Author: birch press

  • All the Happiness | by Crystal Komara

    All the Happiness | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy Monday! Welcome back from the weekend. This is Crystal here with you and I’m excited to be sharing STAMPED projects with you today and not the usual beautiful layering dies that Birch Press Design is known for. Do you even know that Birch Press Design also sells stamps?! Surprise, they do!

    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 everything. Using the Delfina Layer A die, I die cut the lattice background from white cardstock. I adhered this directly to the card base. I stamped the flowers from the All the Happiness stamp set in Versamark ink on Distress Watercolor cardstock and heat embossed the image with gold embossing powder. I then watercolored the flowers using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers in Scarlett Red, Bright Yellow, Persian Blue, Pale Green and Light Green.

    Once the watercolor was dry, I die cut the image using the coordinating All the Happiness dies. I adhered the flowers in the lower right corner of the card using 3M foam adhesive. I stamped the sentiment “celebrate today” from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set. I punched the sentiment out using a label punch and adhered it to the card with 3M foam adhesive.

    I also created a second card using the same stamp set and watercolor colors:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using Layer A from the Delfina Layering Dies, I die cut the lattice background from white cardstock. I adhered the lattice background directly to the card. I stamped the flowers from the All the Happiness stamp set in Versamark ink on Distress Watercolor cardstock. I heat embossed the image with gold embossing powder and then I watercolored the image using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers (the same colors are listed above).

    I die cut the flowers using the coordinating die and adhered the flowers to the card using 3M foam adhesive. I stamped the sentiment “celebrate today” from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set in blue ink on white cardstock. I punched the sentiment out with a 2″ circle punch. I also adhered the punch to the card using 3M foam adhesive.

    I hope you have enjoyed seeing products OTHER than dies that Birch Press Design has to offer. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57019 Delfina A

    CL5265-D All the Happiness clear stamp and die set

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set

  • The Best Things In Life | By Amanda Wilcox

    The Best Things In Life | By Amanda Wilcox

    Welcome everyone! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook stopping by today with this beautiful Arista Layering card featuring some simple ink blending to get a custom look.

    To start my card, I die cut all three layers from the Arista layering set from white cardstock. Then I chose 3 dye inks and the coordinating blending brushes to ink them up with.

    Next, I took a white panel measuring 4×5.25 inches and inked it up with different colors at an angle, from one corner fading out. Then I smooshed the ink pad on my glass mat, spritzed it with water and used a paintbrush to flick color across the panel. That wasn’t giving the amount of impact I wanted so I came back in with gold watercolor and boy am I glad I did! The shimmer and texture this gives is fabulous!

    I chose a sentiment from the Sentimental Wreath stamp set and stamped it in the lower right corner of my inked panel.

    Then I used liquid glue to adhere the Arista layers together and then onto my panel. I covered it with a clear block for a few minutes while it dried and then trimmed of anything hanging over the edge.

    I added foam tape to the back of the panel and placed it on a white card base. Then I finished the card off with one green gem from the fairy jewels pack.

    The Arista layering dies might be one of my very favorite sets! It’s just beautiful and I haven’t seen it used in a way that didn’t look amazing!

    I hope you found some inspiration today to create something wonderful and share it with someone.

    Thank you for sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

    Supplies

    JWL003 Bright Jewels

    57418 Arista Layer Set

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set

  • A Little Note For You | By Dilay Nacar

    A Little Note For You | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello friends, and welcome back! Dee here and today, I am sharing this intricate card that I created with the Tranquility layer die set! For this card, I decided to use a single color in three different shades for an elegant and sophisticated feel. I hope that you like what I came up with! Let’s begin!

    First, I die cut the center circle of the Tranquility die (saving the outer layers for a future project), cutting layers A and C in white and layer B in all three shades of blue. I then adhered the layers together with each combination containing a blue middle layer.

    Next, I cut a piece of white cardstock down to 3.75” x 4” and adhered the circles to it in a random pattern, and trimmed off the excess, using those pieces to fill in any gaps. I heat embossed a sentiment from the Rainbow Days stamp set and die cut it with a circle die (from my stash), and adhered it to the card with foam tape.

    To finish, I added silver metallic pearls to the center of each of the circles for some extra shine and mounted the card onto an A2-sized top-folding base. 

    Thank you so much for stopping by, crafty friends!

    57412 Tranquility Layer Set
    CL8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set
    SP1006 Stormy Blue 6×6 pack
  • Tranquility | by Crystal Komara

    Tranquility | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy Monday! I hope you all had a pleasant weekend. This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a fun design featuring the Tranquility Layering Set.

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I cut a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock as the first mat. I used the Pinpoint Radial Plate to die cut a piece of white cardstock that I adhered directly to that Bermuda Bay cardstock. I die cut the three layers of the beautiful Tranquility Layering Set using the Fresh Aqua 6 x 6″ paper pack. The top layer, Layer A was die cut from a light blue-green color. Layer B, the middle layer, was cut from a turquoise piece of cardstock from the Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad. Layer C, the bottom layer, was also cut from the Fresh Aqua paper pack.

    I adhered the three layers of the die together using Lineco Neutral ph bookbinding glue ,my go-to liquid adhesive. I adhered the three layers to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I die cut the word “hugs” using the Hugs Honey Script dies. I die cut the bottom shadow layer from black cardstock and the top layer from white cardstock. I adhered both layers together before adhering them to the card. Lastly I stamped the sentiment “you are awesome” in Bermuda Bay ink from the Ticker Tape stamp set. I cut out the sentiment and adhered it just below the word “hugs.”

    I hope you have enjoyed today’s card. I simply love using the layering dies from Birch Press Design because they are so unique! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.

    XO, Crystal

  • Birthday Butterfly | By Seeka

    Birthday Butterfly | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring a butterfly created with the Butterfly Basics die set.

    I started by using a blending brush to blend a peach-colored ink onto a piece of white cardstock. I blended a rough circle and concentrated the color at the center.

    Then I centered the solid butterfly die over the ink-blending and cut out a peachy butterfly. I cut the butterfly’s detail layer from white cardstock and then adhered the two pieces together, using just a bit of glue at the center of the butterfly and leaving the wings free to separate from each other. Then I cut the butterfly’s body from gray cardstock and adhered it at the center of the wings.

    Next, I created the faux dip-dyed background using Post-it Tape, green dye inks in a light-to-medium range, and a blending brush. I tore a length of 2″-wide Post-it Tape down the middle, lengthwise, and then masked off a portion of a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of white cardstock. I blended a very light green ink over the exposed area of the panel, and then removed the mask. I positioned the other half of the strip of Post-it tape and repeated the process, using the next darker shade of green. I repeated two more times until I completed the background.

    Next, I trimmed 3/8″ off the length and the width of the background and then I stamped the sentiment, from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set, in black ink. To finish, I adhered the butterfly with glue dots and then used foam tape to adhere the card front to an A2-sized card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • Using Layering Dies for Dimension | By Renee Moran

    Using Layering Dies for Dimension | By Renee Moran

    Hi Everyone, It’s Renee’ from Delaney Jane Cards here with a Dimensional card using small layering dies.I wanted to create something that could feel a little Christmas but could be used any time of year. I also enjoyed the challenge of using these small dies to make an entire card. Sometimes it is about stretching your dies to make them really worth owning.

    I keep reaching for this small square layering die set called Honeycomb Mini Tile Layer Set. I often pull this out and then set it aside thinking, This can’t make that much impact on a card, can it? It can!

    I die cut the three pieces of this honeycomb mini tile layer set from white cardstock, four times. I layered those all together to create four individual layered tiles.

    I used the Happy Lingo Stamp and Die set to create the Hugs sentiment. I die cut it from white cardstock and stamped in some deep green ink. I chose to stay away from black in this card design because I felt it was a softer look.

    I also used the Classic Sentimental Wreath Stamp and Die set to create a wreath with the layer stamping stamps. And I cut the wreath out with the coordinating die. I stamped the sentiment from the same Classic Sentimental Wreath Stamp set in that deep green to finish my design.

    I added shine with some glitter cardstock from the Memory Box 6×6 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad and green and red jewels from the Open Studio Fairy Jewels Bright Jewels Pack.

    I’d love to know what you think of my design and of this super fun attempt at creating an entire card using a small die and layered die cuts. And if you have any ideas on creative ways to use the Honeycomb Mini Tile Layer Set. Please let me know in the comments below.

    Also, if you’d like to see how my card came together, you can click on the video below.

    Thank you so much for checking out my card today.

    As I always say,

    Give Cards Generously

    -Renee’

    Supplies

    56125 Honeycomb Mini Tile Layer Set

    8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp and die set

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set

    CL8156 Happy Lingo clear stamp set

    8156 Happy Lingo clear stamp and die set

    GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

    JWL003 Bright Jewels

  • A Butterfly for Every Season! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    A Butterfly for Every Season! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    Today’s project is well out of the box! We have all these beautiful stamps and dies in our stash. Let’s put them on our wall and create a beautiful home decoration! So for this project I created a Shaker Wall Hanging! It’s going to be tough to shake it though, LOL…

    I decided to use a 12 x 12 piece of chip board and immediately saw the four seasons of the year!

    As always, let’s get our die cutting done and set those pieces aside. I dug into all those beautiful 6 x 6 Card Stock Pads by Memory Box and started choosing my layers! I did all my die cutting first and layers all the butterflies together using liquid adhesive! To give the butterflies dimension I used the last layer with vellum to add dimension and texture.

    As my butterflies were drying I choice my four smaller panels cut to 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in and used the Strong Circle Art Panel die and added clear acetate to the back of each opening. I used my double-sided foam tape to raise this panel up and added a lot of shaker bits to the center. I then placed my back panel onto of the double-sided foam tape to secure the sequins inside the opening.

    Once my panels were created, I set them on top of my chipboard background and added my butterflies to each on their respective season. There you have it, a beautiful wall hanging for any room in your house or a perfect gift!

    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! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!


    Supplies


    57403 Butterfly Basics
    57429 Glimmer Butterfly Layer Set
    57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set
    57409 Starlight Butterfly Layer Set
    57392 String Art Circle Collage
    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack
    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack
    SP1006 Stormy Blue 6×6 pack
    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
    SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6 pack
  • Rainbow Wishes | By Dilay Nacar

    Rainbow Wishes | By Dilay Nacar

    Dee (@dilaynacar) here today to share this fun and colorful butterfly card! This card is easy to recreate and combines a few of my favorite elements: stripes, rainbow-colored cardstock, and butterflies! Let’s dive right in!

    To create the striped background, I cut a piece of cardstock down to an A2-sized base then cut colored cardstock in 1/4” strips and adhered them, in rainbow order, vertically and horizontally to create a staggered look.

    Next, I cut three of the Eloquent Butterfly layering dies, two in silver and white, and one in all white. I die cut the bodies of the butterflies using the Butterfly Basics die set and added them to the center of each butterfly.

    I first adhered the silver butterflies to the background, cutting off any overhang, then adhered the white butterfly (with the wings separated to add some dimension) with foam adhesive. Finally, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Rainbow Days Lingo Notes stamp set and adhered it below the white butterfly with foam adhesive, then added some silver pearls to the butterflies as a finishing touch.

    I hope that you find some inspiration to create something fun and colorful! Thank you so much for joining me today!

    57423 Delight Layer Set
    57403 Butterfly Basics
    CL8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set
  • You Are Something Special | By Amanda Wilcox

    You Are Something Special | By Amanda Wilcox

    Welcome everyone! This is Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today with a fun little technique to try with your heat embossed images. I paired it with some layering die cuts and the beautiful Pinpoint Radial background die too!

    Let’s jump in and get started. First, I chose the roundabout layering dies and a color palette from the Memory Box ombre paper pads. I absolutely love these for layering dies. I decided to go with a glitter cardstock for the middle layer on both cards so that’s where the second pad comes in.

    After I die cut all of my layers. I chose background colors from two other Memory Box ombre paper pads as well. I die cut each one from the Pinpoint Radial Plate.

    I used liquid glue to adhere all of my layers and then adhered the roundabout ring to the die cut panels. The pinpoint circles made it really easy to line up too.

    I had kept the center circles from die cutting the roundabout layers just in case and decided to stamp a sentiment from the Brush Sentiments stamp set for each card on them.

    Next, I pulled out the Lovely Butterflies stamp and die set and heat embossed two butterflies in white on vellum. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I pulled out a couple of copic markers and colored on the back of the vellum. Nothing fancy, this just gives the wings a little tint like stained glass.

    I repeated the exact same thing twice so that I had butterflies for both of my cards. Then I moved on to assembling the rest of the pieces.

    With the roundabout rings already ahered to the pinpoint background, I added foam squares to the sentiment circles and popped them up in the center. Then I added a dab of glue to the body area of the butterflies and held them in place with tweezers for a minute while the glue dried.

    Once those were all dry, I added a scattering of yellow and orange fairy jewels to both designs. I just love the beautiful rainbow of colors that these come in and they give just the perfect something to finish off your design.

    I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

    Supplies

    56124 Roundabout Layer Set

    57384 Pinpoint Radial Plate

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

    GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

    JWL003 Bright Jewels

  • White Space | by Crystal Komara

    White Space | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers! This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing two cards that both feature a lot of white space. You might call these CAS or “clean and simple” cards. I love white for it’s clean and fresh look and it allows the vibrant alcohol ink colored heart and butterfly to be the focal point.


    For this first A2 sized card, the base was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I die cut the Viola Layering Plate C from white cardstock and used that as a background. I had already created the alcohol ink background and simply die cut Layer A from the Dahlia Heart and adhered it over the heart.

    I die cut the words using the Handwritten Love You and Outline. The first layer was die cut from magenta cardstock and the thinner top layer was cut from white cardstock.

    I followed the same steps for this second card, but in lieu of the heart, I used Layer A from the Glimmer Butterfly.

    Here are some photos detailing step by step how I created the cards:

    I hope you have enjoyed these cards! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!