Lesley's Stampin Ground

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Two-Tone Cardstock

Hi again my friends,

Today I want to show you the new Two-tone Cardstock which is now available from Stampin’ Up! I have used the Mossy Meadow from the Autumn To Remember 12”x12” Two-Tone Cardstock (#166499). There are a variety of colours available and over the coming months all Stampin’ Up! Colours will be available. There are some packs with single colours and other packs with a variety of colours.

This Two-tone cardstock means that one side is the full strength colour and the other side is a lighter version of the colour. It also has a white core.

I dry embossed the Mossy Meadow Two-tone card with the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder (#164138). Then I gently sanded the card which removes some of the colour and reveals the white on the embossed areas. I also tore a piece of the card and used the lighter reverse side and attached it to the bottom of the card. I matted this card front with Cherry Cobbler card (#121681) and attached it to the Basic White card (#159228).

I fussy cut a bird from the Nests Of Winter 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#164183). I cut the other bird with a Deckled Circles die (#162286), as well as the Cherry Cobbler circle & the sentiment.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083). The fussy cut bird and the circle with the bird were both attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The embellishments are from the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots (#164204). I added some glimmer to the birds with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

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Monday, 16 September 2024

Nests Of Winter Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

The Nests Of Winter 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#164183) has a beautiful range of images, including these two used on today’s card.

One sheet of DSP allows you to cut 6 card fronts all with slightly different images. This was used for the card front. I then cut a bird from another sheet using a Deckled Circles die (#162286). The Copper Clay card (#161730) was cut with the next size die. This was attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The DSP was matted with Copper Clay card and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Copper Clay ink (#161647). A die from the Greetings Of The Season (#164112) was used to cut the sentiment. This die has a hole at one end to allow you to thread ribbon through it. However I didn't want the hole, so I partly cut with the die from the end without the hole, turned the die around and re-cut the other end.

A quick and easy card using Designer Series Paper.

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Thursday, 11 April 2024

Calm & Quiet stamp set

Hello again friends,

The Calm & Quiet stamp set (#161611) is a hostess set and also retiring. Here is an easy card using one of the images from this set.

I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). I coloured this with Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends (#154830). I used a Blending Brush (#153611) with Balmy Blue ink (#147105) and very lightly added the colour to the sky.

The stamped image and the Night Of Navy card (#106577) were both cut with the Deckled Circles Dies (#162286) and these were taped together.

The DSP from the Let’s Go Fishing12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#161534) was matted with Night Of Navy card and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” was cut with the Wanted To Say dies (#161594) using Basic White card & Night Of Navy card. I adhered Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to the back of the white card before cutting with the die.

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

The retiring products are the Calm & Quiet stamp set and the Let’s Go Fishing Designer Series Paper.

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Notes Of Nature

Hello Stampin’ friends,

The Notes Of Nature Bundle (#162640) has been used for today’s card. Unfortunately this is one of the retiring products, so if you haven’t got yours and would like it before it’s sold out, order now. Check out all the retiring products from the current Mini and Annual catalogue here https://www.stampinup.com.au/

I stamped the various images from the Notes Of Nature stamp set (#162630) onto the Very Vanilla card front (#106550) using Crumb Cake ink (#147116) and Copper Clay ink (#161647). I used a Blending Brush (#153611) to add Pecan Pie ink (#161665) around the edges of the card. I attached this to the Copper Clay card (#161730). I wrapped the Copper Clay Textured Ribbon (#161629) around the card front and attached it to the Very Vanilla base card.

I stamped the leaves from the same stamp set with Crumb Cake ink and cut them with a Notes Of Nature die (#163203). Again I blended a little bit of colour on the tip of the leaves.

The sentiment from So Sincere stamp set 162283) was stamped with Copper Clay ink. The 2 circles were cut with the Deckled Circles dies (#162286), then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds (#162643) are perfect for this masculine card.

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Friday, 6 October 2023

Christmas Classics

Hello friends,

I love the variety of beautiful products in this mini catalogue. For todays Christmas card I have used the Christmas Classics Bundle (#161977) which consists of the Christmas Classics stamp set (#161970) and Christmas Classics dies (#161976).

I used a die from the Labels Aglow dies (#159551) for the circle of dots on the Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper (#161980). This was then matted with the Real Red card (#106578) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

I cut the circle from Real Red card with 2 of the circles from the Deckled Circles dies (#162286) and glued this to the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

“Seasons Greetings” from the stamp set was stamped with VersaMark (#102283), I added Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment, the Garden Green card (#108605) and the gold leaves were all cut with the Christmas Classics dies.

The sentiment was attached to the Garden Green die cut, then this was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The gold foil leaves were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

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Monday, 2 October 2023

Happy Hedgehogs

Hi friends,

You will find this cute little hedgehog in the Happy Hedgehogs stamp set (#157983).

The hedgehog was stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665) onto Very Vanilla card (#16550) and cut it with a Deckled Circles Die (#162286). The floral image is from the same stamp set and stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour this are Daffodil Delight (#154883), Granny Apple Green (#154885) and Pecan Pie (#161674). I used a Deckled Rectangles die (#159173) to cut this. The edges were daubered with Pecan Pie ink.

“Happy Birthday” from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Pecan Pie ink and cut with a Cracker & Treat Box Die (#159182).

The All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162178) was attached to the Very Vanilla base. The sentiment, hedgehog and floral image were all attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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Monday, 25 September 2023

Jolly Words

Hello everyone,

A cute quick & easy Christmas card using one of the images from the Jolly Words stamp set (#162087).

I stamped the image with Shaded Spruce ink (#147088). I then coloured this with Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends (#154958), Granny Apple Green (#154885), Daffodil Delight (#154883), 600 from the Medium Natural Tones (#159462) and 1000 from the Light Natural Tones (#159465) Stampin’ Blends. The circles were cut with the Deckled Circles dies (#162286). I used Shaded Spruce card (#147006) for the larger circle.

I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder (#162115), then this was matted with Shaded Spruce card. I wrapped the Real Red & Gold Dotted Ribbon (#162353) around the card front then attached it to the Basic White base card.

The circles were attached with Stampin Dimensionals (#104430).

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Friday, 22 September 2023

Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hi everyone,

I thought the new Tartan Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162332) would make a great masculine card. This pack has 3 colours - Copper Clay as used here, Lost Lagoon and Pebbled Path with beautiful foil on both sides.

I matted the DSP with Cajun Craze card (#121683) and attached this to the Basic White base card (#159228). The banner is the reverse side of the DSP and I cut the V with a retired Banner Triple punch, and taped it to the card.

The circles were cut with the Deckled Circles dies (#162286). I used Cajun Craze card for the larger circle and the matte paper from the Rose Gold Specialty Paper (#159139) for the smaller circle. I dry embossed the foil with a Cheery Patterns Embossing Folder (#162287).

The outline of the truck was stamped with Copper Clay ink (#161647) and the inside with the same ink but using the Stamping off method for a lighter colour. I coloured the tyres with the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend (#154904). The truck is from the Trucking Along stamp set (#162299). Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the truck. This was punched with the Trucking Along Builder Punch (#162305) and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Just A Note” from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Copper Clay ink then cut with a Countryside Corners die (#161471) and also attached with Dimensionals.

The Trucking Along stamp set & Punch and the Tartan Foil DSP are all available from the Online Exclusives, along with many other products. Check them out here -https://www.stampinup.com.au

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Monday, 11 September 2023

Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes

Hello stamping friends,

How elegant are these Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes (#162177). They would be ideal for any special occasion.

I stamped the candle image from the Radiant Light stamp set (#162111) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) on Basic White card (#159228). I used the following Stampin’ Blends to colour the image - Daffodil Delight (#154883), Granny Apple Green (#154885), Shaded Spruce (#154903) & Real Red (#154899). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the candles & flame to add some sparkle.

I used the Deckled Circles dies (#162286) to cut the stamped image and the Gold Foil (#132622). These were taped together then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Love & Joy” from the Merriest Trees stamp set (#162043) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) which I set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with Deckled Rectangles dies (#159173) - (see note below) and the edges were daubered with Wild Wheat ink (#161651). I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the sentiment. The embellishments are Gold Blooming Pearls (#162238).

Note: I didn’t have a die the size I wanted for the sentiment so this was cut in 2 steps. I cut the left side and bottom of the sentiment with a larger die, then re-positioned it to cut the right side and top as shown below.

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Saturday, 12 August 2023

Earthen Textures

Hello everyone,

Todays card is a very easy one. The dies to cut the circles are from the upcoming catalogue. They are the Deckled Circles dies (#162286) and there are 14 dies in this set with the largest one 14.6cm (5-3/4”) in diameter and the smallest 2.5cm (1”), so there is a great range of sizes.

I stamped the leaves/twigs from the Earthen Textures stamp set (#161504) using Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) and Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) onto Basic White card (#159228).

The sentiment is also from a new stamp set - So Sincere (#162283) and stamped with Granny Apple Green ink. The circles were cut with the Deckled Circles dies. I attached the sentiment to the Daffodil Delight (#121680) circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). This was then taped to the card front.

I used Granny Apple Green card (#147014) to matt the card front and attached it to the Daffodil Delight base card.

I used Clear Wink of Stella (#141897) on the stamped Daffodil Delight leaves and added the Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (#158987) to finish the card.

The size of the finished card is 12 x12cm. The Granny Apple green card is 10.5 x10.5cm and the white card is 9.5 x 9.5cm.

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