Lesley's Stampin Ground

Sunday, 15 February 2026

Lifetime Of Love

Hello everyone,

While I had the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) out from yesterday’s card I thought I would use them again. I love the detailed corners and the fancy border dies in this set.

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with (my favourite) Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097), then double matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). This was then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Gold Foil was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) before cutting with the die for the corners. I like to use adhesive sheet with any detailed dies making it super easy to attach them to the card.

I stamped the floral image from the Lifetime Of Love stamp set (#162574) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I stamped a second image using the masking technique. This allows you to stamp another image without it stamping over the first image. For the mask, I stamped the image on a post it note and cut it out then placed it over the stamped image on the card, then stamped onto the card and removed the mask.

The Stampin’ Blends used to colour the flowers & leaves are Poppy Parade (#154958), Azure Afternoon (#161672), Peach Pie (#163827), Petunia Pop (#163828), Flirty Flamingo (#154884), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Granny Apple Green (#154885).

The Beautifully Celebrated dies were used to cut the stamped image and Gold foil. These were taped together and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Celebrate” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and added to the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to the flower centres.

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

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Saturday, 14 February 2026

Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack

Hello again friends,

The Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack (#166980) includes 6 vellum sheets, 2 each of 3 designs, with pre-cut images with gold foil.

The Highland Heather card front (#147010) was dry embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097). I matted this with the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011).

Th 2 fancy pieces in the top corners were cut with a Beautifully Celebrated die (#166974) using Gorgeous Grape card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). These were attached to the card.

The bird is from the Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers (#166986). This is adhesive backed and attached to the gold pre-cut piece from the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera pack. The 2 long “labels” were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I cut the row of flowers in half & attached them with Mini Glue Dots.

“Sending Love” from the Friendly Foliage stamp set (#167021) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and cut with a die from the soon to be released Paradise Garden dies (#167120).

The sentiment and Gold piece with the bird were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The Flower Accents (#165171) are the gold embellishments.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Friday, 13 February 2026

Product Of The Month

Hello again,

Each month there is a new Product Of The Month which in Australia you can get for $9 with a $125 order. February’s product of the month is the beautiful Painted Illusions 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#167977), which I have used on the background on this card.

The strips of DSP were attached to the Pretty Peacock card (#150886), then this was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I stamped the vases from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set (#165161) with VersaMark (#102283) onto Pretty Peacock card and Lost Lagoon card (#133686). I added the white powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). An Inspiring Imperfections die (#165166) was used to cut the vases.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756). I stamped the words separately by covering the other word with a post it note when inking the stamp, so I could punch each word separately using the Three Banner Punch (#167050). Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) was used to stamp the sentiment.

The vase on the right was taped to the card and I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the other vase & sentiment. The embellishments are from the Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Fragrant Layers Bundle

Hi friends,

These flowers & leaves are from the Fragrant Layers Bundle (#167155). The dies don’t actually cut these flowers so I have fussy cut them. There are a variety of dies which cut different parts of the flowers.

The flowers from the Fragrant Layers stamp set (#167150) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (#132708) onto Very Vanilla card (#166785). The Stampin’ Blends to colour the image are Flirty Flamingo (#154884), Pretty In Pink (#163824), Bubble Bath (#161675), Strawberry Slush (#165290), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Lemon Lime Twist (#161682).

The Very Vanilla card front was dry embossed with the Joined Together 3D Embossing Folder (#165170), the matted with Mossy Meadow card (#133683). The card base is Very Vanilla.

I used a die from the Natures Symphony dies (#166926) and this cut the rows of dots from the strip of Nature Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912). The Gold Foil (#132622) was also cut with a die from Natures Symphony. These 2 pieces were taped to the card.

The detailed die cut leaves were cut with the Fragrant Layers dies (#167154) using Mossy Meadow card and Old Olive card (#106576). The flowers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The sentiment is from the Friendly Foliage stamp set (#167021) and I stamped this with Strawberry Slush ink (#165286). The Three Banner Punch (#167050) was used to punch the sentiment and Stampin’ Dimensionals were used to attach it to the card.

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was added to the flowers and the embellishments are Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Simply Beautiful bundle

Hello again friends,

This large flower is from the Simply Beautiful dies (#166964).

I cut the solid background of the flower from the Beautiful Bokeh 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#164607). The next 2 layers were cut from Basic White card (#166781) then the stamens from Crumb Cake card (#121685).

I added some colour to the centres of the white petals with a Blending Brush (#153611) and Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) and a Sponge Dauber (#133773) was used to colour the tips of the petals. The white petals and stamen were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683), then attached to the solid flower with a Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The leaves were cut with a die from the Natures Symphony dies (#166925). I used Nature Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) and this gave a subtle variation to the leaves. I then cut this leaf into 3 pieces to place it where I wanted it around the flower. The leaves were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (#161600) and matted with Lost Lagoon card (#133686). The base card is also Basic White.

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) added glimmer to the flower, then I finished the card with the Low-Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

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.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.