Lesley's Stampin Ground

Sunday, 11 May 2025

Impressions Abloom

Hello again friends,

I have used the Impressions Abloom dies (#165601) for the die cut flowers & leaves on this card. The dies from this set also cut out some of the images from the stamp set, so there are lots of options with this set.

The floral DSP and the DSP for the banner are from the Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (#165603). I matted the card front with Night Of Navy card (#106577) and cut the banner with a die from the Nested Essentials (#161597). I used a smaller die to cut the Night Of Navy card which I attached under the larger banner.

The card for the flowers & leaves are Fresh Freesia (#155614), Night Of Navy and Old Olive (#106576). The leaves & Night Of Navy flower was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the Fresh Freesia flower with a Stampin’ Dimensional (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164608) was stamped with Night Of Navy ink (#147110) and cut with the More Messages die (#165472). This was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are the Riverside Irregular Pearls (#164937). I also added glimmer to the flowers with Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

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Saturday, 10 May 2025

Framed Scenes

Hi friends,

A great masculine card today using the Framed Scenes Bundle (#165397). The bundle consists of the Framed Scenes stamp set (#165395) and the Framed Scenes dies (#165396).

I stamped the lighthouse image with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I cut this with the rectangular die from the Framed Scenes dies. I also cut a piece of Secret Sea card (#165296) with the same die for the frame.

The Cloud Cover card (#165293) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder 163791), then matted with the Secret Sea card. This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Just Because” from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#165523) was stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285) and cut with a die from the Beautiful Butterflies dies (#16614). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Secret Sea & Cloud Cover are 2 of the new 2025-2027 In-Colors.

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Friday, 9 May 2025

Sunrise Sailing Bundle

Hello again friends,

Firstly, I will be on holidays for the next 2 weeks so I may not get a chance to post a card each day but I will do my best.

For today’s card I have used the Sunrise Sailing Bundle (#165497). This can be found in the Online Exclusives. The bundle includes the Sunrise Sailing stamp set (#165491) and the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder (#165496). With the hybrid folders, the dies are also included, and with this set, one of the sail boats fits into the folder & will cut & emboss at the same time. The embossing folder & dies can also be used separately as usual.

The DSP for the background is from the retired Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper. I stamped the birds with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I dry embossed the DSP with the embossing folder.

I stamped the reflections onto the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). I then cut the top with one of the dies, then embossed with the Embossing folder for the waves, and attached it to the DSP. This was matted with Blueberry Bushel card (#146991). The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I stamped the sail boat with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was then cut and embossed with the Hybrid embossing folder.

The small boat was cut from Silver Foil Sheets (#163387) and Poppy Parade card (#121694). The boats were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Best Wishes”, also from the stamp set was stamped with Azure Afternoon ink and cut with a retired Heart Shapes die. Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the sentiment. I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the boat.

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

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Thursday, 8 May 2025

Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

I love these designs in the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196) with an “old world” look.

I used a Textured Notes die (#165555) to cut the middle of the DSP. I then used the next larger size die to cut the Secret Sea card (#165296). These two pieces were taped together and the larger piece of DSP was also matted with Secret Sea card.

I attached the smaller piece of matted DSP with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) on top of the cut out piece.

“Congratulations” was stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285) using the More Messages stamp (#165471) and cut it with the co-ordinating More Messages die (#165472). This stamp & die is also available as a bundle - More Messages bundle (#165473). This stamp has a variety of sentiments and all cut with the one die. I am now getting quite a collection of sentiments in various colours and put them aside for a card when needed. The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals 144108).

The base card is Basic Beige (#164512).

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Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Hi again,

I have used 2 Ephemera Packs for today’s card. These are great for quick & easy cards or you can jazz them up.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#166781) with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder (#165559). I then wiped the VersaMark pad (#102283) along the corrugations and added Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I matted this card with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached it to the Basic White base card.

I cut the Basic Black Hexagon frame with a Meant To Bee die (#1665882) and glued this to the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The bird image is from the Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164856). I coloured this with Stampin’ Blends - Daffodil Delight (#154883), Crumb Cake (#154882), Bubble Bath (#161675), Balmy Blue (#154830), Peach Pie (#163827), Soft Sea Foam (#154902) and Poppy Parade (#154958).

“Thinking Of You” is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). The sentiment and bird image were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Tuesday, 6 May 2025

Gallery Blooms bundle

Hello again friends,

Well, the new Annual Catalogue is here and there are also new products available from the Online Exclusives, so I have used some new products on today’s card.

The floral images are from the Gallery Blooms stamp set (#165211) and cut with the co-ordinating Gallery Blooms dies (#165212). These are available in the Gallery Blooms bundle (#165213), so bundles give you 10% discount. These were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). Real Red Stampin’ Blends (#154899) and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885) were used to colour the images.

The frame was cut with a Sentimental Framing die (#165476) using (retired) Silver Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper.

I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder (#164695) and matted it with Real Red card (#106578). The silver frame was attached to the card front.

“Thinking of you” is from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#165523) and stamped with Real Red ink (#147084). I used the same die used to cut the silver frame as this gave me the inside piece to fit inside the frame. This was taped to the card.

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers.

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

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