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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

August 21, 2026
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

August 19, 2026
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

August 17, 2026
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

August 12, 2026
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

August 10, 2026
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
August 4, 2026
Ornament Dies As Lemons!
by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here with a summery project created from . . . ornament and poinsettia dies. That’s right–stretching my supplies as always!

As I was designing a different card featuring the Block Print Loop Ornament, I noticed that the base layer was rather shaped like a lemon. Of course, I had to run with that idea!

I cut out two “lemons” from Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock and spattered them with a touch of Catherine Pooler Tiara ink. Next, I used leaves from the Block Print Poinsettia Vase cut from Memory Box Greenery 6×6 cardstock.

To create the background, I lightly sponged the Birch Press Design Honeycomb Stencil with CP Fiesta Blue ink on the card base. For a bit of added interest, I spattered Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink as well.

This nicely tied in the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamped in a Versafine Clair Nocturne.

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.

57689 Block Print Loop Ornament

57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase

42046 Honeycomb Stencil

8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set

SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack

SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack

August 3, 2026
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