Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 8 May 2026

Beautiful Blues Kit

Hello friends,

Kits are fantastic for quick & easy cards like this one from the Beautiful Blues Kit (#165658). There are a large variety of kits available from Stampin’ Up! which are perfect for new crafters, busy crafters or those who just want a quick & easy card.

The card kits usually have all the supplies for 9 cards with 3 of each of 3 designs and also includes the card base, stamp set, ink spot, envelopes, pre-cut pieces, adhesives, embellishments and instructions. You can make the kits as per the instructions or change it up for your own design which is what I have done on this card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Greenery Lane stamp set and (#166870) with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138). This was then cut with one of the Phrases & Frames die (#167586). This is an Impressions die, so I then used the Impressions Plate (#167767) which gives a deeper embossed image to the frame. I daubered the edges of the sentiment with Blueberry Bushel ink. The sentiment & frame were attached to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The pre-cut floral piece was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The embellishments are from the retired Tinsel Gems. I added some glimmer to the flowers with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

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Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Beautiful Blues Kit

Hi friends,

I am using the Beautiful Blues Kit (#165658) for the card front of this card. The great thing about kits is you can make them as shown in the kit or put your own twist on them.

One of the card bases in this kit has a design on both sides, so I cut off one side to use. I then cut it in 3 pieces and matted it with Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) and attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The sentiment from the Year Of Flowers stamp set (#165367) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138) and cut it with a Year Of Flowers die (#165374). The Silver Foil leaves were also cut with dies from the Year Of Flowers. This silver foil was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making it easy to attach these small detailed leaves to the card.

The embellishments are also from the kit.

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

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Sunday, 1 June 2025

Beautiful Blues Kit

Hi friends,

The Beautiful Blues Kit (#165658) is an all inclusive kit, which means everything is included that you need to make these beautiful cards.

There are 3 different card base designs and I have used the plain blue background. I then glued with Multipurpose Liquid Glue110755) the die cut piece to the card. The lighter floral image was then attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the kit was stamped with Night Of Navy ink onto one of the labels. Then the embellishments were added to finish the card.

As I said, everything is included in the kit (except the glue). I could have used the tape provided. So kits are great for a quick & easy card and ideal for taking away on holidays.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.