Lesley's Stampin Ground

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Lovely & Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again,

One of the beautiful DSPs in the new Mini Catalogue is the Lovely & Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper (#166957). One side of the designs have gold foil like on this delicate flower design.

I matted the DSP with Fresh Freesia card (#155614) then added the triangle of DSP on top. This is actually the reverse side of the same DSP.

The flower & leaves are from the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack (#166980). These are vellum sheets with a variety of pre-cut images, also including gold foil. The flower was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and I used Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to attach the leaves.

“Birthday Wishes” is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) was added and set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was punched with the Labelled With Love punch (#163569) and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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

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Monday, 29 December 2025

Beautifully Celebrated dies

Hello again,

I used the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) to cut the 3 “labels” for this card.

First, I attached the Greenery Lane Washi Tape (#166880) to a piece of Basic White card (#166781) before cutting with the die.

I stamped the sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) onto Garden Green card (#108605) with VersaMark (#102283) and added White powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The 2 pieces of Garden Green card were also cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies,

The front of the Basic White Base card was dry embossed with the Birchwood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069). The 2 larger die cuts were taped together then attached to the card. I cut the Pecan Pie (#161726) leaves with a die from the Greenery Lanes dies (#166876). Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) was used to attach the leaves.

The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I chose the cute little dragonflies from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (#162743) as we have had so many dragonflies in our garden over the past few weeks.

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

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Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

A quick and easy card using the Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper (#165545).

I taped the DSP to the Real Red card (#106578), then this was matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Real Red ink (#147084). I cut this with a Traditional Labels die (#165864). The Silver Foil (#163387) banner was also cut with a Traditional Labels die. This was taped to the card and the sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Monday, 25 August 2025

Artistic Leaves stamp set

Hi friends,

The Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) is a Two-step stamping set, which allows you to stamp 2 colours for the same image.

I stamped the 2 leaves with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Darling Duckling ink (#165277). I did stamp off the Darling Duckling ink for a lighter colour. The leaves were fussy cut.

The Very Vanilla card front (#166785) was dry embossed with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (#164069) and matted with Cherry Cobbler card (#121681). This was attached to the Very Vanilla base card.

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink. The ovals were cut with the Framed Scenes dies (#165396).

The Season Of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164144) was taped to the card front. The leaves and sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I coloured the Antique Pearls (#164679) with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends (#154880) before attaching them to the card.

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

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Monday, 31 March 2025

Winterly Tree Tops

Hello again friends,

I haven't been in the craft room for 4 days as I have been unwell. Still not 100% but thought some craft time might be just what I need, so here is today’s card.

I stamped the bird from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set (#164184) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I coloured this with Stampin’ Blends - Pool Party (#154894), Lemon Lolly (#161673), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Poppy Parade (#154958) and Crumb Cake (#154882). A die from the co-ordinating Winterly Tree Tops dies (#164065) was used to cut out the bird.

I attached a strip of the Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162616) to the Basic White base card (#159228). I then used a new embossing folder, from the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders (#165597), available in May from the Online Exclusives. There are 2 folders in this set and fit the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Embossed Machine (#150673).

The Basic White card front was then matted with Real Red card (#106578) and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This is set with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Labelled With Love die (#163570) was used to cut the sentiment.

The bird & the sentiment were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“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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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.”

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Monday, 2 December 2024

Nests Of Winter Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

I have fussy cut these cute little birds from the Nests Of Winter Designer Series Paper (#164183).

The background is from the same DSP pack and matted with Garden Green card (#108605). This was taped to the Basic White base card (#159228).

“Birthday Wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Garden Green ink (#147089).

Using a die from the Regal Flora dies (#164033), I cut the sentiment and the Garden Green card which was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). I used the “frame” from the green card and attached it to the card front. The sentiment was taped to the card.

The birds were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are from the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots (#164204).

There are other birds in this DSP which can be cut with the co-ordinating Winterly Tree Tops dies (#164065).

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

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Thursday, 11 July 2024

Spotlight On Nature dies

Hello everyone,

I think we all have scraps of designer papers that we just don't want to throw away. That’s what I have used here for today’s pretty card.

I taped the strips of DSP from the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (#163303) to a piece of Basic White card (#159228). Of course you can use a mix of designer papers that work together. This was then cut with a die from the Spotlight On Nature Dies (#163580).

The Basic White card front was dry embossed with the Painted Texture Embossing Folder (#154317) and matted with Fresh Freesia card (#155614). The circle of DSP was taped to the card front.

I cut 3 leaves from the Flowers Of Beauty dies (#163375). For these I used Granny Apple Green card (#147014), Gold Mercury Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164142) and Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper (#164118). These leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The butterfly is from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set 163490). I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) onto Fresh Freesia card, and added Clear from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679). I heat set this with the Heat Tool (#129056), then cut it with the co-ordinating die from the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). I added glimmer to the butterfly with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897). The butterfly was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Just a note”, from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Fresh Freesia ink (#155611). A die from the Spotlight On Nature was used to cut the sentiment. The embellishments are the Iridescent Foil Gems (#162842).

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

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Friday, 10 May 2024

Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again friends,

Have you seen the beautiful Frames & Flowers 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#163765) which includes 3 sheets with single-sided die cuts and 3 sheets of double sided designs. These pre-cut elements are great for a quick & easy card or you can step it up with extra elements.

The DSP for the background is also from this pack and attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#106550). The Pretty Peacock card (#150886) was punched with the Retired Banner Triple Punch and attached to the card.

I attached the floral die cut to the Petal Pink card (#147009) which was dry embossed with the Dashing Designs Embossing Folder (#163483).

“Just a Note” from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183), then matted with Pretty Peacock card. This was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Petal Pink embellishments are from the Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems (#162587).

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

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