Simple flower slimline card

Hi crafty friends! Today I am sharing a simple mini slimline flower card featuring the beautiful Simple Floral Bundle die set by Poppystamps.

I wanted to keep my card mostly white on white, so I die cut my flowers and sprigs and then lightly colored them with Zig markers. I first added some water to the die cut along the cut lines in the petals and then went in with a light touch of color. I used Bristol Smooth cardstock as this is watercolor marker friendly!

Before I adhered my flowers and sprigs I added some splatter using the Smokey Olive Zig marker.

I love how this turned out.

 

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Spellbinders June release, La Dolce Vita Lemon card and tag

 Hi crafty friends! Today is release day for the Spellbinders June releases and I am sharing a card and tag using the La Dolce Vita collection. The fabulous lemons in the Citrus Spritz die set were calling to me!! Check out what I made and scroll down for the supplies used.

To start my card, I taped off stripes on Bristol Smooth cardstock and watercolored stripes with my Cornflower Blue Zig marker and my size 8 watercolor brush. The lemons, leaves and blooms are from the Citrus Spritz die set and my sentiment is from the La Dolce Vita Sentiments. I inked my lemon and flower die cuts and after arranging them, I added splatter with my Clear Shimmer Brush. I adhered the panel with 1mm foam squares slightly offset with some black and white striped pattern paper.

I used some leftover lemons and blooms and made a tag! I need to do this more, it's easy to do with the 3 and 1 Tag Punch and puts my left over die cuts to use instead of landing in a plastic baggie never to be seen again 😄

I love how these turned out! Stay tuned for more inspiration from the rest of the June releases!

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Sending Love Watercolor Butterfly card

 Hi crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a fun butterfly card using the Butterfly Silhouettes BetterPress Plates and Die set which is from the new Lisa Horton's Wildflowers collection for Spellbinders.

Check out my card and scroll down for a list of supplies.

Both the butterfly and sentiments are from the Butterfly Silhouettes BetterPress Plate and Die set. The butterflies are actually a 2 step process with the registration guide. For my card, I used the second layer only. I pressed the butterfly and sentiment on to Bristol Smooth as I knew I wanted to watercolor the butterfly and I have the best luck with it.

 I used my Zig Clean Color Markers to color the butterfly. I am a simple colorer, so I drop a bit of color at one end and use my size small waterbrush and drag the color to the rest of the area.

To add to the whimsy of the butterfly, I used the same colors and die cut lots of tiny flowers. These flowers are from the Garden Builder die set, but any small flower will work. I added a few gem accents as the final touches. I love how this turned out!

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Peace on Earth BetterPress card with wax seal

 Hi everyone! I have pretty BetterPress Christmas card to share today. All the products I used are part of the Sealed Pretty Christmas 3D collection released last month. This collection features a fun ribbon box, 3 new 3D wax seal stamps, a floral stems BetterPress plate, new silicone spoons, wax warmer and LOTS of new wax bead mixes and colors!

I made 3 Ribbon Boxes using parts of this collection and if you missed them you can find them posted HERE.

SEALED POINSETTIA STEMS PRESS PLATE AND POINSETTIA 3D WAX SEAL

My card uses the gorgeous Sealed Poinsettia Stems press plate. I pressed it on Porcelain cotton card with the BetterPress black ink. I colored the image with Zig markers and added pops of red shimmer with a Glitter Brush markers.

For the sentiment, I foiled one of the sentiments from the press plate set and set it inside a blank wax seal made with the 1" circle wax seal stamp. I used the Must Have Christmas wax bead mix for my colors. There are 3 sentiments in the set that are sized and cut with a 1" circle die and I discovered they fit PERFECTLY in the blank wax seal!

For the envelope seal, I used the Poinsettia 3D Wax Seal stamp with the same Must Have Christmas bead mix and inked the raised images with the DecoColor Gold pen. AND if you work with wax seals, Spellbinders just started carrying the silicone spoons in a 2 pack and it's a MUST have to help get the wax out of your spoons!!

Supplies used on this card:

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Before I go I wanted to let you know about the Spellbinders TOOL-TACULAR Extravaganza sale going on! Save up to 25% off (or MORE) on select products! Prices are marked and the sale features discounts on some Clearance items. So if you liked the wax seals I used here, now is the time to get the Wax Seal starter kit it's on sale for $37.49!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

BetterPress Floral Background colored two ways

 Hi everyone! I'm back today sharing another 2 cards from the Let's Celebrate collection by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. If you missed my post from yesterday, check it out to see my cards using the Peony Background press plate. This collection features BetterPress plates, floral dies, stencils and even a wax seal! I love this collection and have a few more cards to share in a day or two.

FLORAL CELEBRATE AND LET'S CELEBRATE SENTIMENTS PRESS PLATES

 My cards use the BetterPress plate Floral Celebrate and it's coordinating layering stencil set along with the Let's Celebrate Sentiments Press Plate. You don't have to use the layering stencils to color the press plate, so one of my cards uses it and the other I colored with Zig markers.

For this card, I inked up the plate with the Black BetterPress ink and pressed into Porcelain cotton card. I colored the whimsical floral background with some light colors of Zig Real Brush Markers. I just received an order of markers and they were already on my desk, so I went with it! I popped up the sentiment on a layered banner panel, and of course I needed a few flower accents, so I used my beloved Be Bold Blooms die set.

For my second card I wanted to do something different, so I inked the plate with the Black BetterPress ink and pressed into the light blue Glacier cardstock. I used the coordinating layering stencil set with Distress Oxide inks. I wanted to add some subtle shine to the card, so I added some Glitter brush marker accents to the blooms and greenery.

 

Supplies used on these cards:

 Let's Celebrate Collection by Yana Smukula

Floral Celebrate Press Plate

Floral Celebrate Press Plate AND Stencil

 Let's Celebrate Sentiments Press Plate

Be Bold Blooms die set

Porcelain BetterPress cotton card

Glacier Cardstock

Zig Markers

BetterPress black ink

Distress Oxide inks in Kitch Flamingo, Rustic Wilderness, Wilted Violet, Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage, Blueprint Sketch

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Let's Celebrate Collection by Yana Smukula

Floral Celebrate Press Plate

Floral Celebrate Press Plate AND Stencil

 Let's Celebrate Sentiments Press Plate

Be Bold Blooms die set

Porcelain BetterPress cotton card

Glacier Cardstock

Zig Markers

BetterPress black ink

Distress Oxide inks in Kitch Flamingo, Rustic Wilderness, Wilted Violet, Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage, Blueprint Sketch

Glitter brush markers in Lavender, Raspberry Pink, Key Lime Green, Sunshine Yellow

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Spellbinders Mirrored Arch Collection -2 card designs

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing 2 cards using the Mirrored Arch collection by Spellbinders.

This collection features a brand new nesting label shape called Mirrored Arch Labels, 2 BetterPress plates, 1 BetterPress sentiment set and a 3D emboss and cut folder!

MIRRORED ARCH BLOOMS PRESS PLATE & MIRRORED ARCH LABELS

This card uses the Mirrored Arch Blooms press plate colored lightly with Zig markers. I used the Porcelain cotton card with my plates, trimmed the panel and mounted it on a light gray card base.

To give the sentiment panel a bit of interest, I die cut out the center of the Mirrored Arch Blooms image with the coordinating Mirrored Arch Labels, then die cut the sentiment out with 2 sizes smaller and popped it up in the center. The light gray card base shows through creating a reverse frame.

MIRRORED ARCH NESTED SPRIGS & MIRRORED ARCH LABELS

For this card, I used the Pebble Cotton card with the Mirrored Arch Nested Sprigs press plate. I love this soft gray color of the Pebble card. I brought in another color of BetterPress ink besides my go-to Black, for this card I also used the Coastal color from the Desert Sunset mini ink set.

This press plate set has 3 frame designs and I used them all, but wanted to give each their own moment, so I alternated my ink colors. I die cut them out with the coordinating Mirrored Arch Labels die set and adhered them together. For the sentiment, I used the sentiment that came with the set, die cut it out and popped it up with foam tape. I added a few flowers from the Mini Blooms and Sprigs die set and colored them to match.

 

Supplies used on these cards:

Mirrored Arch Collection

Mirrored Arch Labels die set

Mirrored Arch Blooms press plate

Mirrored Arch Nested Sprigs press plate

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Mini Blooms and Sprigs die set

Porcelain Cotton Card

Pebble Cotton card

BetterPress Black ink

BetterPress Desert Sunset mini ink set

Distress Oxide inks: Kitch Flamingo and Tumbled Glass

Spellbinders Fog cardstock

Zig Markers

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BetterPress Floral Alphabet - Letters S and B

 Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing 2 cards from the BetterPress Every Occasion Floral Alphabet collection. Each letter has a sentiment with it, but the letter could be used alone and make some amazing personalized stationery.

EVERY OCCASION FLORAL ALPHABET B AND S PRESS PLATES

Each letter in the alphabet has a wonderful floral design on them, but I enhanced the florals by adding small flower die cuts from the Four Petals Thank You Floral die set. They have a similar scale and feel to them and I wanted the flowers to pop off the card!

This card uses the Floral S press plate and it's sentiment is "ending Love". I used the largest scalloped rectangle die from the Heartfelt Thanks and Scallops die set and cut a piece of patterned paper from the Paper Rose Purple Haze 6x6 pad. The next scallop layer was cut from a piece of the porcelain cotton card. I sponged the image panel with a bit of lavender ink to give it a bit of dimension.

This card uses the Floral B press plate and it's sentiment is "est wishes". I kept the same card design and used a piece from the Butterfly Garden 6x6 paper for the largest scallop panel. The little butterfly accents on both cards were fussy cut from one of the papers in this gorgeous pad!!

If you like Paper Rose papers and ephemera, Spellbinders is now carrying them! Check out all the Paper Rose products here.

Products used on this card:

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 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

***If you want to see all the products easily in one place check out my PROJECT GALLERY on SBC***

 

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Clean and Simple Spring Magnolia card

 Hi everyone! I have a clean and simple card to share today using the pretty Spring Magnolias Press plate and die set. It's part of the new Spring Sampler collection by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders.

SPRING MAGNOLIAS PRESS PLATE AND DIE SET

I just love the deep impression that the BetterPress plates leave in the cotton cardstock. Not gonna lie, using the BetterPress can be messy, and initially I avoided using press plates. But after playing around a bit, I found a couple ways to keep the mess down. Here are my tips:

Tip 1:

When applying the ink to the press plate, go over the plate with small circle motions without tipping the ink pad. This helps to keep the ink off the platform.

Tip 2: 

Before you start, gather your stamp cleaner (make sure it's a good one!), a wet wipe and a microfiber cloth. BetterPress ink don't play, so after your finished, spray the cleaner all over the plates and platform. Wipe up with the wet wipe and dry off the plates and platform with the cloth. Clean up is so much easier this way!

I wanted to keep this card mostly white, so I lightly colored the magnolias at the base of the petals, leaving the flower tips white. I added some black splatter and a few gems for the final touches.
 

Supplies used on this card:

Spring Magnolias Press plate and die set

 Fluted Circles die set

Everlasting circles die set

 BetterPress Porcelain Cotton Card 

BetterPress Ink in Black 

Zig Markers

Black Gouache

Purple gems

 

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Spring Magnolias Press plate and die set

 Fluted Circles die set

Everlasting circles die set

 BetterPress Porcelain Cotton Card 

BetterPress Ink in Black 

***If you want to see all the products easily in one place check out my PROJECT GALLERY on SBC***

 

Pressed Posies BetterPress collection and a wax seal -2 card designs

 Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing 2 floral cards using some of the new BetterPress plates from Spellbinders. They are part of the Pressed Posies collection and they might my favorites ever!

A FRIEND LIKE YOU BOUQUET AND SEALED FLORALS PRESS PLATES

Both of these Press Plate sets are stunning! I pressed them with the BetterPress Black ink on Porcelain Cotton Card and colored them with my Zig Markers. I used a lavender glitter brush marker on the purple elements (twine and flowers) and I absolutely love how they turned out. You can even see the shimmer in the photos. Oh and that lavender glitter brush marker? I got that as a freebie on Scrapbook.com! Don't sleep on those freebies, they always have them, just add them to your cart! I am addicted and now have to get ALL the colors. Full Set Syndrome and all that, LOL!

SEALED FLORALS PRESS PLATE

This card uses the Sealed Florals Press Plate. This is designed with long stems with room for a wax seal and has 2 sentiments. I love using wax seals on my cards, so this set was a must have for me!

The wax seal on my card uses one of the new Must-Have wax bead mixes that Spellbinders now carries. This one is the Must-Have Purple Mix, be sure to check the entire new Wax Bead collection. They launched 10 new colors and 5 Must-Have color mixes!! I used the blank 3/4" solid circle wax seal stamp and that left room to add a small die cut flower to the center.

A FRIEND LIKE YOU BOUQUET PRESS PLATE

This card uses the A Friend Like You Bouquet press plate. It has this stunning bouquet and 4 sentiments. I just love it. The beautiful twine tied at the stems is perfection! On both of my cards I used some Spectrum AB gems as they have a purple tint and they match the purple elements on the cards.

Supplies used on these cards:

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Sunflower Bouquet BetterPress card

 Hi everyone! Today's cards uses one of the new BetterPress plates by Spellbinders. Have you all tried the new BetterPress Letterpress system yet? I found it was fairly easy to learn and use. There are a lot of How-To videos on YouTube showing how it works. But in a nutshell, you put the press plate onto the magnetic platform, ink it up, tape your paper to the upper plate, put the two plates together and run it through your regular Platinum die cutting machine! Easy peasy and the final result is amazing!

My card uses the Sunflower Bouquet press plate on the Porcelain BetterPress Cotton card with BetterPress black ink. The Cotton cardstock is kind of like a water color cardstock in look and feel. It is 118lb and takes the impression of the press plate design beautifully! Check out my card. 

I absolutely love this image! It's such a beautiful bouquet with lots of coloring opportunities AND the set comes with 4 sentiments! I colored the image with my Zig markers and layered the panel with 2 cardstock pieces in coordinating colors. To finish the card I added some gold pearl accents.

Going on right now through November 6, 2023 there is a BetterPress Block Party over at Spellbinders!

Save 25% off select BetterPress products!

Supplies used on these cards:

 Sunflower Bouquet Press Plate (Spellbinders)

Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton card (Spellbinders)

BetterPress Ink in Black

 Gold Pearls gems

 Zig markers

 

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BetterPress Fall Collection by Spellbinders

Hi everyone! Today's cards uses some of the new BetterPress Fall collection by Spellbinders. Have you all tried the new BetterPress Letterpress system? I found this was fairly easy to learn and use. There are a lot of How-To videos on YouTube showing how it works. But in a nutshell, you put the press plate onto the magnetic platform, ink it up, tape your paper to the upper plate, put the two plates together and run it through your regular Platinum die cutting machine! Easy peasy and the final result is amazing!

 

My first card uses the Autumn Thanks Frame press plate on the Porcelain BetterPress Cotton card with BetterPress black ink. The Cotton cardstock is kind of like a water color cardstock in look and feel. It is 118lb and takes the impression of the press plate design beautifully! Check out my card.

I colored the leafy frame image with my Zig markers and added a touch of clear metallic watercolor paint to the inside frame and each berry. It adds the perfect amount of shine!

My second card uses fabulous Mushroom Duo Press plate on porcelain cotton card and inked with BetterPress Bark ink. I colored these cute mushrooms with the same Zig markers and added the White Metallic paint to the white dots on the mushrooms.  I colored and added a few tiny flowers from the Mini Fall Blooms die set.

 

Supplies used on these cards:

Autumn Thanks Frame Press Plate

 Notched Corner Frames die set

Mushroom Duo Press Plate (sold out, be sure to sign up for a notification)

Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton card

BetterPress Ink in Black and Bark

Zig markers

Burlap string from stash

  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

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