Category: Rosemary Dennis

  • Birthday Greetingsby Rosemary Dennis

    Birthday Greetings
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! February is winding down and I am starting to think of spring even though we really haven’t had much of a winter here in the Pacific Northwest. While there are lots of pretty dies in the newest Birch Press Design release the beautiful Soaring Hummingbird and Daisy Flower dies from the Block Print line caught my eye and I just had to use them first. Let’s look at what I created.

    I love the other hummingbird die set from Birch Press Design (Block Print Hummingbird) and so was delighted to see this new hummingbird die. I started by die cutting all the hummingbird pieces from white cardstock. Initially I was just going to use them to help me determine how the bird went together, but then I decided to use distress oxide ink color the pieces instead of diecutting from colored cardstock which was my original idea. I used small blending brushes to color all the pieces.

    In the photo you can see some of the inks I used as well as the inkblended pieces.

    I die cut the daisies and centers from white cardstock as well. You will need two die cuts per flower to create the daisies on my card. I think it would be fun to die cut a third flower to create an even fuller daisy – like a gerber daisiy. In this photo you can see the small blending brush I used to color the die cuts. My blending isn’t perfect because in real life flowers are perfect, either!

    The bird and the flowers were assembled using liquid adhesive and then set aside to dry.

    Then I die cut the stems and leaves added the inkblending and added the leaves to the tall stem. I die cut white cardstock using a Memory Box Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die and then layered that onto light gray cardstock that I die cut with a rectangle die.

    Now it was time to layer on all elements. I used liquid adhesive to adhere everything to the card front except for the hummingbird. For him I used a combination of liquid adhesive and foam squares. I stamped the greeting from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp set with black ink and die cut it with the matching die. The die was used to die cut two more layers that were adhered behind the stamped sentiment and then adhered to the card with liquid adhesive.

    I really love how this card turned out. It will be going to my sweet mom who will be turning 89 at the end of April. I hope she loves it too!

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57634 Block Print Daisy Flower
    57659 Block Print Soaring Hummingbird

  • Penguin Wishesby Rosemary Dennis

    Penguin Wishes
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card that could be used for a winter birthday or a friendship card. Let’s look at what I made.

    For my card today I used the Block Print Peaceful Penguin and Superb Penguin dies, as well as the Warm Wishes Dapper Script die set. These dies are from the winter release. I also used my favorite Wavy Hillside dies for the card. I started out by diecutting the pieces of my penguins.

    I die cut the bodies from white, the beaks and second layer from a medium yellow (from the Memory Box Sunset 6×6 pad) and then a gray cardstock from my stash. I used Black Soot distress oxide ink on the yellow second layer and the gray top layer to darken them up, but still have some of the yellow and gray in each penguin. I used Fired Brick distress oxide ink on the beaks.

    I let everything dry before adhering all the pieces with liquid adhesive. While the penguins were drying I die cut the wavy hill from Memory Box white woodgrain cardstock for some texture. A piece of light blue cardstock was die cut and then I did some light ink blending of a blue distress oxide ink around the edges. I don’t know what blue it is because I just used the residual ink on my blending brush for a soft look.

    I added a little bit to the Wavy Hillside, as well. For the penguins I added a little bit of Pumice Stone distress oxide and then used the blue, again, over that. I layered the hillside onto the light blue panel with glue and then added my penguins, also with glue.

    I finished off the card with the sentiment. I die cut the shadow layer from the same light blue cardstock as the background and the word layer from white cardstock. I adhered the words to the shadow layer with liquid adhesive and then adhere the sentiment to my card with liquid adhesive.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Have a wonderful day!

    57641 Block Print Peaceful Penguin
    57653 Warm Wishes Dapper Script
    57639 Block Print Superb Penguin
    57563 Wavy Hillside

  • Birthday Cheerby Rosemary Dennis

    Birthday Cheer
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Can’t believe it is already the end of January! I’m popping in to share a birthday card that I made for my great niece who is turning 4 soon. I used several new Birch Press Design products that have a birthday theme: Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment, Tall Party Candles and Birthday Candle Blowout stencil set. Let’s look at what I made.

    The card is pretty simple. I started by stenciling the party candles using just the ink left on the blending brushes that I use with my distress oxide inks. I wanted a soft look for the background so using the residual ink on your blender brushes is a great way to do that. After stenciling the panel I die cut it down with a rectangle die.

    I found cardstock colors that matched the stenciled background fairly well to die cut the candles and sentiment. I pulled a light aqua blue from the Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock pack, a light yellow from the MB Sunset cardstock pack and a light pink from my stash.

    After diecutting all the pieces I adhered everything with liquid adhesive. For the flames I simply trimmed those from candles that I die cut from the yellow cardstock. I added the panel to a white cardstock base and then added the candles and the sentiment. I finished off the card with a little bit of Nuvo drops in White Blizzard to the candle flames.

    Simple, but cute don’t you think? I hope my great niece likes it. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Have a wonderful day!

    57572 Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment
    57576 Tall Party Candles
    42043 Birthday Candle Blowout

  • Polar Bear Birthday | by Rosemary Dennis

    Polar Bear Birthday | by Rosemary Dennis

    Happy the day after Christmas (or Boxing Day if you are British Commonwealth!)! I hope everyone had a lovely celebration with family and/or friends. Today I have a birthday card to share that combines three products from the BPD holiday release and one from the new release. Let’s have a look at what I created.

    The Birch Press Design holiday/winter release included the fun little die set called Block Prink Hats and Scarves. I knew I wanted to pair this die set up with one (or more) of the fun Block Print animals in the holiday/winter release. For my card I obviously chose the Block Print Polar Bear.

    Because we are now past Christmas I made the little hat and scraf using light and dark teal cardstocks. The polar bear was die cut from white and a soft white cardstock for just a tiny bit of contrast. I used black glossy cardstock for the nose and eyes. The glossy black cardstock and teal cardstock are from Memory Box. After adhering the hat together I added some glossy accents to the band and little pompom and then poured on Rock Candy glitter.

    Once the glitter was set I assembled my little polar bear using liquid adhesive and set him aside to dry. Then I worked on my background. For that I used the Block Print Forest Scene die set. I diecut the trees from Memory Box green cardstock. I did have to trim out one of the trees because it is attached to the hill. I then die cut the scene from white cardstock and a patterned paper with snowflakes. I inlaid the patterned paper into the white cardstock panel and secured the back with lots of scotch tape.

    I placed the panel in my stamping tool, positioned my bear where I wanted him to be and then stamped a sentiment from the brand new Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings using black ink. I then made a card base from white cardstock and secured the panel to the card base with double sided tape.

    Before securing the trees and polar bear to the panel I added glossy accents to the trees and then poured on Rock Candy glitter. I love me some Rock Candy glitter, lol! Once the trees were dry I completed the card by adding the trees and the polar bear. Here is a close up showing all the fun glitter.

    I just love this fun little polar bear with his jaunty hat and scarf and I hope you do, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a very happy new year! See you in 2026!


    Supplies


    cl8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
    57638 Block Print Polar Bear
    57650 Block Print Forest Scene
    57637 Block Print Hats and Scarves
  • 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!

  • Majestic Whale | by Rosemary Dennis

    Majestic Whale | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello, Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a birthday card that I created using the Majestic Whale die set. Let’s have a look at what I made.

    Ever start making a project and then decide halfway through that you don’t like it and go in a completely different direction? Well, that was me, lol! I had a completely different color scheme/idea for my card using different dies and for whatever reason I couldn’t make it work.

    As I was working on the first idea I decided to create an alcohol ink background to see if that would help my initial idea work. Loved the background I created, but it didn’t go with the other colors and fish I was using. Then I thought of the Majestic Whale die set. I hadn’t used that set yet so set aside the other fish and idea to start fresh.

    I die cut the whale from a light blue Memory Box cardstock and then added distress oxide ink in Chipped Sapphire ink to darken up tail and top portion of the whale. I added a little bit to the belly and fin, as well. Then I adhered everything together. Before the alcohol ink had completely dried I added a little touch of gold using a foil sheet in rose gold. Then I die cut the background using a Memory Box arched rectangle die.

    I adhered everything to the card front using glue and then added the sentiment that I hot foiled using the Sugar Script Sentiments 2 hot foil set. I added a little bit of ink to the edges so that it blended in with the background. Well, that is it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • A Fishy Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    A Fishy Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can’t believe it is already October! 2025 is definitely flying by, lol! I’m sharing a card today that I created with the fun Block Print Sardines and Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die sets. Let’s look at what I made.

    For this card I decided to go very clean and simple. I die cut the bodies of all the sardines from green cardstock and then die cut the body of the small sardine from purple cardstock and the larger sardine from a dark teal. There are two layers for the eye and so I swapped the colors using a purple layer for the teal fish and teal for the purple fish. The final eye layer was die cut from white cardstock and then colored with a dark gray (almost black) Copic marker.

    I adhered all the layers using liquid adhesive and then set aside to dry. I used a rectangle die and light aqua cardstock to die cut a background. I used a medium aqua cardstock to die cut the kelp.

    Then figured out my layout. I actually used a clean and simple sketch layout that I had saved for my starting point. I adhered the three fish to the background panel and then layered the kelp on top.

    Once everything was dry I placed my panel in my stamping tool and stamped the sentiment from the Rainbow Days Lingo Notes stamp set. Like I said very clean and simple.

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

  • Sending Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis

    Sending Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a friendship style card made with the beautiful Block Print Standing Crane and Block Print Seaside Crane and patterned papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 pad. Let’s look at what I made.

    I started my card by die cutting all the pieces of the cranes from white cardstock. Then I decided how I was going to color them. This time around I decided to use my Copic markers and went with a group of light blue violet markers for the body and feathers. A light yellow Copic was used for the legs and beak. I used a very dark gray marker for the eye. I let all the pieces dry and then adhered them together with liquid adhesive.

    I wanted to create the look of the cranes standing in water, but decided I wanted to use torn edge patterned paper. I went through all my pads of Memory Box papers and found the Anemone Grove pad fit my design perfectly. I tore the strips from one piece and adhered them to a piece of white cardstock with liquid adhesive. I then die cut the piece with a Memory Box capped pierced die.

    I did make sure to leave an area without glue so I could slide the cranes’ legs in between the layers. I used liquid adhesive and thin foam square to adhere the cranes to the panel. Another flip through the Anemone Grove pad and I found a piece that gave the appearance of clouds in the background. That was die cut with a Memory Box rectangle die and adhered to a white cardstock base. I adhered the main panel on top and then finished with the sentiment from the Birch Press Design Rainbow Days stamp set.

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

  • Under the Sea | by Rosemary Dennis

    Under the Sea | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello! Hope your September is off to a great start. Today I’m sharing a card that was inspired by a seahorse exhibit that used to be at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium located in Tacoma, Washington where I live. I used the new Block Print Proud Seahorse die set, as well as two other sets from the current release.

    The exhibit had several tanks with different species of seahorses with the final and biggest tank exhibiting one of the largest species. It was so fun to watch them swimming around in the water or clinging to strands of kelp. I started by die cutting all the pieces for my seahorse and the fish that would be inside my “aquarium”. I used just a few colors of distress oxide ink to color the seahorse and fish. I did alot of mixing and matching to create colors.

    Once I had all the pieces inked up and they were dry I assembled my seahorse and fish. The Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die set is fast becoming one of my most used set from the release. It is so versatile! I thought I needed a little bit bigger fish for my scene so I used the Block Prink Ocean Fish because it was just the right size. Then it was time to play around with the layout. Once I had that figured out I took a photo so I could recreate it.

    Now it was time to create my background. I inked up the bottom with Antique Linen distress oxide ink for my “sand” and Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon distress oxide inks for the water. I also used the Light Ray Stencil set to create the filter sunlight look. Now it was time to put together my scene.

    Using the photo as my guide I adhered everything in place using liquid adhesive. When I was done with adhereing everything to my background I added the panel to a white cardstock base using strong double sided adhesive. Small dot of Nuvo jewel drops in black were added to the fish and seahorse for the eyes. The sentiment is from the older Rainbow Days Lingo stamp set. I stamped it on white cardstock with black ink, die cut it with a label die and then inked it up with ink left on my blending brush.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card. I had so much fun creating it! I also wanted to let you know that Birch Press Design is sponsoring the Die Cut Divas challenge this month. You can find all the details on the challenge and how to win here. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day.