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It’s Justine and welcome to a new tutorial featuring the beautiful dies from Birch Press Designs. Today I am using several of the new products from Birch press to create some beautiful Christmas cards.
I absolutely adore full size washi tape and one of the ways I enjoy using it most is to use it instead of patterned paper. I used the Birch Press Shimmer Burst washi to make this pretty background. I tried it on white and black cardstock and you can see the results below.
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For the background, I built up some additional layers using the Grandiose Bevel Dies and then built more layers using the fun Fa La La sentiment dies.
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This is a similar card, this time I used the Mini Grandiose Bevel dies and the peace sentiment. The major different is that the washi tape is used on black cardstock.
Supplies
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Comments by birch press
Two Cards from One Die Cut | by Tracey McNeely
"Thanks Lisa! Do you know which one was my original idea? lol"
Light-Up Christmas Cards with Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
"Thanks so much! The lights are from PearBlossom Press."
2 for 1 Rainbow Thank You Card Design | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
"Brilliant inking Ardyth! These cards are stunning!"
Lovely Butterflies Card | By Leigh Houston
"Thank you so much, Andre!"
Gate Fold Thank You | by Kimberly Wiener
"I love the tri fold card.. what a treat waiting inside!..."