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Summer, Summer, Summertime… Flowers, Birds and Beautiful Sentiments!
Hello there! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am happy to be back here on the Spellbinders blog with you. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful new Copperplate Everyday Sentiments Collection by calligrapher Paul Antonio. In this BetterPress collection you have six gorgeous scripty font sentiment plates covering a wide variety of occasions. You can create timeless letterpress designs with these plates and I hope I can get your creative juices flowing with how I have used them. Letβs get started! Hello For my first project, I thought I would create my most needed type of card – a general βhelloβ. So the…
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Bright And Breezy Florals to Light Up Your Day
Hello there Spellbinders friends! This is Lisa Tilson from My Card Trip and I am delighted to be back here again with you on the Spellbinders blog. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful Mirrored Arch Collection. This collection contains three gorgeous new press plates, a set of nesting etched dies and a fabulous new 3D emboss and cut folder. I had fun creating my three cards to share with you so letβs take a look at what I made! I hope that this gives you some ideas for your own cards. Mom β Thanks For Everything Have you got your sunglasses on? Well, you will need to…
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Spread Some Love With Florals!
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Mirrored Arch collection. This beautiful collection is perfect for sending love to friends and family. AMAZING FRIEND For my first card, I wanted to show how you can create a card with minimal supplies. I used just one plate set, plus one die set (although not necessary). To make this card: I placed the Mirrored Arch Blooms Press Plate (not including the sentiment) onto the chase of the BetterPress Letterpress System. I added a Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton Card Panel on the platen and held it in place with Best Ever Craft…
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Creating Three Cheery Cards With the Same Color Blend
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of brightly-blended cards made with the new Mirrored Arch Collection from Spellbinders.Β I love this new modern take on the classic oval frame and combined it with the same bright color blend to create three cards for different occasions. Bright Blended Birthday Card I loved all of the options provided by the Mirrored Arch Nested Sprigs Press Plate, so picked this setup first.Β With four concentric frame plates, you can create an ornate frame with tons of different layers.Β Here I used just the largest two layers to foil a…
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Colorful Floral Designs With the Letβs Celebrate Collection
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of colorful cards made with the new Letβs Celebrate Collection by Yana Smakula. The gorgeous floral designs and sweet sentiments in the collection inspired me to create three cards in pretty spring color schemes for all different occasions. Birthday In Blues Card The floral design in the Peony Background Press Plate is so intricate it reminded me a little of toile, so I inked it in several different shades of blue to create a backdrop for this fun floral birthday card. Apply Cruise, Teal Topaz, Azure, and Cosmic Sky BetterPress…
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New Letβs Celebrate Collection: Motherβs Day with Mauve and Gold
Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and Iβm thrilled to be sharing some inspiration using the utterly luscious new collection from Yana Smakula called Letβs Celebrate. Yanaβs signature style with elegant florals and beautiful calligraphic sentiments is laced throughout this collection, and it was a true pleasure to play with! The shining star of the collection, for me at least, is the divine Peony Better Press Plate. The Better Press Plates work beautifully with both the Better Press system and the Glimmer Hot Foil System, and both methods work incredibly well with this exquisitely detailed press plate. Whenever I am creating a card set,…
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Make Your Blooms Bloom and Create Three Pretty Floral Cards
Hello there! This is Lisa from My Card Trip and I am happy to be back here on the Spellbinders blog with you. Today, I am sharing three ideas using the beautiful new collection from Yana Smakula. This collection is called Letβs Celebrate and itβs definitely a reason to do just that! Youβve got some gorgeous new press plates, a die set, and a wax seal, along with the latest in the line of BetterPress Registration Press Plates. There is also a coordinating layering stencil set for the new BetterPress Registration set if you want to add some more options for using it. I had a blast creating with these…
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As Easy as ABC β Alphabet Plates 3 Ways
Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog using the Every Occasion Floral Alphabet collection. You can use these BetterPress plates in lots of different ways. I have three to share with you today, all quick and easy to do. JUST A NOTE There are lots of different coloring mediums you can use with BetterPress plates β pencils, watercolors, markers plus lots more. I used Copic Markers on this card, while not recommended with the BetterPress ink, I had no issues using them. To make this card: Using the packaging as a guide, I placed the Floral J and Sentiment Press Plate…
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Adding Color to Better Press with Inks, Foils, and Pencils!
Hi friends! Emily Midgett from Sixth Street Sundries is here with you today on the Spellbinders blog, and Iβm so excited to be featuring these beautiful new images from the Simon Hurley Spring Sampler Better Press collection! These images are classic and utterly reminiscent of springtime, featuring some storybook bunnies that are channeling Beatrix Potterβs Peter Rabbit illustrations, an embossing folder that adds beautifully subtle and neutral basket texture, and some elegant magnolia images that are gorgeous with or without coloring. I have three projects to share with you today upon which I have added lots of color with both inks and colored pencils, so letβs get started with the…
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Every Occasion Floral Alphabet Cards
Hello crafty friends, I am Heejung Hunsberger and I am thrilled to be returning this month as a guest designer for Spellbinders. If you want to know me better, visit myΒ blogΒ orΒ Instagram. I also have aΒ YouTube channel where I post a lot of video tutorials. I enjoyed using the Every Occasion Floral Alphabet Collection. I created six different cards. I made three cards using the BetterPress system and three cards using the Hot Foil system. Better Pressed Cards Each Letter plate was printed using the BetterPress system with water-based color inks. I pressed the Floral E Plate onto the Bisque BP A2 Cotton Card panel using All That Jazz Ink and…