Category: Craft Dies

  • String Art Frame Thanksby Jeanne Jachna

    String Art Frame Thanks
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hello 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 white card stock panel the same size as my card base. Then I removed the protective sheet and adhered the String Art Frame to the sticky panel.

    Next I sprinkled colorful glitter over the open areas of the die cut where the double sided adhesive is exposed. I pressed the glitter into the panel with my finger tips, but you could burnish with a roller or a bone folder.

    The colorful sparkly background is a feast for the eyes!

    I added a simple sentiment using the Thanks Honey Script word die (that comes with a detailed and background die) and a stamped sentiment from the new You Are Awesome stamp set.

    This sparkly technique will work well with lots of your die cuts. I sure hope you’ll give it a try!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

    CL8151 You Are Awesome clear stamp set

    57327 String Art Frame

    57302 Thanks Honey Script

  • “Love You” | by Crystal Komara

    “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 exciting day for me as not only am I making my grand debut on the team, but I am sharing with you my very FIRST crafting video! I’m kind of a go-big-or-go-home girl! I poured a lot of hard work and time into the creation of this video and I’m quite proud of my first attempt, but I’ll let YOU be the true judge of my untrained videography and emcee skills!

    For today’s Valentine inspired cards I have used the beautiful Delfina Layering dies, the all new Flora Heart dies and the Love You Outline dies. I chose to cut all three layers from the Delfina Layering Dies. Layer C (the bottom) was cut from a rose red cardstock, Layer B (the middle) was cut from a carnation pink cardstock and finally, Layer A (the top) was cut from silver glitter paper. I adhered all three layers together with a fine-tip liquid adhesive.

    Please check out this step-by-step video detailing how I created every layer of this card:

    I do hope you found this video helpful and I welcome your kind comments and constructive criticism (bonus points for niceness!) so that I can continue creating content in a way that’s most useful to you.

    Thank you for reading and happy creating!

    Supplies

    57000-DE Delfina Layer Set

    57335 Handwritten Love You and Outline

    56120 Flora Heart Layer Set

  • Building an All Die Cut Card by Tracey McNeely

    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 be the base layer for my layered Floral Heart and a second smaller rectangular panel will fit the Simple Love sentiment die. I blended the ink on both panels with distress oxide ink in rainbow order—picked raspberry, orange marmalade, moved law and peacock feather.

    Once they were blended I flicked some clean water on to the panel and lifted some of the colour with paper towel. Once it was dry I cut the largest heart from the Perfect Hearts die set, it fits perfectly behind the Flora Heart Layers dies.

    Each layer from the Flora Heart Layers die set was cut from heavyweight white cardstock and I used liquid adhesive the glue the layers together. To complete the heart I glued the layered heart to the rainbow base layer.

    I cut layer A from the Cherish Plate die set also from white cardstock and glued it to the font of a white top folding card base. The Simple Love Die set comes in two pieces. I cut the larger of the two Dies from the second ink blended panel and then the detail layer from white cardstock. The smaller letters were glued to the sentiment with liquid adhesive.

    I added the heart and the sentiment to the card base. Leaving the card like this allows you to customize the inside to say whatever you want for the occasion. Thanks so much for stopping by today and watch the video below for more details on how I put this card together.

    Supplies

    56120 Flora Heart Layer Set

    57219 Simple Love

    57110 Cherish Plate Layer A

  • Valentine Gift Tag Trio by Jeanne Jachna

    Valentine Gift Tag Trio
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi 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. Each middle layer is cut with glitter paper from the new Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter 6″ pad.

    The hearts are topped with Love die cut word sentiments and a stamped “sending” from the Lingo Thanks clear stamp set.

    The hearts are layered over Poppystamps Double Stitched Tags cut from coordinating, and gold glitter card stock.

    I think these hearts are gorgeous and plan to make another bunch that I will adhere to wood picks to top cupcakes!

    Supplies

    56120 Flora Heart Layer Set

    CL8143 Lingo Thanks

    57311 Love Honey Script

    2055 Double Stitch Tags

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

  • Gate Fold Thank You | by Kimberly Wiener

    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 long with all of the design team creations coming your way soon.

    The solid card stock base is cut at 8.25 x 4.25 and scored and folded starting from the left at 2.10 and again at 6.25 inches. The Hello Topper die is a perfect closure for the gate fold style type of card and was cut on white card stock and trimmed to 1 inch, then adhered to the bottom layer of the bottom fold. The Hello word die was cut in black and turquiose and adhered slightly offset against the white backing strip.

    The lovely more layered inside was fitted with a white 4 x 5.5 panel. A solid 5.25 x 2.25 strip was center cut on the Dazzle A die and adhered 1.25 inches from the bottom of the white panel. Some portions of the Dazzle strip was trimmed to have uniform open spaces.

    The sentiment from the Best Friend stamp set was centered .5 inches below the Dazzle strip.

    The lovely heart was cut with the Folk Art Heart layer A in shimmer pastel blue glitter paper and the layer B in the solid turquoise. After adhering the solid layer to the glitter layer, both layers were adhered to black cardstock, hand cut, and affixed to the center of the Dazzle burst.

    I am so smitten with this card and all of the creations I have made so far using Birch Press products. I can’t wait until you see the next release!


    Supplies


    56119 Folk Art Heart Layer Set
    57313 Helllo Topper
    CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set
    57001 Dazzle A
  • Masculine Floral Valentine | by Tracey McNeely

    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 card like that to my husband. By using colour and simplicity I was able to make the design more masculine taking the focus away from the flowers. I cut Layer A from red cardstock (for love) and Layers B and C from white cardstock. The three layers will all be visible, but the flowers inside the heart are a bit more subtle.

    I used liquid glue to adhere the layers together. I like using liquid glue so I have a bit more time to get my die cuts lined up properly. I turned the layered heart over and attached small pieces of foam tape all so over the back so that you will not see the tape from the front of the card.

    The cardbase was made from a soft grey cardstock to add a bit more subtle dimension. The sentiment is from the new Handwritten Love You craft dies which comes in three pieces. The outline was cut with white cardstock and the handwritten ‘Love You’ from a medium grey cardstock. I added that to the bottom of the card before adding the dimensional heart in the top middle.

    By choosing the colours red, grey and white I was able to create a card that focuses more on the heart and sentiment rather than the flowers.

    Thank you so much for stopping in to craft with me today. I hope you’re inspired to use your, more feminine, products in a more subtle way to make a masculine card! Pop back in tomorrow for more Birch Press Design inspiration!

    Supplies

    56120 Flora Heart Layer Set

    57335 Handwritten Love You and Outline

  • Hello | by Kimberly Wiener

    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.

    For a stunning background for the centerpiece heart, I cut the Dazzle A in a shimmery light glitter card stock. I removed all of the die cut peices except for the center zig zag round.

    The Handwritten Hello and Outline were cut with black and turquoise card stock and adhered together.

    A snippet of black paper was added behind the hearts.

    I adore how the Dazzle background really intensifies the focal hearts. I sure hope that you are having as much fun as I am experimenting with layering the dies in all of the lovely combinations possible. I can’t wait to see what you create!


    Supplies


    56119 Folk Art Heart Layer Set
    57333 Handwritten Hello and Outline
    57001 Dazzle A

  • Valentine Hugs | by Kimberly Wiener

    WOW! Have you see the newest release by Birch Press? I am so excited to join the other designers in bringing you some sweet inspiration. I’m showcasing the Flora Heart Layer Set.

    For this card I selected four shades of pink and ran the three heart dies four times and stacked the layers in different color combinations.

    The dies are so lovely and intricate with gorgeous pin point details. I paired the heart dies with the Hugs Topper die.

    The Hugs Topper solid die was cut on the lightest paper and then layered on top with two darker colored 1/2 inch strips of cardstock. The words were cut in that darkest shade of pink.

    After selecting a focal heart I chose a second favorite to use to cut in half and place beside the centerpiece.

    The layering is smooth and flat, creating a rich elegant texture without bulk. This card has a finished size of 4.25 x 5.5.

    I am very impressed with how lovely these dies are layered and as stand alone dies. I know you will be pleasantly surprised how beautiful your projects will be!


    Supplies


    56120 Flora Heart Layer Set
    57312 Hugs Topper

  • Textured Background Layer Ideas | by Jennifer Svare

    Textured Background Layer Ideas | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I wanted to share some ideas for creating simple background textures for the brand new heart layering sets. Here are some ideas!

    Adding a watercolored a background for the layers is a fun, versatile way to create interest, and also tie all the colors of the card together.

    Embossing folders with simple designs can create stunning backgrounds that don’t draw too much attention from the focal image. Layering sheets of cardstock, then ripping the papers to create the layers offers endless possibilities of colors. Combined with the watercoloring the heart background, the card is tailor-made to any color combinations imaginable! I made sure to leave the perfect amount of room for the Handwritten Hello sentiment. The script was cut from a shade lighter than the teal, so it would add extra brightness to the letters. Two layers of the script were glued together for extra dimension.

    Flora Heart with Just a Note

    For the red and pink card, I did the exact same process, but left the top layer empty of the watercolor background. I thought the Just a Note was perfect to match the scripty background, but this would also work perfect with the Handwritten Love You for a Valentine’s Day card.

    Folk Art Heart

    The Flora Heart (above) is so beautiful! I cut all layers from the watercolor paper to match the background and ripped all four sides, framed it with a layer of pink, added the same pink to be the background for the heart, and all went onto a white card base. This would make a great gift set with a rainbow of colors!

    I wanted to share a little sneak peek of a project I’ll be sharing soon, because it also shows the watercolored background, but in very vibrant colors. (If you love this heart, you will have so much fun with the surprise this card holds, so check back soon!)

    Do you have ideas for simple textures you’d like to share in the comments below? We’d love to hear!

    Products used: Flora Heart Layering Set, Folk Art Heart Layering Set, Handwritten Hello and Outline, Handwritten Just a Note and Outline

  • Hello Crafty Friend | by Tracey McNeely

    Hello Crafty Friend | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there it’s Tracey here today with a card and video using the Dazzle Bevel Layer Set and the Mini Dazzle Bevel Layer Set!

    To begin with I ink blended a rainbow background using Distress Oxide inks in Pink Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feather. I cut all the layers from the Dazzle Bevel Layer Set from white and glued the layers together to create two panels–one for the top and one for the bottom.

    I created a two line sentiment with the Hello Topper die and the Just Because stamp set. I lightly marked with a pencil where I wanted to emboss my sentiment and then embossed it in white. I ink blending a small panel with Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey and then cut the word hello to place over the white word topper.

    Thank so much for joining me today and I hope I’ve inspired you to make a colourful background to make your layered dies really pop!

    Supplies

    56106 Dazzle Bevel Plate Layer Set
    56105 Mini Dazzle Bevel Plate Layer Set
    57313 Helllo Topper
    CL8124 Just Because clear stamp set