Category: Birthday

  • Birch Tree Series: Fall by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Birch Tree Series: Fall
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am super excited to share my next Birch Tree Series design using Block Print Birch Tree dies! **You can read about my first Birch Tree design HERE– it was a summer theme.

    This second design is more fall themed because it’s almost October! I went with a misty, shadowy background and orange ink blended leaves.

    Here are a few tips and tricks when creating this design:

    TIP: You can use multiple hues of the same color or multiple ink colors for the leaves. You can also different cardstock types for extra dimension.

    I used three different hues of orange inks, as well as thick white cardstock, thin white cardstock, and vellum paper, for my leaves.

    TIP: There are two different ways to fill in/cover the holes of the birch tree die image. You can attach just strips [scraps] of darker paper or die cut a second tree using the darker cardstock to layer your tree image.

    TIP: Create a stencil by die cutting a tree image.

    You can die cut both sizes of trees for your stencil(s) or use just one tree image like I did. BONUS TIP: I would only one image per stencil piece this way you can cleanly add ink for your stenciled image. I also used the same ink as the background as the stenciled trees- this helped create a layer of interest but also helped the trees blend in and not stick out too much. Once the background was completed I added some darker ink blending to the left side of the cardbase.

    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- which type of card design or theme with the Birch Tree die do you think I will make next? Should I do winter? Or a fun design? I’ll keep you posted 🙂

    **Don’t forget to see my first Birch Tree Series designs HERE.

    I hope that you are inspired and will join me in making different Birch Tree designs and cards! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682
    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Birthday Greetings by Nora Noll

    Birthday Greetings
    by Nora Noll

    Can you ever have too many Birthday cards in your supply? Nora here on the Blog with a simple Birthday card using some of products from recent releases.

    I started off by using the Ornamental Branch die to cut two branches out of white cardstock. I then did some ink blending to color the boughs green. I glued the branches to the top left and the bottom right of an A2, top folding white card base.

    Next I cut the Block Print Sleek Bird out of white cardstock and used Copic markers to color the bird in. I glued the bird together and adhered it to the top left of the card.

    I stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment in brown ink and cut it with the matching die. I used the same sentiment die and cut three more out of white cardstock. I adhered all four of the sentiment pieces together and then glued it to my card front.

    My last step was to adhere some jewels randomly across the card front. This card was easy enough to create a few to have in your stash!

    I hope that this card inspires you to create your own Birthday cards. Thank you for stopping by. Have a fabulous day.

    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    57696 Block Print Sleek Bird
    57601 Ornamental Branch
  • Leopard Lookalike- Take 2 by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Leopard Lookalike- Take 2
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, Birch Press Design friends! I’m back to share another take on my leopard design!


    You might remember my first leopard lookalike HERE. While I liked this original design, I mentioned in the post that I thought I could do better… so I tried again! And I really like this second leopard- the colors, the face, everything!

    Here’s a look at both the lepards- the original and new one.

    Here is a tutorial on how I created the NEW leopard’s face:

    I looooooooooove how this colorful leopard turned out! Again- I love the first leopard… but this one is better 🙃

    BONUS TIP: you might have seen me do this before– if you don’t have a matching die for your sentiment, just outline your stamp image and fussy cut!

    I hope that you are inspired to create your own leopard using this BPD die and some of the tips I shared!
     

    Please remember to share what you create using any of my tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57580 Block Print Kitty
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Mushroom Forest Fox by Toni M Maddox 

    Mushroom Forest Fox
    by Toni M Maddox 

    Hello, friends! Toni with you today sharing a birthday card featuring the Block Print Wise Fox with a number of products from the new release. Let’s head to the mushroom forest!

    I first cut out the Block Print Loop Stitch Frame using Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock. I adhered this to a kraft base.

    Next, I cut out a variety of Block Print Tall Mushrooms and Block Print Round Mushrooms from Memory Box Greenery, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstock.

    Now comes the Block Print Wise Fox. I think it’s so cute with those mushrooms. I used the same green cardstock with the Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment and popped that onto the upper right corner.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.

    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57640 Block Print Wise Fox
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57572 Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment
    SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
  • Pink Leopard Lookalike by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Pink Leopard Lookalike
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, BPD friends!

    I’m happy to be back sharing another crazy idea I had 🙃 When I saw the Block Print Kitty dies, I thought it looked a lot like a leopard. So I decided to try and make one… a pink leopard!

    Here are a few tips and tricks (and maybe a lesson learned for next time) to make this pink leopard:

    • Use matching ink and cardstock for a subtle highlight *Lessoned Learned: I think I would do a darker ink highlight to make the pieces stand out more.
    • Use a light colored marker on the BACK of the cat face for a softer mouth look *Lesson Learned: LIGHT colored marker! I forgot and grabbed a dark marker and had to redo the face! LOL!
    • Add some thin thread or twine to create whiskers
    • *Overall Lesson Learned: I LOVE everything about this card… but I think I can make the face look a bit MORE like a leopard with just a pencil or black marker. Be on the lookout for “Leopard:Take 2” 🙃

    I hope that you are inspired to create a pink leopard kitty! Or maybe you have a better idea for how to make the leopard face- do share any ideas you have for my Take 2 project!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57580 Block Print Kitty
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

  • Birch Tree Series: Summer by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Birch Tree Series: Summer
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, BPD friends!

    I’m super excited to be back sharing a NEW series I’m creating using the Block Print Birch Tree dies.

    When I received this die set, I immediately started to think of the tree in different seasons. I knew I wanted to create a series to show my idea! This card design shares the Birch Tree in the summer 🙂

    Here are some tips and tricks that I used to create this card:

    **I also cut off the branches on the white tree and some of the brown tree. This allowed me to add flowers below the tree 🙂

    **You can actually die cut any or all of the leaves from this Fall Leaves set for your creation! I decided to use only one leaf image- LOL!

    **I stretched my dies again by using the Birch Tree branches for grass images!

    #SAVfact: I love to mix and match my supplies- you can see here that I added the smallest flowers from the Abundant Branch set for my grass/flower images.

    **I don’t have a die set to match this sentiment set… so I used my stamp image to create an outline 🙂 I use a spatula to hold the image while tracing because when I use my fingers the stamp gets stuck to it! LOL!


    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- I honestly think I might even make MORE than just the Birch Tree in different seasons! I’ll keep you posted 🙂 I think it’s going to be FUN trying to make different Birch Tree designs!

    I hope that you are inspired and will join me in making different Birch Tree designs and cards!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57698 Fall Leaves
    57575 Abundant Branch
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

  • Fall Rainbow Birthday by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Fall Rainbow Birthday
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, sweet friends!

    I’m excited to be back with another easy card and video tutorial!

    When I saw the BPD Fall Leaves dies set, I knew I wanted to make a rainbow of leaves but with fall colors!

    If this “stop action/time lapse” video is too quick for you (I hope it doesn’t make you dizzy! LOL!), here are the steps to make this exact card:

    1. Gather supplies including BPD stamps/dies and Memory Box cardstock
    2. Die cut a BPD leaf image from all cardstock colors **You can cut different leaf images or all one design. I chose just to die cut one image for all colors.
    3. Apply cardstock to cardbase; trim to size
    4. Splatter BPD leaves with ink/paint
    5. Attach each BPD leaf to card panel **I attached mine using adhesive but also used a sewing machine to add interest and dimension.
    6. Choose a sentiment from the BPD stamp set, stamp and emboss sentiment above leaf columns
    7. Add foam tape to attach panel to cardbase
    8. Finish with extra embellishments like gems

    It really was EASY to create! And I love these colors- they are perfect for a fall/autumn birthday! Well actually, now that I think about it… this card could be for ANY fall/autumn occasion with just a switch of the sentiment. It’s perfect🙃

    I hope that you are inspired by my rainbow leaves and easy card tutorial!  

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Fall Birthday Inspiration by: Annette Allen

    Fall Birthday Inspiration
    by: Annette Allen

    It’s almost Fall and I am ready for the leaves to change but for now I will have to settle for these pretty leaves from the new Birch Press Design Fall Leaves Craft Die Set. I went all out with my background, so let’s get started.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut an A2 panel on the BPD Woodgrain Paper (Cream). Adhere your panel to your card base using liquid glue or tape runner.

    Die cut the BPD Fall Leaves (57698) on fall color cardstock. I went with browns, plum, greens and yellow. Die cut each design in all colors.

    Now it is time to adhere those pretty leaves to your background. Use liquid glue and mix it up. Adhere them until you are happy with your design.

    Die cut the third largest Loop Stitch Frame (57688) on vellum.

    Stamp sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166) on cream colored cardstock and die cut using the coordinating dies. Adhere to the center of the Loop Stitch Frame using foam tape.

    Now flip your vellum over and only add foam tape where your sentiment is. We do not want any adhesive to be shown on the front. Adhere the vellum to your card.

    Die cut more of the acorns and add them as embellishments next to the sentiment and also add a couple of gold sequins.

    Such a simple card. Lots of die cutting but so worth it when you see the details on the leaves. I am happy with how it came out. What do you think?

    Thank you for stopping by!

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57698 Fall Leaves
    SH44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Hap-Bee Birthday Card by Toni M Maddox

    Hap-Bee Birthday Card
    by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, my friends! Toni with you today refusing to believe that it’s August already. Are you in the same boat? Well, let’s keeping summer going with a hap-bee little birthday card.

    I diecut the Honeycomb Plate out of a sturdy white cardstock and mounted it on a pale green base.

    Next, I assembled a number of Block Print Star Flowers using Memory Box Blush, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstocks. I love how vibrant they are, don’t you?

    I cut one blossom out of white and stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment on it using Versafine Clair Onyx. Of course, I HAD to replace part of it with the cute Block Print Twirly Bumblebee.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a hap-bee rest of your week!

    Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.

    57671 Block Print Twirly Bumblebees
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers
    57593 Honeycomb Plate
    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack

  • Fuchsia Wishes by Rosemary Dennis

    Fuchsia Wishes
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello! Rosemary here on the blog today! Can’t believe we are already into August. Time is flying by, but I’m here today to share a card that has a little bit of a timeless quality to it. I used the lovely Block Print Fuchsia Spray and a modified Block Print Starry Night Scene to create my design. Let’s have a look.

    I went very simple with this card as I wanted the focus on the pretty fuchsia flowers. I die cut a panel of white cardstock with a rectangle die. I then positioned the Starry Night Scene die where I wanted it to be on the panel, die cut it and then trimmed off the trees.

    Another piece of white cardstock was die cut to the same size as the top panel and I ink blended the blue sky using Tumbled Glass and then Broken China.

    Now it was time to make the fuchsia flowers. The leafy branch was die cut from a dark green cardstock from the Memory Box Leafy 6×6 pad and the stems from a lighter green from the same pad. I used pink and two shades of red from the MB Blush to die cut the flowers.

    With all my pieces die cut and assembled it was time to put the card together. I adhered the die cut panel to the ink blended panel using liquid adhesive and then adhered the entire piece to a light gray cardstock base using double sided sticky tape. I used liquid adhesive to adhere the leafy stem at the top of the arch making sure to leave two areas unglued so I could slip the four little stems underneath. I adhered those down and then added the flowers using liquid adhesive, as well.

    I finished off the card with a stamped and die cut sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57667 Block Print Fuchsia Flowers
    57649 Block Print Starry Night Scene
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack