Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 6 February 2026

Gears & Textures

Hi everyone,

Another masculine card using the Gears & Textures Bundle (#166854).

I stamped on the Natures Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) using the Gears & Textures Stamp Set (#166851). The inks used are Early Espresso (#147114), Cajun Craze (#147085) and Pecan Pie (#161665). The DSP and Early Espresso card (#121686) were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775).

For the Very Vanilla card base (#166785) I cut 5.5cm off the right side of the front. I then dry embossed the remainder of the card front with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (#161600). I attached part of the die cut card to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The gears cut with the Gears & Textures dies (#166853) were cut with Earthen Toned Metallic Foil (#165901), Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) and the retired Rose Gold Foil.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Early Espresso ink and punched with the Three Banner Punch (#167050).

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

I stamped the inside card also with a stamp from the Gears & Textures using Early Espresso ink.

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

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Monday, 2 February 2026

Pleasant Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again friends,

The Pleasant Patterns 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#166950) has 3 designs with metallic foil on each and I have used the Pretty In Pink one on this card. The other colours are Peach Pie & Shy Shamrock and they are in different designs.

The four strips of DSP were attached to the Strawberry Slush card (#165297), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Love & Hugs” is from the Greenery Lane stamp set (#166870) and I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) and added Silver Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment and the Strawberry Slush card were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775). These were taped together and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Silver Foil (#163387) for the leaves was cut with a die from Greenery Lane (#166876). This was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The Greenery Lane stamp set & dies are also available as the Greenery Lane Bundle (#166877).

The embellishments are from the Pearlised Faceted Circles (#166978).

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

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Saturday, 20 December 2025

Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers

Hello friends,

I’m highlighting some more products from the upcoming mini catalogue including the gorgeous Soft Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers (#166986).

There is a range of stickers including this cute little bird as well as flowers leaves & butterflies.

I embossed the oval (it’s actually a part oval) from the Addressed To You stamp set (#167010), using VersaMark (#102283) with Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This Basic White card (#166781) was cut with a die from Branching Out (#165775), then I dry embossed it with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097). I think this is currently my favourite embossing folder. The Daffodil Delight card (#121680) was also cut with a Branching Out die. These were taped together then attached to the Basic White base card.

I lightly added Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) to the card front using a Blending Brush (#153611), then attached the bird sticker on top.

“Happy Birthday” is also from the Addressed To You stamp set and stamped with Crushed Curry ink (#147087). I used the Three Banner Punch (#167050) to cut the sentiment. These were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157) were added to the card.

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

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Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Etched Autumn stamp

Hello again friends,

I was in need of a masculine card for an avid gardener so thought the Etched Autumn stamp (#166082) would be suitable to use for the background.

I stamped the background with VeraMark (#102283) onto Very Vanilla card (#166785), then added the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I then added colour with Blending Brushes (#153611) and Granny Apple Green ink (#147095), Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083), Crushed Curry ink (#147087) and Cajun Craze ink (#147085).

The card front was matted with the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). “Happy Birthday” from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was also heat embossed with the Copper powder. The sentiment and foil underneath were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775), these were attached together and I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach it to the card.

The leaves were cut using a retired die from the Happy Hibiscus dies. I used Granny Apple Green card (#147014), Cherry Cobbler card (#121681), Crushed Curry card (#131288) and Cajun Craze card (#121683). I added shimmer to the leaves with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). These were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The embellishments are retired Earth Tones Shimmer Gems.

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

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Sunday, 14 December 2025

Branching Out dies

Hello again,

Before I put everything away from yesterday’s card I thought I would make another one with a variation.

The flower, leaves and gold corner pieces are from the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack (#166980). The flower has an outline in gold so I coloured the back with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675).

The card front is from the Whispers Of Texture Specialty Paper (#167106) and this was matted with Bubble Bath card (#161727), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I cut the “frame” with 2 of the Branching Out dies (#165775), then dry embossed it with the Joined Together 3D Embossing Folder (#165170). This was attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Congratulations” is from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) and stamped with VersaMark (#102283), then I added the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. This was punched with the Three Banner punch (#167050).

The flower was attached with a Stampin’ Dimensional, and Mini Glue Dots (#103683) were used for the leaves & gold corners. The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals and a Mini Glue Dot. The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to finish the card.

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

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Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Friendly Foliage Bundle

Hello fellow crafters,

I love the simplicity of the foliage in the Friendly Foliage stamp set (#167021), then when cut with the dies takes it to the next level. There are 2 dies to cut the foliage. You can just cut the outline image, or you can use a second die to cut the pieces around the leaves inside the frame, which is what I have done on this image.

I stamped the image and sentiment with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The foliage was then cut with the Friendly Foliage dies (#167023) and the sentiment was punched with the Three Banner Punch (#167050).

I cut the Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper (#167082) and the Copper from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) with the Branching Out dies (#165775). I also matted another piece of DSP with the Copper Paper and attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the foliage and the sentiment to the card. The Low Profile Dots (#164658) were added to the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

An easy masculine card using the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196).

The card front and the house are both from the DSP. The card front was dry embossed with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069), then matted with Mossy Meadow card (#133683).

I cut the house from the DSP and the Mossy Meadow card using the Branching Out dies (#165775). These were taped together then attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) and stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) on Basic Beige card (#164512). A Stylish Shapes die (#159183) was used to cut the sentiment. This was also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The base card is Basic Beige.

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

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Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Lights Of Aurora Designer Series Paper

Hello again friends,

The background for today’s card is using the beautiful Lights Of Aurora 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#165755).

I have added 3 strips of the DSP to Highland Heather card (#147010). This was matted with Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Happy Anniversary” is from the Layers Of Beauty stamp set (#163514) and stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The sentiment & the Gorgeous Grape card were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775). Using a Blending Brush (#153611) I lightly added some Highland Heather ink on part of the card with the sentiment before attaching the flower. These were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The flower from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour this are Fresh Freesia (#155518), Highland Heather (#154887), Pool Party (#154894) and Daffodil Delight (#154883).

I cut this flower and the leaves from the Pool Party card (#124391) with the Charming Day dies (#166135). The Pool Party card was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The embellishments are the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611).

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

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Monday, 10 November 2025

Vellum

Hello again friends,

I love the look of the Vellum Specialty Paper (#167099) when it is dry embossed.

I embossed this piece of Vellum with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097) and matted it with Garden Green card (#108605) and attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The Nests Of Winter Designer Series Paper (#164183) and the Garden Green card were cut with the Branching Out Dies (#165775). These were taped together, then attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Thinking Of You” from Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) was stamped with Garden Green ink (#147089), then punched with the Three Banner punch (#167050).

A piece of retired Gold trim was added to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishment are from the Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 3 November 2025

Ornamental Christmas

Hi friends,

These Christmas trees are from the Ornamental Christmas Bundle (#166001). The bundle consists of the Ornamental Christmas stamp set (#165991) and Ornamental Christmas dies (#166000).

I stamped the trees with VersaMark (#102283) and added Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) to 2 of the trees and White from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679) for the other tree. These were set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The card used were Pretty Peacock (#150886), Lost Lagoon (#133686) and Pool Party (#124391).

2 of the trees were cut with the co-ordinating dies and the one on the Pretty Peacock card was cut with a Branching Out die (#165775). I also used the Branching Out dies to cut the Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) and the Basic White card (#166781). I then dry embossed the white card with the Birch Wood Embossing Folder (#164069).

The Pretty Peacock card was attached to the Basic White base card. The white embossed card was taped on top. The gold foil used to matt the small Pretty Peacock card with the tree was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The 2 trees were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Merry Christmas” from the Bauble Blooms stamp set (#166091) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and cut with a Beautiful Butterflies die (#164614). This was attached with Mini Glue Dots. The star is a retired embellishment.

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

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Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Etched Autumn Stamp

Hi friends,

For today’s card, I have stamped the Etched Autumn stamp (#166082) onto the Basic White card (#166781) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708).

Next I added colour with Blending Brushes (#153611) using Granny Apple Green ink (#147095), Crushed Curry ink (#147087), Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Peach Pie ink (#163810).

The sentiment from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

I used the Branching Out dies (#165775) to cut the stamped image, the sentiment and the Basic Black card (#121688). I taped the layers together and attached them to the Basic White base card.

The embellishments are from the retired Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems.

You can substitute any designer papers, instead of the stamping for the background. The possibilities are endless.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 8 September 2025

Traditions Of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again,

Some of the designs of the gorgeous Traditions Of Christmas 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165853) co-ordinates with the Christmas Greenery dies (#165872), which includes this floral image on todays card.

The Real Red card (#106578) and Granny Apple Green card (#147014) were cut with the Branching Out Dies (#165775). I then dry embossed the Real Red card with one of the Glass & Gardens Embossing folders (#165597). These were taped together then taped to the now retired Brushed Gold card.

The sentiment from the Magic & Hope stamp set (#165950) was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084), then cut with a Happy Hibiscus die (#164879).

I cut the fine pine leaves with the Delicate Pines dies (#166073) from Gold Foil sheet (#132622) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The floral image and sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), then the gold leaves were attached. The embellishments are from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875).

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

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Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Christmas Greenery Bundle

Hello everyone,

Here is a sneak peek of some new products which will be available from the 3rd September. The floral image is from the Christmas Greenery stamp set (#165870), but I decided to use the image for a non Christmas card.

I stamped the image with VersaMark (#102283) and added Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678), then set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was coloured with Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends (#147052) and Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends (#163826). The co-ordinating Christmas Greenery die (#165872) was used to cut this.

The Flirty Flamingo card front (#141421) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791), then attached to the Basic White card base (#166781).

The white frame was cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775). This was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Love” is from the Peace On Earth stamp set (#165918) and this was stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052) then cut with the More Messages die (#165472).

The floral image and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The gold Flower Accents (#165171) were added to finish the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.