Birch Press Design Blog
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Purple Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! Supplies 57481 Adornment Pumpkin 57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers 57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set 57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack 57525 Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack
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Butterfly Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello and welcome to November! Supplies 57481 Adornment Pumpkin 57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers 57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set 57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack 57525 Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack
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Forever Grateful | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing the first of a few fall themed pumpkin cards that I have made featuring the Adornment Pumpkin Set. The Adornment Pumpkin Layer Set is one of my go-to products for fall cards. I love the large size of the layering…
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A Haunting | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, friends! Toni here with you today sharing my love of all things spooky! I masked a moon on the card front and sponged around it with Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed, Suede Shoes, and Dress Blues. I cut out the Littletown Spooky Manor and Wavy Hillside dies. I used white cardstock for most of it…
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Gilded Birthday | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and welcome to October! Wow, how the seasons fly, but things sure are getting pretty with the fall foliage here in New England. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing an elegant black and gold birthday card today using the Floral Balloon Layer Set. I love the large size of…
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Peace Love Joy | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello, hello! Rosemary here on the blog today with a snowy scene card that was so much fun to make! Let’s have a look. For my card I used the new Littletown Home, Wavy Hillside, and Peace Love Joy word die sets. The next few photos will show a little bit of my process for…
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Rustic Thank You Tags | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member Sandhya Iyer and I am sharing a pair of rustic thank you tags. These tags feature the Evening Moths die set and Thank You Foil Greetings Black tabs. I used Index flash cards to create my tags. First, I added a generous layer of crackle paste on 2…
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It’s Fall, Ya’ll | by April Antonio
Hello friends! Design Team member April here today sharing a card in honor of the first day of Fall. Time to light some cozy candles, grab a warm blanket, and sink into a fun afternoon of crafting. Here’s how I pulled this card together: I used layer A and B from the Forest Canopy Layer…
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Late Summer Evenings | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you sharing a card the reminds me of warm summer evenings. I cut the card base from Memory Box Fresh Aqua paper and sponged it with Catherine Pooler Suede Shoes and Something Borrowed. I spattered this with water and Copic Opaque White. I next cut out Forest Canopy Layer C…
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Plaid Adornment Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello fall friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here to inspire you today! I have been sharing a lot of detailed intricate die cut cards lately, so today I thought I would keep my card a little more simple. I know that those intricate contour dies can be intimidating to some (as they…
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Merry Christmas | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can you believe it is already September? I can’t. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I made with several new Birch Press Design products. Let’s have a look at what I made. I love the Birch Press Design Poinsettia Contour Layer dies…
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105 days until Christmas | by April Antonio
Hello friends! Design Team member April here today sharing an early Christmas card using some of the products from the new holiday release. With Autumn almost upon us, everything is about to speed up, so why not start on creating some holiday cheer?! Also, these new dies are just too cute to put down! Here’s…
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Black & White Garden | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! I’m so excited that fall is finally here in New England, it’s my favorite time of the year! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today to inspire you with with a black and white garden of thanks! You know when you have an idea in your head and then when it…
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Autumn Thanks | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today after a bit of a hiatus. I’m glad to be back! For today’s card I used a base of Memory Box Pool Party Solid Core Cardstock which I cut with the Pinpoint Contour Plate then sponged with Catherine Pooler All That Jazz, leaving the center alone to create a…
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Warm Wishes | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello, hello! Rosemary here today with a holiday card to share that I made using the following products from the new release: Holly Sprig Contour Layers, Little Poinsettia Flowers and Warm Wishes Confection Script. I also used the tried and true Cora Layering die set. Let’s have a look. As I was looking through the…
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Holiday ATC’s | By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends, it is Natasha here today sharing a couple of ATC’s (Artist Trading Cards) using the Holly Sprig and Pine Needle Twigs die sets. I had a lot of fun creating these, let’s get started! I started by die cutting both the Holy Sprig and Pine Needle Twigs die sets using paper…
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Floral Wishes | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! Design Team member, Sandhya Iyer here with a contrast-filled floral card to send best wishes to loved ones. I used the Floral Arch Contour Layers, Fuddled Leaf Branch Contour Layers, Pinpoint Radial Plate and Best Wishes Vintage sentiment dies for my project today. I started by die-cutting the layers for the floral arch,…
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Thanks | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. I have a card today that I made using the new Floral Arch Contour Layers die set. When I pulled the package for this die set out of the box I gasped at how beautiful it is! I couldn’t wait to make a card with it. On…
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A Blue Hibiscus Summer | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here sharing a very detailed card using the beautiful Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layers. Now, contour layering dies have been around for a while now, but in all honesty, it’s taken them a little while to grow on me. I go through my love ’em and…
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Summer Ocean Blues | by April Antonio
Hello friends! Design Team member April here today sharing a beautiful, bright, blue ocean inspired card using the Budding Twigs Contour Layers die set. I visited the beach last month and was inspired to create something ocean-y. Here’s how I pulled this card together: I cut a piece of heavy-weight white cardstock down to A2…
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Best Wishes Tag | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member, Sandhya Iyer, and today I am sharing a mixed media tag using dies from Birch Press Design. I used the Floral Arch Contour Layers and Best Wishes Vintage sentiment dies for my project today. I started by die-cutting the layers for the floral arch and the sentiment out…
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Just a Little Something | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends and happy August! Where did the summer go already!? This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a vibrant alcohol ink card featuring the Floral Star Layer set. Because this background has so much intense color, you might not even notice that I used just three layers of white on…
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Peace and Joy Greetings | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Sandhya, sharing a pair of holiday cards featuring the latest holiday collection dies from Birch Press Design. I made my cards by pairing the gorgeous Yuletide Cheer and Yuletide Plaid pattern papers with the Pine Needle Twigs Contour Layers. For my sentiment, I used the Peace Love Joy Confection Script dies.…
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Adornment Dove Tag | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello! Rosemary here on the blog today. Today is July 25th and so I decided to make a “Christmas in July” project. I used several older products and one newly released product for today’s project. Let’s have a look at what I made. Today’s project is a large tag that can be used as a…
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Warm Wishes | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member, Sandhya Iyer, and today I am sharing a holiday card featuring the latest collection of holiday dies from Birch Press Design. I used the Classic Poinsettia Contour Layers, Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Warm Wishes Confection Script dies to make my holiday-themed card. I started by die-cutting the…
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Hello Starlight Butterfly | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! I hope your summer is going well and you are enjoying some beautiful hot and sunny days and cool ice cream summer nights! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a monochomatic purple and gold card using the Starlight Butterfly Layering dies. Card details: The base of this A2 sized…
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ATC (Artist Trading Cards) Thank You Notes | By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends, I am excited to be back on the blog today sharing an Artist Trading Card idea with you! Today’s project is using 3 die sets: Budding Twigs Contour Layers, Sylvan Berries and Leaves Contour Layers, and the Simple Dragonfly. Let’s get started! I started by die cutting all 3 sets: Budding…
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Purple Rose | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card that was a bit of an experiment for me, lol! Let’s have a look at what I made. I started my card by going through the stack of contour layering dies I have pulled out in order to use to make cards and settled…
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You Are Something Special | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers and happy 1st of July! Welcome to summer here in New England (or wherever you might live). This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a floral card featuring the Early Blossom Contour Layer Dies in varying shades of purple. I love placing colorful flowers against a black background. It really…
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Bold and Bright Florals | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends, it is design team member Natasha back on the blog today. Today I am sharing a colorful floral design with you using a few favorites from Birch Press! So let’s get started! I started by die cutting 3 die sets: Star Flowers Contour Layers, Rose Leaves Contour Layers, and the Peeking…