Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Party Banners dies

Hello again friends,

The Party Banners dies (#165264) have been used to cut the 3 different size banners on this card. There are 14 different sizes of the banners, plus other dies to create holes in the set.

I cut the base for the card front with one of the banners from Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). For the back of the base card I cut the Gorgeous Grape card 15.3cm x 10.5cm. I scored the top at 1.5cm and I attached the cut out banner to this to form the card. I cut the 2 pieces of Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593) with the banner dies and taped them to the base card.

The Thankful Garden Bundle (#165526) includes the Thankful Garden stamp set (#165526), Thankful Garden dies (#165533) and the Thankful Garden Decorative Masks.

The flower from the Thankful Garden stamp set was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This was coloured using the masks with Blending Brushes (#153611) and the following inks - Fresh Freesia (#155611), Highland Heather (#147103), Gorgeous Grape (#147099) and Shaded Spruce (#147088). The floral image was then cut with the co-ordinating die.

“Celebrate” is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) and stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink. A Beautiful Butterflies die (#164614) was used to cut the sentiment. The flowers & sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I attached a strip of the DSP inside, as shown in the photo above. This is also visible when the card is closed.

The embellishments are the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems 162611). Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used for some glimmer on the flowers & leaves.

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

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Friday, 30 May 2025

Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

The Designer Series Paper used on this card is the Perennial Lavender DSP (#162593).

The DSP for the card front and the squares are matted with Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). The card front was taped to Basic White base card (#166781) and the squares were taped to the card front.

The butterflies were cut with the Beautiful Butterflies dies (#164614) using Fresh Freesia card (#155614), Blackberry Bliss card (#133682) and Berry Burst card (#144249). I added some glimmer to the butterflies with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

“Congratulations” from the More Messages stamp set (#165471) was stamped with Berry Burst ink (#147143) and cut with the More Messages die (#165472).

The sentiment & butterflies were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and I added the embellishments from the Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems (#165615) to each butterfly.

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

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Saturday, 8 March 2025

You Are Remarkable

Hi friends,

I am very thankful not to have any effect from the cyclone overnight. Many areas have been affected but we are one of the lucky ones. So I’m now back in the craft room getting organised for upcoming classes.

Today I am using the You Are Remarkable stamp set (#165445) for the floral image.

I stamped the outline of the floral image with VersaMark (#102283) and used the Gold from the Wow! Metallics Embossing Powder (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This stamp set is a 2 Step stamp so I then stamped the flower with Highland Heather ink (#147103), the leaves with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678) and the flower centre with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094).

The Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593) was attached to the Basic White Base card (#159228).

I cut the stamped image and the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) with the Textured Notes dies (#165555). A die from the Framed Scenes (#165396) was used for the squiggly lines on the Gorgeous Grape card.

“Happy Birthday” from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). This was also cut with a Textured Notes dies. The floral image and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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

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Thursday, 26 September 2024

Spotlight On Nature dies

Hi friends,

The Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580) includes 12 circle dies with 3 designs around the outsides.

I stamped the butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) with VersaMark (#102283) onto Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). I added the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set this with the Heat Tool (#129056).

“Happy Birthday” from the Unbounded Love stamp set (#163378) was also stamped with VersaMark onto Highland Heather card (#147010). The White powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679) was added and heat set.

These 2 cards and the 2 designs from the Perennial Lavender Designer Seres Paper (#162593) were cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies.

The leaves were cut with a Painted Lavender die (#162596) using Shaded Spruce card (#147006) which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

The Basic White card front (#159228) was dry embossed with the Dashing Designs Embossing Folder (#163483), then matted with Gorgeous Grape card. This was attached to the Basic White base card.

I taped the DSP and Happy Birthday circles to the card front. The leaves were attached and I also attached the Gold Trim. The larger circle with the butterfly was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added the Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) to finish the card.

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

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Friday, 7 June 2024

Painted Lavender

Hello everyone,

I have used the Painted Lavender stamp set (#162594) and Painted Lavender dies (#162596) for the flowers & leaves on today’s card.

The card front was cut with a die from the Citrus Blooms dies (#163294) using the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593). I also cut a piece of Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) with the same die, cut it in half and matted the top & bottom with this. I attached this to the Basic White base card (#159228).

I stamped the lavender image with Fresh Freesia ink (#155611) and this was cut with a Painted Lavender die. For the die cut leaves I used Lost Lagoon card (#133686), Fresh Freesia card (#155614), Gorgeous Grape card and silver from the Silver & Gold Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper (#162288). The bow from the Wanted To Say dies (#161594) was also cut from this silver paper.

The sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set (#162283) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The Unbounded Love dies (#163383) was used to cut the sentiment and the Gorgeous Grape card under the sentiment.

The sentiment and bow were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). Adhesive Sheet (#152334) was used on the back of the coloured card for the leaves & flowers.

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

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Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Two Tone Flora

Welcome everyone,

I am using a variety of retiring products again for this card, including the Two-Tone Flora stamp set (#160844).

The flowers were stamped with Sweet Sorbet ink (#159216). The outline of the flowers were stamped with “full strength” ink and the inside was stamped using the stamping off method. To do this, ink the stamp as usual, stamp onto scrap paper to remove some of the ink, then stamp over the outline of the flower. This gives a lighter colour, so you only need 1 coloured ink to achieve 2 colours. The leaves were stamped with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678). The flowers and leaves were cut with Two-Tone Flora dies (#159181).

I cut the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593) with one of the Patchwork Pieces Die (#161592). The pieces were attached to a piece of Very Vanilla card (#106550), spreading the pieces slightly.

I cut another piece of Very Vanilla card for the “frame” using a die from the Darling Details dies (#161370). The card front was matted with Lost Lagoon card (#133686), then attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

The larger flower was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the small flowers & leaves.

“Congratulations” from the Translucent Florals stamp set (#162243) was stamped with Sweet Sorbet ink, then cut with a Happy Little Things die (#163709). Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to add this to the card.

The retiring products used here are the Two-Tone Flora stamp set & dies, Darling Details dies, Patchwork Pieces dies & Sweet Sorbet ink.

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers.

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

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Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Perennial Lavender

Hello everyone,

Another beautiful suite in the mini catalogue is the Perennial Lavender Suite (#162613). This suite includes 2 bundles, butterfly accents, designer paper and embellishments. As usual you can buy them separately or as a bundle or suite. I love butterflies and purple colours so just couldn't resist this suite.

I punched the corners of the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593) and the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) with the Very Best Trio punch (#159878) then attached them to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The label was cut with a die from the Thoughtful Expressions Dies (#162821). The sentiment was stamped with Highland Heather ink (#147103) and taped to the card front.

I coloured the butterfly from the Paper Butterfly Accents (#162612) using a Blending Brush (#153611) with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147011 and Fresh Freesia ink (#155611). There are 40 butterflies in this pack - 8 each of 5 sizes and designs.

The stems of flowers and leaves were cut with the Painted Lavender dies (#162596). I used Highland Heather card (#147010) and Lost Lagoon card (#133686). For the Lost Lagoon leaves I had Adhesive Sheet (#152334) on the back of the card. The flowers were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The butterfly was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611) were added to the centre of the butterfly and sentiment.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.