Category: Craft Dies

  • Vibrant Florals | By Christina Rannow

    Vibrant Florals | By Christina Rannow

    Hi, friends! Christina here to share a vibrant card design showcasing the gorgeous Block Print Passion Fruit Flower dies. These blooms are big and make such an impact all on their own that not much more is needed to create a beautiful card that could be used for any occasion.

    To create this vibrant design, I ink blended the Passion Fruit Flower die cuts in bold, bright colors and paired them with a simple background made with multiple Ornamental Branch die cuts. Follow along below as I explain the steps I took to create this card.

    My first step was to die cut, ink, and assemble all the elements for the passion fruit flowers. I die cut everything from white cardstock and then applied ink to each piece with blending brushes. I used Pawsitively Saturated Inks and chose three shades of pink and three shades of purple for the blooms. I wanted a light, medium, and dark shade for both colorways. I left one of the center layering pieces white and then inked the center stamen pieces yellow before coloring the very tips with a black Copic marker. I used a medium green shade for the stems and then moved on to assembling the die cuts. I assembled and secured the flowers using glue for all the layers except the last bottom petal, which I secured with foam squares for extra dimension. 

    Next I created the background. I die cut the ornamental branch four times and inked each one using a light green ink. I arranged them on a white A2 cardstock panel, cutting them and turning them to fill the panel before gluing them in place. I trimmed anything that overhung the edges of the panel with large shears. Then I spattered the panel with a coordinating Distress Mica Stain, Frosty Mint.

    With the background and the flowers completed, I moved on to assembling and finishing the card design. First I attached the flowers with glue. Next, I added a greeting and sentiment. I die cut the Hello greeting from black cardstock twice and stacked them before attaching it to my card design with glue. I heat embossed the small sentiment with white embossing powder on black cardstock and die cut it with a sentiment strip before attaching it under the greeting. Lastly, I added a few black gems across the background panel before attaching everything to an A2 card base.

    Thank you so much for reading about this vibrant card design showcasing the gorgeous Block Print Passion Fruit Flower dies. I hope you’re inspired to try inking some die cuts for your next card design. See you soon!

    Supplies

    57597 Block Print Passion Fruit Flower

    57601 Ornamental Branch

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script


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    cb516 Sentimental Banners
  • Oh Happy Day | by Rosemary Dennis

    Oh Happy Day | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello Birch Press Design friends! Rosemary here on the blog today with a fun design I created using more new dies from the Block Print line. Let’s get started!

    I don’t know about you, but I’m loving the new Block Print line of dies from Birch Press Design. They just keep getting better and better with each release! The butterflies in this release are amazing! For this card I used the Block Print Brilliant Butterfly and the super fun Block Print Stems and Berries.

    Here you can see the products that I used. I started by diecutting everything from white cardstock and then placing the pieces on a sticky mat so I could apply the distress oxide ink. Once the inking was done I set everything aside to dry.

    Once I had all my pieces assembled I needed to figure out my layout. It was at this point I decided to throw the new Linear Stripes Stencil into the mix. I used the purple ink that was left on my brush to add the stripes. I just wanted them in the area where I would be putting the stem. After I did my stenciling I left the panel on the sticky mat so I could determine final placement of the pieces.

    With placement determined I removed the panel from the sticky mat and placed it in my MISTI stamping tool to stamp the sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp set. The sentiment was stamped in black ink and then I adhered all the pieces using liquid adhesive.

    I just love the fun graphic look that the Block Print Stems and Berries and the stenciled stripes provide. The beautiful Brilliant Butterfly provides a little softness to the design. Well, that’s it for me. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by!


    Supplies


    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
    42041 Linear Stripes
    57599 Block Print Stems and Berries
    57596 Block Print Brilliant Butterfly
  • Henna Tattoo Mandala Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Henna Tattoo Mandala Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Toni here again sharing a card inspired by henna tattoos.

    I cut out the Ornamental Branch twice and then sponged each, one on the reverse side, with Catherine Pooler inks. I adhered these as mirror images on a black card front.

    Next, I cut out elements from:

    • Block Print Lush Flower (central flower)
    • Block Print Fabulous Flourishes (pointy blossoms)
    • Block Print Fun Floral (starbursts)
    • Abundant Branch (tiny 4-petal blossoms), and
    • Block Print Star Flowers (starburst middles).

    I used Memory Box Orange Peel, Lavendar Bloom, and Summer Squash cardstock, sponged with Catherine Pooler inks.

    I played around with the layout, a lot, and realized that the card looked great the other way around too. Wow! Just imagine the possibilities!

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


    Supplies


    57601 Ornamental Branch
    57595 Block Print Lush Flower
    57604 Block Print Fabulous Flourishes
    57603 Block Print Fun Floral
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers
    57575 Abundant Branch
    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack
    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack
  • Creative Cherry Blossoms | by Christina Rannow

    Creative Cherry Blossoms | by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here to share a springtime card design featuring many of the new dies from the Block Print Garden collection. I used one of my favorite die sets in this collection, the Block Print Stems and Berries, and switched out the berries for some custom florals reminiscent of cherry blossoms – perfect for spring! Follow along as I explain how I created these custom cherry blossom flowers in order to transform the Stem and Berries into a beautiful springtime design. Let’s get started!

    My first step was to create the background. I ink blended Twisted Citron and Salvaged Patina Distress Inks on a white A2 cardstock panel. Then I splattered the panel with plain water for a little distressing and thinned white gouache paint for white spatter.

    Next, I die cut and assembled all the elements for my card design. I used white cardstock as well as pink, fuschia, chartreuse, and dark brown colored cardstock for the different elements. To create the cherry blossoms, I used various dies from multiple sets to create the custom florals. Here is a snapshot of the dies I used. 

    My next step was to assemble and finish up my card design. Starting with the sentiment and after the background panel had completely dried, I heat embossed “Thinking Of You” with white embossing powder directly onto the panel. Then I attached the stem from the Stem and Berries set with liquid adhesive down the center of the panel before attaching the cherry blossoms. For some dimension, I used liquid adhesive for some of the florals and thin foam squares for some others. 

    That completes this springtime card design featuring many of the new dies from the Block Print Garden collection. I hope you like my creative use of the dies to create something completely new and different. Thanks so much for reading, and see you again soon!


    Supplies


    57599 Block Print Stems and Berries
    57603 Block Print Fun Floral
    57589 Block Print Garden Heart
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers

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    sh44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

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    cb516 Sentimental Banners
  • Soft Spring Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

    Soft Spring Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni with you sharing a pretty in pink floral thank you card.

    I started my card by cutting out the Abundant Branch mostly in white with the exception of Memory Box Leaf Sprout for the leaves and Summer Squash for the berries.

    I sponged Catherine Pooler inks on the elements to create a really soft watercolor look.

    Next, I cut out the Flickering Fireflies, hand-trimmed them a bit, then colored them with Copics to transform them into bees.

    I added a subtle check pattern on the background using the Linear Stripes stencil with Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina.

    I distressed the edges of the card front and spattered it with Distress Oxide Vintage Photo before adhering the dies to it.

    Finally, I attached the single layer Sugar Script Big Thanks sentiment cut from kraft, which blends in nicely with the mood of the card.

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

    Supplies

    57575 Abundant Branch

    57569 Flickering Fireflies

    57142 Big Thanks Sugar Script

    42041 Linear Stripes

    SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Butterfly Thank You | by Christina Rannow

    Butterfly Thank You | by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here to share with you my latest project, a thank you card featuring a unique background that showcases a rainbow of the beautiful new Block Print Scalloped Butterflies. Follow along below with the steps I took to create my version of a clean and simple card design. Let’s get started!

    My first step was to create the background panel. I started by die cutting the Thanks-Sugar Script multiple times from white cardstock and then attached them all across a white A2 cardstock panel with liquid adhesive. I chose to run them horizontally in evenly spaced rows (I didn’t use a ruler or anything – I just used the lines on my glass mat as a guide for placement) and shifted the die cuts for each row to stagger them across the panel. But you could easily place these vertically for a slightly different design. I trimmed any of the die cuts that overhung the edges of the panel and set it aside while I worked on the butterflies.

    Using the Block Print Scalloped Butterfly dies and some of my favorite rainbow cardstock colors, I created three different butterflies for my card design. I love how simple the assembly of these butterfly die cuts is yet they create such an impact!

    I attached the butterflies to the background panel using foam squares under the wings and liquid adhesive under the body. This gave the butterflies plenty of dimension and movement on the card front. My last step was to add a sentiment. I chose one from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp set and heat embossed it in white on black cardstock. Then I die cut this with a sentiment strip before attaching it to my card design.

    And that’s it for my version of a clean and simple thank you card showcasing a rainbow of the Block Print Scalloped Butterflies. Thanks for reading and see you soon!

  • Just a Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Just a Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card I created using the new Block Print Garden Heart and Ornamental Branch dies. The Block Print Garden Heart die set is now a new favorite of mine! Let’s have a look at what I made.

    I went with two bright and sunny yellows from the Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock pad and two light greens from the Greenery 6×6 pad. I know it is hard to tell that there are two shades of green, but there are! Because I used two shades of yellow and green and alternated them for the layers of the bloom and leaves I had leftover pieces that I kept to use for another project.

    Once I got all the floral and leaf piece die cut I became a little stumped as to what to do next. Originally, I thought a solid heart die cut from heavy weight vellum would be nice, but after die cutting the heart from the vellum I really didn’t like it. I also thought about using a darker shade of green, but eventually settled on a white heart. Kept the vellum heart for another time, though.

    Now it was time to figure out a background. Again, I thought of going with a darker green background, but decided to die cut the Ornamental Branch die from white cardstock and layer the pieces on a white cardstock panel. I really like how all the white makes the floral center of the heart pop.

    Now that I had everything figured out, I adhered the large leafy die cut to the heart, added the flower and then tucked the smaller leaf stems behind the flower. The two Ornamental Branch pieces were adhered to the white panel and then I added the heart. I adhered everything using liquid adhesive. The final piece was the sentiment.

    I chose a sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp and die set, stamped it in black ink and then die cut it with the matching die. The sentiment was adhered with liquid adhesive and a few thin foam squares. Well, that’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • Bold Funky Floral Print Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Bold Funky Floral Print Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Toni here with the first of many cards I’ve made using the new release. The florals are to die for!

    The Block Print Star Flowers remind of 60s/70s floral designs (showing my age!) so I created my own fabric out of paper.

    I used Memory Box Raspberry Sorbet, Golden Wheat, Summer Squash, and Pool Party cardstock on the various layers to create a variety of different flowers.

    I used the same colors for the Block Print Scalloped Butterfly so they would coordinate.

    Final touches include adhering the diecuts onto a piece of black cardstock, leaving enough room for the Celebrate Today Noted Script Hot Plate & Outline Die to be added.

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


    Supplies


    57602 Block Print Scalloped Butterfly
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers
    BPF506 Celebrate Today Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
    SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack
    SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack
    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
    SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack
  • Just a Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Just a Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Have you seen the all the new Block Print products that have been added to the Birch Press Design website? They are absolutely AMAZING and I can’t wait to create some projects with them! Today I’m sharing a card I made with the Block Print Tufted Bird die set. Let’s have a look.

    For this card I went with a softer approach using some Tim Holtz woodless distress watercolor pencils to color the pieces of my bird.

    In the above photo you can see the watercolor pencils that I used and the pieces prior to assembling my little bird.

    Once all the piece were dry I adhered everything together using liquid adhesive. Once I had the bird together I worked on the rest of the card. I decided to use some plaid patterned paper from the Memory Box Anemone Plaid 6×6 pad for the background for my little bird. Diecutting the paper with a rectangle die. I also diecut pine branches using Pine Needle Twig Contour Layers die set from watercolor cardstock and then sprayed them with distress spray stain in Rustic Wilderness.

    I decided to create a frame around my plaid background by using a die from the Memory Box Curved Cap Pinpoint layers die set. I die cut cream Memory Box woodgrain cardstock with the same rectangle die I used for the plaid paper and then die cut the Curved Cap die from the center. The frame was then adhered to the plaid paper with liquid glue. I die cut the Just A Note Scripted die from watercolor cardstock twice and adhered them together.

    Now all my pieces are ready to adhere to my card front. I adhered the pine branches and the sentiment first using liquid glue. To finish off the card I added the bird with a combination of thin foam squares and liquid adhesive.

    Well, that’s it for me. I hope you enjoyed by project today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

    Supplies

    57544 Just A Note Scripted

    57583 Block Print Tufted Bird

    57519 Pine Needle Twigs Contour Layers

  • Twilight Moth | by Christina Rannow

    Twilight Moth | by Christina Rannow

    Hi friends! Christina here to share a card featuring some of the beautiful things from the new Block Print Garden release. I created a magical moth scene using the Block Print Radiant Butterfly and the Ornamental Branch plus a few blooms from the Fabulous Flourishes set. Follow along below with the steps to creating this magical twilight scene.

    I started by die cutting the elements for my card design. I used ivory and shades of brown cardstock for the Radiant Butterfly, or in this case, the moth. I used a jade green shade from the Memory Box 6 x 6 Greenery paper pad for the Ornamental Branch, and for the small blooms, I used more of the greens plus ivory cardstock. I assembled the die cuts and secured everything with liquid adhesive.

    Next, I trimmed a piece of teal cardstock from the Memory Box Lagoon 6 x 6 paper pad to 4 x 5 ¼ inches to be the background panel. Then I thinned white gouache paint with a bit of water and used a paint brush to splatter the panel by lightly tapping the paint brush across the surface. Once dried, I attached this panel, using foam tape for some dimension, to another teal cardstock panel measuring 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. 

    With the background completed, I got to work attaching the assembled die cuts to the panel. I attached two of the Ornamental Branches to my card, one at the top and one at the bottom, trimming off anything that overhung the panel before adding five of the blooms to the branches. Then I attached the butterfly, or moth, with thin foam squares. Finally, I added the Hugs Vintage Sentiment, die cut from ivory and brown cardstock, and a secondary sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamped with brown ink and die cut with a sentiment strip.

    And that completes this magical card featuring some of the new things from the Block Print Garden release. Thanks so much for reading all about my latest card design. See you again soon!


    Supplies


    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack

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    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
    57548 Hugs Vintage Sentiment
    57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly
    57604 Block Print Fabulous Flourishes
    57601 Ornamental Branch