Category: Craft Dies
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Many Thanks | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello Birch Press Design fans! Today I am featuring the same design in variations of color. This is a great design to make multiple cards. On watercolor paper I created several water colored backgrounds using two shades of Brusho color crystals. Once I created several backgrounds, I cut them down to 4 x 5.25. In…
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Party Balloons | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there it’s Tracey here today and I have a card and video for a bright and fun birthday card using the Party Balloon die set along with the Modern Alphabet die set. I used the two largest balloons from the Party Balloon die set and I cut them with Bristol Smooth cardstock. I ink…
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Red, White & Blue | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing a patriotic inspired card. I don’t know if anyone actually sends 4th of July cards or not, but this idea would also work well for members of the military or law enforcement. The first time I saw the Mini Dazzle Bevel Layering Plates, I knew…
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Summer Stripes | By Seeka
Hello! Seeka here, and today I’ve got some fun striped cards for you. It was so fun and satisfying to make these, I hope you’ll give it a try! I started by using purple tape to temporarily secure the Bold Stripes stencil to a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock. Then I laid two strips…
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Highlighting Sentiments | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today to share this card I made featuring my favorite Birch Press Designs sentiments. I really wanted the sentiments to take center stage on this clean and simple card! To start my card, I made a card base using the Birch Press Designs Amour Layering Set.…
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Floral Star Hello
by Jeanne JachnaHello my crafty friends! I hope you’re having a great day! It’s Jeanne here and I’m sharing a rainbow color block card made with the new Floral Star layered die set. I love using color block technique when using die cuts. The repeated crisp clean lines of the background and the die cuts themselves are…
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Dad you rock! | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello Birch Press Design fans! How about this for a great modern masculine card? The Prismatic Triangle Layers Set is perfect for any Father’s Day card. Which, I might add is currently on a great sale! The sentiment that I used for this card is the Big Birthday Sugar Script. I ran the die six…
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You Mean The World To Me | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! Who else struggles with making masculine cards? I know that I sure do! Cutesy pink dancing pigs and glittery pop-up mermaids just aren’t going to cut it for my dad! With Father’s Day soon approaching I know that we are all looking for some inspiration to create cards for the special men in…
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Birch Press Designs Stitched Dahlia Heart Cards | By Leigh Houston
Hello, crafty friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing two stitched cards I created with Birch Press Designs’s Dahlia Heart die. I had so much fun making these cards! I created these cards using Dahlia Heart Layer A. I started my first card by die cutting the heart with a scrap piece…
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Using Thick Embossing Plates | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey back this week with another post using fabulous Birch Press Design along with the fun 3D Embossing Folders from Memory Box Open Source. I started off by embossing a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock using the Memory Box Open Source Crysanthemum Fields Embossing Folder. I have never used these thick embossing…
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A Rainbow of Mandalas | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Crystal here with you and today’s post is all about coloring the beautiful Thankful Mandala stamp set. If you love to color, then these cards will be perfect for you to try. And, well, if you don’t love to color so much then you can simply admire the beauty of…
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Triple Hello | By Seeka
Hi there, Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card that combines an ink-blended background with a stenciled overlay. I started with a 4.25″ x 5.5″ piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock. Using Post-It tape, I masked off the borders and then used foam blending tools to blend Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, and Abandoned Coral…
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Making Small Gifts Special | by Jennifer Svare
This card has been created to hold a small gift. It’s a great way to present “a little something” extra inside a card such as a tea with a packet of honey, or a package of seeds, necklace, small pen, or notepad – anything that is about 1/4″ thick. Today I’m going to show how…
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Galaxy Sky with Stencils | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with 4 cards using the same, fun technique: creating a galaxy sky through a stencil! I started by adhering the most open layer of the Mandala Stencil set on a white card panel with temporary spray adhesive. I blended random areas of bright colours – lemon yellow, lime green and bright…
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Sunny Dazzler | By Seeka
Hi there, Seeka here and today I’m sharing a sunny card using the Dazzler Layer die set. First, I die cut Dazzer Layer C from white cardstock. Then I used three markers (Copic RV14, Y17, and Y15) to color the outer ring. I started with RV14, a pink, along the inside of the die cut…
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Lovely (Vellum) Butterflies | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing some rainbow cards featuring the Lovely Butterflies stamp set. I’ve been creating a lot of rainbow themed cards lately, because I find them very cheerful and uplifting and I think we could all use more sunshine (and rainbows) in our lives right now! The base…
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You Are So Awesome | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey here today and I have a card and video to share with you. I remember as a kid that is was very common to receive funny store bought slimline cards for birthdays and other occasions. Slimline cards seem be popping up all over the web lately so today I created a…
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Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday! | By Amanda Wilcox
Hello everyone. Amanda Wilcox from Twiddler’s Nook here and I’m so excited to be joining Birch Press Design Creative Team. Today I have my first card share for you. It looks a little involved but it really is simple. Let’s get started. I die cut each of the layers for the Frilly Triangle twice and…
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Glitter Flutter Butterflies
by Jeanne JachnaHappy Saturday! I hope you’re having a great day and that the sun is shining so you can spend some time outdoors today! I am so happy the weather is warmer and I can feel the sun on my face! Today I’ve got a glittery card so share made with the Flutter Plate Layer B.…
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2 for 1 Rainbow Thank You Card Design | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with a duo of rainbow thank you cards using the Floral Star layering set. I wanted to see if I could get a layered look on a flat piece of cardstock, by using the die cuts as stencils. I thought about the order of layers and ink blending for a while…
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Thankful Mandala | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends! This is Crystal here today sharing two cards made using the beautiful Thankful Mandala background stamp. I chose to work with this stamp set because it was something very different for me, and I am so happy that I decided to challenge myself because I love how these cards turned out! In…
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Sun Ray Triangle | by Jeanne Jachna
Hi and thanks for stopping by! It’s Jeanne here today! You know I can’t resist a rainbow of color! Today I’m playing with the Sun Ray Triangle layering die set. Birch Press Design has three new layering triangle sets that this technique would work well with. I started by cutting the top and bottom layers…
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Stencilled Die Cut | By Seeka
Hello there! It’s Seeka here, and I thank you so much for spending a bit of your day with us. For my card today, I used a die cut as a stencil to create a clean and simple (and easy!) card. I started by using the Prism Triangle Collage die to cut a piece of…
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Thanks | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey back again today. I hope that you are managing well as we continue fighting the virus to flatten the curve. Being creative is relaxing for me and it helps keep my mind settled while we are social distancing and staying home. I think I have had rainbows on my mind lately…
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Enchantment by Jeanne Jachna
Hi friends! I hope you’re all safe and well! Now more than ever I’m turning to crafting for a sweet escape and a way to deal with stress. Today I’m sharing a card made with the beautiful new Enchantment layered die set. The set includes three full size (A2 4.25 x 5.5″) cover plates with…
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Midnight Mandala Stencil | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello there creative Birch Press fans! Today I bring you a very simple and easy way to make multiple cards without stamping or coloring. My supplies are the Mandala Stencil and the Big Hello Sugar Script die. Stencils are an excellent way to quickly add color and dimension to your projects. I really like to…
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Hello Crafty Friend | By Seeka
Hello! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a quick and easy card featuring the Ring Tile stencil and the Hello Topper die. I started off by using low-tack Purple Tape to tape an A2-sized piece of bristol smooth cardstock to the stencil. Then I used foam blending tools to blend Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves, and…
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Folk Art Heart Wedding | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers and happy Thursday! This is Crystal here with you today and I am sharing a wedding themed card created using the Folk Art Heart Layering dies. And yes, that is a mouthful to say! My husband and I actually had a wedding that we were supposed to attend two weeks ago in Orange…
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Triangle Flap Cards | by Dave Brethauer
Hello everyone! I am sharing a video with you today using our Triangle layer sets – these designs are super versatile and you’ll learn how to make an interesting card design by layering them onto a centered flap design. All designs are linked below the sample pictures – enjoy the video! Blooming Sun Ray Birchpress…
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Glittered Hugs | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey here today with a super glittery card and video using the String Art Frame die along with some other products from the recent Spring release. For full start to finish instructions see the video below. To create my background I started off by ink blending a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock…