Author: birch press

Christmas Joy
by Annette Allen
Christmas JOY and pretty ornaments… yes, please. Welcome BPD friends, Annette Allen (My Clever Creations) here with you today and I am sharing more from the new release. I bet some of you already have purchased some of the release.

Today I am using the new…
- Block Print Scandi Ornament
- Block Print Festive Joy
- Loop Stitch Frames
Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a pink A2 panel and adhere it to your card base.

Die cut the largest die from the Loop Stitch Frames on a light cream colored piece of cardstock and then add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to your card base.

Die cut the Block Print Festive Joy die 4 times on colors that you think go together.

Die cut of the Block Print Festive Joy backer on white and then piece it together using the colored cardstock.

Add some foam tape to the back of the JOY sentiment and add it to the center upper part of the frame.

Die cut the Block Print Scandi Ornament using some of the same colors you used in the Joy and piece it together so it is color and fun. Add a little silver glitter paper for the top of the ornament, for a little shine.

Add some foam tape to the ornament and then center it over the O of the Joy and adhere to card.

Same those little negative dots from the ornament and adhere them here and there.

Let the dies do all the hard work, all you need is glue and pretty colors of cardstock.

57694 Block Print Festive Joy
57687 Block Print Scandi Ornament
57688 Loop Stitch Frames
July 29, 2026
Festive Joy
by Christina Rannow

Hello! I’m excited to finally share a little “Christmas in July” with you. I chose a non-traditional color palette for this card and used the recently released Block Print Festive Joy and Poinsettia Vase craft dies. The layered debossed leaves of the poinsettias are gorgeous, giving the flowers plenty of depth and dimension. And they pair perfectly with the delicate stitching of the new Loop Stitch Frames that I layered to create the background panel. I finished my card design with the Festive Joy word dies, which uses a classic serif font that will look wonderful on any of your holiday crafting projects. Let’s get started!

I started by die-cutting and assembling the poinsettias and the word “joy.” There are two sizes included in the set, and you can layer the petals and leaves as many times as you want. I chose to use two layers of petals for both of my flowers and die-cut them from two shades of red cardstock. For something a little different, I chose aqua cardstock for the leaves and layered them under the flowers after die-cutting them. I secured all the layers with glue and then finished up the flowers by adding the yellow centers. Next I die-cut the word “joy” from aqua cardstock and the layering pieces from red and yellow cardstock. I assembled the pieces and secured them with glue before moving on.

The background panel is simple to create. I started with a yellow A2 cardstock panel and then layered on two of the Loop Stitch Frames, one white and one a pale aqua. Then I arranged the poinsettias and the word “joy” onto the panel, securing them with glue, and finished my card design with a few yellow enamel dots.

Thank you for reading about this festive card design that I created using some of the recently released craft dies. See you again soon!

57694 Block Print Festive Joy
57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
57688 Loop Stitch Frames

July 28, 2026
Deco Butterfly Birthday
by Rosemary Dennis

Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today with a sweet birthday card made with the new Block Print Deco Butterfly, Block Print Mod Branches and a sentiment from the Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings stamp set. Let’s take a look at what I made.

I started by die cutting all of the pieces of the butterfly and the mod branch from white cardstock. Then I decided to color the pieces using Copic markers. For this card I used a blue and purple color combo.

Once I had everything colored I let the pieces dry for a bit before assembling my butterfly with glue. I did use a dark gray marker to color the body.

For the mod branch I decided to die cut the berries, as well, and then colored them with a light purple Copic marker. The berries were then attached to the branch with glue. I die cut a light purple cardstock with a rectangle die for the background.

I don’t know if you do this or not, but it happens alot to me, but sometimes I get going on finishing a card and forget to stamp the sentiment before adding the images. That happened with this card. I added the mod branch using glue and then realized I needed to stamp the sentiment. Thankfully there was room for the sentiment and it stamped perfectly! The butterfly was added and the card was complete.

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

CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
57633 Block Print Mod Branches
57663 Block Print Deco Butterfly

July 23, 2026
Sleek Birds
by Christina Rannow

Hello, Christina here. Today I’m sharing a card that combines the Block Print Sleek Bird and the Stems and Berries die sets for a simple yet whimsical design. I chose a complementary color palette of yellow and blue for dramatic contrast and a big bold greeting to balance the design. Let’s take a look at how this card came together.

My first step was to die-cut and assemble the elements for my design from colored cardstock. I chose two shades of yellow and black for the birds. For the stems and leaves, I chose traditional brown and green cardstocks, and for the berries, blue cardstock.

Before assembling the pieces and securing them with glue, I added subtle shading to the pieces with a darker coordinating ink color, applying them with a small blending brush. To finish the die-cuts, I added a black pearl for the eyes of the birds and white gel pen highlights to the berries.

Next, I trimmed a piece of light blue cardstock to 4.25 x 5.5 inches to be the background panel. Then I created a simple rectangular frame, slightly smaller than the background panel, using basic nesting rectangle dies and more of the light blue cardstock. Before attaching the frame to the panel, I arranged the stems and berries in the lower half, and once I liked their placement, I trimmed them to fit within what will be the framed area and secured them with glue. Then I secured the birds amongst the stems and berries, slightly overlapping the frame, using thin foam squares.

My last step was to add a die-cut greeting and a stamped subsentiment. I chose bold, contrasting black and white cardstock for the “hello” greeting and stamped the subsentiment with black ink.

Thank you for reading about this simple yet whimsical card design featuring the Block Print Sleek Bird and Stems and Berries die sets. See you again soon!

57599 Block Print Stems and Berries
57696 Block Print Sleek Bird
57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

July 22, 2026
Regal Cat Holiday Card
by Toni M Maddox

It’s July, half way to the Christmas holidays if you celebrate, so time for me to get started building up my holiday card stash. Toni here with you today sharing a simple and easily customized cat holiday card.

I knew I wanted to combine the new Block Print Kitty with the Block Print Festive Joy, maybe by having the cat off to the side or perched on top. Ultimately, I decided to replace the “O” with the regal feline.

Of course, I had to cut the Block Print Festive Joy from red Memory Box Glitzy Glitter 6×6 cardstock. This is for the holidays after all!

Next, I used the Loop Stitch Frames, one cut from Memory Box White Woodgrain Paper layered on top of another of blue cardstock from my stash. Notice how I used scraps of that same blue for the cat’s eyes and nose.

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.

57580 Block Print Kitty

57694 Block Print Festive Joy

57688 Loop Stitch Frames

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

July 20, 2026
Poinsettia Vase Inspiration
by Annette Allen

Welcome crafty friends… Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today and I am so excited to be sharing from the new release. We all love creating for Christmas… right?

Today I am creating with the NEW…

Block Print Poinsettia Vase and Loop Stitch Frames

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a light pink cardstock panel and adhere it to the base of your cardstock.

Die cut the largest die from the new Loop Stitch Frames on light blue cardstock and adhere to the center of your card.

Die cut the Block Print Poinsettia Vase set on colored cardstock. I went with the more traditional colors, but I say go for it. Pick colors that make you happy. You do not always have to do traditional, although they look amazing in traditional colors. Just saying….

Adhere all your pieces together and create this lovely Poinsettia Vase and then adhere it to the center of your Loop Stitch Frame.

Finishing with a few gold sequins.

A very simple card and you can stamp your Christmas sentiment inside the card. I love to leave the sentiments for the inside sometimes.

Thank you for stopping by. Make sure to check out the entire new release under the WHAT’S NEW section.

57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase

57688 Loop Stitch Frames

July 15, 2026
Fuchsia & Hummingbird
by Rosemary Dennis

Hello, hello! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a card made with the new Block Print Fuchsia Flowers and Block Print Flashy Hummingbird. I love all the hummingbird dies that Birch Press Design has released, but this one just might be my favorite. Fuchsias are one of my favorite flowers and so I was super excited when I saw the new fuchia related dies! Let’s look at what I made.

Growing up we always had a fuchsia hanging basket on our front porch as both my parents liked fuchsias. I remember being fascinated by the little bell shaped flowers that hung down amongst the green leaves. When I saw the new Block Print fuchsia dies I was in heaven! I went with a similar color palette as the one on the front of the packaging as it is a classic fuchsia color way and still one of my favorites!

I die cut the majority of the pieces for the hummingbird and fuchsias from colored cardstock. I only used white for the body of the hummingbird that all the other pieces get layered on. I then used Copic markers to color the pieces allowing me to change the colors and provide contrast.

For the bird I started with a light aqua colored cardstock and then added color using Copics in shades of teal. Additional pieces were cut from a medium green and then shades of green Copics added to deepen the color. The pieces were set aside to dry before glueing together.

The same process was done for the fuchsia except for the stems and the little stamens that hang down. I let them dry and then adhered together with glue. White cardstock was die cut, stamped with the sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp set and then I added a little bit of distress oxide ink in blue to the area where the fuchsia and hummingbird would be placed. They were then adhered with a combination of thin foam squares and glue. Added the panel to my light gray cardstock base and finished with a tiny dot of black Nuvo jewel drops for the bird’s eye.

I just love how this turned out. Clean and simple yet a little on the bold side. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for taking the time to visit the blog. Have a wonderful day!

57658 Block Print Flashy Hummingbird

57667 Block Print Fuchsia Flowers

CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack

SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack

SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack

July 9, 2026
Distressed Floral Birthday Card
by Toni M Maddox

Happy summer, my friends! Toni here with you today and I’m ever so excited about the mini release featuring fuschia and birds, the perfect complement to my own garden.

Let’s start with the blossoms where I combined the Block Print Fuschia Flowers along with the Block Print Fuschia Spray. In my mind this is like a hanging basket of fuschia.

Of course, they’re irresistable to the Block Print Flashy Hummingbird. I sponged all the diecuts with Catherine Pooler inks then spattered them with water.

For the background, I embossed a panel with a 3D basket-weave then spattered Copic Opaque white over the top. But, as I was assembling the card, I discovered that the white wasn’t fully dry so it smudged. I ran with it and randomly swiped a white pigment ink over the top to make it intentionally smudged!

My final step was to add the Elegant Birthday Sentiment which I had inked up with a couple of green inks. Fabulous!

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.

57658 Block Print Flashy Hummingbird

57661 Block Print Fuchsia Spray

57667 Block Print Fuchsia Flowers

8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set

July 8, 2026
Graceful Fuchsia
by Christina Rannow

Hello! Christina here. Today I’m sharing a beautiful floral card featuring the new Block Print Fuchsia Spray dies. This set creates graceful, detailed blooms for an elegant card design full of depth and dimension. I paired the set with a simple sentiment and a basic frame to showcase the beauty of these fuchsia blooms. Let’s take a closer look at how this card came together.

I started by die-cutting the fuchsia pieces from colored cardstock. I chose a trio of pinks for the blooms and a vibrant sea green for the leaves. Before layering and assembling the pieces, I added shading to each piece with a darker coordinating ink color using a small blending brush. After assembling them, I set them aside while I worked on the background panel.

For the background panel, I started with a mint green A2-sized piece of cardstock. Then I blended in a darker sea green color on just the top half of the panel. Next, while leaving space for the sentiment, I played around with the arrangement of the fuchsia blooms and greenery until I liked the layout. Before securing the die-cuts to the background panel, I first stamped the sentiment with a coordinating green ink. Then I secured the die-cuts with either glue or, for added dimension, thin foam squares. I left the space around the perimeter of the background panel free of die-cuts so I could add a frame. I ended up having to trim just a couple of stems and the top of a bloom to accommodate the frame.

To create the look of a matted frame, I used two basic nesting rectangle dies. I die-cut the larger one from sea green cardstock and the smaller one from white cardstock. Before layering these together, I blended a darker coordinating ink color around the inside edge of the sea green frame. Then I popped up the layered frame on my card front using foam tape and attached everything to a top-fold card base. The finishing touch was to add a few translucent green embellishments.

Thank you for reading about my elegant card design featuring the graceful Block Print Fuchsia Spray die set. See you again soon!

57661 Block Print Fuchsia Spray
CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

June 30, 2026
Peacock Birthday Card
by Annette Allen

Welcome BPD friends, Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today and I am all about this Block Print Pretty Peacock. So let’s get started.

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on yellow cardstock and adhere to your card base.

Cut 4 strips of colored cardstock. Cut them different widths and adhere them at an angle on a white panel measuring 4×5. I did not really center the strips but aimed for the middle. I usually am not trying to perfectly place, I just add glue and adhere to the card. haha….

Trim off access and adhere the panel to your card.

Die cut the Block Print Pretty Peacock (57591) in 5 different colors. Choose colors that make you happy. I used some of the colors I used on the strips.

You will need a solid piece for the back in order to adhere all the pretty colors. I die cut a circle and trimmed off the part not needed. This allowed me to adhere the colors and create my Pretty Peacock.

Adhere the peacock to the right lower center of the card using foam tape. This gives your card a little dimension.

Stamp the sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166) on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating dies.

To finish I add three white/clear sequins.

Thank you for stopping by….

57591 Block Print Pretty Peacock

CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

June 26, 2026