Greetings, friends! I love this time of year when it’s warming up, flowers are blooming and bees are happily buzzing along. Heavenly!
Thus, I was so excited to receive the latest release which is all about the bees!
I think my favorite is the Honeycomb Cut Out die. Just imagine patterned paper or sponging different colors–swoon.
I used Memory Box Golden Wheat cardstock behind the cut out, sponging some Catherine Pooler inks and spattering white for added interest.
To coordinate with the background honey colors, I used Memory Box Key Lime for the Abundant Branch with sponged Golden Wheat flowers. The way the branch pops is amazing.
I colored up the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee with Copics. I applied a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to the vellum wings.
I used the same vellum for the backer behind the embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello, friends! Christina here to share a card using some new additions to the beautiful Block Print collection. I paired the new Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee with the new Honeycomb Plate and added some shimmery gold accents for a simple but elegant card design. Follow along below to get all the details!
My first step was to create the background panel. I die cut the Honeycomb Plate from ivory cardstock and then attached it to an A2 ivory cardstock panel that I splattered with a mixture of gold Perfect Pearls and a very small amount of water- just enough to get the powder moving. With the background completed, I moved on to die cutting the other elements for my card design.
I started with the arched branch from the Rosebud Arch Contour Layers and die cut it from green cardstock. Then I inked the center area with a darker green color for some shading and dimension. Next, I added flowers and berries to the arch. The flowers and berries are from the Abundant Branch die set. I die cut the flowers from ivory cardstock and painted four of them with the same gold Perfect Pearls and water mixture that I used to splatter the background panel. Then I layered the painted flowers with an unpainted flower for extra dimension before attaching all of them to the arch. Then I die cut the berries from eggplant and brown cardstock and added shading to the berries with a Copic marker and highlights with a white gel pen. I tucked these into the arch and then attached everything to the background panel with glue.
Next, I die cut the elements for the bee. I used ivory cardstock for the wings and yellow and dark gray cardstock for the body. The die for the body is one piece, so I snipped apart the stripes so I could alternate the colors on a base layer. Then I painted over the yellow portion with more of the gold Perfect Pearls mixture. Finally, I secured the completed bee to my card design with thin foam squares.
The final details were to add the Hello Scripted greeting that I die cut from more dark gray cardstock three times before stacking them and then securing it with glue to my card design. A scattering of shiny gold pearls for embellishment finishes this simple but elegant card using some of the new additions to the Block Print collection.
Thank you so much for stopping by to read about my latest papercrafting project! See you again soon!
Hello and happy May! Rosemary here on the blog today with a fun and some what elegant thank you card. Let’s have a look at what I made.
For this card I used the super pretty Block Print Tapestry Blooms die and the elegant Thank You Scripted die set. I went with a light blue and green color combo for this card.
To keep things simple I die cut all the flowers from a light blue Memory Box cardstock and the stem from the dark green. Then I assembled my flower stem. The sentiment was also die cut from the same light blue.
Time to figure out my layout and it was at this point I decided to pull out the Linear Lines stencil and create a simple partial diamond pattern on my white cardstock base. I used a light blue ink that coordinated with the blue cardstock I used for the flowers and the sentiment.
Now it was time to put the card together. I used cardstock in the same blue for my card base and adhered the background panel with thin foam squares. I then adhered the flower stem with liquid adhesive. Finally I added the sentiment. I purposefully only added glue to the main part of the sentiment to allow for some appearance of movement in the swirls on the sentiment.
I really like the slightly monochromatic look of the card and the simplicity. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hello friends and happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend. It has been incredibly rainy here in the Northeast where I live (Massachusetts). This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing my first card made using the new Block Print Garden Heart dies.
The base of this card is made with 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.
Let’s make this card:
I cut a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and used Layer A of the Viola Plate Layering set as a stencil. I stenciled directly over the steel die using Ranger Distress Oxide ink in the color Twisted Citron.
I die cut the Block Print Garden Heart itself from white cardstock. I die cut the leaves of the heart from green cardstock .
I die cut various pieces of the flower from three different colored pink cardstock.
I die cut the center of the flowers from yellow cardstock.
I adhered the flower pieces together using a fine-tip liquid glue.
Once both flower hearts were assembled, I adhered them to the card front using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
Lastly to create the sentiment, I die cut the Happy Birthday Vintage Sentiment from two different colored pink yardsticks. I adhered the two layers together with a fine-tip liquid glue. Then I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive.
I really love this beautiful new Block Print Garden Heart die set and can’t wait to create with it again! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
Hello, my friends! Toni here with a heavily layered floral thank you.
I especially enjoyed making today’s card because I used up some leftovers, including the sentiment and the background coverplate, in addition to working with fabulous new dies!
To start, I adhered the Flora Layer Plate to a white card base.
Next, I assembled the Block Print Brilliant Butterfly and Block Print Tapestry Blooms using Memory Box Key Lime, Leaf Sprout, Orange Peel, Pool Party & Summer Squash cardstock with Catherine Pooler Inks.
I decided the bottom of the card needed a bit of filler behind the embossed Vintage Everyday Greetings sentiment. So, I cut out Foliage Bunch from Memory Box Key Lime and sponged it before adhering it to the bottom of the card front.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
