Lesley's Stampin Ground

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Spotlight On Nature Bundle

Hello my friends,

The Spotlight On Nature Bundle (#163581) is already one of my favourites from the new upcoming Annual Catalogue.

I stamped the floral image from the Spotlight On Nature stamp set (#163579) using VersaMark (#102283) and adding Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555). This of course needs to be set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This stamped image and the Peach Pie card (#163800) were cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580). I also stamped the splotches from the same stamp set using Peach Pie ink (#163810) using the stamping off method to achieve a lighter colour. The flowers were coloured with Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends (#163827) and the leaves with Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends (#163826).

The Basic White card front (#159228) was dry embossed with the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder (#163789). This works beautifully with these circle dies. The edges of the card front were daubered with Peach Pie ink then attached to the Basic White base card. The larger circle was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Peach Pie ink and cut with a die from the Wild Ferns dies (#162654). The gold ribbon under the sentiment is from the Silver & Gold 1/8” Trim Combo Pack (#161633). The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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Monday 22 April 2024

Spotlight On Nature stamp set

Hi & welcome my friends,

Today I am highlighting some of the new products available from 1st May in the new Annual catalogue.

The floral image is from the Spotlight On Nature stamp set (#163579). I stamped this with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) on Basic White card (#159228). I coloured the image with 2 of the new In-Colors - Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends (#163827) and Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends (#163826). This card and the Summer Splash card (#163798) were cut with a die from the Everyday Details (#162864).

I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791) and attached a piece of Peach Pie DSP from the 2024-2026 In-Color 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#163777). This was then matted with the Summer Splash card.

The Peach Pie 3/8” Bordered Ribbon (#163783) was wrapped around the card front. The base card is Basic White.

The sentiment is also from the Spotlight On Nature stamp set and stamped with Peach Pie ink (#163810). This was cut with another die from the Everyday Details. The sentiment and rectangles were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I added the shimmer to the flowers & leaves with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). The embellishments are from the 2024-2026 In-Color Shimmer Gems (#163781).

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Sunday 21 April 2024

Wild Ferns Bundle

Hi friends,

The Wild Ferns Bundle (#162655) used on today’s card consists of the Wild Ferns stamp set (#162648) and the Wild Ferns dies (#162654). The bundle will be retiring, however the stamp set and dies will still be available in the next catalogue, just not as a bundle. Some of these ferns bring back memories of when I was growing up and these ferns grew on various parts the farm.

I stamped the leaves with Old Olive ink (#147090), Garden Green ink (#147089), Cajun Craze ink (#147085 and Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083). These were all cut with the Wild Ferns dies.

I dry embossed a piece of Old Olive card (#106576) with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406) and punched the V’s at each end with a retired Triple Banner Punch. The Very Vanilla card front (#106550) was dry embossed with the Ferns 3D Embossing Folder (#158804). I wrapped the Burlap Ribbon from the Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack (#160386) around the card front and attached the card front to the Very Vanilla base card.

“Thinking Of You” is from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) and stamped with Old Olive ink. The sentiment and the Crumb Cake card (#121685) under the sentiment were cut with the Wild Ferns dies. This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The ferns were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The retiring products are the Burlap Ribbon and the Go To Greetings stamp set.

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

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Saturday 20 April 2024

Leaf Collection background stamp

Hello again my friends,

Here is a sneak peek of the Leaf Collection background stamp (#163610) available in the upcoming annual catalogue.

I stamped the leaf image onto Coastal Cabana card (#131302) with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I attached a piece of Vellum (#106584) to the card front. The Gold & Vanilla Ribbon (#159555) was wrapped around the card front then attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#106550).

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Coastal Cabana ink (#147097). The labels were cut with Thoughtful Expressions dies (#162821). The Coastal Cabana label was dry embossed with a Basics Embossing Folder (#161598) and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The retiring products here are the Vellum , Thoughtful Expressions dies and the Gold & Vanilla Ribbon.

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

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Thursday 18 April 2024

Biggest Wish

Hi friends,

I thought this would be a great masculine card using the Biggest Wish stamp set (#155052) for the words,

I stamped “Happy” with Crumb Cake ink (#147116), Pecan Pie ink (#161665) and Copper Clay ink (#161647) onto Very Vanilla card (#106550). “Birthday” was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083). The woodgrain (under the leaves) is from the Textured Timber stamp set (#163656) and stamped with Basic Beige ink (#164512). This is a new basic coloured ink.

The leaves are cut with the Autumn Leaves dies (#162185). I used Oxidised Copper Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162190) and Rose Gold Specialty Paper (#159139). The rows of “stitching” is also from the Autumn Leaves dies.

The leaves were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The card front was matted with Pretty Peacock card (#150886) then attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

The retiring product used on this card is the Biggest Wish stamp set.

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

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Wednesday 17 April 2024

Magnolia Mood dies

Hi again friends,

I have used the Magnolia Mood dies (#163506) for the beautiful detailed flower on today’s card.

I backed the Basic White card (#159228) with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), then cut the flower with the die. I coloured this with a dauber with Bubble Bath ink (#161664) and Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102).

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (#154317), then matted with Bubble Bath card (#161727) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The circles were cut with the Everyday Details dies (#162864) and taped together and attached to the card.

“Thinking Of You” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Moody Mauve ink (#161649) and cut with an Unbounded Love die (#163383).

The embellishments are from the 2024-2025 In-Color Resin Dots (#163389). The Simply Said stamp set, Unbounded Love dies and the embellishments are from the new upcoming catalogue.

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

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Tuesday 16 April 2024

Magnolia Mood Bundle

Hello everyone,

The beautiful Magnolia Mood Bundle (#163507), a new product you can find on the “online exclusives”, has been used for today’s card.

I stamped the 2 images from the Magnolia Mood stamp set (#163502) with Smokey Slate ink (#147113) and cut them with the co-ordinating dies from the Magnolia Mood dies (#163506).

The flowers were coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675) and the leaves with Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends (#154902) and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends (#154892).

I dry embossed the Bubble Bath card (#161727) with the Timeworn 3D Embossing Folder (#156505). I attached a piece of the Country Lace 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#163415) to the card front. This DSP is a sneak peek from the next Annual Catalogue. The Bubble Bath card was matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183).

The sentiment & larger flower was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I used Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) to cut the detailed leaves using Magnolia Mood dies. This card was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). The flower bud was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used on the flowers to add that bit of glimmer.

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

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Monday 15 April 2024

Bottled Happiness stamp set

Hi & welcome again,

It’s not often that I just stamp without using embossing folders, dies or heat embossing, but I have for this card using the Bottled Happiness stamp set (#158684).

I stamped the bottle with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) onto Basic White card (#159228). The flowers were stamped with Calypso Coral ink (#147101). This is a Two-step stamp set so the leaves can be lined up with the flowers easily. The leaves were stamped with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678). The sentiment from the Bottled Happiness stamp set was also stamped with Pretty Peacock ink.

The Pretty Peacock DSP is from the Glorious Gingham 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#163170). I wrapped the Pretty Peacock & Gold Metallic Ribbon (#162588) around the DSP then attached it to the Basic White base card.

The White card with the stamped images was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments from the Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems (#162587) were added to finish the card.

The retiring products are the Bottled Happiness stamp set and the Glorious Gingham DSP.

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

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Saturday 13 April 2024

Double Z Fold card

Hello friends,

I made a Double Z Fold card today and have used the Scalloped Contours dies (#155560) for the scalloped rectangles.

The Basic White base card (#159228) is 10.5cm x 29.8cm and scored in half (14.8cm), then the front was scored in half again (7.4cm). The smaller “Z” for the inside is 25cm x 7cm. This was scored at 10.5cm and 17.5cm.

I dry embossed the Flirty Flamingo card (#141421) with the retired Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder and attached them to the card base.

The Pretty Peacock from the Soft Shimmer 12”x12” Paper Combo Pack (#161750) and the Basic White card were cut with the Scalloped Contours dies. These were attached to the smaller “Z” piece.

The flowers are from the Encircled In Nature stamp set (#163623) and cut with the co-ordinating Encircled In Nature die (#163628). The Stampin’ Blends to colour this are Flirty Flamingo (#154884) and Lost Lagoon (#161680).

“Just For You” from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052) and cut with a Radiating Stitches die (#161595). The sentiment & flowers were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The retiring products are the Scalloped Contours dies.

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

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Friday 12 April 2024

Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set

Hello stamping friends,

Another easy card, this time using the Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set (#160361), and this set is also retiring.

I stamped the music with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) on Basic White card (#159228). The piano keys were also stamped with this ink. I cut this image and the Cherry Cobbler card (#121681) with the Nested Essentials dies (#161597). The 2 rectangles were taped together then attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” is from the same stamp set and stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink. The 2 banners for the sentiment were also cut with dies from the Nested Essentials and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Basic White card front was matted with Cherry Cobbler card and attached to the Basic White base card.

The retiring product here is the Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set.

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

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Thursday 11 April 2024

Calm & Quiet stamp set

Hello again friends,

The Calm & Quiet stamp set (#161611) is a hostess set and also retiring. Here is an easy card using one of the images from this set.

I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). I coloured this with Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends (#154830). I used a Blending Brush (#153611) with Balmy Blue ink (#147105) and very lightly added the colour to the sky.

The stamped image and the Night Of Navy card (#106577) were both cut with the Deckled Circles Dies (#162286) and these were taped together.

The DSP from the Let’s Go Fishing12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#161534) was matted with Night Of Navy card and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” was cut with the Wanted To Say dies (#161594) using Basic White card & Night Of Navy card. I adhered Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to the back of the white card before cutting with the die.

The sentiment & circles were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The retiring products are the Calm & Quiet stamp set and the Let’s Go Fishing Designer Series Paper.

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

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Tuesday 9 April 2024

Happy Hedgehogs

Hello friends,

I have used the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set (#157983) on this easy & cute card. This is another retiring product.

I stamped the tree with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). I coloured it with Real Red Stampin’ Blends (#154899) and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends (#154903). I dry embossed this card with one of the Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders (#157980).

The hedgehog was stamped with Crumb Cake ink (#147116) and the butterfly with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). Both these were fussy cut and attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Real Red card (#106578) was dry embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406) and attached to the Basic White base card. The letters were cut with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) using Basic Black card (#121688) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The retiring products are the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set and the Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folder.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday 8 April 2024

Scalloped Contours dies

Hello Stamping friends,

The Scalloped Contours dies (#155560) is another retiring product and used here on this card.

I stamped the image from the Quiet Meadow stamp set (#155082) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). The Stampin’ Blends to colour this are Daffodil Delight (#154883), Real Red (#154899) and Granny Apple Green (#154885). I cut this Basic White card and the Daffodil Delight card (#121680) with the Scalloped Contours dies. The Real Red card (#106578) was also cut with a die from this set.

I cut 3cm from the right side of the Basic White base card. I dry embossed the card front with the Fun Patterns Embossing Folder (#163790) and also another strip of Basic White card which I attached to the right side of the card base. The Real Red scallop was attached to the inside of the front of the card.

The scalloped rectangles were taped together then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The sentiment, also from the Quiet Meadow stamp set, was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with a Cracker & Treat Box die (#159182).

The retiring products are the Scalloped Contours dies, Quiet Meadow stamp set and the Cracker & Treat Box dies.

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

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