Category: Glitter

  • Happy Christmas Ornaments | by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy Christmas Ornaments | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello BPD friends! Rosemary here on the blog today! Christmas is just two weeks away and I’m still making Christmas cards! This card was made with several new Birch Press Design products as well as two “oldies but goodies”. Let’s see what I created.

    For my card I used the following new products: Block Print Petal Ornament, Block Print Wave Ornament, Block Print Drop Ornaments and Simple Pine Needles. The two older products I used are Contempo Christmas Greetings and Herbarium Layer A.

    I decided to go with a simple color palette of light pink, silver and green. I die cut all my pieces and assembled the ornaments. I added glossy accents to the pine needles and then covered them with Rock Candy chunky glitter for sparkly, icy look.

    I decided that I wanted a neutral background with a little bit of interest. I pulled out a favorite BPD layering die set called Herbarium and I used layer A to emboss a panel of off white cardstock. I love the subtle interest it provides while still keeping things simple.

    I arranged my icy pine needles on the embossed panel using liquid adhesive and then layered the largest ornament on top and tucked the two smaller ones in beneath the larger one using liquid adhesive. I finished with the “Happy Christmas” sentiment from the Contempo Christmas Greetings set that I heat embossed with silver embossing powder after stamping with watermark ink. The sentiment was then die cut with a matching die and adhered to the card front.

    Well, that’s it for me! I hope you enjoyed today’s project and that I provided you with inspiration to create with your new and old Birch Press Design products! Have a wonderful day and Merry Christmas!


    Supplies


    57657 Simple Pine Needles
    57646 Block Print Drop Ornaments
    57652 Block Print Wave Ornament
    57655 Block Print Petal Ornament
    57458 Herbarium Plate Layer Set
    cl8162 Contempo Christmas Greetings clear stamp set
  • Merry & Bright Snowman | by Rosemary Dennis

    Merry & Bright Snowman | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello! I hope everyone in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Can you believe that Christmas is just a few weeks away? I can’t! I’m still making Christmas cards. Today I’m sharing one that I made using the new Block Print Debonair Snowman and Block Print Evergreen Trees die sets. Let’s have a look at what I made.

    Since I really loved the look of die cutting the big snowman from woodgrain cardstock I thought it would also be fun to do the same with the Block Print Debonair Snowman. I love how he turned out!

    I also die cut the snow hill (using the Wavy Hillside) from the woodgrain cardstock. I added some glitter to the hillside using swirls of glue and Rock Candy glitter. I die cut all the pieces of the snowman from the woodgrain cardstock and then colored certain pieces with Copic Markers. When you are die cutting all the pieces make sure you keep track of the tiny eyes, nose and buttons so you can insert them back into the snowman once he is assembled.

    The Block Print Evergreen Trees are a fun die set. There are the main tree dies and then layering dies. That means you can have two different looks. For my trees I decided to use just the base layer. I cut them from smooth white cardstock and then colored them with a Copic marker. I let the pieces sit for a little bit and the frosted them with glue and Rock Candy glitter.

    Now it was time to get the card base ready. For this I started with a card base I made from dark blue cardstock. I then inked up the top and sides with Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot distress oxide ink. Once the ink blending complete I placed the card base in my splatter box and splattered on white paint for the look of snow. I let it dry for a bit and then built my little scene. I finished with a Memory Box banner tab.

    I just love how my little scene turned out. The Debonair Snowman has to be one of my favorites from this release! He is just too darn cute. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • Modern Holiday Greetings | by Toni M Maddox

    Modern Holiday Greetings | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with a stylized greenery holiday card.

    I was really struck by the stark lines of the Block Print Stems & Berries set. How could I really allow that to shine on the card?

    I used bright Memory Box Cherry Red, Cilantro, and Leaf Sprout cardstock without sponging, making the design really pop on that white base.

    And how could I not use red glitter cardstock for the Find Joy word die. Mounting that on black along with the card base and stems in black–chef’s kiss!

    Be sure to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.

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

    Supplies

    57599 Block Print Stems and Berries

    57452 Find Joy and Outline

    SH44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

    SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

    SH44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

  • Underwater Hugs | by Toni M Maddox

    Underwater Hugs | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! This underwater scene was so fun to create. I love seahorses. And that jellyfish–look at it!

    My first step was to sponge the blue card base with Catherine Pooler inks and one layer of the two-part Light Ray Stencil. I spattered this with water and set aside.

    Next I fussy cut the sand layer using a piece of scrap kraft cardstock and sponged it with CP Sand Castle ink.

    I cut a few of the Block Print Sea Kelp & Mini Fish from a shimmery green and silver cardstock. I sponged the Sea Kelp with CP ink for a bit of shading.

    I diecut the Block Print Proud Seahorse, Block Print Floating Jellyfish, and Block Print Dancing Crabs from a few Memory Box cardstocks with shimmery cardstock scraps for highlights.

    I sponged the cardstocks, including the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment, with CP inks. I assembled the final scene, tucking the creatures in among the greenery. So cute!

    Do visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.

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

    Supplies

    57616 Block Print Proud Seahorse

    57626 Block Print Dancing Crabs

    57629 Block Print Floating Jellyfish

    57628 Sea Kelp and Mini Fish

    57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

    42049 Light Ray Stencil Set

    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

    SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

  • Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! It’s summer and the water’s fine! Toni here with you today sharing a card made using some cute fishies from the new release. I love them so so much!

    I wanted a school of fish, like what you might see in a giant aquarium. To achieve that I cut out a variety of fish using Memory Box cardstock.

    • Block Print Pond Fish, Striped Fish, & Angelfish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash
    • Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle right): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Lavender Bloom
    • Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Key Lime
    • Block Print Glider Fish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash, Orange Peel & Powder Blue

    I used Catherine Pooler inks with the cardstock to create variations in color for each fish.

    For the sentiment I used the Sugar Script Big Hello die and outline in Summer Squash and sturdy black. The sentiment embossed on vellum is Lawn Fawn which coordinates so perfectly.

    I added some glam with a no-shed aqua glitter cardstock as the card front. Swoon!

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

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

    Supplies

    57611 Block Print Glider Fish

    57620 Block Print Angelfish

    57621 Block Print Swimmer Fish

    57623 Block Print Pond Fish

    57631 Block Print Striped Fish

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

    SH44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

    SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

    SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

    SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

  • Honey Bee Hello | by Rosemary Dennis

    Honey Bee Hello | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Have you been amazed by the projects the design team has created with the most current release? Well, I have! I have been buzzing with excitement to get something made and today is the day! Let’s have a look at what I made.

    I had several ideas in mind and tried at least one of them, but wasn’t super happy with how it was turning out. I decided to shift gears and use up some yellow glitter paste I had out on my desk. I really wanted to use the Honeycomb Cut Out die and so I used it to create a stencil to use with the glitter paste.

    After doing a quick test to see how my DIY stencil would turn out I decided to diecut it from some sturdier cardstock. For this I chose (and sacrificed) a piece of Memory Box glossy black cardstock. As you can see it would have also made a pretty neat background, too. I die cut a piece of heavy white cardstock with a rectangle die and then taped that to the back of my DIY stencil. The stencil worked pretty well with only a small amount of the paste seeping under. I peeled off my stencil and let my panel dry.

    While my panel was drying I die cut my bees using the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee from a piece of watercolor cardstock that I had initially planned to use for my background panel, but it was a bit of a fail. I think the bees I die cut from it are kind of fun and funky!

    Once the glitter paste was dry and full disclosure that did take a long time because of the amount of paste that was applied using the stencil. I let the panel dry overnight to make sure it was fully dry before assembling my card. I even at one point placed something heavy on top so that it would dry flat.

    Since I was going for a mixed media vibe. I splattered the fully dry panel with distress ink in Gathered Twigs and appropriately Wild Honey. For the bees I die cut enough so that I could cut some apart to build the bees for my card. The wings were die cut from heavy weight vellum. I assembled my bees and then what kind of sentiment I would use. I settled on the Big Hello Sugar Script. Initially I die cut the hello from heavy weight cardstock and then splattered it, but there was too much splatter. So I used another piece of glossy black cardstock and stacked it on top of the splattered sentiment. Everything was adhered with liquid adhesive and then I added my panel to a kraft cardstock base.

    Well, that’s it for me. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by and have a truly lovely day.


    Supplies


    57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee
    57594 Honeycomb Cut Out
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script
  • Purple Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Purple Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends!

    Supplies

    57481 Adornment Pumpkin

    57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    57525 Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

  • Butterfly Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Butterfly Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Hello and welcome to November!

    Supplies

    57481 Adornment Pumpkin

    57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    57525 Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

  • Forever Grateful | by Crystal Komara

    Forever Grateful | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing the first of a few fall themed pumpkin cards that I have made featuring the Adornment Pumpkin Set.

    The Adornment Pumpkin Layer Set is one of my go-to products for fall cards. I love the large size of the layering pumpkin. Plus, it comes together easily with only two dies – a solid inside layer and a thin outline layer. For this card, I combined it with a variety of other products from Birch Press Design to include:

    ~Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    ~Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves

    Card details:

    There is a lot to this card, so let’s break it down:

    1. To create the pumpkin, using the Adornment Pumpkin die, I die cut the large solid pumpkin from the 6″ x 6″ Gladiola paper pack from Memory Box Company. I die cut the outline layer from white cardstock. I adhered the two together with a fine tip liquid glue.
    2. Using the Phlox Blooms and Leaves contour layer set, I die cut a bunch of flowers from a mustard orange and rust colored cardstock. I also cut the inside of the flowers from chocolate brown cardstock and the center of of the flowers from gold glitter cardstock. For each flower, I layered the three colors togethers with a fine-tip liquid glue.
    3. Next I simply die cut a bunch of orange, yellow, mustard, gold and brown leaves from the Tiny Tufts Flowers and Leaves contour die and tucked them in and around the pumpkin.
    4. I splattered gold paint all over the card for some “distressing” or a “mixed media” look.
    5. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment “forever grateful” using the Brush Sentiment stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I used an oval punch to punch the sentiment out and adhered it to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I know at first glance that a lot of these intricate layered cards can seem intimating, but all it really entails is a LOT of die cutting. My little tip* – I don’t even count or measure as I’m die cutting, I just keep cutting until it seems like I have a lot. Any extra pieces can be used on the inside or saved for another card!

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57481 Adornment Pumpkin

    57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    Supplies

    PP1027 Gladiola Plaid 6×6 pack

  • Gilded Birthday | by Crystal Komara

    Gilded Birthday | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and welcome to October! Wow, how the seasons fly, but things sure are getting pretty with the fall foliage here in New England. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing an elegant black and gold birthday card today using the Floral Balloon Layer Set.

    I love the large size of these balloons, they really make a statement. By layering the balloons with black, gold and white, it really makes the card seem more elevated and elegant.

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the Pinpoint Contour Plate, I die cut the background from black cardstock. Next I die cut the balloons using the Floral Balloon Layer Set. I cut one white ballon and then added strips of gold and black cardstock. For the second balloon, I die cut Layer A (the top layer) from gold glitter cardstock, Layer B (the middle layer) from black cardstock and Layer C (the bottom layer) from white cardstock. I adhered all three layers together with a fine-tip liquid glue. I adhere the top gold balloon to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. The white balloon is adhered directly to the card base, without foam.

    For the sentiment, I heat foiled the “happy birthday” in gold foil on white cardstock. This sentiment is from the Sugar Script Sentiments 2 foil plate and coordinating die. I used the coordinating die to cut the sentiment out and adhered it to the card using 3M foam.

    Thanks for being here and spending time exploring all that Birch Press Design has to offer for your creative paper craft hobby! Have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57433 Floral Balloon Layer Set

    57511 Pinpoint Contour Plate

    BPF505 Sugar Script Sentiments 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die Sets