The Altenew Floral Engravings Press Plates are part of the BetterPress Collection and offer a unique way to add intricate floral designs and sentiments to your projects. This press plate set features a large floral arrangement and two versatile sentiments, allowing you to create stunning designs with ease.
The floral arrangement is intricately detailed and can take center stage on your project or be inked in a lighter tone for a textured background effect. The set also includes two sentiments: Best Wishes and Hello Sweet Friend. These sentiments can be used individually or combined with the floral design to create beautiful and meaningful focal points on your projects.
To use the press plates, you will need a Spellbinder's Betterpress machine, which is compatible with these plates. Here are the steps to achieve professional results:
Place the BetterPress Press Plate onto the Chase: The Chase is the magnetic platform that holds the press plate in place during the printing process.
Tape the Card Panel on the Platen: The Platen is the clear top plate that has registration marks to help you align your card panel correctly. Tape your card panel securely to the Platen to ensure it stays in place during printing.
Apply Ink onto Press Plate: Use Altenew's signature inks or any other ink of your choice to apply color to the press plate. Make sure to cover the design thoroughly for a crisp letterpress effect.
Make Letterpress Sandwich and run through the manual die-cutting machine: Once your press plate is inked, carefully place the Platen with the card panel on top of the press plate. Create a sandwich by adding appropriate shims or plates as recommended by your manual die-cutting machine's instructions. Run the sandwich through the machine, applying pressure to transfer the inked design onto your card panel.
By following these four simple steps, you can achieve professional-looking letterpress designs using the Altenew Floral Engravings Press Plates and Spellbinder's Betterpress machine.
Please note that the dimensions of the press plates are as follows: Flower Arrangement - 4.7 x 5.0 inches, Best Wishes - 0.6 x 0.6 inches, Hello Sweet Friend - 1.2 x 0.6 inches. These dimensions provide you with a reference for the size of the designs and sentiments.
Explore the creative possibilities with the Altenew Floral Engravings Press Plates and bring your projects to life with beautifully detailed floral designs and heartfelt sentiments. Enjoy the process of creating unique and personalized letterpress effects on your cards, scrapbook pages, and other paper crafting projects.
