Lesley's Stampin Ground

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Greenery Lane Bundle

Hi again friends,

I have used the same template on this card as I did on the card on 8th January. For that one I used the Fragrant Layers stamp set for the flowers and today I have used the Greenery Lane Bundle (#166877) for all the leaves for a more masculine card. However it would also be suitable for a female card.

For the card front, and the three rectangular pieces cut with the Nested Essentials dies (#161597), I have used the Pastel Shimmer Specialty paper (#167198). I dry embossed the card front with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder 164069) and matted it with the Basic Black card (#121688), then attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781). I taped the 3 rectangles to the card front.

The leaves from the Greenery Lane stamp set (#166870) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour the leaves are Lost Lagoon (#161680), Pool Party (#154894), Summer Splash (#163826) and Daffodil Delight (#154883).

The leaves were cut with the Greenery Lane dies (#166876) and they were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The sentiment from the (retired) So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183). I daubered the edges with Pool Party ink (#147107). Stampin’ Dimensionals (#10430) were used to attach this to the card. Antique Pearls (#164679) were added to finish the card.

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Monday, 16 February 2026

Forever Florals

Hi friends,

Today I have used some of the leftovers from the 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat(#170023). This is still available to purchase with all the demonstrations recorded of the cards made.

The Designer Series Paper with the flowers is black line art on a white background so this was coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I used Cloud Cover (#165287) for the background, Old Olive (#154892) for the leaves, Calypso Coral (#154881), Darling Duckling (#165288) and Bubble Bath (#161675) on the flowers. I then used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the flowers to add some glimmer.

The 2 pieces of DSP were matted with Secret Sea card (#165296) and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The labels were cut with the Forever Floral dies (#167443) using Two-Tone Calypso Coral card. “Thinking Of You” is from the Forever Florals stamp set (#167440) and stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285).

The leaves were also stamped with Secret Sea ink onto the pre-cuts from the class, and coloured with Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.

The sentiment was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The embellishments added to the card are the Moody Palette Glossy Dots (#167180)

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

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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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Saturday, 13 September 2025

Party Banners dies

Hello again friends,

I have layered 2 of the banners from the Party Banners dies (#165264) for today’s card. There are 14 banner dies in this set so a great range of sizes for your projects.

The banners were cut from Summer Splash card (#163798) and Fresh Freesia card (#155614). I dry embossed the Fresh freesia card with the now retired Mini Corrugated embossing folder. The banners were taped together.

“Birthday” from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#165523) was stamped with Summer Splash ink (#163809) onto the Basic White card front (#166781). This was matted with Summer Splash card and attached to the Basic White base card.

I stamped the floral images with the Extraordinary Flora stamp set (#165243) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). These were cut with the co-ordinating Extraordinary Flora die (#165244). The Stampin’ Blends to colour these are Fresh Freesia (#155518), Highland Heather (#154887), Flirty Flamingo (#154884), Summer Splash (#163826), Pool Party (#154894) and Shy Shamrock (#163825). These were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Happy” was cut with a die from Words For The Season (#165797) using Summer Splash card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#153334) making it easy to attach to the card.

The embellishments are the Frosted Iridescent Dots (#165766). Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was added to the flowers to give some sparkle.

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

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Sunday, 27 July 2025

Spotlight On Nature

Hi friends,

The Spotlight On Nature stamp set (#163579) has been used for the 3 stamped images on this card.

I stamped the butterfly, floral image and leaves with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). These were coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Granny Apple Green (#154885), Pretty In Pink (#163824) and Daffodil Delight (#154883). All these images were fussy cut.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder (#163789). This was double matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Pretty In Pink card (#163794).

The leaves were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The flowers & butterfly were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

I wrapped the Pretty In Pink Bordered Ribbon (#163784) around the card front, then attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I fussy cut this as well and attached it with Mini Glue Dots.

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

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Monday, 31 March 2025

Winterly Tree Tops

Hello again friends,

I haven't been in the craft room for 4 days as I have been unwell. Still not 100% but thought some craft time might be just what I need, so here is today’s card.

I stamped the bird from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set (#164184) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I coloured this with Stampin’ Blends - Pool Party (#154894), Lemon Lolly (#161673), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Poppy Parade (#154958) and Crumb Cake (#154882). A die from the co-ordinating Winterly Tree Tops dies (#164065) was used to cut out the bird.

I attached a strip of the Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162616) to the Basic White base card (#159228). I then used a new embossing folder, from the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders (#165597), available in May from the Online Exclusives. There are 2 folders in this set and fit the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Embossed Machine (#150673).

The Basic White card front was then matted with Real Red card (#106578) and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This is set with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Labelled With Love die (#163570) was used to cut the sentiment.

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

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

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Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Winterly Tree Tops

Hi friends,

These birds are stamped from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set (#164184) and cut with the co-ordinating Winterly Tree Tops die (#164065). These can also be purchased as the Winterly Tree Tops Bundle (#164066). All bundles are at a 10% discount.

I cut both the Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) and the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) with a Garden Meadow die (#162740). I taped the Soft Sea Foam card to the Basic White base card. The DSP was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The birds were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This image was coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Real Red (#154899), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Balmy Blue (#154830) and Crumb Cake (#154882). I added glimmer to parts of the image using the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

“Thinking Of You always” is from the same stamp set and stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111). A Changing Leaves die (#164138) was used to cut the sentiment. The birds & sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries (#164119).

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

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Monday, 28 October 2024

Sentimental Wishes Bundle

Welcome everyone,

The Sentimental Wishes stamp set (#164210) and the Sentimental Wishes die (#164219) have been used for the candles. These are included in the Sentimental Wishes Bundle (#164220).

I stamped the candle image 3 times with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). The Stampin’ Blends to colour these were Daffodil Delight (#154883), Shaded Spruce (#154903) and Cherry Cobbler (#154880).

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (#164049) then matted with Cherry Cobbler card (#121681). The Shaded Spruce Satin & Sheer Ribbon (#164224) was wrapped around the matted card front, then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164037) was cut with a Nested Essentials die (#161597). This was taped to the card front. The candles in the background were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) for the other candles.

The sentiment, also from the Sentimental Wishes stamp set, was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and cut with a Wild Ferns die (#162654). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Thursday, 22 February 2024

Enduring Beauty stamp set

Welcome friends,

I stamped this image from The Enduring Beauty Stamp set (#162670) and coloured it with Stampin’ Blends. There is a set of Masks - the Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks (#162673) which can be used to colour this image but today I have chosen to use Stampin’ Blends. The masks do however make it quicker to colour.

I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) for the outline. The Stampin’ Blends are Bubble Bath (#161675), Berry Burst (#161681), Lemon Lime Twist (#161682) and Granny Apple Green (#154885). This was then cut with an Enduring Beauty Die (#162672).

For the die-cut leaves I used Lemon Lime Twist card (#144250) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). I added some Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) to the tips of the leaves using a Sponge Dauber (#133773).

The Basic White card front (#159228) was embossed with a Fun Patterns Embossing Folder (#163790). There are 2 folders in this pack and will be available online early March. The card front was matted with Berry Burst card (#144249) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The floral image was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), then the die -cut leaves were attached.

“Thinking Of You” from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Berry Burst ink (#147143) and cut with a Happy Little Things die (#163709). This will also be available online in March. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach the sentiment.

The embellishments are the Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (#161954).

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

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Friday, 16 February 2024

Everyday Details

Hi friends,

This stamped image is from the Everyday Details stamp set (#162861).

This was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228) then I fussy cut the image. I coloured this with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675), Moody Mauve Stampin’ Blends (#161660), Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends (#161680) and Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends (#161676).

The Basic White card front was dry embossed the Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder (#158655) and matted with Moody Mauve card (#161732), then attached to the Basic White base card.

The DSP is from the Poetic Expressions Designer Series Paper (#162814). I dry embossed the Lost Lagoon card (#133686) with the Softly Sophisticated Embossing folder from the Softly Sophisticated bundle (#162947), a Sale-a-bration product.

“Happy Birthday” from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Moody Mauve ink (#161649) and cut with a Sending die (#159271). The flowers and sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are (retired) Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots.

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

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Thursday, 8 February 2024

Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hi again everyone,

The Nature’s Sweetness 12”x12” Specialty Designer Paper (#162616) has a beautiful range of designs, including 2 page with 6 designs suitable for card fronts. I have used one of the designs on these card. The first card I have just used the DSP and coloured it with Stampin’ Blends, then I added the stamped leaves and sentiment for the second card.

I coloured the image with Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends (#161680), Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675) and 700 & 800 from the Medium Light Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends (#159463).

I stamped the leaves from the Notes Of Nature stamp set (#162630) using Basic Gray ink (#149165) and also coloured them with Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends. This was cut with the Notes Of Nature dies (#163203).

The sentiment is from the Lovely & Sweet stamp set (#162617) and stamped with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678). A Sending Die (#159271) was used to cut the sentiment.

After cutting the image from the DSP I cut a small piece from the bottom, turned it over to use the design on the reverse. These were attached to the Pecan Pie card (#161726), then attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

For the second card I attached the stamped leaves and sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I added the lovely Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds (#162643) to the cards. 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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