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  • Colorful Flora Thank you | By April Antonio

    Happy Wednesday everyone! You’ve made it to the middle of the week and perhaps it’s time to show yourself a little self-love. How about starting with taking a break to checkout today’s card by new DT member April Antonio, created using the beautiful Flora Plate Layer Set.

    Card dimensions: This card is A2 size or 4 1/4″ by 5.5″

    Card creation: I used Flora Plate Layers A and B and cut them each one time from heavyweight white cardstock (110# cardstock). I made sure all of the pieces from Layer B (the bottom layer) were removed and then adhered it to my A2 card base.

    Next, I decided I wanted to use some of the diecut flowers from Layer A to glue back into the layer — a technique called diecut inlay. I decided on a triangle shape on each side of the card. I then only removed the flower pieces from Layer A that I was not going to be using for the diecut inlay technique.

    I took each flower piece I was keeping and smooshed them into an ink pad color of my choosing and let the ink dry. After they were dry I used liquid adhesive to piece them back into each space to create the diecut inlay look. The pieces were very easy to pop right back into the spaces they were originally cut from.

    Sentiment creation: Now I had a beatifully colorful and background and wanted a simple and elegant greeting to go with it. I used the Contempo Greetings clear stamp set to stamp ‘thank you’ in black pigment ink, and then heat embossed over the words with clear embossing powder.

    I used the coordinating Contempo Die set to die cut the sentiment out. Lastly, I ahdered it in the center of the card with a small piece of foam tape.

    I love how the Flora Plate Layer Set can be used with all three layers, two, or even just one to create beautiful cards.

    Thank you for visiting! I hope you enjoyed this post, and will try the Flora Layering plate set for yourself.

     

    Supplies

     

     

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

     

     

    CL8160 Contempo Greetings clear stamp set

     

  • Let’s Party | by Crystal Komara

    Let’s Party | by Crystal Komara

    Let’s paarrrrtayyyyyyy, Birch Press Design friends! Today’s slimline card created by DT member Crystal Komara is a rainbow of fun! This colorful card features the new Let’s Party Sugar Script dies and the Floral Balloon Layer Set.

    Card details:

    This slimline card measures 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular business envelope and require no additional postage. The base of this card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I also cut a 8 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of the same white cardstock for the first matted layer.

    To create the balloons:

    From white cardstock, I die cut 5 balloons using Layer Plate B of the Floral Balloons Layer Set. Then I die cut one each of Layer A in red, orange, yellow, green and blue cardstock. I layered the two together and adhered them vertically down the card in a ROYGBIV rainbow pattern.

    To create all the “party” sentiments, I die cut the thicker shadow layer of “party” in red, orange, yellow, green and blue cardstock. I die cut the thinner top layer from rainbow patterned paper and adhered the two layers together with a fine-tip glue. I adhered the words vertically down the card (over the balloons) using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added the word “let’s” created from layering black and white cardstock together and adhered this sentiment to the bottom third of the card.

    I hope you are enjoying may of the many F-U-N new products from Birch Press Design! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57433 Floral Balloon Layer Set

    57430 Let’s Party Sugar Script

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

  • Rainbow Notecards | by Toni M Maddox

    Rainbow Notecards | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with you sharing a trio of happy little notecards using the Rainbow Days set.

    They were really simple to work up. I stamped the rainbow and clouds onto Memory Box Open Studio Watercolor paper with Versamark. This left me with faint lines that I could follow as I watercolored the images. I’m a total cheater! LOL.

    For two of the cards I used Zig Real Brush markers in the newer smoky tones (038, 052, 208, 305, 401, and 812). For the brighter rainbow card I used Zigs 025, 036, 032, 040, 052, and 080.

    I stamped the sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black so they’d be really crisp. I like the contrast with the watercolored rainbows, don’t you?

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

    Supplies

    8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp and die set

    CL8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

  • See You Soon | By Dilay Nacar

    See You Soon | By Dilay Nacar

    Happy Monday, friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to their week! Today I am sharing this card featuring the new Flora Layers and Adornment Peony Dies! 

    I started by die-cutting then adhering the Flora Layer plates together. Next, I die cut the Peony and ink blended it with shades of pink and the leaves in green. I then assembled them together and adhered it to the center of the card.

    I used the Brush Sentiments Greetings set to heat emboss the See You Soon sentiment, then die cut it with a circle die from my stash.

    Thanks so much for stopping by friends!

     

    Supplies

     

     

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

     

     

     

    57480 Adornment Peony

     

     

  • Butterfly Flora Thank You | By Seeka

    Butterfly Flora Thank You | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card made using the Butterfly Basics layer die set and a single layer from the Flora Plate layer dies.

    I started off by die cutting the four pieces of the butterfly from green and yellow cardstocks. I used a blending brush and green dye ink to add a bit of shading to the second layer of the butterfly, and then I adhered the layer to the base layer. Next, I added just a bit of glue to the very center of the butterfly wings detail layer and adhered that to the base. Leaving the edges of this layer unglued lets it lift up from the base and creates even more dimension. To finish off the butterfly, I adhered its body to the center.

    Next, I used the Flora Plate Layer C die to cut a piece of white cardstock. I adhered this piece to a white card base to create a white-on-white background, and then I adhered the butterfly with foam tape. I finished off the card by adhering a printed sentiment from my stash.

    Thank you so much for coming by today!


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  • Birthday Adornment Poppy by Jeanne Jachna

    Birthday Adornment Poppy
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi and thanks for stopping by! I hope you’re having a great day! Have you seen the new release in the store? I’m smitten with the new Adornment Poppy!

    Today I’m sending you some sunshine with this bright floral birthday card that looks fussy but was so easy to make!

    I started with the NEW Flora plate cut in ombre yellow orange cardstock and adhered them together. I use a large acrylic block to hold them in place as the glue sets. This set is so pretty I wanted to show you each of the plates. I think the individual layers – particularly the Layer C make beautiful stand alone dies.

    Next I assembled the poppy and lots of leaves in different shades of green. This set includes BOTH a detailed die as well as a background die for the leaves and flower.

    I used the Contempo Greetings set to create the Happy Birthday Sentiment. I think this set is clever because the dies matches the Contempo Christmas set.

    I adhered the pretty floral with adhesive foam tape. Raising the flower allowed me to tuck the leaves under the flower and add dimension.

    Of course I didn’t want to cover that pretty background so a simple (and small) sentiment seemed best. A few Memory Box Fairy Drops add a little shine like dew drops.

    I hope this card makes you smile and that you have a fantastic day!

    Supplies

     

     

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

     

     

    57480 Adornment Peony

     

     

    8160 Contempo Greetings clear stamp and die set

     

     

    CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

     

     

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

     

  • Vibrant Flora Hello | By Dilay Nacar

    Vibrant Flora Hello | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello and welcome back, friends! Dee here today sharing this fun and vibrant card featuring the new Flora Layer Plate and Big Sugar Script Hello dies! 

    To begin, I cut the Flora Layer Plate dies (layers A and B only) in white, then layer A once more from a background I created with acrylics sprays. For this, I used Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays in rainbow colors for a quick and easy vibrant background! I then stacked and adhered them together and onto an A2-sized top folding card base.

    I die cut the sentiment from the Big Sugar Script Hello in gold glitter cardstock and and the coordinating shadow layer in white, adhered them together then onto the center of the card! 

    I hope you enjoyed this card and are inspired to create! Thank you so much for joining me today!


    Supplies


    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad
  • Floral Birthday Wishes! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Floral Birthday Wishes! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    Today I will be creating a Slimline Card featuring the Floral Balloon Layering Die Set along with the Birthday Wishes Sentiment!

    As always, I start with getting all my die cutting out of the way and then start layering my card stock with liquid adhesive. For the middle layer I chose a holographic card stock!

    I grab my panel and use my distress oxide to create the look of the sky and then added water droplets to create texture to the background.

    I chose a slimline card base, so I would have more room to add my elements to the front of the card. After the balloons are layered, I added string to the bottom of each balloon and double-sided foam squares so they would be propped up!

    All the balloons were place on my panel and then we added the sentiment across all the balloons with a little bit of sparkled added with a glitter pen!

    To add some sparkle, I grabbed my glitter glue and added dots in the center of all the flowers on each of the balloons!

    As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

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


    Supplies


    57433 Floral Balloon Layer Set
    57438 Birthday Wishes Sugar Script
  • Flora Hello | By Seeka

    Flora Hello | By Seeka

    Hi there and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a simple card made using a single layer from the Flora Plate layer dies. I really like this Flora Layer B die with its little flowers!

    I started off by creating an ink-blended background using three colors of Distress Oxide inks: Abandoned Coral, Dried Marigold, and Wild Honey

    Next, I used the Floral Plate Layer B die to cut a piece of white cardstock. I glued the die cut over the background and then set the background aside.

    Using the Big Hello Sugar Script dies, I cut the detail “hello” sentiment from coral cardstock and then cut the shadow layer from white cardstock. I adhered the two layers together and then used foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the background.

    To finish the card, I added a small sentiment from my stash and then adhered the card front to a card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • Make A Wish | by Crystal Komara

    Make A Wish | by Crystal Komara

    Hello readers and happy Saturday! I hope your weekend is off to a great start. This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you. The weekends are one of the few times I have to craft, so you’ll most likely find me in my craft room today. I’m so excited to be sharing some of the brand new dies that Birch Press Design has to offer in January! Many of these newly released products focus on birthdays, so my first card using the new Floral Balloon Layer Set and the Make a Wish Sugar Script dies is a fun shaker card. Nothing says let’s celebrate like sparkle and sequins!

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the Pinpoint Radial Plate, I cut my first layer from white cardstock. This pinpoint die is what you see behind the balloons. I adhered this pinpoint embossed cardstock directly to the card base. I placed approximately 1 tablespoon each of black and raspberry sequins on the pinpoint embossed cardstock. I created a shaker frame using a scalloped rectangle die and a smaller scalloped rectangle die. I lined the back of the frame with clear acetate. I lined the back of the frame with thin strips of 3M foam adhesive, ensuring that every send and seal was covered so no sequins would fall out. I placed the frame directly over the sequins and pressed firmly sealing the edges.

    I die cut the words “make a wish” from black cardstock and white cardstock and layered the two together with a fine-tip glue. I put the sentiment aside to save for the final layer.

    Creating the balloons:

    For the first (black and white balloon) I used the Floral Balloon Layer Set. I die cut Layer B from black cardstock and layered it over a piece of white cardstock that I trimmed by hand to the same shape. I adhered this balloon directly to the acetate on the front of the card.

    For the second balloon (black/pink and white), I also used the Floral Balloon Layer Set. I die cut Layer A from pink glitter cardstock, Layer B from Black cardstock and then again, I layered the balloons over white cardstock and trimmed the white cardstock by hand to form the balloon shape. I adhered this second balloon over the first balloon using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    Lastly, I added the “make a wish” sentiment to the card also using 3M foam adhesive.

    I hope you like today’s shaker card using some of the NEW Birch Press Design products! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    1717 Make A Wish

    57433 Floral Balloon Layer Set

    57384 Pinpoint Radial Plate

    GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad