CASE the DT at Just Us Girls

The JUGS Challenge has a fun option this week: CASE one of the Design Team’s cards. Here’s the definition of CASE from the JUGS post: (CASE means Copy And Selectively Edit, or Copy And Slightly Edit, and even Copy And Share Everything. It is “proper etiquette” in cardmaking that the person CASE-ing a card gives credit to the person he/she CASEd for the original idea.) 

As soon as I saw Vicki’s card, I knew I could use my new Betterpress system and one of the two Betterpress plates I have. I needed a card to thank my daughter-in-law’s sister who helped me plan our 50th Wedding Anniversary party last Saturday. The Open House was a huge success and better than anything I imagined. 

To CASE Vicki’s card I chose to use the same black and white color scheme as well as a slight variation on her layout. My image is in the lefthand corner rather than the right, and my sentiment is placed to the right of hers as well. I spend an afternoon running plates through my Betterpress system, but most of those I can’t share yet as they are either on their way to someone or will be by the end of the month. Once I know the recipient has received the card, I can post them.

Spellbinder’s Betterpress system replicates the old letterpress effects with one easy to use system. I’ve always loved letterpress, and once owned a very complicated system which I rarely used. If you’re unfamiliar with letterpress here’s a great definition of it:  Letterpress printing is a form of relief printing; the raised surface of letters or images is inked and then pressed into paper. This card uses one of Altenew’s new Betterpress plates, Dainty Flower Garden.

I don’t think it’s possible to see in a photograph how deeply the image is impressed into the paper, but the effect is truly beautiful.   The system does require special paper. Today’s card uses the Spellbinder’s Pebble paper, a very light gray. Both the sentiment and the floral image were inked with black ink. You can use colored inks as well, and the Betterpress ink is waterproof so I watercolored two of the cards I made last week.

This is also headed to NBUS as the first ever card with my Betterpress System. I do believe it’s close to foolproof!