Birch Press Design

Category: Craft Dies

  • Butterfly Hugs | By Dilay Nacar

    Butterfly Hugs | By Dilay Nacar

    Hi friends and welcome back! Dee here today sharing a card featuring the Viola and Eloquent layered dies that I combined with a simple ink blending combo for pops of color!

    To begin, I first cut the Viola Plate dies (layers a, b, and c) in white, then stacked and adhered them together. Next, I watered colored two A2-panels in yellow, To begin, I cut the Viola dies (layers a, b, and c) in white, then stacked and adhered them together.

    Next, I watered-colored two A2-panels in yellow, orange, and pink, adhering one panel behind the Viola layers and die cutting the other panel with layer a of the Eloquent butterfly set. I then die cut layers b and c of the Eloquent set in gold and white, then adhered the three layers together.

    I then die cut layer b and c of the Eloquent set in gold and white then adhered the three layers together. To finish the butterfly, I die cut the body of the butterfly from the Butterfly Basics set in gold and adhered it to the center. 

    Once the layers were complete, I adhered the butterfly to the front with foam adhesive. To finish, I die cut the sentiment from the Handwritten Hugs in gold, added gold embellishments, and mounted the panel onto an A2-sized card base. 

    Thanks so much for joining me today!

    57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set
    57403 Butterfly Basics
    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set
    57419 Handwritten Hugs and Outline
  • Follow That Star | by Toni M Maddox

    Follow That Star | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello again! Toni here with you today. I was playing along with a card challenge and went ahead and expanded on that to create a couple more cards to post here as well.

    The challenge involved using 3 shades of blue so I sponged Distress Oxide Salty Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Prize Ribbon onto the card base. I spattered that with water, Copic Opaque White and Peerless Silver Transparent Metallic liquid watercolor.

    I then added the BPD String Art Nativity Star cut from silver foil cardstock. Swoon! Btw, I used a wet wipe to remove some of the color around the star so it “glows.”

    Now I had part of the silver star leftover so I experimented with using the coverplate itself as a mask with my Copic airbrush (RV04, RV09, Y08). So dreamy! I love the unexpected holiday colors.

    Note I remove the spray from the coverplate with a bit of denatured alcohol (don’t know that the type matters; it’s just what we had on hand).

    And in another experiment, really more an attempt not to waste a diecut that got mangled when my electric diecutter went haywire, I used the star from BPD String Art Nativity Star over the BPD Dazzle Mini Frame Layer A cut from Memory Box Pastel Glitter Paper. Talk about a perfect fit.

    For the background on this one I used Lindy’s Magicals (Sassy Sapphire, Hydrangea Blue, Stormy Sky) ombre style with a spritz of Dylusions White Linen Spray on top for a nebula effect then another sprinkle of the Sassy Sapphire Magical. The shimmer and opalescence is amazing!

    I’m always amazed at how just a little sprinkling of powder becomes such a magical thing.

    I also used a bit too much of the darkest blue so blotted that off with a paper towel before spritzing with additional water and all that. A little powder goes a LONG way.

    Btw, I used my heat gun to dry this. If I had patiently waited for it to air dry, it likely would have maintained more of the speckled effect.

    I hope you were inspired by today’s creations. Have a great rest of your day!

    Supplies

    57380 String Art Nativity Star

    57406 Dazzle Mini Frame Layer Set

    CL8154 Christmas Ornament and Labels clear stamp set

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

  • Leaf Wreath | by Crystal Komara

    Leaf Wreath | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends! Happy Wednesday, I hope your week is going good so far. Friday is coming! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a fun way to use Layering Plate B of the Autumn Breeze Layering Plates.

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using a separate sheet of this same white cardstock I die cut Layer Plate C of the Delfina Layering Plates (retired) which became the background. I cut this twice (because I was making two cards):

    Next I die cut Layer B of the Autumn Breeze Layering Plate four times, one each in red, orange, yellow and green cardstock. This would give me all the leaves I needed to complete these two cards. (*Note, I actually had enough leaves to create a third card).

    I created a circular frame to act as a guide to adhere all the leaves to. I did this by placing a smaller circle die inside of a larger one:

    Then I began to adhere the leaves to the frame in a circular pattern using a Tombow adhesive runner:

    Using the Thanks Honey Script dies and the Blessed Honey Script dies, I die cut the larger shadow sentiment from white cardstock and the thinner sentiment from gold glitter cardstock using the 6″ x 6″ Holiday Glitter pad.

    I hope you have enjoyed this different way to use the Birch Press Design layering plates. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Grunge Thanksgiving | By Toni M Maddox

    Grunge Thanksgiving | By Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with you. Today is my first post with Birch Press Design and I’m so excited to be joining the design team!! My style is eclectic so you never know what you’re going to get with me–grunge today, CAS tomorrow, and the next who knows!

    For today’s mixed media card I’m using the Delight Plates A & B. I cut the mandala from cardstock from the Memory Box Sunny Orange & Earth Neutral 6×6 pads.

    To create the background I sprinkled Brushos on Open Studio Watercolor Paper and lightly spritzed with water. After dry, I applied a light coat of gesso then more Brushos and water. I then spattered with a bit of Distress Crackling Campire paint, Distress Oxide Mustard Seed spray, Dylusions Black Marble Shimmer spray and a bit of Posca White Pigment Ink.

    To finish the card I added a sentiment from the Brush Sentiments set with Versafine Onyx Black. I also brush Clear Wink of Stella over the Delight layers–how could I not?!

    I’m so glad you stopped by today and hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

    Supplies

    57423 Delight Layer Set

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6 pack

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

  • Arista Corners | By Seeka

    Arista Corners | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Arista Layer Die set. I really love how the middle layer of this set cuts some texture detail; it’s very different from most of the layer die sets!

    I started by cutting the three Arista layers in shades of salmon and peachy pinks.

    Next, I adhered the three layers together and then cut the resulting piece into quarters. I adhered each of the four pieces to the corners of a 3.5″ x 4.75″ panel of white cardstock.

    For the sentiment, I used the Handwritten Thanks die set. I cut the detail sentiment from a piece of light gray cardstock and I cut the shadow layer from vellum. I adhered the layers together and then used very thin pieces of foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the center of the Arista panel.

    To finish, I used foam tape to adhere the panel to the center of a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of pale pink cardstock and then I adhered the combined card front to a card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • Happy September | by Crystal Komara

    Happy September | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers and happy 1st of September! For those of us who love fall (ME ME ME!) then let the pumpkin spice season begin! If you’re still sippin’ on your summer ‘ritas, no shade here, you do you! But, I’m full speed ahead to apple pies, sweater weather and all things fall. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing a fun (and mildly Halloween inspired) card using the Autumn Breeze Layering plates:

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using two out of three layers of the Autumn Breeze Layering Plates, I used a piece of garden green cardstock as the bottom layer (in lieu of Layer B). For Layer C I die cut the plate using pumpkin orange cardstock. Layer A was cut from basic black cardstock. You can see my photo below for all three layers:

    I adhered all three layers together using a Tombow adhesive tape runner before gluing the three layers down to the card base. I cut a 3″ circle from vellum cardstock, cutting of the right side just a bit before adhering it to the card. Using the Big Thanks Sugar Script dies, I die cut the large shadow sentiment from garden green cardstock and the thinner sentiment from gold glitter cardstock from the 6″ x 6″ Holiday Glitter Pad. I adhered the two layers together with Tombow adhesive before adhering the enticement sentiment strip to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    On a thin strip of white cardstock I stamped the sentiment “for your friendship” in Memento Tuxedo black ink. This sentiment is from the Lingo Thanks stamp set. I adhered this sentiment strip below the large “thanks” using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I hope you have enjoyed this card! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.

  • Butterfly Hugs | By Seeka

    Butterfly Hugs | By Seeka

    Hello! Seeka here and I hope you’re having a nice day! Today I have a quick and easy card featuring the Glimmer Butterfly die set.

    I started off by cutting the three layers for the butterfly. I used the solid layer from the Butterfly Basics die set to cut light pink cardstock, and then I used Glimmer Butterfly layers A and B to cut white and dark pink cardstock, respectively. I also used a die from the Butterfly Basics die set to cut the butterfly’s body out of light gray cardstock.

    I adhered the layers of the butterfly together using glue and glue dots only at the center of the butterfly so that the layers could lift away from each other at the tips of the butterfly’s wings.

    Next, I created a quick background by spraying a shimmery blue spray over a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of white cardstock. I concentrated the color towards the bottom left corner of the panel. When the panel was dry, I trimmed 3/8″ off both the length and the width of the panel and then stamped a sentiment from the Brush Sentiments stamp set.

    To finish, I adhered the butterfly to the background and then used foam tape to adhere the background to an A2-sized card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • Square Fall-Themed Thanks | By Dilay Nacar

    Square Fall-Themed Thanks | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, friends!

    Dee (justcallmedee.com) here, and I am back today with another fall-themed card using some of my favorite dies! This square card features the Linear Triangle and Autumn Breeze Plate dies! Let’s dive right in! 

    First, I trimmed down a piece of white cardstock down to a 4.25” x 4.25” size. Next, I die cut two of the Linear Triangle’s and adhered one to each corner, covering the entire panel. 

    For the leaves, I die cut layer B from Autumn Breeze Layer die set and used only the negative pieces (in this case, the leaves) to ink blend! I blended each pink, orange, and green with small ink dangers and then set them aside to dry.

    Before assembling the leaves, I first die cut the Big Thanks Sugar Script die and shadow in white, then stacked and adhered them together. I die cut it once more in gold and adhered that over the top. 

    To begin assembling, I adhered the ‘thanks’ to the center then added the leaves with foam adhesive.  Finally, I added gold metallic pearls and mounted the card onto a 4.25” x 4.25” top folding card base.

    Thanks so much for joining me today!

    57393 Linear Triangle
    56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set
  • Fall is in the Air | By Amanda Wilcox

    Fall is in the Air | By Amanda Wilcox

    Hello crafty friends! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook popping in with a festively, fun fall-themed card for you today. We got a little taste of fall at home this week and I’m so ready for pumpkins and leaves changing and all the things!

    I knew that I was using the awesome Autumn Breeze layering set so I started looking at what I wanted my layers to be. Since the bottom layer shows mostly leaves I did some ink smooshing on watercolor paper with a green tombow marker and lots of layering.

    Remember, if you heat your paper in bewteen layers, you will get those cool imperfections and lines. If it’s still wet, it just flows together smoothly. Both can be beautiful, it’s all about what you are trying to achieve.

    Then for my middle layer, I chose a plaid paper from the Memory Box Madras Plaid paper pad. I love the gold foil lines in this plaid paper. It’s just gorgeous!

    Next, I die cut the top layer from kraft cardstock and used a blending brush with brown dye ink to ink up all the pumpkin openings. It just gives it some depth and interest. I really love the effect it had on the whole card.

    Last, I pulled out the Pumpkin Lacework stamp set and stamped a sentiment on the same kraft cardstock with brown ink. Now it’s time to assemble everything!

    Sometime the watercolor paper can ripple so I heated up my laminator and ran it through a few times. This always helps flatten it out and makes it easier to adhere to other elements.

    I used liquid glue to adhere the layers together and to a white card base. Then I plopped a few acrylic blocks on top and left it to dry for a bit.

    Once they were dry, I added foam squares to the back of my sentiment and popped it in place on the lower right side. I really love these pumpkins so I chose a space that would cover up the least of those.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and found some inspiration to create something wonderful!

    I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

    Supplies

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

    56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set

    8153 Pumpkin Lacework clear stamp and die set

    PP1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6×6 pack

  • Thanks for Everything | By Dilay Nacar

    Thanks for Everything | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, friends! Dee here and today, I’m sharing a clean and simple fall-themed card that features the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp and die set combined with the Petal Triangle layer dies. Let’s get started!

    To begin, I cut down a piece of ivory cardstock to 4” x 5.24” then stamped and gold heat embossed a sentiment from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set. 

    Next, I cut the Petal Triangle layer dies (A, B, and C) in the same ivory-colored cardstock, stacked and adhered them together, then mounted them onto the panel with foam adhesive. 

    For the leaves, I stamped each in three different colors then tucked and adhered them behind the Petal Triangle layers. 

    To finish, I mounted the completed panel to an A2-sized, top-folding card base! 

    I hope that you liked this clean and simple design! Thank you so much for stopping by, until next time!

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set
    56107 Petal Triangle Layer Set