Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today sharing a card using one of my favorite color combo of blues and reds. It’s fab all the time but especially with summer nearly upon us.
I cut out the Floral Star Layering Dies using MB Sunny Orange & Berry Red 6×6 paper to create a large floral focal point for the card.
Notice how I used a portion of what I had trimmed off to form the tip of another blossom on the card front.
I then foiled and cut out the Hugs Sugar Scripts Hot Foil Plate & Die using a leftover piece of Spellbinders Glimmer Polished Brass Hot Foil. Swoon!
I cut out the Simple Dragonfly Contour Layers using MB Stormy Blue 6×6 Paper to coordinate with the background checks (talk about a summery pattern!).
I was going to sponge the Eucalyptus Stem & Berries Contour Layers but decided I liked them in white.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. This is my go-to cardstock for e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g from card bases, die cutting, ink blending, Copic coloring, digital stamps and so much more. It is the only white cardstock (aside from watercolor paper) that I used. For the first layer, I cut a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of white cardstock and used the Blooming 3D Embossing Folder from Birch Press Designs’ sister company, Memory Box. To create the flowers, I die cut the Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layering dies from various shades of pink cardstock found in the Berry Red 6″ paper pack.
I die cut the pistils or stigma of the flowers from yellow cardstock in the Sunny Orange 6″ paper pack. Lastly, I cut the leaves (also from the Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layering dies) from two different colored green cardstock found in the Lush Green 6″ paper pack. I assembled the layers of each flower and leaf together using a fine-tip glue. Then I adhered all of the flowers to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I stamped the sentiment “sending birthday hugs” in pink ink. This sentiment is from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set. I used a 2″ circle punch to punch out the circle before adhering to the card.
Because I had die cut so many flowers and leaves, I created a second card, only this time I used black cardstock as the base for the flowers (in lieu of white). I love a black background with floral cards, it really allows the colors to pop! I also swapped out the sentiment and used “celebrate today” from the same Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set.
I hope you have enjoyed these very details cards. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
Hello, Birch Press friends! Allison here, and today I’m sharing a card featuring some of my favorite products from the latest release.
I started by embossing a navy panel of card stock with the Ringadings 3D embossing folder. I love the texture this embossing folder gives! I then die cut a bunch of kelly green leaves from the Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers set. I also cut the same leaves from a darker green card stock. I layered those by glueing only the thinnest part of the leaves together, while also slightly offsetting them. I glued the bottom, darker leaf to the card panel. The top layer lifts up off the card and gives great dimension.
Next, I used white and dark pink card stock to cut the wings from the new Simple Dragonfly Contour Layers set. I am in love with these dragonflies! I cut the bodies from gold metallic card stock. I adhered the layers together, only glueing them in the centers. I glued only the body to the card panel. This allows the wings to lift up off of the card, similar to the leaves.
I added some gems to the dragonflies to give them a bit more detail. I also added some gold gems around the panel. The small, white die-cut embellishments are the centers of the flowers from the Pimpernel Contour Layers die set.
The sentiment is the Hugs Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate. I foiled it with a brassy gold color and then 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!
Hello and welcome, crafty friends! Dee here today with another clean and simple card that I created using scraps and a few dies! To begin, I cut the Arista Layer die, A, B, and C and adhered them onto the center of a base made by cutting a piece of white cardstock with the Pinpoint Radial Plate die.
Next, I hot foiled the Big Sugar Script Hello foil plate in matte gold and cut it with the coordinating die, then cut it twice more in white to stack and add dimension. I then adhered it to the center of the Arista layers.
To finish, I cut the Simple Dragonfly Contour Layers in gold, pink, orange, green, and teal, then assembled and adhered them to the card.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and are inspired to create something new! Thank you so much for stopping by, friends!
Hi Crafty friends – it is Natasha here and I am excited to be back on the blog today! I had so much fun using the beautiful Adornment Peony die set, paired with the new You Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate and die set! I love all the sugar script dies and the new foil dies are just AMAZING! So let’s get started!
To begin I started by creating a colorful watercolor background using powders. The powders I used today have lots of sparkle and shine! I added these to watercolor card stock and then allowed them to dry. Then I die cut the shadow peony outline layer 2 times (pink and purple) and then die cut the leaves using the outline dies. Next I splattered the peony and the leaves using a combination of white and metallic watercolors. I set these aside to dry.
Next I die cut the detailed layer from the Adornment Peony die set using white card stock. I die cut 2 peony layers and 2 sets of leaves using the white card stock. I then ink blended each peony layer and leaf layer using oxide inks. I did quick ink blending to give the layer a textured look. Once they were dry I adhered these to each of the outline die cuts using liquid glue.
Next I started to work on my background for my blooms. I used several shades of yellow water color and ink smooshed the watercolor onto my panel. Once I was happy with the colors and texture, I added a few splatters to the background. I then trimmed down my panel to fit onto my A2 card base. I adhered my ink smooshed background onto my card base using liquid glue.
Next I foiled the You Sugar Script hot foil plate using a gold foil. I then die cut the (You) using the coordinating die included in the set. To complete my card I arranged my flowers and leaves, then adhered them with liquid glue and foam tape. I also adhered my sentiment using foam tape. I also added a sub sentiment from my stash to complete my greeting.
I added a few Fairy Jewels from the Pastel Jewels collection to complete my card and add a little more sparkle!
Thank you for stopping by today! I had a lot of fun and I am super excited about the new foil die sets! See you soon!
Hello and welcome back, friends! Dee here today sharing a foiled floral card created using beautiful new products from the latest release! This card showcases the String Art Hot Foil Plate and Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers.
To start, I hot foiled a 4” x 5.25” piece of white cardstock with the String Art Frame foil plate. Next, I cut the Tranquility layers A and B in white cardstock and C in Holographic cardstock, then adhered them together. I cut the Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers in colored cardstock from the 6×6 paper packs and ink blended them — using corals for the blooms and teals for the stems and leaves, then adhered them together.
Next, I adhered the Tranquillity layers onto the foiled String Frame, then adhered the Tranquility layers to the center using foam adhesive. I then tucked the peonies into the circle and trimmed the excess stems. I cut the Handwritten Hello in holographic cardstock and the shadow in white and adhered it to the frame. To finish, I mounted the card onto a top-folding card base!
Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope this card inspires you to get creative and try something new!
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a simple card featuring new hot foil plates and dies. I chose a coral cardstock and warm gold foil for this card; what colors would you choose?
I started by using the new String Art Frame hot foil plate to transfer gold foil onto a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of cardstock. Then I trimmed the panel down to 3.75″ x 5″, keeping the foiled pattern centered.
Next, I used the same gold foil and cardstock to create the sentiment using the Hello Sugar Script hot foil plate and die set. I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment, as well as a smaller sentiment from my stash, to the background. To finish, I used more foam tape to adhere the card front to an A2-sized card base.
Hi Crafty friends! I am excited to be back today sharing a colorful thank you card using the beautiful Star Flowers Contour Layers die set!!!!! So let’s get started!
I started today’s card with the beautiful Star Flowers Contour Layers die set! I love these beautiful flowers! I started by die cutting my flowers using 2 shades of blue card stock from the Memory Box Fresh Aqua Collection paper pad. I chose a lighter blue and a darker blue. I love these paper pads as all the colors coordinate so beautifully together! I die cut enough to make 8 flowers. I then chose a yellow shade for the floral center using the Sunny Orange paper pad from Memory Box. Once everything was die cut I added a bit of shading to each floral layer using distress oxide inks. I then adhered the layers together using liquid glue. I then added embossing powder to each flower for added texture and dimension. I pressed the flower into my embossing ink, sprinkled with embossing powder, and then heat set. I then set my flowers aside.
Next I started to work on my background. To create my background I used the Viola Plate layering dies. I used both layer B and C. I die cut each layer on white card stock. Next I wanted to add color to Layer B. I used a yellow shade of dye ink and ink blended on my panel using a blending tool. Next I added 2 colors of sprays for added shine and texture. I allowed this to dry and once dry, I added gold and silver metallic watercolor splatters for added texture. Once everything was dry, I adhered layer B and C of the Viola die cuts together using liquid glue.
Next I used my distress tool to add texture to the edge of the die cut panel. I added texture to various sections. Then I used an archival ink in brown around the outer section of my Viola panel. I then adhered the Viola panel to an A2 card base with liquid glue.
I then adhered my flowers to the front of my card panel. I used a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive. To complete my card I added the Handwritten Thanks and Outline die. I die cut the shadow using white card stock and the script thanks using the Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad card stock. I then adhered the sentiment together with liquid glue and added foam tape to the back and added this to my card front.
Thank you for stopping by today! I had a lot of fun today and I will be back soon!
Hello and welcome back to the Birch Press Design blog. I’m so excited to be joining you this Friday with a project featuring some of items from the newest release.
I’m loving today’s project because it is gold galore. To start, I used the new String Art Frame hot foil plate to create the delicate webbed background and the new Hugs Sugar Script hot foil plate to create the golden ‘hugs’ sentiment.
Next, Birch Press has a new Simple Dragonfly die set that is really fun. It let’s you create both large and small realistic 3D dragonflies. I decided to cut this twice using the large die set and once using the small die set from heavyweight white cardstock.
I then took the bottom layer and ink blended the Stardust color from Concord & 9th onto the bottom layer of the dragon fly. Then, using liquid glue, I adhered the top white layer, making sure to put only a dot of glue in the center so that the wings could remain free to ‘fly’.
Once all my pieces were assembled I put together the entire card. First, I cut a piece of the White Woodgrain cardstock to 4” x 5.25” and adhered it to an A2 card base.
Next, I took the card panel I made with the String Art hot foil plate and cut it slightly smaller to 3.75” x 5” and adhered that on top of the woodgrain base with foam tape to create some dimension.
Next, I adhered the hot foil ‘hug’ sentiment into the middle of the card in the circle. I placed my three dragonflies around the hug..two at the bottom and one at the top.
Lastly, I couldn’t help but add even more bling, so I used gold bling from the Christmas Fairy Jewels set to add gold jewels to the center of each dragonfly, and a few sprinkled around the card.
That is it! I love just how much bling hot foiling adds to a card. If you don’t have a hot foil machine just yet, using gold cardstock, heat embossing and adding jewels is a great way to add bling to a card. Birch Press has a lot of great glitter and foil paper pads that can help with this. If you do have a hot foil machine, I would encourage you to check out their new hot foil line.
I hope today’s post has inspired you to go create and keep creating beautiful things!
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a card using some of the new hot foil products that Birch Press Design and its parent company, Memory Box, have on offer. How exciting!
I’ve been working with hot foil for a while and definitely have my opinions on which brands/styles I like and which I don’t. I’m happy to say that these are fabulous with good coverage and minimal over-foiling.
This was especially important with the String Art Frame Hot Foil Plate which has a lot of tightly spaced foil lines but I had no problems with the foil appearing where it shouldn’t. Woo hoo!
I also used the Hello and You Sugar Script Hot Foil Plates & Dies, using the same Spellbinders Polished Brass Hot Foil. The outline dies made it so easy to line up so I had even white space all around.
I cut out the Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers blossoms and sponged them with Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers and Prize Ribbon before spattering with water. I cut out the stem portions in Memory Box Lush Green 6×6 cardstock. I love how the colors coordinate with the polished brass foil!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
