Lesley's Stampin Ground

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Impressions Abloom

Hello friends,

I have used the Impressions Abloom stamp set (#165605) and Impressions Abloom dies (#165610) on todays card, which are from the Impressions Abloom Bundle (#165611).

The flowers are stamped with Timid Tiger ink (#165278), using the stamping off method to achieve the lighter colour of the background. For the centre of the flowers I used Darling Duckling ink (#165277). The flowers & leaves were cut with the dies.

I cut the Basic White (#166781) oval and the outline from Timid Tiger card (#165298) also with the Impressions Abloom dies. I dry embossed the white card with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder (#165472). The white card was taped to the Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (#165603) and the Timid Tiger outline was glued with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755). The DSP was matted with Timid Tiger card and attached to the Basic White base card.

The flowers were attached with Stampin’ (#104430) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) for the leaves. I used Pool Party card (#124391) for the leaves.

“Happy Birthday” is from the More Messages stamp set (#165471) and cut with the More Messages die (#165472). I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The embellishments are from the 2025-2027 In-Color Flat Pearls (#165192).

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Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack

Hello again,

Another quick & easy cards today using 2 Ephemera Packs.

The flower is from the Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack (#163762). I coloured this with Clear Wink Of Stella 141897). I mentioned a few weeks ago ago that I used 2 almost empty Wink Of Stellas and added some Isocol to them, then added a drop of Granny Apple Green Ink refill (#147163) to one and Daffodil Delight Ink Refill (#119672) to the other. So I used these to add very subtle colour to the flower & leaves and this applies the glimmer at the same time.

“Congratulations” is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862).

The Crushed Curry card (#131288) was dry embossed with the Birch Wood Embossing Folder (#164069) before matting with Basic Black card (#121688). This was then attached to the Basic White Base card (#166781).

The sentiment and flowers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Heirloom Arrangements Kit

Hello everyone,

There is a great variety of kits available from Stampin’ Up! and they are great for quick & easy cards. The Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) is a beautiful kit with detailed vintage designs. All kits have instructions or you can be as creative as you like with your own designs.

All the elements in this kit are pre-cut, so just choose the pieces for the card and assemble. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the butterfly & flowers.

“For You” is from the stamp set included in the kit and I used Balmy Blue ink (#147105).

This kit allows you to make 8 cards but there are so many elements you can make many more with extra card bases or the Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes (#159232).

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Sunday, 11 May 2025

Impressions Abloom

Hello again friends,

I have used the Impressions Abloom dies (#165601) for the die cut flowers & leaves on this card. The dies from this set also cut out some of the images from the stamp set, so there are lots of options with this set.

The floral DSP and the DSP for the banner are from the Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (#165603). I matted the card front with Night Of Navy card (#106577) and cut the banner with a die from the Nested Essentials (#161597). I used a smaller die to cut the Night Of Navy card which I attached under the larger banner.

The card for the flowers & leaves are Fresh Freesia (#155614), Night Of Navy and Old Olive (#106576). The leaves & Night Of Navy flower was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the Fresh Freesia flower with a Stampin’ Dimensional (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164608) was stamped with Night Of Navy ink (#147110) and cut with the More Messages die (#165472). This was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are the Riverside Irregular Pearls (#164937). I also added glimmer to the flowers with Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

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

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Saturday, 10 May 2025

Framed Scenes

Hi friends,

A great masculine card today using the Framed Scenes Bundle (#165397). The bundle consists of the Framed Scenes stamp set (#165395) and the Framed Scenes dies (#165396).

I stamped the lighthouse image with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I cut this with the rectangular die from the Framed Scenes dies. I also cut a piece of Secret Sea card (#165296) with the same die for the frame.

The Cloud Cover card (#165293) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder 163791), then matted with the Secret Sea card. This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Just Because” from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#165523) was stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285) and cut with a die from the Beautiful Butterflies dies (#16614). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Secret Sea & Cloud Cover are 2 of the new 2025-2027 In-Colors.

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Friday, 9 May 2025

Sunrise Sailing Bundle

Hello again friends,

Firstly, I will be on holidays for the next 2 weeks so I may not get a chance to post a card each day but I will do my best.

For today’s card I have used the Sunrise Sailing Bundle (#165497). This can be found in the Online Exclusives. The bundle includes the Sunrise Sailing stamp set (#165491) and the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder (#165496). With the hybrid folders, the dies are also included, and with this set, one of the sail boats fits into the folder & will cut & emboss at the same time. The embossing folder & dies can also be used separately as usual.

The DSP for the background is from the retired Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper. I stamped the birds with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I dry embossed the DSP with the embossing folder.

I stamped the reflections onto the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). I then cut the top with one of the dies, then embossed with the Embossing folder for the waves, and attached it to the DSP. This was matted with Blueberry Bushel card (#146991). The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I stamped the sail boat with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was then cut and embossed with the Hybrid embossing folder.

The small boat was cut from Silver Foil Sheets (#163387) and Poppy Parade card (#121694). The boats were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Best Wishes”, also from the stamp set was stamped with Azure Afternoon ink and cut with a retired Heart Shapes die. Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the sentiment. I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the boat.

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

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Thursday, 8 May 2025

Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

I love these designs in the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196) with an “old world” look.

I used a Textured Notes die (#165555) to cut the middle of the DSP. I then used the next larger size die to cut the Secret Sea card (#165296). These two pieces were taped together and the larger piece of DSP was also matted with Secret Sea card.

I attached the smaller piece of matted DSP with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) on top of the cut out piece.

“Congratulations” was stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285) using the More Messages stamp (#165471) and cut it with the co-ordinating More Messages die (#165472). This stamp & die is also available as a bundle - More Messages bundle (#165473). This stamp has a variety of sentiments and all cut with the one die. I am now getting quite a collection of sentiments in various colours and put them aside for a card when needed. The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals 144108).

The base card is Basic Beige (#164512).

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Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Hi again,

I have used 2 Ephemera Packs for today’s card. These are great for quick & easy cards or you can jazz them up.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#166781) with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder (#165559). I then wiped the VersaMark pad (#102283) along the corrugations and added Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I matted this card with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached it to the Basic White base card.

I cut the Basic Black Hexagon frame with a Meant To Bee die (#1665882) and glued this to the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The bird image is from the Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164856). I coloured this with Stampin’ Blends - Daffodil Delight (#154883), Crumb Cake (#154882), Bubble Bath (#161675), Balmy Blue (#154830), Peach Pie (#163827), Soft Sea Foam (#154902) and Poppy Parade (#154958).

“Thinking Of You” is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). The sentiment and bird image were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Tuesday, 6 May 2025

Gallery Blooms bundle

Hello again friends,

Well, the new Annual Catalogue is here and there are also new products available from the Online Exclusives, so I have used some new products on today’s card.

The floral images are from the Gallery Blooms stamp set (#165211) and cut with the co-ordinating Gallery Blooms dies (#165212). These are available in the Gallery Blooms bundle (#165213), so bundles give you 10% discount. These were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). Real Red Stampin’ Blends (#154899) and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885) were used to colour the images.

The frame was cut with a Sentimental Framing die (#165476) using (retired) Silver Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper.

I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder (#164695) and matted it with Real Red card (#106578). The silver frame was attached to the card front.

“Thinking of you” is from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#165523) and stamped with Real Red ink (#147084). I used the same die used to cut the silver frame as this gave me the inside piece to fit inside the frame. This was taped to the card.

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

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

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Monday, 5 May 2025

Cheerful Daisies

Hello friends,

Tomorrow is the start of the New Annual Catalogue and Online Exclusive products. I am sharing another retiring product today - the Cheerful Daisies stamp set (#161290) and Cheerful Daisies dies (#161296).

The flowers were stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138), Azure Afternoon ink (#161663), Crushed Curry ink (#147087), Daffodil Delight ink (#147094), Melon Mambo ink (#147051) and Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052). The sentiment is from the same stamp set and stamped with Melon Mambo ink.

The flowers & leaves were cut with the Cheerful Daisies dies and the sentiment with a Stylish Shapes Die (#159183).

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791) and matted with Azure Afternoon card (#161728). The strip of Azure Afternoon card was dry embossed with a Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder (#165597). The card front was attached to the Basic White base card.

For the leaves I used Lemon Lime Twist card (#144250) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making these detailed die cuts easy to attach to the card. The flowers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used on the flowers and the embellishments are from the Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs 161954). These embellishments are also retiring.

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Saturday, 3 May 2025

Scrapbook page

Hi friends,

Today Peter & I celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary so I did a scrapbook page for this very special occasion.

The background page is from the Every Happiness Designer Series Paper (#166632). The photos were double matted with Night Of Navy card (#106577) and Cherry Cobbler card (#121681).

The flowers from the Enduring Beauty stamp set (#162670) were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056), then cut with the Enduring Beauty die (#162672).

All the letters, hearts and gold leaves are cut from Gold Foil Sheets (#132622) which were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making them easy to attach to the page. The dies used are the Mini Alphabet (#162934), Birthday Celebration dies (#164598), the Alphabet A La Mode (#160750) and the Enduring Beauty dies (for the leaves)

The detailed heart is from the already retired Heart Shapes dies. The small hearts are cut with the Adoring Hearts dies (#162569).

The retiring products are Adoring Hearts dies and the Enduring Beauty stamp set & dies.

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

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Friday, 2 May 2025

Inspirational Sketches

Hello again my friends,

I am back to using the retiring products again today with the birds from the Inspirational Sketches stamp set (#162684).

I stamped the birds with Crushed Curry ink (#147087) and Night Of Navy ink (#147110). These were then fussy cut.

The outline for the label and the sentiment are both from Labeled With Love stamp set (#163564), again using Crushed Curry ink & Night Of Navy ink. I used a die from the Labelled With Love dies (#163570). This stamp set & die is retiring, however there is also a Labelled With Love punch (#163569) which is exactly the same as the die and this will still be available.

The DSP is from the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper (#163284) and attached to the Basic White card front (#166781). The card front was matted with Night Of Navy card (#106577) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The yellow bird was taped to the card and the blue bird and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The leaves were cut with Citrus Blooms dies (#163294) using Garden Green card (#108605). These were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The card was finished by adding the Opal Rounds Assortments (#163298).

The retiring products are Inspirational Sketches stamp set, Labeled With Love stamp set, Labelled with Love dies and Citrus Blooms dies.

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

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Thursday, 1 May 2025

Layered Thoughts stamp set

Hello again,

Today’s card is a sneak peek of some new products in the upcoming Annual Catalogue which will be available from 6th May, so not long to wait.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Layered Thoughts stamp set (#165346). This was stamped on Basic Black card (#121688) using VersaMark (#102283) and adding White powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I then used Stampin’ Blends to add colour to the letters. The colours used are Blueberry Bushel (#161679), Cherry Cobbler (#154880), Shaded Spruce (#154903), Daffodil Delight (#14883) and Blackberry Bliss (#154877). This card was then matted with Berry Burst card (#144249).

The card front is from the Celebration Expressions Memories & More Card Pack (#165307). I cut the small hearts from this card with a die from the retiring Adoring Hearts Dies (#162569). I taped a piece of Berry Burst card to the Basic White base card (#166781), then attached the card front. “Happy Birthday” was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I cut more small hearts with the die from Berry Burst card and attached them to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

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

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