Category: Stamps

  • Congratulations | by Rosemary Dennis

    Congratulations | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog. I hope your April is off to a good start. We have been having some wild weather here in the Pacific Northwest! Rain and high winds one day, sun the next. Today I’m sharing a card that I created with the gorgeous Abundant Branch die set. Let’s get started.

    My niece recently graduated from the University of Washington-Tacoma and so I actually made this card for her. UW’s colors are purple and gold, so I went in that direction for my color scheme. I die cut the Abundant Branch pieces from white cardstock and then colored everything with distress oxide inks.

    I let everything dry for a little bit before putting the branch together. I pulled a piece of patterned paper from the Memory Box Gladiola Plaid 6×6 pad and trimmed it down into a strip. I had previously die cut a pierced arch from cream woodgrain cardstock (Memory Box) so I added that to the mix.

    I die cut white cardstock with a rectangle die and then layered on the plaid paper strip and the cream woodgrain die cut. I used double sided tape and liquid adhesive to adhere the layers to a white cardstock base.

    Liquid adhesive was used to put the Abundant Branch together and then adhered to the wood grain panel. I made sure to not put the adhesive on the end of the branch and one of the flowers so I could slip the sentiment underneath. The sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp set was stamped in black and then die cut with a label die. I finished with tiny dots of yellow Nuvo drops to the centers of the flower.

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

    Supplies

    cl8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

    57575 Abundant Branch

  • Just a Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Just a Note | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card I created using the new Block Print Garden Heart and Ornamental Branch dies. The Block Print Garden Heart die set is now a new favorite of mine! Let’s have a look at what I made.

    I went with two bright and sunny yellows from the Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock pad and two light greens from the Greenery 6×6 pad. I know it is hard to tell that there are two shades of green, but there are! Because I used two shades of yellow and green and alternated them for the layers of the bloom and leaves I had leftover pieces that I kept to use for another project.

    Once I got all the floral and leaf piece die cut I became a little stumped as to what to do next. Originally, I thought a solid heart die cut from heavy weight vellum would be nice, but after die cutting the heart from the vellum I really didn’t like it. I also thought about using a darker shade of green, but eventually settled on a white heart. Kept the vellum heart for another time, though.

    Now it was time to figure out a background. Again, I thought of going with a darker green background, but decided to die cut the Ornamental Branch die from white cardstock and layer the pieces on a white cardstock panel. I really like how all the white makes the floral center of the heart pop.

    Now that I had everything figured out, I adhered the large leafy die cut to the heart, added the flower and then tucked the smaller leaf stems behind the flower. The two Ornamental Branch pieces were adhered to the white panel and then I added the heart. I adhered everything using liquid adhesive. The final piece was the sentiment.

    I chose a sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp and die set, stamped it in black ink and then die cut it with the matching die. The sentiment was adhered with liquid adhesive and a few thin foam squares. Well, that’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

  • Twilight Moth | by Christina Rannow

    Twilight Moth | by Christina Rannow

    Hi friends! Christina here to share a card featuring some of the beautiful things from the new Block Print Garden release. I created a magical moth scene using the Block Print Radiant Butterfly and the Ornamental Branch plus a few blooms from the Fabulous Flourishes set. Follow along below with the steps to creating this magical twilight scene.

    I started by die cutting the elements for my card design. I used ivory and shades of brown cardstock for the Radiant Butterfly, or in this case, the moth. I used a jade green shade from the Memory Box 6 x 6 Greenery paper pad for the Ornamental Branch, and for the small blooms, I used more of the greens plus ivory cardstock. I assembled the die cuts and secured everything with liquid adhesive.

    Next, I trimmed a piece of teal cardstock from the Memory Box Lagoon 6 x 6 paper pad to 4 x 5 ¼ inches to be the background panel. Then I thinned white gouache paint with a bit of water and used a paint brush to splatter the panel by lightly tapping the paint brush across the surface. Once dried, I attached this panel, using foam tape for some dimension, to another teal cardstock panel measuring 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. 

    With the background completed, I got to work attaching the assembled die cuts to the panel. I attached two of the Ornamental Branches to my card, one at the top and one at the bottom, trimming off anything that overhung the panel before adding five of the blooms to the branches. Then I attached the butterfly, or moth, with thin foam squares. Finally, I added the Hugs Vintage Sentiment, die cut from ivory and brown cardstock, and a secondary sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamped with brown ink and die cut with a sentiment strip.

    And that completes this magical card featuring some of the new things from the Block Print Garden release. Thanks so much for reading all about my latest card design. See you again soon!


    Supplies


    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack

    Supplies


    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
    57548 Hugs Vintage Sentiment
    57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly
    57604 Block Print Fabulous Flourishes
    57601 Ornamental Branch
  • Bright Birthday Bird | by Toni M Maddox

    Bright Birthday Bird | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here and ever so glad to have the blog back. Let’s jump right in!

    I cut out the Block Print Tufted Bird from Memory Box Lavender Bloom and Golden Wheat cardstock which I then sponged using bright inks.

    Assembling the bird was very straightforward–whew!

    I cut out the Rosebud Arch Contour Layer using Memory Box Key Lime cardstock and sponged that as well.

    I placed that on the card front along with the bird and one of the sentiments from Vintage Everyday Greetings, spattering the lot.

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


    Supplies


    57583 Block Print Tufted Bird
    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
    8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set
    57561 Rosebud Arch Contour Layers

  • Butterfly Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Butterfly Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Hello and welcome to November!

    Supplies

    57481 Adornment Pumpkin

    57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    57525 Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

  • Forever Grateful | by Crystal Komara

    Forever Grateful | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing the first of a few fall themed pumpkin cards that I have made featuring the Adornment Pumpkin Set.

    The Adornment Pumpkin Layer Set is one of my go-to products for fall cards. I love the large size of the layering pumpkin. Plus, it comes together easily with only two dies – a solid inside layer and a thin outline layer. For this card, I combined it with a variety of other products from Birch Press Design to include:

    ~Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    ~Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves

    Card details:

    There is a lot to this card, so let’s break it down:

    1. To create the pumpkin, using the Adornment Pumpkin die, I die cut the large solid pumpkin from the 6″ x 6″ Gladiola paper pack from Memory Box Company. I die cut the outline layer from white cardstock. I adhered the two together with a fine tip liquid glue.
    2. Using the Phlox Blooms and Leaves contour layer set, I die cut a bunch of flowers from a mustard orange and rust colored cardstock. I also cut the inside of the flowers from chocolate brown cardstock and the center of of the flowers from gold glitter cardstock. For each flower, I layered the three colors togethers with a fine-tip liquid glue.
    3. Next I simply die cut a bunch of orange, yellow, mustard, gold and brown leaves from the Tiny Tufts Flowers and Leaves contour die and tucked them in and around the pumpkin.
    4. I splattered gold paint all over the card for some “distressing” or a “mixed media” look.
    5. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment “forever grateful” using the Brush Sentiment stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I used an oval punch to punch the sentiment out and adhered it to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I know at first glance that a lot of these intricate layered cards can seem intimating, but all it really entails is a LOT of die cutting. My little tip* – I don’t even count or measure as I’m die cutting, I just keep cutting until it seems like I have a lot. Any extra pieces can be used on the inside or saved for another card!

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57481 Adornment Pumpkin

    57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    Supplies

    PP1027 Gladiola Plaid 6×6 pack

  • Plaid Adornment Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Plaid Adornment Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara

    Hello fall friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here to inspire you today! I have been sharing a lot of detailed intricate die cut cards lately, so today I thought I would keep my card a little more simple. I know that those intricate contour dies can be intimidating to some (as they were to me at first), but Birch Press Design makes so many gorgeous products, that you can cater the level of detail to your own personal taste.

    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 Kraft cardstock and adhered it directly to the card base. Then, using Layer Plate B of the Flora Plate Layer Set, I die cut that from Kraft cardstock and adhered it directly to the previous Kraft layer (so it’s kind of see through).

    I die cut the base of Adornment Pumpkin from plaid cardstock from the Gladiola paper pack by Memory Box Company (a sister company of Birch Press Design). I LOVE their paper packs, they are all stunning. I cut the outline of the Adornment pumpkin from white cardstock. I layered the two together using a fine-tip liquid glue before adhering the pumpkin to the card with 3M foam adhesive for dimension.

    I die cut a bunch of leaves using the Tiny Tufts Leaves and Flowers contour set. I die cut these leaves in both a dark brown and gold glitter cardstock. I adhered the leaves to the top stem of the pumpkin. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment “forever grateful” from the Brush Sentiment clear stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on dark brown cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder. I then used an oval punch to punch out the sentiment. I adhered the sentiment to the pumpkin using 3M foam adhesive.

    Fall is one of my favorite seasons to make cards for. I promise you will be seeing lots more ways to use this Adornment Pumpkin in the very near future!

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    57481 Adornment Pumpkin

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

    Supplies

    PP1027 Gladiola Plaid 6×6 pack

  • Just a Little Something | by Crystal Komara

    Just a Little Something | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty friends and happy August! Where did the summer go already!? This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a vibrant alcohol ink card featuring the Floral Star Layer set. Because this background has so much intense color, you might not even notice that I used just three layers of white on that Floral Star.

    Card details:

    This A2 card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I pulled a scrap piece of a previously made alcohol ink background from my stash and splattered some white and gold ink all over the alcohol ink. I cut it down to 5 1/4″ x 4″ and adhered it directly to the white cards base.

    Next, I die cut all three layers – Layer A, Layer B and Layer C of the Floral Star Layering set from white cardstock. I adhered the three layers together using a fine-tip liquid glue. Then I adhered the full die to the center of the alcohol ink background.

    Using the Contempo Greetings stamp set, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on black cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and used the coordinating die to die cut the sentiment out. I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

    I LOVE using alcohol inks on my cards, they are a great way to add visual interest and unique designs. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    8160 Contempo Greetings clear stamp and die set

    56118 Floral Star Layer Set

  • Purple Rose | by Rosemary Dennis

    Purple Rose | by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a card that was a bit of an experiment for me, lol! Let’s have a look at what I made.

    I started my card by going through the stack of contour layering dies I have pulled out in order to use to make cards and settled on the Dainty Rose and Leaves set. I have had this set for awhile, but I don’t think I have used it yet. I die cut all the pieces from white cardstock and then decided what ink colors I wanted to use. I don’t often use purple so I settled on that and pulled out coordinating purple inks to ink up all the layers of the rose. Two shades of green were used for the leaves. The I assembled all the pieces.

    Since I have been into adding texture the background of my cards I pulled out the Grace Layer A plate and embossed a rectangle of white cardstock I had die cut with the die. I wanted to try something a little different so I pulled out the Gilded Grace Outside Stencil set. This set of stencils was designed to coordinate with the Gilded Grace hot foil plate, but it also works with the Grace Layer A plate.

    I used a grip mat to hold the stencils and cardstock in place as I did the stenciling. I only stenciled a portion of the background as I wasn’t sure how things would turn out. I’m actually pretty pleased with the end result. The interesting and unique thing about the Grace Layering dies is that the centers of each die cut out allowing three different looks. I decided to die cut the center portion of the layer A die and layer the larger circle on top of the embossing. I adhered flower to the center of the smaller circle and popped it up in the center using thin foam squares.

    Here are the different products I used to make the card. I finished things off with a sentiment from the Crystal Lingo stamp set.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s experimental project! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

    Supplies

    57499 Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

    42035 Gilded Grace Outside Stencil Set

    56080 Grace Layer Set

  • You Are Something Special | by Crystal Komara

    You Are Something Special | by Crystal Komara

    Hello readers and happy 1st of July! Welcome to summer here in New England (or wherever you might live). This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a floral card featuring the Early Blossom Contour Layer Dies in varying shades of purple.

    I love placing colorful flowers against a black background. It really just makes the colors POP! And this card is a great example of how you can use any color palette you want to make a statement. Maybe purple isn’t your favorite color, these flowers would also look beautiful in pink, red, yellow or orange – 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 black cardstock and adhered it directly to the card base. I stamped the sentiment in the upper left corner using the Brush Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and heat embossed it using white embossing powder.

    Then I set out to die cut ALL those flowers using the Early Blossom Contour Layer set. There is no rhyme or reason to my die cutting madness, I simply just keep cutting flowers from three different colors of purple cardstock and leaves from two different colors of green cardstock! Yes, sometimes it seems like I just die cut flowers for minutes at a time! I don’t count, I don’t assemble as I go. Yes, typically this leaves me with lots of “extra” pieces leftover. I often use those extra pieces to decorate the inside of my card, or I save them in a scrap pile!

    Once all the die cut flowers are glued together (in this case, the Early Blossom Contour Layer has three layers), I then arranged all the flowers and leaves on the card in a pattern that looked pleasing to the eye before finally gluing them all down to the card.

    I hope you have enjoyed today’s vibrant floral card! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    57520 Early Blossom Contour Layers