Welcome back to another day of the Birch Press Design Holiday Release Blog Blitz! Today I am introducing the new Splash mandala layer dies.
I will be using Splash Layer A, Splash Layer B, Splash Layer C, the Triangle Fade craft die and the new Best Friend clear stamp set for my card.
If you remember back last week when I creted a stencil using the new Triangle Fade craft die HERE. I kept my stencil and used it again for my card today. This time I sponged Spun Sugar Distress Ink over the stencil for a pretty background for my mandala.
The last time I used the stencil I had used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink, because Distress Oxide doesn’t completely dry without heat setting, when I sponged the pink over the stencil it actually blended the inks together creating a beautiful pinky/blue colour. I love it when happy accident’s like this happen!
The Splash layers were cut with pink, aqua and light aqua cardstock and then adhered together to create a beautiful mandala. The mandala was adhered to the centre of the card over top of the soft stenciling. The hints of stenciled design through the opening of the mandala are such a lovely design element.
The sentiment “You Are Simply the Best” is from the Best Friend clear stamp set. There are so many mix and match possibilities with this set.
Now onto the giveaway details. The prize today is the Splash Layer A that was used on my project today. It’s beautiful die with lovely lines and can be used to cut, stencil or emboss with. The Blog Blitz is running from August 23rd to August 28th, so make sure you leave a here on this post and also be sure to check out all the other Blog Blitz posts, there is a different prize every day. Comment by August 28th then and winners will be announced on September 3rd. Good luck!
Thank you so much for stopping in today and don’t forget to pop back in tomorrow for another Blog Blitz post. Have a wonderful day!
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57 responses to “Blog Blitz Day 4 | by Tracey McNeely”
Beautiful! And I’m a firm believer in happy accidents!
Absolutely gorgeous card!!
Beautiful colours and love the subtle background. Great that the centre of these mandalas cuts separately. A beautiful card Tracey. HUgz
Beautiful card. Happy accidents are what makes being creative so much fun!!
Gorgeous! I just love the subtle shading behind the die cuts – another clever way to get more out of those dies!
This is so beautiful Tracey. The layering dies are so gorgeous and I often use my background dies as stencils as well, it really does a beautiful job with distress inks.
Beautifully done! Thanks for the how-to tips. I don’t have any Birch Press Design dies yet, but this one is going on my wish list for sure!
I love your choice of colors, it ties the whole card together beautifully. The Birch Press Design layering dies are awesome.
The bold colors of the die cut really
pop off the pastel colors of the
background. Love the layering dies.
thanks for sharing
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Love the card and just love the layering dies. I’m so glad you showed the happy accident, those types of moments are just heaven, aren’t they? TFS!
This may be my favourite die set yet – love the shapes of this Splash set!
Love the contours that this splash set makes and the beautiful colours you chose really showcases this set! At first glance of your card I didn’t really see the triangle fade frame as I was mesmerized by the mandala, but once you pointed It out I love how it adds texture without any bulk to the card front! Gorgeous!
Beautiful card!! Love the colors.
Pretty card! I like the sponged background in colors to complement the die cuts!
I do love the beautiful
stenciling behind the
Mandala! Gorgeous card.
Carla from Utah
Beautiful card and colors. I really like mandalas and marvel at the variety of dies BP is making! The triangle fade background is awesome, too!
WOW! What a beautiful card! The soft background is a great idea, I need to remember that one. Also the mandala is so beautiful!
Beautiful dies & card!
Love the subtle background with the stenciled design! Beautiful mandala layering dies!
So pretty. I like the background and the colors.
Gorgeous card! Love the pinky-blue background, happy accidents are the best. Fantastic colors and composition. Love the layers.
Lovely card. The stenciled background not only adds interest, but is the perfect backdrop for the beautiful Splash mandala.
Gorgeous card, I love the sweet color on the background formed by accident!
It’s such a beautiful and happy card!
The stencilled background really adds something. It softens the otherwise stark white background. The mandala is one of my favourite designs. Great look. Great job.
Pretty card. Splash set is super cool.
These layered dies are gorgeous. I like your color combination.
Such a beautiful colour combo and love the curved lines of this die. Stunning Tracey!!
Gorgeous card! Love the new dies!
Your stackable dies are amazing and this Splash one lives up to the others! The stenciling underneath gives balance to the busy mandala layers. Thanks for the give away!
These layered dyes make unique designs. Thanks for sharing.
I really like this die set. The card with your pretty, but happy accident, makes a really stunning card. The good news is that you know how you did it, so you can do it again and try with other colors.
This is just lovely Tracey! Your inky accident with the stencil resulted in a beautiful color. It looks terrific behind the pretty die cut!
The Splash mandala is stunning. Love how you’ve used the stencilling on the background..
Lovely card! Gorgeous new dies.
Lovely card. I love the muted stenciling behind the bright die cuts. Thank you for sharing.
Gotta love those happy little accidents! That pinky-purple from the 2 colors blending reminds me of a beautiful sunset.
Absolutely beautiful card–love the Splash dies–they are on my wishlist!
TFS–have a blessed and restful night!
Those happy accidents are wonderful to happen upon ! Lovely card and I love the elegant swirl in this mandala die. Thanks for sharing !
What a wonderful card!! Love it!
I love the look of this die, and bravo for your happy accident! It’s a reminder to me to just experiment with my supplies and see what happens. Love your beautiful card
love your dies! i really like the background you created. the subtle design peeking through adds an unexpected extra dimension. Another gorgeous creation!!!
What a fantastic card! I love the splash of colors!
Lovely card with great colors and nice subtle background.
Stunning!
this is a really cool die set. i love dies. i could play with them all day. . .
I love the way you used the stencils and dies together. It just shows that simple techniques can be as gorgeous as fancy ones!
These layering dies are all so unique! hard to choose which one I love the most!
These layering dies are beautiful!
Im taken back to a time in my childhood as I look at the design of this die. My mother had a scarf that she would wear on Sundays that had a similar pattern to this die. Its amazing how things in life can transport you back into time. What a sweet memory, and how beautiful is this card? Ha, two for one 😉
When you see something, or see a photo of something or hear a song on the radio and it takes you back in time is always so awesome! Thanks for sharing Yarah!
Tracy you just rock at creating! This die is a “want now”. Love your card.
Wow I love this soft and super beautiful card!! 🙂
Love the color combinations and the new dies.
Beautiful card and fabulous die!! Great color combo, too!
This design is so elegant and I love the palette you used on this card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow! This is amazing! Love so much this die and the colors you used!!! <3
So beautiful and it’s such a fabulous idea too!