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  • Linear Triangle Duo | By Amanda Wilcox

    Linear Triangle Duo | By Amanda Wilcox

    Hi again! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today featuring a couple of new products available in the shop. I was very interested in this new linear triangle die so I cut a couple out and started playing around, which is how I figured out today’s fun design. I hope you like it.

    I started by blending distress oxide inks in aged mahogany, fired brick and tattered rose on 4×25.5.5 inch panels.

    Then I die cut the linear triangle from 2 shades of teal cardstock – twice each so I could make both cards at the same time.

    I spritzed the inked panels with water, glued down the linear triangles with liquid glue and splattered them both with gold watercolor.

    While the watercolor was drying, I stamped sentiments from the new Crystal Lingo set and heat embossed them. The big words are in gold on white paper and the smaller sentiments are in white on black paper. I die cut the large words, cut strips from the small ones and lined the backs with foam squares.

    Last, I just removed the release paper and attached my sentiments to the card fronts. Here is the portrait version.

    And my favorite part about this design is the linear triangle die is how well it works both ways. Here is a landscape one so you can see how the panels fit the card fronts.

    Such a fun combo to make. Also, very easy to swap out sentiments and colors for different occasions and needs. I love cards like that. Don’t you?

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

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  • Rainbow Dahlia Hearts | by Crystal Komara

    Rainbow Dahlia Hearts | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty friends! This is Crystal here with you again today sharing another fun idea for a Valentine’s Day card using the Dahlia Heart Layering set. I am so in love with ALL the love themed products from Birch Press Design that I just can’t stop finding ways to use them!

    This colorful rainbow themed slimline card just makes me so happy, so please follow along to the end of this post to see how I made it.

    Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how I created this card:

    Step 1: Using Layer A of the Dahlia Heart dies, die cut two hearts from white cardstock.

    Step 2: Find a scrap piece of rainbow themed paper and layer the white die cut hearts over it and fussy cut around the heart. Trust me, this won’t be perfect – you’ll see below how wonky my fussy cut heart was, but you won’t be able to see it underneath the white outline die.

    Step 3: Layer the white Dahlia outline over the rainbow paper and adhere using a thin liquid adhesive.

    Step 4: Using the Love You Handwritten Outline dies, die cut the sentiment out four times from both black and white cardstock. Snip off the “you” for the first three words to get the “love, love, love you” sentiment.

    For the base of the card I used an 80 lb. sheet of Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. This slimline card measures 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. I die cut a black scalloped rectangle background to really make the rainbow hearts pop. I adhered the two hearts to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. Lastly, I added the sentiments over the hearts using a thin liquid adhesive.

    I hope you have enjoyed this colorful card. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

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  • Black & White Valentine’s Day Cards | by Crystal Komara

    Black & White Valentine’s Day Cards | by Crystal Komara

    Hello readers and happy Monday! This is Crystal here with you today. I hope you all found a little time to do something crafty over the weekend. Today I am sharing two simple and classic black and white themed Valentine’s Day cards using Layer A of the beautiful Kinsley Heart Layering Plates.

    Both of these cards were created the same way, I just alternated the background colors, so they look slightly different. Here is the first card I created:

    And here is the second card I created using the same products, just alternating the background cardstock layers:

    Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how I created these cards:

    Step 1: Die cut the Kinsley Heart Layering Plate A once in black cardstock and once in white cardstock.

    Step 2: Layer the white die cut Kinsley Heart background over a piece of black A2 sized cardstock.

    Step 3: Layer the black die cut Kinsley Heart background over a piece of white A2 sized cardstock.

    Step 4: Cut out two large hearts from red glitter cardstock.

    Step 5: Cut out the sentiments using the Big Hugs Sugar Script dies and the Handwritten Love You Outline dies from black cardstock and white cardstock. Adhere the two layers of the word dies together with a thin liquid adhesive.

    Pop up the large red glitter hearts using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension and then add your sentiments and you have two classic and elegant Valentine’s Day cards!

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

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  • Hugs and Kisses | by Tracey McNeely

    Hugs and Kisses | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there crafty friends, it’s Tracey here with you today. I used the Dahlia Heart Layer dies to create a slimline Valentines card. Using one sheet of white cardstock I was able to make my card base which is 8 1/2″ x 7″. The remaining piece of cardstock left was 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. I trimmed a 1/4″ off of the length and now had the perfect sized mat for the front of my card.

    I started by ink blended a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock using Distress Oxide Inks–Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Festive Berries. Once the panel was blended I tapped some watered down Perfect Pearls over the panel to add some interest and set it aside for now.

    Using the Dahlia Heart Layer A die, I cut a heart near the upper portion of the 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ panel.

    I trimmed my ink blended panel down and adhered it to the back of the front panel that I cut the heart from.

    Next I used the Dahlia Heart Layer A die and cut it from gold sparkle cardstock. I added liquid adhesive to the back of the gold sparkle heart and I inlaid it into the heart cutout. I panel was adhered to the card base leaving a small 1/8″ border.

    The hugs sentiment is from the Jumbo Lingo Hugs die. I cut the base layer from my ink blended panel and the top layer with the same gold sparkle cardstock I used for the heart. It was attached to the card using small pieces of foam tape.

    To finish off the card I splattered a bit of yellow gold metallic watercolour on to the card front. Then I embossed the XOXO using gold pearl embossing powder.

    Thanks so much for stopping in today and crafting with me. There is lots of time to make some Valentines cards for your loves or for friends. Have fun and get creative with your Birch Press Design dies. Enjoy the rest of your day and well see you next time!

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  • Love And Hugs Dahlia | By Seeka

    Love And Hugs Dahlia | By Seeka

    Hi there, it’s Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring one of my favorite Birch Press Designs layer die sets: Dahlia Mini Frame.

    I started off but cutting the three layers of the frame in three shades of violet, with the bottom layer cut out of the darkest shade.

    Next, I began creating a background by masking off half-inch borders of a 4.25″ x 5.5″ inch panel of white cardstock. Using a blending tool, I blended a sunny yellow dye ink into the center of the panel, concentrating and deepening the color at the top left corner of the rectangular area.

    Then, I adhered the three layers of the frame together and adhered it to the ink-blended background.

    I used the die for the bottom layer to cut a piece of white cardstock, and then pieced in the white fallout pieces into the petals of the dahlia.

    To finish, I adhered the card front to a card base and then stamped the sentiment, which is from the Lingo Thanks stamp set, in black pigment ink.

    Thank you so much for coming by!


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  • Sending Love Die Embossing | By Amanda Wilcox

    Sending Love Die Embossing | By Amanda Wilcox

    Hello everyone. It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook joining you for a new-to-me technique I wanted to share – embossing with dies. Such a simple idea but so cool and adds so much extra life to products you already have.

    I started today’s card by mixing some Ranger Alcohol Pearl Inks around on a piece of Yupo paper. I’m still very much into Valentine themed projects so I chose enchanted and villainous for my colors.

    Once those were completely dry, I ran the sheet through my die cutter with the embossing sandwich and the Kinsley Heart Plate Layer A. It turned out beautiful! Then I decided to trim it down to 5 3/8 x 4 1/8. This gives just a little border when attached to the card front.

    Moving on, I die cut all 3 layers of the Kinsley Heart from white cardstock and adhered them together with liquid glue and added foam squares to the back.

    For my sentiments, I chose the Big Sending Sugar Script dies. The shadow is cut from vellum while the word is cut from purple once and black 3 times and adhered together with liquid glue.

    The second half of my sentiment didn’t go as smoothly. I stamped the word LOVE with the Mod Alphabet and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Then I cut 3 more layers from black and the shadow from vellum. All the layers were adhered together and I started assembling my card. First, the shadow was lost because of the background so I added the purple from “sending” to the back of the vellum shadow and I liked that. Then, once everything was adhered together I didn’t like the black stamp lines so I cut the letters from white one more time and glued them over the top.

    This is a fabulous example of being flexible during a card design and listening to yourself when you don’t like something. Sometimes it’s best to walk away and come back later too. It’s amazing what you see or think of later on.

    Because I used alcohol pearl inks, the whole background is shimmery so I just added a little Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the word “love” and let my card be finished.

    I do love how it turned out in the end. I hope you’ve found some inspiration to create something wonderful today.

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

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  • Petal Heart Outside and In! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Petal Heart Outside and In! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    I am still cutting up our layered die panels! For this project I am featuring the Petal Heart Layering Die Set! We can take a current shape and cut it into another!

    Get your die cuts ready and layered using your favorite adhesive. Having the all layers together I feel makes this process work better.

    Grab your favorite shears and start cutting your shapes. I used my paper trimmer for this step.

    You know have your new shapes to create a beautiful image for both the front and inside of your recipient’s card!

    I added my sentiment to the inside for an added surprise with a little sparkle to the front!

    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!


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  • Rainbow Background Viola Plate | By Dilay Nacar

    Rainbow Background Viola Plate | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, again! Don’t you just love it when a die set does all of the work for you? Well today, I’m featuring the Viola Plate Layer Set, and if you’re familiar with it, you already know that this layer plate die makes it super easy to create a stunning card! Let’s get started! 

    To begin, I die cut two white panels using Viola Plate Layer C, then ink blended them using a large blending brush with inks in rainbow order. Next, I die cut layers A and B, once in white and once in black. I then adhered the panels in order, and in this case I chose to orient the white card horizontally and the black card vertically. 

    Layer A, B, and C
    Ink blended Layer C
    Layer A and B in black

    To complete the cards, I die cut the Hello Sugar Script die twice using Polished Foil Pad Pack in Silver. To add dimension, I die cut the word die twice more in cardstock and adhered both layers under the foil. I finished the card by adhering the sentiment and adding a card base to the back of each card.

    Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope to see you next time!

  • Masked Ink Blending | By Seeka

    Hello friends, it’s Seeka here! Today I’m sharing a way to stretch your supplies by using dies to create masks for ink blending. Using the most intricate layer of a layer die set (usually “Layer A”) you can create a beautiful pattern for your background.

    I began by using Layer A of the Kinsley Heart Layer Die set to cut three masks out of Avery Removable Label paper. The particular size I use is Avery 6465 but you can use any masking paper you have on hand.

    Next, I removed the backing paper and positioned the hearts over an 4.25″ x 5.5″ inch piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock.

    I put a piece of scratch paper under my panel and then, using foam blending tools, I blended Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink onto the center of each heart. Then I blended Dusty Concord over the rest of the panel. I blended the colors a little bit where they met, but as you can see, I didn’t attempt to perfect the blending.

    Next, I sprayed Milled Lavender Distress Oxide Spray over the entire panel. When the inks were dry, I peeled the masks away. You can see that the splatter helps to hide the fact that the ink-blending was fast and loose.

    I trimmed about a quarter inch off each side of the panel and then adhered it to an A2-sized card base. To finish, I used foam tape to adhere a sentiment strip that I stamped using a stamp from the Lingo Thanks stamp set.

    Thank you so much for coming by!


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  • Dry Embossing with Plate Dies | By Dilay Nacar

    Dry Embossing with Plate Dies | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, friends! Dilay here and I’m back to share another simple technique that you can use to stretch your layer dies! Today, I’m featuring the brand new Kinsey Heart Plate Layer Set, but for this card we’re only using one of the dies! Let’s get started!

    To begin, I cut down a piece of white cardstock to the exact size of the Layer A die plate, 4.25” x 5.5”, then used the die plate to dry emboss the cardstock. The order of the plates for this step will vary depending on your specific die cutter. Using die plates to dry emboss is a great way to stretch your dies and give your creations a new flair!

    Below is a side-by-side comparison of the embossed panel and the intricate die cut, both made from Layer A. 

    For the ink, I chose to go with Distress Oxide since they are my go-to for blending embossed projects. For this card, I used colors Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade and blended them using a large blending brush. I prefer to emboss first, then ink blend, both for the appearance and to avoid any ink transfer onto the die. 

    To finish, I die cut the Big Hugs Sugar Script die 3 times in white cardstock, stacked the layers for dimension, and adhered it onto the center the panel. Once the glue was dry, I adhered the finished panel to a top folding card base. 

    I hope that you found some inspiration today and enjoyed this card! Be sure to follow #birchpressdesign to share your creations!

    Thank you so much for stopping by!