Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 5 June 2026

Gears & Textures

Welcome everyone,

A great masculine card using the Gears & Textures dies (#166853).

The gears were cut from Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper (#165901) and Gold Foil sheet (#132622).

The Party Banners dies (#165264) were used to cut the banners from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393).

The card front is from the Wood Grain Wonders Designer Series Paper (#167428) and attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#166785).

I dry embossed a piece of the Night Of Navy Two Tone card stock (#166684) with the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder (#167744). This was then sanded to reveal the white core. I also tore the edge, again showing the white core.

I taped the two tone card and the banners to the card. The 2 larger gears were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and the small gold gear was attached to the larger one with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The sentiment is from the Phrases & Frames stamp set (#167581) and this was stamped with Night Of Navy ink (#147110). A die from the Ferns & Flora dies (#168991) was used to cut the sentiment. Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach this to the card. The embellishments are the Pressed Flower Motifs (#165215).

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Thursday, 4 June 2026

Exciting Times Bundle

Hi again everyone,

Butterflies & purple are 2 of my favourite things so have used them on this card.

The card front is from the Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) and matted with Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). The basecard is Basic White (#166781).

The leaves were cut with the Delicate Whispers dies (#167505) from Gorgeous Grape card and Silver Foil Sheet (#163387). Both these cards were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), so easily attached to the card front.

I stamped the frame from the Exciting Times stamp set (#167875) using VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Silver powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The inside was punched with the co-ordinating Rounded Rectangle punch (#167880). The sentiment from the Exciting Times stamp set was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The frame was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and the sentiment was taped.

The butterflies are from the All Aflutter stamp set (#167564). I stamped the background of the butterflies with Highland Heather ink (#147103), then silver embossed the detailed butterflies. These were punched with the co-ordinating All Aflutter Punch (#167569). The butterflies were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

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Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Cutest Crew Bundle

Hi friends,

These cute kittens are from the Cutest Crew Bundle (#167149).

I stamped the images from the Cutest Crew stamp set (#167146) with Basic Black Hybrid ink (#166648) onto Basic White card (#166781). These were then coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Crumb Cake (#154882), Smoky Slate (#154904), Golden Glow (#167682), Cloud Cover (#165287), 400 from the Medium Deep (#159461) & 500 from the Medium (#159462) Natural tones, Azure Afternoon (#161672), Poppy Parade (#154958), Timid Tiger (#165291), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Highland Heather (#154887).

I cut the strip of kittens with the die from the Cutest Crew dies (#167148). Then I fussy cut the kittens to separate them.

“H” & “B” are cut with the Party Alphabet dies (#165263) from Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). I stamped “Happy Birthday” from the retired Simply Said stamp set with VersaMark (#102283), then added Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The card front is from the Pastels Shimmer Specialty Paper (#167198) and embossed with the (retired) Soft Waves Embossing Folder. This was then matted with Secret Sea card (#165296) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The letters and words were attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I hid the “H” & “B” from the words behind the gold letters. The gold butterfly is from the Gilded Wings Accents (#169953) which will be available in the July Online Exclusives.

I added Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) for some glimmer on the kittens.

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

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Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Sunset Coast Dies

Hi again my friends,

I am making a variation from yesterday’s card using the circular “rays” die from the Sunset Coast dies (#167780).

The “rays” were cut from Blueberry Bushel card (#146991) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) and the lighthouse was cut from Silver Foil (#163387). For the lighthouse I also used a die from the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580) to cut the circle but then cut away the top part of the circle, leaving just the “rocks” area and lighthouse.

These die cuts were attached to the Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200). The lighthouse was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The card front was matted with Blueberry Bushel card and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Happy Birthday” from the Cutest Crew stamp set (#167146) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138) and cut with a Spotlight On Natures die.

The net, shells & starfish are also cut with dies from the Sunset Coast dies. The net was cut from Crumb Cake card (#121685) backed with Adhesive Sheet. I cut this in half and attached it to the card. The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The silver foil shells & starfish were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

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Monday, 1 June 2026

Delicate Whispers Bundle

Hi again friends,

These floral images are from the Delicate Whispers stamp set (#167500).

The images were stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) onto Basic White card (#166781). These were coloured with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894), then cut with the Delicate Whispers dies (#167505).

The 2 pieces of Natures Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) were attached to the Basic White base card.

I used a die from the Sunset Coast dies (#167780) to cut the Daffodil Delight card (#121680) for the circle with the “rays”. This card was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making it easy to attach to the card. The stamped images were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“With Love” from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set (#165243) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink, then punched with the Three Banner Punch (#167050). This was also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Glimmer was added to the flowers & leaves using the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). I coloured the Antique Pearls (#164679) with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends before attaching them to the card.

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

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Saturday, 30 May 2026

Lily Of The Valley Bundle

Hello everyone,

I have used the beautiful Lily Of The Valley Bundle (#167943) on today’s card.

I stamped the small floral image from the Lily Of The Valley stamp set (#167937) using Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) on Basic White card (#166781). The leaves were coloured with the Light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885) and the flowers with Barely Blush Stampin’ Blends (#167667). These were cut with a co-ordinating Lily Of The Valley dies (#167942).

The Valley In Bloom Designer Series Paper (#167935) was cut with a Scalloped Blooms Die (#167646). This was attached to the Basic White card front which was dry embossed with the Floral Spray 3D Embossing Folder (#167946). The card front was matted with Barely Blush card (#167690) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The Granny Apple Green (#147014) leaves and the stalks of flowers were cut with the Lily Of the Valley dies. The flowers were cut from Barely Blush from the 2026-2028 In-color Pearlised Specialty Paper (#167766). The die cut leaves & flowers were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103686).

The stamped flowers & leaves were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Lily Of The Valley stamp set and stamped with Granny Apple Green ink. A die from the Scalloped Blooms dies. This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). My choice of embellishments are the 2026-2028 In-color Butterflies (#167656).

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

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