
Kia ora Koutou
I have recently purchased the new Spellbinders BetterPress system as I had seen some gorgeous plates and samples made with the BetterPress. And as I love colouring I thought I would have a go. I am still working out the best way to use it as I am getting a little bit of movement when I am pressing the plates. I think I need my Platinum next to the BetterPress so I can minimise the likelihood of movement. However, I do love the image that comes with the machine and I will look to add more plates over time when my budget and time allows.
My Project
For my card I created a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ base card out of white cardstock. I impressed two images using the floral plate and sentiment plate that came with the machine on porcelain cardstock. I coloured on image using Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut it out with a small rectangle die from the Spellbinders Matting Basics A Die set. I cut a piece of black cardstock slightly bigger than the die cut image and adhered the coloured image on top of the black cardstock. This was then added to the top of the plain black and white image aligning the lines. This was then added to the front of the card base.
I die cut two large frames from the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classics Rectangle Dies, adhered them together and added them to the card front.
I also pressed the sentiments from the Spellbinders – Fancy Sentiment Strips Press Plate & Die Set in black ink on the porcelain cardstock and die cut it out with the coordinating die. I added a mat out of black cardstock to the sentiment and then added this to the front of the card over the flowers with foam squares as shown.
To finish the card I added a little sparkle with some clear irridescent gems around the sentiments.


Products Used:
Spellbinders Better Press Machine and Plates
Spellbinders – Fancy Sentiment Strips Press Plate & Die Set
Better Press Jet Black ink
Spellbinders – Porcelain BetterPress A2 Cotton Card Panels – 25 Pack
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A
Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Black Onyx
Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classics Rectangle Dies
Foam squares
Zig Markers – 051 Lemon Yellow, 061 Light Brown, 041 Light Green, 201 Pink Haze, 081 Light Violet
Water Brush
My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press
Bearly Art Glue
Taylored Expressions Bits and Pieces – Iridescent Rhinestones

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Patricia






































































