Category: Mushroom

  • Double the Mushroomsby Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Double the Mushrooms
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, sweet BPD friends and fans!

    I am super excited to be back on the BPD blog sharing some creations I made recently using the two mushroom die sets by Birch Press Design.

    I will be honest- #SAVfact: I am NOT a fan of eating mushrooms. I’m not even sure I’ve had one! I just know I don’t like them😉 However, the BPD mushroom die sets are tooooooo cute, and paper mushrooms are definitely a FAVORITE of mine now!

    I had two different designs in my mind for these mushroom die cut images- one masculine and with a deep, fall color; and the other was full of color and whimsy. Let’s check out my masculine card first.

    I love how this card turned out! I think it leans towards a masculine feel but honestly it could be for just about anyone!

    To achieve a more masculine look, I chose a darker green cardstock and added more highlights/shading and dimension on the mushrooms.

    Here are a few tips on how to add highlights/shading and dimension like I did:

    TIP: I like to use black ink for highlights and shading if I don’t have a darker matching ink for my cardstock. I think dark ink adds that extra layer of shading that makes the die cut image pop!

    TIP: I like to layer several hues of the same ink color when adding highlights or shading. I kind of think about adding ink like I’m coloring (I’m a newbie at coloring with alcohol inks, but essentially you add layers for more depth. I find that works for ink blending as well!).

    Tip: Add splatters for even MORE dimension! BONUS: I like to mask my die cut images to help the splatter go only on certain parts of my image. For these mushrooms, I made an organic curve using a post-it note and scissors:)

    You can see that the highlighting/shading and dimension really helps these mushrooms pop on this cardbase in the next photo!!!

    If I liked eating mushrooms, I would say these look good enough to eat 🙃

    For my second card, I wanted to use the other mushroom die set, and I wanted to make this card design very colorful! I pulled out my Memory Box cardstock and created a beautiful rainbow mushroom garden!

    For these mushrooms, I only used the splatter technique. I wanted to keep this card whimsical and fun!

    You might notice that I also used a few extra dies from other sets to finish the mushroom garden- I like to mix and match my dies (big and small) to make a custom design. I added leaves and flowers from two other die sets to finish this mushroom garden.

    I hope that you have been inspired by my two mushroom card designs, as well as my tips!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57571 Handwritten Happy Birthday and Outline
    57633 Block Print Mod Branches
  • Block Print Round Mushrooms Card by Nora Noll

    Block Print Round Mushrooms Card
    by Nora Noll

    Hello Crafty Friends!! Nora, from A Creative Touch here with you today sharing a fun card using the Birch Press Design Block Print Round Mushrooms, Big Hello Vintage Sentiment and the Loop Stitch Frames.

    I started off my card by dragging a Distress Ink across a panel of white cardstock vertically and horizontally. The panel was just a touch smaller than A2 size. The panel was then adhered to an A2 top folding white card base.

    Next I die cut a Loop Stitch Frame (57688) from white cardstock. I adhered this over the inked card front.

    I set the card aside and cut the bottom of my mushrooms using the Block Print Mushrooms (57610) die out of cream cardstock. I cut the tops of my mushrooms from three different ranges of red cardstock.

    I then used some Distress Ink to shade in both the top and bottom of the mushrooms. I added some white gel pen on each of the three mushroom caps.

    I adhered all three of the mushrooms over the top of the Loop Stitch Frame. I use foam adhesive to adhere two of the mushroom caps and glue to adhere the third.

    To finish my card, I used foam adhesive to adhere Big Hello Vintage Sentiment (57549) that I die cut from black and a dark red cardstock. I added some little gel print doodles to my sentiment to give it some pizzazz.

    I love how this came out. Mushrooms are so in right now and this simple design was really fun to use. 

    Thank you for stopping by.

    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57549 Big Hello Vintage Sentiment
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames