Lesley's Stampin Ground

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

Hello friends,

Have you seen the new Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks (#162331) from the Mini Catalogue? I have had fun playing with them for this card.

For the background I used the mask with all the small leaves. I added colour using Blending Brushes (#153611) with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094), Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052), Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) and Crumb Cake ink (#147116). Then without moving the mask I applied the Shimmery White Embossing Paste (#145645) then put this aside to dry (which doesn't take long).

I then used the mask with the 3 flowers and added Flirty Flamingo ink on the petals, then Berry Burst ink (#147143) towards the centre of the petals. Another mask was used with Melon Mambo ink (#147051) to add the colour to the centre of the flower. These masks are easy to match the images as there is a notch in the mask to line up each mask for perfect positioning.

I fussy cut these flowers and attached them to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The leaves are cut with Autumn Leaves dies (#162185) using the Granny Apple Green from the Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets (#161953) and attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). I added shimmer to the flowers using Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897).

The sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set (#161290) was stamped with Berry Burst ink and cut with a die from Autumn Leaves. This was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The card front was matted with Flirty Flamingo card (#141421) then attached to the Basic White Base card (#159228).

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Wednesday, 13 September 2023

All About Autumn

Hello again,

The All About Autumn 6”x6” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#162178) is stunning with the copper foil designs and a beautiful range of autumn images. This is the DSP used on this card.

I attached the DSP to a piece of Very Vanilla card (#106550) and wrapped the Copper Clay Textured Ribbon (#161629) around the card front. This was attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#106550).

The leaves were cut with the Autumn Leaves dies (#162185). I used the Gold & Champagne from the More Dazzle 6”x6” Specialty Paper (#161749) and the iridescent from the Rose Gold 12”x12” Specialty Paper (#159139).

The sentiment from the Go To Greetings Stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Copper Clay ink (#161647). This was cut with Deckled Rectangles dies (#159173). Another Autumn Leaves die was used for the rows of “stitching”.

The sentiment and rose gold leaves were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108). The other leaves were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). Copper Clay Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (#161300) were added to finish the card.

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

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Tuesday, 12 September 2023

Joy Of Christmas Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

There is such a beautiful range of Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! Here I have used the Joy Of Christmas DSP (#161958).

I cut the green check DSP with the scalloped die from the Scalloped Contours dies (#155560). I also cut the Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) with the same die and taped these together and attached them to the other piece of DSP. This was then attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

Merry & Christmas is from the More Wishes stamp set (#162324). I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555). The sentiment was cut with Deckled Rectangles dies (#159173). I didn't have the size dies I wanted so I cut the words in 2 steps. Check yesterdays post to see how I do this. The edges were daubered with Shaded Spruce ink (#147088) then the sentiments were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The holly leaves are from the Christmas Classics stamp set (#161970), stamped with Shaded Spruce ink then cut with a Christmas Classics die (#161976). The berries are from the Magical Meadow stamp set (#162134), stamped with Real Red ink (#147084) and cut with a Magical Meadow die (#162143). The leaves and berries were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The embellishments are from the Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (#161954). I used the Poppy Parade Dots but they haven’t photographed well.

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Monday, 11 September 2023

Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes

Hello stamping friends,

How elegant are these Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes (#162177). They would be ideal for any special occasion.

I stamped the candle image from the Radiant Light stamp set (#162111) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) on Basic White card (#159228). I used the following Stampin’ Blends to colour the image - Daffodil Delight (#154883), Granny Apple Green (#154885), Shaded Spruce (#154903) & Real Red (#154899). I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) on the candles & flame to add some sparkle.

I used the Deckled Circles dies (#162286) to cut the stamped image and the Gold Foil (#132622). These were taped together then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Love & Joy” from the Merriest Trees stamp set (#162043) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) which I set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with Deckled Rectangles dies (#159173) - (see note below) and the edges were daubered with Wild Wheat ink (#161651). I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) to attach the sentiment. The embellishments are Gold Blooming Pearls (#162238).

Note: I didn’t have a die the size I wanted for the sentiment so this was cut in 2 steps. I cut the left side and bottom of the sentiment with a larger die, then re-positioned it to cut the right side and top as shown below.

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Sunday, 10 September 2023

Merriest Trees Bundle

Hello friends,

The Merriest Trees Bundle (#162048) has been used for the Christmas tree on todays card.

I stamped the background of the tree with Lost Lagoon ink (#161678) on Lost Lagoon card (#133683) then I stamped the darker colour using Shaded Spruce ink (#147088). These images are from the Merriest Trees stamp set (#162043). The tree was cut with a die from the Merriest Trees dies (#162047). The tree image is actually larger but you can cut the tree different sizes with the different dies.

The decorations are cut from Gold Foil (#132622) and Cherry Cobbler card (#121681), both backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). I also added Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to the baubles.

I stamped the sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set (#159542) with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083) onto Basic White card (#159228). This and the Cherry Cobbler card were cut with the Radiating Stitches Dies (#161595), then attached to the Basic White base card. The Christmas Tree was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

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Saturday, 9 September 2023

Stars At Night

Hi again,

Here’s a gorgeous Christmas card using the Stars At Night Bundle (#162007). The bundle consists of the Stars At Night stamp set (#162000) and Stars At Night dies (#16006).

I stamped the Starry Night card (#159264) with VersaMark (#102283) and added the Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555), then set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228).

The stars are cut with the Stars at Night dies using 2 of the colours from the Holographic Trio 12”x12” Specialty Paper (#161744). The larger star was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the others with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The sentiment - Wishing You the Best & Brightest - is from the Stars At Night stamp set. This was stamped with Starry Sky ink (#159212). I cut this with a Stars at Night die. This sentiment also includes the words “holiday season” so I cut this off as I wanted to say Christmas instead (not a fan of Happy Holidays). Christmas is from the More Wishes stamp set (#162324) and also stamped with Starry Sky ink. I fussy cut this and attached both sentiments with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

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