Birch Press Design

Category: Craft Dies

  • Glittered Hugs | by Tracey McNeely

    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 using three shades of Distress Oxide Inks–Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Shaded Lilac. I used the Ring Tile Stencil to stencil over the panel using Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Moonstone.

    Once the stenciled design was dry I adhered it to the front of my card base with tape runner. The String Art Frame die was cut from heavyweight white cardstock and then glued it to the glitter stenciled, blended ink panel with liquid glue.

    TIP: Try dotting liquid glue around the outter edges and on any connection points when working with an intricate die cut for good coverage.

    The Honey Script Hugs word dies were cut with vellum for the base and white cardstock for the word and glued together also with liquid glue. It was adhered over the circle in the centre of the String Art Frame by adding a bit of glue to the left and right edges of the word.

    To add a sentiment on the inside of the card, I cut of panel of white cardstock to 5″ x 3 3/4″. Then I stamped ‘spread kindness this Easter’ using the Blooming Spring clear stamp set and attached the panel inside the card.

    The glittered stenciling with the die cuts on top add so much dimension and depth to the finished card.

    Thank you so much for stopping in and creating with me today. Wishing you and your family a Happy Easter and hope that we will all be able to celebrate once again with the people we love.

    Supplies

    57327 String Art Frame

    57300 Hugs Honey Script

    CL8152 Springtime Fun clear stamp set

  • 4 String Art Frame Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    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 blended panels in oranges, along with two white panels. I put a sticky adhesive sheet on one orange panel and one white panel, and ran them through my die cutting machine with the die. Then I placed each one on its corresponding background. I finished these cards with stacked up sentiments using the Sugar Script Celebrate die.

    Then I thought about ways that you can use this die to get different looks!

    Again, I started with two ink blended and two white panels, this time in limes and aquas. These panels were cut to 4 inch squares, so they were smaller than the die cut dimensions and didn’t include the frame portion of the cut.

    Then I tried a double-die cutting method – once I had the white String Art Frame die cut adhered to the blue panel, I cut it again with a circle die. I popped it up in the centre of the card for added dimension.

    I hope that I’ve shown you just the beginning of all the things you can do with this die! Here’s a video showing how I made these four cards:

    Supplies

    57327 String Art Frame

    Celebrate Sugar Script

    CL8143 Lingo Thanks

    58143 Lingo Thanks die set

    57226 Big Lingo Type Happy

    40104 Twilight glitter glue

  • You are So Awesome: Glittered Stencil and Butterflies | by Kimberly Wiener

    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 bright pinks and lavender shades. Drops of Pansy and Topaz Gleam Glitter Glue were added to the body as well as the circle details on the wings.

    The Leafy Rows Stencil was blender brushed on a heavy weight white cardstock in a light citron green, a darker green shade, and a muddy yellow amber distress ink.

    A layer of clear glitter gel paste was stenciled over the ink layer. Once dry, the stenciled cardstock is trimmed to 5.5 x 4 to make two card front panels.

    The sentiments from the You are Awesome Clear Stamp Set stamped in black ink and a .25 inch strip of black card stock placed beneath the stencil layer.

    I just love this soft and very Spring ombre effect that shines through. You will love the results too if you are able to try this technique. Happy crafting!


    Supplies


    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set
    88615 Leafy Rows Stencil
    40114 Pansy glitter glue
    40119 Topaz Gleam glitter glue
    CL8151 You Are Awesome clear stamp set
  • Regal Peacock | by Crystal Komara

    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 and sanctity of our homes. So keep on creating, but, don’t forget to also SEND those cards out to help brighten someone’s day! We could all use a little extra love right now.

    Today I am sharing two different cards that I created using the beautiful Regal Peacock Layering Dies. These dies were the very first layering dies that I actually purchased from Birch Press Design and I have to say, now that I’ve actually assembled them into cards, they are every bit as beautiful, elegant and regal, as I thought they would be.

    I created the “traditional” teal colored peacock card first (seen below), but I was very curious to see if a non-traditional colored peacock (purple) would have the same WOW factor, and yes, as it turns out peacock’s are beautiful creatures in any color!

    I have created a step-by-step tutorial video for you showing how each of these cards was created. I hope you will find it helpful!

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully crafty day!

    Supplies

    56099 Regal Peacock Layer Set

    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

    30090 Scalloped Stitch Fancy Frames

  • Stained Glass Dahlia | By Seeka

    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 80# white cardstock. Instead of letting all of the little pieces fall out, I kept all of the pieces together by adding several strips of paper tape across the back of the panel. Then, using Copic markers V12, V15, V17, and Y18, I quickly and messily (!) colored in the petals and the center of the dahlia. I also stamped the sentiment in black pigment ink.

    Next, I used the die three more times on heavier 100# cardstock. I stacked and adhered the three layers together with a Zig 2-way Glue Pen and then adhered the stacked piece over my Copic-colored layer.

    For my background, I used a foam blending tool to blend Milled Lavender Distress Oxide ink around the edges of a 4-bar sized piece of bristol smooth cardstock. I adhered the dahlia frame to the background and adhered the card front to an 4-bar card base. For the last touch, I added Ranger Glossy Accents to each petal and the center of the dahlia, using a craft pick to help push the Glossy Accents into nooks and crannies.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


    Supplies


  • Honeycomb Bevel Plate & Giveaway | by Kimberly Wiener

    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 use a random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3.

    For a chance to win the Honeycomb Bevel Layer Set…..

    1.) Follow Birch Press Design on Instagram
    2.) Double Tap (LIKE) the post with this giveaway
    3.) Tag A Friend in the comments
    Good luck! And thanks for joining us!  

    I have created two spring themed cards for you using the Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Dies.

    I have used the backdrop of a few of the lovely spring and floral papers in the new Memory Box Cottage Meadow Paper Pack.

    The Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layers Set can be used as a single card cover die as well as in layering. For the “Happiest Birthday” card you will die cut the “C” die twice and cut to piece across the entire A2 size card front.

    Have you seen the new Fairy Sugar Glitter Glues? I have had some sparkly fun by adding some onto the Lovely Butterflies Clear Stamp Set.

    I really loved all the various sentiments from the Poppystamps Greetings Basics Clear Stamp Set and used one for each card.

    The butterflies were embossed and colored in bright colors matching the papers. Drops of glitter glue in Pansy, Strawberry Ice, and Goldenfinch were placed on the edges of the butterfly wings.

    The sentiments and butterflies were popped up on double sided foam tape for extra dimension.

    I hope you are enjoying the Spring paper colors, sparkle-licious glitter glue collections, clear stamps, and amazing dies, offered in this newest release!


    Supplies


    56104 Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set
    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set
    PP1003 Cottage Meadow 6×6 pack
    CL490 Greeting Basics
    40114 Pansy glitter glue
    40118 Goldfinch glitter glue
    40109 Strawberry Ice glitter glue
  • String Art Corner & Giveway | by Tracey McNeely

    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 Box Springtime Bouquet patterned paper pad along with the String Art Corner die, the Memory Box Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad, the Honey Script Hello dies and the Blooming Spring clear stamp set.

    The patterned paper was trimmed down to leave a 1/8″ border around it on the card base and I die cut the String Art Corner die with co-ordinating paper from the Memory Box Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad.

    Have a closer look at how gorgeous this intricate die cut is with the patterned paper and cut with the the glittery cardstock!

    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 use a random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3.

    For your chance to win the String Art Corner die…

    1) Follow Birch Press Design on Instagram
    2) Double Tap (LIKE) the post with this giveaway
    3) Tag A Friend in the comments
    Good luck! And thanks for joining us for the Blog Blitz! 

    Supplies

    57328 String Art Corner

    57310 Hello Honey Script

    CL8152 Springtime Fun clear stamp set

    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

  • 4 Cards with Mod Alphabet Stamps & Dies and Giveaway! | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    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 guide the placement of my letters. My little sentiment comes from the You Are Awesome stamp set.

    For this card, I used the new Twinkling Jewels Glitter Pad and cut LOTS of ‘fat’ and ‘skinny’ o’s. My sentiment is from Lingo Thanks stamp set along with the coordinating die.

    Cutting all those O’s also gave me lots of dots from the O centres, which I used to create another card! This sentiment is also from You Are Awesome, along with the Big Lingo Type Happy die.

    Finally, I used the O stamps to create a similar pattern, and added colour by stamping the regular O inside the outline O. My sentiment was created with the regular THANKS letters!

    Here’s a video showing how all these cards came together:

    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 use a random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3. For a chance to win the Mod Alphabet Clear Stamp and Die set:

    1.) Follow Birch Press Design on Instagram

    2.) Double Tap (LIKE) the post with this giveaway

    3.) Tag A Friend in the comments Good luck! And thanks for joining us!

    Supplies

    8139 Mod Alphabet clear stamp and die set

    CL8139 Mod Alphabet

    42029 Bold Stripes Stencil

    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

    CL8151 You Are Awesome clear stamp set

    58143 Lingo Thanks die set

    CL8143 Lingo Thanks

    57226 Big Lingo Type Happy

  • Sending Quick Hugs with Nested Dies + Giveaway! | by Jennifer Svare

    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 Layer Plate made a great, subtle background that was tone-on-tone for just a little bit of dimension and interest. I also used crystals on each of the base petals. These petals are simply staggered to create a unique look.

    These nested dies can be stacked on top of each other to reveal the layer below, but in this case I created frames by running two of the nested dies through the die cutting machine at the same time. This creates a frame that can be nested in one layer.

    Different looks can be achieved with the same basic design just by using different color combinations and frame sizes. I used a scrap piece of a watercolor. Patterned paper also makes a beautiful center! I used the Cottage Meadow 6×6 paper pad from Memory Box for the middle card above.

    Check out the video below for more info, and keep reading for giveaway info!

    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 use a random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3. 

    For a chance to win the Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set…..

    1.) Follow Birch Press Design on Instagram
    2.) Double Tap (LIKE) the post with this giveaway
    3.) Tag A Friend in the comments
    Good luck! And thanks for joining us!  


    Supplies


    56104 Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set
    PP1003 Cottage Meadow 6×6 pack
    57332 Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set
    57300 Hugs Honey Script
  • String Art Frame| by Crystal Komara

    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 Frame. Read all the way to the end of today’s post to see how you can win this die!

    For this first A2 sized card, I used a base of Neenah Solar White Smooth 80 lb. cardstock. I created a background from alcohol inks in the colors of Raspberry, Salmon and Valencia. I die cut the new String Art frame from gold glitter cardstock and adhered it directly over the alcohol ink background.

    Using the Lovely Butterflies stamp set, I stamped three of the smaller butterflies in similar ink colors (Raspberry, Salmon and Yellow). I die cut the butterflies and adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I also added a couple gold rhinestones to the bodies of each butterfly for added sparkle.

    Using the Garden Bloom stamp set, I stamped the “butterflies” sentiment in Raspberry ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and the “remind us of how good change can be” in salmon ink just below it. I trimmed the sentiment strip to 4 1/4″ x 1 3/4″ to fit the card just below the butterflies.

    I have created a video for you showing how I made each of today’s cards. I hope you will enjoy it seeing the step-by-step process.

    For this second card, I used an alcohol ink background filled with blues and greens that resembled the ocean. When I die cut the String Art frame in silver, I realized it kind of looked like a fishing net! So, I went with it and created an “Ocean Fantasy” scene.

    I stamped many of the images from the Ocean Fantasy stamp set in Versamark ink on a variety of blue and green colored cardstocks. I heat embossed the images with white embossing powder and then fussy cut each image (there is no coordinating die set). I adhered the images to the card with 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I even added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the images for even more sparkle!

    We’ll be having giveaways on our Instagram account March 21-29, 2020. We’ll use a random number generator to select a winner from the comments on each of the Instagram posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person, per giveaway. You have until midnight US EST on April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3.

    For a chance to win the String Art Frame die:

    1.) Follow Birch Press Design on Instagram
    2.) Double Tap (like) the post with this giveaway
    3.) Tag A Friend in the comments

    Good luck, and thanks for joining us!  

    Supplies

    57327 String Art Frame

    CL8148 Ocean Fantasy clear stamp set

    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set