Hi Christal, so happy to hear of your success! TFS, Em

LOL, yes I agree:-) Thank you for watching!

Thank you for the comment and suggestion - love to experiment. Have fun with your bouquet:-)

Hi Laura, that's a great idea to try. I don't have one of those antistatic bags but know what you are talking about. I wonder if a dryer sheet would work? Have to give that a try. Let me know what you find out with the packing tape. Thank you for watching, Em

Hi Christal, appreciate the interest. Most of those background papers are from my original eco prints. I do offer them from time to time in my Etsy shop. I just sold out the last batches offered, and hope to add more in the future. This is the section I post the paper packs in www.etsy.com/shop/emsplacegifts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=25202114 if you want to check there once in a while. Thank you for watching:-)

Hi Grace, While I have been pressing flowers over 40 years, I have only tried packing tape over the last several years. I have not noticed the packing tape turning yellow the way resin can. On the other hand, I have used the contact paper I talk about for decades and have never noticed yellowing to any extent. But really, since nothing lasts forever, I suppose each brand or decade can usher in variants that may have a different result. Thank you for asking and for watching:-)

Hi, give it a try and let us know:-) Thank you for watching, Em

Hi, matte sheen should be fine. I use protectants from matte up to glossy and all inbetween. Just depends upon the product and the look I want for a finished piece. Experiment to see what works for you:-) Thank you for watching, Em

Hi, appreciate the complement. Yes if promoting for archival purposes that is a wise thing to use. Personally, I am not making or promoting things for the 50-100+/- year longevity, so don't always have a concern in that regard. I will try to use archival materials first depending upon the item or project. I have items in my personal collection that are more than twenty-thirty years old and are still fine. I figure if pressed items last that long I am very happy. When I sell items, if I know it is archival I will promote and price accordingly. Otherwise my items last for may years and prices reflect that. The reality is that natural materials like flowers will deteriorate or fade over time and not intended for museum or archival longevity. This is a subject that creators have to decide upon based on their own situation and intended use or audience. Now if I was a Claude Monet, for example, I would go out of my way to make sure every aspect was archival and my prices would bare that in mind:-) Thank you for watching

Thank you for your reply.

Hi, yes in some cases that works good. In some cases, for example with sheer flowers, you may be able to see the glue spot depending upon where the glue is placed. Experiment and see how it works for your projects. IMHO, playing around to see what happens is half the fun:-) Thank you for watching, Em

Hi, the die cutter I use is an old version of this one amzn.to/3c359TE There are different kinds, so look around for something in your budget and preference. I really like my cutter, but consider that you also need to buy the dies to cut shapes, in addition to a cutter machine, for example amzn.to/3wH8Rub I have built up a collection over time. They also work with embossing folders if that is of interest. For example amzn.to/3vATrHE or amzn.to/34uVUri Please note any Amazon links are affiliate links. Thank you for watching, Em

@@emsplace Thanks for sharing, Em.

Hi, While most things can yellow over time - think vintage - I have not noticed any issues with either the packing tape, hot laminate or contact paper I use, looking at the items I have in my keepsakes for many years. It also depends upon how they are used and stored. For example sunlight is the worst and will have the fastest affect. Thank you for watching, Em

Excellent, during childhood education seeing my cousin's science records. I used to press beautiful flowers and beautiful stem and leaves each separately in a thicker like laminated polished societ Russia magazine placing heavy objects over the book after 20 to 25 days the flowers and leaves will be flat like a paper .I used to join the beautiful flowers with beautiful leaves with stem using natural tree gum in such a way that no one could find out the flowers leaves are different varieties and paste them in a science records book.but most them will be weeds and crotons variety all beautiful ,the gardeners will help me for getting permission and plucking neatly tidy and gently. Kindly show your methods of pressing flowers for tropical regions countries

Hi, appreciate your interest. If you put fresh botanicals directly under/in tape they will turn brown. You really need to press them (traditionally, in a microwave press or iron to dry them first) or dry them is silica gel. Note that different botanicals do better with certain methods of drying - so experiment with whatever flower/leaf you are wanting to use. But I am not expert, so try it to see what happens. Thank you for watching, Em

Hi, here is a quick version with no video required. Simply place a flower on a piece of packing tape, put another piece of packing tape on top, and cut to desired configuration. Or, put a flower on a background, put the packing tape on top and cut to shape as needed. An option for this video - go to the cog and put at a 1.5 or 2x playback speed. That way you can get through it in less time and still get all the content. Or you can mute the video's sound if you don't want to hear talking. Thank you for watching, Em

@@emsplace thank you! You did a nice job making these by the way! Sorry if I came off as rude. ✌️

@@beewhite1667 No problem. I just wanted to give you some ideas since I'm not in a position to do videos right now. I hope to do some again in the future. Em