Blog Blitz Day 5 | By Alicia Havranek

Welcome to the final day of the blog blitz!  I am honored to be part of the Birch Press Design team and excited to bring you my very first post using some of their amazing products.   For today’s card I used the beautiful Aurora Layering Dies featuring Big Friends Sugar Script Die and Best Friend stamp set.

To create this card, I first chose some coordinating colors to use with the Aurora Layering Die.  I then die cut each layer and adhered the layers together with wet adhesive.  While those dried I used the same card stock to die cut out the friend die.  I chose to use black card stock for part of my sentiment so it popped and stood out among the softer colored card stock.  This part of the sentiment came from the Best Friend stamp set.  I used white embossing powder to heat emboss my sentiment, trimmed it, and then added some foam tape to give my sentiment strip some dimension.

Before adhering everything down to my card base, I took some white card stock and cut it down to 5 1/4″ x 4″ to create my card panel.  Even though my card base is white, adding a white panel gives it a clean and professional look.  I then adhered all my layers and sentiments to my card panel.  I purposely had the Aurora Layering Die hang off the edge of my panel.  Before adhering my panel to my card base, I took a deep breath and trimmed the pieces of the Aurora die that were hanging off the panel. I added some foam tape to the back of my panel and adhered it to my card base which measures A2 size (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) to complete the card.

I hope you found some inspiration today!  Here are the details on the Blog Blitz and how you can win Layer B of the Aurora Layering Dies by commenting on this blog post.

The blog blitz runs from August 23-28. We’ll be giving away a prize on every blog blitz post during this time. To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the blog blitz you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per blog blitz. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST August 31 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on September 3. Good Luck!

 

 

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56 responses to “Blog Blitz Day 5 | By Alicia Havranek”

  1. Marianne

    Such a fun design. Love the muted colours.

  2. Arlene Waddell

    Beautiful card design, I love your soft colours and how you off set the Aurora dies on the card front! This Aurora set has such open, loose features which remind me of floral petals, just stunning!

  3. Judy A/BC

    Pretty, effective design and lovely choice of colors. Well done!

  4. Anna Rodgers

    I love the simple elegant look your card has. It’s so pretty! I’ve never used Birch Press products, so I’m going to have to remedy that pretty soon!

  5. Deborah A Clark

    Congratulations, it a great card.

  6. Dale

    Awesome card. Elegant.

  7. Barbara S

    I admire your “bravery.” Trimming your beautiful die cuts made your card totally awesome and unique. Thanks for sharing.

  8. Great card, love your color choice!

  9. Mellor ambert

    Love that die set.

  10. Mary Holshouser

    Love the openness of this die. The big
    outer petals will let another layer of
    paper show through from the bottom.
    The colors are a great combination.
    Fantastic card. Thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  11. Missy Ringe

    I love this card it is so beautiful. The dies are awesome.

  12. Patricia Dixon

    The card is beautiful! I already have some great ideas creating with those dies.

  13. Dana M

    Such a fresh and sweet card Alicia! Lovely colors and beautiful composition.

  14. What a beautiful color palette you selected for this card. Your design would work well for sympathy, wedding, thinking of you, easily, by just changing the sentiment! Lovely, lovely card.

  15. Melvin Nieves

    I am in love with this dies. They cuts amazing and the designs are awesome.

  16. Deborah Duvall

    I love Alicia’s card. So very creative!

  17. karenajo

    Very pretty color combo and love the way you offset the die in the corner – great design ! Thanks for sharing !

  18. Bev

    Beautiful card! The dies are fabulous and make such a pretty focal point!

  19. Carla Hundley

    So lovely and the
    large die letters
    make the card
    finished.
    Carla from Utah

  20. Jacqueline Bell

    Very pretty card and I like the color scheme!

  21. Barbara-Jean

    Thank you for your lovely card design. The blog blitz has been exciting and instructive!

  22. Melissa

    Lovely card. I really like the colors you chose, and the dies are beautiful!

  23. Denise Bryant

    Love these beautiful layering dies! Gorgeous card!

  24. Fun and happy creation!

  25. Sharon Gullikson

    Your color scheme is so pretty. I wouldn’t have thought to put them together. very nice.

  26. Pretty in those muted colors.

  27. Oh wow–think the Aurora dies are some of the best BP has! Love your card & would love to win!

  28. Cindyellen Robinson

    oh that’s pretty!! and i take a big deep breath when i cut stuff up too lol

  29. Kristen

    Very pretty card. The muted colours are so nice with the touch of black.

  30. Sue D

    Very pretty colors and layers.

  31. Ang

    Lovely card. The layering die design is very beautiful. Birch Press has the best dies.

  32. Lori Lien

    I’m in love with these new layering dies! So many options to incorporate them into cards making.

  33. Smokie

    This is a very quick you made very pretty with comfortable colors that any friend would love to have. Gotta love the fact that all these sets are so versatile.

  34. Laura Peddicord

    I would never have thought to use those colors and they are so pretty. Really like this die also.

  35. Very pretty card and I love those dies!

  36. Denise Kitts-Wadlow

    LOVE your cards! Birch Press has the most beautiful layering dies! I just love them, and, own several of them! TFS–have a blessed day!

  37. Lovely colours you used and I like the off the page look. This is a beautiful design and thanks for showing the dies. Hugzz

  38. So much fun with all the fabulous layering, along with the awesome Friend die!

  39. That’s a lovely card!

  40. This is gorgeous, you always seem to use different colour combos I never think of and they look incredible!!

  41. Angela Person

    Super fun new die!! I truly love these newest designs.

  42. Amy Cooley

    I just love all these dies nestled together. Beautiful card!

  43. JmB

    Beautiful card. I love the colors used. You cut the layered die! Deep breath is right, but it’s gorgeous. You’ve inspired me to give it a shot. Thank you for sharing.

  44. Lagene

    Awesome card, this is a great Birch Press die set!

  45. Laraine Randall

    Fabulous card!

  46. Lindarub

    Love the friend die beautiful card.

  47. Dorothy Mutafopulos

    Love the colors and die is so awesome!!! You truly did an amazing job!

  48. Heather Mills

    What a fun card!! It’s got kind of a 70’s vibe going on; very groovy! : )

  49. Sandra Williams

    Like your color scheme and the Aurora design.

  50. Andre M.

    Great layering on this gorgeous card. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

  51. Jackie Love

    Super cute card. Falling in love with this die.

  52. Vivian C.

    Lovely card. I like the way you positioned the layered Aurora cut out in the corner. It’s been a great week of inspiration.

  53. Vikki H

    The off-center placement of the die cut is charming! what a pretty card overall!

  54. Arianna Barbara

    Wow! What a gorgeous card!!! Beautiful design!!!

  55. Jackie

    Lovely cards. These dies are definitely on my wish list.

  56. Dorothy Mutafopulos

    Beautiful card love the dies and Colors too!