Lesley's Stampin Ground

Monday, 6 July 2026

Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper

Hi everyone,

The Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper (#167752) is a pack of black & white designs which you can use as is or colour, which I did on these vases of flowers.

I fussy cut the images before colouring with Stampin’ Blends - Lost Lagoon (#161680), Peaceful Pine (#167668), Smoky Slate (#154904) and Balmy Blue (#154830). I also used the new Shimmer Brushes - Crisp Cantaloupe (#167661), Hydrangea Hue (#167663) and Peaceful Pine (#167665). These shimmer brushes colour and add shimmer at the same time.

I cut the Crisp Cantaloupe from the 2026-2028 In Colour Pearlised Specialty Paper (#167766) with a Scalloped Blooms die (#167646). This was attached to the Basic White card front (#166781) which was dry embossed with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder (#167179). This was matted with Basic Black card (#121688), then attached to the Basic White base card.

The vases of flowers were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The sentiment from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862) was added with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are from the 2026-2028 In Color Dots (#167546).

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Saturday, 28 March 2026

Fragrant Layers Stamp set

Hello friends,

I have used the flowers from the Fragrant Layers stamp set (#167150) on today’s card.

I stamped part of the image twice using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#166781). The Stampin’ Blends to colour this are Highland Heather (#154887), Fresh Freesia (#155518), Bubble Bath (#161675), Blackberry Bliss (#154877), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Granny Apple Green (#154885). I also coloured “Happy Birthday with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends. This sentiment is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862).

After colouring the floral images, I used an Everyday Arches Die (#164629) to cut the arch in the centre of the card. The outside piece was dry embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder (#167097). I attached this piece to Highland Heather card (#147010) with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The inside piece was taped to the card.

The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). Glimmer was added to the flowers with Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) and I attached the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611) to complete the card.

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Monday, 26 January 2026

Kits

Hi again,

This will be the last of my quick & easy cards for now using the Heirlooms Arrangements Kit (#165007) and the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862).

The base card, flowers & banner are all from the kit and attached with a combination of Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). “Congratulations” is from the Ephemera pack.

I just added the Flower Accents (#165171) to finish the card.

I will be back home tomorrow but might get back into the craft room till the following day. Had a great time in Bundaberg and the Turtle experience was fantastic. We saw a turtle laying her eggs - 129. I didn't realise they can lay up to 4-6 times during a season. We also had the opportunity to help relocate the eggs to a better place to ensure the best conditions for hatching.

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Saturday, 24 January 2026

Another Quick & Easy card

Hello,

Another quick & easy card while away for a few days. I just brought the Heirlooms Arrangements Kit (#165007), Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862) and some embellishments. Very compact but giving me a variety of designs.

It’s so easy to mix and match all the elements from the kit, using as many or as few as you want for your cards. Just add a greeting and an embellishment and the card is finished. The adhesives used are tape, Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The dragonflies are from the Adhesive Backed Dragonflies & Birds (#162743).

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Friday, 23 January 2026

Another Heirloom Arrangements card

Hello again friends,

Here’s another card using the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#16500) and the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862).

The base card, florals & butterfly are all from the kit. These were attached with tape & Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Ephemera pack and also attached with Dimensionals. The small butterfly embellishment is from the Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136).

Using these 2 products - the kit and Ephemera pack it is so easy to make quick & easy cards and also great for beginners or all types of crafters. The kit does contain stamps, ink, adhesives and a block for the stamps as this kit is an all inclusive one.

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Thursday, 22 January 2026

Heirloom Arrangements Kit

Hello everyone,

I have a couple of days away, so brought the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) to make some quick & easy cards.

I have used the retired Brushed Gold cards for the base card. The frame, flowers & butterfly are from the Kit.

Happy Birthday is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). The frame was taped to the card and the other elements were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Flower Accents (#165171) were added to finish the card.

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

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Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Kits & Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Hello again friends,

Kits are a great product for quick & easy cards and perfect to take away on holidays. I am using the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) again today with the sentiment from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862).

The base card, floral image & frame are from the kit. I taped the frame to the base card and attached the floral image with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The sentiment was also attached with Dimensionals.

The embellishments are from the Iridescent Faceted Gems (#163368).

This kits comes with instructions for 8 cards, however I just done my own designs and will get more than 8 cards from all the images, with some extra bases.

I will be away for a few days and will take this kit with me so hopefully will get cards done while away.

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Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack

Hello again,

Another quick & easy cards today using 2 Ephemera Packs.

The flower is from the Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack (#163762). I coloured this with Clear Wink Of Stella 141897). I mentioned a few weeks ago ago that I used 2 almost empty Wink Of Stellas and added some Isocol to them, then added a drop of Granny Apple Green Ink refill (#147163) to one and Daffodil Delight Ink Refill (#119672) to the other. So I used these to add very subtle colour to the flower & leaves and this applies the glimmer at the same time.

“Congratulations” is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862).

The Crushed Curry card (#131288) was dry embossed with the Birch Wood Embossing Folder (#164069) before matting with Basic Black card (#121688). This was then attached to the Basic White Base card (#166781).

The sentiment and flowers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Hi again,

I have used 2 Ephemera Packs for today’s card. These are great for quick & easy cards or you can jazz them up.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#166781) with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder (#165559). I then wiped the VersaMark pad (#102283) along the corrugations and added Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I matted this card with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached it to the Basic White base card.

I cut the Basic Black Hexagon frame with a Meant To Bee die (#1665882) and glued this to the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

The bird image is from the Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164856). I coloured this with Stampin’ Blends - Daffodil Delight (#154883), Crumb Cake (#154882), Bubble Bath (#161675), Balmy Blue (#154830), Peach Pie (#163827), Soft Sea Foam (#154902) and Poppy Parade (#154958).

“Thinking Of You” is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). The sentiment and bird image were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

Another quick & easy card today with no stamping. Beautiful Designer Series Paper makes it easy to make simple but pretty cards.

This DSP is from the Mixed Media Florals (#164638). This 12”x12” page has the floral design around the edges with white in the centre, so would also be great for scrapbooking. I matted this DSP with Basic Black card (#121688), then Gold Foil Sheet (#132622). I wrapped the Gold Open Weave Ribbon (#165715) around the card front, then attached it to the Basic White base card (#159228).

I cut the irregular circle with an Around It All die (#164725) from Basic Black card (#121688). This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The butterfly is from the Paper Butterfly Accents (#162612) and attached to the circle with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I added Clear dots from the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots (#164204) to the butterfly centre.

The sentiment is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). This pack has a large range of sentiments which are printed in black with white background and white with black backgrounds, in various scripts and sizes.

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Friday, 21 February 2025

Mixed Florals

Hi friends,

This floral image is from the Mixed Florals stamp set (#164639). It was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228).

The stamped image was coloured with Stampin’ Blends - Flirty Flamingo (#154884), Summer Splash (#163826), Shy Shamrock (#163825) and Daffodil Delight (#154883). I cut this with an Everyday Arches Die (#164629). Using the same die I cut a piece of Flirty Flamingo card (#141421) and attached it to the bottom of the stamped image. The Summer Splash Bordered Ribbon (#163786) was wrapped around the arches.

The 2024-2026 In-Color Designer Series Paper (#163777) was attached to the Basic White card base. The arches were attached on top.

“Best Wishes” is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). This pack has a great range of sentiments for all occasions with Black on White sentiments as well as White on Black sentiments. All the sentiments are laser cut so you just need to release them from the card and it is ready to attach to your project.

The Iridescent Faceted Gems (#163368) were added to the card.

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

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Saturday, 28 December 2024

Scrapbooking with Season Of Elegance DSP

Hi friends,

A double scrapbooking layout today using the beautiful Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144).

I used the Real Red Two-Tone 12”x12” cardstock (#166696) for the base pages. Then I cut a piece of the Old Olive & Gold and Crumb Cake & Gold (from the DSP) diagonally in strips, then alternated them on the 2 pages. As I couldn't get the edges perfect and wanted a red edge, I cut a frame from more of the Real Red cardstock and taped it on top. The photos were matted with the Real Red cardstock from the middle that was cut out.

I cut the letters with the Mini Alphabet dies (#162934) and the numbers with retired Number dies. I had the Real Red card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) making these easy to attach to the page.

The hearts and flowers are from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164857) and Merry Christmas is from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#164862). Both these packs will be available from the Mini Catalogue from 7th January. These very versatile packs are great for both Scrapbooking and cards.

For all the scrapbooker, there will be more Scrapbooking products available from 7th February.

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