Birch Press Design

Category: Hot Foil

  • Elegant Sprouting Crocus | Dilay Nacar

    Elegant Sprouting Crocus | Dilay Nacar

    Welcome, everyone! Dilay here sharing a clean and elegant floral card featuring the new Sprouting Crocus Contour Layer dies! 

    To begin, I die cut two Linear Triangles and adhered them to the top and bottom corners of an A2-sized card base. Next, I die cut the Kinsley Layers layer A in silver glitter cardstock and layers B land C in white, then adhered them together and onto the center of the card base, slightly overlapping the Linear Triangles. 

    Next, I die cut the Sprouting Crocus Contour Layers, ink blended the blooms in purple and pink and the stems in light and dark green, then adhered them together and onto the Kinsley Layers. 

    To finish, I foiled and die cut the Thank You Noted Script in purple foil and adhered it to the top of the card. I hope you enjoyed learning more about today’s card! Thank you so much for joining me!


    Supplies


    57523 Sprouting Crocus Contour Layers
    57393 Linear Triangle
    56123 Kinsley Layer Set
    bpf511 Thank You Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
    gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad
  • You Are Loved | Dilay Nacar

    You Are Loved | Dilay Nacar

    Hello and welcome friends! Dilay here with you today to share a clean and simple leafy butterfly wreath card featuring the latest Pinpoint Contour Plate and You Are Loved Noted Script foil sentiment.

    To begin, I die cut two pieces of white card stock with the Pinpoint Contour Plate, then die cut one of them once more with the Mandala Card Frame die.

    Next, I selected a few colors of scrap card stock, die-cut each with the Tingly Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers, and adhered them behind the open circle, creating a simple rainbow wreath.

    I then adhered to the completed wreath panel over top of the solid Pinpoint Contour Plate die cut.

    I die-cut gold foil and glitter butterflies using the Simple Butterfly Contour Layers then adhered them over top of the leaves with foam tape. To finish, I gold foiled and die cut you are loved’ and adhered it to the center of the wreath. 

    I hope you enjoyed todays card. Thank you so much for stopping by!


    Supplies


    57490 Simple Butterfly Contour Layers
    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers
    57119 Mandala Card Frame
    bpf509 You Are Loved Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
    57511 Pinpoint Contour Plate
    gp1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad
    fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack
  • The Best Things | Rosemary Dennis

    The Best Things | Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Have you seen all the beautiful projects the design team has created with the February release? Absolutely amazing! With so many great products to pick from I had a hard time deciding what to create with, but knew for sure I was going to use the new Gilded Petalpoint hot foil plate. It is so beautiful and I can’t wait to try it with the matching stencils!

    I started off my card by foiling white cardstock with matte gold foil and then die cutting the panel down to fit my card front. The Gilded Petalpoint hot foil plate comes with the main plate and then a center circle plate. I foiled the panel with just the main plate so that the center would be open.

    Once I had the foiling done I had to decide which die set I was going to use and I settled on the Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers die set. I die cut all the flowers from two shades of aqua blue cardstock and the stems and leaves from a bright lime green. To provide some interest I alternated the colors on the buds and love how they turned out. I centered the sentiment from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set inside the circle and stamped it in black ink.

    Before adhering all my floral buds I decided to add some additional interest to the background by adding splatters of distress mica sprays in Fresh Balsam and Shiny Bauble. To make sure that I didn’t cover the background with too much of the mica sprays I simply added a small amount of each spray to an acrylic block, picked up the liquid with a small paint brush and then tapped it on. It worked perfectly and I love the subtle shine that the mica sprays provide.

    I arranged all the floral buds in a crescent shape around the sentiment and adhered them with liquid adhesive. To give the arrangement movement and lift I added the liquid adhesive only a portion of each stem. To finish off the arrangement I pulled out the Christmas Ornament Pop Up Easel die set and die cut the bow from matte gold cardstock from the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad. I adhered that with liquid adhesive and then added an aqua colored fairy crystal from the Christmas Fairy Crystals pack to the center of the bow. Foam adhesive was used to adhere the panel to an off white cardstock base.

    I hope you enjoyed my project today. Have a lovely day!

    Supplies

    57492 Delicate Floral Buds Contour Layers

    57455 Christmas Ornament Pop Up Easel

    BPF516 Gilded Petalpoint Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

  • Hello, Spring! | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Spring! | by Toni M Maddox

    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!

    Supplies

    57523 Sprouting Crocus Contour Layers

    BPf501 Hello Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    57423 Delight Layer Set

    57511 Pinpoint Contour Plate

    sp1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

  • Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

    Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a simple floral thank you card.

    I started the card by sponging a aqua card base with Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers. I adhered the Flora Plate Layer C on top of that. I didn’t bother picking out all the paper bits as I think it’s more interesting this way (plus who has time for that?!).

    I cut out the Jovial Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers using Memory Box Lush Green 6×6 Cardstock as well as cardstock I had colored with Lindy’s Magicals Hi Maintenance Magenta and Bling-y Blonde. The shimmer is just amazing in person.

    Finally, I used ThermoWeb Gold Hot foil with the Thank You Noted Script Hot Foil Plate & Die for the sentiment. Gotta love that shine.

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

    Supplies

    BPF511 Thank You Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    57502 Jovial Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

    sp1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

  • Foiled Love | by Rosemary Dennis

    Foiled Love | by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy Wednesday everyone! Rosemary here with two cards featuring foiling! Do you like to foil? I absolutely love foiling and the bit of glamour that it adds to my projects. There are several ways to foil including hot foiling and that is what I have done on my cards.

    When I started my cards I hot foiled the String Art Frame hot foil plate using matte silver and gold foils. I die cut the pieces down in preparation to use them on my cards. However, as I got further into the process, I changed my mind and I decided to use the leftover foil to do some reverse foiling. I will explain that a little further on in this post. After I did the initial foiling, I decided to use light pink and light blue cardstocks along with light blue and pink glitter cardstock from the Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter pad.

    After I foiled the String Art Frame I foiled the new You Are Loved Noted Scrip foil plate with the same silver and gold matte foils and die cut them with the matching dies. Then I started in on die cutting all the pieces for my roses using the new Morning Rose and Triple Buds Contour Layers dies. I love how the dies emboss the lines so you know exactly where to place each layer of the flower. For the large rose I used a base of white cardstock for each flower.

    Then I started adding all the layers finishing with the glitter layer on top. My idea was to have a somewhat monochromatic color scheme for the flowers, but did add a little pop of yellow glitter cardstock to the center of the large flower. The same process was used for the bud stems. Now it was time to start putting the card together and that is where I started to change my mind about things.

    As I layerd the roses and buds on to the card fronts that I had foiled I didn’t like how busy things looked to me. I tried, but I just wasn’t happy with what I saw. So I decided to reverse foil the leftover foil. To reverse foil you need a large flat foil plate and the negative foiled image. You heat up the flat foil plate on your machine and when it is ready, lay the foil on top (pretty side on the plate), add your cardstock and then proceed with the foiling process. When you end up with is what you see on my cards.

    The reverse foiling wasn’t perfect, so I just die cut out the parts that didn’t turn out and moved forward with completing the cards. I thought the floral swags I created needed to be a little fuller, so I added some leaves from the Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers dies. When I was assembling the flowers, I used liquid adhesive. For the assembly of the cards, I used a combination of liquid adhesive and foam squares. The large flower was adhered with foam squares so I could tuck the flower buds and leaves under the flower using liquid adhesive. The sentiments were adhered with a combination of liquid adhesive and foam squares.

    I hope you enjoyed my projects today. Reverse foiling can add so much to your projects so I hope you will consider giving it a try if you have a hot foiling systems. The possibilities are endless!

    D7

    Supplies

    57493 Morning Rose and Triple Buds Contour Layers

    57499 Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

    BPF510 String Art Frame Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    BPF509 You Are Loved Noted Script

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

  • Hugs | By Rosemary Dennis

    Hugs | By Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here with my first post as a member of the Birch Press Design team. I’m so excited to be a part of this talented team. My style tends to lean towards clean and simple, but I like to mix it up and create in other styles as well. Today’s project is a clean and simple Valentine.

    For my card I used the sweet Banner Heart layering die set. I die cut layers A and C from pink glitter paper from the Delicate Pastel Glitter pad and layer B from the Glitzy Glitter pad from Memory Box. I saved all the fall out pieces and will be sharing the cards that I made with them in another post. I adhered all the layers with liquid adhesive and set the heart aside to dry. I took a piece of off white paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad by Memory Box and die cut it with the Pinpoint Contour Plate.

    I adhered the Pinpoint Contour panel to a cardstock base using a strong tape adhesive. The Pinpoint Contour panel covers the entire card front and a little tip I have to making sure it goes on straight is to use something like a MISTI tool (I use a scoring board) to help with alignment. Simply place your card base in to one corner of your MISTI or scoring board so that it is securely up against two sides of the tool. Then take your Pinpoint Contour panel and carefully place it on top using the corner to help you keep things aligned. Once your panel is secured add the banner heart using liquid adhesive. Now it was time to decide on a sentiment. I decided to go with the Hugs Sugar Script hot foil plate and die set. I just love foiling. I used a scrap of the off white mirror cardstock and dark pink foil for the sentiment. I just love how well the foiling worked with the mirror cardstock. Definitely will be doing that in the future.

    I die cut the foiled sentiment and then adhered it to the card front. I used a combination of liquid adhesive and foam adhesive. The liquid adhesive was placed behind the part of the sentiment that rests on the heart and the foam adhesive on the other half. I decided to add a few dark pink Fairy Jewels as a little finishing touch.

    I hope you enjoyed my project today and that you are inspired to make a clean and simple Valentine for someone you love!

    Supplies

    57511 Pinpoint Contour Plate

    BPF513 Hugs Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

    57510 Banner Heart Layer Set

  • Sending Love | By Natasha Vacca

    Hello Birch Press friends, it is Natasha here today and I am excited to share a fun card idea with you today using the Banner Heart Layering die set! So let’s get started!

    I started by choosing a colorful background from my stash for today’s card! I love to use pre-made backgrounds! It is a fun and easy way to create, as well as saving you time! The background inspired my color choices today!

    Next I started by die cutting each layer of the Banner Heart Layering die set. I used a combination of red, pink, and white card stock for the 3 layers. The pink and red card stock are from the Berry Red Memory Box paper pad collection. I die cut layer C 1 time, layer B 2 times, and layer A 1 time.

    After each layer was die cut, I added a bit of ink using a finger dauber to layer C and B. I love to add ink to color card stock. I feel it adds a bit of dimension and texture. Once these were complete, I adhered Layer C and B together using liquid glue. Next I chose an embossing powder from my stash. I embossed Layer A for each heart. On one heart the top layer has a pink card stock and the other has a white card stock. Using a different color card stock changes up the embossing powder effect!

    Once Layer A was heat embossed, I adhered Layer A to the top of each heart using liquid glue. Next I trimmed the background panel to 4 inches by 5.5 inches. I used the extra 1/4 inch strip and adhered this to the left side of the card panel. It added a bit more interest and texture.

    To complete my card I chose the You Are Loved Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and die set. I used my hot foil machine and followed the instructions for my machine. Once the sentiment was complete, I die cut 2 more shadow layers and adhered them behind my foiled sentiment for added dimension.

    I completed the card by adhering the card panel to an A2 card base, adhered the hearts using liquid and foam adhesive and completed my card with my sentiment.

    I had a lot of fun creating today’s card and I hope this inspires you to share a handmade Valentine with a family member or a dear friend!

    I will be back soon!


    Supplies


    sp1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
    57510 Banner Heart Layer Set
    bpf509 You Are Loved Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
  • Foil and More Foil | by Toni M Maddox

    Foil and More Foil | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a (hot) foil project that could be used for about any occasion: G/Valentines, friendship, encouragement, or just to say hello.

    This is my favorite type of card to make for my stash because I can just grab it and go, so to speak. I’m not sure I’ll be able to send this one away though!

    I started the card by hot foiling the Birch Press Design String Art Frame Hot Foil Plate with one of the new Spellbinders satin pastels hot foils. These are translucent so very subtle, especially on the foiled cardstock front.

    In this case I used the salmon color which coordinated perfectly with the Memory Box Vintage Pastel Mirror cardstock used for the Birch Press Design Morning Rose and Triple Buds.

    I cut out the Birch Press Design Fuddled Leaf from Memory Box Rainbow Reflections Rainbow Mirror cardstock. The Birch Press Design Sugar Script Big Hugs is cut from the pastel pad in a pearly color.

    I love the soft combination of colors, don’t you?

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

    Supplies

    57493 Morning Rose and Triple Buds Contour Layers

    57500 Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers

    bpf510 String Art Frame Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

    fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

  • You Have My Hearts | by Toni M Maddox

    You Have My Hearts | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a trio of sparkly Valentines using the new Banner Heart Layering Dies and You Are Loved Hot Foil Plate & Die.

    Let’s start with the last card I made which is my personal favorite. I love those pastels with the gold so so much!

    But, I actually started with the black and red card below. As you can see from the layers, you end up with perfectly useable diecut negatives which I absolutely could not let go to waste so the next thing you know I’m using those bits for more cards.

    The combinations of the glitter, mirror and regular cardstock are truly endless. Pair that up with using the hot foil negative and it just goes on and on.

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

    Supplies

    BPF509 You Are Loved Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set

    57510 Banner Heart Layer Set

    57153 Hugs Sugar Script

    57384 Pinpoint Radial Plate

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack