Author: birch press

  • Birch Tree Series: Fall by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Birch Tree Series: Fall
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am super excited to share my next Birch Tree Series design using Block Print Birch Tree dies! **You can read about my first Birch Tree design HERE– it was a summer theme.

    This second design is more fall themed because it’s almost October! I went with a misty, shadowy background and orange ink blended leaves.

    Here are a few tips and tricks when creating this design:

    TIP: You can use multiple hues of the same color or multiple ink colors for the leaves. You can also different cardstock types for extra dimension.

    I used three different hues of orange inks, as well as thick white cardstock, thin white cardstock, and vellum paper, for my leaves.

    TIP: There are two different ways to fill in/cover the holes of the birch tree die image. You can attach just strips [scraps] of darker paper or die cut a second tree using the darker cardstock to layer your tree image.

    TIP: Create a stencil by die cutting a tree image.

    You can die cut both sizes of trees for your stencil(s) or use just one tree image like I did. BONUS TIP: I would only one image per stencil piece this way you can cleanly add ink for your stenciled image. I also used the same ink as the background as the stenciled trees- this helped create a layer of interest but also helped the trees blend in and not stick out too much. Once the background was completed I added some darker ink blending to the left side of the cardbase.

    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- which type of card design or theme with the Birch Tree die do you think I will make next? Should I do winter? Or a fun design? I’ll keep you posted 🙂

    **Don’t forget to see my first Birch Tree Series designs HERE.

    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
    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Christmas Card Timeby: Annette Allen

    Christmas Card Time
    by: Annette Allen

    It’s time to start creating your Christmas cards. Welcome everyone Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today and I am all about the new Block Prints ( Puffy Penguins and Alpine Trees), so let’s get started.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    On a white panel create a fun ink pattern that you love. I used round blending brushes and just pressed them into the paper to create all these circles. You can just do an ink blended background if you can’t recreate this background. Both will look amazing.

    Die cut the Block Print Alpine Trees with colored cardstock. Pick colors that compliment your ink background. Adhere the pieces that go together. I used foam tape for a little dimension and then add them to your card. I started in the center. Make sure to leave room for both Puffy Penguins.

    Die cut the Block Print Puffy Penguins and adhere the pieces that go together and then add them to your card using foam tape.

    You can arrange how ever your crafty mind works.

    For the sentiment I added one of the new Greeting Tabs using foam tape. These are now available in the store.

    Finishing with mixing some opaque and water and splattering it on my card to make it look like snow. It is a fun addition.

    So fun to create. Make sure to check out the entire release.

    57683 Block Print Alpine Trees
    57692 Block Print Puffy Penguins
  • Birthday Greetings by Nora Noll

    Birthday Greetings
    by Nora Noll

    Can you ever have too many Birthday cards in your supply? Nora here on the Blog with a simple Birthday card using some of products from recent releases.

    I started off by using the Ornamental Branch die to cut two branches out of white cardstock. I then did some ink blending to color the boughs green. I glued the branches to the top left and the bottom right of an A2, top folding white card base.

    Next I cut the Block Print Sleek Bird out of white cardstock and used Copic markers to color the bird in. I glued the bird together and adhered it to the top left of the card.

    I stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment in brown ink and cut it with the matching die. I used the same sentiment die and cut three more out of white cardstock. I adhered all four of the sentiment pieces together and then glued it to my card front.

    My last step was to adhere some jewels randomly across the card front. This card was easy enough to create a few to have in your stash!

    I hope that this card inspires you to create your own Birthday cards. Thank you for stopping by. Have a fabulous day.

    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    57696 Block Print Sleek Bird
    57601 Ornamental Branch
  • Bright Butterfly by Rosemary Dennis

    Bright Butterfly
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today. Summer is gone, but I wanted to share one more design with a summer feel to it. In fact, I made this card earlier in the summer but had to put it on the backburner for other projects. I have been itching for a chance to share it and now is the time. It features the gorgeous Block Print Roundel Butterfly. Let’s see what I made.

    The card is very simple in design, but I think the bright colors make it very impactful. I started by pulling out some yummy bright cardstocks from my Memory Box cardstock collection. Specifically a bright green and a bright blue.

    At first I thought I would die cut all the pieces from those colors, but instead decided that I would use Copic markers to color all the pieces in order to get varying shades of the base colors. So I die cut everything from white cardstock.

    Once I had all the pieces colored I assembled the butterfly using liquid adhesive. I used the Ornamental Branch die to create a butterfly “trail” for my butterfly. It was die cut from Memory Box white woodgrain cardstock and then colored with a Copic marker that was very close in color to the bright aqua blue I was using for the background so that it would blend in a bit more.

    I die cut the bright aqua blue cardstock with a rectangle die and adhered it to the bright green cardstock base using double sided tape. I then arranged the butterfly “trail” and the butterfly on the card front.

    When I adhere die cut pieces that have the appearance of movement like the Ornamental Branch I like to only apply the adhesive to certain portions like the stems in order to allow the unglued parts to pop up slightly. This allows for the appearance of more movement on the card. The butterfly was adhered in the same way. I finished with the simple sentiment stamped on the same bright green cardstock as the base. Because I didn’t glue the entire branch down I was able to slip the sentiment slightly under it and then adhere it down.

    I hope you enjoyed my last “breath of summer” card. Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

    57665 Block Print Roundel Butterfly
    57601 Ornamental Branch
    CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings

  • Autumn Deerby Toni M Maddox  

    Autumn Deer
    by Toni M Maddox  

    Hello, everyone! Toni with you today with another Autumn-themed card, combining older and new products from the latest release.

    I used a Loop Stitch Frame die with Memory Box Nutmeg Forest 6×6 cardstock and mounted that on a gray cardstock.

    Next, I cut out a bunch of the Fall Leaves from Sunrise 6×6 cardstock and a pale blue similar to the Nutmeg Forest paper.

    These I arranged beneath the Block Print Deer which I had cut from a kraft cardstock that I sponged with Catherine Pooler Sand Castle to create a variety of browns.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great 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.

    57698 Fall Leaves
    57578 Block Print Deer
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    PP1034 Nutmeg Forest 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
  • Frosty & Festive Christmasby Christina Rannow

    Frosty & Festive Christmas
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here, and today I’m sharing a festive and frosty Christmas card featuring three Block Print Petal Ornaments on a highly textured background that I created using the Simple Evergreen Sprigs. I chose a more modern color palette of pink and red with just a touch of green, and for some sparkle and shine, I incorporated some glitter and matte silver cardstocks. Let’s take a look at how this card came together.

    My first step was to create the background panel. I started with a piece of blush cardstock trimmed to 3.75 x 5 inches and used Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink to lightly ink the edges and to add splatter to the panel. Next I die-cut multiple Simple Evergreen Sprigs from white glitter cardstock and adhered them to the panel with a liquid adhesive. Once the glue set, I trimmed whatever sprigs were overhanging the edges with a large pair of scissors. Finally, I popped the panel up onto a 4.25 x 5.5 inch blush cardstock panel using foam tape. 

    Next, I die-cut the components for the ornaments. I chose red and white glitter cardstock for the base of the ornaments and added subtle shading to the red pieces before assembling them. Then I topped each ornament with a matte silver cap and tucked in small leaves from the Block Print Poinsettia Vase die set. I attached the ornaments to the background panel with thin foam squares and then tied bows onto each one using silver metallic cord. 

    To finish up my card design, I die-cut the Merry Christmas Festive Serif from red and matte silver cardstocks, and after assembling the text to the shadow piece, I attached it to my card front using thin foam squares. My last step was to attach my card front to a top-fold card base.

    Thank you so much for reading about my frosty and festive Christmas card featuring the Block Print Petal Ornaments. See you again soon!

    57679 Merry Christmas Festive Serif
    57655 Block Print Petal Ornament
    57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
    57656 Simple Evergreen Sprigs
  • Warm Winter Wishesby Christina Rannow

    Warm Winter Wishes
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello, friends! It’s Christina, and today I’m sharing a cozy card, featuring the Block Print Heart Cardinal die set, which is perfect for the holiday season or just a wintery hello. I love cardinals, especially at Christmas time and when paired with a contrasting mint green color. I used that combination for this card design, tucking the cardinal in some winter greenery with glittery berries and framing everything with a Loop Stitch Frame. Let’s take a look at how this wintery card came together.

    My first step was to create the background panel. I started with mint green cardstock and die-cut it using the largest Loop Stitch Frame. Then I used Pine Needles Distress Ink and blended in color just around the edges of the frame to create a lighter center area. To give this frame panel a frosty, snowy effect, I spattered it with both an opaque white and a glitter splatter medium. Finally, I popped this up onto a 4.25 x 5.5 inch mint green cardstock panel with foam tape. 

    My next step was to die-cut all the other elements for my design. I started with colored cardstock for the components of the cardinal and the greenery and, using a small blending brush, added subtle shading to each piece with a darker coordinating ink color. Then I assembled the cardinal and the holly leaves, securing the pieces with a liquid adhesive. I chose a white glitter cardstock for the berries and the sentiment but used mint green cardstock to die-cut the shadow piece for the sentiment. Before gluing the glittery sentiment onto the shadow piece, I very lightly added color to the edges with whatever color was leftover on my green blending brush. 

    Before assembling my card design, I spattered the greenery pieces with the same splatter mediums I used to spatter the Loop Stitch Frame panel. I let this dry before layering the greenery onto my card front, starting in the bottom left corner and securing the pieces with either a liquid adhesive or thin foam squares depending on their placement and if they overlapped another element. Generally, the elements in the very background are secured with a liquid adhesive, and the elements in the foreground are attached with foam squares. When I was happy with the placement of the greenery, I attached the cardinal, popping it up with regular foam squares in the lower left corner. Finally, I added the glittery berries and the sentiment before adhering the card front to a top-fold card base. 

    Thank you so much for reading about how this cozy wintery card featuring the Block Print Heart Cardinal came together. See you again soon!

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57681 Block Print Heart Cardinal
    57636 Block Print Holly Sprig
    57656 Simple Evergreen Sprigs
    57653 Warm Wishes Dapper Script
    57561 Rosebud Arch Contour Layers
  • Leopard Lookalike- Take 2 by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Leopard Lookalike- Take 2
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, Birch Press Design friends! I’m back to share another take on my leopard design!


    You might remember my first leopard lookalike HERE. While I liked this original design, I mentioned in the post that I thought I could do better… so I tried again! And I really like this second leopard- the colors, the face, everything!

    Here’s a look at both the lepards- the original and new one.

    Here is a tutorial on how I created the NEW leopard’s face:

    I looooooooooove how this colorful leopard turned out! Again- I love the first leopard… but this one is better 🙃

    BONUS TIP: you might have seen me do this before– if you don’t have a matching die for your sentiment, just outline your stamp image and fussy cut!

    I hope that you are inspired to create your own leopard using this BPD die and some of the tips I shared!
     

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

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57580 Block Print Kitty
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • STAMPtember Exclusive with Memory Box by Savannah O’Gwynn

    STAMPtember Exclusive with Memory Box
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Today is a very SPECIAL day as we celebrate STAMPtember with Simon Says Stamp and an exclusive stamp/die set by Memory Box!!

    Be sure to grab this stamp/die set soon because it is available for a limited time only! Click HERE or HERE to get it before it’s GONE!

    I’ve created two very different cards to celebrate this exclusive collaboration! The first focuses on the smaller images and the second has the larger ones from this exclusive stamp set.

    This first card was created using the smallest snowflakes in the STAMPtember Stay Cozy set. I embossed the snowflake images on red cardstock because I wanted to do something different (if you know me, then you know I’m always thinking outside the box! LOL!). I layered this snowflake holiday tree on a die cut Loop Stitch Frame, as well as a washi tape and metallic panel.

    I added a few sequins and metallic thread to finish this card. I love how it turned out!


    The second card I created focused on the larger characters from the STAMPtember Stay Cozy set.

    These three characters are just tooooooooo cute! I stamped and masked the snowman and then stamped the other two images. Since the first card was very detailed with layers, I went with a CAS, one layered card design for the second holiday card.

    I love how both of my cards turned out and definitely will be creating MORE holiday cards using this exclusive STAMPtember set!!!

    I hope that you grab your exclusive Memory Box STAMPtember Stay Cozy stamp/die set today! I cannot wait to see what you make using these images!!!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
  • A Bokeh Hello by Nora Noll

    A Bokeh Hello
    by Nora Noll

    Hello friends!! Nora here on the blog today with my first card as a Design Team Member!! I used the Bokeh Stencil Set (42048) with the Ornamental Branch die (57601), the Big Hello Vintage Sentiment die (57549) and the Loop Stitch Frames (57688) to create a simple card.

    I started off my card by ink blending aqua ink on a 4” by 3” piece of white cardstock. I then adhered the paper to an A2 sized white card base.

    Next I created a frame out of white cardstock using two of the Loop Stitch dies. I adhered the frame over the top of the aqua on the card front.

    I used the Ornamental Branch and cut a bough out of white cardstock. I adhered the branch over the left side of the Loop Frame.

    I had so much fun using the Bokeh Stencil Set to stencil a small piece of white cardstock. I actually used the stencil by lifting it up and moving it over and over to get the circles where I wanted them to go.

    I used the Big Hello Vintage Sentiment outline die to cut the “hello” out of the stenciled paper. I used the solid sentiment die to cut four, white sentiment bases. I adhered the bases together and then glued the bokeh hello over the top.

    I added my sentiment to the front of the card and finished it up by adhering some ombre pearls randomly across the card front.

    This was a fun card to make. I have never used a stencil to create paper for a die cut sentiment and I will be using this technique again in the future. I think it has a big impact for any card front.

    I hope that my card has inspired you to try this fun technique. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day.

    42048 Bokeh Stencil Set
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57601 Ornamental Branch
    57549 Big Hello Vintage Sentiment