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  • Back to School | by Tracey McNeely

    Back to School | by Tracey McNeely

    It’s that time of the year again when the kids are heading back to school and we start to make cards for teachers and for kids to wish them well for the school year. In my case I needed a card for my daughter who is entering her pro-year of university so that she can be a teacher.

    To make my card I used only two products, the Lingo Alphabet and the An Apple a Day craft die sets. The Lingo Alphabet is such a useful set to have because you can spell out anything that you want to put on your card or project. The smallest apple from ‘An Apple a Day‘ was die cut in red, brown and green to be adhered underneath my sentiment. Here are the supplies I used:

    To make my customized sentiment I cut the Lingo Alphabet three times with black cardstock so that I had all the letters I needed to make my ‘Back to School’ sentiment for the front of my card.

    In order to make sure all my letters were lined up and centred on the front panel of my card I used a small T-square to find the centre of my 5 1/4″ x 4″ card panel and then I drew a light pencil vertically down the centre.
    I glued the letters down the the card panel using the T-square once again. I made sure I had the same amount of space between the letters and both the right and left side of the panel. A little bit of math makes the end result look perfectly balanced.

    Once I had all the letters glued down to the panel I die cut the smallest of the three apple dies from the An Apple a Day craft die set three times. Once in red for the apple, once in brown for the stem and once in green for the tiny leaf. The three pieces were adhered to the card panel directly underneath the sentiment.

    The panel was adhered to a black 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card base. The black and white with a pop of red makes for a very striking card.

    A closer look at the tiny apple. You could add some glossy accents to the apple if you wanted to add some texture and dimension to your card like I did in this previous post HERE.

    Thank you for stopping in today and I hope that you are inspired to create some of your own sentiments using the Lingo Alphabet craft dies. Make sure you come by Monday as the Creative Team will be introducing the brand new release which is available now at Birch Press Design.

    Thanks for stopping in today and have a wonderful weekend!

    Supplies

    57231 Lingo Alphabet
    57080 An Apple A Day
  • Tropical Lotus Encouragementby Jennifer Svare

    Tropical Lotus Encouragement
    by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Super exciting release available now at Birchpress Design! I’m so excited to share a project made with the Lotus Flower layers ~ this die set is so incredible with so many options!

    For today’s project, I die cut all three layers using three shades of pink. The top dark pink layer was dusted with gold metallic watercolor, also available at Birchpress. I love how the gold adds such an earthy, rustic-yet-elegant look when the colors combine. This would look good over so many colors!

    For the inside of the flower, I used smooth watercolor cardstock, and painted a background using red and white to make the shade of pink that matched the layers. I let the watercolors dry in between, and added swirls of Pearlescent Watercolor, along with some splashes of gold. The paint was blended well to create a matte look rather than speckles. I just love how this turned out!

    For the background, I die cut Layer A out of a light creme shell paper and inlaid just the large background pieces from the die cut. The subtle texture and shine added just the look I was after. A larger circle die was used to cut a circle slightly larger than the die for a bolder border. This was also dusted with the gold watercolor.

    I tried many colors and combinations for the card base, but chose a shell color for the base, and a sage green for the backdrop of the focal image. The colors add to a tropical feel. To add some subtle interest, I painted a border around the edge with gold, making sure to not make it look too perfect. A few splatters of the gold added just what it needed. The lotus fit perfectly in the space.

    The Big Shine Sugarscript was perfect for the sentiment because it really matches what I view as a theme for a lotus flower. Lotus flowers bloom from long stalks that grow from down below water surface. Many of the areas that lotuses are found are marshy, often murky waters. Such an incredibly gorgeous bloom from muddy muck. Incredible reminder that we can shine in any circumstance, and a great sentiment for an encouraging card!

    I hope you have a wonderful day, and thank you for stopping by!


    Supplies


    57166 Big Shine Sugar Script
    56100 Lotus Flower Layer Set
  • Thanks So Very Much | By Eloise Blue

    Thanks So Very Much | By Eloise Blue

    Hello friends, Eloise here and today I have a simple Thank You card using the Make A Statement Stamp Set as well as the Stitched Heart Dies.

    I started off with ink blending some Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar and Scattered Straw at the bottom of my watercolour panel. I flicked on some water and dried it off with a heat tool.

    I then stamped the ‘Thanks’ sentiment from Make A Statement onto the bottom of the panel and then die cut the two smallest hearts dies from Stitched Hearts from the bottom of the panel as well.

    I then decided to use the Grace Layer A Dies as an embossing folder onto my white card base. I did this by using rubber mats through my die cutting machine. Once it was embossed I added foam tape onto the back of my coloured panel and adhered it on top of the card base.

    Lastly, I white heat embossed the ‘So Very Much’ onto a thin black strip, adhered it onto the card base and added a hemp cord bow on the side.

    The video is linked down below if you’d like to watch.

    https://youtu.be/PYngAgzC95s

    Thanks so much for stopping by today and I’ll see you next time.

    – Eloise


    Supplies


    CL8122 Make a Statement clear stamp set
    57106 Stitched Heart Set
    Grace Layer A


  • Layered Stitched Hearts | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Layered Stitched Hearts | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project, I chose a technique very simple using supplies we already have in our stash, cardstock!

    I will be using the Stitched Heart Die Set, and not just one die, but all of them! I nested the dies within each other and used my tape to secure them in place.

    Chose my card stock colors and die cut my images, keeping the die cuts together and in order as best as I can. I cut a piece of white cards stock to place in back of my panel so my hearts have a place to rest on as I build my layers.

    Let the gluing begin… Choose which section of the heart you want to have more dimension and layer that card stock onto top of each other. Make sure the color you want to be on top is last! This is a great alternative if you do not have any foam tape!

    Once my hearts are in place, I grabbed my sentiment from the Best Friends Clear Stamp set and heat embossed it using white embossing powder at the bottom of my design panel.

    I added some sparkle using my shimmer pen to my hearts and then for two I added glaze to the top to add even more dimension.

    Our card is complete!

    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


    CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set
    57106 Stitched Heart Set

  • Hello Friend | by Tracey McNeely

    Hello Friend | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there it’s Tracey here today with a fun take on using a mandala with a trendy alcohol ink background.

    I created this background using one colour of alcohol ink! The colour is Eggplant and with using alcohol blending solution and an air puffer with some Yupo paper I was able to get all these fabulous purples, pinks and cranberry colours!

    I simply started with a sheet of Yupo Paper and I added some drops of alcohol ink, followed by alcohol blending solution and then I moved the ink around quickly with an air puffer. These are the supplies I used for my card.

    Once the panel was dry I cut Layer A of the Grace mandala craft die set from white cardstock which cut the panel in three pieces. I used just the centre cut mandala to create a frame for my two layer sentiment which will be the focal point of the card design. I cut the Big Hello Sugar Script die using white cardstock for the detail hello and heavyweight vellum for the shadow. I glued the two pieces together to form the main sentiment.

    The second line of the sentiment was created from the Best Friend clear stamp set. I needed to do a bit of stamp surgery to create my custom sentiment to say exactly what I wanted it to say. Three stamps were cut and I pieced together for the perfect phrase to go with hello. The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder on to an eggplant coloured cardstock and then trimmed down to a thin strip.

    The mandala was adhered to the alcohol inked background directly with liquid glue. Then the two line sentiment was added on top with foam adhesive tape to add a bit of dimension.

    The alcohol inked background in these vibrant colours is the perfect backdrop to really make the white mandala and sentiment pop!

    A really fun technique and seeing it all come together at the end made
    the effort of creating the background so worth it. I hope you give a technique like this a try, it is a wonderful way to really showcase the Birch Press Design craft dies!

    Thank you for stopping in today and be sure to come back again on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for more design team inspiration!

    Supplies

    Grace Layer A
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script
    CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set
  • The Dahlia Framed | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    The Dahlia Framed | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project, I kept it simple featuring the Dahlia Mini Frame Layering Die Set!

    I started by choosing 3 colors in peach tones from light to dark and die cut my dahlia frame, making sure my card stock was positioned in the order I wanted it to be. Using my liquid adhesive, I layered my die cuts together and set aside under an acrylic block to dry.

    Next I pulled out a piece of card stock measuring 4 inches x 5 ¼ inches and dry embossed it through my die cutting machine for added texture to my background. Using my blending brush I added some Bundled Sage Oxide ink in the area where my dahlia flower will be positioned.

    I used a sentiment from the Lingo Thanks Clear Stamp set and stamped it using my versamark ink, heat embossed it in white fine detail embossing powder and propped it up on my card using some double-sided foam squares in the bottom right hand corner.

    Added many sparkle gems to add some sparkle and our card is ready to be a part someone’s day!

    Our card is ready to be a part someone’s day!

    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


    56092 Dahlia Mini Frame Layer Set
    CL8143 Lingo Thanks
  • Prismatic Triangle Hello by Jeanne Jachna

    Prismatic Triangle Hello
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi and thanks for stopping by! Today I’m sharing a shaker card made with the Prismatic Triangle Layer set. The shiny sequins, and pretty, gold and black color scheme make this card stunning!

    I started by cutting the Prismatic Triangle Layer set from three shades of card stock – black gold and white. Next I cut the die from a panel of white card stock that was slightly smaller than my card base.

    I adhered a clear sheet of acetate behind the open window of the white panel and then started adhering the die cut Prismatic Triangle Layers in the opening on the front of the panel.

    The large pink triangle was cut with the Tall Triangles set and is placed behind the layered Prismatic Triangles.

    I cut a few extra triangles with the Prismatic Triangles Layers and added them as accents for more color.

    There’s lots of shine going on here.. the gold glitter paper layer and lots of sparkly sequins in shades of pink.

    The Big Lingo Hello sentiment adds more clean lines to this pretty in pink hello card. Adding a shaker element to different dies is a great way to add another layer of color and excitement to your designs.

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

    57216 Tall Triangle Set
    56091 Prismatic Triangle Layer Set
    57229 Big Lingo Type Hello

  • Color Block Congratsby Jennifer Svare

    Color Block Congrats
    by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! I’m so glad you’ve stopped by the blog today. I’ve made a card using the Maxwell Layer A, along with the Calligraphy Pop Congrats.

    This card is so much fun to make, and so simple! I die cut three layers of the Maxwell out of a slightly metallic silver cardstock so that the frame would have some extra dimension against the colored squares.

    In addition to cutting out of silver, I also cut one each of a krafty green, yellow, beige, and a couple shades of blues. These colors were cut so that I could inlay each square with a color square that fit perfectly.

    The Congrats was cut out of a copper metallic cardstock, and the shadow was out of the gray.

    So many different color combinations could be used. Light pastels with a bright silver could even work for congrats on the baby! Fun to make – I hope you enjoyed!

    Have a great day, and I’ll see you again soon!


    Supplies


    57004 Maxwell A
    57092 Calligraphy Pop Congrats
  • Shining Mandala Water Color | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Shining Mandala Water Color | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone!

    Let’s have some fun water coloring! For today’s project let’s use the Shining Mandala Stamp Set! This is perfect to be a focal point or as a background! When I started this, I was not sure which direction I wanted to go, so I just enjoyed creating.

    I first started by prepping my water color paper with my anti-static tool to emboss two panels in gold and silver.

    I then pulled out many colors from my distress inks but kept them together in a cool and warm pallet. For each panel I first added water and the dropped each color in, this is called a wet on wet technique. By having the embossed lines, it creates a barrier for your color. In some areas with will pool and others it will blend. It is wonderful to watch!

    Once my panels were dry, it was time to decide what we wanted to create!

    I placed my sentiments down onto a piece of card stock cut to 4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in so I could mark where I need to cut my panel.

    The piece left was then placed onto the backside of my watercolor panels so I could trim around my cardstock. The panels left were then propped up onto my standard A2 size card base using double sided foam tape.

    Time to stamp and die cut my sentiments and adhere them around my watercolor panels!

    Added some shimmer to one card and now we have two ready for that special someone!

    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


    CL8140 Shining Mandala
    CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set
    57179 Big Best Sugar Script
    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script
  • Big Thanks!by Jennifer Svare

    Big Thanks!
    by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by! Today I’ve made a thank you card using the gorgeous Pink Folia handmade paper available right here at Birchpress Design, along with the stunning Calen layers A and B.

    For the Calen layers, I used two shades of brown for the base layer, and a gold vellum for the top layer. I love the extra details in Layer A that seem to float above the design. So pretty!

    For the top and bottom borders, I chose the darker pink. To bring it all together, the Big Thanks Sugar Script is cut using white, with the lighter pink background.

    Check out the video below for more info on how this card was made! Have a great day, and I’ll see you again soon!


    Supplies


    Big Thanks Sugar Script
    56086 Calen Layer Set