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  • Passion Flower Hello | by Rosemary Dennis

    Passion Flower Hello | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a card that features the beautiful Block Print Passion Fruit Flower die set, as well as the Linear Stripes Stencil. Let’s have a look at what I created.

    For this card I went with cardstock in shades of teal. I used the Memory Box Lagoon cardstock pack, as well as a small amount of green and yellow. I die cut all the flowers from three shades and then mixed and matched to create my flowers.

    I then die cut a panel of white cardstock and used the Linear Stripes stencil along with teal stencil paste to create my background. I can be a little messy with stencil paste so there are little spots where there is extra paste, lol!

    As I waited for the panel to dry I adhered all my flowers together with glue and then determined how I would arrange them on the panel. For the sentiment I used the cute Rainbow Days Lingo Notes stamp set. I stamped the word “hello” in black ink,colored it very simply with one Copic marker in a shade of teal that coordinated with the flowers and then die cut it with the matching die.

    I adhered the panel to a white cardstock base and then arranged the flowers. The flowers were adhered with glue. The sentiment was adhered with thin foam squares.

    Well, that is it for me. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day.

  • Block Print Passion Fruit Flower Butterflies | by Crystal Komara

    Block Print Passion Fruit Flower Butterflies | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy Tuesday! Welcome back to another post with Design Team member Crystal Komara. Today I have gotten a little extra creative and turned the new Block Print Passion Fruit Flower dies into butterflies. It sort of happened by serendipity – or a fortunate accident, but I’m not mad!

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. This is my go-to cardstock for all my card bases because it is nice and sturdy. First, to create the background I cut a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of lilac purple paper and adhered it directly to the white card base.

    Using Plate B of the Flora Plate Layer Set, I cut a piece of white cardstock and adhered this directly over the lilac purple cardstock to create visual interest.

    Now for the flower/butterflies: Using the Block Print Passion Fruit Flower dies, I create flowers from various colors of purple cardstock (with green stamens. I create a total of four flours and then I accidentally dropped two of them on the flower and they kind of fell into a butterfly shape and I thought hmmmm. . . . if I cut off the stems and glue them together, they DO look like butterflies, so I went with it!

    I adhered two of the flowers together to create a butterfly and then I added a second set to the front of the card.

    Lastly I added a tab foil sentiment from Memory Box Company (a sister company of Birch Press Design) and voila – a butterfly card made from flowers!

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! It’s summer and the water’s fine! Toni here with you today sharing a card made using some cute fishies from the new release. I love them so so much!

    I wanted a school of fish, like what you might see in a giant aquarium. To achieve that I cut out a variety of fish using Memory Box cardstock.

    • Block Print Pond Fish, Striped Fish, & Angelfish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash
    • Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle right): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Lavender Bloom
    • Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Key Lime
    • Block Print Glider Fish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash, Orange Peel & Powder Blue

    I used Catherine Pooler inks with the cardstock to create variations in color for each fish.

    For the sentiment I used the Sugar Script Big Hello die and outline in Summer Squash and sturdy black. The sentiment embossed on vellum is Lawn Fawn which coordinates so perfectly.

    I added some glam with a no-shed aqua glitter cardstock as the card front. Swoon!

    Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies and to check out my other projects.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Supplies

    57611 Block Print Glider Fish

    57620 Block Print Angelfish

    57621 Block Print Swimmer Fish

    57623 Block Print Pond Fish

    57631 Block Print Striped Fish

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

    SH44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Under the Sea | By Christina Rannow

    Under the Sea | By Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here, and I’m so excited to share this magical under-the-sea card design with you today featuring products from the beautiful new ocean-themed release. I paired the new Block Print Floating Jellyfish with the new Sea Kelp and Mini Fish dies, inked and spattered everything with bold, saturated color, and then framed up the scene with a simple arched window. Let’s dive into this under-the-sea card design!

    My first step was to create the ocean background panel with light rays filtering through. I chose regular Distress Inks in Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Uncharted Mariner to use with the new layered Light Ray Stencil. I used Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers for the first layer and then Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner for the second layer. And when stenciling, I started in the upper left corner, using a lighter hand with the ink colors, and gradually increased the pressure and the amount of ink I applied as I moved toward the lower right corner. This helped with the illusion of light filtering down through the water. And now for the fun part! With the stenciling done, I spattered the panel with plain water and with Distress Oxide Ink Sprays in Salvaged Patina and Uncharted Mariner. I just love the texture and interest this gives, especially to a watery ocean scene.

    My next step was to die-cut the other elements of my card design from white cardstock. I started with the arched window frame and attached it to my background panel with foam tape. Then, I moved on to the sea kelp. I inked them with a variety of green Distress Inks and then spattered them with plain water and more ink. The green inks I chose were Lucky Clover, Pine Needles, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness.

    Next, I die-cut the jellyfish and inked the components with Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks before assembling them with thin foam squares. Finally, I die-cut the mini fish and inked them with Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin. 

    With the other elements of my design ready, I got to work assembling the scene. I started with the sea kelp, tucking them inside the arched window against the background and also adding some to the outside of the window. I used foam squares or partial foam squares to secure the ones on the outside of the window to the background. Then I added the jellyfish and the mini fish to my scene. Finally, I added sentiment stamped on a fishtail banner, popping it up with foam squares, and finished with a few tropical blue water droplet embellishments.

    Thank you so much for reading about my magical under-the-sea card I designed using some of the new ocean-themed products from the latest release. See you again soon!

  • Go With the Flow – Ocean-Inspired Zines Covers | by Sandhya Iyer

    Go With the Flow – Ocean-Inspired Zines Covers | by Sandhya Iyer

    Hello Birch Press Design friends! Sandhya here, and today I’m sharing something a little different and super fun—mixed media zines! Inspired by the new ocean and underwater-themed dies from Birch Press Design, I created the front covers for two handmade zines that I’ll be filling with all sorts of sea-themed paper art.

    I absolutely love how the Block Print Floating Jellyfish and Sea Kelp and Mini Fish dies bring an instant sense of movement and whimsy. These die sets are the perfect focal point for ocean-themed mixed media projects, cards, journals, and more!

    First Zine: Go With the Flow

    I started with a sheet of mixed media paper that  I smooshed and splattered with Distress Oxides in different shades of soft oceanic blues to create a splashed look. I then folded it into a zine.

    I added texture to the top page using clear paste through a stencil to create waves. I then created a cluster using torn paper, cheesecloth, and some vintage-inspired ephemera to nest my focal point.

    I then die cut and assembled my Jelly fish out of bright pink and iridescent cardstock. I also die-cut some kelp out of watercolor paper that I had smooshed and sprayed with Distress inks in green.

    The bright pink jellyfish floats over the Kelp, making it the star of the piece. The sentiment “Go With the Flow” is the perfect mantra for both ocean life and art-making!

    Second Zine: Grow In Your Own Light

    For this cover, I kept the background more graphic and inky with bright aqua pattern paper, and layered stamping, stenciling and splatters.

    Another pink jellyfish takes center stage, accompanied by the empowering sentiment “Grow in your own light.” I love how this one feels like a dreamscape under the sea!

    These zines will be a fun way for me to explore and play with all the gorgeous dies from the latest ocean-themed release. I hope these covers inspire you to dive into your stash and try something new—whether it’s a tag, journal, card, or zine.

    Thanks for joining me today! I’ll be back soon with more inspiration from the sea

    Crafting with joy,
    Sandhya

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  • Birthday Fishes | by Rosemary Dennis

    Birthday Fishes | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello, hello! Have you seen the new Birch Press Design release? It is full of absolutely amazing fish themed designs. I have so many ideas rolling around in my head. I’m starting off with a fairly simple design today. Let’s have a look.

    When my package arrived in the mail my niece and her family were on a vacation in Bali. The photos she shared on Instagram got some ideas going and one of them was this card. Along with all the dies there is a really fun stencil set that allows you to create beams of sunlight shining in the ocean. I immediately knew I was going to use the stencils for my card.

    I inked up my panel of cardstock with Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink and then used on of the stencils and Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink to add the sunlight streaming into the water. Once that was done I splatted the panel with water to create little bubbles.

    I then inkblended another panel with Mowed Lawn distress oxide ink, Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey. I die cut the kelp and little fish from that panel using the new Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die set. I added a bit of a darker green distress oxide ink (I don’t remember which one) to the kelp for some color variation.

    The I figured out the arrangement of the kelp and fish. Since this card was going to my great niece who was on vacation in Bali with her parents I found a round Memory Box Tabs birthday sentment and inked it up with some of the green ink. I purposefully chose the sentiment tab with the wavy birthday to mimic the ocean waves. I adhered everything to my panel with glue and then added it to a cardstock base.

    I just love how this turned out. Well, that’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • Rainbow Heart Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Rainbow Heart Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Toni here with the first of two cards using the Linear Stripes stencil.

    For this first card, I used the stencil along with Catherine Pooler inks to color up a white card base. I allowed the inks to blend every few lines to create a rainbow effect.

    I then repositioned the stencil so I could repeat the process, creating a gorgeous gradient. I love the blending of the colors so very much!

    I applied ink in a gradient pattern on the Block Print Garden Heart leaves as well as the Sugar Script Big Hello to blend in a bit with the stripes behind it.

    I used vellum behind as the Block Print Garden Heart base because obviously more rainbow showing the better!

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Supplies

    57589 Block Print Garden Heart

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    42041 Linear Stripes

    SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

    SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Bold Butterfly | by Rosemary Dennis

    Bold Butterfly | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here and today I am here to say that I LOVE the Block Print butterflies! They are sooo cool. Today’s card features the amazing Block Print Radiant Butterfly. Let’s have a look.

    Many times when I start making my card I don’t think about taking photos of my process. That is the case with this card. I’m always trying to come up with new ideas or mediums that I can use when creating my cards. With this card I decided to die cut the pieces of my butterfly from watercolor cardstock and then color them with watercolor pens.

    I thought that this bold butterfy needed to be paired up with something equally as bold and so I went with the Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers die. That was also die cut from watercolor cardstock and the pieces colored with watercolor pens.

    For the butterfly I went with a bright yellow and red combo. The watercolor pens I have are limited in colors so I achieved the variants by mixing colors. Wished I had taken photos, but I was so caught up in the process that I forgot. Once all the pieces were dry I assembled them using liquid adhesive.

    With the bold butterfly and leaf cluster I thought a simple white background with just a touch a light blue inking was the best. After inking up the background I adhered the panel to a light gray cardstock base. I arranged my leaf cluster and butterfly, adhering both with liquid adhesive. The sentiment is from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp and die set. I stamped it in black and die cut it with the matching die. I did die cut several additional layers that I adhered to the sentiment to give it some depth. The sentiment was also adhered with liquid adhesive.

    I just love the graphic look of the butterfly mixed with the more natural look of the leaf cluster. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

    Supplies

    cl8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

    57515 Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers

    57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly

  • Dot Painted Butterfly | by Toni M Maddox

    Dot Painted Butterfly | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Toni here with you today. You may recall I said I’d made a second card using the Linear Stripes stencil. Let’s dive right in!

    Once I’d sponged up the card front of my previous card shown below, I noticed I had a LOT of ink left on the stencil. I certainly didn’t want all that inky goodness to go to waste so I spritzed the stencil with a bit of water and used it to smoosh a piece of Strathmore Bristol.

    Once that had dried, leaving me with subtle rainbow lines, I embossed the panel with a textured linen embossing folder. I also cut it out using a deckle edge rectangle die.

    Next I constructed the Block Print Radiant Butterfly using a black glitter cardstock as the base.

    I had recently seen a video about dot painting on canvas and thought I would try it on the butterfly using Art by Marlene neon acrylic paints and a stylus I had from ancient times when you had to emboss by hand (gasp!). Neat!

    I diecut the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment from the same black glitter cardstock as the butterfly then topped it with an embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Supplies

    57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly

    57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

    42041 Linear Stripes

    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44008 Deep Turquoise Paper Pack

  • Pretty Layered Die Cuts | By Christina Rannow

    Pretty Layered Die Cuts | By Christina Rannow

    Hello! It’s Christina, and I’m excited to share with you this card featuring a variety of products from past collections. I started with the incredible layered die set, Field of Blooms, and then perched a sweet little bird from the Block Print collection on a big, bold greeting. This is a straightforward die cutting-only card design, except for a little heat embossing! And it’s easily customizable to any occasion by simply changing up the sub-sentiment. So grab your die cutting machine, and let’s get started!

    My first step was to create the layered background with the Field of Blooms dies. There are three plates in this set that can be used together or separately with beautiful results. I chose to use all three layers, die cutting them with white cardstock for the first layer, light pink cardstock for the second layer, and green cardstock for the last layer. I secured the layers together and then attached them to a darker pink cardstock panel that peeks through all the layers to be the other half of the flower. 

    I trimmed down the layered background panel a bit and added a white frame with a stitching detail before mounting everything to a white A2 cardstock panel. 

    Next, I die cut and assembled the pieces for the perched bird. I chose two shades of yellow, white, and black cardstock for the die cuts and a black pearl for the eye. 

    For the sentiments, I die cut the greeting from black cardstock and layered it with a white shadow die cut. Then I heat embossed a sub-sentiment with white embossing powder on a black sentiment strip. 

    The final step was to attach all the elements to my card design. I used foam squares for added dimensions and finished with a few black enamel hearts for embellishment. 

    Thank you so much for stopping by and reading about my layered card design featuring products from past Birch Press collections. See you again soon!


    Supplies


    57357 Field of Blooms Plate Layer Set
    57581 Block Print Perched Bird
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

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    cb516 Sentimental Banners

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    sp1011 Leafy 6×6 pack
    sp1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    sp1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack