Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper

Hi,

A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper (#168223) has been used for today’s Christmas card.

I cut 2 squares with the Tile Garden dies (#168573) from Peaceful Pine card (#167692) and attached the DSP to the squares.

I used a die from the Stitched Stocking dies (#168230) to cut the strip of Peaceful Pine card. I cut this in half to attach it to the card front.

The card front is Shimmering Stripes Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168197) and the squares & die cut pieces were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The sentiment is from the Stitched Stocking stamp set (#168224) and stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with a Noel Tidings die (#168457). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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Monday, 5 October 2026

2026 October Card Retreat

Hello friends,

The 2 day live 2026 October Card Retreat (#170632) has now finished however you can still purchase this and all the instructions will still be available through the facebook page. Here are 2 of the cards, the first one is as per the instructions and the 2nd one has some slight variations. As usual you can make them without changing anything or do your “own thing”.

This kit includes supplies to make 15 cards. There are 2 stamp sets, one die set, Designer Series Paper and Two-tone cardstock with cutting guidelines on the back, printed pre-cut images, embellishments, envelopes, Basic White card and Gold Foil Sheets. There are some additional supplies needed, most of which you probably already have in your stash.

There are printed instructions as well as a video with all the cutting instructions. There are many tips and techniques you will learn during this class.

The 2026 October Card Retreat stamp set is exclusive to this kit. The Stitched Blooms stamp set (#169688) & Stitched Blooms dies (#169693) will be available from the November Online Exclusives.

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

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Sunday, 4 October 2026

Noel Tidings Bundle

Hi again everyone,

For today’s Christmas card I have used the Noel Tidings Bundle (#168458) which includes the Noel Tidings stamp set (#1684490 and Noel Tidings dies (#168457).

I cut the Pretty Peacock card (#150886) and Lost Lagoon card (#133686) for the wreaths with a Noel Tidings die. These were attached to the Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168448) with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The card front was attached to the Cherry Cobbler base card (#121681).

The berries and pinecones are from the Noel Tidings stamp set. I stamped the berries with Secret Sea ink (#165285) onto Cherry Cobbler card. The pinecones were stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665) onto Very Vanilla card (#166785). The bow from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set (#168474) was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and cut with a die from the Elegantly Wrapped dies (#168480).

“Seasons Greetings” is from the Noel Tidings stamp set and also stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and cut with a Noel Tidings die.

The berries were attached with Mini Glue Dots, and I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) for the sentiment, bow & pinecones.

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

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Saturday, 3 October 2026

Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies

Hi stamping friends,

For this pretty Christmas card I have used Hot Gold foiling for the sentiment as well as the leafy images around the circle.

The card front is from the Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168448) and matted with Mossy Meadow card (#133683) then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The sentiment is from the Magical Christmas Hot Foil dies (#170592) and the leafy circular image is from the Framed & Fabulous Hot Foil dies (#170578). I used Gold Stampin’ Hot Foil Rolls (#170066) for both of these.

The scalloped circle was cut with the cutting dies from the Framed & Fabulous Hot Foil dies. This scalloped circle was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the sentiment was attached on top with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The gold Flower Accents (#165171) were added to complete the card.

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

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Friday, 2 October 2026

Welcome Noel Bundle

Hello,

I have used the Welcome Noel Bundle (#168465) on this Christmas card.

The trees from the Welcome Noel stamp set (#168462) were stamped with Garden Green ink (#147089) onto Basic White card (#166781). The “snow” from the Graceful Evergreen Deer stamp set (#170565) was stamped with Balmy Blue ink (#147105), stamped off for a lighter image.

The houses from the Welcome Noel dies (#168464) were cut from Balmy Blue card (#147007), Lemon Lolly card (#161729) and Crumb Cake card (#121685). The houses were attached to the Basic White die cuts. The blue house was taped to the card and the other houses were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Merry Christmas” is from the retired Curvy Christmas stamp set and cut with a retired Beautiful Butterflies die. “From our home to yours” is from the Noel Tidings stamp set (#168449) and cut with a Noel Tidings die (#168457). Both sentiments were stamped with Garden Green ink and attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The card front was matted with Garden Green card (#108605), then attached to the Basic White base card.

I added Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to the “snow” for a bit of shimmer.

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

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Thursday, 1 October 2026

Graceful Evergreen Deer stamp set

Welcome again everyone,

White and gold always looks elegant and on this card I have heat embossed the tree with Gold Embossing Powder.

The tree is from the Graceful Evergreen Deer stamp set (#170565) and I stamped it with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used Lost Lagoon ink (#161678) under the tree. This was matted with Gold Foil Sheet (#132622).

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with the Timeless Herringbone Embossing Folder (#169736). This is a sneak peek of this folder which will be available in November in the Online Exclusives. The card front was also matted with Gold Foil Sheet, and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Merry Christmas” is from a retired stamp set and stamped with Lost Lagoon ink. A retired Textured Notes die cut the sentiment.

I used a die from the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183) to cut the banner under the sentiment. I cut this in half and attached it to be able to see more of the banner on each end. The sentiment & tree were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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