Lesley's Stampin Ground

Thursday, 4 June 2026

Exciting Times Bundle

Hi again everyone,

Butterflies & purple are 2 of my favourite things so have used them on this card.

The card front is from the Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) and matted with Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). The basecard is Basic White (#166781).

The leaves were cut with the Delicate Whispers dies (#167505) from Gorgeous Grape card and Silver Foil Sheet (#163387). Both these cards were backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334), so easily attached to the card front.

I stamped the frame from the Exciting Times stamp set (#167875) using VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Silver powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The inside was punched with the co-ordinating Rounded Rectangle punch (#167880). The sentiment from the Exciting Times stamp set was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The frame was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and the sentiment was taped.

The butterflies are from the All Aflutter stamp set (#167564). I stamped the background of the butterflies with Highland Heather ink (#147103), then silver embossed the detailed butterflies. These were punched with the co-ordinating All Aflutter Punch (#167569). The butterflies were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Sunset Coast Dies

Hi again my friends,

I am making a variation from yesterday’s card using the circular “rays” die from the Sunset Coast dies (#167780).

The “rays” were cut from Blueberry Bushel card (#146991) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) and the lighthouse was cut from Silver Foil (#163387). For the lighthouse I also used a die from the Spotlight On Nature dies (#163580) to cut the circle but then cut away the top part of the circle, leaving just the “rocks” area and lighthouse.

These die cuts were attached to the Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200). The lighthouse was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The card front was matted with Blueberry Bushel card and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Happy Birthday” from the Cutest Crew stamp set (#167146) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#147138) and cut with a Spotlight On Natures die.

The net, shells & starfish are also cut with dies from the Sunset Coast dies. The net was cut from Crumb Cake card (#121685) backed with Adhesive Sheet. I cut this in half and attached it to the card. The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The silver foil shells & starfish were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

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Friday, 15 May 2026

Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hi again,

Today I have highlighted the Splashes Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200).

I punched the DSP with the Rounded Rectangle Punch (#167880). The sentiment is from the Exciting Times stamp set (#167875). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added the Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was also punched with the Rounded Rectangle punch.

I attached the sentiment and the DSP to Gold Foil Sheet (#132622).This piece of Gold foil was cut 9cmx13.4cm. After attaching the DSP, I cut off the pieces of DSP level with the edges of the gold. I then attached this to another piece of gold foil (9.5cmx13.9cm). I found this easier to get the edges lined up, but it looks like one piece of gold foil. This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The butterflies from the All Aflutter stamp set (#167564) were also Gold heat embossed. These were punched with the All Aflutter punch (#167569). The butterflies were coloured with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends (#155518), Timid Tiger Stampin’ Blends (#165291), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends (#161673). The butterflies were then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Flower Accents #165171) were added to the sentiment.

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

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Friday, 27 February 2026

Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper

Welcome,

A pretty card using the gorgeous Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200). This pack has gold or silver foil on each of the designs along with a mix of beautiful colours.

I cut 5 pieces of the DSP - 2cm x 8.5cm and attached these to the Basic White card (#166781). This was matted with the Gold from the Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772). If you are wanting to save some of this specialty paper, cut a piece from the middle to use on another project, leaving a border for the matting.

“Thinking Of You” is from the Friendly Foliage stamp set (#167021). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed with Gold Powder from the Metallic Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. I cut the sentiment with a die from the Fragrant Layers dies (#167155). This die cuts a fancy fine border plus the inner piece. This was taped to the card.

The flowers are from the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape (#165269) which was adhered to a piece of Basic White card, then cut with the co-ordinating Extraordinary Flora die (#165244). These were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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

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Saturday, 7 February 2026

Alphabet A La Mode Dies

Hello friends,

I have been asked to make a quantity of Birthday & Thank You cards so here is an easy Thank You card.

The DSP is from the beautiful Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) and this was matted with Azure Afternoon card (#161728), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I also used Azure Afternoon card backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) to cut the letters with the Alphabet A La Mode dies (#160750).

Using dies from the Delicate Framing dies (#167026), I cut the string of delicate leaves and the flowers. Silver Foil Sheet (#163387) backed with Adhesive Sheet was used for the leaves and Azure Afternoon card & Bubble Bath card (#161727) for the flowers. The flowers were attached together with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) then attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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Saturday, 31 January 2026

Virtual Card Making Retreat

Hi again,

Last weekend when I was away, Stampin’ Up! held a Virtual Card Making Retreat. I wasn't able to join at the time but it’s great that I can make the cards in the coming weeks. I have prepped all the kits and there was a lot of material left, so I am using one of the flower cut outs on this card.

I stamped the floral image from the stamp set onto the die cut card using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This was coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675), Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends (#154902), Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends (#161681) & Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends (#161680).

The Bubble Bath card (#161727) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791), then matted with Berry Burst card (#144249) and Basic Black card (#121688).

The strip of Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) was matted with Berry Burst card and attached to the card front.

The floral image was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I used Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) for the leaves cut with the dies from the Fragrant Layers (#167154).

“Celebrate” is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) and stamped with Berry Burst ink. This was punched with the Three Banner punch (3167050) and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

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Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Heirloom Arrangements kit

Hi friends,

The Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) has a beautiful range of images to make quick and easy cards. You can make very simple cards or be as creative as you like with the variety images in this kit.

I decided you use the Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) for the card front (instead of the card bases included in the kit). This was matted with Timid Tiger card (#165298) and attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Thank You” is also from the kit and I stamped this with Timid Tiger ink (#165278) and cut it with a Fragrant Layers die (#167154).

The sentiment, butterfly & floral image were attached with Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#104430). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the flowers & butterfly.

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

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Monday, 5 January 2026

Beautifully Celebrated

Hi again,

I haven’t had a lot of time to get into the craft room, so when I had a small window of opportunity today I made this easy card using new products available from 6th January. The Beautifully Celebrated Bundle (#166965) was used for the leaf and the fancy shape cut outs.

I stamped the leaf from the Beautifully Celebrated stamp set (#166968) with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Gold Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). The Heat Tool (#129056) was used to set the powder. I stamped this on the Pastel Shimmer Specialty Paper (#167198). This pack contains Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly & Pool Party coloured paper. I added some subtle colour to the leaves with the Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (#154894). This Pool Party paper & the Gold Foil (#132622) were cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974).

Another gorgeous paper is the Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) which I have used for the card front and matted with Gold Foil. This was attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#166785).

The die cut Gold Foil was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). “Happy Birthday” is from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756). This was also gold embossed on the Pool Party shimmer paper. A Textured Notes Die (#165555) was used to cut the sentiment, then I attached it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

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