Category: April Antonio
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It’s Fall, Ya’ll | by April Antonio
Hello friends! Design Team member April here today sharing a card in honor of the first day of Fall. Time to light some cozy candles, grab a warm blanket, and sink into a fun afternoon of crafting. Here’s how I pulled this card together: I used layer A and B from the Forest Canopy Layer…
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105 days until Christmas | by April Antonio
Hello friends! Design Team member April here today sharing an early Christmas card using some of the products from the new holiday release. With Autumn almost upon us, everything is about to speed up, so why not start on creating some holiday cheer?! Also, these new dies are just too cute to put down! Here’s…
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Summer Ocean Blues | by April Antonio
Hello friends! Design Team member April here today sharing a beautiful, bright, blue ocean inspired card using the Budding Twigs Contour Layers die set. I visited the beach last month and was inspired to create something ocean-y. Here’s how I pulled this card together: I cut a piece of heavy-weight white cardstock down to A2…
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Finding Joy | by April Antonio
Happy Saturday! I’m so excited to be back on the blog today sharing a card on this Christmas weekend. I used the really fun Piped Icing Star die set to create a sparkling holiday card. Read on to find out how I paper pieced this card together. I cut an A2 sized panel from white…
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Ho Ho Holidays | by April Antonio
Happy Saturday! With Christmas less than 10 days away, I think many of us are in full swing with holiday themed cards. I had a lot of fun creating a Santa card using the Adornment Santa die set. Read on to find out how I pulled this card together! I started with the Santa Adornment…
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Holly Jolly Holidays | by April Antonio
Happy Tuesday! So happy to be back on the blog sharing a fun card using the Holly Jolly Contour Layers set to get in the mood for the holidays. I had a lot of fun creating this card and it was really simple to pull together. Read on to find out how I pulled this…
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Crafting Holiday Cheer | by April Antonio
Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to the Birch Press blog! Today, I am excited to share a card using the Large Cosmos Contour Layers die set. These big, bold, petals are great for creating a quick, and beautiful holiday card. I started this card by cutting the Large Cosmos Contour Layering dies from medium weight…
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Embrace Nature with the Forest Canopy set | by April Antonio
Happy Saturday, and welcome back to the Birch Press blog! Today I am excited to share a card using the Forest Canopy layering die set. Each layer of this beautiful set can be used one it’s own or layered together as you will see in the following card. To start this card I first took…
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Cozy Florals | by April Antonio
Welcome back to the blog! Today I’m bringing you a cozy Autumn themed card using some beautiful floral images, and emboss resist inking. To start todays card I used the large floral image stamp from the Gracious Floral stamp and die set and heat embossed it with white powder onto a piece of white cardstock.…
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Fall Leaves for the First Day of Autumn | by April Antonio
Fall is a beautiful time of year, and what better way to celebrate than with a handmade card? I’m excited to be back on the blog today to show you how to create a simple yet stunning fall card using some of the Fall themed supplies from the Birch Press Design store. I chose a…
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Hot Foil Thank You | by April Antonio
Hello and happy Monday! I’m excited to be back with you on the blog. Today’s project features some leafy dies, stenciling and hot foiling all in one card. I started this card knowing that I really wanted to do some stenciling. I grabbed three complimentary shades of blue ink in a light, medium and dark…
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Green and Gold Wishes | by April Antonio
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a St. Patricks’ Day inspired card using the beautiful Herbarium Plate Layer die set. Scroll down to find detailed instructions on how I pulled this card together. To obtain the beautiful layers of green and gold, I grabbed the Lush Green and Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 cardstock packs. First,…
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Blooming crocus buds | by April Antonio
Happy Monday! I am happy to be back on the Birch Press blog today sharing a new project using the newly released Sprouting Crocus layering die set. I began this card wanting to show a beautiful row of of the crocuses, and so started by die cutting the flowers and stems multiple times from white…
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Valentine Hugs | By April Antonio
Happy Saturday! With January almost over, and Valentine’s Day cards lining the grocery store aisles, I thought I would be a great time to create a Valentine themed card. I started with the new Banner Heart Layer set. It has three layers – A,B,C to it, with each layer slightly more open than the last.…
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Star Flower Thanks | by April Antonio
Happy Friday Birch Press friends, and Happy New Year! It’s a new year so I figures it’s time to try some new things. Anyone struggle with a certain color? Have a complicated relationship with it? Well, that’s me and the color purple..no not the movie at all, the actual color. Me and purple just never…
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Stenciled Gilded Grace by April Antonio
Happy Thursday! Today I am sharing a project using the beautiful, Gilded Grace Inside stencil set using some beautiful warm, Fall colors. I’ve been on a stenciling kick lately and am really excited about this stencil set. To start this card I used the Herbarium Plate Layer A die with an embossing mat to dry…
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Finding Joy | By April Antonio
Happy Saturday Birch Press family! Today I’m leaning far into pre-Christmas card prep and sharing a project using some supplies from the newest release. I’m fairly new to hot foiling and have definitely caught the foiling bug. I started this card by hot foiling the Gilded Grace hot foil set — both the cover plate…
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Swirling Waves of Thanks | by April Antonio
Hello and happy Wednesday! Welcome back to the Birch Press Design blog — April here bringing you some waves of crafty goodness with a new project. Today’s project features the new Curling Waves stencils, embossing folder and matching die set. I started today’s project by really wanting to use the new Curling Waves stencils. This…
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Summer Florals | by April Antonio
Hello and happy Saturday! Welcome back to the Birch Press Design blog. April here sharing a new card project. I am really excited about today’s post because I have been struggling with incorporating more color when I use the layering dies and finally made a card that I feel matches what I saw in my…
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Golden Thanks and Soothing Florals | by April Antonio
Welcome back to the Birch Press Design blog! April here sharing a slimline card project using the Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layers die set and the new Thanks Sugar Script hot foil plate and die set. I started this card off with a piece of the white woodgrain cardstock by cutting it to be slightly smaller…
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Heart to Heart Thanks | by April Antonio
Happy Friday! April here sharing an elegant, easy to pull together thank you card. To start this card I grabbed on of my favorites, the Kinsley Heart Plate Layering set. I cut out all three layers with Layer A and C cut from white cardstock, and Layer I glued all three layers together using liquid…
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Spring Peony and Hot Foil Hello
Hello crafty friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today to share a project using some of the newly released supplies. For today’s project I decided to use the new Prime Peony die set. It creates a beautifully, realistic looking peony. The set comes with both large and small peony pieces, including…