Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Simply Beautiful

Hi friends,

This large flower is from the Simply Beautiful stamp set (#166980) and cut with the Simply Beautiful dies (#166964). These come as a bundle - the Simply Beautiful Bundle (#166980).

I stamped the flower with VersaMark (#102283) onto Real Red card (#106578). I added the White Powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056), then cut it with the die.

For the background I used a die from the Forever Florals dies (#167443) to cut the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144). This DSP was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), so easy to attached this detailed piece to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Sending Love” is from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set (#167972) and this was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with a Paradise Garden die (#167120). The “v” on each end of the banner was cut by hand.

The flower, leaves and banner were all attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The gold leaves are from the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack (#166980). The Flower Accents (#165171) were attached to the sentiment.

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

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Friday, 20 March 2026

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape

Hello again friends,

The Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) is a wide tape with floral and leafy patterns which can be cut with the Extraordinary Flora die (#165244).

I attached the tape to Basic White card (#166781) before cutting with the die. The die cuts out a variety of images at one time.

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder (#167197), then matted with Strawberry Slush card (#165297) and attached to the Basic White base card.

The sentiment from Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Strawberry Slush ink (#165286). I used dies from the Forever Florals dies (#167443) to cut the sentiment and the Strawberry Slush card under the sentiment. These were taped together then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The die cut floral images were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The embellishments used are Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems (#165615) and the Brushed Brass Butterflies (now retired).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 7 March 2026

Virtual Card Making Retreat stamp set

Hi everyone,

This floral image is from one of the stamp sets from the Virtual Card Making Retreat (#170026). I had some leftover die cut pieces for this image, so stamped the image on that.

This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed with Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder.

The flowers were coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends (#155518) and Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends (#154887). For the leaves I used Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894) and Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends (#163826). Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) was used in the centre of the flowers.

I used Summer Splash card (#163798) for the green leaves and gold from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (3163772) for the smaller leaves. For the green die cut leaves, I cut this in half so I could tuck it under the floral image in 2 places.

I dry embossed the Highland Heather card front (#147010) with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder (#167179). The Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper (#164607) was taped to the card front and this was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The stamped flowers were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The leaves were attached with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The embellishments are the Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) and Two-Tone Sparkle Gems (#164633). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the flowers.

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

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Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Garden Textures Specialty Foil Sheets

Hi friends,

The Garden Textures 12”x12” Specialty Foil Sheets (#167125) has 3 beautiful vibrant colours - Berry Burst, Blueberry Bushel and Shaded Spruce - and I have used them on this card.

The card front is from the Delicate Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167498). I cut a piece of the Berry Burst Foil with a die from the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183). I cut this square in half from corner to corner and attached them to the DSP, then attached the card front to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The Blueberry Bushel Foil was cut with a die from the Paradise Garden dies (#167120). The Shaded Spruce Foil was cut with a die from the Forever Florals dies (#167443). I cut this leafy piece in half and attached it to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The Blueberry Bushel Foil was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The flowers from the Paradise Garden stamp set (#167114) were stamped with Berry Burst ink (#147143) and cut with the Paradise Garden dies. These were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots & a Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Celebrate” is from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#165523) and stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138). A die from the Paradise Garden dies was used to cut the sentiment and this was taped to the blue foil.

The embellishments on the flower centres are retired Garden Gems.

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

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Monday, 9 February 2026

2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat

Hello friends,

Stampin’ Up! recently held the 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat (#170023) and is still available to purchase. There were 15 cards made over 2 days and this is one of them. Included in the kit were dies, stamp sets, designer papers, cardstock, pre-cut sheets, embellishments, Flip Flaps and envelopes,

Using one of the dies, the Secret Sea, Old Olive and Darling Duckling two tone card were cut. A “word” stamp was stamped onto the Crumb Cake card using Crumb Cake.

The dots were achieved by using a mask from the kit and adding VersaMark (#102283) to the die cuts and adding Clear powder from the Wow! Basics Embossing Powders (#165679) and setting it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The stamped crumb cake card was attached to one half of each of these cut outs then I cut the excess off.

I attached the middle die cut piece to the Base card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and taped the others to the card. Again the excess was cut from the edges.

“Happy Birthday” is from the stamp set from the kit and stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285). This was stamped onto one of the dies cuts from the sheet included. The leaves were cut with a die from the Forever Florals Dies (#167443). These dies were part of the kit but will be available from the Online Exclusives in March. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) to attach the leaves.

The embellishments are the Moody Palette Glossy Dots.

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

INSIRE. CREATE. SHARE.