Category: Craft Dies

Hello!  Today I got to make two very fun cards that I’ve been excited to make for a long time.  I’m so glad I waited, because the new Sparkler Butterfly is the perfect touch for the focal point.

The cards use the Honeybee layering set, along with paper from the gorgeous St. Tropez and Wild & Free 6×6 paper pads.  Each is unique, and so much fun to make!  It’s almost like putting a puzzle together, except you get to choose where the pieces go.  I sincerely hope you try this because you will be hooked!

When die cutting the patterned paper for the little hexagon inlays, it was so much fun to see what pieces came through.  I love cards that have the depth of really looking into the details.  There are so many fun things to look at.  (I love the crab peeking out of the hexagon above).

Layering dies give limitless look and feel to cards because of the color combination, layering, and inlaying options.  Using the same color for all of the butterfly layers really put the focus on texture.

The thought behind the “miss you” card is very sentimental… the “Miss You” from the Love and Miss You clear stamp set is the inside sentiment, and it fits perfectly with the hexagons’ message of fun flip flops, flowers, words, and a beachy feel of days in the past.  The grayish blue adds to the nostalgic feel of the paper and balances the sadness of “missing you” with the happiness of the fond memories.

I glued only the center of the butterfly so the wings would sit off the base.  A few jewels were added to the butterfly.

Many of these layering dies would work for this general idea and any of  the Prima paper pads offer incredible, small details that are perfectly sized for the hexagons. The thank you card uses the beautiful Wild & Free paper pad, and the Big Thanks Sugar Script.

I cut the thanks out of ivory cardstock, and dusted it with a shimmer pen and a coat of glossy accents.  The depth is incredible and I really love how this turned out.

Here’s a video of me making the thank you card, and I’ll share some tips I learned along the way!

Supplies

Sparkler Butterfly Layer A

Sparkler Butterfly Layer B

Sparkler Butterfly Layer C

Sparkler Butterfly Layer D

57000-H Honeybee Layer Set

Big Thanks Sugar Script

CL8123 Love and Miss You clear stamp set

58123 Love and Miss You die set

Hello!  Welcome to Day 6 of the Blog Blitz!  Today my project features the Bali set, along with the “Wishing” sugar script that has been cut down to say “Hi.”

I used the Sevilla Layer A set as a lattice background.

All three layers were used for the outside of the Bali, but the inside used only Layers B and C, along with the Mandala Circle Base. The center flowers from negative space cut-outs were stacked for the center, with a jewel on top.

I loved adding the different sparkle gems to the centers of negative spaces, but it also looks good left without the bling.  Here is an example of leaving it plain.

Check out the video here:

The winner from today’s post will receive the Bali Layer A craft die!

Here’s all of the details…

The blog blitz runs from May 1-6, 2018.   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 May 10 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on May 13. Good Luck!  And LEAVE A COMMENT!! 🙂

On May 7 we’re having an Instagram Hop introducing you to the team and there’s a BIG PRIZE you won’t want to miss.  Follow us on Instagram so you don’t miss it!

Supplies

Mandala Circle Base

Bali Layer A

Bali Layer B

Bali Layer C

57010 Sevilla A

Big Wishing Sugar Script

Big Thanks Sugar Script

Hi everyone and welcome, Eloise here and today is Day Four of the Blog Blitz and I’m so excited to be sharing my project with you today.  Each day until the 6th of May, the designers for Birch Press Design will be sharing projects using the brand new release. There will also be a giveaway every day the Blog Blitz goes on, so make sure you read below to see how you can enter to win. For my project today, I’ll be using the Sparkler Butterfly A and D Dies along with the Thanks Sugar Script Dies to create a thank you card.

To begin my card today, I started off with cutting out three Sparkler Butterfly A Dies, and three Sparkler Butterfly D Dies from some watercolour cardstock. Once they were die cut out, I also ran through the Thanks Sugar Script Dies with some more watercolour paper as well.

To colour in my butterfly layers, I’ll be using my Mijello Misson Gold Watercolour palette and colouring each of my layers with two shades of the same colour. I coloured in a pink/red butterfly, a yellow/orange butterfly and a green butterfly. I did the A layer darker than the D layer, just for a little contrast. Once all my layers were coloured, I dried them with my heat tool. For my ‘Thanks‘ sentiment, I used a blue colour and water-coloured the bottom of the word and faded it up to white. I dried that also and set them off to the side.

Next, I took a piece of white cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot Machine with a Dotted Embossing Folder from We R Memory Keepers. Now that all my elements are ready, I can assemble my card. I used some foam squares to adhere the base of my butterflies to my card panel. I then used Multi Medium Matte adhesive to adhere my butterfly layers together. I set them off to the side to dry, then I used some foam tape on the back of the ‘Thanks‘ word and adhered it to a thin black strip of cardstock. I then used some detail scissors and cut v shapes at the end of each side. I added more foam tape to the back of my sentiment strip and adhered it to the centre of my middle butterfly. To finish off, I adhered my panel to a card base and that was my card completed.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, the video is linked down below for you all.

Now onto the giveaway details. The prize today is the Sparkler Butterfly A Die, like the one I used in my project pictured above. It works so well with all the layers, but even on it’s own. It’s super versatile and would be a great addition to your collection. The Blog Blitz is running from the 1st of May to the 6th of May. To be entered into this giveaway and all the others, make sure you leave a comment on the blog post. You have until Midnight US EST May 10 to comment and the winners will be announced on May 13. Good luck! Also, be sure to check by the Birch Press Design’s Instagram on May 7th. We will be having a Instagram Hop and there will be another giveaway so be sure to follow and hop along on that also.

Thanks again for stopping by, good luck and I’ll catch you all next time!

Supplies

Sparkler Butterfly Layer A

Sparkler Butterfly Layer D

Thanks Sugar Script