Category: Craft Dies

  • Sentiments Frames | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Sentiments Frames | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Happy Tuesday!  Today I’m sharing a quick and easy way to create a sentiment frame.  This simple technique can be used on almost any card! First, I have to say that the new Peony Bloom layering die set is one of the prettiest that I have seen!  As soon as I saw it I was…

  • Fiori Plate Layers Card and Blog Blitz Winners Announced  By Jeanne Jachna

    Fiori Plate Layers Card and Blog Blitz Winners Announced
    By Jeanne Jachna

    I hope you’re having a great day!  Tuesdays are dedicated to the craft section of the Birch Press Design Store!  Have you had a chance to see the new Peony Bloom and Fiori Plate Layer Dies?  Today I’m sharing a card made with the Fiori set! There are three stackable dies for each collection that…

  • Blog Blitz May Release – Dragonfly Greetings | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Blog Blitz May Release – Dragonfly Greetings | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Hi friends!  We have one final post to share with you featuring the brand new May Release!  Today, I’m a project featuring the new Dragonfly Greetings stamp set.  Make sure to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win your very own Dragonfly Greetings stamp set! Red and aqua are two of…

  • Happy Birthday Peony | Angel Rivera

    Happy Birthday Peony | Angel Rivera

    Hi all!  Angel here with a card using some newly released goodies!  I love these new Peony Bloom layered dies!  And guess what!?  I’m giving away the Peony Bloom Layer B!!!  Be sure to leave a comment on this post and we’ll announce a winner in a few days!  To start my card, I watercolored…

  • Blog Blitz May Release and winner from last week’s giveaway | by Tracey McNeely

    Blog Blitz May Release and winner from last week’s giveaway | by Tracey McNeely

    We are back again celebrating the May release with a Blog Blitz. Today I am using a few of the newly released products for a card. The base layer of my card was created with the new Fiori Plate B which is part of another fabulous trio of stackable plates. These incredible plates can be used…

  • New May Release Revised Glitter Peony Panel  by Jeanne Jachna

    New May Release Revised
    Glitter Peony Panel
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Oh happy day!  We’re celebrating the new May release with a give away! We’ve added two new stamp sets with coordinating dies as well as two sets of stackable dies to the store! Today I’m playing with the Peony Bloom Layer A die.  This is just one of the three Peony Bloom layer dies that…

  • Quick & Easy Cards | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Quick & Easy Cards | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Hi there!  I’m excited to be back here sharing some more Birch Press Design craft projects with you! One of my favorite things to do, is to sit down and spend some quality time creating handmade cards!  It is absolutely therapeutic for me!  There are times, though, that time is very short and I am…

  • Inlaid Flutter Plate | by Tracey McNeely

    Inlaid Flutter Plate | by Tracey McNeely

    Springtime is full of wildlife and beautiful butterflies. For today’s Tuesday feature I am going to be showing you how to use a single cover plate die and some watercolour to create a beautiful inlaid die cut butterfly scene. I have created a short video to show you how I created my watercolour panel that…

  • Butterfly Background | by Jeanne Jachna

    Butterfly Background | by Jeanne Jachna

    Do you love to color?   I’ve been addicted to coloring since I was old enough to hold a crayon!    I came from a family with four kids so my mom was pretty thrifty when buying school supplies.  We were lucky if we got the 24 pack of assorted colors, but my dream was…

  • Happy Birthday | By Angel Rivera

    Happy Birthday | By Angel Rivera

    Hi all!  I’m here with a birthday card using the Close to the Heart stamp set and matching dies.  This is such a beautiful set, I can’t stop using it! I created sort of a stencil by cutting some acetate using the two smaller butterfly dies. I then chose several pink, red and orange inks…

  • Beautiful Butterflies | by Tracey McNeely

    Beautiful Butterflies | by Tracey McNeely

    Spring is just getting going where I live but the butterflies have not returned to nature just yet. The Birch Press Design spring release is full of beautiful butterflies to create projects to lift our spirits after the dreary days of winter. For my card today I started by watercolouring a soft pastel spring background…

  • Close to the Heart | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Close to the Heart | By Laurie Schmidlin

    Hi there!  It’s Tuesday again, and that means we are sharing something crafty with you!  The craft section in the store is brimming with gorgeous Spring butterflies! Today I have created a card featuring the butterflies from the Close to the Heart clear stamp set and coordinating Close to the Heart craft dies. One of…

  • You Are Wonderful | by Jeanne Jachna

    You Are Wonderful | by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi and thanks for stopping by!  Every Tuesday we share projects made with supplies from the craft section of the store!  I love to craft and I hope you do to!   I also like to play challenges!  It’s a fun way to share what I’ve been making and see what other people are making…

  • Butterfly Birthday | by Angel Rivera

    Butterfly Birthday | by Angel Rivera

    Hello!  I hope you’re all starting to enjoy some warmer weather!  I wanted to share this card with you that I made using the Close to the Heart stamp set and matching dies. I stamped one of the butterflies and colored it with my Copic markers then cut it out with the matching die.  To…

  • Paridiso Butterflies | by Tracey McNeely

    Paridiso Butterflies | by Tracey McNeely

    Happy Tuesday, and I hope that spring has found you where you are. The Birch Press Design original Paradiso Butterfly Layer Set craft dies are perfect for making gorgeous layered butterflies in any colour combination you choose. For my card today I started by blending Distress Inks on to a Bristol cardstock panel. Water was…

  • Blog Blitz – Day Three – Close to the Heart Clear Stamps | by Tracey McNeely

    Blog Blitz – Day Three – Close to the Heart Clear Stamps | by Tracey McNeely

    Welcome back to the final day of the Birch Press Design Blog Blitz! We are showcasing our new butterfly exclusive craft dies and new clear stamp set. What’s a blog blitz?  We’ll it’s a chance for us to show you some designs made with the new products and give you a chance to win. Today…

  • Blog Blitz Day Two – New Flutter Plates | by Laurie Schmidlin

    Blog Blitz Day Two – New Flutter Plates | by Laurie Schmidlin

    Welcome back!  It’s day two of the spring Blog Blitz!  We are celebrating the latest release of several new craft dies and a brand new clear stamp set!  What’s a blog blitz?  We’ll it’s a chance for us to show you some designs made with the new products and give you a chance to win.…

  • Blog Blitz Day One – Paradiso Butterfly | by Jeanne Jachna

    Blog Blitz Day One – Paradiso Butterfly | by Jeanne Jachna

    Oh happy day!  We have a brand new craft release to introduce to you!  If you love butteries, this is going to make your heart flutter!! LOL!!   To celebrate we’re having a blog blitz!  What’s a blog blitz?  We’ll it’s a chance for us to show you some designs made with the new products…

  • Caprice Heart Shaker | by Tracey McNeely

    Caprice Heart Shaker | by Tracey McNeely

    Hearts are not only for Valentine’s, they can be used for so many different types of cards–birthdays, friendship, sympathy and weddings to name a few. With summer coming it seems likely that you will be looking for cards for weddings and anniversaries. So why not make a shaker? I used the beautiful and dimensional Caprice…

  • Oh Happy Day | By Jeanne Jachna

    Oh Happy Day | By Jeanne Jachna

    I hope you’re checking out all the pretty heart dies in the store!   They’re really a shape that every crafter should have in their stash – they’re good for so many different types of projects.  What a great way to spread a little love!  I think that’s the reason so many of us like…

  • Angel Rivera | Love you always

    Angel Rivera | Love you always

    Hi all!  Happy Valentine’s Day!  My card today features the gorgeous trio of the Amour layer dies.  I went for a bold look of black, white, hot pink and gold foil.  These dies sure do make a statement, regardless of the colors used!  The white heat-embossed sentiment and small gold heat-embossed heart are from the…

  • Love Warms Our Hearts | by Laurie Schmidlin

    Love Warms Our Hearts | by Laurie Schmidlin

    Happy Tuesday!  Today I’ve got a sweet, heart filled card to share with you!  Speaking of hearts, have you seen all of the new Valentine’s dies in the Birch Press store?  They are so lovely and versatile (I plan on using many of them year round)! I combined  several of the new Valentine’s craft dies…

  • Shimmering Watercolor Rainbow Hearts | by Tracey McNeely

    Shimmering Watercolor Rainbow Hearts | by Tracey McNeely

    In today’s post we are creating a card featuring a shimmering rainbow of watercolored hearts. Sometimes a beautiful and fun card can be created with the simplest of elements. The four stacked hearts have been watercolored in bold colours and each have a lovely iridescent glow from the shimmer mist that was applied after the…

  • Big Hugs | By Jeanne Jachna

    Big Hugs | By Jeanne Jachna

    Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’re having a great day!  I’m making some Valentine’s Day cards!  I like to send them to friends and family (and one for my special sweetie of course!) so a variety of styles is always welcome.  My card is inspired by pastel candy conversation hearts. I started by cutting…

  • Angel Rivera | Rainbow Heart Shaker

    Angel Rivera | Rainbow Heart Shaker

    Hi all!  I’m popping in today to show you what I created using the negative part of the die from my card I made for the blog blitz last week and the Hearts Aglow die.  I trimmed the paper down so that I ended up with a square 4×4 card.  Also, I spritzed the watercolored…

  • New Release Blog Blitz – Band of Hearts | by Laurie Schmidlin

    New Release Blog Blitz – Band of Hearts | by Laurie Schmidlin

    It’s the final day of our new release Blog Blitz!  All week we’ve been sharing projects created with the brand new Birch Press Design Craft Dies! When I first saw the Band of Hearts craft die, I was excited about all of the design possibilities!  My first card shows how beautiful this die can be…

  • New Release Blog Blitz – Doodle Heart | by Tracey McNeely

    New Release Blog Blitz – Doodle Heart | by Tracey McNeely

    Welcome to Day 3 of the New Release Blog Blitz, we are having so much fun sharing all the new Birch Press dies with you. Today we are sharing the new DOODLE HEART die with you and another chance for you to win a prize. The new PERFECT HEARTS dies are a set of four…

  • Angel Rivera | Rainbow Hearts Aglow

    Angel Rivera | Rainbow Hearts Aglow

    Hello and Welcome to Day 2 of our Blog Blitz!  What’s a blog blitz?  Well, we’ve set aside a few days on the blog to show you projects created with the new release and have a prize for you on each post.  Let’s get started! My card features the Hearts Aglow die.  Here’s a close…

  • New Release Blog Blitz – Caprice Hearts | by Jeanne Jachna

    New Release Blog Blitz – Caprice Hearts | by Jeanne Jachna

    What a great day for a visit!  We’ve got a brand new craft die release to share and we’re celebrating with a blog blitz!   What’s a blog blitz?  We set aside a few days on the blog to show you projects created with the new release and have a prize for you on each…

  • Colourful Birthday | by Tracey McNeely

    Colourful Birthday | by Tracey McNeely

    Now that the holidays are over we are back to creating everyday cards. Today we have a colourful birthday card to share with you. The Birch Press Design Stackable craft dies make it so easy to create colourful designs that are full of depth and dimension. To recreate today’s card are using the Tilter Stackable…