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  • Find Joy in Snow | by Toni M Maddox

    Find Joy in Snow | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a (relatively) clean and simple holiday/winter card in pink and black. I love that color combination, don’t you?

    I cut out the BPD Crochet Snowflake using the Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter and Vintage Pastel Mirror Pads along with white cardstock.

    I adhered that to the card front which I had embossed using the Memory Box Open Studio Ringadings 5 3D Embossing Folder.

    To finish the card, I added a few Memory Box Open Studio Autumn Jewels and the BPD Find Joy that I coated in clear Wink of Stella.

    It would be really easy to mass produce this design, changing out the colors, for a series of unique cards.

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

    Supplies

    57474 Crochet Snowflake Layer Set

    57452 Find Joy and Outline

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

    EF1015 Ringadings 3D Embossing Folder

    JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

  • Masculine Snowflake

    Masculine Snowflake

    Hello again, Birch Press friends! Allison here, and today I’m sharing a masculine holiday card. It seems like many of us often struggle when it comes to making masculine cards. My solution is usually to find a good plaid, or to pick some darker colors and go with a clean and simple design. In this case, I did both!

    I started with the gorgeous new Adornment Snowflake die. I cut the shadow/solid layer from gold foil card stock. I cut the detailed layer from a grayish-blue color (twice to give it a bit of dimension), and then I offset it when I adhered it to the gold layer so that it gave my snowflake twelve points instead of six. There are so many ways that you could adorn this snowflake, but I chose to keep it simple for this card.

    This plaid paper is so gorgeous – it has very thin gold foil stripes in the design. I cut the panel down so that I could leave a little margin of my Kraft card base showing, and then I glued the snowflake to the center. I only glued the center of the snowflake – that way, the points can lift up for dimension. I gold heat embossed the sentiment onto navy card stock and cut it out with the matching die.

    Thank you so much for joining us today. I hope this card inspires you and brings a smile to your face!

    Wishing you a crafty day,
    Allison


    Supplies


    57483 Adornment Snowflake
    8162 Contempo Christmas Greetings clear stamp and die set
    sp1006 Stormy Blue 6×6 pack

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    pp1018 Woodsy Plaid 6×6 pack
    fp1001 Polished Foil Pad pack
  • Holly Wreath | by Crystal Komara

    Holly Wreath | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a holiday card with you featuring the beautiful new Holly Wreath Plate Layer set. But, there’s a lot more going on with this card than just a dimensional wreath, there is also a heat foiled background and heat embossed sentiment too, so read on for all the fun details!

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. This is my go-to white cardstock for e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! Using the Gilded Grace Hot Foil Plate, I foiled the first layer of the card. I use a Gemini Foilpress machine for my foiling. I used the Crafter’s Companion Foil Press paper in brass. I adhered this foiled layer directly to the card base.

    I did not foil the inner circle of the Gilded Grace Plate, so instead I stamped the sentiment “wishing you peace” in the center of the circle. Next, I created the wreath. I die cut Layer C (bottom layer) of the Holly Wreath from dark green cardstock. I die cut Layer B (middle layer) of the Holly Wreath Plate from green glitter cardstock. Finally, I cut Layer A (top layer) of the Holly Wreath Plate from light green cardstock. The green cardstock is from the 6″ x 6″ Lush Green paper pack and the 6″ x 6″ Glitzy Glitter paper pack. I adhered all three layers of the wreath together with a fine-tip liquid glue.

    I adhered the wreath to the center of the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I stamped the sentiment “joy” in Versamark ink on a piece of red cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment with the Red Robin embossing powder from WOW! I used the coordinating circular die to die cut the sentiment out. The “joy” sentiment and die is from the Contempo Christmas Greetings stamp set and coordinating dies.

    Lastly, I adhered a small piece of gold ribbon underneath the “joy” circular sentiment. I also added a couple red rhinestones to the wreath to resemble berries.

    This card has it all – gold foil, sparkly glitter paper and heat embossing! It sparkles AND it shines!

    I hope you have enjoyed today’s card! You can visit me on my website, Instagram and YouTube! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    http://www.crystalkomara.com

    Supplies

    57450 Holly Wreath Plate Layer Set

    BPF512 Gilded Grace Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

    8162 Contempo Christmas Greetings clear stamp and die set

  • Birch Press Designs & WOW! Collaboration

    Birch Press Designs & WOW! Collaboration

    Today we’re having an Instagram hop featuring the wonderful products of @wowembossing and @birchpressdesign You’re going to love how well they work together! Designs from the Birch Press Design team will be detailed on the blog throughout the month of October so you can get a closer look.

    Designers from both teams have come together to share a whole bunch of inspiration, using products from both companies.

    To celebrate this fun collaboration both companies will be giving away a gift voucher for their stores!

    WOW! will be offering a £/$15 voucher for either their US or UK sites and Birch Press Design will be giving a $15 voucher to their store! We don’t want you to miss out so head on over to instagram for a chance to win.

    Here’s a complete list of all the designers with projects to share today!

    Hop Lineup:

    @wowembossing

    @joherbert

    @sugarandspice

    @handmadebytasha13 

    @allifrazier

    @natashavacca02

    @april_notes

    @erica_cacaraft 

    @crystalkomara 

    @irishrosecreations 

    @dilaynacar 

    @love.builds_up.crafts 

    @jeannejachna  

    @birchpressdesign

  • Snowy Circle Quarters | By Seeka

    Snowy Circle Quarters | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Snowy Circle Layer and the Handwritten Merry Christmas And Outline die sets.

    I started off by die cutting the three snowy circle layers from teal, white, and light blue cardstocks (the Fresh Aqua 6×6 paper pad has some nice options). I glued the layers together and then cut the finished circle into quarters.

    Next, I cut a 2.5″ x 4.75″ panel of white cardstock and glued the quarters into the corners. I added the sentiment, cut from a dark teal cardstock and glued to a vellum shadow layer, and then glued the panel to a 2.75″ x 5″ frame of teal cardstock.

    To finish, I used foam tape to adhere the panel to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ white card base and then glued small clear drops to the centers of each snowflake for a bit of sparkle.

    Thank you so much for visiting!

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  • Dove of Peace | by Toni M Maddox

    Dove of Peace | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a watercolored holiday card.

    I started the card by cutting out a BPD Herbarium Plate layer out of white and mounting it on kraft.

    The BPD Adornment Dove dies are a set of two, one that I used to cut the watercolored panel and the other for the white outline.

    I cut the BPD Peace Honey Script outline in the same watercolored paper (check out that fab shimmer!) and mounted the word in white on top. Super easy and pretty card–my favorite type!

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

    Supplies

    57479 Adornment Dove

    57458 Herbarium Plate Layer Set

    57304 Peace Honey Script

  • Jolly Herbarium Layer Plate | by Crystal Komara

    Jolly Herbarium Layer Plate | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today. I am so excited to be sharing a card made using the beautiful new Herbarium Layering Plates. This 3-piece full cover layering plate set is my favorite from this latest holiday release from Birch Press Design!

    Swoon! Honestly, it’s just gorgeous if I do say so myself! With a mixture of mint green and teal cardstocks with a splash of gold glitter paper in the sentiment, it’s just pure holiday elegance!

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I die cut Layer A of the Herbarium Layering Plate from white cardstock. I die cut Layer B from mint cardstock and Layer C from a darker teal green cardstock. These beautiful colors are from the 6″ x 6″ Fresh Aqua paper pack. I layered all three layers together with a fine-tip liquid glue. I placed the layers underneath a heavy book to let them dry well and dry flat.

    I die cut the word “jolly” from the Jolly Honey Script word die. I die cut the bottom shadow layer from the same darker teal green cardstock and the top outline layer from gold glitter cardstock. I adhered the two layers of the sentiment together and then adhered them to the card using Scotch 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. Lastly, I added a couple red rhinestones as the berries on the card.

    I really, really, love how this card came out. In fact, I know that I’ll be trying to recreate it in a variety of color combinations.

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57458 Herbarium Plate Layer Set

    57301 Jolly Honey Script

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

  • Adornment Santa | By Dilay Nacar

    Adornment Santa | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, crafty friends! Dee here today with this layered Christmas card featuring products from the latest holiday release! 

    First, I created the background by die cutting each of the Herbarium Plate Layers A, B, and C and adhering them together. 

    Next, I die cut the Adornment Santa pieces using red cardstock for the hat and glitter cardstock for the beard, then adhered those together.

    To finish, I adhered the completed Santa over the Herbarium Plate Layers and added a sentiment strip from my stash! 

    I hope you enjoyed this cute and simple Christmas card featuring Santa! Thank you so much for stopping by, friends!

     

    57482 Adornment Santa

     

     

     

    57458 Herbarium Plate Layer Set

     

     


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    fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

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    gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

  • Prime Peony Happy Birthday | By Natasha Vacca

    Hello Birch Press friends! I am excited to be back today to share a birthday card using the beautiful Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers dies! I had a lot of fun and enjoyed using fall colors for my card today! So let’s get started!

    For today’s card I started with the Prime Peony Duo layers dies and the Sunny Orange paper pad collection from Memory Box. I chose 3 shades of orange from the pad (dark, medium, and lighter shade). Prior to die cutting I added some distress oxide ink in similar shades to add a bit more contrast to my paper. I added water droplets to the paper for added texture as well. I die cut the larger peony, as well as the smaller peony from each color. This allowed me to create 6 Peony flowers in total. Once the floral images were die cut, I worked to arrange each flower. Using 3 different shades of card stock allowed me to create contrast within each floral bud.

    Next I adhered the floral die cuts together using liquid glue. To add a bit more interest and depth to the flowers I used dye inks with a sponge dauber to add more texture and depth to each flower.

    Next I die cut the stem and leaf for each flower using the Lush Green paper pad collection from Memory Box. On the stem I also added some ink blending using oxide ink, as well as dye inks for more depth. I then adhered the leaf die cuts together using liquid glue.

    Next I trimmed a piece of wood grain white card stock to an A2 panel. I then adhered this to an A2 card base. I then adhered a coordinating strip of paper on the left side of the card front. I then adhered my flowers, stems, and leaf images to the front card panel. I added foam tape to each flower. To add a bit more texture I added a twine bow to the card panel and completed the birthday card with a sentiment from my stash.

    Thank you so much for stopping by today! I had a lot of fun and I will be back soon!


    Supplies


    sh44001 White Woodgrain Paper
    sp1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
    sp1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
    57504 Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers
  • Joyful Dove | By Seeka

    Joyful Dove | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a simple but colorful card featuring the Adornment Dove and the Big Joy Sugar Script die sets.

    I started off by die cutting the dove three times from heavy white cardstock. I stacked and glued the layers together and then set it aside.

    Next, I die cut the Joy sentiment from white cardstock and its shadow layer from vellum. I glued the layers together and then set it aside.

    For the background, I used foam blending tools to blend Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Inks onto a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I trimmed the panel to about 4″ x 5.25″ and then used foam tape to adhere it to a card base.

    To finish the card, I glued the dove to the background and then used foam tape to adhere the sentiment.

    Thank you so much for visiting!

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