Category: Craft Dies
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String Art Sunflowers | by Crystal Komara
Hello and happy September, friends! This is Crystal here with you today. I can’t believe the summer is over and fall is upon us. Though, between you and me, fall is MY favorite season! The change of season even impacts my crafting as I find myself reaching for rich, earth tone colors, patterns and textures,…
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Stitched Pumpkin Lacework Card | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy you stopped by today. I am here sharing how I made this stitched card using Birch Press Designs’s new Pumpkin Lacework card. This gorgeous design lends itself to so many mediums from beautiful and delicate coloring to simple stitching. I started my card by stamping my pumpkin, stem, and…
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Slimline Pumpkin Lacework | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing another design using the beautiful new Pumpkin Lacework stamp set and coordinating dies. If you missed my first post featuring this same stamp set, please click here. I just loooooove this new stamp set so much that I keep finding more ways to use it!…
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Over the Edge with Jumbo Lingo Type dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! It’s Ardyth here this morning with 3 bright happy cards that focus on some new sentiment dies. This simple 4.25″ square design starts with the Bold Stripes stencil and two colours of ink, blended to create an ombre effect. Then I added the die cut Hugs sentiment, and stamped a sentiment from the…
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Holographic See-Through Card | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Watching Jennifer McGuire make see-through cards this morning inspired me to make a mad dash to the Interlocking Frame and String Art Circle. I was so excited to make this card, it felt a bit like morning aerobics, except way more fun! Jennifer’s video is the original and I highly suggest watching that for…
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String Art Hugs | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey here with you this morning. Today I might be using the wrong design principles to create a sparkly card that looks right in my eyes. I started by ink blending the Midnight Mandala Stencil with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Ink over a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I cut the panel…
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Pumpkin Lacework | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing two cards using the beautiful new “Autumn Breeze” layering plates and “Pumpkin Lacework” stamp set and coordinating dies. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and I couldn’t be more excited about these new products! I stuck with a traditional fall color…
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Masked Marisol Ornament | By Seeka
Hello! It’s Seeka here, and today I have another example of stretching your supplies! I began by using the Marisol Ornament Layer B die to cut three masks out of masking paper (I happened to use Avery Removable ID Labels). Next, I remove the release paper and stuck the three masks onto an A2-sized piece…
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Stenciled and Stitched Balloon Card | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy you stopped by today. I’m here sharing how I made this stenciled and stitched balloon card using Birch Press Design’s Party Balloon dies. These Party Balloon dies are truly a must-have for creating birthday or celebratory cards. I love their stitched details! To start my card, I die cut…
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Sunny Hugs | By Seeka
Hello there, it’s Seeka here and today I have a sunny card featuring the Cora Layer die set. I started by cutting three Layer As out of light green cardstock, and three Layer Bs out of light blue cardstock. Next I adhered the green layers to the blue layers. I created a yellow frame by…
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Ideas for Using Ornament Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with loads of ideas for using three of the new ornament die sets: Ornament Basics, Marisol Ornament and Twinkle Ornament. First, I made some cards. For the one on the left, I used the outline of the Marisol ornament as a negative stencil and blended ink through. Then I put the…
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Creating Multiple Cards with One Design | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there it’s Tracey. Today I am going to show you how easy it is to use one basic card design and by changing just one element you can make multiple cards each with a different theme. Each one of my four cards uses the newly released Kinsley Layer Set. The background paper for each…
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Adding Dimension with Simple Stitching with Birch Press Designs’s Viola Dies | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I’m so thrilled you’ve joined me today for this cheery, summery card. I added some texture and dimension to the gorgeous Birch Press Designs Viola die set and I’m excited to share the process with you! I started my card by die cutting Layer A from the Viola Layering Die Set twice: once…
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Small Tile Votives | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Today I’ve made two types of votives to share. They are both made the same way, but one is open on the top, and the others are made to cover a flameless candle. I’ve used the beautiful Grandiose Mini Tile layer set for the walls of the votives, and when the center is cut…
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Kinsley Die Cut Inlay | By Seeka
Hi there, it’s Seeka and I hope you’re having a nice week! Today I’m using color cardstock for this die cut inlay card featuring the beautiful Kinsley Layer dies. I started by cutting layers A and B out of white cardstock and gluing layer B to a white A2-sized panel. Next I cut three more…
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So Glad We’re Friends
by Jeanne JachnaThanks for stopping by! Have you seen the newest release in the store? You’ll love the new layered dies and stamp sets. You can see them all here. My card features the new Viola Plate Layer Set over a rainbow distress ink background. I used only the A Layer from the set because I wanted…
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Rainbow Roundabout Hugs
by Jeanne JachnaHi Friends! I hope you’re having a great day! Now that many of us are having elective medical procedures again, I thought a get well card was in order. I’m sending big hugs and a rainbow of colors for a quick recovery. I cut the Roundabout Layer C from white card stock leaving the cut…
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Two Cards from One Die Cut | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey back today with a little inspiration from Birch Press Design. I created two colourful cards from one die cut. These cards were both made with the Grandiose Bevel Plate Layer A die. For the first card I cut one Grandiose Bevel Plate Layer A from 110# white cardstock and set it…
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Easel Card w/ Viola Layering Plates | by Crystal Komara
Hello and happy Thursday readers! This is Crystal Komara here with you today. I hope you have been enjoying some of the beautiful new release products that the Design Team has been sharing. I am always amazed by what each artist brings to the team and how we all create such unique and diverse cards…
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Edgeless Shaker Card | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with a fun, edgeless shaker card using the stencil. I started by gathering my supplies: the stencil, 5 ink colours, and 5 circle masks cut from sticky notes (one for each colour). I used sponge daubers and the masks to blend ink into the circular shapes on the stencil. I tried…
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Stenciled Viola Plate | By Seeka
Hello there, it’s Seeka here and I hope you’re having a good day! Lately I’ve been doing a lot of ink blending. I find it to be soothing, and a quick way to create some beautifully inked backgrounds. One of the things I love about Birch Press Designs’ layered dies is that you can often…
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Stitched Dimension with Birch Press Designs Kinsley Die | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I’m so happy you stopped by today! I’m here sharing a new stitched card made with Birch Press Designs’s new Kinsley and Viola dies. These two dies work so beautifully together and combined to make the perfect summery thank you card. I started my card by die cutting my center medallion from Kinsley…
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Ombre Viola Plate Layers | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello Birch Press Design Fans! Today I bring you two cards that are designed by layering blended colors on the middle layer of a three part layering die set, creating a stunning ombre effect. This effect can be done with any of the many layering Birch Press Design die sets. I chose to showcase the…
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Light-Up Christmas Cards with Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with some Christmas-in-July cards with a special light-up feature! All 3 cards follow the same steps: create the layered die cut ink blend a background panel (you can use solid cardstock if you wish) cut the hole from the background panel and back it with vellum glue the layered die cut…
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Frilly Triangles | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! This is Crystal here with you today and I have made a few cards to share using the Frilly Triangle Layering dies. I love to make my cards in multiple colors, because every card truly does look different, yet perhaps one color is more appealing to your eye than another. The first A2…
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Blended Fiori Plate | By Seeka
Hello! It’s Seeka here and today I have a card featuring ink blending and the pretty Fiori Plate Layer dies. I confess that I forgot to take in-progress photos so I sincerely apologize! That said, this card was very simple to put together so I think it will be easy for you to follow along.…
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Dimensional Butterfly Card | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I’m so happy to be here today to share this dimensional butterfly card I made with Birch Press Designs’s Lovely Butterflies stamp set. This set is perfect if you’re a butterfly lover like me! I started this card with a panel of dark blue cardstock. I used white pigment ink to blend a…
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Stretching Dies! | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Today I am celebrating the birth of my beautiful niece, Ava Rose! In honor of her, I have made some festive cards using the Grandiose Bevel Plate Set and a banner using the Lumina Set. I love being able to come up with whatever word fits the occasion, and I used the dies from…
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Sprayed Midnight Mandalas | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey back again today. You’re getting a double dose of me this week. I am a big fan of adding colour to my projects with Distress Oxide Inks and today I have a special treat for you. I have five cards that were created with the Birch Press Design Midnight Mandala Stencil…
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Inspired by Pinterest | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today and before we get to today’s cards, I’m going to share with you the Pinterest photo I found that became my source of inspiration! Never in a million years would I have paired these colors together, yet when I saw this image, I was captivated by…