Lesley's Stampin Ground

Thursday, 30 July 2026

Sunset Coast dies

Hi again everyone,

A great masculine card today using the Sunset Coast dies (#167780).

I cut the lighthouse image using the dies and used Silver Foil Sheets (#163387), then cut the circle with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183).

The card front is from the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168197). I coloured this with a Blending Brush (#153611) and Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). The circle was also cut with the Stylish Shapes die.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#166781) with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder. I attached the Shimmering Stripes Paper to the embossed card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), then matted this with Azure Afternoon card (#161728). The base card is Basic White.

The lighthouse image was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

I used the Silver Foil Sheets for the shells & starfish and Azure Afternoon card for the birds. These dies are also from the Sunset Coast dies. They were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots.

The sentiment is from the Begonia Belle stamp set (#168592) and stamped with Azure Afternoon ink, then cut with a Nested Essentials die (#161597) and taped top the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Echos Of Detail Hot Foil Dies

Hello everyone,

I have used the Echos Of Detail Hot Foil Dies (#170048) for this beautiful silver background behind the leaves.

I used the Silver Foil (#170067) on Basic White card (#166781). This card and the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168197) were matted with Coastal Cabana card (#131302) and attached to the Basic White base card.

I used a Natures Symphony die (#166925) to cut the leaves from Coastal Cabana card. This was attached to the card front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Happiest Birthday Wishes” from the Notes Of Spring stamp set (#167979) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Silver Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with a Stitched Stocking die (#168230) - coming in the next catalogue on 1st September. The edges of the sentiment was daubered with Coastal Cabana ink (#147097) and then attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

Botanical Expressions Die

Hi again everyone,

The Botanical Expressions Die (#168152) has been used to cut the strip of leaves on today’s card.

Firstly I coloured the Basic White card front (#166781) with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083), Pecan Pie ink (#161665) and Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) using Blending Brushes (#153611). I then cut the leaves with the die and dry embossed the top & bottom of the card with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder (#167179). This card was attached to a piece of the Natures Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) then attached it to the Basic White base card.

The butterflies are from the Gilded Wings Accents (#169953). For the detailed butterfly I used the back of the butterfly and coloured it with Pretty Peacock ink and a Blending Brush. This was attached to the gold butterfly with a Mini Glue Dot (#103683) and the gold butterfly was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Happy Birthday” from the Lily Of The Valley stamp set (#167937) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink and I fussy cut this and attached it with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Antique Pearls (#164679) were coloured with a Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blend (#161676) before adding to the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 27 July 2026

Velvet Meadow Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

Today I have used the beautiful Velvet Meadow Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167904). Of course you could use any designer paper, and I am sure you have plenty to choose from, like I do.

I have used one of the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183) to cut the circles from the DSP & Berry Burst card (#147143). These were taped together, offsetting the circles.

I used a die from the Bordered In Beauty dies (#167556) to cut the right side of the Berry Burst card and this card was used to matt the Designer Paper. The base card is Basic White (#166781).

The sentiment from the (retired) Notes Of Spring stamp set was stamped with Berry Burst ink (#147143) and cut with another die from Stylish Shapes.

The circles & sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Dreamy Flowers (#167916) are the embellishments added to complete the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Sunday, 26 July 2026

Botanical Glow Hot Foil Bundle

Hello everyone,

You might think I am obsessed with the Stampin’ Hot Foil System (#170012), well you are right. I just love the professional look these foils give to your projects.

I hot foiled the leaves onto the Garden Poetry Designer Series Paper (#167113) from the Botanical Glow Hot Foil dies (#170056) using Gold Foil (#170066). I then stamped the leaves from the Botanical Glow stamp set (#170054) using Pool Party ink (#147107). This was double matted with Berry Burst card (#144249) and Daffodil Delight card (#121680), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I used the Light Pink Foil (#170068) for the butterflies from the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies (#170045). Using the co-ordinating Butterfly Flight Decorative Masks (#170076), I coloured the butterflies with Bubble Bath ink (#161664), Strawberry Slush ink (#165286) and Berry Burst ink (#147143). These were cut with the co-ordinating open dies.

“Sending Hugs” is from the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies (#170052) and I used the Gold Foil. The open dies were used to cut the sentiments. There are 11 sentiments which can all be hot foiled at one time then all cut with the die. I put the remainder sentiments aside so I always have some sentiments on hand.

The butterflies were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) for the sentiment. The die cut leaves are from the Butterfly Flight dies and they were cut from Peaceful Pine card (#167692) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). The sentiments are from the Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots (#166139).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 25 July 2026

Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies

Hello again friends,

When you purchase the Stampin’ Hot Foil System (#170012), the Metallic Magic craft class is included (till the end of the year). This is such a fun and informative class. Today’s card is my variation of one of the cards demonstrated.

I used the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies (#170042) for the greeting and I used the Gold foil (#170066) on Basic White card (#166781).

I cut the Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper (#167553) with the Happy Birthday open die. The sentiment was lined up with the cut out and the DSP was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). This was then attached to the Basic White base card.

I used Silver Foil (#170067) for the butterflies from the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies (#170045) on Two Tone Crushed Curry cardstock (#166670). I then added colour using the Butterfly Flight Decorative Masks which are included in the Butterfly Flight Bundle (#170076). I used Golden Glow ink (#167676) and Crisp Cantaloupe ink (#167680) and applied these colours with Blending Brushes (#153611). The open dies from the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies were used to cut the butterflies.

The butterflies were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The embellishments are from the 2026-2028 In Color Dots (#167546).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.