Hello, my crafty friends. Toni here and today I’m sharing a masculine holiday card with unconventional colors.
For the background, I kept everything very neutral using Catherine Pooler Macchiato with the Poppy Stamps Nordic Motif Stencil (used at an angle) on the front.
The diecut oval is cut from kraft cardstock then embossed with holiday sentiments.
I got my hands on some Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 paper and thought it would really jazz up the Block Print Deer. I love it so very much!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hey, my foxy friends! Toni here today sharing the first of many projects using the latest release. You are going to love it!
I cut out the Block Print Wise Fox and sponged it using Catherine Pooler inks. I used black Enamel Accents for the eyes and nose.
While that was drying, I cut out the Wavy Hillside, Block Print Evergreen Trees, and Block Print Forest Scene elements using Memory Box Nutmeg Forest and Nutmeg Plaid 6×6 papers.
I used the Tim Holtz Moon Mask on the Block Print Forest Scene moon using Catherine Pooler inks.
I think the sentiment is from Spellbinders but not positive.
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello, Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a birthday card that I created using the Majestic Whale die set. Let’s have a look at what I made.
Ever start making a project and then decide halfway through that you don’t like it and go in a completely different direction? Well, that was me, lol! I had a completely different color scheme/idea for my card using different dies and for whatever reason I couldn’t make it work.
As I was working on the first idea I decided to create an alcohol ink background to see if that would help my initial idea work. Loved the background I created, but it didn’t go with the other colors and fish I was using. Then I thought of the Majestic Whale die set. I hadn’t used that set yet so set aside the other fish and idea to start fresh.
I die cut the whale from a light blue Memory Box cardstock and then added distress oxide ink in Chipped Sapphire ink to darken up tail and top portion of the whale. I added a little bit to the belly and fin, as well. Then I adhered everything together. Before the alcohol ink had completely dried I added a little touch of gold using a foil sheet in rose gold. Then I die cut the background using a Memory Box arched rectangle die.
I adhered everything to the card front using glue and then added the sentiment that I hot foiled using the Sugar Script Sentiments 2 hot foil set. I added a little bit of ink to the edges so that it blended in with the background. Well, that is it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hello readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a card that I made using products from the Block Print Ocean inspired collection. Yes, this is my third card this month using some of these products, because it is such a beautiful collection, particularly if you are into the nautical theme.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I used a piece of pre-watercolored background paper as the first layer. I keep a stack or supply of watercolored backgrounds and alcohol ink backgrounds, because it’s SO much easier to just pull from them, rather than creating on the fly.
Using the Block Print Majestic Whale and Block Print Whale duo, I die cut the whales from a navy blue cardstock and white cardstock. I used a liquid adhesive to adhere the components together and then once the whale pieces were assembled, I added the whales to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
Using the Sea Kelp and Mini Fish dies, I die cut the key from a lighter blue and a green cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on a white circle in navy ink.
What a majestic whale! It makes for such an elegant card. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.
Hello! Christina here to share an autumn-themed card that I designed by combining an unexpected trio of die sets. I chose the Tufted Bird from the Block Print collection and nestled him in some fall foliage that I created with the Rosebud Arch and Mixed Berry Contour Layers die sets. These very different sets combined beautifully and make for a lovely autumn card. Let’s take a look at how it came together.
I started by die-cutting the elements for the Tufted Bird from white cardstock. I used a variety of Distress Inks and small blending brushes to ink up the diecut pieces and then assembled them, securing them with glue.
Next, I die-cut the elements from the Rosebud Arch and Mixed Berry die sets from more white cardstock. I used the same process for these diecuts as I did for the Tufted Bird. I inked all the pieces with Distress Inks and then assembled the Mixed Berries components.
For the background panel, I inked a pale jade color in the center of an A2 card panel with a very light hand and let the edges softly blend out. Then I lightly spattered the panel with the same ink color for a little texture and interest.
Lastly, I arranged the foliage and berries on the background panel and added the tufted bird nestled in the center. The final detail was to stamp a simple sentiment from the Sentimental Banners set from Poppy Stamps using a chocolate brown ink.
Thank you so much for checking out my autumn-themed card that I created by mixing and matching some unexpected die sets. See you again soon!
Hello friends and happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a good start. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today, sharing a card that I made using a variety of new Block Print Ocean themed products. Let’s take a closer look at the cards and which products I used below:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I used a piece of my own premade watercolor paper for the background of the card and cut a frame around the watercolor paper.
I adhered all of the fish to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension and then lastly, I added a tabbed foil sentiment (from sister company Memory Box) to the card.
I love these beautiful new ocean themed products. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
Ahoy, friends, and happy holidays a little early. Toni here with a holiday card inspired by living in the Pacific Northwest.
I started the card by rubbing a few Memory Box Snowflake Rub-on Transfers onto a pale gray card front.
I then added the Birch Press Design Corner Waves cut from Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock.
While I had the diecutting machine out, I cut out the Waterfront Pilings, Curious Seagull and Happy Seagull then sponged them with Catherine Pooler inks.
I’m giving you a sneak peek of the upcoming release with that glittery hat. Cuteness awaits!
You can see the full list of supplies used on my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, as well as check out my other makes.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can’t believe it is already October! 2025 is definitely flying by, lol! I’m sharing a card today that I created with the fun Block Print Sardines and Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die sets. Let’s look at what I made.
For this card I decided to go very clean and simple. I die cut the bodies of all the sardines from green cardstock and then die cut the body of the small sardine from purple cardstock and the larger sardine from a dark teal. There are two layers for the eye and so I swapped the colors using a purple layer for the teal fish and teal for the purple fish. The final eye layer was die cut from white cardstock and then colored with a dark gray (almost black) Copic marker.
I adhered all the layers using liquid adhesive and then set aside to dry. I used a rectangle die and light aqua cardstock to die cut a background. I used a medium aqua cardstock to die cut the kelp.
Then figured out my layout. I actually used a clean and simple sketch layout that I had saved for my starting point. I adhered the three fish to the background panel and then layered the kelp on top.
Once everything was dry I placed my panel in my stamping tool and stamped the sentiment from the Rainbow Days Lingo Notes stamp set. Like I said very clean and simple.
Well, that is it for me. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
Hello Birch Press Design friends and fans! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing another card that I created using products from the Block Print Ocean Inspired collection. What a beautiful collection this is!
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. This is my go-to cardstock for everything! I use it to make cards, card bases, die cutting, stamping and Copic coloring. It’s a great quality paper and one that I highly recommend.
For the first layer of this card I used one of my pre-made alcohol ink backgrounds. I keep a stash of pre-made alcohol ink background in a drawer, because they are so easy to pull from, rather than pulling out all that ink and making a mess on the fly.
On a 2″ circle of white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment “sending hugs and smiles” in teal ink. Unfortunately I did not realize it at the time, but this sentiment is from a now-retired set. Sorry! But, you could use ANY saying of your choosing and that would work just fine for this card.
Using the Block Print Proud Seahorse and the Block Print Floating Jellyfish, I die cut the pieces from white, blue and green cardstock. I then assembled the small pieces using a fine tip liquid adhesive. I adhered the seahorse and the jellyfish to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
The Block Print Ocean inspiration collection is available to shop now online at Birch Press Design. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
Hello, everyone! Toni here with a stylized greenery holiday card.
I was really struck by the stark lines of the Block Print Stems & Berries set. How could I really allow that to shine on the card?
I used bright Memory Box Cherry Red, Cilantro, and Leaf Sprout cardstock without sponging, making the design really pop on that white base.
And how could I not use red glitter cardstock for the Find Joy word die. Mounting that on black along with the card base and stems in black–chef’s kiss!
Be sure to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
