Category: Craft Dies

  • Sending Hugs & Smiles | by Crystal Komara

    Sending Hugs & Smiles | by Crystal Komara

    Hello Birch Press Design friends and fans! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing another card that I created using products from the Block Print Ocean Inspired collection. What a beautiful collection this is!

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. This is my go-to cardstock for everything! I use it to make cards, card bases, die cutting, stamping and Copic coloring. It’s a great quality paper and one that I highly recommend.

    For the first layer of this card I used one of my pre-made alcohol ink backgrounds. I keep a stash of pre-made alcohol ink background in a drawer, because they are so easy to pull from, rather than pulling out all that ink and making a mess on the fly.

    On a 2″ circle of white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment “sending hugs and smiles” in teal ink. Unfortunately I did not realize it at the time, but this sentiment is from a now-retired set. Sorry! But, you could use ANY saying of your choosing and that would work just fine for this card.

    Using the Block Print Proud Seahorse and the Block Print Floating Jellyfish, I die cut the pieces from white, blue and green cardstock. I then assembled the small pieces using a fine tip liquid adhesive. I adhered the seahorse and the jellyfish to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    The Block Print Ocean inspiration collection is available to shop now online at Birch Press Design. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Modern Holiday Greetings | by Toni M Maddox

    Modern Holiday Greetings | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with a stylized greenery holiday card.

    I was really struck by the stark lines of the Block Print Stems & Berries set. How could I really allow that to shine on the card?

    I used bright Memory Box Cherry Red, Cilantro, and Leaf Sprout cardstock without sponging, making the design really pop on that white base.

    And how could I not use red glitter cardstock for the Find Joy word die. Mounting that on black along with the card base and stems in black–chef’s kiss!

    Be sure to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.

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

    Supplies

    57599 Block Print Stems and Berries

    57452 Find Joy and Outline

    SH44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

    SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

    SH44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

  • Sending Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis

    Sending Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a friendship style card made with the beautiful Block Print Standing Crane and Block Print Seaside Crane and patterned papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 pad. Let’s look at what I made.

    I started my card by die cutting all the pieces of the cranes from white cardstock. Then I decided how I was going to color them. This time around I decided to use my Copic markers and went with a group of light blue violet markers for the body and feathers. A light yellow Copic was used for the legs and beak. I used a very dark gray marker for the eye. I let all the pieces dry and then adhered them together with liquid adhesive.

    I wanted to create the look of the cranes standing in water, but decided I wanted to use torn edge patterned paper. I went through all my pads of Memory Box papers and found the Anemone Grove pad fit my design perfectly. I tore the strips from one piece and adhered them to a piece of white cardstock with liquid adhesive. I then die cut the piece with a Memory Box capped pierced die.

    I did make sure to leave an area without glue so I could slide the cranes’ legs in between the layers. I used liquid adhesive and thin foam square to adhere the cranes to the panel. Another flip through the Anemone Grove pad and I found a piece that gave the appearance of clouds in the background. That was die cut with a Memory Box rectangle die and adhered to a white cardstock base. I adhered the main panel on top and then finished with the sentiment from the Birch Press Design Rainbow Days stamp set.

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

  • Koi Birthday Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Koi Birthday Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, dear friends! Today I have a simple but impactful birthday/celebration card to share with you.

    Using a piece of shimmery cardstock, I impressed the Corner Waves across the front card. I LOVE the effect, don’t you?

    I used leftover origami paper and shimmery cardstocks with the Block Print Elegant Koi.

    For the sentiment, I hot foiled Celebrate Today and cut it out with the coordinating outline die.

    I positioned the koi to be swimming around the sentiment but it didn’t feel quite balanced. Thus, I removed a thin strip from the right and added gold washi to the card base to peek out and coordinate with the origami paper.

    You can see the full list of supplies used on my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, as well as check out my other makes.

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

    Supplies

    57607 Corner Waves

    57613 Block Print Elegant Koi

    BPF506 Celebrate Today Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

  • Under the Sea | by Rosemary Dennis

    Under the Sea | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello! Hope your September is off to a great start. Today I’m sharing a card that was inspired by a seahorse exhibit that used to be at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium located in Tacoma, Washington where I live. I used the new Block Print Proud Seahorse die set, as well as two other sets from the current release.

    The exhibit had several tanks with different species of seahorses with the final and biggest tank exhibiting one of the largest species. It was so fun to watch them swimming around in the water or clinging to strands of kelp. I started by die cutting all the pieces for my seahorse and the fish that would be inside my “aquarium”. I used just a few colors of distress oxide ink to color the seahorse and fish. I did alot of mixing and matching to create colors.

    Once I had all the pieces inked up and they were dry I assembled my seahorse and fish. The Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die set is fast becoming one of my most used set from the release. It is so versatile! I thought I needed a little bit bigger fish for my scene so I used the Block Prink Ocean Fish because it was just the right size. Then it was time to play around with the layout. Once I had that figured out I took a photo so I could recreate it.

    Now it was time to create my background. I inked up the bottom with Antique Linen distress oxide ink for my “sand” and Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon distress oxide inks for the water. I also used the Light Ray Stencil set to create the filter sunlight look. Now it was time to put together my scene.

    Using the photo as my guide I adhered everything in place using liquid adhesive. When I was done with adhereing everything to my background I added the panel to a white cardstock base using strong double sided adhesive. Small dot of Nuvo jewel drops in black were added to the fish and seahorse for the eyes. The sentiment is from the older Rainbow Days Lingo stamp set. I stamped it on white cardstock with black ink, die cut it with a label die and then inked it up with ink left on my blending brush.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card. I had so much fun creating it! I also wanted to let you know that Birch Press Design is sponsoring the Die Cut Divas challenge this month. You can find all the details on the challenge and how to win here. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

  • Passion Flower Note Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Passion Flower Note Card | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, friends! I felt liked I needed a little change of pace from nautical cards so worked up this simple floral notecard.

    I sponged the Memory Box Kraft Woodgrain Paper with Catherine Pooler Macchiato ink.

    Next, I cut out the Block Print Passion Fruit Flower and Abundant Branch from Memory Box Powder Blue, Summer Squash and Lavender Bloom cardstocks, sponging CP inks for shading.

    I cut an aperture for the Vintage Everyday Greetings sentiment using the outline die then stamped the sentiment using CP Macchiato.

    Once all the elements were in place, I spattered the card front here and there for added interest.

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

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

    Supplies

    57597 Block Print Passion Fruit Flower

    57575 Abundant Branch

    8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set

    SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

    SH44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

    SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

  • Here for You | by Rosemary Dennis

    Here for You | by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy end of August everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card inspired by one of my favorite movies: Finding Nemo! Let’s take a look at what I created.

    One of my favorite scenes in Finding Nemo is at the end of the movie when Dorie is asking if the crabs have seen Marlin and they ignore her so she grabs one and sticks it up above the waves to where a group of seagulls are sitting on a buoy. When I saw the new Block Print Dancing Crabs die set I immediately knew I wanted to recreate that scene. I used the new Waterfront Pilings dies, Block Print Happy Seaqull and Corner Waves dies to complete the card.

    I started by inking up my panel with Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink. I used Tumbled Glass and Broken China on a piece of white cardstock that I die cut the corner waves from so there would be some contrast between the “waves” and the ocean/sky. The main panel was die cut to fit a card front and the sentiment from an Open Studio stamp set was stamped in black ink.

    The I die cut the rest of the pieces that I needed to complete the card. I die cut the seagull from white, gray and yellow cardstock. A little bit of gray ink was added to the seagull’s tummy and then everything was adhered together with liquid adhesive and set aside to dry. It is hard to tell, but I did use two different red cardstocks for my little crab. There are two crabs in the set and I used the smallest one for my card. The pilings were die cut from kraft cardstock and then some brown ink was blended on to darken the bases. The tops were left un-inked. The bands around the pilings were die cut from gray cardstock and also got a little bit of inking.

    The fin is from the new Block Print Majestic Whale. I die cut it from gray cardstock and then blended on blue in to change the color. Now it was time to assemble the card. I used liquid adhesive to attach everything. It was a bit tricky getting the “waves and the pilings adhered as I wanted them to be. I attached the bottom “wave” and then placed the pilings behind it, tilting the smaller piling. Then I added the second wave, tucking the fin into that one and working it behind the smaller piling. The final two waves were added behind the pilings and then the pilings were fully glued in place. I finished by attaching the seagull and the little crab.

    I absolutely love how this card turned out! I was a little tricky, but so worth the effort. Let me know what you think and if it reminds you of Finding Nemo! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • Underwater Hugs | by Toni M Maddox

    Underwater Hugs | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! This underwater scene was so fun to create. I love seahorses. And that jellyfish–look at it!

    My first step was to sponge the blue card base with Catherine Pooler inks and one layer of the two-part Light Ray Stencil. I spattered this with water and set aside.

    Next I fussy cut the sand layer using a piece of scrap kraft cardstock and sponged it with CP Sand Castle ink.

    I cut a few of the Block Print Sea Kelp & Mini Fish from a shimmery green and silver cardstock. I sponged the Sea Kelp with CP ink for a bit of shading.

    I diecut the Block Print Proud Seahorse, Block Print Floating Jellyfish, and Block Print Dancing Crabs from a few Memory Box cardstocks with shimmery cardstock scraps for highlights.

    I sponged the cardstocks, including the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment, with CP inks. I assembled the final scene, tucking the creatures in among the greenery. So cute!

    Do visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.

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

    Supplies

    57616 Block Print Proud Seahorse

    57626 Block Print Dancing Crabs

    57629 Block Print Floating Jellyfish

    57628 Sea Kelp and Mini Fish

    57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

    42049 Light Ray Stencil Set

    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

    SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

  • Block Print Elegant Koi | by Crystal Komara

    Block Print Elegant Koi | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and Birch Press Design fans! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and found a little time to craft. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today and I was so excited to finally be able to use some of the amazing new ocean themed block print designs that BPD has to offer right now! Let’s take a look at my first card using the Block Print Elegant Koi.

    This is an A2 sized card made from a base of 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I pulled a pre-made background from my “scraps” pile to use as the water in the card. This background was actually made with Lindy’s “Butter the Toast” Blue Magical shaker. Then using the Block Print Elegant Koi dies, I cut the fish layers from white, peach and darker orange. The whiskers and eyes of each fish were cut from black cardstock.

    I created two koi fish ad adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for addd dimension. I then used a pre-made “Happy Birthday” white foil tab from Memory Company (a sister company to Birch Press Design) to add a quick sentiment.

    I really love how this card came out and I hope you do too. I think koi fish are so elegant to look at, so I’m happy I was able to use these new dies to create an equally elegant card.

    Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Elegant Koi | by Rosemary Dennis

    Elegant Koi | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a card I made using the gorgeous new Elegant Koi die, as well as the new Honeycomb Cut Out die and the older Floral Cross layering die set. Let’s have a look at what I made.

    When I first saw the Elegant Koi die set (and the Koi Duo die set) I almost immediately thought of Kubota Garden located in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle. The garden is spectacular and has several ponds with numerous koi slowly swimming about. It is fun and relaxing to watch them swim by.

    I started by die cutting my koi from cardstock. I die cut the main body of the koi from orange cardstock from the Memory Box Sunrise cardstock pack. The rest of the koi was die cut from off white and gray. I then added some ink to the gray and off white pieces to give them more depth. I used what distress oxide ink was left on my blending brush to add the color.

    I set the piece aside to dry. Because I wanted my elegant koi to have an elegant pond to be swimming around in I decided to use the Honeycomb Cut Out die to create some tiles for the bottom of my pond. I used Memory Box glossy black cardstock for the tiles. I also die cut a template with the Honeycomb die so that I could layout and adhered my tile background perfectly.

    Once I had the background created I added some light inking using distress oxide inks in Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean to the panel. I kept the color mainly at the edges, but did add some in the center of the panel. Once done with the ink blending I made sure to wipe off the ink that got on my black tiles.

    To provide even more of a look of an elegant pond I used the leafy stems and flowers from the Floral Cross layering die set to create some waterlily type flowers. Light inking was used on these pieces as well. Now it was time to complete the pond. I adhered everything using liquid adhesive.

    My sentiment is from the Crystal Lingo stamp set which is unfortunately no longer available. I did ink up the sentiment strip with the same inks used for the background so it blended in a bit more. I finished with small drop of Nuve Jewel drops in Limoncello.

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