Category: Christmas

  • Dancing Deer by Rosemary Dennis

    Dancing Deer
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today. While it might still be fall, Christmas is fast approaching. With that in mind I created a Christmas card to share today using the gorgeous Dancing Deer, Block Print Alpine Trees and an old favorite: Wavy Hillside. Let’s see what I created.

    I went a little overboard on this card, but I’m totally okay with that, lol! I started by pulling out two darker green cardstocks from a Memory Box 6×6 Greenery cardstock pad to die cut the trees. After layering on the top parts of the trees you don’t really see the lighter green color, but it can be seen peeking out here and there. Don’t these trees remind you of the trees from the original animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas? That is what I kept thinking as I made them, lol! After adhering the pieces together I set them aside to dry.

    For the dancing deer I used kraft colored cardstock and medium brown ink that I ink blended on to certain parts of the deer’s body, legs, tail and ear. The antler were die cut from a matte gold cardstock to provide a little bit of elegance to my deer.

    For the rest of the card I die cut the Wavy Hillside die from white cardstock and then adhering the pieces together. You can’t really see it, but I adhered them together in a way that reduced the height of the hillside. Then I pulled out my collage medium, applied it to the edges, poured on Rock Candy glitter and set it aside to dry.

    I made a white cardstock base and then using the residual ink from the blender brush I use for blue ink I added the soft blue sky. By this time the hillside piece was dry and so I adhered it to the cardstock base using double sided tape. When I added the glitter to the hillside I also added it to the trees to give them that frosty look. Once everything was dry it was time to finish the card. I added the trees using glue and thin foam squares. The deer was added with just glue. I used a Memory Box Greetings Tab for the sentiment and placed it in the sky to look like a winter sun. At that point I thought I was done, but I decided to add more glittery “snow” around the bottom of the deer’s feet and the tree trunks.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card. I had a lot of fun making it! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

    57699 Dancing Deer
    57683 Block Print Alpine Trees
    57563 Wavy Hillside
  • Elegant Christmasby Christina Rannow

    Elegant Christmas
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here to share an elegant ivory and gold Christmas card featuring the Dancing Deer die set. I paired this handsome deer with the Merry Christmas Serif sentiment and created a snowy monochromatic background using die-cuts, one of my favorite ways to add texture without distracting from the focal point. Let’s take a closer look at how this card came together.

    Background Panel

    Starting with a 4.25 x 5.5-inch piece of ivory cardstock, I die-cut a large oval from the top-center of the panel, giving me the oval and the outer frame piece. I set the oval aside and then die-cut the Bright Snowflakes a couple of times also from ivory cardstock, which gave me many different snowflakes in a variety of sizes. I attached the snowflakes with a liquid adhesive to the outer frame piece, letting them overhang the edges and the center oval area, and then trimmed them off after the glue dried. Next, I used a metallic gold ink pad to highlight the texture of the added snowflake die-cuts by lightly brushing over the tops of them. Finally, I splattered this outer frame piece with gold splatter medium before attaching it to a card base along with the center oval piece.

    Die-Cut Elements

    With the background panel completed, I moved on to die-cutting the components for the deer. For the elegant style I wanted, I chose a matte metallic gold and a gold glitter cardstock for the deer. Metallic cardstock is usually a lighter weight, so I stacked the gold die-cuts with another plain white die-cut underneath to give the pieces more stability before assembling. I used thin foam squares to attach his other set of legs for a little added dimension and liquid adhesive for the other pieces. Finally, I used the gold glitter cardstock to die-cut another set of Bright Snowflakes to use as embellishment. 

    Sentiment

    The sentiment is two die-cut pieces: the text and the shadow piece. I chose ivory for the shadow piece so it would disappear (mostly) against the background and matte gold for the text.

    Card Assembly

    With the background panel already attached to a card base, I centered the deer on the oval and secured him with foam squares. I arranged the glitter snowflakes around him, securing them with a liquid adhesive, and trimming anything that overhung the edges. Finally, I attached the sentiment along the bottom of the card front.

    Thank you so much for reading about the elegant Christmas card I created featuring the Dancing Deer die set. See you again soon.

    57699 Dancing Deer
    57679 Merry Christmas Festive Serif
    57644 Bright Snowflakes
  • Woodland Holiday Card by Toni M Maddox

    Woodland Holiday Card
    by Toni M Maddox

    Greetings, friends! Toni here with a simple holiday card featuring one of my favorite birds, the cardinal.

    To recreate a snowy woodland, I diecut the Block Print Birch Trees and sponged them lightly with Catherine Pooler Slate ink. I mounted them using targeted foam tape on a Memory Box SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper card panel.

    I added a snow bank from scrap paper sponged with just a touch of blue.

    Next, I assembled the Block Print Cardinal Duo using a couple of different shades of red cardstock.

    The Merry Christmas Festive Serif utilizes the same red and black combo for a bold flare.

    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.

    57680 Block Print Cardinal Duo
    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57679 Merry Christmas Festive Serif
    SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack
  • Christmas Cardinals by Rosemary Dennis

    Christmas Cardinals
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can’t believe it is already the middle of October! We are on the downward slide toward Christmas and today I have a Christmas card to share! This one uses the Block Print Birch Trees, Block Print Cardinal Duo, Merry Christmas Festive Serif and Bokeh Stencil set. Let’s see what I made.

    I started this card off by ink blending a piece of white cardstock with Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink. I went heavier at the top and lighter at the bottom. Then I took the Bokeh stencils and added soft circles around the panel using additional Tumbled Glass. When I got the look I wanted I die cut the panel down with a rectangle die and set it aside.

    Then I die cut the trees from additional white cardstock. I was going to die cut another set of trees without the interior inset pieces in a light gray, but decided to just let the ink blended background peek through. I adhered the trees to the panel with glue and let everything dry.

    Now it was time to put together my cardinal duo. I used my favorite dark red cardstock, as well as little bits of yellow and black to complete the birds. All the pieces were adhered with glue and left to dry.

    I also used the dark red for the Merry Christmas. Heavy weight vellum was used for the shadow layer. Everything was adhered together with glue and now it was time to fully assemble the card. I added the birds using glue and thin foam squares and the sentiment with glue. The finished panel was added to a white cardstock base.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57679 Merry Christmas Festive Serif
    57680 Block Print Cardinal Duo
    42048 Bokeh Stencil Set

  • It’s Christmas Card TimeBy: Annette Allen

    It’s Christmas Card Time
    By: Annette Allen

    Welcome Birch Press Design friends, Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today to share a little Christmas fun using the new release. It is never too early to start your Christmas cards. So let’s get started, shall we?

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut a panel measuring 4 x 5.25 on the Powder Blue Paper and adhere it the center of your card base.

    Die cut the second to largest Loop Stitch Frame on the Woodgrain Paper (White) and adhere it to the center of your card.

    Die cut the Block Print Ribbon Ornament on colors that you love. I went a little more traditional with the blue and red.

    Now adhere all the pieces together to create these pretty Ribbon Ornaments.

    Add them to the center of your card using foam tape for a little dimension.

    Finishing with the sentiment and some pretty sequins to embellish a little.

    A simple Christmas card that is just so pretty with all the details in the frame and ornaments. Don’t you think?

    Thank you for stopping by!

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57693 Block Print Ribbed Ornament
  • Christmas Card Timeby: Annette Allen

    Christmas Card Time
    by: Annette Allen

    It’s time to start creating your Christmas cards. Welcome everyone Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today and I am all about the new Block Prints ( Puffy Penguins and Alpine Trees), so let’s get started.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    On a white panel create a fun ink pattern that you love. I used round blending brushes and just pressed them into the paper to create all these circles. You can just do an ink blended background if you can’t recreate this background. Both will look amazing.

    Die cut the Block Print Alpine Trees with colored cardstock. Pick colors that compliment your ink background. Adhere the pieces that go together. I used foam tape for a little dimension and then add them to your card. I started in the center. Make sure to leave room for both Puffy Penguins.

    Die cut the Block Print Puffy Penguins and adhere the pieces that go together and then add them to your card using foam tape.

    You can arrange how ever your crafty mind works.

    For the sentiment I added one of the new Greeting Tabs using foam tape. These are now available in the store.

    Finishing with mixing some opaque and water and splattering it on my card to make it look like snow. It is a fun addition.

    So fun to create. Make sure to check out the entire release.

    57683 Block Print Alpine Trees
    57692 Block Print Puffy Penguins
  • Frosty & Festive Christmasby Christina Rannow

    Frosty & Festive Christmas
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here, and today I’m sharing a festive and frosty Christmas card featuring three Block Print Petal Ornaments on a highly textured background that I created using the Simple Evergreen Sprigs. I chose a more modern color palette of pink and red with just a touch of green, and for some sparkle and shine, I incorporated some glitter and matte silver cardstocks. Let’s take a look at how this card came together.

    My first step was to create the background panel. I started with a piece of blush cardstock trimmed to 3.75 x 5 inches and used Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink to lightly ink the edges and to add splatter to the panel. Next I die-cut multiple Simple Evergreen Sprigs from white glitter cardstock and adhered them to the panel with a liquid adhesive. Once the glue set, I trimmed whatever sprigs were overhanging the edges with a large pair of scissors. Finally, I popped the panel up onto a 4.25 x 5.5 inch blush cardstock panel using foam tape. 

    Next, I die-cut the components for the ornaments. I chose red and white glitter cardstock for the base of the ornaments and added subtle shading to the red pieces before assembling them. Then I topped each ornament with a matte silver cap and tucked in small leaves from the Block Print Poinsettia Vase die set. I attached the ornaments to the background panel with thin foam squares and then tied bows onto each one using silver metallic cord. 

    To finish up my card design, I die-cut the Merry Christmas Festive Serif from red and matte silver cardstocks, and after assembling the text to the shadow piece, I attached it to my card front using thin foam squares. My last step was to attach my card front to a top-fold card base.

    Thank you so much for reading about my frosty and festive Christmas card featuring the Block Print Petal Ornaments. See you again soon!

    57679 Merry Christmas Festive Serif
    57655 Block Print Petal Ornament
    57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
    57656 Simple Evergreen Sprigs
  • STAMPtember Exclusive with Memory Box by Savannah O’Gwynn

    STAMPtember Exclusive with Memory Box
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Today is a very SPECIAL day as we celebrate STAMPtember with Simon Says Stamp and an exclusive stamp/die set by Memory Box!!

    Be sure to grab this stamp/die set soon because it is available for a limited time only! Click HERE or HERE to get it before it’s GONE!

    I’ve created two very different cards to celebrate this exclusive collaboration! The first focuses on the smaller images and the second has the larger ones from this exclusive stamp set.

    This first card was created using the smallest snowflakes in the STAMPtember Stay Cozy set. I embossed the snowflake images on red cardstock because I wanted to do something different (if you know me, then you know I’m always thinking outside the box! LOL!). I layered this snowflake holiday tree on a die cut Loop Stitch Frame, as well as a washi tape and metallic panel.

    I added a few sequins and metallic thread to finish this card. I love how it turned out!


    The second card I created focused on the larger characters from the STAMPtember Stay Cozy set.

    These three characters are just tooooooooo cute! I stamped and masked the snowman and then stamped the other two images. Since the first card was very detailed with layers, I went with a CAS, one layered card design for the second holiday card.

    I love how both of my cards turned out and definitely will be creating MORE holiday cards using this exclusive STAMPtember set!!!

    I hope that you grab your exclusive Memory Box STAMPtember Stay Cozy stamp/die set today! I cannot wait to see what you make using these images!!!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
  • Ornament Dies As Lemons! by Toni M Maddox 

    Ornament Dies As Lemons!
    by Toni M Maddox 

    Hello, friends! Toni here with a summery project created from . . . ornament and poinsettia dies. That’s right–stretching my supplies as always!

    As I was designing a different card featuring the Block Print Loop Ornament, I noticed that the base layer was rather shaped like a lemon. Of course, I had to run with that idea!

    I cut out two “lemons” from Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock and spattered them with a touch of Catherine Pooler Tiara ink. Next, I used leaves from the Block Print Poinsettia Vase cut from Memory Box Greenery 6×6 cardstock.

    To create the background, I lightly sponged the Birch Press Design Honeycomb Stencil with CP Fiesta Blue ink on the card base. For a bit of added interest, I spattered Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink as well.

    This nicely tied in the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamped in a Versafine Clair Nocturne.

    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.

    57689 Block Print Loop Ornament
    57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
    42046 Honeycomb Stencil
    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
  • Christmas Joy by Annette Allen

    Christmas Joy
    by Annette Allen

    Christmas JOY and pretty ornaments… yes, please. Welcome BPD friends, Annette Allen (My Clever Creations) here with you today and I am sharing more from the new release. I bet some of you already have purchased some of the release.

    Today I am using the new…

    • Block Print Scandi Ornament
    • Block Print Festive Joy
    • Loop Stitch Frames

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut a pink A2 panel and adhere it to your card base.

    Die cut the largest die from the Loop Stitch Frames on a light cream colored piece of cardstock and then add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to your card base.

    Die cut the Block Print Festive Joy die 4 times on colors that you think go together.

    Die cut of the Block Print Festive Joy backer on white and then piece it together using the colored cardstock.

    Add some foam tape to the back of the JOY sentiment and add it to the center upper part of the frame.

    Die cut the Block Print Scandi Ornament using some of the same colors you used in the Joy and piece it together so it is color and fun. Add a little silver glitter paper for the top of the ornament, for a little shine.

    Add some foam tape to the ornament and then center it over the O of the Joy and adhere to card.

    Same those little negative dots from the ornament and adhere them here and there.

    Let the dies do all the hard work, all you need is glue and pretty colors of cardstock.

    57694 Block Print Festive Joy
    57687 Block Print Scandi Ornament
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames