Tag: BetterPress

  • Watercolor Butterflies

    Watercolor Butterflies

    I painted the butterflies with Chrome Orange (Schmincke) and Cinereous Blue (Sennelier) using flicking motions from the center of the butterflies to create movement and dimension.

  • Blue Note

    Blue Note

    I dry embossed the Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder Field Notes several times with Lucky Clover Distress Oxide.

  • Adventure with Pooh Bear

    Adventure with Pooh Bear

    I was trying to capture the feeling of being a kid looking forward to weeks of summer school holiday. All the possibilities!

  • Jaycee’s Wild Joker

    Jaycee’s Wild Joker

    The Joker character has many faces, from the Batman movies to the kitschy Pierrot figurines of the 80s. The Spellbinders Wild Joker Die Set is rooted in playing card illustrations.

  • Wedding Copperplate

    Wedding Copperplate

    In this card, the beautiful calligraphy by Paul Antonio takes center stage. I foiled the BetterPress Plate ‘On Your Wedding Day’ in pale blue.

  • Sending Copperplate Love

    Sending Copperplate Love

    I actually gasped when I removed the foil from the background! Light blue foil on vellum in this gorgeous pattern is just stunningly beautiful.

  • Welcome Baby

    Welcome Baby

    I almost created a leaky shaker window. But I caught myself in time.

  • Luxe Damask & Gilding Flakes

    Luxe Damask & Gilding Flakes

    The Luxe Damask Press Plate Set comes with three sentiments: Thank You, Sending Easter Blessings and May Your Days Be As Bright as Spring Flowers.

  • Snowdrop Note

    Snowdrop Note

    If this card looks familiar, you’d be right. The snowdrop panel is from December.

  • Winnie & Piglet

    Winnie & Piglet

    The second scene in Spellbinders Friendly Moments Press Plate Set depicts Winnie the Pooh and Piglet trudging through snow.

  • Winnie the Pooh

    Winnie the Pooh

    I love Winnie the Pooh and the original illustrations! So I jumped at the chance of creating cards with the Classic Pooh Simple Stories and Spellbinders collab.

  • BetterPress First Impressions

    BetterPress First Impressions

    But this blog post is mostly about taking the BetterPress for a spin. I own a number of plates already, because they foil fantastically well.