Category: Fall

  • Fall Mushrooms by Rosemary Dennis

    Fall Mushrooms
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello and happy November! Fall is in full swing in my little corner of the world. I just love fall and all the pretty leaves coming off the trees, but I don’t enjoy the cold rain. Today I’m sharing a fall inspired design featuring the Block Print Round Mushrooms, Fall Leaves and Bokeh stencil set. Let’s hava a look at what I made.

    For the mushrooms and leaves I decided to use some Memory Box patterned paper from the Nutmeg Forest 6×6 pad and off white cardstock.

    I made sure to position the mushroom caps on the patterned paper so that the caps would have little gold foil dots on them. The backside of the the gold dot paper was use to die cut the Fall Leaves. I used the off white cardstock for the stems.

    I die cut a piece of rust colored cardstock for my background and adhered that to an off white cardstock base. Then I arranged the mushroom stems and mushroom caps.

    I used thin foam squares on the mushroom caps to give them a little bit of dimension. I then tucked the larger leaf behind the larger mushroom using glue. The three smaller leaves were added at the bottom also using glue and then I added the gold foil Memory Box sentiment tab. I had thought I was done with the card, but when it came time to take photos of the card I decided to add the bokeh dots in the background. Because the card was already finished I simply placed the stencil I used on certain areas of the background and then applied the ink using a blender brush. It was a little tricky, but I think adding the dots provides a bit more interest.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    57610
    57698 Fall Leaves
    42048 Bokeh Stencil Set

  • A Mushroom Card Inspired by Fabric by Nora Noll

    A Mushroom Card Inspired by Fabric
    by Nora Noll

    Hello Crafty Friends!! Nora here with a card that was inspired by the pattern on various pieces fabric. Before I started this card, I did a search for mushroom fabric on Pinterest. None really caught my eye. Instead, I took elements of a few to create this card.

    I started off by cutting out multiple mushroom stems and caps using the Block Print Round Mushrooms (57610) dies. I used cream paper for the bottoms and shades of pink/red for the tops.

    Next I cut multiple stems and caps using the Block Print Tall Mushrooms (57672) dies. Again I used cream cardstock for the bottoms of the mushrooms and shades of red for the tops.

    I took all the pieces and shaded all the mushroom stems and caps with Distress Ink.

    I then laid out the die cuts over the top of a piece of dark green  6” by 6”cardstock. When I got the design how I wanted it, I adhered each die cut to the cardstock.

    I cut the cardstock down into an A2 size and adhered it to a top folding, white, A2 card base.

    I used one of the stencils from the Bokeh Stencil Set (42408) and green Distress Oxide Ink to stencil green circles of different sizes randomly between my mushrooms. I added some white gel pen accents on the stenciled circles.

    I die cut the Big Hello Vintage Sentiment from black and cream cardstock. I adhered the cream letters over the black highlight and then adhered the sentiment to the card using foam adhesive.

    To finish off my card, I used a clear shimmer pen and adhered some jewels over the top sentiment letters. I really love how this came out. 

    I want to thank you for stopping by today. I hope my card inspires you to create a background pattern of your own.

    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57549 Big Hello Vintage Sentiment
    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    42048 Bokeh Stencil Set
  • Birch Tree: Halloweenby Savannah O’Gwynn

    Birch Tree: Halloween
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am back and excited to share my NEXT Birch Tree Series design using the Block Print Birch Tree dies!

    **Check out my first design HERE– it was a Summer theme.
    **Check out my second design HERE– it was also a Fall theme.
    **Check out my third design HERE– it was also a Fall theme but a bit different!

    I cannot even tell you how many ideas I have for the Block Print Birch Tree dies— it’s A LOT! And this idea makes the Birch Trees kind of spooky, which is PERFECT for Halloween🦇

    You might be asking, “Does BPD have a BAT die/image? Or a Moon/Sun die/image?”

    The answer is NO! I custom made this bat using a… CHRISTMAS ornament die piece! And I cut the moon using another Christmas ornament die piece! I highly recommend looking through your stamps/die stash to stretch your supplies🙃

    Here’s how you can recreate this bat –> the technique is called partial die cutting.

    The bat is created using a part of the Block Print Ribbed Ornament die set. You can see in this photo the original die cut image [top left] and how I partially die cut it [middle] and then drew and cut out the rest of the image, which creates the bat [bottom right]!

    Partial die cutting allows you to extend your die cuts; I have been extending my shapes and frame dies for YEARS! However, I’ve recently started partial die cutting even small images to create a different image!

    Once you have your die cut and plates in place for partial die cutting, run your plates through your die cutting machine like normal.

    Here’s a comparison of the partial die cut image and the drawn bat image using the partial die cut design!

    To finish this bat, all I did was cut it out and erase the pencil lines! OH— and I added a bit of silver shimmer ink to make it pop on the black Birch Tree forest background😉

    I hope that you have been inspired by my Birch Tree Series and this Halloween design!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57693 Block Print Ribbed Ornament
    57695 Block Print Floral Snowflake Ornament
  • Double the Mushroomsby Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Double the Mushrooms
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am super excited to be back on the BPD blog sharing some creations I made recently using the two mushroom die sets by Birch Press Design.

    I will be honest- #SAVfact: I am NOT a fan of eating mushrooms. I’m not even sure I’ve had one! I just know I don’t like them😉 However, the BPD mushroom die sets are tooooooo cute, and paper mushrooms are definitely a FAVORITE of mine now!

    I had two different designs in my mind for these mushroom die cut images- one masculine and with a deep, fall color; and the other was full of color and whimsy. Let’s check out my masculine card first.

    I love how this card turned out! I think it leans towards a masculine feel but honestly it could be for just about anyone!

    To achieve a more masculine look, I chose a darker green cardstock and added more highlights/shading and dimension on the mushrooms.

    Here are a few tips on how to add highlights/shading and dimension like I did:

    TIP: I like to use black ink for highlights and shading if I don’t have a darker matching ink for my cardstock. I think dark ink adds that extra layer of shading that makes the die cut image pop!

    TIP: I like to layer several hues of the same ink color when adding highlights or shading. I kind of think about adding ink like I’m coloring (I’m a newbie at coloring with alcohol inks, but essentially you add layers for more depth. I find that works for ink blending as well!).

    Tip: Add splatters for even MORE dimension! BONUS: I like to mask my die cut images to help the splatter go only on certain parts of my image. For these mushrooms, I made an organic curve using a post-it note and scissors:)

    You can see that the highlighting/shading and dimension really helps these mushrooms pop on this cardbase in the next photo!!!

    If I liked eating mushrooms, I would say these look good enough to eat 🙃

    For my second card, I wanted to use the other mushroom die set, and I wanted to make this card design very colorful! I pulled out my Memory Box cardstock and created a beautiful rainbow mushroom garden!

    For these mushrooms, I only used the splatter technique. I wanted to keep this card whimsical and fun!

    You might notice that I also used a few extra dies from other sets to finish the mushroom garden- I like to mix and match my dies (big and small) to make a custom design. I added leaves and flowers from two other die sets to finish this mushroom garden.

    I hope that you have been inspired by my two mushroom card designs, as well as my tips!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57571 Handwritten Happy Birthday and Outline
    57633 Block Print Mod Branches
  • A Block Print Birthday Card by Nora Noll

    A Block Print Birthday Card
    by Nora Noll

    Hello Crafty Friends!! Nora here on the blog with a block print card inspired by Pinterest.

    I don’t know about you but I love to browse Pinterest when I need some creative inspiration. One topic I love to flip through is patterns. I often am inspired by the colors or the fun way that botanicals are used in various impressions. I wanted to use the Fall Leaves (57698) dies to make a Birthday Card. The colors and block design in the card I created for today’s post is inspired by one of those patterns.

    I started off using the Fall Leaves dies to cut leaves from various colors of cardstock scraps. Some of the leaves I cut from two different colors of paper. I then cut one of the leaves apart and adhered it on top of another.

    Next I cut pieces into blocks using the same colors of cardstock that I cut the leaves from. I paired each block with a specific leaf, making sure that it fit on top. On some of the blocks, I added paper strips and others I just left plain.

    I adhered my leaves over the squares. I then took some time to arrange the blocks so that they were pleasing to my eye. I think this was what took the longest out of all my steps.

    I glued the blocks to a white piece of 4” by 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock. I then adhered the card front to an A2, top folding, navy card base.

    To complete my card, I used the Elegant Birthday Sentiment (8166) clear stamps to stamp one of the sentiments in navy blue underneath the leaves arrangement. I had fun using the Fall Leaves in such an unusual way. 

    I hope that my card inspires you to look at the dies you have and use them in a different way. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    57698 Fall Leaves
  • Birch Tree: Fall Watercolor by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Birch Tree: Fall Watercolor
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am super excited to share my NEXT Birch Tree Series design using the Block Print Birch Tree dies! I know I already did a Fall design… but I couldn’t help myself with this one!

    **Check out my first design HERE– it was a Summer theme.
    **Check out my second design HERE– it was also a Fall theme but a bit different.

    I guess you would say this third design is more Fall themed than my second design; however, I love both as the first Fall design is more when the leaves are changing and this one is more of when the leaves are gone. Both are Fall themed for sure!

    I was inspired by a card from Pinterest- it was also watercolored, similar colors, and had leaves and birch trees. I wanted to make mine MORE vibrant so I used water gem colors (these shimmer in the light! This background is GORGEOUS!). I also wanted to make my design MORE modern, clean and simple. I love when I can recreate something but make it my own!

    This background was SUPER easy to make- just follow these quick steps:

    • Gather watercolor supplies- you can literally use ANY watercolor paints you have! Just make sure you have good quality watercolor papers!
    • This step is important if you want clean colors! If you don’t mind your colors mixing, then just skip this step!

    TIP: When using a heat gun, I like to make sure that I apply heat to the BACK of the cardbase as well. This ensures the entire watercolor paper is dry- front, back, and core.

    • Now you repeat this process as many times as you want with different colors!
    • To help the card look cohesive, use the same watercolor mediums to make the Birch Trees. For example, I used watercolor paper for the top Birch Tree die cut piece, and I used a brown watercolored paper for the inset of the tree die. This helps tie everything together!

    EASY, right!? You can actually recreate this card in less than 5 steps:

    1. Watercolor your base panel and any extra pieces for die cutting
    2. Die cut your images
    3. Adhere the DRY watercolored panel to cardbase
    4. Assemble and adhere DRY die cut images to cardbase
    5. Optional- add a sentiment

    That’s it! SUPER SUPER easy! The hardest part of this card was waiting for the watercolors to dry😂

    I hope that you have been inspired by my Birch Tree Series and this second take on a Fall design!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
  • Birch Tree Series: Fall by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Birch Tree Series: Fall
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am super excited to share my next Birch Tree Series design using Block Print Birch Tree dies! **You can read about my first Birch Tree design HERE– it was a summer theme.

    This second design is more fall themed because it’s almost October! I went with a misty, shadowy background and orange ink blended leaves.

    Here are a few tips and tricks when creating this design:

    TIP: You can use multiple hues of the same color or multiple ink colors for the leaves. You can also different cardstock types for extra dimension.

    I used three different hues of orange inks, as well as thick white cardstock, thin white cardstock, and vellum paper, for my leaves.

    TIP: There are two different ways to fill in/cover the holes of the birch tree die image. You can attach just strips [scraps] of darker paper or die cut a second tree using the darker cardstock to layer your tree image.

    TIP: Create a stencil by die cutting a tree image.

    You can die cut both sizes of trees for your stencil(s) or use just one tree image like I did. BONUS TIP: I would only one image per stencil piece this way you can cleanly add ink for your stenciled image. I also used the same ink as the background as the stenciled trees- this helped create a layer of interest but also helped the trees blend in and not stick out too much. Once the background was completed I added some darker ink blending to the left side of the cardbase.

    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- which type of card design or theme with the Birch Tree die do you think I will make next? Should I do winter? Or a fun design? I’ll keep you posted 🙂

    **Don’t forget to see my first Birch Tree Series designs HERE.

    I hope that you are inspired and will join me in making different Birch Tree designs and cards! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682
    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Autumn Deerby Toni M Maddox  

    Autumn Deer
    by Toni M Maddox  

    Hello, everyone! Toni with you today with another Autumn-themed card, combining older and new products from the latest release.

    I used a Loop Stitch Frame die with Memory Box Nutmeg Forest 6×6 cardstock and mounted that on a gray cardstock.

    Next, I cut out a bunch of the Fall Leaves from Sunrise 6×6 cardstock and a pale blue similar to the Nutmeg Forest paper.

    These I arranged beneath the Block Print Deer which I had cut from a kraft cardstock that I sponged with Catherine Pooler Sand Castle to create a variety of browns.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.

    57698 Fall Leaves
    57578 Block Print Deer
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    PP1034 Nutmeg Forest 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
  • Cozy Kitty by Rosemary Dennis

    Cozy Kitty
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. September is upon us. The days are getting shorter, the air crisper and all things cozy are the rage! With that in mind, I decided to create a cozy kitty using the new Block Print Kitty die. Let’s take a look at what I made.

    When I originally started this card I thought I would make my kitty out of cardstock, but then I remembered that I had some small squares of felt that would be perfect to die cut the pieces from. My felt squares were the off white and tan so in order to get the darker brown color I simply sprayed an off white piece with some distress spray stain in Gathered Twigs.

    The photo shows the felt square after I did the die cutting. In order to get the felt to dry faster I did use my heat tool and it worked like a charm!

    Once I had all my felt pieces cut I assembled my kitty using liquid adhesive. I tried not to put too much on the felt pieces so that I wouldn’t have glue showing through. Then I set my kitty aside to dry. I used scraps to die cut the word Hello using the Hello Vintage Sentiments die set. The top layer of the word did get a little stretched out, but I was able to push it back in to shape.

    The above photo shows me arranging the other dies I planned to use to finish the card, as well as the felt kitty. And once, again, I used the Block Print Starry Night die set to create a backdrop for my kitty. I die cut the kraft panel with the largest Loop Stitch Frames and then die cut the panel with the Starry Night die. I inkblended yellow and orange ink on to off white cardstock and placed that behind the opening after I trimmed off the trees.

    I assembled the card using liquid adhesive and then realized that I needed a little something more. So I used a Spiced Marmalade spray stain on a piece of tan felt, dried it and then die cut two leaves using the Fall Leaves die set. The acorn was diecut from scraps of the brown and tan felt. I adhered them together and then added them to my card using liquid adhesive. I love the extra touch the little cluster brings. The last thing I did was use a black pen with a very fine tip to color in the eyes and nose of my cat.

    I hope you enjoyed my cozy kitty and it inspires you to try using felt on your cards. Thanks for stopping by and have a cozy day!



    57580 Block Print Kitty57688 Loop Stitch Frames57649 Block Print Starry Night Scene57550 Hello Vintage Sentiment57698 Fall Leaves

  • Mushroom Forest Fox by Toni M Maddox 

    Mushroom Forest Fox
    by Toni M Maddox 

    Hello, friends! Toni with you today sharing a birthday card featuring the Block Print Wise Fox with a number of products from the new release. Let’s head to the mushroom forest!

    I first cut out the Block Print Loop Stitch Frame using Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock. I adhered this to a kraft base.

    Next, I cut out a variety of Block Print Tall Mushrooms and Block Print Round Mushrooms from Memory Box Greenery, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstock.

    Now comes the Block Print Wise Fox. I think it’s so cute with those mushrooms. I used the same green cardstock with the Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment and popped that onto the upper right corner.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.

    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57640 Block Print Wise Fox
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57572 Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment
    SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack