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Happy Thursday and welcome back to the Birch Press Design blog! I am excited to be sharing another Easter themed card this week using the Petal Egg Layering die set.

I wanted to change up how I used the layering dies, so I have a couple of ideas on how to stretch your supplies. Read on to find out how and to see how I pulled this card together!

To create this card, let’s start with the background. One way I have found to stretch my layering dies is to use them as stencils. I die cut Layer Plate B from the Flora Player Layering set from heavyweight cardstock.

I cut it from a 5″x7″ piece of cardstock by die cutting then lining up the die and die cutting a 2nd time. I used this piece of cardstock as a stencil to create this stenciled background with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink.

I made sure to tape off the edge of the card with a low tack tape so I wouldn’t accidentally stencil the back of the card as well.

To create the Easter egg, I first die cut each layer of the Petal Egg Layer set from Open Studio #140 watercolor paper. I made sure to die cut first, then watercolor. Doing this the other way around would mean the paper might still be kind of soft and wet when I’m trying to die cut.

Next I used a large paintbrush to watercolor each layer using some watercolors that I had on hand. I used a heat tool to dry each layer some, then applied a 2nd layer of watercolor to really get a more vibrant look.

I dried each layer fully using a heat tool, then glued them together using liquid adhesive. Next, I put thin pieces of foam tape on the back of the egg and adhered it to the stenciled card front.

To create my sentiment, I put together two of the sentiments found on the Blooming Spring Stamp Set which is my new favorite! I cut the cardstock down to a strip, and then cut the right edge at a diagonal to add some interest.

My final touches were to add pink jewels to the center of the flowers on the stenciled background. I love that this card didn’t take a long time, and allowed me to use some different crafting techniques when it came to layering cards. I hope you found some inspiration today and will keep on crafting!

-April

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Happy April! This month is not only my namesake, but my birthday month and I always get really excited! Also this month, many will be celebrating the Easter holiday. Whether you’ll be celebrating Easter or Spring break, the card I’m sharing today is festive enough for the entire month.

To start this card, I wanted a subtle yet interesting background. I took Layer B from the Kinsley Heart Plate Layering set and cut it from heavyweight white cardstock. I took this layer and glued it down to an A2 card panel.

Next, I grabbed the Memory Box vintage Pastel Mirror pad. I have been LOVING this pad that has a mix of foil cardstocks and have used up so many of the colors. I chose blue, light pink and peach colors from the set. I cut layers A, B and C from the Petal Egg Layer set — one layer from each color.

PRO TIP: Want to add some dimension to your layering cardstock pieces? Add some foam dots behind one of the layers.

To add dimension to my card I glued layer A directly to layer B for the egg. Then I added foam dots to the back of layer B and adhered it to layer C. This helped pop up the top two layers. This technique would also work well for creating a shaker element on a card.

I finished off the front of the card by adding jewels from the Memory Box pastel jewel pack, to every section of the egg that had a small dot cut out. I then added a few jewels to the background of the card front as well.

Lastly, I thought the front looked great as is, so I added the sentiment on the inside. I used two sentiments ‘Easter’ and ‘celebrate the miracle of’ from the Blooming Spring Stamp set.

That is the card for today! If you are in a rush, you can definitely skip adding the jewels and just put the layers of the egg together for a look that is still very elegant.

I hope the rest of your Saturday goes well!

April

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Happy Monday! I am so excited to be with you today sharing a floral card in celebration of Springtime.

I used the Eucalyptus Stem & Berries die to create fresh, green leaf and berry sprigs. I used two shades of green, and three shades of purple and magenta from the Lush Green aand Vibrant Violet 6×6 paper pads.

I used double sided adhesive sheets on the back of the cardstock before diecutting the leaf and berry pieces to make the layering that much easier.

Once I had all the leaf and berry sprigs cut out and and assembled, I used a sheet of the white woodgrain cardstock from Open Studio to cut a 4″ x 9″ piece of cardstock. I folded this in half to get a slimline card base on which I arranged the floral sprigs.

For my sentiment I used the beautiful Kind Hearts stamp set and heat embossed it with Versafine black pigment ink. I finished the card off with some twinkling jewels scattered around the card.

That’s it! I hope you have a great rest of your day, and can find time to create during your week.

-April

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Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

We are always finding ways to stretch our supplies, so I figured I would add to your list! The Tranquility Layering Die Set has a center circle that is separate when die cutting! This is the perfect opportunity to not only get multiple card fronts, but to also create a wreath design! So, that is what we are going to do and add a few flowers and leaves from the Contour Layers Collection!

Complete all your die cutting at once and then start layering!

I chose very neutral colors, ivory and kraft, for the outer ring of the tranquility layering set. I also cut multiples of each layer to add more dimension!

Our flowers and leaves are die cut from the Earth Neutral and Berry Red Card Pads. I always completed my layering with liquid adhesive first before going to my card front panel.

Using double sided foam tape I placed my wreath in the center towards the top of my panel and then started adding my leaves first and then my florals on top!

I then used the Hello Honey Script die for my sentiment and placed just below the wreath and allowing some of the florals to overhang the hello. This just adds a little more interest!

To finish our card I placed this panel on an ivory card stock cut to 4 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in and adhered this to a Standard A2 size card base that measures 4 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in.

Hope you enjoyed today’s project!

Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon!

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