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  • ISSA Snowflake! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    ISSA Snowflake! | By Desiree Kuemmerle


    Hello Everyone!
    I am back with another project using the ISSA Snowflake, but this time only Layer A! I had to make an ornament as my focal point on my card.

    What I love about these dies is you can either use all to layer your image or you can chose just one layer to create your card. What is even better with this set is there are multiple areas within this die design to chose from to show on your design!

    During the Holiday season I always chose strong bold colors for my card making. This time is no different! Gold mirror, Silver mirror and Black, I think that is pretty bold, right? But you can choose any colors that will fit your look!

    I die cut my pieces, one in the gold and another in the silver, but I also cut the center portion one more time. This way the center of my ornament would have more dimension and set higher than the rest! Once all my pieces were die cut, I glued them all together using my liquid adhesive. I set it aside so it can dry, placing acrylic blocks on top for added weight!

    Once all set, I placed it onto my card base using double sided foam tape, because we can never have too much dimension!

    My sentiment, Merry Christmas, is from the ‘Joy & Peace Clear Stamp Set. I used gold embossing powder and heat set just above the ornament directly onto my standard A2size card base (4 1/4 inches x 5 1/2 inches).
    I grabbed my black embossing pen and drew a string with a bow for my hanging ornament and heat set it with clear embossing powder!

    If you want to see more details just click on the video below and see our project come together step by step!

    I hope you enjoyed today’s project… Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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  • Nativity Star | By Alicia Havranek

    Nativity Star | By Alicia Havranek

    Hello everyone, Alicia here.  I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving for those that celebrate.  Next up is Christmas, and I’m so ready for the flood of Christmas card inspiration.

    Today I made a card featuring the gorgeous Nativity Star Layering Die Set.  I used white card stock with a touch of some glitter card stock in purple and silver to cut out each layer.  My goal was to do a night sky, but incorporate more purples.  I used Distress Oxide Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans and Black Soot.

    I used the Joy and Peace stamp and die set for my sentiment and heat embossed it in white on black card stock.  I then popped everything up with dimensionals and added some sequins for extra sparkle.  I have included a video below, so you can check out the process of how I put this card together.  Enjoy!

     

     

     

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  • Embossed Layers | by Justine Hovey

    Embossed Layers | by Justine Hovey

    Justine Hovey is back today with a layered embossed look for her clean and simple Christmas card. The Issa die is a stunning die for the holidays and it actually has three different parts that can be layered up – the inner snowflake, snowflake frame and the outer circular frame.

    I used two colours of embossing powder – pink champagne and silver to create this look. I die cut all the layers out of white cardstock and then inked up each layer using Versamark ink. I added the embossing powder and melted it with a heat tool. If you would like a less granular appearance, repeat the embossing a few times to get a smooth look.

    I then rearranged my layers in the order I thought would look best. I wanted the white to be in the middle so that it didn’t get lost too much in the background. I finished the card using the Joy and Peace clear stamp and coordinating die. I stamped first and then die cut – I found this the easiest way to get an even cut.

     

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  • Friend You Amaze Me | By Eloise Blue

    Friend You Amaze Me | By Eloise Blue

    Hello friends, Eloise here and today I thought I would lay off the Christmas cards and just make an everyday friend themed card using the Calen Layering Set along with the Best Friend stamp set.

    To start off my project today I die cut all the layers from some coloured cardstock. I used the image below as inspiration.

    Source: http://seelizathome.blogspot.com/2011/11/trio-of-baskets.html

    I made sure to cut all three layers from each colour to create different combinations. Once they were all die cut I adhered them together using liquid glue.

    I then cut down a card base from some natural cardstock and adhered my layered pieces in the centre and then cut off the over hanging edges.

    Lastly I stamped out the sentiments from the Best Friend stamp set. I stamped the ‘Friend’ word on white with black and die cut it out, then used the ‘You Amaze Me’ and white heat embossed that on a black strip. I popped them up on foam tape and adhered them into place.

    Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you feel inspired. See you next time!

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  • Prismatic Triangle | by Alicia Havranek

    Prismatic Triangle | by Alicia Havranek

    Today I am featuring a card using brand new products from the new release.  I was so excited to work with this Prismatic Triangle Layering Die and the new Big Hello Sugar Script Die.

    I decided I wanted to create a pretty clean and simple card with just a pop of color.  I brought in a variety of Distress Oxide Inks and blended some color onto some Bristol Smooth card stock.  I then cut out each layer with white card stock and placed the color pieces back into the triangles.

    I added my sentiment and some clear sparkling sequins and that is all there is to it!  I love this layering die because each of the layers can be used alone, but layering them up sure gives it a dramatic look.

    Make sure to check out the process video below!

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  • A Thank You – Splash! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    A Thank You – Splash! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone!
    I am back with another project using the Splash layering die set! This die is just perfect for all occasions and I thought it was perfect for a thank you card.

    To match the movement this die creates I just knew I had to have soft shades of shimmer papers from my stash. I used shades of pool, silver and beige for my design and the inside of my standard A2 (4 1/4 inch x 5 1/2 inch) size card.
    I cut a 2 inch section from the front of my card base so my focal image would extend off the front of my card and adhered a piece of velum and pool card stock to the inside.


    I used a simple sentiment from the Best Friend stamp set and heat embossed it in fine detail white powder. Framed it using my beige shimmer card stock and added to the top of my card.


    If you want to see more details just click on the video below and see our project come together step by step!

    I hope you enjoyed today’s project… Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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  • The Season to Believe | By Eloise Blue

    The Season to Believe | By Eloise Blue

    Hi friends, Eloise here and today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you all. Birch Press Designs Dies I feel are some of the best dies to create quick and easy cards with, so for Christmas time – this is perfect for mass producing.

    To start off my project today I pulled a piece of gold glitter paper and cut it at an angle (if you were to mass produce this design, you could easily use gold foil paper, or create your own glitter cardstock using embossing powder). I also cut a piece of white cardstock to the same angle as well.

    Next I used the Metro Triangle Collage dies and ran it through my Big Shot Machine with the white cardstock piece. While I had my die cutting machine out, I also die cut the ‘Believe‘ word from red cardstock. I then glued the white die cut panel onto some dark green cardstock.

    Lastly, I used the Joy and Peace stamp set and stamped the ‘The Season to’ sentiment onto the white strip and adhered the ‘Believe’ word next to it using foam tape. I added adhesive onto the backs of both the white and gold pieces and adhered them to a card base.

    Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed, got inspired and I’ll see you next time.

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  • Soft Christmas Colours | by Justine Hovey

    Soft Christmas Colours | by Justine Hovey

    Layering dies make Christmas cardmaking so easy to do! Justine here again with another process video on how to create this simple layered look to create stunning Christmas cards this holiday season. A lot of it is cardstock choice and you can get a million different looks depending on the cardstock used. I chose a baby blue, silver and white glitter to create this card.

    I began with a piece of 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 sea glass cardstock and die cut it using the Dotted Rectangle Layers die to create a pretty frame that reminded my of tiny snowflakes. I then die cut all the layers of the Trina snowflake using equally subtle colours. I glued them all together and topped off the card with a Merry Christmas sentiment!

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  • Double Sided Christmas Tree Tag | by Tracey McNeely

    Double Sided Christmas Tree Tag | by Tracey McNeely

    Thank you for coming by today for a little more Birch Press inspiration! Birch Press Design is participating in my 25 Days of Christmas Tags event once again as both a guest and a sponsor.
    Christmas time there are so many things to put tags on. Whether it’s presents, bags, baking or hostess gift there are lots of reasons you could need one. Today I am using the Radiant Ornament layering dies to create a parcel tag that can go right from the parcel to the Christmas tree!
    I have a short showing you how I created the ornament.

    Two make the tag I cut two each of the Radiant Ornament Layer ARadiant Ornament Layer B and Radiant Ornament Layer C two times from red, green and turquoise cardstock. Using liquid glue that dries clear I applied glue to the top of layer C and lined up and placed layer B over top. Just wiggle the papers until all of the edges line up. I added glue to the back of Layer A before adding it to the top. I repeated these steps with the second set of dies–so I end up with two identical layered ornaments.
    To make the double sided ornament you want to glue the back of one ornament to the back of the other ornament so that it mirrors the front and the back is identical to the front. Next the two ornament holders that were cut from silver sparkle paper were glued to the top of the ornament, both front and back making sure they lined up with one another. Again the beauty of using liquid adhesive.
    A few of the Birch Press Design team members have created tags for Day 7 of my 25 Days of Christmas Tags event today and Birch Press Design is also sponsoring a giveaway over on my blog.
    Your double-sided Christmas tree tag can be taken off the parcel and added right to the tree. Thank you so much for stopping in today and creating with me today!

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