Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 7 August 2026

Exciting Times Bundle

Hi everyone,

A quick & easy card using the Exciting Times Bundle (#167881), consisting of the Exciting Times stamp set (#167875) and the Rounded Rectangle Punch (#167880).

I used the Berry Botanical Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167985), which is now retired. However you could use any designer paper. I attached this with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to Basic White card (#166781). These pieces were then attached to the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) then attached to the Basic White base card.

The outside frame and sentiment from the Exciting Times stamp set, were stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and the radiating lines around the sentiment were stamped with Highland Heather ink (#147103). I used the Rounded Rectangular punch to cut the sentiment and the inside of the frame. The sentiment was taped to the card and the frame was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

This month Stampin’ Up! have specials on many of the Designer Papers, so make sure you check them out.

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Thursday, 6 August 2026

Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper

Hello everyone,

The Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper (#167752) is Black & White with florals, stripes and dots, and used for this card.

I fussy cut the floral image and coloured it with Stampin’ Blends - Poppy Parade (#154958), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Azure Afternoon (#161672), Fresh Freesia (#155518), Granny Apple Green (#154885) and Timid Tiger (#165291).

I attached the DSP for the card front to a piece of Poppy Parade card (#121694), then attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781). The floral image was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The black leaf is from the Floral Flight Accents (#167558) and attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The sentiment is from the greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862) and also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the flowers to add some sparkle.

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

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Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Dies

Hi again friends,

Another beautiful but simple card using the Stampin’ Hot Foil System (#170012).

I used the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die (#170041) with Gold Foil (#170066) on Basic White card (#166781). I only used part of the image which I attached to the card front which was dry embossed with the Rustic Check 3D Embossing Folder (#168442). This folder is a sneak peek from the next catalogue available from the 1st September. The card front was matted with Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Thank You” was also Gold foiled and this is from the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies (#170042). There is a co-ordinating cutting die to cut the sentiment. I also cut a piece of Gorgeous Grape card with the same die and attached this slightly offset for a shadow effect. I attached this to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The gold Flower Accents (#165171) were added to finish the card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.

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Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Lily Of The Valley Bundle

Hello friends,

The Lily Of The Valley Bundle (#167943) used on this card, consists of the Lily Of The Valley stamp set (#167937) and the Lily Of The Valley dies (#167942).

I have used the Valley In Bloom Designer Series Paper (#167935) for the card front and matted this with Barely Blush card (#167690), then attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I cut the Barely Blush Paper from the 2026-2028 In Color Pearlised Specialty Paper (#167766) for the die cut pieces. This card was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), then attached to the card front.

The flowers were stamped with Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) and I coloured the flowers with the Barely Blush Shimmer Brush (#167664). I stamped 2 of the longer stems of flowers and one of the smaller flowers and leaves.

The 3 larger leaves were die cut from Lemon Lime Twist card (#144250) and I attached these and the smaller floral image to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The 2 longer stems were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Happy Birthday” is from the same stamp set and stamped with Granny Apple Green ink. A Words & Wishes die (#167894) was used to cut the sentiment and then attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The embellishments are from the 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies (#167656).

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

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Monday, 3 August 2026

Scalloped Blooms dies

Hello,

A fancy fold card today using the Scalloped Blooms dies (#167646).

The largest scalloped circles were cut from the Lunar Lustre Specialty Paper (#167199).

I used the Botanical Glow Hot Foil die (#170056) with Silver Foil (#170067) on Basic White card (#166781), then I stamped the leaves from the Botanical Glow stamp (#170054) with Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102). I did 2 of these pieces and they were cut with a smaller Scalloped Blooms dies. I also cut a piece of the Hydrangea Hue card (#167688) with the same die, then dry embossed it with the Paradise Garden embossing folder (#167120). These 3 pieces were attached to the Lunar Lustre scalloped circles.

I attached the 3 circles to a piece of Basic White card, the full length of an A4 card and 5cm wide, then scored at both ends at 9.5cm.

The butterflies are also hot foiled with Silver Foil on the Hydrangea Hue from the 2026-2028 In Color Pearlised Specialty Paper (#167766). The butterflies are from the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies (#170045) and I added some extra colour with a Blending Brush (#153611), Hydrangea Hue ink (#167677) and one of the Butterfly Flight Masks (#170076). I also used a small butterfly on Basic White card.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies (#170042) and cut with the co-ordinating die from that set. The butterflies & sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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Sunday, 2 August 2026

Sunflower embossing folder

Hi everyone,

I love the look of an almost all white card with a pop of colour like today’s card.

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder (#166145), then attached to the Basic White base card.

The 2 scalloped circles were cut with the Scalloped Blooms dies (#167646). I stamped the floral image from the Fern & Flora stamp set (#167739) onto the smaller circle using the Basic Black Hybrid Stampin’ Pad (#166648). This was coloured with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#154883) and Granny Apple Green (#154885). The larger circle was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The sentiment is from the All Aflutter stamp set (#167564) and stamped with Crushed Curry ink (#147087). I chose to only use part of the sentiment so I masked “today” so it wasn't inked, then removed the mask before stamping. The sentiment was then punched with the Three Banner punch (#167050) and attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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