Lesley's Stampin Ground

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).

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Wednesday, 30 September 2026

All Wrapped Up Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

This beautiful bouquet is from the All Wrapped Up Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168473).

I fussy cut the bouquet. Some of the images on other designs in the DSP pack have co-ordinating dies in the Wrapped Greenery dies (#168486) and they also co-ordinate with the Wrapped Greenery stamp set (#168484).

I stamped the leaves from the stamp set using Peaceful Pine ink (#167679) onto the Basic White card front. I stamped off for the middle image to get a lighter image. The card front was matted with Real Red card (#106578) and attached to the Basic White base card.

I cut the label from Frosted Pinecones dies (#168371), then dry embossed it with the Softly Woven Embossing Folder (#168466) and taped it to the card. The bouquet was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set (#168140), stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with a Noel Tidings die (#168457). Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach the sentiment.

The embellishments are the Adhesive-Backed Christmas Berries (#168549).

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

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Tuesday, 29 September 2026

A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper

Hello again & welcome,

I’m back from a quick trip away to see family. Today I am making Christmas cards and I have used A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper (#168223) for this card.

I cut the squares of the DSP and attached them to the Basic White card front (#166781). Using a die from the Stitched Stocking dies (#168230), I cut the red & gold “stars” from the Timeless Metallic Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168548). I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the red die cuts and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the Gold die cuts.

“Merry Christmas” is from the Stitched Stocking stamp set (#168224) and I stamped this with Real Red ink (#147084). I cut the sentiment and the Real Red card (#106578) with the Stitched Stocking dies. I attached the sentiment onto the Real Red card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The card front was attached to the Basic White base card.

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

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Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Glow Of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hi again friends,

A quick & easy card today using the beautiful Glow Of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168598) which is a Product Of The Month and still available while stocks last.

The DSP was attached to the Cajun Craze card (#121683) then attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#16785).

The sentiment and bow are from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set (#168474) and stamped with Cajun Craze ink (#147085). The bow was cut with the co-ordinating die from the Elegantly Wrapped dies (#168480). The sentiment and the Cajun Craze “diamonds” were cut with the Tile Garden dies (#168573).

The Cajun Craze die cuts were taped to the card and the sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The bow was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

I used the Clear Wink of Stella (#141897) on the bow to add some glimmer.

I will be away for the next week so may not get a chance to post any cards but will be back again as soon as possible.

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

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Monday, 21 September 2026

Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies

Hello friends,

This beautiful butterfly is from the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies (#170045) and I have used the Gold Stampin’ Hot Foil (#170066).

This butterfly was foiled onto the Red from the Timeless Metallic Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168548) and cut with the co-ordinating cutting die.

The brickwork from the Echos Of Detail Hot Foil Dies (#170048) was also hot foiled with Gold on Very Vanilla card (#166785). On another piece of Very Vanilla card I used a die from the Beautifully Celebrated Dies (#166974) to cut the “window”, then dry embossed the card with the (retired) Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder. This was attached to the card with the bricks, then matted with Real Red card (#106578). The base card is Very Vanilla.

For the leaves I used a die from Nature’s Symphony with Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). I only used part of the leafy image. I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the leaves to the card.

“Best Wishes” is from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set (#168474) and I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) and used the Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Stylish Shapes die (#159183) was used to cut the sentiment.

The sentiment & butterfly was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Sunday, 20 September 2026

Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies

Hi everyone,

I am back after a couple of really busy days, so I’m sorry for my absence. Today I am using the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies (#170558) with Gold Stampin’ Hot Foil (#170066).

I used Peaceful Pine Two-Tone card (#167698), Crushed Curry card (#131288) and Cherry Cobbler card (#121681) for the leaves. I used the Two Tone card for the reverse image as this is smoother and works better for the reverse image. All the leaves were cut with the cutting dies from the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies. When I foiled the reverse image there is some excess gold around the edges so I cut the smaller leaves from that foil. I don't like to waste any of this beautiful hot foil.

The sentiment is from the retired Beautiful Motifs stamp set and stamped with Peaceful Pine ink (#167679).

I used the (retired) Eyelet Blooms Die for the Very Vanilla card front (#166785) and matted this with Peaceful Pine card (#167692) and attached it to the Very Vanilla base card.

I stamped the vertical strip of Very Vanilla card with an image from the Echos Of Detail stamp set (#170046) using Basic Beige ink (#163806). This was matted with Crushed Curry card. The sentiment was matted with Peaceful Pine card.

The leaves were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.