One Die, Two Tails
by Savannah O’Gwynn

Hello, BPD friends! My name is Savannah O’Gwynn, and I’m super excited to share my very first Birch Press Design project as a Design Team Member!

I am in L-O-V-E with BPD product and knew that I needed the Corner Waves and the Block Print Whale Duo dies… to make a mermaid card, of course!

It’s really easy to create this card design, just follow these steps:

• Die cut the ocean waves using Memory Box Lagoon cardstock *NOTE: Memory Box cardstocks are the BEST for ombre color designs!
• Die cut your “whale tail” for the number of “mermaid tails” you will place on your card.

TIP: To create a mirror die cut of the tail, I placed the whale tail die on the BACK of the purple cardstock and die cut it regularly. *See photo below- left tail is a regular cut; the right tail is the mirror image.

• Next you add a bit of dimension and glitter to the “mermaid tail”

• Attach your waves using foam tape where the tails will go, and regular tape adhesive for the other waves. *I left a bit of white space between the waves for extra dimension in my water 🙂
• Attach your “mermaid tails” using foam tape
• Die cut your sentiment from rainbow metallic paper and adhere to your cardbase
• Finish by adding a few gems

This was super easy to create!

Here’s what I love about this card:

• It was easy to make!
• I can stretch my supplies by thinking outside the box- using a whale tail for a mermaid tail!
• I love the cardstock colors!
• This card design is fresh, fun, and heartfelt <3

I hope that you were inspired to create mirror die cut images or stretch your supplies and think outside the box for their uses!

I’ll be back with MORE soon!

Please remember to share what you create using these techniques- I’d love to see what you make with this idea!

THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:)

HUGS <3 Sav