Category: Craft Dies
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4 String Art Frame Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Hello! Ardyth here with 4 card ideas using the new String Art Frame die. This is a fascinating, intricate, geometric die that has a ton of possibility – I thought it would be fun to make ‘reverse’ cards by putting a coloured die on a white background and then vice versa. I started with two…
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You are So Awesome: Glittered Stencil and Butterflies | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello Birch Press Design fans! I am sticking with the “Spring” theme in my creations today. This design is a total glitter-ful stunner that will please any receiver. I stamped and die cut the Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set in black versafine ink. The gorgeous wings were colored with blendable alcohol markers in…
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Regal Peacock | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers and happy Saturday to you! This is Crystal here with you today, and I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend thus far, and, more importantly, I hope that you are all happy, safe and healthy. We are fortunate to all share a common hobby that can be done from the comfort…
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Stained Glass Dahlia | By Seeka
Hi crafty friends, thanks for coming by! Today I’m sharing a clean and simple card with an unexpected detail, a faux stained glass effect. This card features the Dahlia Mini Frame Layer A die, and a sentiment from the You Are Awesome stamp set. I started by using the die to cut a piece of…
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Honeycomb Bevel Plate & Giveaway | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello there creative and awesome Birch Press Fans. We are still celebrating the newest release with a Giveaway! We will be having giveaways on our Instagram Account March 21-29, 2020. One comment will be chosen at random from each of the Instagram posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We…
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String Art Corner & Giveway | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there it’s Tracey here today and I’m so excited to introduce the newly released String Art Corner die! This week we re having a Blog Blitz and today I have a short video tutorial about using the corner die cuts along with patterned paper! I selected the pretty purple butterfly paper from the Memory…
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4 Cards with Mod Alphabet Stamps & Dies and Giveaway! | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! It’s Ardyth here with 4 ideas for using the new Mod Alphabet Stamps & Dies! The stamp set has regular and outline letters and the die set has matching sets for both letter styles, making layering fun and easy! I created a blended plaid background using the Bold Stripes stencil and this helped…
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Sending Quick Hugs with Nested Dies + Giveaway! | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Today I’m excited to share some bright, happy cards that are super easy and fun to make! I’ve used the brand new Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set to create a couple of different looks with the same basic design. The video below will show the techniques and how-to’s for these cards. The Honeycomb Beveled…
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String Art Frame| by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! Thank you for visiting during our exciting Blog Blitz celebration! All week long the Creative Team is inspiring you with their amazing designs, but also giving YOU a chance to win some of these fun NEW products! This is Crystal here today sharing two vividly detailed cards using the new String Art…
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Sweet Petal Triangles | By Seeka
Hello, crafty friends, I’m so glad you’re here! Today I’m sharing two cards that feature the pretty Petal Triangles Layer die set, and sentiments from the You Are Awesome stamp set. I started by creating two square ink-blended panels. Starting with Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I used foam blending tools to blend on Squeezed Lemonade,…
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Frilly Triangle & Giveaway
By Jeanne JachnaHi Friends! I hope you’re having a great day! We’re celebrating our new Spring Release with lots of giveaways! My favorite item this release is the new Frilly Triangle Layer Set. I love the intricate layered design that reminds me of peacock feathers. My tip for getting these as tightly together as possible is to…
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Hello Spring | by Kimberly Wiener
I don’t know about you, but I am ready for Spring! I am glad it is finally here. We are having some great sunbreaks and blooming flowers that been brightening my day. Lovely lavender, light oranges, spring greens and pops of small bright flowers are so cheerful. The sweet Hello Honey Script paired with the…
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Colorful Floral Stars | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing three cards featuring the beautiful new “Floral Star” Layering Dies. These dies, like all of the Birch Press Design products, are simply gorgeous and after initially making the purple card, I wanted to show you how these dies look in other colors too! This…
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Ring Tile Stencil Thanks by Jeanne Jachna
Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great day. Have you seen the new products in the store? I’m excited by all the wonderful designs…. dies, stamps and STENCILS!!! Today I’m playing with the new Ring Tile Stencil. I love the large open areas and intricate design. The most important part of working with stencils…
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Rainbow Thank you Card | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with a card showing a different way to use the Lumina layered dies. These dies are the size of a full A2 card base, but there is a semi-circle that cuts separately for the rest, so I decided to use two of these to create my layout. I used alcohol markers…
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You Are the Best | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey back today with an ink blended thank you card created with the new Bold Stripes stencil. I also have a process video to share how I created this bright and cheery card. I placed the stencil over a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock and then blended a rainbow of Distress Oxide…
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Golden Thanks | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here today sharing another way to use the beautiful Butterfly Garden Layering dies. If you recall, just last week I shared these two cards created using these same exact layering dies, yet they look vastly different when they are done in a completely different color scheme! I can’t decide which…
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Floral Star Layering | By Seeka
Hello, crafty friends! Seeka here, and today I’m sharing a card that features the beautiful three-layer Floral Star Layer die set. I don’t own a lot of color cardstock so when I play with layering dies, I like to ink up the layers with watercolor, markers, or ink blending. For this card, I used just…
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Creating Custom Backgrounds with Stencils | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey back today with a little more inspiration using the Folk Art Heart Layer dies set. When I was planning my card I was thinking spring, but as I finished up my card a big snow storm was blowing in. To create my custom background I used the Circle Burst stencil to…
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Butterflies in Blue | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy Wednesday! This is Crystal here today sharing two cards created from one layered die! I’m always trying to find the best way to get more “bang” for my buck, whether it’s recycling or repurposing products or making my craft supplies stretch just a little bit further. Who else has one of…
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Petal Burst Rainbow Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! It’s Ardyth here with my first post and today I have two rainbow-blended cards using the Petal Burst stencil. I love the classic shape of the petals on this stencil, but it’s really too big to use the whole thing on an A2 card front, so I got a little inventive. I started…
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String Art Frame in Pinks and Jewel Tones | by Kimberly
Hello Birch Press fans! Today I bring you two cards using the amazing String Art Frame Die. I love the radiating lines. I have selected some wonderful sparkle colors to match the jewel tones in the glitter papers. I water brushed blended them for my background onto the watercolor paper that is now available in…
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Love You | By Seeka
Hello there, I hope you’re having a lovely day! Seeka here and I’m so very excited to share my first post on the Birch Press Design blog! I started by die cutting the three layers of the Folk Art Heart Layer Die set out of white cardstock. Because I planned to color each heart, rather…
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String Art Frame Thanks
by Jeanne JachnaHello my crafty friends! I hope you’re having a great day. There’s more new in the store and I’m excited to share a card made with the new String Art Frame. I wish you could see this one in person! It’s a rainbow of sparkly color! I started by adding double sided adhesive to a…
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“Love You” | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal Komara, I am one of the new Design Team members with Birch Press Designs and I am honored and delighted to be here with you! I hope I can inspire you with my creations, and I hope I’ll also meet many new faces along the way. It’s kind of an…
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Building an All Die Cut Card by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey today and I will be sharing an all die cuts card and video tutorial using the Flora Heart Layers die set, the Cherish Plate die set and the Simple Love sentiment die. I created two custom ink blended panels from Bristol Smooth cardstock. The first was a 3″ square that will…
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Valentine Gift Tag Trio
by Jeanne JachnaHi crafty friends! It’s Jeanne here today and I’m sharing some pretty Valentine Gift tags to delight your favorite Valentines! Tags are perfect for dressing up anything from a simple bag of home made chocolate chip cookies to something extra special for your sweetie! I assembled several Flora Hearts in different shades of card stock.…
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Gate Fold Thank You | by Kimberly Wiener
Hello Birch Press fans. Today I bring you a clean and simple gate fold card with a lovely, slightly more elaborate interior. I am so thrilled to be working with these gorgeous dies. If you are not already impressed with their lovely intricate dies, and impeccable craftmanship, I’m sure that it will not take very…
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Masculine Floral Valentine | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there it’s Tracey with a card and video. Today I will be using the Flora Heart Layers craft dies to share a way to use a floral die set to create a masculine design! I personally love to make or receive a pretty pink Valentine card, but I may not want to give a…
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Hello | by Kimberly Wiener
More lovely dies to feature today! For this card I selected a lovely turquoise blue card stock as the base card and ran all of the Folk Art Heart dies in the same turquoise. The center heart layer was cut in a light blue shimmery glitter card stock and adhered inbetween the two turquoise hearts.…