Lesley's Stampin Ground

Monday, 11 May 2026

Berry Botanical Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hi everyone,

I loved one of the samples showing the Berry Botanical Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper (167985) which is this months Product Of The Month, so here is my variation.

I attached one of the floral designs of vellum to Basic White card (#166781) using Adhesive Sheet (#152334). This was then cut with the Party Alphabet dies (#165263) for “HAPPY”.

The Hydrangea Hue card (#167688) was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid Embossing folder (#164049). “HAPPY” was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from Fabulous Sayings stamp set (#167972) was stamped with Hydrangea Hue ink (#167677) and I fussy cut this and attached it to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The Dreamy Flower (#167916) embellishments were added to the card.

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Friday, 3 October 2025

Delicate Pines Bundle

Hi everyone,

I do like the traditional colours for Christmas cards, so here is another one with red, green and a touch of gold.

The stamp set for the “snowflake pines” and the flower is Delicate Pines (#166067). I used Shaded Spruce ink (#147088) and Real Red ink (#147084) to stamp the images. These were cut with the Delicate Pines dies (#166073). For the flower I stamped 2 images and attached them together with a Mini Glue Dot (#103683). The small Gold Foil (#132622) and Shaded Spruce (#147006) pine leaves were also cut with the dies. I used Adhesive Sheet (#152334) on the back of these 2 pieces of card.

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (#164049), then matted with the Shaded Spruce card. This was taped to the Basic White base card.

The Banners are cut with the Party Banners dies (#165264) using Real Red card (#106578) and Shaded Spruce card. After cutting the Shaded Spruce banner, I cut it in half and taped the pieces to the top and bottom of the Real Red banner. The banners were attached to the card.

The large “snowflake” was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the flower was attached with a Mini Glue Dot. The small detailed pine leaves were added.

A red sequin from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875) was added to the centre of the flower. The sentiment is from the Greetings For You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#166208). This pack contains 6 adhesive backed sheets of pre-cut Christmas sentiments, with Gold foil for the sentiments.

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Sunday, 28 September 2025

Ornamental Christmas Bundle

Hello again friends,

I have used the Ornamental Christmas Bundle (#166001) for this easy Christmas card.

The sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set (#165991) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was then cut with the bauble die from the Ornamental Christmas die (#166000).

The Party Banners dies (#165264) were used to cut the Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) and the Basic White card (#166781). The Gold foil banner was dry embossed with one of the Glass & Garden Embossing Folders (#165597).The white banner was cut in half and attached to the gold banner at the top & bottom.

The Real Red card front (#106578) was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder (#164049). The banners were taped to the card front. The bauble was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I threaded the Twine from the Black and White & Gold Bakers Twine (#166005), through the bauble and wrapped it over the card front. The card front was taped to the Basic White base card.

The Gold Flower Accents (#165171) were attached to the bauble.

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

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Thursday, 28 August 2025

Mixed Florals bundle

Hi again friends,

I have used the Mixed Florals Bundle (#164642) for the flowers and leaves on this card today. The bundle consists of the Mixed Florals stamp set (#164639) and the Mixed Florals dies (#164641).

I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and this was coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Real Red (#154899), Granny Apple Green (#154885), Azure Afternoon (#161672) and Daffodil Delight (#154883). Granny Apple Green card (#147014) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), was used for the die cut leaves.

The Very Vanilla card front (#166785) was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (#164049). I then lightly wiped the VersaMark ink pad (#102283) over the embossed card, and added gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I matted the card front with Real Red card (#106578) and attached it to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Celebrate” from Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with a die from the Inspiring Imperfections dies (#165166).

The adhesive backed leaves were attached to the card and the floral image and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

Clear Wink Of Stella (141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers. The butterflies are from the Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136).

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

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Friday, 11 July 2025

Along These Lines stamp set

Hi again,

Along These Lines stamp set (#165352) has a variety of line images. I have used the cake for this card.

I stamped the cake with Calypso Coral ink (#147101) onto Very Vanilla card (#166785). I used the Party Banners dies (#165264) to cut the stamped image as well as the Calypso Coral card (#124392) and the Old Olive card (#106576), then these were taped together.

The Very Vanilla card front was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder (#164049) and matted with Calypso Coral card. The Base card is Very Vanilla. The DSP is from the Timeless Plaid 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#164678).

“Celebrate” is from the Blooming Phrases stamp set (#16552) and stamped with Calypso Coral ink and cut with a Textured Notes Die (#165555).

The sentiment & banners were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add some glimmer to the cake.

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

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Monday, 28 October 2024

Sentimental Wishes Bundle

Welcome everyone,

The Sentimental Wishes stamp set (#164210) and the Sentimental Wishes die (#164219) have been used for the candles. These are included in the Sentimental Wishes Bundle (#164220).

I stamped the candle image 3 times with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). The Stampin’ Blends to colour these were Daffodil Delight (#154883), Shaded Spruce (#154903) and Cherry Cobbler (#154880).

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (#164049) then matted with Cherry Cobbler card (#121681). The Shaded Spruce Satin & Sheer Ribbon (#164224) was wrapped around the matted card front, then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164037) was cut with a Nested Essentials die (#161597). This was taped to the card front. The candles in the background were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) for the other candles.

The sentiment, also from the Sentimental Wishes stamp set, was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and cut with a Wild Ferns die (#162654). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Sunday, 25 August 2024

Sketched Butterflies

Hello friends,

I have used 2 of my favourites today - butterflies and purple. I hope you can see this photo ok, as I had a lot of trouble trying to photograph it.

I stamped the 3 butterflies from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) using VersaMark (#102283) and embossed them with Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). I used Gorgeous Grape card (#147011), Highland Heather card (#147010) and Fresh Freesia card (#155614) for the butterflies. These were set with the Heat Tool (#129056). These 3 butterflies and the Silver Foil (163387) butterfly were cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). This stamp set & dies are also available in a bundle - the Sketched Butterflies Bundle (#163492). All bundles have a 10% saving.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The labels for the sentiment were cut with Something Fancy dies (#160424). I punched the slots in the white label from the retired Very Best Trio punch to allow me to thread the ribbon and trim through. I have used the Silver from the Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack (#161633) and the Silver from the Simply Elegant Trim (#155766). I attached the sentiment to the Gorgeous Grape card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430)

Using a Blending Brush (#153611) with Fresh Freesia ink (#155611), I added some colour to the background on the Basic White card front (#159228). This was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder (#164049). This folder will be available from 4th September in the upcoming Mini Catalogue, along with a great variety of new products, especially Christmas products. The white card front was matted with Gorgeous Grape card and attached to the Basic White base card.

The stamped butterflies were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The silver foil butterfly was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). I couldn’t go past the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611) to finish this card.

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

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