Category: Friendship
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Glittering Hugs | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends and happy Wednesday! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing some Valentine’s Day themed inspiration, but in non-traditional colors. I’m all for the lovey-dovey, over-the-top, red and pink hearts everything, but what if you want to tone it down just a bit and tell your friends you’re…
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Hello Sweet Friend | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press Friends! I am excited to be up on the blog today sharing the gorgeous Eloquent Butterfly layering die set! I absolutely love this set and decided to use this set today with a mixed media vibe! I hope you enjoy it, let’s get started! I started with the beautiful Eloquent Butterfly layering…
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Tropical Hibiscus Friends
Hello, Birch Press Friends! Allison here, and today I’m sharing a card featuring the new Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layers die set. I started by cutting all of the pieces of the flowers from white card stock. I then blended Distress Ink onto the pieces, but in a very subtle way. The most intense color is…
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Layered Floral Star | By Allison Frazier
Hello again, Friends! Today I am sharing this gorgeous layered floral star card using one of my favorite color combinations. There is just something about orange and turquoise together, right? It has to be one of the more striking complementary color combos. I love creating texture in the background of my cards, even if it’s…
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Hugs | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends and Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you love or hate the holiday, it is still a great reason to make cards (and eat chocolate, of course)! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing an elegant and more traditional card using the beautiful new Adornment Peony dies. Card details:…
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Frosty Flake | By Dilay Nacar
Hi, friends and happy Friday! Dee (@dilaynacar) here today sharing a fun snowflake card featuring one of my favorite layering dies and a background that I created using acrylic sprays and die cuts! Let’s get started! To begin, I took an extra background that I had previously created and cut it with the Pinpoint Radial…
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Pinpoint Radial Arista | By Dilay Nacar
Welcome back, crafters! Dee here sharing a card that combines the Arista and the Pinpoint Radial plate dies for a clean and simple geometric design! Let’s get started! I began by cutting the Pinpoint Radial plate die with white cardstock, then die cutting Layer A of the Arista layering dies four times – once in…
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Butterfly Hugs | By Dilay Nacar
Hi friends and welcome back! Dee here today sharing a card featuring the Viola and Eloquent layered dies that I combined with a simple ink blending combo for pops of color! To begin, I first cut the Viola Plate dies (layers a, b, and c) in white, then stacked and adhered them together. Next, I…
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Thanks for Everything | By Dilay Nacar
Hello, friends! Dee here and today, I’m sharing a clean and simple fall-themed card that features the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp and die set combined with the Petal Triangle layer dies. Let’s get started! To begin, I cut down a piece of ivory cardstock to 4” x 5.24” then stamped and gold heat embossed a…
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Missing You | by Tracey McNeely
Hi There, it’s Tracey back today with a couple of cards that are perfect to send out to someone that you have been missing throughout the pandemic! I began by cutting two each of the Tranquility Layers die set using white heavyweight cardstock. I usually save this cardstock for my card bases. However when I…
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Friend, I Miss You | By Amanda Wilcox
Happy weekend everyone! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook with a simple missing you card that I made for a friend that I haven’t seen since before the pandemic. I hope you like it! I started today’s card by choosing cardstock and cutting the layers for the Mini Grandiose Bevel layers. Then I took the mid-tone…
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No Cardstock? Create your own with a Gel Press | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there crafty friends, it’s Tracey here today and I have the pleasure of sharing a card I made using the new Arista Layer die set! I created my own paper to use on my project using a gel press. After making my card I realized that a lot of people are unfamiliar with what…
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Rainbow Wishes | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there and Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s visiting here today. It’s Tracey and I am very excited to share a project using a couple of newly released products from Birch Press Design! The new Rainbow Days Lingo Notes stamp set was starting point for my card. I stamped the rainbow off the…
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Hello Friend | By Dilay Nacar
Welcome, friends! Dee (@dilaynacar) here and today I will be sharing a clean and simple card with pops of color, perfect for any occasion! To get started, I cut multiple shades of colored and silver glitter cardstock (you can use any color for this step) into thin strips. I then used tape runner to adhere…
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String Art Circle Collage | By Dilay Nacar
Welcome, Crafters! Dee (@DilayNacar) here and today I am sharing a clean and sparkly encouragement card that features the new String Art Circle Collage die combined with two favorites of mine! Let’s get started and go over how to make this simple yet elegant card! I began by die cutting the background out of white…
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Spread Kindness this Easter | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there crafty friends, I’m back today with a landscape slimline card showcasing the fabulous Crystal Lingo stamp set and the beautiful Petal Egg Layer die set. The faceted rectangle from the Crystal Lingo stamp set was white heat embossed on to a 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I ink…
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Do the Slimline with Crystal Lingo | by Tracey McNeely
Happy Spring crafty friends! Today I’m creating two slimline cards using the Crystal Lingo Stamps and dies. The faceted rectangle stamp in the Crystal Lingo clear stamp set is the perfect size for 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ slimline cards. For both of the my cards today I started off by white heat embossing the…
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Any Time Layered Hearts
Hi there, it’s Tracey here today with a couple square cards using the Layered Hearts dies. These began as cards for Valentines, but time got away from me. So they were finished after the 14th as cards that you can send any time of the year. Both of today’s cards are 4 1/4″ x 4…
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Linear Triangle Paper Weaving | By Dilay Nacar
Hello, friends! Dilay here and today, I’m sharing an unconventional (but super fun) way to use the brand new Linear Triangle die! The moment I saw this die, I envisioned a card that incorporated it with paper weaving, and this is what I created! To begin, I picked out a few of my favorite cardstock…
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One Layer Friend | By Dilay Nacar
Hello, friends! Dilay here and I am back to share a clean and simple card that I created using one of my favorite dies: the ‘Kinsley Layer Set’. However this time, I used it a bit differently – I only used one layer! By using just the first layer, I was able to create an…
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Distressed Autumn Breeze
by Jeanne JachnaHi friends! I hope you’re having a great day! Fall is in the air and I’m enjoying the crisp cool nights and seeing the leaves turn color! Birch Press Design is known for it’s innovative layered die sets, and honestly I think they keep getting better and better. The sets are really versatile and more…
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Using Color to Change the Mood | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there its Tracey here today and I would love to share a bit of Autumn inspiration with you. I love summer, but the nights are getting cooler, the days are getting shorter and the sunflowers are in full bloom, which for me means fall is on its way. Using fall colours along with the…