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  • Autumn Kittyby Christina Rannow

    Autumn Kitty
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello crafty friends! I can tell the seasons are changing, although it is still quite warm where I am. While I wait for cooler weather and fuzzy sweaters, I have a warm and cozy autumn-inspired card to share with you today featuring the Block Print Kitty craft dies. I gave this handsome kitty an arched window to perch in and surrounded him with a flurry of fall leaves. Let’s take a closer look at how this card came together.

    My first step was to create the background and window scene for the kitty. Using basic nesting arched dies, I die-cut a medium-sized arch from a white A2 cardstock panel. Next I created an arched frame by die-cutting two of the larger arches from black cardstock, and finally I die-cut the larger arch from an A2 kraft woodgrain cardstock panel. Before assembling the layered background, I blended Gathered Twigs Distress Ink into the woodgrain panel for a darker, richer woodgrain. Then I layered the woodgrain panel onto the white panel before finally inlaying the black frame along the woodgrain arch. I secured all the layers with a liquid adhesive and then attached them using thin foam squares to a piece of buttery yellow cardstock trimmed to 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Attaching the panels with foam squares gave more dimension to the window and gave the kitty a place to perch.

    My next step was to die-cut and assemble the other elements of my card design. I chose gold, orange, and rust-colored cardstock for die-cutting the leaves and added shading to them with a darker coordinating ink color. I die-cut the pieces for the kitty from a dark gray cardstock and used Black Soot Distress Ink for adding more color and shading to the pieces before assembling him. Then, to finish the kitty, I added some facial details. I used a Copic marker for his green eyes and a white gel pen for his whiskers and the highlights in his eyes. 

    Now it was time to bring it all together. I attached the leaves to the yellow background with a liquid adhesive, tucking them under the arches and trimming them if needed. Then I perched the kitty in the center, securing him in place with thin foam squares. I heat-embossed a sentiment on a black sentiment strip with white embossing powder and attached it to my scene with more thin foam squares. The finishing touch was a few matte gold pearls.

    Thank you for stopping by to read about my autumn-inspired card featuring the Block Print Kitty and the Fall Leaves craft dies. Happy crafting!

    57580 Block Print Kitty
    57698 Fall Leaves
  • Fall Mushrooms by Rosemary Dennis

    Fall Mushrooms
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Fall is on the way and I, for one, cannot wait! I love fall most of all, lol! Today I have a card that features several new Birch Press Design products: Block Print Tall Mushrooms, Fall Leaves and Loop Stitch Frames. Let’s have a look at what I made.

    You will be seeing a lot of the new Loop Stitch Frames dies on my cards. They are so fun and versatile! I used patterned paper from the Memory Box Nutmeg 6×6 paper pad for the background, as well as the leaves.

    I die cut the mushrooms from off white cardstock and then lightly blended on distress oxide ink in shades of orange and yellow on the mushroom caps and a little bit of brown on the stems.

    I flipped through the Nutmeg plain pad and settled on this piece that has little lines of gold foil running through it for my background. I die cut the paper using the largest Loop Stitch Frame die and adhered it to a kraft card base using double sided tape.

    Since I had scraps of the background paper left over, I flipped one piece over and die cut three maple leaves from the Fall Leaves die set from that. The other two were cut from the same side as the Loop Stitched Frame.

    I adhered the mushroom by attaching the stems with liquid adhesive and the mushroom caps with varying heights of foam squares to give the mushrooms dimension. The leaves where then arranged at the bottom using liquid adhesive. I finished with a gold foil sentiment tab from Memory Box.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

    57698 Fall Leaves
    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
  • Birch Tree Series: Summer by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Birch Tree Series: Summer
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, BPD friends!

    I’m super excited to be back sharing a NEW series I’m creating using the Block Print Birch Tree dies.

    When I received this die set, I immediately started to think of the tree in different seasons. I knew I wanted to create a series to show my idea! This card design shares the Birch Tree in the summer 🙂

    Here are some tips and tricks that I used to create this card:

    **I also cut off the branches on the white tree and some of the brown tree. This allowed me to add flowers below the tree 🙂

    **You can actually die cut any or all of the leaves from this Fall Leaves set for your creation! I decided to use only one leaf image- LOL!

    **I stretched my dies again by using the Birch Tree branches for grass images!

    #SAVfact: I love to mix and match my supplies- you can see here that I added the smallest flowers from the Abundant Branch set for my grass/flower images.

    **I don’t have a die set to match this sentiment set… so I used my stamp image to create an outline 🙂 I use a spatula to hold the image while tracing because when I use my fingers the stamp gets stuck to it! LOL!


    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- I honestly think I might even make MORE than just the Birch Tree in different seasons! I’ll keep you posted 🙂 I think it’s going to be FUN trying to make different Birch Tree designs!

    I hope that you are inspired and will join me in making different Birch Tree designs and cards!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57698 Fall Leaves
    57575 Abundant Branch
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

  • Fall Rainbow Birthday by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Fall Rainbow Birthday
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, sweet friends!

    I’m excited to be back with another easy card and video tutorial!

    When I saw the BPD Fall Leaves dies set, I knew I wanted to make a rainbow of leaves but with fall colors!

    If this “stop action/time lapse” video is too quick for you (I hope it doesn’t make you dizzy! LOL!), here are the steps to make this exact card:

    1. Gather supplies including BPD stamps/dies and Memory Box cardstock
    2. Die cut a BPD leaf image from all cardstock colors **You can cut different leaf images or all one design. I chose just to die cut one image for all colors.
    3. Apply cardstock to cardbase; trim to size
    4. Splatter BPD leaves with ink/paint
    5. Attach each BPD leaf to card panel **I attached mine using adhesive but also used a sewing machine to add interest and dimension.
    6. Choose a sentiment from the BPD stamp set, stamp and emboss sentiment above leaf columns
    7. Add foam tape to attach panel to cardbase
    8. Finish with extra embellishments like gems

    It really was EASY to create! And I love these colors- they are perfect for a fall/autumn birthday! Well actually, now that I think about it… this card could be for ANY fall/autumn occasion with just a switch of the sentiment. It’s perfect🙃

    I hope that you are inspired by my rainbow leaves and easy card tutorial!  

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Fall Birthday Inspiration by: Annette Allen

    Fall Birthday Inspiration
    by: Annette Allen

    It’s almost Fall and I am ready for the leaves to change but for now I will have to settle for these pretty leaves from the new Birch Press Design Fall Leaves Craft Die Set. I went all out with my background, so let’s get started.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut an A2 panel on the BPD Woodgrain Paper (Cream). Adhere your panel to your card base using liquid glue or tape runner.

    Die cut the BPD Fall Leaves (57698) on fall color cardstock. I went with browns, plum, greens and yellow. Die cut each design in all colors.

    Now it is time to adhere those pretty leaves to your background. Use liquid glue and mix it up. Adhere them until you are happy with your design.

    Die cut the third largest Loop Stitch Frame (57688) on vellum.

    Stamp sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166) on cream colored cardstock and die cut using the coordinating dies. Adhere to the center of the Loop Stitch Frame using foam tape.

    Now flip your vellum over and only add foam tape where your sentiment is. We do not want any adhesive to be shown on the front. Adhere the vellum to your card.

    Die cut more of the acorns and add them as embellishments next to the sentiment and also add a couple of gold sequins.

    Such a simple card. Lots of die cutting but so worth it when you see the details on the leaves. I am happy with how it came out. What do you think?

    Thank you for stopping by!

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57698 Fall Leaves
    SH44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Forest Mushroomsby Christina Rannow

    Forest Mushrooms
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here to share a charming fall-inspired thank you card featuring the new Block Print Tall Mushrooms craft dies. I paired these mushrooms with the Block Print Round Mushrooms and plenty of greenery to create a forest floor scene using rich and vibrant colors. I chose a simple sentiment and a few clear droplets to finish my card design. Stick around and I’ll walk you through how this card came together.

    My first step was to create the background panel, starting with white cardstock trimmed to 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Then, using Distress Inks and large blending brushes, I blended in browns and greens for the forest floor and bold teals and blues for the sky. I concentrated the most intense color around the edges of the panel and lightened the color using a lighter hand as I moved in to the center. 

    Next I moved on to die-cutting the other elements for my design. I started with colored cardstock for my die cuts, including what might read as white cardstock, which is actually ivory. Before assembling the pieces and securing them with a liquid adhesive, I added plenty of contrast and shading, especially to the mushrooms, with darker, coordinating ink colors. 

    After die-cutting and assembling the elements for my design, I arranged them onto my background panel. I secured the elements set in the background with a liquid adhesive and the elements either in the foreground or overlapping another element with thin foam squares. After securing everything, I trimmed anything overhanging the card front. 

    Finally, I added a simple “thanks” sentiment and a few clear droplets for embellishment before attaching the card front to a top-fold card base.

    Thank you so much for reading about my charming, fall-inspired card design featuring the Block Print Tall Mushrooms craft dies. Happy crafting!

    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57628 Sea Kelp and Mini Fish
    57148 Thanks Sugar Script
  • Hap-Bee Birthday Card by Toni M Maddox

    Hap-Bee Birthday Card
    by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, my friends! Toni with you today refusing to believe that it’s August already. Are you in the same boat? Well, let’s keeping summer going with a hap-bee little birthday card.

    I diecut the Honeycomb Plate out of a sturdy white cardstock and mounted it on a pale green base.

    Next, I assembled a number of Block Print Star Flowers using Memory Box Blush, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstocks. I love how vibrant they are, don’t you?

    I cut one blossom out of white and stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment on it using Versafine Clair Onyx. Of course, I HAD to replace part of it with the cute Block Print Twirly Bumblebee.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a hap-bee rest of your week!

    Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.

    57671 Block Print Twirly Bumblebees
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers
    57593 Honeycomb Plate
    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack

  • Fuchsia Wishes by Rosemary Dennis

    Fuchsia Wishes
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello! Rosemary here on the blog today! Can’t believe we are already into August. Time is flying by, but I’m here today to share a card that has a little bit of a timeless quality to it. I used the lovely Block Print Fuchsia Spray and a modified Block Print Starry Night Scene to create my design. Let’s have a look.

    I went very simple with this card as I wanted the focus on the pretty fuchsia flowers. I die cut a panel of white cardstock with a rectangle die. I then positioned the Starry Night Scene die where I wanted it to be on the panel, die cut it and then trimmed off the trees.

    Another piece of white cardstock was die cut to the same size as the top panel and I ink blended the blue sky using Tumbled Glass and then Broken China.

    Now it was time to make the fuchsia flowers. The leafy branch was die cut from a dark green cardstock from the Memory Box Leafy 6×6 pad and the stems from a lighter green from the same pad. I used pink and two shades of red from the MB Blush to die cut the flowers.

    With all my pieces die cut and assembled it was time to put the card together. I adhered the die cut panel to the ink blended panel using liquid adhesive and then adhered the entire piece to a light gray cardstock base using double sided sticky tape. I used liquid adhesive to adhere the leafy stem at the top of the arch making sure to leave two areas unglued so I could slip the four little stems underneath. I adhered those down and then added the flowers using liquid adhesive, as well.

    I finished off the card with a stamped and die cut sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57667 Block Print Fuchsia Flowers
    57649 Block Print Starry Night Scene
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack
  • Colorful Birthday Funby Annette Allen

    Colorful Birthday Fun
    by Annette Allen

    Welcome Birch Press Design friends, Annette Allen here with you today and I am in a colorful mood. Today I am creating with the newly released: Bokeh Stencil Set, Block Print Round Mushrooms, Block Print Flashy Hummingbird and Elegant Birthday Sentiments. So let’s get started….

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    On a white A2 panel stencil the new Bokeh Stencil Set (42028) using colors that you love. Did you know that you can rotate the stencils to create more of those fun colorful circles. Stencil, rotate and stencil again.

    Adhere your stenciled background to your card base using liquid glue or tape runner.

    Next die cut the Block Print Round Mushrooms (57610) on colored cardstock. Use colors that compliment your background. It does not have to be exactly the same colors but close so it blends. Adhere your mushrooms together using liquid glue and foam tape for dimension and the add them to the lower part of the card.

    Now die cut that gorgeous Block Print Flashy Hummingbird (57658) on colored cardstock. Make sure your colors compliment your background. Adhere your hummingbird together and then add to your card using foam tape for a little dimension.

    Finishing with the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166). Stamp the sentiment of your choice on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating die set. Adhere to the card using foam tape for a little dimension.

    Don’t you just love all that color? If you know me, you know how I love to mix lots of color on my cards. Think outside the box and get colorful.

    Thank you for stopping by.

    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57658 Block Print Flashy Hummingbird
    42048 Bokeh Stencil Set
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • One Die, Two Tails by Savannah O’Gwynn

    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

    57630 Block Print Whale Duo
    57607 Corner Waves