Lesley's Stampin Ground

Saturday, 10 October 2026

Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Dies

Hello again friends,

I have been playing with the hot foils today for this card, using the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Dies (#170041).

I used strips of the Gold Hot Foil (#170066), Red Hot Foil (#170552) and Green Hot Foil (#170555) and lay them on an angle and alternating, on the die. I used Basic White card (#166781). This was matted with the Green from the Timeless Metallic Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168548) and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Love & Hugs” is from the Greenery Lane stamp set (#166870) and stamped with Shaded Spruce ink (#147088). The 2 arches were cut with the Everyday Arches dies (#164629). The Red card is also from the Timeless Metallic Specialty DSP.

The bow from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set (#168474) was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with the Elegantly Wrapped die (#168480).

The arches were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the bow. The embellishments are the Flower Accents (#165171).

I will be away for the next few days so will be back later next week.

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

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Friday, 9 October 2026

Shining Stars Dies

Hi friends,

The Shining Stars dies (#168600) are the October Product Of The Month. These are available with a qualifying $125 order (in Australia) for just $9. With such a great deal I’m sure these will sell out quickly so don't waste time if you would like these fantastic dies. There are 23 dies in the set.

The gold stars were cut from the Timeless Metallic Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168548) and I used the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168197) for the white star.

For the card front I used the Swiss Dots Hot Foil Dies (#170075) and Gold Stampin’ Hot Foil Rolls (#170066). This was matted with Real Red card (#106578) and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The sentiment is from the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies (#170592) & the Gold Foil was also used.

I attached the larger stars together with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). Then these were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The small stars were attached with Mini Glue Dots and the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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Thursday, 8 October 2026

Extraordinary Flora Bundle & Washi Tape

Hello again,

I have used the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) as well as the Extraordinary Flora Bundle (#165245) on this card. The bundle includes the Extraordinary stamp set (#165243) and the Extraordinary Flora dies (#165244).

I stamped the floral images with Basic Black Hybrid ink (#166648) and coloured the leaves with Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885). The stamped images and the Washi tape were cut with the Dies. For the Washi Tape, I attached this to Basic White card (#166781) before cutting with the die.

For the card front I used one of the designs from the Luxe White Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167947) and coloured it with Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102) and a Blending Brush (#153611). This was matted with Flirty Flamingo card (#141421) and attached to the Basic White base card

The 2 circles were cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580) and the square with the Tile Garden Dies (#168573). These 2 die sets have matching designs around the outside. The larger circle was cut from the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168197) and the square with the Silver Foil Sheet (#163387).

The sentiment is from the Begonia Belle stamp set #168592) and stamped with Basic Black ink.

The circles, square and floral images were attached to the card with tape, Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108)

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

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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).

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

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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.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.