Posted by Spellbinders Team
on October 11, 2025
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Marie here again from Marie Nicole Designs, and I’m thrilled to share the Beautifully Imperfect Collection with you today. I used this collection and MOST of its goodies (there are SO MANY great items in this collection!) to create this group of cards.
This collection contains 3D Embossing folders, patterned paper, Better Press plates, a stencil, dies, stamps, and ephemera. With all those options, you can create a collection of cards in no time. Let me show you a few that I put together!
I just had to use these cute little birds with the Tangled Threads dies to make this card with birds on a line. I used the stencil for the background, blending together the colors Salvaged Patina and Worn Lipstick. These colors make such a pretty purple where they meet in the middle. And, these colors coordinate very well with the colors in this collection.
After I had the background stripes stenciled, I added the line, the birds, and a sentiment that I created with the Better Press plates. For a finishing touch, I added a few of the heart shapes that are included in the ephemera packs.
My next two cards feature somewhat similar design choices. I used the embossing folders to create the backgrounds, and then layered a collection of the handy and ready-to-use ephemera pieces and sentiments as a focal piece on top.
There are honestly so many ephemera pieces to mix and match that you could mass-produce cards quickly if you needed to! I left the backgrounds white, mostly, but you could always ink blend over them, or use a colored cardstock if you wanted.
The focal point for this next card is that stunning butterfly in the background! I used the Better Press plate, but I foiled it! Yes, did you know you could foil with the Better Press plates? Use them just the same way you would use a foiling plate, and the results are stunning.
I used a gold foil to first press the butterfly image into the background. Then, I used the same ink colors- Salvaged Patina and Worn Lipstick- to ink blend over it. I finished the card with a few butterfly pieces and a sentiment.
My last card also features stripes, but this time, I used a sheet of the patterned paper from the collection. I love how the paper has such a realistic look to it. The print actually looks torn and wrinkled! I cut a piece of the paper down to A2 size, and then layered on some of the outlined-style flowers on top.
I just Love that vintage camera, so I layered that with the flowers and found the sentiment that said “Smile”, and placed that, as well.
Now, I know I gave you FIVE cards to gaze at in today’s post, but there are so many ways to use this collection. The papers, stamps, plates, folders, dies, and also rub-on sheets that coordinate provide myriad ways to create. I cannot wait to see what you will do with this collection!
So thanks so much for stopping by the Spellbinder’s blog today, and I hope to catch you next time!
This collection contains 3D Embossing folders, patterned paper, Better Press plates, a stencil, dies, stamps, and ephemera. With all those options, you can create a collection of cards in no time. Let me show you a few that I put together!
I just had to use these cute little birds with the Tangled Threads dies to make this card with birds on a line. I used the stencil for the background, blending together the colors Salvaged Patina and Worn Lipstick. These colors make such a pretty purple where they meet in the middle. And, these colors coordinate very well with the colors in this collection.
After I had the background stripes stenciled, I added the line, the birds, and a sentiment that I created with the Better Press plates. For a finishing touch, I added a few of the heart shapes that are included in the ephemera packs.
My next two cards feature somewhat similar design choices. I used the embossing folders to create the backgrounds, and then layered a collection of the handy and ready-to-use ephemera pieces and sentiments as a focal piece on top.
There are honestly so many ephemera pieces to mix and match that you could mass-produce cards quickly if you needed to! I left the backgrounds white, mostly, but you could always ink blend over them, or use a colored cardstock if you wanted.
The focal point for this next card is that stunning butterfly in the background! I used the Better Press plate, but I foiled it! Yes, did you know you could foil with the Better Press plates? Use them just the same way you would use a foiling plate, and the results are stunning.
I used a gold foil to first press the butterfly image into the background. Then, I used the same ink colors- Salvaged Patina and Worn Lipstick- to ink blend over it. I finished the card with a few butterfly pieces and a sentiment.
My last card also features stripes, but this time, I used a sheet of the patterned paper from the collection. I love how the paper has such a realistic look to it. The print actually looks torn and wrinkled! I cut a piece of the paper down to A2 size, and then layered on some of the outlined-style flowers on top.
I just Love that vintage camera, so I layered that with the flowers and found the sentiment that said “Smile”, and placed that, as well.
Now, I know I gave you FIVE cards to gaze at in today’s post, but there are so many ways to use this collection. The papers, stamps, plates, folders, dies, and also rub-on sheets that coordinate provide myriad ways to create. I cannot wait to see what you will do with this collection!
So thanks so much for stopping by the Spellbinder’s blog today, and I hope to catch you next time!
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2 comments
Beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration. Love to see this collection used for scrapbooking and journaling. It’s great!
I like some of these cards. I would like them better if the cut out pieces did not all have that white edge around them. To me, it distracts from the cards focal points which are pretty nice. And I’m not sure about the black hearts… it seems I am seeing that a lot on cards and although a heart would be good where they are located, not so sure a black heart does it for me.
I really like the impression folders for sure. I don’t care for the camera card though. I get what is trying to be shown there, but for me, it falls short. I do like the other cards, and would like them more if they did not have that ghost line around
the die cuts.
I know some people might say negative things about what I have written, but when one asks for comments, I am hoping they are asking for honest ones from all dif kinds of opinions. Thank you for the ideas though. Appreciate them!