Simple Backgrounds using Spellbinders Winter Rose Background BetterPress & Stencil

 

Hi friends, and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing these super simple backgrounds using the Spellbinder BetterPress System along with the Winter Rose Background BetterPress & Stencil.

My first one uses some yellows, light greens, and purples.

This next one uses pinks and purples for the roses as well as a combination of yellows, greens, and blues for the rest of the background.

My final card is my favorite, and I share the step by step of making it over on my YouTube Channel.  You can watch that process right here or over on my YouTube Channel.

I love how quick these came together, and the color combinations are endless!  I hope this inspires you and makes you want to get a little inky.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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New Club Kits for April from Spellbinders

 

Hey there friends!  There are a new Club Kits for Spellbinders, and I'm a little obsessed!  I love the theme this month with it all being stitching and needlework.  I have the Stencil of the Month and they Wax Seal of the Month, and both are incredible!  For the card above, I used various blue inks from the Simon Hurley Create line of inks, and I'm swooning.

My next card I made using the same line of inks, but I use a silver ink for the thread lines and a gold ink for the labels.  That wax seal is just fabulous!

My final card I decided to use Christmas color and then fussy cut out my skeins of thread.  All of the sentiments come from the Fancy Sentiment Strips BetterPress Plates.

There are lots of other kits available, so be sure to head to the Spellbinders store to check them out.  Like I said, they all coordinate, and if you like needlework like I do you'll need these kits!  If you'd like to watch a video of some crafty friends crafting with all of the April Club Kits, you can watch it over on LV Handcrafted. Happy crafting!

Cassie

Copperplate Sentiments using the BetterPress with Spellbinders

Hey friends!!  Welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing some cards using some new plates for the BetterPress from Spellbinders.  This first card using the Congratulations plate for the BetterPress, and I love how big it is.  I paired this up with the Mock Orange die from the Through the Arbor Garden line of dies.

This next card uses the Thinking of You plate, and I paired it up with the new Stencil of the Month for April.  That stencil will be released on April 6th.

These plates are fabulous for so many reasons. . .they are big enough to cover the front of most cards and I love the scriptiness of them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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Spellbinders BetterPress Halloween and Fall Plates

 Hey there, and welcome back to my blog for another group of cards!  Today I'm sharing a few that I made using some of the new Spellbinders BetterPress Halloween/Fall themed plates.  There were so many great plates, and what I have is just a sampling.

My first card uses the Halloween Icons BetterPress Plate and the Spiderweb Background BetterPress Plate.  I inked up the edges using both Shaded Lilac and Villainous Potion Distress inks, while the ghost was inked up with some Mustard Seed.  I popped the whole thing up using some foam tape.

This next card uses all of those same things, but I tried uses the plates with some black paper and some white pigment ink.  I think it was fairly successful, however, the black paper was think enough to give the LetterPress look.

My final example uses the Mushroom Duo BetterPress Plate, and all three cards used the Notched Corner Frames dies.  I watercolored my image and added some clear gel pen for some added shine.

If you'd like to see how I made the first card you can watch it here or over on my YouTube Channel.

I hope these inspire you to want to get a little inky.  Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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Spellbinders BetterPress Christmas Plates and Underpainting

 

Hello and welcome back to my blog!  Today I'm sharing a few cards I made using some of the new Spellbinders BetterPress Christmas Plates.  I decided to make my backgrounds using a technique that I call underpainting.

The first card uses an ombré look going from a dark pink up to a lighter pink at the top, and it uses the Chic Merry Christmas BetterPress Plate.

This next one uses the Holiday Foliage Joy BetterPress Plate and I focused the underpainting to around the edges.

This final example uses the Christas Greetings BetterPress Plate.  These are so fun to paint, and those underpaintings really make the painting process easier.  If you'd like to see exactly how I did it, you can watch the process here or over on my YouTube Channel.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cassie

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