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  • Stitched Leaves with Birch Press Designs Autumn Breeze Layering Dies | By Leigh Houston

    Stitched Leaves with Birch Press Designs Autumn Breeze Layering Dies | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing this stitched card I made using Birch Press Designs’s Autumn Leaves Layering Die Set. This card was such fun and was so easy to make thanks to these beautiful layering dies!

    I started my card by die cutting layers A and B, adhering them together, then adhering them atop an A2-sized aqua base. I then die cut my leaves using pretty shades of pink, orange, and yellow cardstock using layer c. To add some extra texture and dimension, I stitched the leaves using 4 strands of 6-strand embroidery floss. To achieve this, I poked holes in every about other stitch hole with a paper piercer to enlarge the holes. I then stitched through those holes using a simple backstitch.

    I then used Poppystamps’s Greetings Basics stamp set to emboss my sentiment in gold onto white cardstock. I fussy cut a tag shape and popped it up on foam tape. I then adhered a pretty gold ribbon underneath the tag and adhered the leaves around the tag using liquid adhesive. A few gems here and there finished this card.

    I hope you enjoyed this project! Links to the products I used are below. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I’ll see you again soon with another Birch Press designs card project!


    Supplies


    56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set
    CL490 Greeting Basics
  • Shining Trina Snowflake | By Seeka

    Shining Trina Snowflake | By Seeka

    Hello! Seeka here, and today I have a card featuring the beautiful Trina Snowflake Layer dies.

    I started off by die cutting the three layers of the snowflake. My bottom two layers are cut from colored cardstock in two shades of teal and my top layer is cut from a shimmery cardstock from the Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad. Each layer cuts out two pieces that can be used together, or separately.

    Next I stacked and adhered the layers of the snowflake together

    I set these pieces aside to work on the background. Using a blending brush, I blended a teal colored ink onto a light blue A2-sized piece of light blue cardstock. I concentrated the color around the edges and corners of the panel.

    Then, I used a small paintbrush to flick a bit of watered down white gouache over the panel.

    While the panel was drying, I created the sentiment using the Big Shine Sugar Script die. I cut the detail sentiment three times from white cardstock and then stacked and adhered those layers together. I cut the shadow layer from vellum and then adhered the detail sentiment to it.

    To assemble the card, I adhered both the inner and outer snowflake die cuts to the background and then used foam tape to adhere the sentiment. Finally, I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


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  • One Layering Die Set – Many Cards for the Fall! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    One Layering Die Set – Many Cards for the Fall! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    I am here featuring the Autumn Breeze Plate Layering Die Set! I am absolutely in love with this set! From three dies I am going to show you how to create 5 different cards, and there are so many more that could be created!

    For my cards today I chose solid card stock and panels I had made using my favorite technique, ink smooshing!

    When these layers are put together, there is a great combination of layers and cut outs showing off the pinpoint details! You can see this in the first card we created… Remember save the cut outs we will be using them throughout these projects!

    For our second card I used the combination of solid card stock and one of my ink smooshed backgrounds for the top layer, and yup I saved those cut outs! We simple are just laying our card stock panels together!

    Our third card, we are using those pumpkin cut outs we get from the top layer! Using the green solid card stock as a shadow of the ink smooshed pumpkins, we can create a framed scene for our card front!

    It’s time for a shaker card! With all the panels we die cut, let’s not put them to waste, By layering them all together we get great dimension for a shaker card!

    For our final card… Just like we had our pumpkin cut outs, we also were able to gather our leaf cut outs! With all the panels we die cut we have great fall colors in both solid and ink smooshed card stock! By adhering them in a circle we create a beautiful fall wreath!

    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


    56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set
  • Turning a Lid into a Box | by Jennifer Svare

    Turning a Lid into a Box | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I am using two die cuts from just a lid to create a small box. It’s a great size to make small favors, place setting embellishments- many occasions and seasons! Above shows this as a name place holder for a Thanksgiving place setting. I simply wrote the name with a gold pen. These are a great size to send away to loved ones for their holiday tables if travel is not possible this season. Either way, and no matter the occasion, these are super easy and fast! Here we go:

    I die cut two of the Small Square Lids out of a greenish-blue cardstock (above).

    • Top Left: Dark greenish-blue square cut to 1.9″ x 1.9″;
    • Bottom Left: Small Square Lid embellishment frame die;
    • Middle Column are two die cuts from the square lid embellishment die; one out of gold and one out of a scrap piece of a watercolored sheet from my stash. This also cuts out the center square to be inlaid.

    The Layer C of the Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set is a great die to cut out of foil. The pinpoints show up beautifully and the leaves offer a great variety of embellishments to keep on hand. The frame can also be saved for a future layering project!

    With the ends of the two lids together, I glued two sides together.

    Next, I put glue on all four corners (top and bottom left, top and bottom right). These tabs were glued to the outer sides (far left and far right). This creates the sides of the box.

    Once the sides were glued together, I glued the dark greenish background to the inside, along with the watercolored frame. The box is now ready to open and close. It’s a great idea to create a small notch with a very small circle punch. I used a regular hole punch to create a tiny notch.

    I then put the gold frame on the outside of the box, and inlaid the watercolored square. This fits perfectly because it’s from the same die cut. The leaves were added, along with a small crystal.

    A small chocolate square was wrapped in foil, and a copper leaf was glued to the top. I was out of the individually wrapped chocolates that would normally fit inside this, but it worked well to cut down a large bar and wrap it to show the embellishment. 🙂

    Thank you for stopping by the blog today. Have a wonderful day!


    Supplies


    57343 Small Square Lid
    56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set
  • Just One Layer | by Tracey McNeely

    Just One Layer | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there and Happy Fall! It’s Tracey here today and as I was blending my leaves for today’s post the leaves outside my window are almost blending just as fast. Just like a light switch summer turned off and autumn has arrived.

    For today’s card I used only one die, Layer B, from the Autumn Breeze Layer dies. A brilliantly designed set of three dies that all work together but can each work independently of one another giving you options to showcase two different scenes. Layer B can be used all on it’s own and cuts all these beautiful stitched leaves.

    I cut a panel from Bristol Smooth cardstock and I ink blended each individual leaf using Distress Oxide inks. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Ripe Persimmon, Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain to create a variety of different coloured leaves.

    I cut another A2 sized panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock and then ink blended a background using more Distress Oxide inks. I started with Crushed Olive and then brought in some Peeled Paint from the edges and finished off with some Walnut Stain just on the edges.

    I covered the card front with a piece of gold paper from the Polished Foil pad and then I adhered the green ink blended panel over top. Each one of the blended leaves was inlaid into the die cut. The gold splatters were created from red gold metallic watercolours.

    Once dry I added a sentiment from the Pumpkin Lacework stamp set. I used the ‘Fall is in the air’ quote which I gold embossed on brown cardstock and die cut it with the co-ordinating Pumpkin Lacework die set. The sentiment was added with foam tape to complete the card.

    Thank you so much for stopping by today and I really hope I tweeked your interest to look at your layered die sets a bit differently. What you can do with only one layer?

    Happy Crafting!

    Supplies

    56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set

    CL8153 Pumpkin Lacework clear stamp set

    FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

  • Wool Felt “Pendleton” Blanket Cards | by Jennifer Svare

    Wool Felt “Pendleton” Blanket Cards | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I’ve made some cozy card inspiration to send along some warm hugs and wishes! These cards are made from wool felt. It’s cold and rainy here in Idaho today, so I had Pendleton blankets on the mind while making these. So cozy!

    Felt is very easy to die cut but I have a video below sharing some helpful tips and tricks I learned today. The card above has an inlaid heart, using one of the Simple Hearts available at Birch Press Design.

    For the sentiment above, I used an Open Studio stamp from Memory Box’s Berry Wreath stamp set. Such a great font! This card would be great for any winter greeting… Christmas, New Year’s, wedding, and more!

    Jumbo Lingo Hugs make a wonderful sentiment for a blanket card. The gray felt adds so much cozy to this card – definitely huggable! I had a lot of fun making these, and they’ll be even more fun to give. Have a great day! Here’s a link to the video if you don’t see it below.


    Supplies


    CL5260 Berry Wreath clear stamp set
    57045 Simple Hearts
    57351 Jumbo Lingo Hugs

  • Multi-Shaker Thank You Card with Cora Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Multi-Shaker Thank You Card with Cora Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! Ardyth here with a shaker card that uses just the top layer of the new Cora Layering set.

    I started by cutting 6 of the top layer, and I stacked 5 of them up with liquid glue. This formed ‘walls’ around each section of this gorgeous design.

    I used one of the Vivid Blooms dies (did you know that this set matches the shape of Cora and Kinsley exactly? This design feature makes these 3 sets very versatile!) and cut a piece of acetate and glued it on top of my 5-layered ‘flower’.

    I used a piece of purplish cardstock that I had created with my gel-press and some purple, blue and yellow-green inks, and I cut the same shape from the centre of it. I popped it up on my white card base with foam tape.

    I placed the 5-layer, open-topped flower into the hole in the card front, and then I filled each area with some pale purple jewels. I wasn’t sure if there was enough space in the centre area, so I didn’t add any jewels there.

    I blended purple ink on my 6th layer and then glued it in place on the acetate to seal up my multi-shaker. I put the little centre piece back in to cover up the little window that had no jewels in it.

    I used Honey Script Thanks as my sentiment. I didn’t use the shadow layer as I wanted as many of my little shaker windows to show as possible.


    Supplies


    56121 Cora Layer Set
    57332 Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set
    57302 Thanks Honey Script
  • Christmas Ornament & Labels Trio | by Crystal Komara

    Christmas Ornament & Labels Trio | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and welcome! This is Crystal here with you today and I can’t believe I’m about to say the word Christmas. In September. . . . I know, I know, I hear ya, it’s still kind of early (and by kind of, I mean A LOT)! But, if you hand stamp or design all of your Christmas cards, then chances are you should probably be thinking about starting now! I send approximately 100 cards every Christmas, so after today’s three cards, I’ve only got 97 more to go!! : )

    Today’s trio of cards uses the brand new Christmas Ornament and Labels stamp set and coordinating dies. For these cards, I chose a traditional Christmas color palette in red, green, kraft and gold. The base of each of these A2 sized cards is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Crest cardstock. On a 5 1/4″ x 4″ sheet of green, red or kraft cardstock, I stamped the large background stamp in Versamark ink and then heat embossed the background with white embossing powder. I then stamped the image again on an alternating colors of cardstock. I stamped the ornament in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I used the coordinating ornament die to cut the ornament. I adhered the ornament to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I die cut the top of each ornament from gold glitter cardstock. I die cut some of the leaves using green, gold or red cardstock. I tucked the leaves under the ornament topper.

    I stamped the various sentiments in red, kraft and green ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and used the coordinating label die to cut each sentiment out. I adhered the sentiment banner to the center of each ornament.

    I’m looking forward to replicating these cards using non-traditional colors too. Blues, mint green and silver is another holiday favorite combination of mine.

    I hope you have enjoyed today’s cards – even if it is a bit too early to think about Christmas! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    CL8154 Christmas Ornament and Labels clear stamp set

  • Joy, Hugs, and Kisses | By Seeka

    Joy, Hugs, and Kisses | By Seeka

    Hi there, Seeka here and today I have a card featuring the Flicker Ornament Layer Die set.

    I started off by die-cutting the pieces of my ornament. I cut Layer B out of white cardstock and Layer A out of sparkly pink cardstock from the Memory Box Shimmering Cardstock Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad. I also used the the solid ornament die from the Ornament Basics die set to cut a piece of vellum. I adhered the three layers together and then set the ornament aside.

    Next, I used the Big Joy Sugar Script die to cut the large sentiment. I used the detail die to cut several pieces of white cardstock, and then I stacked and adhered those layers together. Then I used the shadow die to cut a piece of vellum, onto which I adhered the detail sentiment. I also stamped “hugs and kisses” (from the You Are Awesome stamp set) in black ink onto a strip of white cardstock.

    Next, I created the background by running an adhesive tape runner several times down the middle of an A2-sized piece of white cardstock, and then adhering seven strips of red and pink cardstock. Each strip is 1/4″ wide. I used the gridlines on a Make Art Stay-tion tool to help ensure I put down the strips straight.

    I trimmed the excess strips with a paper trimmer and then assembled the card by adhering the ornament and the sentiments, all with a bit of foam tape. And to finish, I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

    Thanks so much for visiting!


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  • Torus Ring Wreath by Jeanne Jachna

    Torus Ring Wreath
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great day! I’m sharing a holiday card in traditional red and green today!

    The Torus Ring die cut is a fabulous geometric design with lots of possibilities. I’ve cut it in rainbow colors and thought ombre shades of green would make an amazing wreath.

    The Torus Ring is a two die set. One die cut is the outline that I cut from white card stock, and the second die is a solid crescent that you adhere behind the outline die to add color.

    Do you love that background die? That’s the BOTTOM layer of the Viola Plate layer set. I think it’s gorgeous and deserves a little attention of it’s own without being covered with the other layers!

    The pop of red from the Peace Honey Script make it feel like Christmas! It will be here before you know it!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

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    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

     

     

    57379 Torus Ring

     

     

    57304 Peace Honey Script