Thanks for stopping by! I’m so glad you made time for a visit! I’m playing with Glossy Accents today to show you how to add some glossy shine and dimension to your die cutting projects. Here’s what my finished project looks like..
I started by cutting the Aurora B die from a panel of card stock. I didn’t want it to cut all the way through. I wanted to create an outline of the die on the card panel that I could color. I added some clear packing tape to the back of my card stock panel before cutting the die on the front of the panel. The packing tape helps keep the die together so no pieces fall out.
Next I colored up the design with Copic markers. You DONT want to use a water based marker because the liquid Glossy Accents will activate the color and it will bleed into the medium, Copic markers are alcohol so they will not blend into the Glossy Accents. When everything is colored to your liking cut a second Aurora Layer B die from white card stock and adhere it over the die cut on your panel. The die cut will cover all the places you went “out of the lines”. 
Fill in the die cut openings with Glossy Accents. I used a needle to move it around and get into all the corners. It’s also convenient for breaking any bubbles you might see. This is a time consuming technique but the shine is worth it. TIP: Use a die cut with large openings to make this process easier. I chose the Aurora die for this reason.
I only applied glossy accents to the outer rings and the center circle. When the glossy accents is dry add a die cut Aurora Layer A die cut to the design. 
I used Copic markers to color a piece of scrap paper before cutting the Big Sugar Script Thanks. I love the ombre look!
The dry glossy accents reminds me of candy! This was a fun technique that I will use again. I hope you’ll give it a try!
Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″
Supplies
Hi there are welcome back to another inspiration post at Birch Press Design. I hope you enjoyed the Blog Blitz last week where you were able to have a closer look at the new holiday release! Today I have a quick video tutorial for you to share how I made this pretty ornament card using the newly released 
I used non traditional Christmas colours for my ornament mainly because these colours look so good together but also because it is still summer and I am not quite ready to break out the reds and greens just yet.
I started off by cutting one of each of the layers in pink, green and blue, then I cut the ornament hook in silver sparkle paper and the Big Joy Sugar Script in white and backgrounds in grey and vellum (more on that later).
In the following video I will show you how I put my ornament together and hung it on the card base!
The addition of the tiny foam pieces behind the ornament gave the card some added dimension and makes the details of the die stand out more.
Thank you for joining me and I hope that you enjoyed today’s post showing you how you can quickly and easily create a clean and simple card using any of the mandala dies. Have a fabulous weekend.
Welcome back to another day of the Birch Press Design Holiday Release Blog Blitz! Today I am introducing the new Splash mandala layer dies.
I will be using 
If you remember back last week when I creted a stencil using the new Triangle Fade craft die 
The last time I used the stencil I had used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink, because Distress Oxide doesn’t completely dry without heat setting, when I sponged the pink over the stencil it actually blended the inks together creating a beautiful pinky/blue colour. I love it when happy accident’s like this happen!
The Splash layers were cut with pink, aqua and light aqua cardstock and then adhered together to create a beautiful mandala. The mandala was adhered to the centre of the card over top of the soft stenciling. The hints of stenciled design through the opening of the mandala are such a lovely design element.
The sentiment “You Are Simply the Best” is from the 
Now onto the giveaway details. The prize today is the 
Thank you so much for stopping in today and don’t forget to pop back in tomorrow for another Blog Blitz post. Have a wonderful day!
