Check out this quick two minute tip video to see the process...
I only recently dove into creating with the BetterPress system and I am so happy I did! The BetterPress is super simple to use and creates such stunning letterpress designs! And Spellbinders keep creating really cool new plates, in fact they just released a gorgeous collection Florals Through the Year!
The Florals Through the Year plates are designed to create a stunning letterpress calendar but they are also amazing for cards! I decided to start by creating a little set of notecards that I think would make a fabulous gift!
For this simple design I used watercolor cardstock and masked a small section. Then I used Distress Inks (Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet & Mermaid Lagoon) & blending tools to add color. After blending I added a little Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz.
I removed the tape, let the panels dry and then it was time for the BetterPress!
I used the August Poppy, October Cosmos and February Violet with black ink. Aren't they so fun!
One little tip if you decide to make something similar...you see how the black isn't as bold on my orange & pink August Poppy card? Well I think I was a little too generous with the Distress Spritz on that one and the shimmer dulls the black ink of the flower a bit.
I am thrilled to be joining in day 1 of Simon Says Stamp blog hop celebrating the new Festive Fun release! (You should be arriving from Studio JD!)
Before I show you what I made, there's are prizes!!! There are $25 gift certificates to Simon Says Stamp up for grabs at each hop stop! Enter to win by leaving comments along the hop!
And there's a gift with purchase!!! Just follow the instructions on the graphic below when you go to shop ;)
Ok, now let me show you what I made...
I've been loving the stand-alone dies that Simon has been creating lately! The Pocket Full of Mushrooms are just ADORABLE!!!
I die cut the mushrooms from white cardstock and then added color with Copic markers on the stems and Distress Oxides (Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac & Salvaged Patina) on the caps.
I didn't really know what I was making, I was just having fun making mushrooms and I ended up with a bunch, LOL! So I decided to make some rows/stripes of mushrooms.
I adhered some flat to the card front and popped some up with foam adhesive.
I used a white pen to add a few dots and the sentiment is from one of my favorite sets, Beautiful Blooms.
And I liked the rows of mushrooms so much, I tried it with Snowman Cupcakes!
Maybe not quite as successful but I still like it! (And BTW, the sentiment is from the Printmaking Hearts set.)
You're next hop stop is Bobbi's beautiful blog!
And here's the whole hop list just in case...
Carly Minner ---> you are here
The Festive Fun collection just arrived in the Simon Says Stamp shop and it's delightful! And of course it's hard to choose a favorite but if I had to...it might be the Snow Buddies set!
The storybook style of this set is just so charming! And since the illustrations are so perfect, I wanted to keep the card simple. I stamped the sweet little fox and a sentiment (from the Peaceful Trees set) in black.
Then I did a little simple Copic coloring (very little shading) and added a few faux paint splatters with a black pen.
And since I've been thinking about pie AND it's Autumn Week at Pretty Pink Posh Stamps, I made this...
To make this card I die cut a bunch of slices from white cardstock and then I inked blended with Distress Oxide inks (Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral & Seedless Preserves) to add color.
For the lattice and crust I used Copic markers to add color.
After assembling the slices, I added two more white "wedges" for a little dimension.
The sentiment is from the Sentiment Strips: Fall set and the splatter is faux, done by dotting a pen.
Now before we talk cardmaking, let's talk about something else fun...prizes!
Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners!!!
Open internationally, all 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST October 31st, 2024. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on November 1st, 2024.
Ok, now let's talk about what I made!
I started by using the coordinating die to cut a panel and make a shaker window. Then I used the die cut panel as a guide for where to position my stencil on another cardstock panel.
I used Distress Oxide inks to stencil the blooms.
Then I wrapped the stenciled panel with some scrap plastic, adhering it on three sides to create a pocket. I added glitter to the pocket and sealed it shut.
I stamped a sentiment from a Beautiful Day on the die cut panel and then adhered it to the pocket panel.
Then I adhere all of that to a folded card.
And here is the whole hop list just in case...
