Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a spring-themed hello card using the new Sprouting Crocus Contour Layers.
I sponged the crocuses (crocus? croci?) with Distress Oxide Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion. I also used a touch of Mowed Lawn on the leaves which I had cut from Memory Box Lush Green 6×6 Cardstock.
On top of the Pinpoint Contour Plate I used the Delight Layer A and B sponged with Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers and Mustard Seed as a backdrop for the blossoms.
I hot foiled the Hello Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate & Die with Spellbinders Satin Pastel Glimmer Hot Foil which is transparent so it is a lovely soft color that went perfectly with the purples used. That bit of shine is a fabulous touch as well.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello and welcome back, friends! Dee here today sharing this bold and vibrant card featuring the Flora Layer Plate and Big Sugar Script Hello dies!
To begin, I cut the Flora Layer Plate dies (layers A and B only) in white, then layer A once more from a background I created with alcohol inks in purple, turquoise, and metallic. I then stacked and adhered them together and onto an A2-sized top folding card base.
I die cut the sentiment from the Big Sugar Script Hello in gold glitter cardstock and and the coordinating shadow layer in white, adhered them together then onto the center of the card!
I hope you enjoyed this card and are inspired to create! Thank you so much for joining me today!
Happy Friday, crafty friends! Dee here today sharing this fresh floral card featuring the Star Flowers Contour Layers dies combined with a few other favorites!
First, I created the background by die cutting the Pinpoint Radial Plate die and cutting it in half. Next, I embossed an A2-sized card base with the Memory Box Blooming 3D Embossing Folder, then adhered the partial Pinpoint background on top.
Next, I cut the Star Flower Contour Layer dies twice in three shades of pink cardstock and die cut the centers in yellow cardstock, then adhered them together. I die cut leaves from the Dainty Rose and Leaves and Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves die sets in different shades of teal, and metallic cardstock, then adhered them, tucked in, behind the flowers.
To finish, I cut the hello from the Hello Topper in the same metallic cardstock and adhered it over the top. Thanks so much for joining me today!
Hello, Birch Press friends! Today I have just a note for you. But this is not just your average note – this one is hot foiled! I love all of the new hot foil plates, and when you pair them with rainbow foil, you can create some instant and simple magic.
I started my card with an A2 sized panel of smooth white card stock. I hot foiled it using the String Art Frame plate and rainbow foil. So easy and so amazing! When you turn the panel around in the light, it catches all of the different colors of the rainbow. While I had my hot foil machine on, I also hot foiled the “just a note” sentiment using Aura hot foil. This hot foil color is also magical because it looks gold from straight on, but when it catches the light, it brings out the colors that are around it. I love that this sentiment has a matching die. I cut out a couple extra layers of white card stock with the die, so that I could stack the sentiment for dimension.
There is a center circle in the String Art Frame design where you can place the focal point of your card. This allows for so many different design options. I chose to use the interior circle of the Epiphany Plate Layer Set, and I cut each of the three layers out of white card stock. I also cut a plain circle out of white card stock that I placed behind the layers.
I cut the hot foiled panel down to 4″x5.25″ and adhered it to a purple A2 card base. To ground my central element, I cut a larger circle out of purple glitter card stock and then mounted the Epiphany layers and the sentiment on top of that.
Thank you so much for joining us today. I hope this card inspires you and brings a smile to your face!
What’s great about working with monochrome colors is that if blue isn’t your color, try recreating it in red, or purple or green. The options are endless!
Card details:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I cut a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of the same white cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot using the Blooming 3D embossing folder from Memory Box. This embossed cardstock is the first layer of the card. I then used alternating pieces of cardstock from the 6″ x 6″ Ocean Blue paper pack. These strips measure 5 1/2″ x 1/4″. I used the same color cardstock to create the three layer Floral Star. I also added in a piece of glitter cardstock from the Twinkling Jewel Paper pack. I die cut Layer B from this glitter cardstock. I adhered all three layers of the Floral Star layering dies together with liquid glue.
I took a chance and cut the finished Floral Star in half hoping to make it the focal point of the card. I stamped “hello” in turquoise ink on a thin white strip of cardstock and placed it between the two halves of the Floral Star. I think it pulled the two halves together more cohesively.
I really like how this card came out, in fact, I think I’ll try it in a few other colors too!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
I’m smitten with flowers so I adore the last floral release from Birch Press Design. The flowers are generally all three layer and look great in any color combination. Each layer has embossed lines to help guide you in assembling them.
To get started I always cut and arrange several flowers in different shades so that later when I decide to make I have lots of assembled flowers to choose from.
I like to assemble the images on a piece of plastic the size of my card front. The clear plastic makes it easy to pick up the entire arrangement and layer it over different backgrounds to help me decide which one I like best.
Because I cut the flowers ahead of time, before I make my cards, I find that I choose colors I might not have originally selected. Just as an example.. I wouldn’t normally think the plum colored berries would compliment the red roses, but they do, and I think they’re perfect!
If you look close you’ll notice I changed one of the Fuddled Leaf branches in the background. The color was too similar to the lime Flora cover plate so I selected a different shade for more contrast.
Enjoy creating your own floral bouquets with beautiful layered blooms from Birch Press Design!
I hope you’re having a great weekend doing something that you love. If I get my way I’ll be in the garden seeing what’s new to discover. Maybe some new blooms or perhaps the beginnings of some summer veggies! I love when my hobbies overlap and these gorgeous blooms made from paper are just as beautiful as the real thing.
The florals are easy to assemble. This is a three layer die so I chose three shades of pink cardstock. To save time I cut all of the layers from each of the three shades. I mixed up the shades when I assembled them to create each bloom. I don’t think you need to always have blooms dark to light or vice versa.
To add some sparkle I cut the Honeycomb Bevel Layer set from white and gold glitter cardstock. To compliment the flowers I layered the assembled honeycomb panel over shades of pink cardstock.
The Hello Sugar Script foil die adds even more gold elegance to this floral card. The sentiment die includes an outline die cut so there’s lots of possibilities.
I hope you’ll enjoy creating with the layered florals in the shop – they’re total eye candy!
Supplies
57504 Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers
BPF501 Hello Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
I hope your summer is off to a good start! I’m loving all the color I see everywhere as bold blooms capture all my attention!
Living in the Midwest, Summer is usually decked out in shades of red, white and blue – American Flags line Main Street, and are the inspiration for the color scheme of this card. I started with the Winsome Rose in shades of red.
I cut the leaves from shades of blue and tucked in some Eucalyptus berries. To fill out the background some Tiny Tuft Flowers in red. The foliage is adhered flat to the card base and all the florals are lifted with adhesive foam tape.
I didn’t want the background to compete with the florals so I added Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to a Pinpoint Radial Plate. I splattered it with water, and some watered down Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch.
A simple Handwritten Hello sentiment cut from gold keeps the focus on the florals. I hope this inspires you to experiment with your color schemes. I wasn’t sure how well the blue foliage would work, but I’m really delighted with the unexpected color.
Hi and thanks for stopping by! Today I’m sharing a colorful card that just screams SUMMER. Living in the Midwest the only time I see beautiful hibiscus in shades of red, pink and apricot is when they arrive at the garden center this time of year.
These pretties were really easy to assemble. The flower base is just three layers and an embossed line shows you exactly where to place each die cut piece.
To save time on future projects I cut all the flower layers from each of the shades of cardstock and alternated the layers when I assembled them. So some have the darkest color shade on the bottom, while others have the lightest color shade on bottom. No matter what order you arrange the colors the flowers look beautiful and I have lots of flowers for other projects.
Did you notice the pretty foil background? It was made using the new String Art Foil die along with the Glimmer Hot Foil Machine and a Matt Gold Foil. Foil dies are also fantastic for embossing backgrounds.
Making with these florals was a sweet escape to a tropical paradise! I hope you find some time to make too!
Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″
Supplies
57486 Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layers
Hello Sugar Script
BPF510 String Art Frame Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
Hello and welcome, crafty friends! Dee here today with another clean and simple card that I created using scraps and a few dies! To begin, I cut the Arista Layer die, A, B, and C and adhered them onto the center of a base made by cutting a piece of white cardstock with the Pinpoint Radial Plate die.
Next, I hot foiled the Big Sugar Script Hello foil plate in matte gold and cut it with the coordinating die, then cut it twice more in white to stack and add dimension. I then adhered it to the center of the Arista layers.
To finish, I cut the Simple Dragonfly Contour Layers in gold, pink, orange, green, and teal, then assembled and adhered them to the card.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and are inspired to create something new! Thank you so much for stopping by, friends!
