My first look at the Spellbinders Better Press Letter Press System
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- Äas pĹidĂĄn 12. 09. 2024
- Bring the power of letterpress into your crafting! I had no idea what I was doing, but check out the results. The learning curve could not be easier.
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⢠Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System
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⢠BetterPress Ink Regal Tones Mini 4 Ink Pad Set
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⢠BetterPress Ink Nature Tones Mini 4 Ink Pad Set
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⢠Swirl Birthday Frame Press Plate and Die Set
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⢠BetterPress Cotton Card Panels A2 Porcelain 25 Pack
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⢠You Make Me Happy Press Plate
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⢠Big Thanks Press Plate
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⢠Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb (25 sheets)
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⢠Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush
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⢠Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Pink
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⢠Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Peach Pink
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⢠Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Deep Green
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⢠Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Olive Green
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⢠Concord & 9th Black Ink Pad
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⢠Royal Langnickel Zen Fan Brush Size 4
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⢠Metallic Aqua Pigment - Gilded
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⢠Silver Foil Pearls
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⢠A2 Layered Dies*
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⢠Teflon Bone Folder
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⢠Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Everyday Scissors st0125 Just For You
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⢠T-Square Rulerâ˘
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⢠Pick and Stick Tool
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⢠Place and Score Wand
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⢠Place and Pierce Wand
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⢠Triangle Trays
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⢠Connect Glue
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⢠Fine Tip Bottles
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⢠Pink Tape
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⢠Pink Tape Holder
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⢠Altenew Foam Tape
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⢠Rotary Media Trimmer
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⢠Glassboard Magnets
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I love watching you create. I'm also a bit envious of your youthful-looking hands! Your hands look like porcelain! ⤠Great cards! Great video!â¤
I have stayed out of the sun much of my life. I think I must have inherited the hands from my mother.
Interesting. I've heard of letter press but never really knew what it was. Thanks, great card.
WOW - beautiful cards! I didn't think I would need another new 'toy' - but seeing your lovely cards just may change my mind!
Yes, I watched yana and the spellbinders guy and he said do not back it up when you use it. He stated that there are products in the works where you have to change the number of shims you use. Her video was very informative. This might take the place of stamps?! Donât know!?! I did finally preorder this after watching several videos and learning you can use your foils with them. Glad there is more than one use for this product. Great video!! Thank you!!
Oh, that is good to know. I literally had zero info! hahaha. When i filmed this.
The BetterPress is fantastic! Maybe Iâll get one. â¤ď¸
Thanks for including all of your experiments with the shims into the video. It's really useful to see how different makers are using different shim combinations with different die cut machines.
Cathy, you came up with a word of the day! ELECANT!!!! Love it!
I did! Tom would be so proud!
I absolutely love my BetterPress. It is so easy to use and the results are amazing!!!! I made 5 card fronts in about 10 minutes after I took it out of the box. Your cards are absolutely beautiful!!!
I love it too! I put a piece of thin acetate on the magnetic platform to prevent it from getting really inky
That is awesome!
You can use good quality card stock, good quality watercolour paper and any pigment ink and or Distress INK.
Thank you so very much for this great comprehensive tutorial. You provided all the information I needed to move forward and purchase the Better Press. Your time making the tutorial is greatly appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I put a thin sheet of acetate/stamp plastic on the magnetic platform to prevent so much ink build up on it
Oh, that is a good idea!
I watched your video, Simon Hurleyâs and then two of Jennifer McGuireâs before adding the system to my cart and checking out. Woohoo! â¤đ
Hey Bestie!!!Just missed this..I'm sad!!!!! I'll watch replay.
Looks like fun. Lovinâ the indents. All your cards are gorgeousâŚthanks for trying the different inksđŠˇđ¸đŠˇ
Thanks so much!
I just watched Simon testing that out. I think that pinky purple might be mulberry. All of your cards are so pretty! I love those flowers!
I love watching your videos. They are so helpful and you are a delight!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for showing us the "real" demo of this new product! It is more meaningful when we see some of the little hiccupus that we all encournt get the scrubber block? great tool to have.
Yay!! I get mine this week. Canât wait.
Have fun!
I heard the Yana video and he said use all 3 shims. When you get thicker paper you will be to reduce the shims.
Beautiful cards Cathy canât wait until I get this đšđ
Have fun!
At first I thought this was simply a variation of a stamping press, didnât catch on until you mentioned that it leaves an impression or debossing along with the inking or stamping. Itâs cool & I saw a short by Simon Hurley using this earlier, but I donât see me buying it. It took a lot for me to get to purchasing a Misti and I donât have a die cutting / embossing machine - want one as it would be alot of fun to use embossing folders & dies but I already have a Cricut Maker, so canât justify spending the money for that & definitely not the Betterpress especially when it requires its own set of special âdiesâ & ink. Most definitely love the cards you made & seeing how much you enjoyed trying this out, Cathy đ.
Totally get that! I don't think people need all the things. : ) I just get a lot of stuff to try out for my job (which is a great perk!)
@@czdesign đ Iâll add that even if there are budget constraints, if it werenât for you & others like @bethadilly & some other YT creators sharing, I wouldnât know what is out there (like my Misti), techniques & more, so please do keep sharing new things - definitely appreciated!! đđ
So special! Love all the cards you made
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing info on how the press works! Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for demo, canât wait for mine to arrive!
Awesome...
Those turned out gorgeous! I especially love the beautiful flowers that you painted. I don't have a BetterPress yet, but it is definitely going on my Santa list! Thank you for the video.
Thank you so much!
Loved watching you have a play with this new project, TFSâŚ..in Jenniferâs second video, she mentioned not to press down on the plate when running it through, to just let the machine do the work. I wondered if that maybe added to your double image, as she also ran it through mote than once. Just wondering. Your cards turned out beautiful
Yes, after I watched her clip, i realized that!!!
Very nice! I was thinking about your wrists with the manual machine. Were they hurting you? I hope not! đâ¤ď¸
Not at all because there is no pressure you can feel. This is not like die cutting at all! which is great!
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Beautiful cards
Am cards. Thank you.
Thanks for the excellent demonstration. What I want to know is what is the major difference in using this system versus using regular embossing folders. I have inked up embossing folders and had nice results. I've also inked up regular dies, some that cut and some that just emboss and had good results. Trying to see if I really need to invest in a new system and pressing die plates. Thanks!
That is a great question. I would say, it's so similar in terms of the impressing into things, so yeah, it's more specific for what a letter press actually is. : )
Oooo they are Elicant đ I'm really looking forward to the BP inks to use on everything I have whether I use the BP or not. Oh I like your wood handle scrubber. I think I'll make one with the leftover wood mounts, ez cling & stamp scrubber refill I have.
I like these. â¤
Love it Cathy! Beautiful inked images!
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How pretty those cards came out. The one you painted is my favorite. Thank you Cathy! With my anniversary around the corner, do I want the Spellbinders Press Letter?! đ¤
I mean, it's cool yes⌠come join my live this weds at noon! I'm going to make another card with it!
Great demo and learned some new things about this set up. Did you know that you can hot foil with those letterpress plates. Yana did it and it's beautiful. Thanks for showing some other ideas and some additional plates that aren't included in the start up package. Also, the different pink ink which is so pretty. I'm drooling right now.
Yes, I saw @jennifermcguireink do it and it was SO good!
Loved watching your process! Experimentation is the key to success! :). I did order one the other day and am excited to try it! Great video Cathy. â¤â¤
Have fun!
Beautiful cards Cathy đ
Thanks for watching
I got money for my birthday (June 16th) and am treating myself to this new toy!
Great introduction! Could you try using the special ink on a regular 2D embossing folder and show us the results?
Maybe. It's a heavy duty ink⌠we'll see!
Excellent video. I also watched Simon Hurley's video. Now, the $1.98 question: Would you use this more often than your foiling system or your stencils or any of your other techniques?
That IS a good question! I'm going to make a card with this on my Wednesday live and will share more thoughts! I feel like it's just another tool to choose from, you know? BUT⌠it's easier than foiling!
@@czdesign I'm looking forward to Wednesday!
I wonder if you splattered on a blank card first and then Letter Press the You Make Me Happy afterward. They the splatter would be âbehindâ the sentiment. All beautiful cards and the flower painting looks very botanical! TFS
That's a great idea!
Too many âspecialâ for me- special ink, special paper, special plate. Itâs lovely, but I think Iâll pass.
Yes, I agree. I am still on the fence on this one.
Jennifer McGuire has used it with other dye inks with great results
Yes, I agree as well! To many things needed. I already have a lot of $$$ invested in stamps, ink etc. This is just another way to stamp and I don't think stamps will go out of the picture at all.
Can you use this with all our regular dies and ink?
@@tracilynn05 IDK, Jennifer McGuire has several videos on this and she talks about this. I think use can use other inks, but not the dies. So you have to start buying all those expensive new dies. I think I am going to pass on this because I have a lot of stuff already, and I don't think I want to start buying supplies for a whole new system.
Wondering what you use to pop up items when you donât want very much elevation. Seems like everything I see (and have) is too thick. There has to be something out there?! Oh, love your videos and humor!!
Oh, there are thin foam squares you can get with lower depth! Also foam tapes with lower depths, too! Simon Says Stamp has a big momma roll that is thinner. And thinner foam squares!
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Beautiful.
Beautiful cards Cathy!! â¤â¤
I watch Yana S. And Spellerbinders creater video and he said that you should not rub the plate backwards in your diecutting machine. đ
Yes, learned that just the other day!
I did not get notified. So I missed the live this time.
Iâm interested to know if it will work with my Gemini Jr
Now that I don't know, but it was not listed.
I myself don't think i will risk running it through mine!
I love watching you play with this. You think so much like I do, so it was like playing myself. I am curious could you maybe mist a bit of water on the ink? As when you get done inking, the beginning isn't wet Ink anymore. Also can we use hot foil plates, or regular dies.
Do you mean mist the ink i'm coloring with? I think i just switched to the waterbrush for pick up. You cannot use hot foil plates with this system. But, strangely enough, you can use the press plates with the Glimmer system. They do not say you can use regular dies with this.
@@czdesign I was saying mist the ink, but since it is like an archival Ink, it should stay wet long enough.
Question: What made you choose the Zig markers instead of say, Copics? Beautiful job, Cathy.
They say not to use alcohol markers. They can smear the ink.
Yes, what @joann said!
Thank you for your video - your cards are beautiful! I did get this system and am quite happy with it! My question is why the two word plates that come with the flower in the system both say the same thing??
I don't think they do? At least they aren't supposed to! Maybe you got an extra???
If I remember correctly, the two plates are the same except for the spelling of the word âfavoriteâ & âfavouriteâ (the latter being the UK English spelling).
I donât know what a letter press is. Can you help me. I understand this is a better version of one.
It's a metal plate that pushes ink and in impression into paper. Similar to an embossing folder, but the metal is stronger than plastic and leaves a super crisp impression. Letterpress has been around since, oh, the 15th century! Guttenberg⌠moveable type⌠that sort of thing! Old technology, new presentation!
@@czdesign Thank you! That was very helpful.
How is this different from embossing?
It's actually similar in that it impressed into the paper. This is a more specific thing, designed for a letterpress (inked and impressed) image. Letterpress has been around for a very long time (like from Guttenberg's era!), just not in a mass market type of tool! at least not that I know. : )
OMG⌠your subtitles đ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Ł
Would regular die work or we have to only use press on die ?
I have seen people use regular dies⌠it is different and usually only gives you an outline. : )
How much/deep of an impression did you get? Mine is so small that it is almost flat like a stamp. Barely any impression just detailed inking.
On the cotton, mine is nice. I'm not sure how deep it's supposed to be. Are you using all three shims?
@@czdesign thank you for your time and reply. Does âniceâ mean that you have a good impression in your paper? Yes I used the shims. They are to be used with this thinner cotton paper and removed with the thicker paper that is not yet released. Iâve watched every video on Betterpress that is out there. JM also kindly answered my question. It seems that maybe it is more about the detail it produces and not the impression. She said hers was a slight indentation. That is what mine is. Ever so slight -there almost is no indentation. So this acts more like a detailed stamp than something that gives an actual impression along with inking. I just had incorrect expectations for this product based on what I have been seeing. One of those things I needed to see in person to touch to make an informed decision for myself.
Thanks for taking your time to showcase the Better-press but itâs another expensive tool that requires itâs own ink , paper etc more expense so I wonât be buying. Your flowers are lovely though
Totally get that!
Hi Cathy, is there any chance you could see if the betterpress system works with your Gemini junior. It is not on the list of compatible machines at Spellbinders. I am really keen to buy the betterpress system, but I donât want to have to buy a new die cutting machine as well!
So, I'm not sure I want to risk running it through and breaking either my Gemini Jr. or my BetterPress plate. I would hold tight until someone out there is willing to try it! lol!
I am not going to try it!
Spellbinders has a FAQ page, and it states Gemini is NOT compatible!
@@czdesign totally understand! Thank you.
@@rosegriffin8001 thanks, I did look on the Spellbinders compatibility section for betterpress, but couldnât see any mention of the Gemini.
Seem like they need to include a larger ink pad lol
Hello
Spellbinders is giving a lot of these away to get you tubers to give reviews.
Yes. Many of us who work on CZcams got them early to share and show.
The press does a great job.... but another item to purchase, plates to buy, ink to buy... and paper to buy.... out of my reach.....
Totally get that. It's just part of my job to share new products, and new products keep the industry going. : )
Another gadget that required special items to use. I will pass. It's interesting, but because it doesnt use dies, or regular ink, it's just way too much to have to buy everything in order to use it.
Totally get that!
Does it also work with the Sizzix Big Shot Switch?
This i do not know the answer to. It will work with the manual Big Shot, however!
It says on their site that it works with the big shot, big shot plus, and the switch.
@@doloresr5514 thank you!