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  • Gate Fold Thank You | by Kimberly Wiener

    Gate Fold Thank You | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello Birch Press fans. Today I bring you a clean and simple gate fold card with a lovely, slightly more elaborate interior.
    I am so thrilled to be working with these gorgeous dies. If you are not already impressed with their lovely intricate dies, and impeccable craftmanship, I’m sure that it will not take very long with all of the design team creations coming your way soon.

    The solid card stock base is cut at 8.25 x 4.25 and scored and folded starting from the left at 2.10 and again at 6.25 inches. The Hello Topper die is a perfect closure for the gate fold style type of card and was cut on white card stock and trimmed to 1 inch, then adhered to the bottom layer of the bottom fold. The Hello word die was cut in black and turquiose and adhered slightly offset against the white backing strip.

    The lovely more layered inside was fitted with a white 4 x 5.5 panel. A solid 5.25 x 2.25 strip was center cut on the Dazzle A die and adhered 1.25 inches from the bottom of the white panel. Some portions of the Dazzle strip was trimmed to have uniform open spaces.

    The sentiment from the Best Friend stamp set was centered .5 inches below the Dazzle strip.

    The lovely heart was cut with the Folk Art Heart layer A in shimmer pastel blue glitter paper and the layer B in the solid turquoise. After adhering the solid layer to the glitter layer, both layers were adhered to black cardstock, hand cut, and affixed to the center of the Dazzle burst.

    I am so smitten with this card and all of the creations I have made so far using Birch Press products. I can’t wait until you see the next release!


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  • Flora Heart Trio! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Flora Heart Trio! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today let’s make a trio of hearts for our Valentine’s Day Card!

    Let’s start by cutting our cardstock making sure we have three of each die. For the Hearts I chose the traditional red, pink and white, but the card base I went with a deep teal. While I had my die cutting machine out I made sure my sentiment was cut also.

    Using my liquid adhesive, I layered all my die cuts together.

    I grabbed my standard A2 size top folding card base and a slightly smaller panel of the same color cut to 4 in x 5 ¼ in. Checked my placement of my hearts and sentiment to ensure they would fit on my panel and card base so I would not have to cut any excess.

    Used my liquid adhesive to set my die cuts in place and used my pearl embellishments to accent each of the hearts!

    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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  • Masculine Floral Valentine | by Tracey McNeely

    Masculine Floral Valentine | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there it’s Tracey with a card and video. Today I will be using the Flora Heart Layers craft dies to share a way to use a floral die set to create a masculine design!

    I personally love to make or receive a pretty pink Valentine card, but I may not want to give a card like that to my husband. By using colour and simplicity I was able to make the design more masculine taking the focus away from the flowers. I cut Layer A from red cardstock (for love) and Layers B and C from white cardstock. The three layers will all be visible, but the flowers inside the heart are a bit more subtle.

    I used liquid glue to adhere the layers together. I like using liquid glue so I have a bit more time to get my die cuts lined up properly. I turned the layered heart over and attached small pieces of foam tape all so over the back so that you will not see the tape from the front of the card.

    The cardbase was made from a soft grey cardstock to add a bit more subtle dimension. The sentiment is from the new Handwritten Love You craft dies which comes in three pieces. The outline was cut with white cardstock and the handwritten ‘Love You’ from a medium grey cardstock. I added that to the bottom of the card before adding the dimensional heart in the top middle.

    By choosing the colours red, grey and white I was able to create a card that focuses more on the heart and sentiment rather than the flowers.

    Thank you so much for stopping in to craft with me today. I hope you’re inspired to use your, more feminine, products in a more subtle way to make a masculine card! Pop back in tomorrow for more Birch Press Design inspiration!

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  • Hello | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello | by Kimberly Wiener

    More lovely dies to feature today! For this card I selected a lovely turquoise blue card stock as the base card and ran all of the Folk Art Heart dies in the same turquoise.

    The center heart layer was cut in a light blue shimmery glitter card stock and adhered inbetween the two turquoise hearts.

    For a stunning background for the centerpiece heart, I cut the Dazzle A in a shimmery light glitter card stock. I removed all of the die cut peices except for the center zig zag round.

    The Handwritten Hello and Outline were cut with black and turquoise card stock and adhered together.

    A snippet of black paper was added behind the hearts.

    I adore how the Dazzle background really intensifies the focal hearts. I sure hope that you are having as much fun as I am experimenting with layering the dies in all of the lovely combinations possible. I can’t wait to see what you create!


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  • Magnet Gift Card | by Jennifer Svare

    Magnet Gift Card | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! I’m so excited to share today’s project! The gorgeous Flora Heart Layer Set is the focal image of the card, of course, but it’s also a refrigerator magnet that can be removed and used.

    For the background, I traced the outline of the heart onto watercolor paper, and watercolored a background piece. I’ll show two ideas for this in the video. I chose to watercolor because I love how the colors mix, but many different mediums could be used to create endless color combinations. It could even be made to match the recipient’s kitchen. Great gift idea for sending a Valentine to a friend, or a congrats to a new home.

    My fridge is white, but this would look stunning on a stainless steel fridge! In the video below, I’ll show you my favorite, extra strong magnets to use, and how I put this together. It’s such a fun, easy project! Many, many of the Birch Press dies would work for this project. Go through your stash and have FUN!


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  • 1 Die, 3 Ways | by Justine Hovey

    1 Die, 3 Ways | by Justine Hovey

    Hey crafters,
    today I am on the blog featuring a card with no stamping. Pretty easy to do when using the layers from Birch Press dies I have to say. I love this Regal Peacock and I’ve been meaning to use it for quite some time now.

    In today’s video I show you how to use this die in 3 different ways – normally, as an in-laid die cut and. lastly in between other dies.

    I tried to use elegant colours for the peacock and tried to be creative by not using the standard colours. So I chose some holographic cardstock, golds and blacks.

    I added in the Big Sugar Birthday Script die in between the die cut for a fun look and birthday card.


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  • Valentine Hugs | by Kimberly Wiener

    WOW! Have you see the newest release by Birch Press? I am so excited to join the other designers in bringing you some sweet inspiration. I’m showcasing the Flora Heart Layer Set.

    For this card I selected four shades of pink and ran the three heart dies four times and stacked the layers in different color combinations.

    The dies are so lovely and intricate with gorgeous pin point details. I paired the heart dies with the Hugs Topper die.

    The Hugs Topper solid die was cut on the lightest paper and then layered on top with two darker colored 1/2 inch strips of cardstock. The words were cut in that darkest shade of pink.

    After selecting a focal heart I chose a second favorite to use to cut in half and place beside the centerpiece.

    The layering is smooth and flat, creating a rich elegant texture without bulk. This card has a finished size of 4.25 x 5.5.

    I am very impressed with how lovely these dies are layered and as stand alone dies. I know you will be pleasantly surprised how beautiful your projects will be!


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  • The Non-Traditional Valentine’s! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    The Non-Traditional Valentine’s! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project we will be using the Bevel Edge Layering Dies to create our Valentine’s Day Cards! The twist is in the colors we shall use! Not every Valentine’s Day Card has to be in Red, Pink and White, right? LOL…

    As always, we start by cutting our die cuts out and getting them ready our liquid glue assembly line… to get our layers together… But again, let’s choose colors that are against the norm… For one I added an aqua color and the other a lime green!

    Since these dies are separated, they are made to work with each other but they can also work separately!

    Once I have my die cuts layered and set onto my standard A2 size card panel let’s add our sentiment. For this I am using the Honey Script LOVE Sentiment Die Set!

    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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  • Textured Background Layer Ideas | by Jennifer Svare

    Textured Background Layer Ideas | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I wanted to share some ideas for creating simple background textures for the brand new heart layering sets. Here are some ideas!

    Adding a watercolored a background for the layers is a fun, versatile way to create interest, and also tie all the colors of the card together.

    Embossing folders with simple designs can create stunning backgrounds that don’t draw too much attention from the focal image. Layering sheets of cardstock, then ripping the papers to create the layers offers endless possibilities of colors. Combined with the watercoloring the heart background, the card is tailor-made to any color combinations imaginable! I made sure to leave the perfect amount of room for the Handwritten Hello sentiment. The script was cut from a shade lighter than the teal, so it would add extra brightness to the letters. Two layers of the script were glued together for extra dimension.

    Flora Heart with Just a Note

    For the red and pink card, I did the exact same process, but left the top layer empty of the watercolor background. I thought the Just a Note was perfect to match the scripty background, but this would also work perfect with the Handwritten Love You for a Valentine’s Day card.

    Folk Art Heart

    The Flora Heart (above) is so beautiful! I cut all layers from the watercolor paper to match the background and ripped all four sides, framed it with a layer of pink, added the same pink to be the background for the heart, and all went onto a white card base. This would make a great gift set with a rainbow of colors!

    I wanted to share a little sneak peek of a project I’ll be sharing soon, because it also shows the watercolored background, but in very vibrant colors. (If you love this heart, you will have so much fun with the surprise this card holds, so check back soon!)

    Do you have ideas for simple textures you’d like to share in the comments below? We’d love to hear!

    Products used: Flora Heart Layering Set, Folk Art Heart Layering Set, Handwritten Hello and Outline, Handwritten Just a Note and Outline

  • Layered Valentine  by Jeanne Jachna

    Layered Valentine
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi friends! It’s Jeanne here today and I’m sharing a layered Valentine’s card.

    This card starts out with a the Cherish Plate Layer set in ombre shades of pink. I actually added two of the top layer in light pink to add more depth to the die cut hearts.

    Maybe you noticed something new here too? The Handwritten Love Outline is a two die set that includes the fancy script sentiment and a solid background die for layering.

    The Folk Art Heart is also new! It’s a yummy layered heart embellished with decorative folk art florals.

    These crisp cut die cut layers are so elegant and sure to make a big impression!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″
    Birch Press Design Folk Art Heart, Handwritten Love You Outline, Cherish Plate Layers