, not the embellishments.

The background and the strips of blue are from the Winter Meadow 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#162133). I stamped some clouds from the Adventurous Sky Stamp set (#163439) onto the background with Smoky Slate ink (#147113). The planes from the same set were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added Silver from the Metallic Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678), then this was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The planes were cut with the Adventurous Sky Dies (#163446) and taped to the page.

On yesterday’s card I did what I call the shadow effect, so decided to do the same on the photos on these pages. I cut the Real Red card (#106578) the same size as the photos then offset them on 2 sides. These were taped to the pages.

I adhered Adhesive Sheets (#152334) to the back of Real Red card, before cutting with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) for the titles. This makes it easy to adhere the letters to the page.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

https://www.stampinup.com.au

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

Thursday, 27 June 2024

Scrapbooking pages

Hello & welcome my friends,

I am back after a fabulous holiday to Broome, Western Australia, so had to start with a scrapbook page, with us on the camel ride at Cable Beach. What a great experience and a beautiful part of the world.

The base pages are from the Oxidised Copper 12”x12” Specialty Series Paper (#162190). I matted the photos with Real Red card (#106578), Crushed Curry card (#131288) and Basic Black card (#121688).

I used the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) to cut the letters for the titles. These were attached to the page using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755). I cut the shells from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) using the retired Seaside Bay dies. These were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I coloured the Basic White card (#159228) with the journaling, using Blending Brushes (#153611) with Crushed Curry ink (#147087), Pumpkin Pie ink (#147086) and Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Happy Hedgehogs

Hello friends,

I have used the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set (#157983) on this easy & cute card. This is another retiring product.

I stamped the tree with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). I coloured it with Real Red Stampin’ Blends (#154899) and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends (#154903). I dry embossed this card with one of the Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders (#157980).

The hedgehog was stamped with Crumb Cake ink (#147116) and the butterfly with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). Both these were fussy cut and attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Real Red card (#106578) was dry embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406) and attached to the Basic White base card. The letters were cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) using Basic Black card (#121688) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The retiring products are the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set and the Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folder.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 26 March 2024

Beautiful Balloon dies

Hi Stamping Friends,

These little balloons are cut with a die from the Beautiful Balloons dies (#161456) from Basic White card (#159228).

I cut the letters using the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) and Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). The gold foil was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making it easy to attach the letters to the balloons.

I attached the balloons with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to the Gold Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper (#161745). I then attached the DSP to the Tahitian Tide card (#159262) which had been dry embossed with the now retired Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder. This was attached to the Basic White base card.

“Birthday” from the Biggest Wish stamp set (#155052) was stamped with Tahitian Tide ink (#159210) and cut with a die from the Enduring Beauty dies (#162672). This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

Retiring products used here are the Beautiful Balloons dies, Gold Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper, Tahitian card & ink and the Biggest Wish stamp set.

Just a correction to yesterdays blog, the Petal Park Builder Punch isn’t retiring.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.