Layered Leaf Anniversary Card

 Here's my final Layered Leaf Print card for a little while!  This is the August Betterpress Society plate set and add-on plates.  I have a special friend who loves green, that celebrated a big anniversay in August, so it was only fitting that I make her a leafy card with a little extra bling.

I am using my new (to me!) set of Pinkfresh Studio inks today.  These are the four green inks in their Garden Stroll set, so I used different inks for each plate, overlapping them all slightly.  I have been wanting to try to do more stitching on my cards, so I used my sewing machine, without any thread, to stitch the guideline holes down each of the darkest leaf image fronds.  Then I used some Gutterman metallic gold thread, and hand stitched the lines.  For a different texture, I made french knots to try to imitate berries on another branch.  Finally, I wrapped the thread around the bottom of my piece several times, and secured it in the back.  

I cut a piece of Tonic Studios gold metallic paper (colour "Wedding Band") a little larger than my rectangle, and matted it underneath and adhered it to my base with 3D foam tape.  The sentiment is from the Everything For You Sentiment plate set -  pressed and gold embossed on white cardstock.  I added a few Pinkfresh Studio gold pearls to finish it off.

If you're interested in signing up for a Betterpress Society subscription, contact the Papercrafter's Workshop!

Ombre Anniversary card

 I took this idea from one of the Spellbinders designers, this is the Floral plate that comes with the Betterpress kit, along with the You are Everything Sentiment plate.  I used Distress Oxide inks in Peacock Feathers and Blueprint sketch to ink blend on the cotton cardstock, and used Peacock Feathers again to impress the floral images onto the background.

The Hemstitch Rectangle die is also from Spellbinders and always seems to give the perfect extra detail to cards.  I adhered the panel to my white base with 3D foam adhesive, and did the same with the sentiment.  A few irridescent jewels adding a little sparkle.

All supplies were from the Papercrafter's Workshop.

Happy Anniversary

 It's our 28th Anniversary today!  I made a card for my husband, using some One Canoe Two paper, and some Tim Holtz mini Blueprint images.  I really love how the rose gold metallic paper looks with the muddy blue of the background papers.

Anyone else miss the Blueprints??  I will continue to use them as often as I can!