Lesley's Stampin Ground

Thursday, 30 July 2026

Sunset Coast dies

Hi again everyone,

A great masculine card today using the Sunset Coast dies (#167780).

I cut the lighthouse image using the dies and used Silver Foil Sheets (#163387), then cut the circle with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183).

The card front is from the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Designer Series Paper (#168197). I coloured this with a Blending Brush (#153611) and Azure Afternoon ink (#161663). The circle was also cut with the Stylish Shapes die.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#166781) with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder. I attached the Shimmering Stripes Paper to the embossed card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), then matted this with Azure Afternoon card (#161728). The base card is Basic White.

The lighthouse image was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

I used the Silver Foil Sheets for the shells & starfish and Azure Afternoon card for the birds. These dies are also from the Sunset Coast dies. They were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots.

The sentiment is from the Begonia Belle stamp set (#168592) and stamped with Azure Afternoon ink, then cut with a Nested Essentials die (#161597) and taped top the card.

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Friday, 24 July 2026

Relaxing Waterside bundle

Hello & welcome,

The Relaxing Waterside Bundle (#167928) is great for masculine cards.

All the stamped images and sentiment are from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set (#167922) and stamped onto Very Vanilla card (#166785). I stamped the chair & sentiment with VersaMark (#102283) and used the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set this with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The grass was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) and the cup with Crushed Curry ink (#147087). The chair, grass & cup were cut with the Relaxing Waterside dies (#167927). I used a Stitched Stocking die (#168230) to cut the sentiment. The Pecan Pie card (#161726) under the sentiment was cut with a Bordered In Beauty die (#167556). This was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), which I generally use for more detailed die cuts, making it easy to attach to the card.

The 3 strips of DSP from the Woodgrain Wonders Designer Series Paper (#167428) were attached to the Pecan Pie card, then the card front was attached to the Very Vanilla base card. The Faux Bronze Pentagons are the embellishments used.

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

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Saturday, 4 April 2026

Loveliest Tree

Hi friends,

I am using some more of the Last Chance Products on today’s card as well as some that will be continuing with the next catalogue. I have used the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) and the Loveliest Tree dies (#163715) which are retiring.

I stamped the tree with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) onto Basic White card (#166781). This was cut with the die. The leaves were also cut with the dies using Mossy Meadow card (#133683), backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The squares were cut with the Stylish Shapes dies (#159183) using Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196). These were attached to the Basic White base card, then this was matted with Mossy Meadow card. The base card is Basic White.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) and stamped with Mossy Meadow ink. A Textured Notes die (#165555) was used to cut the sentiment.

The tree & sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the Adhesive backed leaves were added.

The Last Chance Products are the Loveliest Tree stamp set & dies, Simply Said stamp set, the Textured Notes dies and the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper.

I wish you all a very Happy Easter.

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

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Monday, 9 March 2026

Scalloped Wishes

Hi friends,

How cute are these dragonflies from the Scalloped Wishes Bundle (#167447). Do you find you use the larger images in a set and forget about the smaller ones? I do, so thought I would use the dragonflies without all the other images from this bundle.

The curved card and DSP were cut with a die from the Paradise Garden dies (#167120). The DSP is from the Painted Illusions Designer Series Paper (#167977) and the coloured card is Secret Sea (#165296). After cutting the Secret Sea card with the die, I cut it in half (longways) and attached this to the DSP & sentiment.

“Happy Birthday” is from the stamp set from the Virtual Card Retreat (#170026) and stamped with Secret Sea ink (#165285).

These die cut pieces were attached to the Basic White card front (#166781) which was dry embossed with the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder (#161600). This was matted with Secret Sea card.

The die cut dragonflies were cut with dies from the Scalloped Wishes dies (#167452) using the Tungsten from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). These were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The small stamped dragonflies are from the Scalloped Wishes stamp set (#167447) and stamped with Secret Sea ink and cut with a Scalloped Wishes die. I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach these to the card.

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

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Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Nature’s Symphony Dies

HI again friends,

I am trying to increase my supply of masculine cards, so here is one using the Nature’s Symphony dies (#166925).

For the card front I used 3 of the designs from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (#163393) and attached them to the Tungsten Paper from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The leaf was cut with a die from the Nature’s Symphony dies using Mossy Meadow card (#133683) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making it very easy to attach to the card.

The “wood grain” piece was also cut with a Nature’s Symphony dies using from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper. This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Silver powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. A die from Fragrant Layers (#167154) was used to cut the sentiment.

The Natural Matte Dots (#167510) were added to the card.

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

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Thursday, 27 November 2025

Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

An easy masculine card using the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196).

The card front and the house are both from the DSP. The card front was dry embossed with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069), then matted with Mossy Meadow card (#133683).

I cut the house from the DSP and the Mossy Meadow card using the Branching Out dies (#165775). These were taped together then attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Happy Birthday” is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) and stamped with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111) on Basic Beige card (#164512). A Stylish Shapes die (#159183) was used to cut the sentiment. This was also attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The base card is Basic Beige.

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

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Saturday, 8 November 2025

Paper Tags stamp set

Hello friends,

I am always in need of masculine cards so here is one today.

I stamped the background with the Lasting Linen stamp (#167107) using Crumb Cake ink (#166787). This was matted with Mossy Meadow card (#133683) and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“It’s A Wonderful Day To Celebrate You” from the Paper Tags stamp set (#165454) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was then cut with a die from the Just A Note dies (#166101). The edges were daubered with Mossy Meadow ink (#147111). This was attached to the card front.

The leaves were cut with a Charming Day die (#166135) and Lifetime Of Love dies (#162583), using Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772), Old Olive card (#106576) and Mossy Meadow card. These were all backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

“Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164615) was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink and cut with a Beautiful Butterflies die (#164614). I attached this to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments are from the Low Profile Sparkle Dots (#166157).

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

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Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Trusty Tools

Hello friends,

I needed a card for an apprentice builder, so the Trusty Tools stamp set (#163274) and Trusty Tools dies (#162722) were perfect.

I stamped the tools with Basic Gray ink (#149165), Smoky Slate ink (#147113), Real Red ink (#147084) and Crushed Curry ink (#147087). The head of the wrench was stamped onto Smoky Slate card.

The spanner was cut from Silver Foil (#163387) and the tool box from a retired matt silver foil.

The “pegboard” was cut with a Trusty Tools die. This Basic White card (#166781) was matted with Real Red card (#106578), then attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp sets (#164608) was stamped with Real Red ink. I cut this with the “Pencil” die.

The tool box & handle as well as the tape measure were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The tools and sentiment were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

I used Basic Black card (#121688) for the “17” (cut with an E-cutter) and this was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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Sunday, 20 July 2025

Just A Note Bundle

Hi again,

The Just A Note Bundle (#166102) has been used for today’s card. I am loving this bundle for both cards & scrapbooking.

I stamped DAD from the Trusty Tools stamp set (#163274) using VersaMark (#102283) and adding the Copper powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder.

I then stamped the lines from the Just A Note stamp set (#166098) using Basic Gray ink (#149165). “Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164608) was stamped with Pecan Pie ink (#161665). This was then cut with the die from the Just A Note dies (#166101).

The paper clip was also cut with a die from Just A Note using the Copper from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772).

The hammer and tape measure are from the Trusty Tools stamp set. I used Early Espresso ink (#147114) for the hammer and Pecan Pie ink for the tape measure. These were cut with the Trusty Tools dies (#162722). I added some colour to these with Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends (#161674) and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends (#154882).

The Basic White card front (#166781) was stamped with the Painted Stripes background stamp (#165437) using Crumb Cake ink (#166787). The DSP attached to the left side is from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (#165196).

The “note paper” was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The hammer & tape measure were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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Monday, 28 April 2025

Biggest Wish stamp set

Hi again friends,

Again I am highlighting some more retiring products. Don’t forget to check out the Last Chance list https://www.stampinup.com.au to see what’s still available. There are many at reduced prices.

The words are from the Biggest Wish stamp set (#155052). I stamped “happy” onto Country Lace Designer Series Paper (#163415) using Night Of Navy ink (#147110). I then re-stamped it with VersaMark (#102283) and added Clear from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This is easy to double stamp with the photopolymer stamps. For “birthday” I heat embossed with White Embossing powder, also from the Basics Embossing Powders onto Night Of Navy card (#106577).

“Happy” was cut with a die from Something Fancy dies (#160424) and “birthday” with an Enduring Beauty die (#162672).

I dry embossed the Basic White card front (#166781) with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069) and matted it with Night Of Navy card. This was attached to the Basic White base card.

The planes from the Adventurous Sky stamp set (#163439) were stamped with Night Of Navy ink and cut with the co-ordinating Adventurous Sky die (#163446).

The words were taped to the card and I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the planes.

The retiring products are Biggest Wishes stamp set, Adventurous Sky stamp set & dies, Enduring Beauty dies & Something Fancy dies.

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

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Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Adventurous Sky Bundle

Hi everyone,

Another retiring product is the Adventurous Sky Bundle (#163447) which consists of the Adventurous Sky stamp set (#163439) and the Adventurous Sky dies (#163446).

I stamped the plane and sentiment from the stamp set with Night Of Navy ink (#147110) onto Basic White card (#166781) and cut with dies from the Adventurous Sky dies.

I cut the circles with dies from the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580) using Night Of Navy card (#106557), Misty Moonlight card (#153086) and Basic White card.

The Take To The Sky Designer Series Paper (#163436) was matted with Night Of Navy card and attached to the Basic White base card.

I taped 3 circles to the card front then used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) for the larger circle under the plane. The plane was attached with tape where it sits on the larger circle and Dimensionals to the right side. The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The propellers were cut with the dies using Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) and attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

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

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Sunday, 23 March 2025

Woven Textures Designer Series Paper

Hi again friends,

The Woven Textures 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#165560) has a variety of woven materials and designs in various natural hues and is great for masculine cards, which I am always in need of. I love the “texture” on these designs.

I had some small strips of the DSP left from another project and of course we can’t throw out any DSP, so used them on this card. I attached the strips of DSP to a piece of Pecan Pie card (#161726), leaving a small gap in between each piece, then matted it with the Early Espresso card (#121686). This was then attached to another piece of the DSP, and attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#106550).

I stamped the leaves from the Textured Notes stamp set (#165548) with Old Olive ink (#147090), Wild Wheat ink (#161651) and Crumb Cake ink (#147116). These were all fussy cut.

The sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Early Espresso ink (#147114) and cut with an Around It All die (#164725). The Old Olive leaf and the sentiment were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the other leaves.

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

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Friday, 28 February 2025

Framed Scenes Bundle

Hello friends,

The Framed Scenes Bundle (#165397) will be available on 4th March in the Online Exclusives along with a great variety of other new products. This bundle includes the Framed Scenes stamp set (#165395) and the Framed Scenes dies (#165396).

I stamped the lighthouse scene with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and coloured it with the following Stampin’ Blends - Real Red (#154899), Granny Apple Green (#154885), Old Olive (#154892), Balmy Blue (#154830), Blueberry Bushel (#161679) and Crumb Cake (#154882).

The frame die from the die set was used to cut this stamped image as well as the Silver Foil (#163387) for the frame

“Happy Birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138) and cut with a Beautiful Butterflies die (#164614).

The Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (#163303) was matted with Blueberry Bushel card (#146991) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The sentiment, frame and lighthouse were all attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Adventurous Sky

Hi everyone,

Here is a masculine card using the Adventurous Sky Bundle (#163447) and the Take To The Sky Designer Series Paper (#163436).

The DSP was matted with Copper Clay card (#161730) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The plane from the Adventurous Sky stamp set (#163439) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Copper embossing powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment from With You In Mind (#164747) was also Copper Embossed.

I used the Nested Essentials dies (#161597) to cut the sentiment and the Copper Clay card. These were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The stamped plane was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Trucking Along

Hi everyone,

With the new Mini catalogue being released early January, the current Mini catalogue will be retiring along with many products. Also there are a number of Online Exclusive products retiring to make room for more new and exciting products. So over the next few weeks I will try to highlight some of the retiring products.

The Trucking Along stamp set (#162299) and the Trucking Along Builder Punch (#162305) are retiring. I stamped the outline of the trucks with Misty Moonlight ink (#153118) and Night Of Navy ink (#147110). For the coloured part of the trucks I used the Stamping Off method with the same inks to get the lighter colour. The trucks were then punched with the punch. The tyres were coloured with Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends (#154904). The presents were stamped with Misty Moonlight ink and coloured with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends (#154830). These were fussy cut.

Three designs of the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (163393) have been used on this card. This is not retiring. I matted the lighter piece with Basic Black card (#121688). They were attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

“Happy Birthday” from the retiring Garden Meadow stamp set (#162736), was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink and cut with a Happy Little Things die (#163709) - also retiring.

The sentiment & trucks were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the presents. The Festive Pearls embellishments are already retired.

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

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