Lesley's Stampin Ground

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack

Hello & welcome,

You can’t go past gold for an elegant card. I have used the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack (#166980) for the flower, leaves & oval frames.

I dry embossed the Very Vanilla card front (#166785) with the Joined Together Embossing Folder (#165170). Then I heat embossed the edges with the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). To embossed the edges I wiped the VersaMark pad (#102283) along one edge, added the embossing powder, then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I did each side this way.

The card front was taped to the Very Vanilla base card.

The sentiment from the Greenery Lane stamp set (#166870) was also Gold Heat embossed. This was cut with a retired oval die and I attached these together with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). This was then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The outside frame was also attached with Mini Glue Dots. The flower & leaves were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to the card.

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

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Thursday, 18 September 2025

Beautiful Butterflies

Hi friends,

The inspiration for this card front is from the Brushed Gold cards which are no longer available.

I lightly wiped the VersaMark pad (#102283) down the top area of the Very Vanilla card (#166785), then sprinkled the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). I matted the card front with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached it to the Very Vanilla base card.

The butterflies were cut with the Beautiful Butterflies dies (#164614), using Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) and Basic Black card. I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the black butterfly. The black butterfly was attached to the gold butterfly with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I used Stamping Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the gold butterfly to the card.

“Thinking Of You” from Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) was also Gold heat embossed. A Beautiful Butterflies die was used to cut the sentiment.

The embellishments are from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins (#165875).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 1 September 2025

Textured Notes Bundle

Hi everyone,

I have used the Textured Notes Bundle (#165556) for today’s card. The Textured Notes stamp set (#165548) and the Textured Notes dies (#165555) are included in the bundle. The dies are all rectangular with patterns around the edges so are great to use with such a variety of stamped images or designer paper and cardstock, making them very versatile.

I stamped the leaves from the stamp set with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Gold powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and of course set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was stamped onto a piece of the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144). I used one of the dies to cut this as well as the 2 pieces of Gold Foil (#132622). I offset the 2 gold pieces behind the stamped image.

The green & gold DSP is also from the same Designer Series Paper and this was matted with Old Olive card (#106576) and attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#166785). The stamped image attached to the gold was attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The sentiment is also from the stamp set and I stamped this with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) and cut it with another of the Textured Notes die.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Fancy Borders Bundle

Hello friends,

I have used the Fancy Borders Bundle (#165381) for this card. The bundle consists of the Fancy Borders stamp set (#165379) and the Fancy Borders dies (#165380).

I stamped the leafy borders with Granny Apple Green ink (#147095). “Happy Birthday” from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678), which of course was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

I used one of the Fancy Borders dies to cut the top & bottom of the Basic White card (#159228). This was attached to the Wild Wheat card (#161734), then attached to the Basic White base card.

The Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) were added to the card.

A quick & easy card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 14 October 2024

Magnolia Mood

Hi friends,

I think Gold & Very Vanilla (or white) is great for a special card and of course the sentiment can be changed for any special occasion.

The flower from the Magnolia Mood stamp set (#163502) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Magnolia Mood Die (#163506) was used to cut the flower.

I dry embossed the Very Vanilla card front (#106550) with the Modern Herringbone Embossing Folder (#164908). The Season Of Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164324) was attached to the card front. I then gold embossed the edges. To do this I wiped the VersaMark pad along the edge and added the embossing powder. I found doing one edge at a time and setting it was much easier.

The sentiment from the Magnolia Mood stamp set was also gold heat embossed. A die from Peaceful Season dies (#164020) was used to cut this. I cut the sentiment twice as I wanted it a bit shorter. To do this I cut closer to the left for the first cut, then re-positioned the die to cut closer to the right. The retired ribbon was threaded through the sentiment and wrapped around the card front. I attached the sentiment and the flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The card front was attached to the Very Vanilla base card. The Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) were added to the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Diagonal Joy Fold card

Hi stamping friends,

I love a fancy fold card and today I have made the Diagonal Joy Fold card, which is a fairly easy one.

I used the normal sized base card and I used the Basic White Thick card stock (#159230). I cut the diagonal on the front from the score line at the top left to the bottom right corner. I attached a piece of the Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) to the front triangle. For the triangle DSP I cut a rectangle 9.7cm x 13.9cm then cut it diagonally in half. I only needed one piece for the card. This was taped to the card front.

I matted the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) with Pretty Peacock card (#150886) and attached this to the inside of the card.

I cut another piece of Pretty Peacock card 8cm x 23cm and scored at 11.5cm. The Basic White card was taped to the inside.

I stamped the leaves from the Changing Leaves stamp set (#164351) with VersaMark (#102283) and added Gold Metallic Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

I used the Changing Leaves dies which are included with the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder (#164138) to cut the leaves from the Gold Foil Sheets (#132622). I had this backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) then attached them to the Woven Golden Leaves (#164059). I attached these leaves to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). This white card was attached to the front of the “flap”.

The sentiment from the Everyday Details stamp set (#162861) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and cut with a die from Changing Leaves. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach the sentiment.

When attaching the “flap” to the card ensure that it is positioned so the card front can close correctly.

“Love what you do and share what you love.

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Saturday, 10 July 2021

Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper

Hello and welcome,

Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper (#155696) is one of the designer papers on special this month. The potted plants on this card were fussy cut from this DSP.

I used the Stacked Stone background stamp (#152556) to stamp the Very Vanilla card front (#106550) with VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder from the Metallics pack (#155555), then set with the Heat Tool ($129056). This was attached to the Evening Evergreen card (#155575). The base card is also Very Vanilla. I taped one pot plant to the card and the other was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Thanks” is from the Ornate Thanks stamp set (#149471) and also gold embossed. A die from the Ornate Frames (#150664) was used to cut the sentiment. The Gold trim is from the Simply Elegant Trim (#155766). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella Brush (#141897) to add some glimmer to the leaves.

The Designer Paper on special are -

155841 - Beauty of the Earth - $17

155696 - Bloom Where You’re Planted - $17

155499 - Hand Penned - $17

152494 - In Good Taste - $31.45

155817 - In The Wild - $17

155807 - Pansy Petals - $17

155605 - Sweet Symmetry - $17

155718 - Tidings Of Christmas - $17

155686 - You’re A Peach - $17

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