Category: Craft Dies

  • Whale Watching | by Christina Rannow

    Whale Watching | by Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here to share another card featuring products from the latest ocean-inspired release. I adore this release, and I have many favorites so far, but this whale from the Block Print Whale Duo is at the top of the list! I paired him with the new Corner Waves Die for a fun cool blue ocean scene. Let’s jump in!

    For this card, I started with the wavy ocean water. I die-cut the corner waves multiple times from two shades of teal cardstock as well as white cardstock. I inked the edges of the teal pieces and then spattered them with Uncharted Mariner, Peacock Feathers, and Salvaged Patina Distress Inks, and with a couple of Distress Oxide Sprays -Salvaged Patina and Uncharted Mariner. I stacked these, along with the white wavy pieces, onto a light blue cardstock panel trimmed to 4 x 5 1/4 inches. As I was stacking them, I layered the white pieces under the lighter teal pieces, letting only a small border peek above, and used foam tape to attach all the pieces, fitting them together like a puzzle.

    Next, I die-cut the whale and his spout. I used blue cardstock for the whale and teal for the spout. I gave both pieces the same treatment as the wavy water pieces, inking the edges and adding plenty of spatter. Then I assembled the diecut pieces and attached them to my card front, tucking him slightly behind the water. 

    To finish things up, I added the Happy Birthday Vintage Sentiment diecut, choosing black and white cardstock, and a scattering of sparkling sequins for embellishment. 

    Thank you so much for visiting today and reading about my latest ocean-inspired card design using products from the latest release. See you again soon!

  • A Whale of a Day | by Toni M Maddox

    A Whale of a Day | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a a cute birthday or any occasion card that’s perfect for summer.

    To start my card I used one of the two-part Light Ray Stencils along with Catherine Pooler ink to create a sunny backdrop.

    I then cut out the Corner Waves from two different shades of shimmery blue cardstock and loosely adhered them to a third piece of shimmery cardstock.

    Next I cut out the Block Print Whale Duo, sponging them to create shading on that fun orange. I particularly love the spout and plume–so cute.

    My last step was to stamp the Vintage Everyday Greetings directly onto the card front using Versafine Clair Medieval Blue.

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

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

    Supplies

    57630 Block Print Whale Duo

    57607 Corner Waves

    42049 Light Ray Stencil Set

    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

  • Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! It’s summer and the water’s fine! Toni here with you today sharing a card made using some cute fishies from the new release. I love them so so much!

    I wanted a school of fish, like what you might see in a giant aquarium. To achieve that I cut out a variety of fish using Memory Box cardstock.

    • Block Print Pond Fish, Striped Fish, & Angelfish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash
    • Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle right): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Lavender Bloom
    • Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Key Lime
    • Block Print Glider Fish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash, Orange Peel & Powder Blue

    I used Catherine Pooler inks with the cardstock to create variations in color for each fish.

    For the sentiment I used the Sugar Script Big Hello die and outline in Summer Squash and sturdy black. The sentiment embossed on vellum is Lawn Fawn which coordinates so perfectly.

    I added some glam with a no-shed aqua glitter cardstock as the card front. Swoon!

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

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

    Supplies

    57611 Block Print Glider Fish

    57620 Block Print Angelfish

    57621 Block Print Swimmer Fish

    57623 Block Print Pond Fish

    57631 Block Print Striped Fish

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

    SH44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Under the Sea | By Christina Rannow

    Under the Sea | By Christina Rannow

    Hello! Christina here, and I’m so excited to share this magical under-the-sea card design with you today featuring products from the beautiful new ocean-themed release. I paired the new Block Print Floating Jellyfish with the new Sea Kelp and Mini Fish dies, inked and spattered everything with bold, saturated color, and then framed up the scene with a simple arched window. Let’s dive into this under-the-sea card design!

    My first step was to create the ocean background panel with light rays filtering through. I chose regular Distress Inks in Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Uncharted Mariner to use with the new layered Light Ray Stencil. I used Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers for the first layer and then Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner for the second layer. And when stenciling, I started in the upper left corner, using a lighter hand with the ink colors, and gradually increased the pressure and the amount of ink I applied as I moved toward the lower right corner. This helped with the illusion of light filtering down through the water. And now for the fun part! With the stenciling done, I spattered the panel with plain water and with Distress Oxide Ink Sprays in Salvaged Patina and Uncharted Mariner. I just love the texture and interest this gives, especially to a watery ocean scene.

    My next step was to die-cut the other elements of my card design from white cardstock. I started with the arched window frame and attached it to my background panel with foam tape. Then, I moved on to the sea kelp. I inked them with a variety of green Distress Inks and then spattered them with plain water and more ink. The green inks I chose were Lucky Clover, Pine Needles, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness.

    Next, I die-cut the jellyfish and inked the components with Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks before assembling them with thin foam squares. Finally, I die-cut the mini fish and inked them with Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin. 

    With the other elements of my design ready, I got to work assembling the scene. I started with the sea kelp, tucking them inside the arched window against the background and also adding some to the outside of the window. I used foam squares or partial foam squares to secure the ones on the outside of the window to the background. Then I added the jellyfish and the mini fish to my scene. Finally, I added sentiment stamped on a fishtail banner, popping it up with foam squares, and finished with a few tropical blue water droplet embellishments.

    Thank you so much for reading about my magical under-the-sea card I designed using some of the new ocean-themed products from the latest release. See you again soon!

  • Birthday Fishes | by Rosemary Dennis

    Birthday Fishes | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello, hello! Have you seen the new Birch Press Design release? It is full of absolutely amazing fish themed designs. I have so many ideas rolling around in my head. I’m starting off with a fairly simple design today. Let’s have a look.

    When my package arrived in the mail my niece and her family were on a vacation in Bali. The photos she shared on Instagram got some ideas going and one of them was this card. Along with all the dies there is a really fun stencil set that allows you to create beams of sunlight shining in the ocean. I immediately knew I was going to use the stencils for my card.

    I inked up my panel of cardstock with Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink and then used on of the stencils and Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink to add the sunlight streaming into the water. Once that was done I splatted the panel with water to create little bubbles.

    I then inkblended another panel with Mowed Lawn distress oxide ink, Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey. I die cut the kelp and little fish from that panel using the new Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die set. I added a bit of a darker green distress oxide ink (I don’t remember which one) to the kelp for some color variation.

    The I figured out the arrangement of the kelp and fish. Since this card was going to my great niece who was on vacation in Bali with her parents I found a round Memory Box Tabs birthday sentment and inked it up with some of the green ink. I purposefully chose the sentiment tab with the wavy birthday to mimic the ocean waves. I adhered everything to my panel with glue and then added it to a cardstock base.

    I just love how this turned out. Well, that’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • Rainbow Heart Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Rainbow Heart Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Toni here with the first of two cards using the Linear Stripes stencil.

    For this first card, I used the stencil along with Catherine Pooler inks to color up a white card base. I allowed the inks to blend every few lines to create a rainbow effect.

    I then repositioned the stencil so I could repeat the process, creating a gorgeous gradient. I love the blending of the colors so very much!

    I applied ink in a gradient pattern on the Block Print Garden Heart leaves as well as the Sugar Script Big Hello to blend in a bit with the stripes behind it.

    I used vellum behind as the Block Print Garden Heart base because obviously more rainbow showing the better!

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

    Supplies

    57589 Block Print Garden Heart

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    42041 Linear Stripes

    SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

    SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Block Print Crane by Jeanne Jachna

    Block Print Crane by Jeanne Jachna

    I confess I’m a bird watcher! I keep different feeders in my yard to attract different varieties. So the beautiful birds available at Birch Press Design really speak to me.

    I made a watery lagoon scene to showcase the Block Print Crane on my design.  I die cut, assembled and arranged the images on a piece of clear plastic the size of my card base.  This helps me decide what to put where before I commit and adhere everything in place. 

    I love a simple Distress Ink blended background. Deciding where to add the blue “water” and green “foliage” was easy because I could slip the inky sheet under the clear plastic that I have my images arranged on.

    The foliage includes the Fuddled Leaf along the top edge to resemble draping tree branches, and smaller branches from the Foliage Bunch set along the bottom.

    A sprinkle of gems is the finishing touch to add a little sparkle and design. I hope you have a beautiful day and find some time to make today!


    Supplies


    57582 Block Print Crane
    57588 Foliage Bunch
    57500 Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers
    BPF503 Sugar Script Sentiments 1 Hot Foil Plate and Die Sets
  • Bold Butterfly | by Rosemary Dennis

    Bold Butterfly | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here and today I am here to say that I LOVE the Block Print butterflies! They are sooo cool. Today’s card features the amazing Block Print Radiant Butterfly. Let’s have a look.

    Many times when I start making my card I don’t think about taking photos of my process. That is the case with this card. I’m always trying to come up with new ideas or mediums that I can use when creating my cards. With this card I decided to die cut the pieces of my butterfly from watercolor cardstock and then color them with watercolor pens.

    I thought that this bold butterfy needed to be paired up with something equally as bold and so I went with the Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers die. That was also die cut from watercolor cardstock and the pieces colored with watercolor pens.

    For the butterfly I went with a bright yellow and red combo. The watercolor pens I have are limited in colors so I achieved the variants by mixing colors. Wished I had taken photos, but I was so caught up in the process that I forgot. Once all the pieces were dry I assembled them using liquid adhesive.

    With the bold butterfly and leaf cluster I thought a simple white background with just a touch a light blue inking was the best. After inking up the background I adhered the panel to a light gray cardstock base. I arranged my leaf cluster and butterfly, adhering both with liquid adhesive. The sentiment is from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp and die set. I stamped it in black and die cut it with the matching die. I did die cut several additional layers that I adhered to the sentiment to give it some depth. The sentiment was also adhered with liquid adhesive.

    I just love the graphic look of the butterfly mixed with the more natural look of the leaf cluster. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

    Supplies

    cl8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

    57515 Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers

    57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly

  • Dot Painted Butterfly | by Toni M Maddox

    Dot Painted Butterfly | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! Toni here with you today. You may recall I said I’d made a second card using the Linear Stripes stencil. Let’s dive right in!

    Once I’d sponged up the card front of my previous card shown below, I noticed I had a LOT of ink left on the stencil. I certainly didn’t want all that inky goodness to go to waste so I spritzed the stencil with a bit of water and used it to smoosh a piece of Strathmore Bristol.

    Once that had dried, leaving me with subtle rainbow lines, I embossed the panel with a textured linen embossing folder. I also cut it out using a deckle edge rectangle die.

    Next I constructed the Block Print Radiant Butterfly using a black glitter cardstock as the base.

    I had recently seen a video about dot painting on canvas and thought I would try it on the butterfly using Art by Marlene neon acrylic paints and a stylus I had from ancient times when you had to emboss by hand (gasp!). Neat!

    I diecut the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment from the same black glitter cardstock as the butterfly then topped it with an embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.

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

    Supplies

    57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly

    57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

    42041 Linear Stripes

    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44008 Deep Turquoise Paper Pack

  • Pretty Layered Die Cuts | By Christina Rannow

    Pretty Layered Die Cuts | By Christina Rannow

    Hello! It’s Christina, and I’m excited to share with you this card featuring a variety of products from past collections. I started with the incredible layered die set, Field of Blooms, and then perched a sweet little bird from the Block Print collection on a big, bold greeting. This is a straightforward die cutting-only card design, except for a little heat embossing! And it’s easily customizable to any occasion by simply changing up the sub-sentiment. So grab your die cutting machine, and let’s get started!

    My first step was to create the layered background with the Field of Blooms dies. There are three plates in this set that can be used together or separately with beautiful results. I chose to use all three layers, die cutting them with white cardstock for the first layer, light pink cardstock for the second layer, and green cardstock for the last layer. I secured the layers together and then attached them to a darker pink cardstock panel that peeks through all the layers to be the other half of the flower. 

    I trimmed down the layered background panel a bit and added a white frame with a stitching detail before mounting everything to a white A2 cardstock panel. 

    Next, I die cut and assembled the pieces for the perched bird. I chose two shades of yellow, white, and black cardstock for the die cuts and a black pearl for the eye. 

    For the sentiments, I die cut the greeting from black cardstock and layered it with a white shadow die cut. Then I heat embossed a sub-sentiment with white embossing powder on a black sentiment strip. 

    The final step was to attach all the elements to my card design. I used foam squares for added dimensions and finished with a few black enamel hearts for embellishment. 

    Thank you so much for stopping by and reading about my layered card design featuring products from past Birch Press collections. See you again soon!


    Supplies


    57357 Field of Blooms Plate Layer Set
    57581 Block Print Perched Bird
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

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    cb516 Sentimental Banners

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    sp1011 Leafy 6×6 pack
    sp1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    sp1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack