Lesley's Stampin Ground

Friday, 11 April 2025

Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders

Hello friends,

The Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders (#165597) consists of 2 folders and these are the narrower folders which can be used with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Embossing Machine (#150673).

After embossing the Basic White card (#159228) with the flowers and using the de-embossed side, I coloured this with Fresh Freesia ink (#155611) using the Stampin’ Brayer (#162936). I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the other embossing folder and matted it with Petunia Pop card (#163802).

I used one of the Fancy Borders dies (#165380) to cut the Petunia Pop card and attached it to the floral embossed card, then attached it to the card front.

The butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the White from the Wow! Basics Embossing Powder (#165679) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The butterfly was cut with a Sketched Butterflies die (#163491).

The sentiment is also from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set using Petunia Pop ink then cut with a Year Of Flowers die (#165374). The sentiment & butterfly was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I added Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to the butterfly & flowers. The embellishments are the Antique Pearls (#164679) which I coloured with Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends (#163828).

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Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Sketched Butterflies

Hello again,

The Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) and the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491) are retiring, so I have used them on today’s card.

I stamped the larger butterfly and the sentiment with Petunia Pop ink (#163811). All the butterflies were cut with the Sketched Butterfies dies. I used Petunia Pop card (#163802) for the other 2 butterflies.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#159228) with one of the 2 Glass & Gardens embossing folders (#165597). I matted this card with Bubble Bath card (#161727), then wrapped a retired Bubble Bath Ribbon around the card front. This was attached to the Basic White base card.

The sentiment was cut with a die from the Unbounded Love dies (#163383). The sentiment and butterflies were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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Tuesday, 18 March 2025

With You In Mind

Hello & welcome,

I am back after a very busy week, but had a fabulous time at Stampin’ Up! On Stage in Brisbane for 3 days.

I am showing another card today using the Baby Wipes Technique, as shown in a post on 4th March. When I do this technique I stamp a variety of images to be able to use at a later time as I dont like to waste the ink.

The sentiment and butterfly were both stamped with this technique. “Happy Birthday” is from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747). The butterfly is from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490). The butterflies were cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). The small butterfly was cut from Azure Afternoon card (#161728).

The Real Red card and the sentiment were cut with the Textured Notes dies (#165555). The Azure Afternoon card front was dry embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder (#164695) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The Real Red card was taped to the card. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the sentiment & butterfly. The small butterfly was attached with a Mini Glue Dot (#103683). The Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (#161954) were added to the card.

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Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Baby Wipes Technique

Hi friends,

Today’s technique is the Baby Wipes Technique to give the lovely rainbow effect on the small butterfly & the Lace image.

For this technique you need alcohol free wipes. I used a double layer and placed it in a spare stamp case. Then using ink refills I squeezed the ink in strips along the wipes as shown below. I used 5 re-inkers - Azure Afternoon (#161668), Real Red (#103287), Coastal Cabana (#131164), Peach Pie (#163819) and Daffodil Delight (#119672) and repeated the colours. This is now your ink pad.

I used the lace image from Chantilly Lace stamp set (#163683) and stamped this onto Basic White card (#159228). I cut this card and the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) with the new Textured Notes dies (#165555). I also dry embossed the Basic White card with the (retired) Softly Sophisticated embossing folder. The 2 cards were taped together then attached to the Basic White Base card.

I stamped the larger butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663) onto Azure Afternoon card. The smaller butterfly from the same set was stamped with the Baby Wipes “ink pad”. Both butterflies were cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491).

“Happy Birthday” from the Adventurous Sky stamp set (#163439) was stamped with Azure Afternoon ink, then cut with a (retired) Happy Little Things die.

The blue butterfly & sentiment were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The small butterfly was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The Iridescent Faceted Gems (#163368) were added to the card.

There are now new products & kits available in the online exclusives, including the Textured Notes dies, so make sure you check them out -

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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.

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Monday, 30 September 2024

In Color Designer Series Paper

Hello again friends,

We all have scraps of designer paper and there are so many ways to use some of these bits & pieces, like I have used on this easy card.

I dry embossed the Basic White card front (#159228) with the Dashing Designs Embossing Folder (#163483). This was double matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Petunia Pop card (#163802) then attached to the Basic White base card.

I cut the pieces of the 2024-2026 In Color Designer Series Paper (#163777) 2.5cm wide. I punched one end with the retired Banners Pick A Punch. I taped these to the card front.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set (#163600). This was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811) and I used a die from Greetings Of The Season dies (#164112) to cut it.

The butterflies from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). The butterflies and sentiment were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

\I added the Iridescent Foil Gems (#162842) to the body of the butterflies and added Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to the wings.

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Sunday, 22 September 2024

Thoughtful Journey Memories & More Card Pack

Hello,

The Thoughtful Journey Memories & More Card Pack (#163318) have a range of double sided cards which are great for both cards and scrapbooking. There are 2 sizes of cards in the pack. I cut both these cards slightly to fit the card.

I matted the large and small cards with Blackberry Bliss card (#133682). I taped the larger card to the Basic White base card (#159228). The smaller card was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I stamped the butterfly and the sentiment from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) with Blackberry Bliss ink (#147092). The butterfly was cut with a die from the Sketched Butterfly dies (#163491) and the sentiment was cut with a Nested Essentials die (#161597).

The butterfly was attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the sentiment with Small Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The Brushed Brass Butterflies (#158136) were added to finish the card.

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Saturday, 14 September 2024

Chantilly Lace

Hi friends,

I have stamped the beautiful lace from the Chantilly Lace stamp set (#163683).

The lace was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) onto the top and bottom of a piece of the Meandering Meadows 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#162736). I sprinkled this with the Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was matted with Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) and Blueberry Bushel card (#146991). The card was then attached to the Basic White base card.

The butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138) and cut with a Sketched Butterfly die (#163491). The 2 smaller butterflies are also cut with these dies from Blueberry Bushel card.

“Thinking Of You” is from the Sketched Butterfly stamp set and also stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink. I used a die from the Everyday Details (#162864) to cut the sentiment. The butterflies & sentiment were all attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The embellishments are from the Tinsel Gems Four-Pack (#161623). I used Clear Wink of Stella (#141897) on the 3 butterflies to add some glimmer.

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Monday, 2 September 2024

Sketched Butterflies

Hello stamping friends,

I often use a touch of black to make a colour pop, like on this card with the Petunia Pop colours.

I stamped the butterflies from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490), using VersaMark (#102283) with Black embossing powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The co-ordinating Sketched Butterflies die (#163491) was used to cut the butterflies.

The Petunia Pop DSP from the 2024-2026 In Color 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#163777) was matted with Basic Black card (#121688) and Petunia Pop card (#163802). I wrapped the Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon (#163785) around the card front then attached it to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The Labelled With Love dies (#163570) were used to cut the 3 Basic White labels. The sentiment from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set was stamped with Petunia Pop ink (#163811). These were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The butterflies were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the butterflies.

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Sunday, 25 August 2024

Sketched Butterflies

Hello friends,

I have used 2 of my favourites today - butterflies and purple. I hope you can see this photo ok, as I had a lot of trouble trying to photograph it.

I stamped the 3 butterflies from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) using VersaMark (#102283) and embossed them with Silver from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). I used Gorgeous Grape card (#147011), Highland Heather card (#147010) and Fresh Freesia card (#155614) for the butterflies. These were set with the Heat Tool (#129056). These 3 butterflies and the Silver Foil (163387) butterfly were cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). This stamp set & dies are also available in a bundle - the Sketched Butterflies Bundle (#163492). All bundles have a 10% saving.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The labels for the sentiment were cut with Something Fancy dies (#160424). I punched the slots in the white label from the retired Very Best Trio punch to allow me to thread the ribbon and trim through. I have used the Silver from the Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack (#161633) and the Silver from the Simply Elegant Trim (#155766). I attached the sentiment to the Gorgeous Grape card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430)

Using a Blending Brush (#153611) with Fresh Freesia ink (#155611), I added some colour to the background on the Basic White card front (#159228). This was dry embossed with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder (#164049). This folder will be available from 4th September in the upcoming Mini Catalogue, along with a great variety of new products, especially Christmas products. The white card front was matted with Gorgeous Grape card and attached to the Basic White base card.

The stamped butterflies were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The silver foil butterfly was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). I couldn’t go past the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (#162611) to finish this card.

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Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Stylish Shapes dies

Hi again my friends,

I have used the square dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183) for the diamond shapes.

I used Pretty Peacock card (#150886), Summer Splash card (#163798) and the Summer Splash from the 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Specialty Paper (#163771). The card front is from the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (#163372), and this was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The diamond under the butterfly was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Pretty Peacock diamonds were attached with tape and the others with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The butterfly is from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added Copper from the Metallic Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The co-ordinating die from the Sketched Butterflies die (#163491) was used to cut the butterfly. I added some glimmer using the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) and attached the butterfly with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems (#161288).

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Friday, 28 June 2024

Wildflower Designs Dies

Hello friends,

I have used the Wildflower Designs dies (#163333) to cut the 3 layers under the butterflies & flowers.

I dry embossed the Basic White card (#159228) with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder (#162189). I attached the piece of the Thoughtful Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (#163317) to the embossed card, then matted this with Pretty Peacock card (#150886). This was attached to the Basic White base card.

The flowers from the Translucent Florals stamp set 162243) were stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052) and cut with the co-ordinating Translucent Florals dies (#162243),

The 2 butterflies from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set (#163490) were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) with Gold Wow! Embossing Powder from the Metallics (#165678). After setting these with the Heat Tool (#129056) they were cut with the Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491). I attached the smaller butterfly to the larger one with a Mini Glue Dot (#103683).

The Pretty Peacock card (#150886), the gold from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) and the Basic White card were all cut with the Wildflower Designs Dies. These were taped to the card front.

The sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) and I stamped this with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083). I used a Delicate Forest die (#162679) to cut the sentiment.

I attached the butterflies, sentiment and flowers to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers. The Gold Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems (#161288) were added to finish the card.

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

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