Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 2 January 2026

Charming Day

Hello friends,

Today I am using 2 products on the Last Chance list, so these are available while stocks last. They are the Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper (#165511) and the Charming Day Bundle (#166136).

I stamped the floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). The flowers were coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675) and the leaves with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894). This floral image and the die cut leaves were cut with the Charming Day dies (#166135). Pool Party card (#124391) was used for the leaves and this was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

I used 3 of the papers from the Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper (#165511) for the background. These were attached to the Basic White base card. The floral image was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was added to the floral image. The embellishments are Pearlized Faceted Circles (#166978).

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Saturday, 27 December 2025

Charming Day

Hi again everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas as I did. We had Christmas Day with all the family and was very relaxing. I am back home after a couple of days away so am back in the craft room today.

There are a number of products recently placed on the Last Chance list and one of them is the Charming Day Bundle (#166136). These Last Chance products are available while stocks last and many at discounted prices.

The floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). This was coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Bubble Bath (#161675), Pretty In Pink (#163824), Flirty Flamingo (#154884) and Pool Party (#154894). This was then cut with the co-ordinating die from the Charming Day dies (#166135).

I cut the circle with a Spotlight On Nature die (#163580) from Pretty In Pink card (#163794). I attached one of the small Lovely Doilies (#167104) on top of the circle. This pack of doilies are pink and red and the reverse is white, and there are 2 sizes.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Dotted Circles 3D Embossing folder (#163789), then matted with Pretty In Pink card. The base card is also Basic White.

The circle was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). “Congratulations” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Pretty In Pink ink (#163807) and cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183). This was attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the floral image with Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430) and Mini Glue Dots.

I added shimmer to the floral image using the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). The embellishments are Pearlized Faceted Circles (#166978).

“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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Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Charming Day Bundle

Hello stamping friends,

I am using the Charming Day Bundle (#166136) again for the floral image on today’s card. Yes it is currently one of my favourites.

I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) to stamp the floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126). I coloured it with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883), Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends (#161672), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends (#154830) and Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends (#154902). I added some Glimmer with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). A die from the Charming Day Bundle dies (#166135) was used to cut the image.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). I cut the circles for the sentiment and the Azure Afternoon card with the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183). I used the silver Metallic Rub-Ons (#165270) on the Azure Afternoon circle and sentiment.

The card front is one of the designs from the Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165305). This was lightly coloured with Azure Afternoon ink and a Blending Brush (#153611) which brings out the design on the card. The card front was matted with Azure Afternoon card and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“80” was cut using the Alphabet A La Mode dies (#160750) and I used the blue from the Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper (#165929) which I had backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), and makes it easy to attach the fine numbers to the card.

The 2 circles were taped to the card and the floral image was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875) were added.

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Saturday, 11 October 2025

Sentimental Framing dies

Hello again friends,

The Sentimental Framing dies (#165476) have been used to cut these 2 beautiful detailed frames.

The larger frame was cut with Pool Party card (#124391) and the smaller one with Daffodil Delight card (#121680). These were taped to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Happy Birthday” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Crushed Curry ink (#147087) and I used the small Sentimental Framing die to cut this, and only using the small “inside” piece which fits into the Daffodil Delight frame. This was taped to the card.

The floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends to colour this are Pool Party (#154894), Lemon Lolly (#161673) and Daffodil Delight (#154883). I then added glimmer using the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

The stamped image and the die cut leaves were cut with the Charming Day dies (#166135). These dies & stamp set are also available in the Charming Day Bundle (#166136). The leaves were cut from Pool Party card & Gold Foil Sheet (#132622).

I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the flower and Mini Glue Dots (#103683) for the leaves. The embellishments are from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins(#165875).

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

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Friday, 26 September 2025

Charming Day

Hi again my friends,

The Charming Day Bundle (#166136) is currently one of my favourites. The bundle consists of the Charming Day stamp sets (#166126) and Charming Day dies (#166135).

I stamped the floral image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White. Card (#166781). The flowers were coloured with Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends (#163827) and Timid Tiger Stampin’ Blends (#165291). I used Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894) for the leaves.

The stamped image and the extra leaves were cut with the Charming Day dies. I used Pool Party card (#124391) and Lost Lagoon card (#133686) for the leaves.

I cut 4 rectangles from the Basic White card and dry embossed them with the (retired) Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder. These were taped to the Timid Tiger card front (#165298), and then matted with Basic Black card (#121688). The Base card is also Basic White.

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

“Happy Birthday” from the Year Of Flowers stamp sets (#165367) was stamped with Timid Tiger ink (#165278), and cut with the More Messages die (#165472). The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Brush Brass Butterflies (#158136) were added, and I added glimmer to the floral image with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to finish the card.

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Saturday, 30 August 2025

Sentimental Framing dies

Hello again everyone,

A pretty card (and I like pretty cards!!) using the Sentimental Framing dies (#165476).

I used a piece of Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) and one of the Sentimental Framing dies for the design along the bottom of the card. I then cut the frame with another of the dies with the Highland Heather card (#147010).

The Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) was attached to the Gorgeous Grape card, and this was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). This was also cut with the die I used for the frame but I only needed the inside piece which fits inside the frame.

The flowers are from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126). These were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and coloured with the following Stampin’ Blends - Bubble Bath (#161675), Fresh Freesia (#155518), Highland Heather (#154887), Soft Sea Foam (#154902), Granny Apple Green (#154885) and Daffodil Delight (#154883).

The stamped flowers and die cut flowers and leaves were cut with the Charming Days dies (#166135).

The frame was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The sentiment was taped. The stamped flowers were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots (#103683), and the die cut flowers & leaves were attached with Mini Gue Dots.

To finish the card I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the flowers & leaves, then added the Frosted Iridescent Dots (#165766).

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Sunday, 13 July 2025

Sentimental Framing

Hi friends,

The Sentimental Framing dies (#165476) have been used for the beautiful frame for these photos.

The base page is from the Wildflower Celebrations Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (#166623). I have matted the smaller Blueberry Bushel card (#146991) with Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) and another piece of Blueberry Bushel card.

I cut the frames from Silver Foil Sheet. I also cut the photos with the same die, to cut the photo so it fitted into the frame. The frames & photos were taped to the page.

I stamped the floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The stamped image and the detailed Silver Foil image were cut with the Charming Day dies (#166135). These were attached to the page with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). Another die from the Sentimental Framing dies was used to cut the pieces for the names.

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

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Thursday, 10 July 2025

Charming Day

Hello again friends,

I am using the Charming Day bundle (#166136) again today. Yesterday I made a card in bold colours, so today I have used subtle colours to show how to use the same set but with a totally different look.

I stamped the single flowers & leaves from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) three times onto Basic White card (#166781). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used the Silver Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The Charming Day dies (#166135) were used to cut the stamped images, the Silver Foil (#163387) leaves and the Pool Party (#124391) floral image.

The leaves were coloured with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894) and the flowers with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends (#155518). I used Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends (#154887) for the flower centres. Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add the glimmer to the flowers & leaves.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (#161600), then matted with Pool Party card. The base card is also Basic White.

The Pool Party die cut floral image and the silver leaves were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The stamped images were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“With Sympathy” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was also heat embossed with Silver. This was cut with the More Messages die (#165472). This die cuts a variety of shapes and sizes for your sentiments. There is also a stamp that co-ordinates with the die, so both are very versatile. The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Charming Day bundle

Hi friends,

I have used the beautiful Charming Day Bundle (#166136) for today’s card but highlighting the dies

I used the Charming Day dies (#166135), which are part of the bundle, to cut the detailed floral image & leaves. The floral image was cut from Blackberry Bliss card (#133682) and the leaves from Gold Foil Sheet (#132622).

The Berry Burst card front (#144249) was dry embossed with the Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder (#164695) and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

A triangle of the Floral Charm Designer Series Paper (#166125) was attached to the card front. The sentiment is from the Charming Day stamp set (#166136) and I stamped this with Blackberry Bliss ink (#147092). A die from Spotlight On Nature (#163580) was used to cut the sentiment.

The floral die cut image and sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The gold foil leaves were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). Just remove the backing and attach them to the card.

The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to finish the card.

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

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Thursday, 12 June 2025

Charming Day Bundle

Hi friends,

One great perk of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is that you can get access to products early, so here is a sneak peek of the Charming Day Bundle (#166136). This will be available early July.

I used one of the 3 designs from the Irresistible Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165305) for the card front. I used a Blending Brush (#153611) to apply the Bubble Bath ink (#161664). This DSP has a coating which resists the ink so the design is more prominent once the ink is applied. I matted the card front with Pool Party card (#124391) and attached it to the Basic White Base card (#166781).

The floral image from the Charming Day stamp set (#166126) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The flowers were coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675) and the leaves with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894).

I cut the floral image and extra leaves with the Charming Days dies (#166135). Pool Party card was used for the extra leaves. The floral image was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the die cut leaves.

“Lots Of Love” from the More Messages stamp set (#165471) was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811), then cut with the More Messages die (#165472). This was also attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are from the retired Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

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

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