Lesley's Stampin Ground

Saturday, 13 June 2026

Geared Up Garage

Hello everyone,

I have made this fancy fold card for my grandson who loves cars, so I have used the retired Geared Up Garage stamp set for the car.

I stamped the car with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with a Garage Gears die (also retired).

The base card is 15cm x 29.7cm (the length of an A4 card). Along the long side, I scored this at 4.9, 9.8, 14.7 & 19.6. The Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) was attached to the panels.

I cut another piece of Basic White card (#166781) 17 x 10cm and scored in half at 8.5. This was attached to the 1st & 4th panels. The Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper (#165901) and a piece of Basic White card were dry embossed with the (retired) Timber Embossing folder and attached to the Basic White card.

I used stamps from the Gears & Textures stamp set (#166851) for the “inside” of the card using Pecan Pie ink (#161665), Early Espresso (#147114), Crumb Cake (#147116) and Night Of Navy ink (#147110). The numbers are also cut from the Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper.

The sentiment from the Notes Of Spring stamp set (#167979) was also Copper embossed. This was cut with a Perennial Postage dies (#162607). The car and sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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Friday, 12 June 2026

Wild Bunch stamp set

Hi again,

I had a cow from the Wild Bunch stamp set (#167987) left from yesterday’s card so I couldn't resist making another card with this cute set.

The image was stamped with Basic Black Hybrid stamp pad (#166648) onto Basic White card (#166781), then the circle was cut with a die from the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580). This was attached to another circle cut with the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183) from Pecan Pie card (#161726).

The cow was coloured with the following Stampin’ Blends - Pecan Pie (#161674), Golden Glow (#167682), Bubble Bath (#161675) and Ivory (#154922).

The 2 pieces of DSP are from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393). These were attached to the Basic White card front which was dry embossed with the Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing folder (#167120). This was matted with Pecan Pie card and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Hi Friend” is from the Wild Bunch stamp set and stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665). The sentiment and Pecan Pie card were punched with the Three Banners punch (#167050). The sentiment & circle were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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Thursday, 11 June 2026

June Product Of The Month

Hello & welcome again,

Another very cute card using the Wild Bunch stamp set (#167987) which is the June Product Of The Month.

I stamped the 3 cute little cows with Basic Black Hybrid Stampin’ Pad (#166648) onto Basic White card (#166781). These were coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Golden Glow (#167682), Cloud Cover (#165287), Pecan Pie (#161674), Crumb Cake (#154882), Bubble Bath (#161675) and 500 & 600 from the Medium combo pack (#159462). These were then fussy cut.

The grass from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set (#167922) was stamped with Peaceful Pine ink (#167679) and cut with the Relaxing Waterside dies (#167927).

The card front from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) was matted with Basic Black card (#121688) then attached to the Basic White base card.

“Sending Love” from the Wild Bunch stamp set and stamped with Peaceful Pine ink. The Three Banners punch (#167050) was used to punch the sentiment.

The grass was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The cows and sentiment were all attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used on parts of the cows to add some glimmer.

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Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Fern & Flora Bundle

Hi again,

Another card today using the Fern & Flora Bundle (#167745). I am finding this set will be great for both male & female cards.

The large fern leaf from the Fern & Flora stamp set (#167739) was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) onto Old Olive card (#106576). I stamped the small floral image with Crushed Curry ink (#147087) onto Basic White card (#166781). The Fern & Flora Dies (#168991) were used to cut the 2 stamped images and the “curly” leaf from Pecan Pie card (#161726) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

“Happiest Birthday Wishes” from the Notes Of Spring stamp set (#167979) was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink & cut with a Fern & Flora die.

The circle was cut from a piece of Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) using a Spotlight On Nature die (#163580).

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder (#168844) then matted with Old Olive card. I wrapped the retired Gold Open Weave ribbon around the matted card and attached it to the Basic White base card.

The circle was taped to the card, the adhesive backed Pecan Pie leaves were attached and the stamped leaves and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Nature’s Symphony Dies

HI again friends,

I am trying to increase my supply of masculine cards, so here is one using the Nature’s Symphony dies (#166925).

For the card front I used 3 of the designs from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) and attached them to the Tungsten Paper from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The leaf was cut with a die from the Nature’s Symphony dies using Mossy Meadow card (#133683) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making it very easy to attach to the card.

The “wood grain” piece was also cut with a Nature’s Symphony dies using from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper. This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Silver powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. A die from Fragrant Layers (#167154) was used to cut the sentiment.

The Natural Matte Dots (#167510) were added to the card.

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Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Z fold card

Hi friends,

I have used a mix of retired, current and soon to be released products on today’s card. I needed a card for my Son-in-law. This is a Z Fold card.

I used a piece of 12” x 12” Willow White card (#166703) and cut in half, so the base card is 12” x 6”. I scored the 12” side at 4” & 8”. You could use A4 card but you will need to adjust the scoring slightly.

On the left side I marked up from the bottom at 2”, then cut from this mark to the top of the 8” score.

I used 3 of the designs from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) and attached them to the card.

The Gold Foil (#132622) was used for the 50, Celebrate & Happy Birthday. The background of Happy Birthday & Celebrate is Pecan Pie card (#161726). “50” was cut with retired Large Numbers dies and “Happy Birthday” & “Celebrate” with retired Wanted To Say dies.

The Gold Foil for the words were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). The numbers were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

I attached the Greenery Lane Washi Tape (#166880) to a piece of Gold Foil Sheet and cut them with the Greenery Lane dies (#166876). These were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

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Friday, 28 November 2025

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape

Hello again friends,

The Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) has a beautiful range of floral patterns which can be cut with the Extraordinary Flora dies (#165244).

The Washi tape was adhered to a piece of Basic White card (#16681) then cut with the dies.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097), then matted with Summer Splash card (#163798). This was taped to the Basic White base card.

The 2 strips of DSP are from the Country Woods Specialty Designer Series Paper (#163393). I attached the floral images with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the floral images. The Iridescent Faceted Gems (#163368) were added to complete 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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Thursday, 24 July 2025

Fancy fold card

Hello friends,

Today I have a fancy fold card using the Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162). I think this is called a side step fancy fold card.

Below are the measurements for the cutting & score lines. This base card is the normal size - 21cm x 14.9cm.

The card base is Very Vanilla (#166785). The Designer Series Paper is from the Country Woods (#163393). The DSP was attached to the Cherry Cobbler card (#121681).

Another piece of Very Vanilla card was dry embossed with the Plaster Painting Embossing Folder (#164656). This was also matted with Cherry Cobbler card.

The leaves are from the Artistic Leaves stamp set, and stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). The leaves were fussy cut.

“Thank You” is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198), and stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink. This was cut with a Framed Scenes die (#165396).

The sentiment and larger leaf were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). Mini Glue Dots (#103683) were used to attach the small leaves.

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

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Monday, 21 July 2025

Artistic Leaves stamp set

Hi everyone,

The Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) is a Two Step stamp which allows you to stamp 2 images in different colours for a lovely effect. This is also a distinctive stamp set which also gives you a variation in colour with just one stamp and ink. You can use the main stamped image alone or add the second image for extra dimension.

I stamped the 2 larger leaves with Crushed Curry ink (#147087), for the main part of the leaves, then for the second stamped image I used Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102) on the top one and Peach Pie ink (#163810) on the other. For the smaller leaves I stamped 2 with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and the other with Cajun Craze ink (#147085). Peach Pie ink and Soft Sea Foam ink were used for the second stamp colours. These leaves were fussy cut.

The Designer Series Paper from Country Woods (#163393) was attached to the Crushed Curry card (#131288). The sentiment is also from the Artistic Leaves stamp set and I used Crushed Curry ink. A Happy Hibiscus die (#164879) was used to cut the sentiment.

The 2 larger leaves and sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). Mini Glue dots (#103683) were used to attach the small leaves. I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to all the leaves.

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

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Thursday, 17 July 2025

Prairie Grass stamp set

Hello friends,

I am loving the grass images from the Prairie Grass stamp set (#166168). Here’s another easy but elegant card using this stamp set.

I cut the 4 different designs from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393). These measure 3cms x 9cms. I placed them onto the grid paper with the spaces between them. Then I stamped the image with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Black powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The DSP was then taped to the Basic Black card (#121688), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Thinking Of You” from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) was also heat embossed with Black powder. I used the More Messages die (#165472) to cut the sentiment. The Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems (#161288) were added to the card. These are on the Last Chance list, so available while stocks last.

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Sunday, 29 June 2025

Party Alphabet dies

Hi friends,

Another easy card using the Party Alphabet dies (#165263). These dies are quite large - 7.5cm (2-15/16”) high. I am loving them for both cards & scrapbooking. They do come separately or in a bundle with the Party Banners dies (165264) and the bundle is the Party Dies Bundle (#165265).

I cut the letters from Real Red card (#106578). I dry embossed them with the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder (#165496). I actually used the waves part of the folder but rather than have the waves horizontal on the letters I had them vertical, and they don't look like waves.

The Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) was double matted with Secret Sea card (#165296) and Real Red card. This was then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“You” is from the Layered Thoughts stamp set (#165346). This was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) then cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183).

The letters were taped to the card and “you” was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#144220) were added to the card. I arranged the letters so they would fit a normal size card.

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Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Double scrapbook layout

Hello friends,

I have made a double scrapbook layout with photos from a recent short holiday. I like to include lots of photos and limit the embellishments for simple pages on my scrapbooking.

The base pages are from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393). I dry embossed the Cajun Craze card (#121683) with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069). This was attached to the base pages.

The other DSP is from the Memories In Bloom Scrapbooking Workshop kit (#166713).

I matted the photos with Basic Black card (#121688), and some of the photos were double matted with Granny Apple Green card (#147014).

The leaves were cut with an Autumn Leaves die (#162185). These are retiring and are on the Last Chance products, while stocks last. I used Cherry Cobbler card (#121681), Daffodil Delight card (#121680) and Crumb Cake card (#121685) for the leaves.

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

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Sunday, 2 March 2025

You Are Remarkable stamp set

Hello again friends,

I have used the flower from the You Are Remarkable stamp set (#165445) again on today’s card. This stamp set doesn't include dies but there are many dies which can be used to cut various shapes like I have done here.

I stamped the floral image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). As this stamp set is a 2 Step stamping stamp set, I then stamped the leaves with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678). I cut this with the diamond shaped die from the Linked Together dies (#164808).

With another die from Linked Together, I cut the Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). This was attached to the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) and the DSP was matted with Real Red card (#106578). The base card is Basic White.

I then stamped the flower again and fussy cut this. I coloured it with Real Red Stampin’ Blends (#154899) and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883), then attached it on top of the flower using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to add dimension. The diamond shape was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used the Silver Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). A die from the Heart Shaped dies from Sale-a-bration was used to cut the sentiment. (Unfortunately Sale-a-bration is now over). The sentiment was also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To finish the card I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the flower and added the dragonflies from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (#162743).

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

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