Category: Stamps

  • Birch Tree Series: Summer by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Birch Tree Series: Summer
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, BPD friends!

    I’m super excited to be back sharing a NEW series I’m creating using the Block Print Birch Tree dies.

    When I received this die set, I immediately started to think of the tree in different seasons. I knew I wanted to create a series to show my idea! This card design shares the Birch Tree in the summer 🙂

    Here are some tips and tricks that I used to create this card:

    **I also cut off the branches on the white tree and some of the brown tree. This allowed me to add flowers below the tree 🙂

    **You can actually die cut any or all of the leaves from this Fall Leaves set for your creation! I decided to use only one leaf image- LOL!

    **I stretched my dies again by using the Birch Tree branches for grass images!

    #SAVfact: I love to mix and match my supplies- you can see here that I added the smallest flowers from the Abundant Branch set for my grass/flower images.

    **I don’t have a die set to match this sentiment set… so I used my stamp image to create an outline 🙂 I use a spatula to hold the image while tracing because when I use my fingers the stamp gets stuck to it! LOL!


    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- I honestly think I might even make MORE than just the Birch Tree in different seasons! I’ll keep you posted 🙂 I think it’s going to be FUN trying to make different Birch Tree designs!

    I hope that you are inspired and will join me in making different Birch Tree designs and cards!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    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! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57698 Fall Leaves
    57575 Abundant Branch
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

  • Fall Rainbow Birthday by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Fall Rainbow Birthday
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, sweet friends!

    I’m excited to be back with another easy card and video tutorial!

    When I saw the BPD Fall Leaves dies set, I knew I wanted to make a rainbow of leaves but with fall colors!

    If this “stop action/time lapse” video is too quick for you (I hope it doesn’t make you dizzy! LOL!), here are the steps to make this exact card:

    1. Gather supplies including BPD stamps/dies and Memory Box cardstock
    2. Die cut a BPD leaf image from all cardstock colors **You can cut different leaf images or all one design. I chose just to die cut one image for all colors.
    3. Apply cardstock to cardbase; trim to size
    4. Splatter BPD leaves with ink/paint
    5. Attach each BPD leaf to card panel **I attached mine using adhesive but also used a sewing machine to add interest and dimension.
    6. Choose a sentiment from the BPD stamp set, stamp and emboss sentiment above leaf columns
    7. Add foam tape to attach panel to cardbase
    8. Finish with extra embellishments like gems

    It really was EASY to create! And I love these colors- they are perfect for a fall/autumn birthday! Well actually, now that I think about it… this card could be for ANY fall/autumn occasion with just a switch of the sentiment. It’s perfect🙃

    I hope that you are inspired by my rainbow leaves and easy card tutorial!  

    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

    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Hap-Bee Birthday Card by Toni M Maddox

    Hap-Bee Birthday Card
    by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, my friends! Toni with you today refusing to believe that it’s August already. Are you in the same boat? Well, let’s keeping summer going with a hap-bee little birthday card.

    I diecut the Honeycomb Plate out of a sturdy white cardstock and mounted it on a pale green base.

    Next, I assembled a number of Block Print Star Flowers using Memory Box Blush, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstocks. I love how vibrant they are, don’t you?

    I cut one blossom out of white and stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment on it using Versafine Clair Onyx. Of course, I HAD to replace part of it with the cute Block Print Twirly Bumblebee.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a hap-bee 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.

    57671 Block Print Twirly Bumblebees
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers
    57593 Honeycomb Plate
    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack

  • Fuchsia Wishes by Rosemary Dennis

    Fuchsia Wishes
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello! Rosemary here on the blog today! Can’t believe we are already into August. Time is flying by, but I’m here today to share a card that has a little bit of a timeless quality to it. I used the lovely Block Print Fuchsia Spray and a modified Block Print Starry Night Scene to create my design. Let’s have a look.

    I went very simple with this card as I wanted the focus on the pretty fuchsia flowers. I die cut a panel of white cardstock with a rectangle die. I then positioned the Starry Night Scene die where I wanted it to be on the panel, die cut it and then trimmed off the trees.

    Another piece of white cardstock was die cut to the same size as the top panel and I ink blended the blue sky using Tumbled Glass and then Broken China.

    Now it was time to make the fuchsia flowers. The leafy branch was die cut from a dark green cardstock from the Memory Box Leafy 6×6 pad and the stems from a lighter green from the same pad. I used pink and two shades of red from the MB Blush to die cut the flowers.

    With all my pieces die cut and assembled it was time to put the card together. I adhered the die cut panel to the ink blended panel using liquid adhesive and then adhered the entire piece to a light gray cardstock base using double sided sticky tape. I used liquid adhesive to adhere the leafy stem at the top of the arch making sure to leave two areas unglued so I could slip the four little stems underneath. I adhered those down and then added the flowers using liquid adhesive, as well.

    I finished off the card with a stamped and die cut sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57667 Block Print Fuchsia Flowers
    57649 Block Print Starry Night Scene
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack
  • One Die, Two Tails by Savannah O’Gwynn

    One Die, Two Tails
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, BPD friends! My name is Savannah O’Gwynn, and I’m super excited to share my very first Birch Press Design project as a Design Team Member!

    I am in L-O-V-E with BPD product and knew that I needed the Corner Waves and the Block Print Whale Duo dies… to make a mermaid card, of course!

    It’s really easy to create this card design, just follow these steps:

    • Die cut the ocean waves using Memory Box Lagoon cardstock *NOTE: Memory Box cardstocks are the BEST for ombre color designs!
    • Die cut your “whale tail” for the number of “mermaid tails” you will place on your card.

    TIP: To create a mirror die cut of the tail, I placed the whale tail die on the BACK of the purple cardstock and die cut it regularly. *See photo below- left tail is a regular cut; the right tail is the mirror image.

    • Next you add a bit of dimension and glitter to the “mermaid tail”
    • Attach your waves using foam tape where the tails will go, and regular tape adhesive for the other waves. *I left a bit of white space between the waves for extra dimension in my water 🙂
    • Attach your “mermaid tails” using foam tape
    • Die cut your sentiment from rainbow metallic paper and adhere to your cardbase
    • Finish by adding a few gems

    This was super easy to create!

    Here’s what I love about this card:

    • It was easy to make!
    • I can stretch my supplies by thinking outside the box- using a whale tail for a mermaid tail!
    • I love the cardstock colors!
    • This card design is fresh, fun, and heartfelt <3

    I hope that you were inspired to create mirror die cut images or stretch your supplies and think outside the box for their uses!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    Please remember to share what you create using these techniques- I’d love to see what you make with this idea!

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:)

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57630 Block Print Whale Duo
    57607 Corner Waves
  • Deco Butterfly Birthday by Rosemary Dennis

    Deco Butterfly Birthday
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today with a sweet birthday card made with the new Block Print Deco Butterfly, Block Print Mod Branches and a sentiment from the Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings stamp set. Let’s take a look at what I made.

    I started by die cutting all of the pieces of the butterfly and the mod branch from white cardstock. Then I decided to color the pieces using Copic markers. For this card I used a blue and purple color combo.

    Once I had everything colored I let the pieces dry for a bit before assembling my butterfly with glue. I did use a dark gray marker to color the body.

    For the mod branch I decided to die cut the berries, as well, and then colored them with a light purple Copic marker. The berries were then attached to the branch with glue. I die cut a light purple cardstock with a rectangle die for the background.

    I don’t know if you do this or not, but it happens alot to me, but sometimes I get going on finishing a card and forget to stamp the sentiment before adding the images. That happened with this card. I added the mod branch using glue and then realized I needed to stamp the sentiment. Thankfully there was room for the sentiment and it stamped perfectly! The butterfly was added and the card was complete.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by the blog and have a wonderful day.

    CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
    57633 Block Print Mod Branches
    57663 Block Print Deco Butterfly
  • Fuchsia & Hummingbirdby Rosemary Dennis

    Fuchsia & Hummingbird
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello, hello! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a card made with the new Block Print Fuchsia Flowers and Block Print Flashy Hummingbird. I love all the hummingbird dies that Birch Press Design has released, but this one just might be my favorite. Fuchsias are one of my favorite flowers and so I was super excited when I saw the new fuchia related dies! Let’s look at what I made.

    Growing up we always had a fuchsia hanging basket on our front porch as both my parents liked fuchsias. I remember being fascinated by the little bell shaped flowers that hung down amongst the green leaves. When I saw the new Block Print fuchsia dies I was in heaven! I went with a similar color palette as the one on the front of the packaging as it is a classic fuchsia color way and still one of my favorites!

    I die cut the majority of the pieces for the hummingbird and fuchsias from colored cardstock. I only used white for the body of the hummingbird that all the other pieces get layered on. I then used Copic markers to color the pieces allowing me to change the colors and provide contrast.

    For the bird I started with a light aqua colored cardstock and then added color using Copics in shades of teal. Additional pieces were cut from a medium green and then shades of green Copics added to deepen the color. The pieces were set aside to dry before glueing together.

    The same process was done for the fuchsia except for the stems and the little stamens that hang down. I let them dry and then adhered together with glue. White cardstock was die cut, stamped with the sentiment from the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamp set and then I added a little bit of distress oxide ink in blue to the area where the fuchsia and hummingbird would be placed. They were then adhered with a combination of thin foam squares and glue. Added the panel to my light gray cardstock base and finished with a tiny dot of black Nuvo jewel drops for the bird’s eye.

    I just love how this turned out. Clean and simple yet a little on the bold side. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for taking the time to visit the blog. Have a wonderful day!

    57658 Block Print Flashy Hummingbird
    57667 Block Print Fuchsia Flowers
    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack

  • Jellyfish Cheers by Rosemary Dennis

    Jellyfish Cheers
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a fun card created with the super cool Block Print Floating Jellyfish die set, as well as the Block Print Forest Scene die set. Let’s look at what I made.

    I just love the Block Print Floating Jellyfish and wanted to make another card with it. I also thought it would be fun to use the Block Print Forest Scene die set to help create the background for my jelly.

    I started by cutting down a piece of light blue Memory Box cardstock and then ink blending on some distress oxide inks in tumbled glass and prize ribbon. Once that was done I die cut out the pieces and assembled the octopus using glue.

    The I die cut a piece of the same light blue cardstock with a rectangle die that was slightly larger that the rectangle that I would be cutting the Forest Scene from. The Forest Scene was die cut and then I trimmed off the tree.

    Then I added a little bit of ink blending to the top portion of the light blue rectangle that would show through the cut out area. The top piece was then adhered to the light blue rectangle.

    Then I added the panel to a light gray cardstock base, added the jellyfish and lots of small blue sequins to look like bubbles. It was at that point I realized I need to put a sentiment on the panel. Honestly, that happens to me alot because I can get so focused on other elements on the card that I often forget I need to make sure a sentiment fits. Thankfully I had all the open space at the bottom and the sentiment stamped cleanly!

    I love the clean monochromatic look of this card and that really fun jelly! I hope you enjoy my card, too! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    57629 Block Print Floating Jellyfish
    57650 Block Print Forest Scene
    CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
  • Time for Cake Cake Cake!by Toni M Maddox

    Time for Cake Cake Cake!
    by Toni M Maddox

    Ahoy, friends! Toni with you today sharing a nautical birthday card that’s sure to get a chuckle from the recipient.

    I started the card by sponging the background with a cloud stencil and Catherine Pooler ink.

    Next, I added the Birch Press Design Corner Waves cut from a few shades of scrap blue cardstocks beneath an angle-cut piece of kraft cardstock with the Birch Press Design Waterfront Pilings to represent a pier.

    The birds, Birch Press Design Block Print Curious Seagull and Block Print Pelican, were fun to assemble and ever so cute. Notice how I sponged just a touch of yellow on their bellies for a bit of shading.

    My final step was to add the Birch Press Design Plain & Simple Birthday Greetings stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne. I can totally hear the seagulls overhead!

    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.

    CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
    57618 Waterfront Pilings
    57625 Block Print Curious Seagull
    57609 Block Print Pelican
    57607 Corner Waves
  • With Love on Your Birthday by Rosemary Dennis

    With Love on Your Birthday
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a simple design using the Block Print Lovely Flower and Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp and die set. I also used some papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 paper pad. Let’s look at what I made.

    I guess this month I have a theme of using patterned paper, lol! I’m often hesitant to use patterned paper for die cutting, but decided that I would give it a try, again. For this card I decided to make sure that I used a more neutral pattern for the flowers. For that I chose a cream paper with gold foiling.

    I chose a light blue paper with gold foiled flowers to use for the flower centers. A strip of the flip side for the blue paper was used as an accent as well.

    I adhered all the pieces of the flowers together and set them aside to dry. I love the Memory Box woodgrain cardstock for backgrounds as it adds a nice subtle look. I trimmed down a piece of cream woodgrain and then added the strip of patterned paper.

    The flowers were then adhered to the paper strip. I used a thin foam square for the large flower and then glue for the two smaller flowers. A dot of a crystal lacquer was added to each of the little stymens and I set aside the panel to dry.

    I finished with the sentiment that I stamped in black on the reverse side of a piece of the cream woodgrain cardstock thus achieving a nice cohesive look. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57632 Block Print Lovely Flower

    Supplies

    PP1026 Anemone Grove 6×6 pack