Lesley's Stampin Ground

Monday, 1 September 2025

Textured Notes Bundle

Hi everyone,

I have used the Textured Notes Bundle (#165556) for today’s card. The Textured Notes stamp set (#165548) and the Textured Notes dies (#165555) are included in the bundle. The dies are all rectangular with patterns around the edges so are great to use with such a variety of stamped images or designer paper and cardstock, making them very versatile.

I stamped the leaves from the stamp set with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and of course set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was stamped onto a piece of the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144). I used one of the dies to cut this as well as the 2 pieces of Gold Foil (#132622). I offset the 2 gold pieces behind the stamped image.

The green & gold DSP is also from the same Designer Series Paper and this was matted with Old Olive card (#106576) and attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#166785). The stamped image attached to the gold was attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The sentiment is also from the stamp set and I stamped this with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) and cut it with another of the Textured Notes die.

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Saturday, 15 February 2025

Inspirational Sketches

Hello stamping friends,

Toadstools seem to be very popular at the moment, and these ones are from the Inspirational Sketches stamp set (#162684).

I stamped the toadstools using the masking and stampin off techniques. To do this I stamped the image onto a post it note and cut around the image. It is best to cut on the lines rather than leaving a slight border when cutting. I then stamped the image onto Basic White card (#159228). I place the “mask” from the post it note over the stamped image and stamped again, overlapping the images slightly. I did this without re-inking for a lighter image. Remove the mask and you can see that the first stamped image looks like it is in front of the other image, and you haven’t stamped on top of the first image.

I used a die from the Everyday Arches dies (#164629) to cut the stamped card and the gold from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). I dry embossed the gold with the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder (#161600).

The Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) was matted with Pecan Pie card (#161726) then attached to the Basic White base card.

“Celebrate” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (163378) was stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665). This was cut with the smallest die from the Everyday Arches dies.

The gold arch was taped to the card and the toadstools & sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Earth Tones Shimmer Gems (#164070) were added to the card.

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

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Sunday, 19 January 2025

Happy Hibiscus Bundle

Hi friends,

I have used a mix of products to make today’s card, including the Happy Hibiscus Bundle (#164880). This bundle includes the Happy Hibiscus stamp set (#164877) and the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder (#164897). This hybrid folder also includes the set of dies where the larger die with the 3 flowers will fit into the folder and cut and embossed at the same time. This folder & dies can also be used separately as normal, making them very versatile.

I stamped the trio of flowers with Poppy Parade ink (#147050) onto Poppy Parade card (#121694). Then I placed the die into the folder, lined up the stamped image and put it through the Stamp & Embossed machine using the embossing plates. I have only used the larger flower for this card.

Using Gold Foil Sheet (#132622), backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), I cut the lattice from the Linked Together Dies (#164808). I also cut the arch from the Gold Foil sheet and the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) with the Everyday Arches Dies (#164629).

The gold arch was attached to the DSP with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The lattice was attached to a piece of Basic White card (#159228), making sure you have it placed where the arch is. I taped the DSP with the arch onto the Basic White card then matted this with Poppy Parade card.

The leaves were cut with dies from the Happy Hibiscus dies using Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144).

The flower was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and the leaves with Mini Glue Dots.

The sentiment is from Sentimental Park stamp set (#160561. This sentiment is actually “Let’s Celebrate” but I only wanted “celebrate” for this card. When I inked this, I covered “Let's” with a post it note, inked “celebrate”, with Poppy Parade ink, removed the post it note and stamped the sentiment. This is an easy way to stamp part of a stamp. I cut this with a Delicate Forest die (#162679). This die is too large so I cut the sentiment close to one end of the word, then turned the die around and cut close to the other end of the word. The sentiment was then attached with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional and Mini Glue Dots.

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used on the flower and the Antique Pearls 164679) were added to finish the card.

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

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Saturday, 28 December 2024

Scrapbooking with Season Of Elegance DSP

Hi friends,

A double scrapbooking layout today using the beautiful Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144).

I used the Real Red Two-Tone 12”x12” cardstock (#166696) for the base pages. Then I cut a piece of the Old Olive & Gold and Crumb Cake & Gold (from the DSP) diagonally in strips, then alternated them on the 2 pages. As I couldn't get the edges perfect and wanted a red edge, I cut a frame from more of the Real Red cardstock and taped it on top. The photos were matted with the Real Red cardstock from the middle that was cut out.

I cut the letters with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) and the numbers with retired Number dies. I had the Real Red card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making these easy to attach to the page.

The hearts and flowers are from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164857) and Merry Christmas is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). Both these packs will be available from the Mini Catalogue from 7th January. These very versatile packs are great for both Scrapbooking and cards.

For all the scrapbooker, there will be more Scrapbooking products available from 7th February.

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

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Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Peaceful Season

Hi friends,

I have used the Peaceful Seasons Bundle (#164021) today for this Christmas card.

The 3 sentiments are from the Peaceful Season stamp set (#164145) and I used Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) to stamp them. The 4 “diamonds” are cut with the Peaceful Season dies (#164024). The red & green DSP is from the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144).

I matted the green DSP with Cherry Cobbler card (#121681), then this was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

I threaded the Gold Trim from the Gold & Silver Trim Combo pack (#161633) through the stamped sentiments and wrapped it around the card front. The red DSP was taped to the card. The middle sentiment was cut with a Changing Leaves die (#164138). All the sentiments were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The Last Chance Products used on this card are the Peaceful Season bundle, stamp set & dies.

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

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Thursday, 7 November 2024

Regal Winter Designer Series Paper

Hello & welcome again,

I have had a very busy couple of months with classes so I am having a short break, so this will be my last card for a couple of weeks. Today’s card is another quick & easy card using Designer Papers.

I used the Regal Winter 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#164156) for the larger & smaller circles. The red & gold paper is from the Season Of Elegance 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144). The three circles were cut with the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183).

I stamped the sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) onto the DSP with VersaMark (#102283) and added the White from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The cute little bow is from the Sentimental Wishes stamp set (#164210) and stamped with Real Red ink (#147083). The co-ordinating Sentimental Wishes die (#164219) was used to cut this.

The Basic White base card (#159228) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791), then matted with Real Red card (#106579) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The 2 larger circles were taped to the card and I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) for the smaller circle. A Mini Glue Dot (#103683) was used to attach the bow to the card.

The Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) were added to the card. I also added glimmer to the flowers on the DSP with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

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

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Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Winterly Tree Tops

Hi friends,

These birds are stamped from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set (#164184) and cut with the co-ordinating Winterly Tree Tops die (#164065). These can also be purchased as the Winterly Tree Tops Bundle (#164066). All bundles are at a 10% discount.

I cut both the Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) and the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) with a Garden Meadow die (#162740). I taped the Soft Sea Foam card to the Basic White base card. The DSP was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The birds were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This image was coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Real Red (#154899), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Balmy Blue (#154830) and Crumb Cake (#154882). I added glimmer to parts of the image using the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

“Thinking Of You always” is from the same stamp set and stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111). A Changing Leaves die (#164138) was used to cut the sentiment. The birds & sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries (#164119).

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

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Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Diagonal Joy Fold card

Hi stamping friends,

I love a fancy fold card and today I have made the Diagonal Joy Fold card, which is a fairly easy one.

I used the normal sized base card and I used the Basic White Thick card stock (#159230). I cut the diagonal on the front from the score line at the top left to the bottom right corner. I attached a piece of the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) to the front triangle. For the triangle DSP I cut a rectangle 9.7cm x 13.9cm then cut it diagonally in half. I only needed one piece for the card. This was taped to the card front.

I matted the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) with Pretty Peacock card (#150886) and attached this to the inside of the card.

I cut another piece of Pretty Peacock card 8cm x 23cm and scored at 11.5cm. The Basic White card was taped to the inside.

I stamped the leaves from the Changing Leaves stamp set (#164351) with VersaMark (#102283) and added Gold Metallic Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

I used the Changing Leaves dies which are included with the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder (#164138) to cut the leaves from the Gold Foil Sheets (#132622). I had this backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) then attached them to the Woven Golden Leaves (#164059). I attached these leaves to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). This white card was attached to the front of the “flap”.

The sentiment from the Everyday Details stamp set (#162861) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and cut with a die from Changing Leaves. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach the sentiment.

When attaching the “flap” to the card ensure that it is positioned so the card front can close correctly.

“Love what you do and share what you love.

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Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Shepherd’s Care

Hi & welcome,

I can’t believe I have already made some Christmas cards using products from the Mini catalogue which is available to order from on 4th September, so not long to wait. Today I have used the Shepherd's Care Stamp set (#164300).

I stamped the image of the shepherd with VersaMark (#102283) on Very Vanilla card (#106550). I then embossed it with the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I then fussy cut the image.

I dry embossed a piece of Very Vanilla card with the Timeworn Type embossing folder which I have just realised is retired. I attached a piece of the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) to the Very Vanilla card and matted it with Pretty Peacock card (#150886).

The sentiment from the Sentimental Wishes stamp set (#164210) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083). The Bethlehem scene also from the Shepherd’s Care stamp set, was stamped with Crumb Cake ink (#147116). The sentiment and the Pretty Peacock card under this were cut with a Greetings Of The Season die (#164112) and taped to the card. The shepherd was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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