Lesley's Stampin Ground

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.”

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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.

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.”

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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.