Birch Press Design

Category: Flowers

  • Prime Peony Duo | By Dilay Nacar

    Prime Peony Duo | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello and welcome back, friends! Dee here today sharing a foiled floral card created using beautiful new products from the latest release! This card showcases the String Art Hot Foil Plate and Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers.

    To start, I hot foiled a 4” x 5.25” piece of white cardstock with the String Art Frame foil plate. Next, I cut the Tranquility layers A and B in white cardstock and C in Holographic cardstock, then adhered them together. I cut the Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers in colored cardstock from the 6×6 paper packs and ink blended them — using corals for the blooms and teals for the stems and leaves, then adhered them together. 

    Next, I adhered the Tranquillity layers onto the foiled String Frame, then adhered the Tranquility layers to the center using foam adhesive. I then tucked the peonies into the circle and trimmed the excess stems. I cut the Handwritten Hello in holographic cardstock and the shadow in white and adhered it to the frame. To finish, I mounted the card onto a top-folding card base! 

    Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope this card inspires you to get creative and try something new!

    57504 Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers
    BPF510 String Art Frame Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
    57333 Handwritten Hello and Outline
    57412 Tranquility Layer Set
    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

  • Star Flowers Thank you | By Natasha Vacca

    Hi Crafty friends! I am excited to be back today sharing a colorful thank you card using the beautiful Star Flowers Contour Layers die set!!!!! So let’s get started!

    I started today’s card with the beautiful Star Flowers Contour Layers die set! I love these beautiful flowers! I started by die cutting my flowers using 2 shades of blue card stock from the Memory Box Fresh Aqua Collection paper pad. I chose a lighter blue and a darker blue. I love these paper pads as all the colors coordinate so beautifully together! I die cut enough to make 8 flowers. I then chose a yellow shade for the floral center using the Sunny Orange paper pad from Memory Box. Once everything was die cut I added a bit of shading to each floral layer using distress oxide inks. I then adhered the layers together using liquid glue. I then added embossing powder to each flower for added texture and dimension. I pressed the flower into my embossing ink, sprinkled with embossing powder, and then heat set. I then set my flowers aside.

    Next I started to work on my background. To create my background I used the Viola Plate layering dies. I used both layer B and C. I die cut each layer on white card stock. Next I wanted to add color to Layer B. I used a yellow shade of dye ink and ink blended on my panel using a blending tool. Next I added 2 colors of sprays for added shine and texture. I allowed this to dry and once dry, I added gold and silver metallic watercolor splatters for added texture. Once everything was dry, I adhered layer B and C of the Viola die cuts together using liquid glue.

    Next I used my distress tool to add texture to the edge of the die cut panel. I added texture to various sections. Then I used an archival ink in brown around the outer section of my Viola panel. I then adhered the Viola panel to an A2 card base with liquid glue.

    I then adhered my flowers to the front of my card panel. I used a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive. To complete my card I added the Handwritten Thanks and Outline die. I die cut the shadow using white card stock and the script thanks using the Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad card stock. I then adhered the sentiment together with liquid glue and added foam tape to the back and added this to my card front.

    Thank you for stopping by today! I had a lot of fun today and I will be back soon!

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers
    57420 Handwritten Thanks and Outline
    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set
    FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack
    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack
    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
  • Spring Peony and Hot Foil Hello

    Spring Peony and Hot Foil Hello

    Hello crafty friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today to share a project using some of the newly released supplies.

    For today’s project I decided to use the new Prime Peony die set. It creates a beautifully, realistic looking peony. The set comes with both large and small peony pieces, including the petals, stamen (center part) and stem/leaves. I started by cutting the large peony die from white cardstock multiple times.

    I then used detail blending brushes and Distress Oxide inks to quickly ink blend each piece as I desired, using the booklet that comes with the die set as a guide.

    After I ink blended each piece, I assembled the flowers assembly line style. I did leave off the dimension on the leaves, and will save those small pieces for a future project. I think my favorite part of making this card was when I assembled the flowers because each additional layer makes them look more and more realistic.

    Next I dry embossed Layer C from the Flora Plate Layer set from heavy weight cardstock. To dry emboss I used my typical die cut plates, but placed an embossing mat underneath the die so it would not fully cut into paper.

    I glued the panel down to an A2 white card base, and arranged three of the assembled flowers into the middle of the card, making sure the stems gathered together at the bottom.

    I then adhered the hello created using the NEW Sugar Script hot foil die. I popped this up with foam tape to give it similar dimension to the flowers.

    My final touch was to add a few of the clear Fair Drops across the card in no particular order.

    The new hot foil sentiment together with the 3D looking flowers adds such beautiful dimension to the card. I really like how it came together and looks simple yet detailed at the same time.

    Thank you for joining me today and I hope this post has inspired you not only check out the new Birch Press hot foil designs, but to go craft some more!

    Supplies

    57504 Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers

    BPF501 Hello Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set and Die

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

    DRP101 Fairy Drops

  • Thinking of You | By Dilay Nacar

    Thinking of You | By Dilay Nacar

    Welcome, crafty friends! Dee here sharing this card created using scraps to make a bold and colorful focal point! To start, I die cut the Pinpoint Radial die in white, then adhered it onto an A2-sized top folding card base. Next, I cut each layer of the Kinsley Layer Set from white cardstock and adhered them together. Once complete, I adhered the Kinsley Layer Set to the center of the Radial Pinpoint background.

    As a paper crafter, I tend to have a lot of scraps and look for ways to use them as much as possible! For this card, I used a piece leftover that I had sprayed with acrylic paint that I die cut with the Tiny Tufts and Leaves Contour Layers die set. 

    Before adhering the Tiny Tufts and Leaves, I stamped ‘Thinking of you & best wishes’ from the Happy Lingo stamp set in black onto white cardstock, trimmed it down (keeping only ‘thinking of’), and set it aside. I then cut the ‘you’ from Happy Lingo coordinating die set in white and black cardstock and adhered them together. I then adhered to both sentiments to the center of the Kinsley Layers. 

    Once the sentiment was in place, I tucked the Tiny Tuft and Leaves behind the sentiment and secured them with liquid and foam adhesive. To finish, I added clear embellishments l to the leaves.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and are inspired to create something new!  Thank you so much for stopping by! 

    57384 Pinpoint Radial Plate
    56123 Kinsley Layer Set
    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers
    8156 Happy Lingo clear stamp and die set
    CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

  • A Colorful Hello | By Natasha Vacca

    Hi crafty friends I am excited to be back up on the Birch Press blog today sharing a fun and colorful card with you using the beautiful die set Wispy Blooms. For today’s card I wanted to create a colorful background to highlight these gorgeous blooms! So let’s get started!

    I started today’s card by choosing my color palette! When card making I enjoy creating bright and colorful cards. I love the loose look of these flowers and wanted to highlight them with a colorful background! I chose 2 colors as the main colors for today’s card. I selected a gel print from my stash and then chose the second color for my flowers! I love these 2 colors together! It was now time to start die cutting! I started with the Wispy Blooms die set and Memory Box card stock in 2 color pad families: Sunny Orange and Lush Green. These pads are amazing as the colors all coordinate so well together and the mix of colors is just beautiful! I chose 2 colors of orange from the pad and die cut the flowers several times in both shades of orange. I did the same for the leaves using a green from the Lush Green paper pad from Memory Box.

    Next I added some ink to each of my die cuts using several shades of orange dye ink. I love the added dimension the ink gives to the completed look. I applied the ink to the layers using a blending brush. I did the same for the floral stem. Once this was complete, I adhered the flowers together using liquid glue.

    Next I chose a panel from my stash to die cut the butterflies and the hello script font. The panel I chose had shades of purple and sparkles. This panel was created using a powder pigment. I die cut 2 butterflies using the Simple Butterflies Contour Layers die set. I die cut a second set of butterflies using the Memory Box Vintage Pearl Mirror Pad, I chose a gold color from the pad. I then adhered the butterflies together using liquid glue. I set these aside.

    To complete my card I chose the Big Hello Sugar Script die set. I die cut the shadow layer using white card stock one time, then the inner script hello 3 times for added dimension. I die cut this using white card stock and 1 layer using the same purple panel as the butterflies. I then adhered these together using liquid glue. Next I adhered the gel print background to an A2 card base and adhered the flowers, sentiment, and butterflies using both liquid glue and foam adhesive. I added a bit of sparkle using 2 sets of gems. I used the Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones and the Bright Jewels collection.

    I had so much fun creating today’s card! I hope you enjoyed it and I will be back soon! Happy Crafting!!!!!

    57506 Wispy Blooms Contour Layers
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script
    57490 Simple Butterfly Contour Layers
    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack
    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
    GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones
    JWL003 Bright Jewels
  • Arista Floral by Jeanne Jachna

    Arista Floral
    by Jeanne Jachna

    I hope you’re having a good day! I love flowers! When it’s too cold outside to enjoy the garden, I’m happy to be making with them in my craft rooms so the new release makes me HAPPY!

    I like to cut lots of flowers in several different shades of cardstock all at the same time. When it comes time to making I have my choice of flowers to arrange. I lay them out on a clear piece of plastic the size of my card front before I commit and adhere them in place.

    Because the plastic is clear I can pick up the entire arrangement and layer it over different backgrounds. For this card I used Viola Plate Layer A. Using just one layer of the three layer background set allows more color and gives a lacy look to the background.

    To create a focal point I added an Arista Layer B die cut with a darker shade of pink adhered underneath. The foliage is adhered flat to the card base, and the florals are adhered with adhesive foam tape. This adds dimension.

    Remember when you’re making that there’s no right or wrong.. it’s all about what appeals to you. I hope you’ll mix and match your different sets and imagine your flowers in unexpected colors. I think you’ll be delighted with the results!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

    CL8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set

    57499 Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    57488 Pimpernel Contour Layers

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

    57418 Arista Layer Set

    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

    JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

    GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

  • Rainbow Star Flowers | by Crystal Komara

    Rainbow Star Flowers | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers! Thanks for taking the time to be here as the Design Team shares inspiration ideas, tips and tricks for creating beautiful cards using Birch Press Design products. This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing an amazingly detailed slimline rainbow card using the Star Flowers, part of the all-NEW Contour Layering dies. Last week I shared another rainbow themed card using the Wispy Blooms Contour Layering dies, so if you missed that post, please click here to be WOW’d!

    Card details:

    This slimline card measures 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage. I always use 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock for my bases. Then I used the Star Flower Contour dies and cut it in every color cardstock (see supply list at the bottom of this page). I cut the flowers in two shades of red, orange, yellow, green blue and purple. I adhered the two layers of flowers together and added the round center piece to each flower.

    I adhered the star flowers in a ROYGBIV pattern up the length of the card. I also die cut a couple green stems from the Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layering Dies and green cardstock. I stamped the sentiment “hello” using the Contempo Greetings stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on black cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and then I used the coordinating Contempo Greetings die to cut the sentiment out. I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    Wow! Yes, that was a LOT of die cutting and piecing together flowers but the end result was totally worth it. This card came out beautiful, if I do say so myself! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

    8160 Contempo Greetings clear stamp and die set

    Supplies

    57500 Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers

  • Floral Bouquet Helloby Jeanne Jachna

    Floral Bouquet Hello
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi and thanks for stopping by! Today I thought I’d make a floral bouquet to show you how well the new Birch Press Design floral release looks assembled together on one card!

    I’m smitten with these gorgeous florals and think I could make with them all day long. I’ve cut the flowers in lots of different colors so I have my pick of the garden.

    The background of my card is the Viola Layer B from the 3 die set. I love the pierced design and think it looks like lace!

    I arrange the florals on a piece of clear plastic the size of my card base to help me figure out the design. I started with the two larger Winsome Roses in the lower corner with two Eucalyptus Stems tucked underneath. Pimpernel leaves are tucked under the roses, and Tiny Tuft and Star Flowers are scattered through the foliage.

    The finishing touch are some dew drops – some Memory Box Fairy Drops! I really love making with these florals.. it’s rainy here and sometimes you have to make your own sunshine!

     

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

     

     

    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

     

     

    57497 Winsome Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

     

     

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

     

     

    57488 Pimpernel Contour Layers

     

     

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

     

     

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers

     

     

    Hello Sugar Script

     

     

    DRP101 Fairy Drops

     

     

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

     

  • I Miss Your Face | by Crystal Komara

    I Miss Your Face | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today and I am SOooooo excited to share today’s card with you! This card features the Wispy Blooms dies, part of the all-NEW Contour Layering products from Birch Press Design.

    Now, I’m not gonna lie, you’re going to take one look at this AH-mazing garden of rainbow delight and be WOW’d! Then, you’re gonna take a second look and say “wait, did she really die cut ALL those flowers? Is she craaaaazyyyy?!” Yes and yes! : ) Do I have the patience of a saint? No. Not at all. In fact, I typically shy away from oodles of die cutting (that’s all you, Jennifer McGuire!) but once I started and saw where this card was going, it was SO worth it!

    Card details:

    Yeah, so the basic gist of it, just keep die cutting flowers in ALL the colors of the rainbow! Then, when you think you’re gonna go insane, start adhering all the layers together! But, wait. . . there’s more! You’ve still got stems to die cut and adhere!

    P.S. – I’ve linked all the paper pads I used in the supply list at the bottom of this post.

    Start by die cutting LOTS of flowers in all the colors of the rainbow!
    Adhere the flower layers together.
    Die cut the stems.
    Adhere the stems to the flowers.
    Completed flowers with stems.

    The base of this slimline card measures 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. I use 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth for all my white cardstock. Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business envelope and require no additional postage. I cut an 8 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of white cardstock and ran it through a basketweave embossing folder, then I began to adhere all the flowers to the card in a ROYGBIV pattern. Using the Contempo Greetings stamp set I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on black cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and then I used the coordinating Contempo Greetings die to die cut it out. Lastly, I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    So sure, this card a LOT of die cutting and piecework, but the end result is gorgeous and I would do it all over again! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57506 Wispy Blooms Contour Layers

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

    8160 Contempo Greetings clear stamp and die set

  • Eucalyptus Stems & Berries | By Dilay Nacar

    Eucalyptus Stems & Berries | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, crafty friends! Dee here today sharing a card that features one of my favorite new die sets, Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers, combined with the new Vintage Pastel Mirror Paper pad! Let’s get started!

    To create the base, I embossed an A2-sized white panel using the Memory Box Blooming embossing folder, then splattered it with metallic gold watercolor paint, setting it aside to dry. 

    Next, I cut each of the stems and berries three times, using the lovely new Vintage Pastel Mirror Paper pad for the base and regular cardstock for the detail dies. Once complete, I adhered the pieces together. 

    Once the panel was dry, I adhered the stems to it using thin foam tape (trimming off any excess) then adhered the berries, cutting some apart to scatter throughout the stems.

    For the sentiment, I die cut the Sugar Script ‘hello’ from the gold paper included in the Vintage Pastel Mirror Paper pad, then adhered it to the bottom corner. As a finishing touch, I added Memory Box Clear Fairy Drops embellishments and mounted the card onto a top-folding card base!

    Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed reading more about my card today!

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers
    Hello Sugar Script
    EF1014 Blooming 3D Embossing Folder
    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack
    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack
    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
    DRP101 Fairy Drops