I’d pick you again

A handmade greeting card is raised off a warm, wooden surface. The card features a white heart covered with red hearts and other markings. Some milky, white gems are scattered across its surface. The sentiment is also white with red letters. It reads "I'd pick you again." Some white gems of various sizes are scattered around it. The background of the card displays a red tone-on-tone texture of hearts and flowers. This photo is a closeup of the bottom right corner, highlighting the texture. The press plates used to create the heart and sentiment lie under the card. Some white tulips and more red and white sentiments also peek out from under it.
A handmade greeting card on a warm, wooden surface. The card features a white heart covered with red hearts and other markings. Some milky, white gems are scattered across its surface. The sentiment is also white with red letters. It reads "I'd pick you again." Some white gems of various sizes are scattered around it. The background of the card displays a red tone-on-tone texture of hearts and flowers. The press plates used to create the heart and sentiment lie under the card. Some white tulips also peek out from under it.
A handmade greeting card stands on a warm, wooden surface facing left. The card features a white heart covered with red hearts and other markings. Some milky, white gems are scattered across its surface. The sentiment is also white with red letters. It reads "I'd pick you again." Some white gems of various sizes are scattered around it. The background of the card displays a red tone-on-tone texture of hearts and flowers. The press plates used to create the heart and sentiment lie under the card. Some white tulips and more red and white sentiments also peek out from under it.

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For this card I used both the Spellbinders BetterPress of the Month and the Embossing Folder of the Month for December 2025.

Background

I started with the red background. For this I inked up the flat side of the Sweet Stems Embossing Folder with Pinkfresh Studio Berrylicious ink. Then I added some tape runner to the back of a piece of red cardstock and ran it through my Platinum 6 die cutting machine.

My cardstock piece was big enough that I could turn it sideways and still cover the front of an A2 note card. So that’s what I did. I like the tone-on-tone of the red ink on the red cardstock. It just gives the texture a little bit more definition.

Heart

I used the heart press plate from the I’d Pick You BetterPress Kit with white Glimmer foil on another piece of cardstock. Then I foiled the negative with my Pinkfresh Solid Hot Foil Plate.

To cut out the heart, I traced around the press plate on a white piece of cardstock. Then I cut out the center with scissors, taking care to keep the shape as simple as possible. I tested it on my motif and wrote “front” on the front of the frame template.

Then I carefully placed the template over my heart and traced a line with pencil around it. I cut it out with my big Spellbinders 9″ shears, being very careful not to damage the foil surface. I did the same with another piece of red cardstock, except I cut a few millimeters inside the line all around the heart shape. Then I glued it to the back of my foiled heart for stability. I also added foam tape to this heart panel.

A handmade greeting card stands on a warm, wooden surface facing right. The card features a white heart covered with red hearts and other markings. Some milky, white gems are scattered across its surface. The sentiment is also white with red letters. It reads "I'd pick you again." Some white gems of various sizes are scattered around it. The background of the card displays a red tone-on-tone texture of hearts and flowers. The press plates used to create the heart and sentiment lie under the card. Some white tulips and more red and white sentiments also peek out from under it.
A handmade greeting card features a white heart covered with red hearts and other markings. Some milky, white gems are scattered across its surface. We can't see the card sentiment but the background of the card displays a red tone-on-tone texture of hearts and flowers.
A handmade greeting card. The card features a white heart covered with red hearts and other markings. Some milky, white gems are scattered across its surface. The sentiment is also white with red letters. It reads "I'd pick you again." Some white gems of various sizes are scattered around it. The background of the card displays a red tone-on-tone texture of hearts and flowers. This photo is a closeup of the bottom right corner, highlighting the texture and the crisp white sentiment. The press plates used to create the heart and sentiment lie under the card. Some white tulips and more red and white sentiments also peek out from under it.

Sentiment

The December BetterPress Kit of the Month includes a plate with 4 sentiments and the coordinating die. They’re all about love and can be used independently from the heart. Very useful!

Just as with the heart press plate, I glimmered the sentiments with white hot foil. Then I foiled the negative on red cardstock.

First I cut out the sentiments with the coordinating die. Then I cut out unfoiled red cardstock to use as layering pieces.

Assembly

I popped up the sentiment and heart on foam tape and scattered some Opal Color Essentials Gems around the sentiment and on the heart.

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