Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Scrapbook page

Hello,

I don’t get much of a chance to do scrapbooking but when I do I usually like just simple layouts.

I punched different colours from the Beautiful Bokeh 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#164607) using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch (#162888).

I stamped the floral image from the Weekend Adventures stamp set (#167318) onto the punched out DSP, using a range of inks - Azure Afternoon (#161663), Fresh Freesia (#155611), Highland Heather (#147103), Flirty Flamingo (#147052), Pool Party (#147107), Crushed Curry (#147087) & Strawberry Slush (#165286).

I attached these pieces to a retired foil sheet and this was attached to the White Willow 12”x12” page (#166703).

The photos were matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and the foil.

The letters were cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) using Basic Black card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

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

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Monday, 9 February 2026

2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat

Hello friends,

Stampin’ Up! recently held the 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat (#170023) and is still available to purchase. There were 15 cards made over 2 days and this is one of them. Included in the kit were dies, stamp sets, designer papers, cardstock, pre-cut sheets, embellishments, Flip Flaps and envelopes,

Using one of the dies, the Secret Sea, Old Olive and Darling Duckling two tone card were cut. A “word” stamp was stamped onto the Crumb Cake card using Crumb Cake.

The dots were achieved by using a mask from the kit and adding VersaMark (#102283) to the die cuts and adding Clear powder from the Wow! Basics Embossing Powders (#165679) and setting it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The stamped crumb cake card was attached to one half of each of these cut outs then I cut the excess off.

I attached the middle die cut piece to the Base card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and taped the others to the card. Again the excess was cut from the edges.

“Happy Birthday” is from the stamp set from the kit and stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285). This was stamped onto one of the dies cuts from the sheet included. The leaves were cut with a die from the Forever Florals Dies (#167443). These dies were part of the kit but will be available from the Online Exclusives in March. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) to attach the leaves.

The embellishments are the Moody Palette Glossy Dots.

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

INSIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Sunday, 8 February 2026

Delicate Whispers

Hello again everyone,

I like to make cards that could be used for either males or females like this one.

I dry embossed the Soft Sea Foam card front (#147012) with the Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder (#167179), then matted it with Old Olive card (#106576) and attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I stamped some of the leafy images from the Delicate Whispers stamp set (#167500) which will be available in March from the Online Exclusives. These were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) onto Lemon Lime Twist card (#144250) and I added the Clear powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I then cut the card into strips, cut a “V” at the bottom and taped them to the card.

The die cut leaves were cut with the Delicate Whispers dies (#167505). I used Granny Apple Green card (#14714), Old Olive card (#106576) and Gold from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). I backed all these cards with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to make them easy to attach to the card.

“Happy Birthday” is from one of the stamp sets from the 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat and stamped with Old Olive ink (#147090). The ends were punched with the retired Banners Pick a Punch. The sentiment was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 7 February 2026

Alphabet A La Mode Dies

Hello friends,

I have been asked to make a quantity of Birthday & Thank You cards so here is an easy Thank You card.

The DSP is from the beautiful Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) and this was matted with Azure Afternoon card (#161728), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I also used Azure Afternoon card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to cut the letters with the Alphabet A La Mode dies (#160750).

Using dies from the Delicate Framing dies (#167026), I cut the string of delicate leaves and the flowers. Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) backed with Adhesive Sheet was used for the leaves and Azure Afternoon card & Bubble Bath card (#161727) for the flowers. The flowers were attached together with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) then attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Friday, 6 February 2026

Gears & Textures

Hi everyone,

Another masculine card using the Gears & Textures Bundle (#166854).

I stamped on the Natures Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) using the Gears & Textures Stamp Set (#166851). The inks used are Early Espresso (#147114), Cajun Craze (#147085) and Pecan Pie (#161665). The DSP and Early Espresso card (#121686) were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775).

For the Very Vanilla card base (#166785) I cut 5.5cm off the right side of the front. I then dry embossed the remainder of the card front with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (#161600). I attached part of the die cut card to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The gears cut with the Gears & Textures dies (#166853) were cut with Earthen Toned Metallic Foil (#165901), Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) and the retired Rose Gold Foil.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Early Espresso ink and punched with the Three Banner Punch (#167050).

The gears were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the inside card also with a stamp from the Gears & Textures using Early Espresso ink.

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

INSPIRE. CREAE. SHARE.

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Beautifully Celebrated dies

Hi friends,

I have used the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) on this easy Gatefold card.

I scored the Basic White base card (#166781) along the long side (21cm) at 5.2cm on the left and right side. I cut 2 pieces of Basic White card - 4.7cm x 14.9cm and dry embossed these with the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder (#166990) and attached these to the “wings” of the card.

The flowers from the Fragrant Layers stamp set (#167150) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour this image are Balmy Blue (#154830), Azure Afternoon (#161672), Blueberry Bushel (#161679), Poppy Parade (#154958), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Pool Party (#154894).

The floral image and the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) were cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies. These were taped together. I attached the left side of the die cut to the left side of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Thank You” is from the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) and stamped with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663) and cut with a Fragrant Layers die (#167154).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers and the Moody Palette Glossy Dots (#167180) were added to complete the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.