Lesley's Stampin Ground

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Etched Autumn Stamp

Hi friends,

For today’s card, I have stamped the Etched Autumn stamp (#166082) onto the Basic White card (#166781) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708).

Next I added colour with Blending Brushes (#153611) using Granny Apple Green ink (#147095), Crushed Curry ink (#147087), Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) and Peach Pie ink (#163810).

The sentiment from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

I used the Branching Out dies (#165775) to cut the stamped image, the sentiment and the Basic Black card (#121688). I taped the layers together and attached them to the Basic White base card.

The embellishments are from the retired Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems.

You can substitute any designer papers, instead of the stamping for the background. The possibilities are endless.

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Thursday, 4 September 2025

With You In Mind

Hello friends,

The With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) has 4 larger sentiments - Happy Birthday, Best Wishes, Thank You and Thinking Of You, which are sentiments I use regularly so a very handy stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark (#102283) and used the Copper Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). A Stylish Shapes die (#159183) was used to cut the circle.

The card front from the Gathering Together 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165969) was attached to the Shade Spruce card (#147006) and only showing 2 sides. This was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

I stamped the floral & leaf images from the Extraordinary Flora Stamp set (#165243) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card. This was cut with the co-ordinating Extraordinary Flora die (#165244). The leaves were coloured with Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends (#154903). For the flowers I used Blackberry Bliss (#154877) and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883).

The leaves were cut with a variety of dies - the larger leaves from Thankful Garden (#165533), and the small ones from the Year Of Flowers (#165374). The cardstock used for the leaves is Shaded Spruce, Shy Shamrock (#163796), Daffodil Delight (#121680) and Pecan Pie (#161726).

The larger leaves were attached using Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the smaller leaves were backed with Adhesive Sheets (#152334). The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the stamped & coloured flowers & leaves were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots. The embellishments are from the retired Tinsel Gems Three pack.

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lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

Sunday, 31 August 2025

Gathering Together Specialty Designer Series Paper

hello friends,

A sneak peek of some new designer series paper which will be available from the Online Exclusives from 3rd September. This gorgeous paper is Gathering Together 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#165969). This paper has a Champagne Foil on one side of the designs.

There is a great range of new products from 3rd September both in the new September - December catalogue and the Online Exclusives, including Christmas products.

The 2 pieces of DSP were matted with Early Espresso card (#121686). The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#166781) and the smaller piece was attached to the card front.

“Best Wishes” from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Early Espresso ink (#147114). The sentiment and Gold Foil (#132622) were cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183).

The leaf from the Artistic Leaves stamp set (#166162) was stamped with Cajun Craze ink (#147085). This is a Two-Step stamp, so for the second stamped image I used Cajun Craze using the stamped off method. The leaf was fussy cut.

The Gold circle and the leaf were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments are the Flower Accents (#165171).

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

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Saturday, 2 August 2025

With You In Mind

Hi again friends,

I always love the look of black & white, so here is one suitable for a male.

“Happy Birthday” is from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Black powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165679) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment and Basic Black card (#121688) were cut with the Textured Notes dies (#165555).

The Basic White card front (#166781) was dry embossed with the Plaster Painting (#164656) and matted with Basic Black card. This was attached to the Basic White base card. The Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper (#165545) was attached to the card front.

I taped the sentiment to the black card then this was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Thursday, 27 March 2025

Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

An easy card today (I’m not feeling 100%) using the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (#163303).

I dry embossed the Azure Afternoon card (#161663) with the Painted Texture Embossing Folder (#154317) and attached the DSP on top. The card front was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The sentiment from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink (#146991), using the Stamparatus. I then re-stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and added Clear powder from the Wow! Basics Embossing Powders (#165679). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used a die from Stylish Shapes (#159183) to cut the sentiment.

The butterflies were cut with Sketched Butterflies dies (#163491) using Blueberry Bushel card (#146991). I added glimmer to the butterflies with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430) and the butterflies with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The embellishments are from the Opal Rounds Assortment (#163298).

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

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lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

http://lesleysstampinground.blogspot.com

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.

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

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Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Corner In Bloom

Hi everyone,

The Corner In Bloom stamp set (#164959) is a sale-a-bration product (free with a $200 order in Australia) and this floral image is from this set.

This was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228). The Stampin’ Blends to colour this are Shy Shamrock (#163825), Blackberry Bliss (#154877), Highland Heather (#154887), Fresh Freesia (#155518) and Bubble Bath (#161675). This was then fussy cut.

“Happy Birthday” is from With You In Mind stamp set (#164747). This was stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink (#147092).

I now have a sneak peek of a new set of dies (available early March). These are the Textured Notes dies (#165555) which I used to cut the sentiment, the Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper (#164607) and the Highland Heather card (#147010). I can see these will be very versatile dies for both cardmaking and scrapbooking.

The Highland Heather card was taped to the Basic White base card and the DSP was attached on top.

I attached the sentiment and the flowers to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Embellishments are the Two-Tone Sparkle Gems (#164633).

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

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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.”

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Friday, 3 January 2025

Corner In Bloom stamp set

Hello,

January & February is a great time of the year for Stampin’ Up! as it’s Sale-a-bration time. You can earn free products with qualifying orders (for each $100 in Australia) or by joining Stampin’ Up! If you want more information just contact me. Sale-a-bration starts on 7th January and ends 28th February.

The Corner In Bloom stamp set (#164959) is one of the free products and I have used it on this card.

I stamped this floral image twice on Basic White base card (#159228) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). I coloured the images with Stampin’ Blends - Highland Heather (#154887), Fresh Freesia (#155518), Bubble Bath (#161675), Granny Apple Green (#154885) and Daffodil Delight (#154883).

The card front was matted with Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). I wrapped the retired Gorgeous Grape ribbon around the card then this was attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” from the With You In Mind stamp set (#164747) was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). This set has larger sentiments which suits this card. The sentiment was cut with a Radiating Stitches die (#161595), then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Adventurous Sky

Hi everyone,

Here is a masculine card using the Adventurous Sky Bundle (#163447) and the Take To The Sky Designer Series Paper (#163436).

The DSP was matted with Copper Clay card (#161730) and attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The plane from the Adventurous Sky stamp set (#163439) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Copper embossing powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment from With You In Mind (#164747) was also Copper Embossed.

I used the Nested Essentials dies (#161597) to cut the sentiment and the Copper Clay card. These were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The stamped plane was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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