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  • 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
  • Mixed Media Bumblebee | By Christina Rannow

    Mixed Media Bumblebee | By Christina Rannow

    Hello, crafty friends! Christina here to share my latest project featuring products from the beautiful Block Print Garden collection. I combined the Buzzing Bumblebee and the Honeycomb Cut Out with some distressed and salvaged elements for a striking mixed media design. I had so much fun creating this card that’s a little out of my comfort zone, and I can’t wait to share my process with you! Let’s get started!

    First, I die cut the Honeycomb Cut Out from a white cardstock panel that I had stamped with a text background stamp. I used a metallic gold ink to stamp the text a little imperfectly, which was the look I wanted for this design. My next step was to rip the stamped cardstock for some distressing into a smaller square, leaving the edges raw. I also tucked some ripped vellum behind this panel, securing it with glue, letting the edges peek out here and there. Then, I attached it to a square of yellow cardstock with a textured dot detail and a decorative edge using foam squares. Finally, I mounted everything to some patterned paper and trimmed out the top and bottom with strips of black cardstock die cut with the same decorative edge as the yellow square. 

    Next, I die cut and assembled the components for the bumblebee and the floral swags. I used white cardstock and vellum for the wings of the bee and looped some decorative gold twine in with them too. The body is die cut from yellow cardstock, and the black stripes were added using a Copic marker. Then, I die cut the greenery for the swag from the Foliage Bunch set and built my flowers using components from two die sets: the Block Print Star Flowers and the Block Print Garden Heart. I secured everything to my card front and moved on to the last few steps of my card design.

    First, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Poppy Stamps Sentimental Banners set with gold embossing powder and die cut it with a stitched sentiment strip. I tucked another sentiment strip die cut from vellum behind this one before attaching it to my card front. The final steps were to add a few matte gold pearls and a decorative gold twine detail. 

    Thank you so much for visiting today! I hope you’re inspired to step out of your comfort zone a little during your next crafting session!

    Supplies

    57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

    57594 Honeycomb Cut Out

    57589 Block Print Garden Heart

    57605 Block Print Star Flowers

    57588 Foliage Bunch

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    cb516 Sentimental Banners

  • Honey Bee Hello | by Rosemary Dennis

    Honey Bee Hello | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Have you been amazed by the projects the design team has created with the most current release? Well, I have! I have been buzzing with excitement to get something made and today is the day! Let’s have a look at what I made.

    I had several ideas in mind and tried at least one of them, but wasn’t super happy with how it was turning out. I decided to shift gears and use up some yellow glitter paste I had out on my desk. I really wanted to use the Honeycomb Cut Out die and so I used it to create a stencil to use with the glitter paste.

    After doing a quick test to see how my DIY stencil would turn out I decided to diecut it from some sturdier cardstock. For this I chose (and sacrificed) a piece of Memory Box glossy black cardstock. As you can see it would have also made a pretty neat background, too. I die cut a piece of heavy white cardstock with a rectangle die and then taped that to the back of my DIY stencil. The stencil worked pretty well with only a small amount of the paste seeping under. I peeled off my stencil and let my panel dry.

    While my panel was drying I die cut my bees using the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee from a piece of watercolor cardstock that I had initially planned to use for my background panel, but it was a bit of a fail. I think the bees I die cut from it are kind of fun and funky!

    Once the glitter paste was dry and full disclosure that did take a long time because of the amount of paste that was applied using the stencil. I let the panel dry overnight to make sure it was fully dry before assembling my card. I even at one point placed something heavy on top so that it would dry flat.

    Since I was going for a mixed media vibe. I splattered the fully dry panel with distress ink in Gathered Twigs and appropriately Wild Honey. For the bees I die cut enough so that I could cut some apart to build the bees for my card. The wings were die cut from heavy weight vellum. I assembled my bees and then what kind of sentiment I would use. I settled on the Big Hello Sugar Script. Initially I die cut the hello from heavy weight cardstock and then splattered it, but there was too much splatter. So I used another piece of glossy black cardstock and stacked it on top of the splattered sentiment. Everything was adhered with liquid adhesive and then I added my panel to a kraft cardstock base.

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


    Supplies


    57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee
    57594 Honeycomb Cut Out
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script
  • Sending Warm Wishes | by Crystal Komara

    Sending Warm Wishes | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy Tuesday! I hope you are all having a wonderful day so far. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a “warm wishes” card and nothing says warm like the color yellow, right?

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 100 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. First, I created an alcohol ink background from Butterscotch Ranger Adirondack alcohol ink on Yupo paper. Once that dried, I adhered the background directly to the card base.

    Using the new Honeycomb Plate, I die cut the honeycomb frame from white cardstock. I adhered the frame to the card using a very fine-tip liquid glue. Next, using the Perky Bloom Contour Layers die, I created the flower. I die cut all pieces of the Perky Bloom Contour Layers die from white cardstock to create a solid white flower (minus a black stamen) that would pop against that bold alcohol ink background. I adhered the layers of the flower together and adhered the flower to the lower right corner of the card.

    Using the Foliage Bunch dies, I die cut foliage from black cardstock. I adhered the foliage under the flower. Lastly, for a sentiment I added a foil tab from Memory Box, a sister company to Birch Press Design.

    I hope you like today’s card. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Blue Honey Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Blue Honey Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Blue honey? What’s going on here, Toni, you might be thinking to yourself. Well, a few years ago I read an article about some beekeepers who discovered their bees had made blue and green honey. It turns out the hives were just a couple of miles from a candy factory that had inadvertently left some product accessible to bees. Apparently bees gonna eat.

    So, I took inspiration from that and used glossy photo paper with Adirondack alcohol inks to create a randomly colored blue-green base panel.

    I cut the Honeycomb Plate from Memory Box Summer Squash cardstock, adhering that to the top.

    I colored up the large Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee using Copics and applied Clear Wink of Stella to the vellum wings.

    I cut the Sugar Script Big Hello from black cardstock and popped it on top.

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

    Supplies

    57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

    57593 Honeycomb Plate

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Bright Summer Hugs | Sandhya Iyer

    Bright Summer Hugs | Sandhya Iyer

    Hello crafty friends! I’m back on the Birch Press Design blog with another vibrant summer-inspired project! Today’s card is full of warm colors, bold texture, and cheerful florals—with a couple of bees buzzing in to say hi! 🐝

    This time, I used a rich orange-red background paired with layers of delicate florals and a bold sentiment to create a card that radiates sunshine and warmth.

    Here’s a quick rundown of the featured products:

    Honeycomb Plate – for that stunning dimensional background

    Abundant Branch Die – the layered branch, leaves, and florals that add softness and movement

    Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee Die Set – adorable bees with layered wings for a fun, summery vibe

    Big Hugs Sugar Script Die Set – the perfect bold-yet-sweet sentiment to bring it all together

    To create the background, I die-cut the Honeycomb Plate in deep orange-red and layered the cut out pieces over cream cardstock. The bold contrast really makes everything pop! I then cut and assembled the Abundant Branch in fresh greens and soft pinks, placing it diagonally to guide the eye across the card.I added gems to the flower centers and some glossy accents over the berries for extra interest.

    Next came those buzz-worthy bees—die-cut from yellow and vellum—and a quick touch with a black marker to create the stripes. I topped the design with the Big Hugs sentiment in buttery yellow, which feels like sunshine in word form.

    This card is perfect for sending love, encouragement, or just a little hello across the miles.

    Thanks for visiting the blog today—I hope this card brings a smile to your face and a spark of inspiration to your craft table.

    Until next time,
    Sandhya

    Supplies:


    57593 Honeycomb Plate
    57575 Abundant Branch
    57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee
    57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

  • The Butterflies & The Bees | by Crystal Komara

    The Butterflies & The Bees | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy Tuesday! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a vibrant card made with some of the latest products from Birch Press Design – the Honeycomb Plate, the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee and the previously released Butterfly Basics.

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I created an alcohol ink background using Butterscotch Ranger Adirondack alcohol ink on Yupo paper. Once that alcohol ink dried, I used the new Honeycomb Stencil and sponged Versamark ink over the alcohol ink. I then applied gold embossing powder and heated that with a heat tool being careful not to burn the synthetic Yupo paper.

    Using the Butterfly Basics, I die cut the first layer of the two butterflies from a piece of the alcohol ink background. I then die cut the second layer from white cardstock and adhered the two layers together with a fine tip liquid glue. Using the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee, I die cut the bumblebee from yellow cardstock and then used a fine tip sharpie to “color” the black body. I die cut the wings from vellum cardstock.

    I adhered everything to the card and then splattered the entire image with an espresso (dark brown) ink.

    The “thank you” sentiment is a foil greeting from sister company Memory Box. You can find those sentiment strips here.

    I hope you have enjoyed this vibrant butterflies and bees card. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.

  • Enjoy the Moment – A Spring-Summer Tag | Sandhya Iyer

    Enjoy the Moment – A Spring-Summer Tag | Sandhya Iyer

    Hello Birch Press Design friends! Sandhya here, and I’m buzzing by with a bright and cheerful spring-summer tag that’s sure to bring a smile to your face! With warmer days ahead, I was inspired to create a tag full of color, texture, and a bit of whimsy using some of my favorite new dies from Birch Press Design.

    Here’s a quick rundown of the featured products:

    Honeycomb Cut Out Die – the star of the background, adds depth and pattern

    Rosebud Arch Contour Layers Die Set – for the soft, dimensional blooms and leafy vines

    Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee Die Set – these adorable bees add the perfect whimsical touch

    To begin, I cut two tag bases from cream-colored cardstock and rusty red-colored cardstock. Any generic large size tag dies or readymade tags should work for this. I cut the honeycomb panel out of the cream tag and softly ink-blended the edges for a warm glow. Then I added some scripty stamping details to add a vintage effect. I backed the honeycomb layer with a red layer to give my tag a vibrant focal point.

    Next, I die cut and assembled the florals and vines as well as the bees. The bee-wings were die-cut from vellum cardstock to give them realistic wings and a soft texture. I cut the bee bodies from yellow cardstock and added the black portion with an alcohol marker.

    I then tucked in leafy stems and rosebuds to build a garden around the honeycomb. I carefully added the bees and a chipboard sentiment from my stash to complete the top layer.

    Finally, I used some crinkled ribbon to tie a blow and connect the 2 tag layers. I hope this project inspires you to check out the fun new bee themed release and create some fun summer projects. Happy crafting!

    Supplies:


    57594 Honeycomb Cut Out
    57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee
    57561 Rosebud Arch Contour Layers

  • Sending Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis

    Sending Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a sunny card that would brighten up anyone’s day. Let’s have a look at what I made.

    There are so many pretty flowers in the new Block Print line that it is hard to decide which one to use! For this card I decided to use the Block Print Fun Floral die set. One of the things I noticed about this set of dies and the resulting flowers is that they would be perfect for a wreath!

    I started by diecutting a circle using a die set from Poppystamps (our sister company) from bright yellow cardstock from the Memory Box Sunshine. The rest of the pieces were die cut from various shades of yellow from the same pad.

    I then assembled all the flowers by alternating colors. When I was done I had lots and lots of flowers to use for my wreath. Below is a photo of my pile of flowers.

    I die cut some cream Memory Box woodgrain cardstock for my background and then adhered the die cut circle to the panel. I flowers were arranged with the large flowers at the top, bottom and sides and the smaller flowers in the gaps that were left.

    To break up all the yellow I added some bright green leaves that I cut with the leaf die from the Block Print Stems and Berries die. I finished off the card with the sentiment from the Rainbow Days Lingo Note stamp and die set that I surrounded with lots and lots of clear Fairy Jewels.

    I love how my fun and bright wreath turned out! I hope you enjoyed learning how I created it. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.


    Supplies


    cl8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set
    57599 Block Print Stems and Berries
    57603 Block Print Fun Floral
    sh44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper