The holidays are just around the corner, my friends. Are you ready? Toni here and I’m certainly not but I am making efforts to grow my holiday card stash.
For this one, I used the new Bokeh Stencil on a dark green panel cut from the Memory Box Greenery 6×6 Pad.
As you can see, I rotated the panel at the same time as I used the two stencil layers to create overlapping dots of white.
Now time for the fabulous Block Print Scandi and Block Print Scandi ornaments. I cut both from Memory Box Vintage Pastel Mirror and Glitzy Glitter 6×6 Pad.
These really pop on that dark green background, no? And look at that glittah!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I am back and excited to share my NEXTBirch Tree Series design using the Block Print Birch Tree dies!
**Check out my first design HERE– it was a Summer theme. **Check out my second design HERE– it was also a Fall theme. **Check out my third design HERE– it was also a Fall theme but a bit different!
I cannot even tell you how many ideas I have for the Block Print Birch Tree dies— it’s A LOT! And this idea makes the Birch Trees kind of spooky, which is PERFECT for Halloween🦇
You might be asking, “Does BPD have a BAT die/image?Or a Moon/Sun die/image?”
The answer is NO! I custom made this bat using a… CHRISTMAS ornament die piece! And I cut the moon using another Christmas ornament die piece! I highly recommend looking through your stamps/die stash to stretch your supplies🙃
Here’s how you can recreate this bat –> the technique is called partial die cutting.
The bat is created using a part of the Block Print Ribbed Ornament die set. You can see in this photo the original die cut image [top left] and how I partially die cut it [middle] and then drew and cut out the rest of the image, which creates the bat [bottom right]!
Partial die cutting allows you to extend your die cuts; I have been extending my shapes and frame dies for YEARS! However, I’ve recently started partial die cutting even small images to create a different image!
Once you have your die cut and plates in place for partial die cutting, run your plates through your die cutting machine like normal.
Here’s a comparison of the partial die cut image and the drawn bat image using the partial die cut design!
To finish this bat, all I did was cut it out and erase the pencil lines! OH— and I added a bit of silver shimmer ink to make it pop on the black Birch Tree forest background😉
I hope that you have been inspired by my Birch Tree Series and this Halloween design!
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!
Welcome Birch Press Design friends, Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today to share a little Christmas fun using the new release. It is never too early to start your Christmas cards. So let’s get started, shall we?
Create card from white cardstock A2 size.
Cut a panel measuring 4 x 5.25 on the Powder Blue Paper and adhere it the center of your card base.
Die cut the second to largest Loop Stitch Frame on the Woodgrain Paper (White) and adhere it to the center of your card.
Die cut the Block Print Ribbon Ornament on colors that you love. I went a little more traditional with the blue and red.
Now adhere all the pieces together to create these pretty Ribbon Ornaments.
Add them to the center of your card using foam tape for a little dimension.
Finishing with the sentiment and some pretty sequins to embellish a little.
A simple Christmas card that is just so pretty with all the details in the frame and ornaments. Don’t you think?
Hello, friends! Toni here with a summery project created from . . . ornament and poinsettia dies. That’s right–stretching my supplies as always!
As I was designing a different card featuring the Block Print Loop Ornament, I noticed that the base layer was rather shaped like a lemon. Of course, I had to run with that idea!
I cut out two “lemons” from Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock and spattered them with a touch of Catherine Pooler Tiara ink. Next, I used leaves from the Block Print Poinsettia Vase cut from Memory Box Greenery 6×6 cardstock.
To create the background, I lightly sponged the Birch Press Design Honeycomb Stencil with CP Fiesta Blue ink on the card base. For a bit of added interest, I spattered Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink as well.
This nicely tied in the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamped in a Versafine Clair Nocturne.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
Hello! Christina here to share a festive little Christmas card featuring the new Block Print Petal and Wave Ornaments. I played up the retro feel of these ornaments with a vintage color palette of pink and red and gave them a soft minty green backdrop with a flurry of silver snowflakes. This simple card design comes together quickly and is perfect for the busy holiday season. Let’s get started!
My first step was to die-cut and assemble the ornaments. For the cardstock, I chose Birch Press Design Cherry Red, my favorite red cardstock, along with a soft pink for the bases and a matte silver for the ornament toppers. Then I accented the ornaments with a little greenery from the Foliage Bunch die set.
Next I created the background by softly blending Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink on a white A2 cardstock panel, concentrating the color in the center of the panel and blending it out to white around the edges. Then, for some texture and interest, I lightly spattered the panel with Lucky Clover Distress Ink and Frozen Fog Mica Stain. The Frozen Fog Mica Stain adds a touch of silver sparkle to complement the other silver in the design.
To finish things up, I added the ornaments to the background panel, popping them up with foam squares, and then added a few die-cut silver snowflakes from the Bright Snowflakes die set. The last step was to die-cut the Merry Christmas Dapper Script sentiment from green and silver cardstock, layering them slightly offset, and adding it to my card design.
Thank you for checking out my festive Christmas card featuring some new products from the latest holiday release. See you again soon!
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!
Hello, friends! Toni here with you today with another holiday card, this time using the Block Print Ornament series.
To create the base of the card, I used various widths of Scor-Tape burnished with glitter for a subtle white-on-white striped effect for the background.
Next I cut out the Simple Evergreen Sprigs using Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 paper (I LOVE that there’s a solid-core paper option now).
Next, I cut out the Block Print Wave, Block Print Petal and Block Print Drop Ornaments from Memory Box Blush 6×6 cardstock and a gold foil from my stash.
I finished the card using part of the Dapper Merry Christmas sentiment. So so pretty!
Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies used and to check out my other creations.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!
Hello Birch Press Design fans and followers! This is design team member Crystal Komara here today with some non-traditional and rustic holiday inspiration using the Twinkle Ornament Layer Set.
Now before we get to the card details, I know you’re going to first inquire about that background! So, in full disclosure, I recently attended a gelli plate class and this was one of the backgrounds I created from that class. I’m no expert and I couldn’t tell you all the professional gelli plate terms, but I’ll describe what we did as best I can.
On the gelli plate we dropped acrylic inks in gold and amber and swirled it around the plate with a brayer. When it was almost dry, we took a patina blue paint and dotted it onto bubble wrap. Then we dipped the bubble wrap into the ink. Lastly, I took a 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ sheet of mixed media cardstock and smooshed it into the gelli plate. Easy peasy, right? Just kidding. And you know with gelli plates even if I tried to recreate this background, it would never look exactly the same!
Card details:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. kraft cardstock. I added the dried gelli plate background directly to the card base.
Using the Twinkle Ornament Layer Set, I die cut Layer C (the bottom layer) from a teal cardstock. Layer B from a gold glitter cardstock and Layer A (the top layer) from the same teal cardstock. I layered the three together using a fine tip liquid glue. Then I adhered the ornament to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.
I die cut the ornament topper from gold glitter cardstock. I die cut the “merry” sentiment from the Handwritten Merry Christmas and Outline die. I die cut the top thinner layer from the same teal cardstock and the bottom outline layer from gold glitter cardstock. I decided to cut off the “Christmas” portion of the die, so it just reads “merry.” I adhered the sentiment to the card using foam adhesive.
This card is SOooo far outside of my comfort zone, but I guess that’s why I like it. Sometimes taking a creative risk is worth it! Try it for yourself and you just might be surprised! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. With Christmas right around the corner I thought it would be fun to make a couple of simple ornaments using the Pinpoint Snowflake die set. Let’s take a look at what I created.
The first ornament I created is a 3d one. I started by covering some heavy weight white cardstock with a distress spray stain and several different distress mica sprays in icy blues and grays.
When the panels were dry I die cut them with the Pinpoint Snowflake die, scored them down the middle of each snowflake (which was really pretty easy) and then folded them in half.
Then I glued them together using liquid adhesive. I did each side one at a time and after adhering each side together placed an acrylic block on the finished side to allow the glue to set. Before adhering the final snowflake I cut a length of silver thread, knotted it at one end and then laid it down the center of the snowflake. The final snowflake was adhered securing the hanger inside the snowflake.
I finished off the ornament with lots of fairy jewels in an icy blue and milky white. There you have it a three-sided dimensional snowflake to hang on your tree! The second ornament was even easier to create and can be used as a tag for a gift before hanging it on the tree.
For this one I pulled out some plaid papers from the Memory Box Christmas Jolly 6×6 pad to die cut the snowflake. I had some thin chipboard that I used to die cut the snowflake from and that was sandwiched between the patterned paper snowflakes. When I die cut the patterned paper snowflakes I made sure to position the die in approximately the same spot on the paper to that the back and front would match fairly well.
After adhering all the pieces together I used a pointed tool I have to help place gems, etc on my projects to pierce a hole through the top of the snowflake. Then I stamped a sentiment from the Contempo Christmas Greetings stamp and die set on white cardstock with dark red ink. I die cut with the matching die and pierced a whole through it. Gold thread was used as a hanger for this ornament and was threaded through the ornament and little tag, then tied in a knot.
I finished off both the front and the back of the ornament with two little gold snowflakes in the center and red fairy gems on the points of the snowflake. The dies I used for the little snowflakes are the Felicity Snowflakes.
I hope I inspired you to think outside the box and create an ornament or two with your snowflake dies! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hello, Birch Press friends! Today, I am sharing this elegant card featuring the Revello Ornament Layer Set. This ornament would look beautiful in any color combination. I chose to go a little less traditional with my purple color scheme, and I love how it turned out.
My initial inspiration for this card came from the new Poinsettia Garland paper pad. I chose a sheet with a foiled pattern, and I knew I wanted something shiny and beautiful to go on top. The paper is a unique color – it’s almost like a muddy gray. I cut it down to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and inked up the edges with Pumice Stone and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. The foil on the paper resists the ink. All I had to do was wipe the excess ink off of the foil with a dry cloth. I then glued this panel to an A2 card base.
I cut Layers B and C of the Revello Ornament from two shades of purple card stock. I cut Layer A from gold card stock, and then I glued those three layers together. I wanted a solid back for my ornament, so I took one of the dies and traced it onto cream colored card stock. After fussy cutting that out, I glued it to the back of the ornament. I then glued the ornament onto the card panel.
I chose a sentiment from the Christmas Ornament and Labels stamp set and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I have the matching die set for these stamps, so I used the die to cut it out. I then glued that at an angle on top of the ornament. I used the ornament topper die from the Radiant Ornament Layer Set and cut that from the same gold card stock as my ornament. Before adding this on top of the ornament, I tied some ribbon and gold thread through it.
I hope this card puts a smile on your face and inspires you to try some unique color combinations for your holiday cards. Thank you so much for joining us today.
