Category: Craft Dies

Hello!  Who has already started on their Christmas cards?  These dies from Birch Press Designs sure puts me in the mood to get a head start.

For the card today I used the Issa Snowflake layering die (layering A only) and the Big Peace Sugar Script Die.

My first steps were to take some watercolor paper and do a little ink smooshing with Distress Oxide Ink in Mermaid Lagoon.  I dried between the three layers of ink to create different variations in color.

Once I got a look I was pleased with I added some white splatter with the Distress Oxide Picket Fence re-inker.

While that dried I gathered some silver glitter card stock to use for the snowflake die.  What I love about this die is that it is so versatile.  This die is a set of 3, but I only used one die, Layer A.  Look at what you get with one die cut!

You can create 3 different looks!  I can only imagine how beautiful this die would look with the other two layers.

I die cut out the two inner pieces of the snowflake a few times.  I wanted enough to fill my card panel which measured 5 1/4″ x 4.”

I then glued all the snowflake pieces to my card panel once the white splatter was dry.  I die cut out the Peace Script Die out of some light blue and white card stock.  I then added some foam tape for dimension and attached my sentiment.  I added fun foam to the back of my panel and adhered it to my card base.

I love these layering dies so much.  One layer can create such a beautiful card. Hope you enjoyed today’s card!

Supplies

57165 Big Peace Sugar Script

57173 Issa Snowflake Layer A

Welcome to the final day of the blog blitz!  I am honored to be part of the Birch Press Design team and excited to bring you my very first post using some of their amazing products.   For today’s card I used the beautiful Aurora Layering Dies featuring Big Friends Sugar Script Die and Best Friend stamp set.

To create this card, I first chose some coordinating colors to use with the Aurora Layering Die.  I then die cut each layer and adhered the layers together with wet adhesive.  While those dried I used the same card stock to die cut out the friend die.  I chose to use black card stock for part of my sentiment so it popped and stood out among the softer colored card stock.  This part of the sentiment came from the Best Friend stamp set.  I used white embossing powder to heat emboss my sentiment, trimmed it, and then added some foam tape to give my sentiment strip some dimension.

Before adhering everything down to my card base, I took some white card stock and cut it down to 5 1/4″ x 4″ to create my card panel.  Even though my card base is white, adding a white panel gives it a clean and professional look.  I then adhered all my layers and sentiments to my card panel.  I purposely had the Aurora Layering Die hang off the edge of my panel.  Before adhering my panel to my card base, I took a deep breath and trimmed the pieces of the Aurora die that were hanging off the panel. I added some foam tape to the back of my panel and adhered it to my card base which measures A2 size (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) to complete the card.

I hope you found some inspiration today!  Here are the details on the Blog Blitz and how you can win Layer B of the Aurora Layering Dies by commenting on this blog post.

The blog blitz runs from August 23-28. We’ll be giving away a prize on every blog blitz post during this time. To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the blog blitz you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per blog blitz. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST August 31 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on September 3. Good Luck!

Supplies

56084 Aurora Layer Set

57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set

Welcome back to another day of the Birch Press Design Holiday Release Blog Blitz! Today I am introducing the new Splash mandala layer dies.
I will be using Splash Layer A, Splash Layer B, Splash Layer C, the Triangle Fade craft die and the new Best Friend clear stamp set for my card.
If you remember back last week when I creted a stencil using the new Triangle Fade craft die HERE. I kept my stencil and used it again for my card today. This time I sponged Spun Sugar Distress Ink over the stencil for a pretty background for my mandala.
The last time I used the stencil I had used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink, because Distress Oxide doesn’t completely dry without heat setting, when I sponged the pink over the stencil it actually blended the inks together creating a beautiful pinky/blue colour. I love it when happy accident’s like this  happen!
The Splash layers were cut with pink, aqua and light aqua cardstock and then adhered together to create a beautiful mandala. The mandala was adhered to the centre of the card over top of the soft stenciling. The hints of stenciled design through the opening of the mandala are such a lovely design element.
The sentiment “You Are Simply the Best” is from the Best Friend clear stamp set. There are so many mix and match possibilities with this set.
Now onto the giveaway details. The prize today is the Splash Layer A that was used on my project today. It’s beautiful die with lovely lines and can be used to cut, stencil or emboss with. The Blog Blitz is running from August 23rd to August 28th, so make sure you leave a here on this post and also be sure to check out all the other Blog Blitz posts, there is a different prize every day. Comment by August 28th then and winners will be announced on September 3rd. Good luck!
Thank you so much for stopping in today and don’t forget to pop back in tomorrow for another Blog Blitz post. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies

57182 Splash Layer A

57183 Splash Layer B

57184 Splash Layer C

57178 Triangle Fade Frame

CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set

Hi everyone and welcome, Eloise here and today is Day Two of the Blog Blitz. I’m so excited to be here sharing this project with you today. For today’s project I’ll be using the new Metro Triangle Collage Die, which is this intricate triangle die with a cool pattern imbedded in it, which is super cool and I really wanted to do some simple ink blending behind it for a cool effect. I’ll also be pulling in the new Big Friend Sugar Script Die for my sentiment and using the Sending Love Stamp Set for an additional part of my sentiment as well.

To begin my project today, I cut down a piece of white card stock to 4″ wide by 5 1/2″ tall. I then die cut the Metro Triangle Collage Die from opposite corners of the card stock panel. Once they were die cut, I set it off to the side and worked on the sentiment.

I used the Big Friend Sugar Script Die and cut it from two shades of blue card stock, the word from the lighter, and then solid background from the darker shade. I added foam tape to the back of the friend word and adhered it onto the background piece. Before adhering the sentiment to my project, I took a piece of yellow card stock and filled in the gap between the two die cuts. I then adhered the entire element onto the right hand side of my project.

Next, I took a piece of watercolour card stock and used three colours of pinky Distress Inks to ink blend onto the panel. I used Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar and just faded it out to white at the bottom. I then added liquid adhesive along the back of my die cut panel and adhered it into place.

Lastly, I used the Sending Love Stamp Set and white heat embossed the ‘For You’ sentiment onto a thin black strip and adhered it above my friend word.

Now onto the giveaway details. The prize today is the Metro Triangle Collage Die that I used in my project today. It’s an amazing die with lots of intricate details and it’s super unique and fun. The Blog Blitz is running from August 23rd to August 28th, so make sure you leave a comment by then and winners will be announced on September 3rd. Good luck!

Thanks once again for stopping by today, make sure you check back tomorrow and I’ll see you next time!

Supplies

57189 Metro Triangle Collage

57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

CL8126 Sending Love clear stamp set

Welcome to another inspiration post at Birch Press Design. Today I am so excited to be making a card with you using some products from the brand new Holiday Release! If you are anything like me you are hanging on to summer with both hands and you may not be quite ready to get going on projects for the holidays just yet. So I am creating a clean and simple card with some fresh summer colours that could be sent to a close friend, as a thank you or even to a work acquaintance.

To begin I die cut the brand new Triangle Fade Frame craft die from lightweight cardstock, this will become my stencil. Tape the die cut over white 5 1/4″ x 4″ cardstock panel, for this I used Bristol Smooth cardstock because I would be using Distress Oxide Ink to sponge over it. You can use regular cardstock because these inks do blend so smoothly. I sponged lightly in small circular motions not inking the entire panel but actually leaving some areas white.

The next step was to die cut the new Big Friends Sugar Script dies in two colours–one for the word and one for the cloud.

Once cut word die and the dot on the ‘i’ were glued together. The “you are the best” sentiment from the Hooray for Everything clear stamp set was stamped on the bottom of the stenciled panel and the panel was adhered to a  5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ solid colour card base. The friend die cut was finally added to the card front just above the stamped sentiment with foam tape for some added dimension and interest.

Monochromatic is to use tones and tints of one colour hue. In terms of graphic design a monochromatic colour scheme will instinctively create a sense of simplicity and harmony.

Clean, simple and easy to put together.

I hope that you try creating your own stencils from your existing cover plate dies. It’s a great way to stretch your stash into something completely different.

Supplies

57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

57178 Triangle Fade Frame

CL8125 Hooray for Everything clear stamp set