Lesley's Stampin Ground

Monday, 8 September 2025

Traditions Of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again,

Some of the designs of the gorgeous Traditions Of Christmas 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165853) co-ordinates with the Christmas Greenery dies (#165872), which includes this floral image on todays card.

The Real Red card (#106578) and Granny Apple Green card (#147014) were cut with the Branching Out Dies (#165775). I then dry embossed the Real Red card with one of the Glass & Gardens Embossing folders (#165597). These were taped together then taped to the now retired Brushed Gold card.

The sentiment from the Magic & Hope stamp set (#165950) was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084), then cut with a Happy Hibiscus die (#164879).

I cut the fine pine leaves with the Delicate Pines dies (#166073) from Gold Foil sheet (#132622) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The floral image and sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), then the gold leaves were attached. The embellishments are from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875).

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Saturday, 6 September 2025

Joyful Tidings stamp set

Hi everyone,

The Joyful Tidings stamp set (#165944) was used for the stamping on this card.

I stamped the wreath with VersaMark (#102283) and added Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084).

The 3 circles were cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580). The larger circle was cut from the Gold from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). I also used this gold paper to matt the Gathering Together Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165969). To use this gold specialty paper very efficiently, I cut the circle from the centre of the square piece of gold. Of course this piece cut out is covered by the DSP.

The circles were taped together, then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). A Traditional Sparkling Sequin (#165875) was attached to the sentiment. The base card is Basic White (#166781).

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Friday, 5 September 2025

Ornamental Christmas Bundle

Welcome again my friends,

I have used the Ornamental Christmas Bundle (#166001) as well as the Modern Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165990) for this Christmas card. These products are now available from the Online Exclusives.

The Designer Paper consists of contemporary black, white & gold with modern design patterns with Gold foil on one side. It’s sometimes hard to decide which side of the paper to use with so many beautiful designs. I chose the black & white trees for the card front. This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I attached one of the Large Gold Hoops (#166004) to the card front with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

“Tis The Season” from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set (#165991) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. This was cut with a die from the Ornamental Christmas dies (#166000). I used one of the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders (#165597) to embossing part of the sentiment. This was taped to the card.

The Christmas trees are also from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and Gold embossed. The co-ordinating Ornamental Christmas dies cut the trees. These were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The star is also cut with one of the dies and attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875) were added to the card.

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Thursday, 4 September 2025

With You In Mind

Hello friends,

The With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) has 4 larger sentiments - Happy Birthday, Best Wishes, Thank You and Thinking Of You, which are sentiments I use regularly so a very handy stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark (#102283) and used the Copper Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Stylish Shapes die (#159183) was used to cut the circle.

The card front from the Gathering Together 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165969) was attached to the Shade Spruce card (#147006) and only showing 2 sides. This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I stamped the floral & leaf images from the Extraordinary Flora Stamp set (#165243) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card. This was cut with the co-ordinating Extraordinary Flora die (#165244). The leaves were coloured with Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends (#154903). For the flowers I used Blackberry Bliss (#154877) and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883).

The leaves were cut with a variety of dies - the larger leaves from Thankful Garden (#165533), and the small ones from the Year Of Flowers (#165374). The cardstock used for the leaves is Shaded Spruce, Shy Shamrock (#163796), Daffodil Delight (#121680) and Pecan Pie (#161726).

The larger leaves were attached using Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the smaller leaves were backed with Adhesive Sheets (#152334). The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the stamped & coloured flowers & leaves were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots. The embellishments are from the retired Tinsel Gems Three pack.

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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).

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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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