These are my second projects with the February Betterpress Society plates, "Bloom with Happiness".
I wanted to do a monochromatic design, so reached for my Simple Stories Colour Vibe 'Winter' paper pad - and each card just takes one sheet. I pressed the frame onto the plain side of the paper with Distress Oxide inks. Vintage Photo/Walnut Stain on the taupe card, and Evergreen Bough with a black sentiment on the teal card. For the taupe version, I used a lighter shade of cardstock for the sentiment, as it was getting a little lost against the background.
After die cutting out the middles, I used the negative to press the sentiments.
The remaining strip of paper was glued to the card base with the dots face up. The frames and sentiments were adhered with 1mm foam adhesive, and this made a huge difference! The shadow created really highlights the pretty floral frame.
You can't really see in the photo, but I inked the centers of the flowers on the taupe card with my Lisa Horton Crafts metallic gold ink. You could also use a gold gel pen. *You can get a subscription to the Betterpress Society through the Papercrafter's Workshop.