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Welcome to another Birch Press Design inspiration post. I hope that you have had the opportunity to play with some of the stamps from the newest release. Today I have a quick tutorial for you using the new Sparkler Butterfly Layered craft dies. These beautiful butterflies have four different layers that can be used together to create some awesome dimension or on their own with their distinct individual characteristics. Today I used the Sparkler Butterfly Layer A and the Sparkler Butterfly Layer C to create a pretty card that could be used for a bridal shower, a wedding, a birthday or even as an encouragement card.

I began by sponging some Distress Oxide inks on to three panels of Bristol Smooth cardstock with a foam blending tool. I divided each panel in two and I sponged colours that complimented each other on the top and bottom.

Next I sprinkled some clean water over the panels and then picked up some of the colour with a paper towel. Then I cut the tops with Layer A and the bottoms with Layer C.

Next I prepared my sentiment using the Wishing You the Best clear stamp set. The phrase ‘you all the happiness’ was stamped directly on the card base and the word wishing was stamped and die cut with the Wishing You the Best craft dies.

The butterflies were layered together and adhered in the middle allowed the wings to be free to bend slightly up for added dimension.


These dies along with this technique made for a really beautiful quick and easy card with lots of interest and also easy for mailing as the butterflies can lay flat.

I hope you were inspired today to go and make something beautiful. Have a lovely day and see you back here on Wednesday for another creative post by the design team.

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Happy Friday!  Today I have a card to share with you featuring the Let Your Dreams Set Sail stamp set.

 

 

With warmer temperatures finally here, I was inspired to create a nautical scene with rich summer colors.

 

 

For the background, I die cut the Waves Plate A die out of white cardstock.  I lightly sponged some teal ink to the middle of the waves layer.

 

 

I sponged the card base with yellow and teal inks, creating a sunny water scene.  Before adhering the waves die cut layer onto the card base, I sprayed some adhesive onto the bottom third of the die cut and sprinkled on some glitter.

 

 

After stamping the images from the Let Your Dreams Set Sail stamp set, I die cut them with the coordinating die set.

 

 

Thanks so much for joining me here today!  I hope you all can find some time to get crafty this weekend!

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy Friday and welcome back for another inspiration post. Today I am using the fabulous new Waves Plate to create a masculine birthday card. Design team member Jeanne touched on this a few weeks ago, but it is always a bit more challenging to create cards that are suitable for the men in our lives. The Waves Plate craft dies and the new Let Your Light Shine clear stamp set are just perfect for creating cards with a more masculine feel but at the same time equally as perfect for a woman.

I took a bit different spin with the dies today by creating a smooshed backdrop for the Waves Plate Die A from Distress Oxide inks. The beauty of the  plate dies is that they are wonderful stacked together providing so much dimension, but they each have their own character and can be used on their own like I did here today. I have a short video for you demonstrating how I smooshing my background and put my card together. I hope you enjoy…

I combined stamps and die cuts from the Let Your Light Shine clear stamp set and the Wishing You The Best clear stamp sets for my card. I did a little bit of stamp surgery by cutting (yes I said cutting) a couple of the sentiments in Wishing You The Best apart being careful to cut between the letters. The original sentiments can still be stamped out quite easily because the two sides of the cut fit right back together.

Here is a more detailed look at the lighthouse. I coloured it just the way I remember the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia, Canada. Built on the rocks, all white with a red lookout at the top.

Here is another look at the card

I hope you enjoyed today’s post and are considering all the possibilities with the Waves Plate Dies and new nautical clear stamp sets.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Instagram Hop!  We had lots of fun and hope to do another one soon!  Congratulations to the winners  @ggnursecreations and @grammylovesherboys!

 

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