Category: Craft Dies

  • Birthday Greetingsby Rosemary Dennis

    Birthday Greetings
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! February is winding down and I am starting to think of spring even though we really haven’t had much of a winter here in the Pacific Northwest. While there are lots of pretty dies in the newest Birch Press Design release the beautiful Soaring Hummingbird and Daisy Flower dies from the Block Print line caught my eye and I just had to use them first. Let’s look at what I created.

    I love the other hummingbird die set from Birch Press Design (Block Print Hummingbird) and so was delighted to see this new hummingbird die. I started by die cutting all the hummingbird pieces from white cardstock. Initially I was just going to use them to help me determine how the bird went together, but then I decided to use distress oxide ink color the pieces instead of diecutting from colored cardstock which was my original idea. I used small blending brushes to color all the pieces.

    In the photo you can see some of the inks I used as well as the inkblended pieces.

    I die cut the daisies and centers from white cardstock as well. You will need two die cuts per flower to create the daisies on my card. I think it would be fun to die cut a third flower to create an even fuller daisy – like a gerber daisiy. In this photo you can see the small blending brush I used to color the die cuts. My blending isn’t perfect because in real life flowers are perfect, either!

    The bird and the flowers were assembled using liquid adhesive and then set aside to dry.

    Then I die cut the stems and leaves added the inkblending and added the leaves to the tall stem. I die cut white cardstock using a Memory Box Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die and then layered that onto light gray cardstock that I die cut with a rectangle die.

    Now it was time to layer on all elements. I used liquid adhesive to adhere everything to the card front except for the hummingbird. For him I used a combination of liquid adhesive and foam squares. I stamped the greeting from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp set with black ink and die cut it with the matching die. The die was used to die cut two more layers that were adhered behind the stamped sentiment and then adhered to the card with liquid adhesive.

    I really love how this card turned out. It will be going to my sweet mom who will be turning 89 at the end of April. I hope she loves it too!

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57634 Block Print Daisy Flower
    57659 Block Print Soaring Hummingbird

  • Geometric Floral Birthday Wishes by Toni M Maddox 

    Geometric Floral Birthday Wishes
    by Toni M Maddox 

    Hello, friends! Toni here with you today sharing a modern birthday card with lots of edgy edges.

    Firstly, I stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment then embossed the front panel using Memory Box Open Studio EF1016. It features a lovely geometric pattern that complemented the  Block Print Mod Branches perfectly.

    In addition to the Mod Branches, I added blossoms from the Abundant Branch die set for a pop of color and to add softness.

    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.

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57633 Block Print Mod Branches
    57575 Abundant Branch
    EF1016 Geometric Crystals 3D Embossing Folder
    SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
  • Penguin Wishesby Rosemary Dennis

    Penguin Wishes
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card that could be used for a winter birthday or a friendship card. Let’s look at what I made.

    For my card today I used the Block Print Peaceful Penguin and Superb Penguin dies, as well as the Warm Wishes Dapper Script die set. These dies are from the winter release. I also used my favorite Wavy Hillside dies for the card. I started out by diecutting the pieces of my penguins.

    I die cut the bodies from white, the beaks and second layer from a medium yellow (from the Memory Box Sunset 6×6 pad) and then a gray cardstock from my stash. I used Black Soot distress oxide ink on the yellow second layer and the gray top layer to darken them up, but still have some of the yellow and gray in each penguin. I used Fired Brick distress oxide ink on the beaks.

    I let everything dry before adhering all the pieces with liquid adhesive. While the penguins were drying I die cut the wavy hill from Memory Box white woodgrain cardstock for some texture. A piece of light blue cardstock was die cut and then I did some light ink blending of a blue distress oxide ink around the edges. I don’t know what blue it is because I just used the residual ink on my blending brush for a soft look.

    I added a little bit to the Wavy Hillside, as well. For the penguins I added a little bit of Pumice Stone distress oxide and then used the blue, again, over that. I layered the hillside onto the light blue panel with glue and then added my penguins, also with glue.

    I finished off the card with the sentiment. I die cut the shadow layer from the same light blue cardstock as the background and the word layer from white cardstock. I adhered the words to the shadow layer with liquid adhesive and then adhere the sentiment to my card with liquid adhesive.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Have a wonderful day!

    57641 Block Print Peaceful Penguin
    57653 Warm Wishes Dapper Script
    57639 Block Print Superb Penguin
    57563 Wavy Hillside

  • Blue Heron Hello by Toni M Maddox

    Blue Heron Hello
    by Toni M Maddox

    Happy New Year, my friends! Toni here with an Asian-inspired any occasion card.

    To create the medallion, I used the Arista Layer Set.

    Notice how I used vellum for the first layer to make a subtle contrast to the texture base layer.

    Next, I constructed the Block Print Majestic Heron using a shimmer cardstock in ombre shades of blue. I love that sparkle!

    I used the same cardstock for the Hello Scripted sentiment.

    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.

    Supplies

    57608 Block Print Majestic Heron

    57418 Arista Layer Set

    57546 Hello Scripted

  • Birthday Cheerby Rosemary Dennis

    Birthday Cheer
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Can’t believe it is already the end of January! I’m popping in to share a birthday card that I made for my great niece who is turning 4 soon. I used several new Birch Press Design products that have a birthday theme: Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment, Tall Party Candles and Birthday Candle Blowout stencil set. Let’s look at what I made.

    The card is pretty simple. I started by stenciling the party candles using just the ink left on the blending brushes that I use with my distress oxide inks. I wanted a soft look for the background so using the residual ink on your blender brushes is a great way to do that. After stenciling the panel I die cut it down with a rectangle die.

    I found cardstock colors that matched the stenciled background fairly well to die cut the candles and sentiment. I pulled a light aqua blue from the Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock pack, a light yellow from the MB Sunset cardstock pack and a light pink from my stash.

    After diecutting all the pieces I adhered everything with liquid adhesive. For the flames I simply trimmed those from candles that I die cut from the yellow cardstock. I added the panel to a white cardstock base and then added the candles and the sentiment. I finished off the card with a little bit of Nuvo drops in White Blizzard to the candle flames.

    Simple, but cute don’t you think? I hope my great niece likes it. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Have a wonderful day!

    57572 Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment
    57576 Tall Party Candles
    42043 Birthday Candle Blowout

  • Polar Bear Birthday | by Rosemary Dennis

    Polar Bear Birthday | by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy the day after Christmas (or Boxing Day if you are British Commonwealth!)! I hope everyone had a lovely celebration with family and/or friends. Today I have a birthday card to share that combines three products from the BPD holiday release and one from the new release. Let’s have a look at what I created.

    The Birch Press Design holiday/winter release included the fun little die set called Block Prink Hats and Scarves. I knew I wanted to pair this die set up with one (or more) of the fun Block Print animals in the holiday/winter release. For my card I obviously chose the Block Print Polar Bear.

    Because we are now past Christmas I made the little hat and scraf using light and dark teal cardstocks. The polar bear was die cut from white and a soft white cardstock for just a tiny bit of contrast. I used black glossy cardstock for the nose and eyes. The glossy black cardstock and teal cardstock are from Memory Box. After adhering the hat together I added some glossy accents to the band and little pompom and then poured on Rock Candy glitter.

    Once the glitter was set I assembled my little polar bear using liquid adhesive and set him aside to dry. Then I worked on my background. For that I used the Block Print Forest Scene die set. I diecut the trees from Memory Box green cardstock. I did have to trim out one of the trees because it is attached to the hill. I then die cut the scene from white cardstock and a patterned paper with snowflakes. I inlaid the patterned paper into the white cardstock panel and secured the back with lots of scotch tape.

    I placed the panel in my stamping tool, positioned my bear where I wanted him to be and then stamped a sentiment from the brand new Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings using black ink. I then made a card base from white cardstock and secured the panel to the card base with double sided tape.

    Before securing the trees and polar bear to the panel I added glossy accents to the trees and then poured on Rock Candy glitter. I love me some Rock Candy glitter, lol! Once the trees were dry I completed the card by adding the trees and the polar bear. Here is a close up showing all the fun glitter.

    I just love this fun little polar bear with his jaunty hat and scarf and I hope you do, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a very happy new year! See you in 2026!


    Supplies


    cl8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
    57638 Block Print Polar Bear
    57650 Block Print Forest Scene
    57637 Block Print Hats and Scarves
  • Cozy Winter Bear | by Toni M Maddox

    Cozy Winter Bear | by Toni M Maddox

    Are you staying cozy this season, my friends? Toni here and I’m loving the cold weather (from inside by the fire cuddling with my cat, of course). For today’s card, we have a winter scene.

    First, the Pinpoint Contour Plate sponged in blue and spattered with water and Copic Opaque White reminds me of a blustery day.

    On top of that I added a couple of Wavy Hillsides and Block Print Evergreen Trees.

    But, the Block Print Polar Bear, disguised as a brown bear, is all ready for winter dressed warmly in his Block Print Hats and Scarves.

    You know my love of pink so I had to match his winter accessories to the Warm Wishes Dapper Script sentiment.

    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

    57653 Warm Wishes Dapper Script

    57648 Block Print Evergreen Trees

    57637 Block Print Hats and Scarves

    57638 Block Print Polar Bear

    57563 Wavy Hillside

    57511 Pinpoint Contour Plate

  • Rainbow Snowman | by Crystal Komara

    Rainbow Snowman | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends! It’s hard to believe we are only 9 days away from Christmas, so I hope you’ve got all your holiday cards in the mail by now! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today featuring a fun and vibrant card using the Block Print Edge Snowman.

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I pulled a pre-made rainbow alcohol ink background from my stash of alcohol ink backgrounds (such as time saver!) and used it as the first use layer of the card. Using the Block Print Edge Snowman, I die cut the snowman from white cardstock and his carrot nose from orange cardstock. The scarf was die cut from a magenta pink cardstock.

    I die cut the Bright Snowflakes dies from white cardstock and adhered the snowflakes to the card using liquid adhesive. Lastly, using the Warm Wishes Vintage Sentiment dies, I die cut the sentiment from black and white cardstock. I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I LOOOOVE how this card came out, it just really makes me smile. And, I think rainbow colors make cold and snowy winters seem much less dark and well. . . cold.

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Happy Christmas Ornaments | by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy Christmas Ornaments | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello BPD friends! Rosemary here on the blog today! Christmas is just two weeks away and I’m still making Christmas cards! This card was made with several new Birch Press Design products as well as two “oldies but goodies”. Let’s see what I created.

    For my card I used the following new products: Block Print Petal Ornament, Block Print Wave Ornament, Block Print Drop Ornaments and Simple Pine Needles. The two older products I used are Contempo Christmas Greetings and Herbarium Layer A.

    I decided to go with a simple color palette of light pink, silver and green. I die cut all my pieces and assembled the ornaments. I added glossy accents to the pine needles and then covered them with Rock Candy chunky glitter for sparkly, icy look.

    I decided that I wanted a neutral background with a little bit of interest. I pulled out a favorite BPD layering die set called Herbarium and I used layer A to emboss a panel of off white cardstock. I love the subtle interest it provides while still keeping things simple.

    I arranged my icy pine needles on the embossed panel using liquid adhesive and then layered the largest ornament on top and tucked the two smaller ones in beneath the larger one using liquid adhesive. I finished with the “Happy Christmas” sentiment from the Contempo Christmas Greetings set that I heat embossed with silver embossing powder after stamping with watermark ink. The sentiment was then die cut with a matching die and adhered to the card front.

    Well, that’s it for me! I hope you enjoyed today’s project and that I provided you with inspiration to create with your new and old Birch Press Design products! Have a wonderful day and Merry Christmas!


    Supplies


    57657 Simple Pine Needles
    57646 Block Print Drop Ornaments
    57652 Block Print Wave Ornament
    57655 Block Print Petal Ornament
    57458 Herbarium Plate Layer Set
    cl8162 Contempo Christmas Greetings clear stamp set
  • Wise Fox | by Crystal Komara

    Wise Fox | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy December! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today. I know it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere, but I still have one last fall themed card to share with you using the beautiful Block Print Wise Fox dies.

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using a copper and rust colored piece of alcohol ink paper (that I pulled from my own pre-made stash) I used this as a bold vibrant background. I die cut a 3″ circle and adhered it left of center on the card front.

    Using the Block Print Wise Fox dies, I cut the dies from a variety of orange, brown and rust colored cardstock and then pieced them together in a pleasing palette of colors. I also used the Block Print Evergreen Trees die and cut them in the rust, orange and yellow cardstock piecing them together.

    Next, I die cut the sentiment “warm wishes” using the Warm Wishes Vintage Sentiment dies. I die cut the base outline layer from rust cardstock and the top thin layer from white cardstock. I adhered the two layers together with a fine-tip liquid adhesive and then adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I love how this card turned out, particularly because of that beautiful alcohol ink background (which in all honesty, I tend to use a lot of)! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!