Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 4 April 2025

Winterly Tree Tops

Hello again my crafty friends,

These birds are from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set (#164184) and cut with the Winterly Tree Tops dies (#164065). This stamp set & dies are retiring. I like to use some of the retiring products before they are gone.

I stamped the image with Basic Gray ink (#149165) onto Basic White card (#159228). The birds were coloured with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends (#154958) for the beaks. The branches were coloured with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends (#154882). I used the Real Red from the Pearlised Enamel Effects Basics (#156310) for the berries. This does take some time to dry so I usually do this after the card is completed then put aside to dry so it doesnt get damaged.

I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the Corrugated Embossing Folder (#165559) and attached a piece of the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper (#163284) to the left side. This was matted with Garden Green card (#108605). I wrapped the Gold Trim from the Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack (#161633) around the card front.

The hexagons were cut with the Meant To Bee dies (#166582). I used Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) and Garden Green card. Each of these hexagon dies cuts a “frame” plus a solid hexagon. I used the “frame” from the Gold Foil and the solid part from the Garden Green card. The gold “frame” was attached with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755). I dry embossed the Garden Green hexagon with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406).

“Happy Birthday” from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set (#164608) was stamped with Garden Green ink (#147089), then cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183).

The birds & sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I added some Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to the birds.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Floral Delight Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

The Floral Delight 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#164700) has a beautiful range of bright & cheerful florals with more subtle designs on the reverse side. I have used one of the designs for the card front.

I folded the top corner over to reveal the reverse side of the DSP. I used a Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to adhere this in place. This was matted with Old Olive card (#106576) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The Hexagons were cut with the Meant To Bee dies (#166582) using Old Olive card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). These were attached to the card front.

“Happy Birthday” was cut with the Wanted To Say dies (#161594). For the background of the sentiment I used Pecan Pie card (#161726) and Daffodil Delight card (#121680), also backed with Adhesive Sheet, for the words. These were adhered together then attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

I stamped the butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) with Pecan Pie ink (#161665) onto Crushed Curry card (#131288). This was cut with a Sketched Butterflies Die (#163491) and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Faux Glass Dots (#164060) were added to the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Friday, 7 February 2025

Umbrella Days Bundle

Hello & welcome again,

A cute little girls card using the Umbrella Days Bundle (#164895) along with the Toadstool Garden 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#164942). This pretty DSP is a Sale-a-bration product (free with a $100 order in Australia). Sale-a-bration continues till 28th February.

The DSP was matted with Melon Mambo card (#119980) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

I stamped the image with the umbrella from the Umbrella Days stamp set (#164891) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This was coloured with Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends (#163827), Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (#154885) and 1000 (for the hands) from the Light Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (#159465). This image was cut with the Umbrella Days dies (#164894). I cut the pieces for the umbrella with another die from Melon Mambo card (#119980) and Bubble Bath card (#161727). These cards were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), making them easy to attach to the umbrella.

I stamped the raindrops from the same stamp set using Balmy Blue ink (#147105). I used the stamping off method to get a lighter colour. I used a die from Meant To Bee (#166582) to cut the hexagonals. The hexagonal “frame” is Melon Mambo card. These were taped to the card front.

“Birthday Wishes” from Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Melon Mambo ink and cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183). The sentiment and stamped umbrella image were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments are Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (#161954).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 20 January 2025

Sympathy Card

Hi everyone,

For Sympathy cards I like to have them mostly white with a touch of colour, and on this one I have used Silver.

The finished card is 12.5cm x 12.5 cm (or 5”x5”).

I dry embossed the Basic White card front (#159228) with the Starstruck Embossing Folder (#164972). This is a Sale-a-bration product. The card front was attached to the Basic White base card.

I cut the hexagonals with the Meant To Bee dies (#166582), using Basic White card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). These were attached to the card front.

The flower from the Memorable Blooms stamp set (#164816) and the sentiment from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Silver from the Wow! Metallics Embossing Powder (#165678) then this was set with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The flower was cut with the co-ordinating Memorable Blooms die (#164825) and the sentiment with an Autumn Leaves die (#162185).

The flower & sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#144220) were added to the card and I used Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the flowers.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 13 January 2025

Floral Delight Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

The Floral Delight Designer Series Paper (#164700) has a range of bright & cheery colours and I have used this on today’s card.

I wrapped the Lemon Lolly Ribbon (retired) around the DSP and attached this to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The sentiment is from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) and stamped with Crushed Curry ink (#147087).

For the hexagons I used the Meant To Bee dies (#166582) to cut the DSP, the Old Olive card (#106576) and the sentiment. Each of the hexagon dies cut the hexagon as well as the border, and there are 5 hexagon dies so these will so versatile.

I attached the larger hexagon to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and taped the smaller one on top.

I fussy cut a flower from the DSP and attached it to the card, with a Mini Glue Dot (#103683) and a Stampin’ Dimensional.

The super cute bees are from the Tiny Bee Trinkets (#164714) and I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) to attach these to the card.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.