Alex Syberia Designs BetterPress Release Blog Hop & Giveaway
Today I am delighted to be taking part in a blog hop to celebrate the Alex Syberia March BetterPress release!
There is a giveaway too, Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners.
Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST April 6th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on April 7th, 2025.
If you came here from Erin you are on the right track. The next stop on the hop is Emelie, and if you find any broken links along the hop, you can find the whole lineup on the Alex Syberia blog post.
Ok, so for my card, and yes, I only have one. My package arrived on Monday and I just haven’t had time to make more just yet, but I will for sure because have you seen these goodies?? Insert heart eyes here!
I started out by hot foiling the absolutely stunning Abstract Background press plate, in Matte Gold, on white card stock. This pattern is simply lovely, and I adore it.
To add a little bit of colour, and I really mean ‘a little’, I used the coordinating layering stencils and mostly leftover ink on my blending tools. I wanted a soft pastel look, and while I did have to add a little bit more from a couple of ink pads, it really is mostly leftover ink!
When I was happy with the panel, I trimmed it down to just a touch smaller than 4.25”x5.5”, to get that lovely white frame around it. On the back of this I added the 1” wide Instant Dimension Foam Tape from Altenew, and then adhered this to a card base.
For the sentiment I wanted to keep it really simple, and I went back into my Alex Syberia Designs stash and dug out one of my fave word dies that simply says ‘smile’. This one seems to be discontinued, so excuse me while I go cry in the corner!!
This is cut out of Brushed Gold metallic card stock, also from Altenew. It’s also layered up with two pieces cut out of white card stock.
With some liquid glue, this is a sneak peek of the new glue coming to Altenew in June, I adhered these all together and then added it to the card.
One final little touch, because when can I say no to sparkle and bling?, I added some Stellar Sequins in Dazzling Diamond. These are also a sneak peek from Altenew, these are probably being released in June too.
This Abstract Background Press Plate will definitely get a lot of use from me, I have so many ideas on how to use it!
That’s it from me for today. I hope you enjoyed this little card and that it made you smile! Don’t forget to leave me a comment down below, to be in with a chance to win the giveaway and then hop along the rest of the hop to see more amazing projects and be inspired.
With love and light, sparkle and creativity from your gal Erica