Category: Stamps

  • Sweet Petal Triangles | By Seeka

    Sweet Petal Triangles | By Seeka

    Hello, crafty friends, I’m so glad you’re here! Today I’m sharing two cards that feature the pretty Petal Triangles Layer die set, and sentiments from the You Are Awesome stamp set.

    I started by creating two square ink-blended panels. Starting with Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I used foam blending tools to blend on Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. On one panel, I started with yellow in the middle and blended out to pink at the edges, and on the other panel, I started with pink in the middle and blended out to yellow.

    Next, using white cardstock, I used the Petal Triangle Layer die set to die cut four full sets of layers (each set has three layers, A, B, and C) for my first card. I also cut four additional top layers (layer A) for my second card.

    Using the same pink ink, I inked all of my middle layers (layer B). Then I stacked the four sets of layers and adhered them together.

    I adhered these finished layered triangles to one of the backgrounds. To the other background I adhered the four top layers (layer A) for a less dimensional, simpler look.

    Next I stamped sentiments from the You Are Awesome stamp set in black pigment ink onto white cardstock. I adhered each sentiment to a vellum layer and the use foam tape to adhere the sentiments to each card front.

    To finish, I adhered each card front to an A2-sized card base.

    We’ll be having giveaways on our Instagram account March 21-29, 2020. We’ll use a random number generator to select a winner from the comments on each of the Instagram posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person, per giveaway. You have until midnight US EST on April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3.

    For a chance to win the Petal Triangle Layer Set:

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    Good luck, and thanks for joining us!  



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  • Frilly Triangle & Giveaway By Jeanne Jachna

    Frilly Triangle & Giveaway
    By Jeanne Jachna

    Hi Friends! I hope you’re having a great day! We’re celebrating our new Spring Release with lots of giveaways! My favorite item this release is the new Frilly Triangle Layer Set.

    I love the intricate layered design that reminds me of peacock feathers.

    My tip for getting these as tightly together as possible is to adhere them one layer at a time to your card base like I did here. Once your bottom layer is in place you can start stacking.

    I chose light and dark shades of green and blue for lots of contrast. The top layer is white to repeat the pattern of the bottom layer.

    I layered the assembled background on a panel of gold glitter paper, and repeated the gold on the background of the Hugs Honey Script sentiment.

    We will be having giveaways on our Instagram Account March 21-29, 2020. One comment will be chosen at random from each of the Instagram posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We use a random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST April 1 to leave a comment on each and every Instagram post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on the Instagram posts on April 3.

    For a chance to win the Frilly Triangle Layer Set…..

    1.) Follow Birch Press Design on Instagram
    2.) Double Tap (LIKE) the post with this giveaway
    3.) Tag A Friend in the comments
    Good luck! And thanks for joining us!  

    Finished Size 4.5″ Square

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  • Dimensional Butterfly Bookmark | by Jennifer Svare

    Dimensional Butterfly Bookmark | by Jennifer Svare

    Today, I’m excited to share a happy little bookmark that makes such a wonderful gift. This could be given alone as it is so easy to mail with a handmade card, or could be included with a gifted book.

    This bookmark nestles into the book and leaves a butterfly delicately perched on the top (or side) of the pages. I used the Midnight Mandala stencil to create a pattern for the front.

    When the bookmark is taken outside of the book, a colorful design opens up to a mini-booklet for writing notes on!

    These gorgeous flowers come from the Cherry Blossom Wreath stamp set from Open Studio.

    I’ve used just one of the Lovely Butterflies for this bookmark, but there are so many to choose from in this stamp set. I love all of these flowers and butterflies. They are so easy and fun to color, and all of these can be made in so many ways.

    Make sure to check out the video I’ve made to show each step for making this fun bookmark, or check it out right here on the blog! Have a great day!


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  • Colorful Floral Stars | by Crystal Komara

    Colorful Floral Stars | by Crystal Komara

    Hello crafty readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing three cards featuring the beautiful new “Floral Star” Layering Dies. These dies, like all of the Birch Press Design products, are simply gorgeous and after initially making the purple card, I wanted to show you how these dies look in other colors too! This basic flower/star design would well for a variety of occasions.

    I have created a video for you to watch and learn how these cards were made. Each A2 sized card was made in a similar monochromatic color tone. Each color was carried throughout the card both in the cardstock base and coordinating ink.

    I hope you have enjoyed today’s cards. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

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  • You Are the Best | by Tracey McNeely

    You Are the Best | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there, it’s Tracey back today with an ink blended thank you card created with the new Bold Stripes stencil. I also have a process video to share how I created this bright and cheery card.

    I placed the stencil over a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock and then blended a rainbow of Distress Oxide inks–Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, More Mustard, Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers. Once the stencil was removed I splattered some clean water onto the panel and lifted some of the colour with a paper towel.

    The blended panel was trimmed down to 5 1/4″ x 4″ and then attached to the card base with foam tape for dimension. The large sentiment was cut from the new Honey Script Thanks dies. Thanks was cut from white cardstock for the base and black cardstock for the actual word. It was adhered to the card front with foam tape to make it really pop.

    The second line of the sentiment is from the You Are Awesome stamp set. I stamped and white embossed the phrase ‘You are the Best’ on a thin strip of black cardstock that was adhered directly to the card front underneath the word thanks.

    The black and white sentiments have a really big impact against the bright rainbow background!

    Thanks so much for stopping in today and I hope that you mind is spinning with all the colour combinations that you could create with the Bold Stripes stencil.

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  • Floral Star Layering | By Seeka

    Floral Star Layering | By Seeka

    Hello, crafty friends! Seeka here, and today I’m sharing a card that features the beautiful three-layer Floral Star Layer die set.

    I don’t own a lot of color cardstock so when I play with layering dies, I like to ink up the layers with watercolor, markers, or ink blending. For this card, I used just two colors of Distress Ink: Tattered Rose and Victorian Velvet.

    I started by die cutting the three layers of the Floral Star out of white cardstock. I decided to keep the top and bottom layers white and to ink up only the middle layer. I used a direct-to-paper method, rubbing my Victorian Velvet ink cube directly onto the die cut to quickly color it.

    Next, I adhered the bottom two layers of the Floral Star together. I curled each petal of the top layer by wrapping it around the handle of a tool I had handy.

    I adhered this top layer using just a few Zots Bling adhesive ots. I placed one dot at the center and a couple more very close to the center, allowing the tips of the petals to stand away from the rest of the die cut.

    For the background, I used foam blending tools to blend both ink colors onto an A2-sized piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock. I concentrated Victorian Velvet at the center, and covered the rest of the card with Tattered Rose. Because I planned to adhere the Floral Star to the center of the background, I didn’t worry much about getting a perfectly smooth blend.

    To assemble the card, I adhered a stamped sentiment from the You Are Awesome stamp set to the center of the Floral Star and then adhered the star to the background. Finally, I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


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  • Butterflies in Blue | by Crystal Komara

    Butterflies in Blue | by Crystal Komara

    Hello friends and happy Wednesday! This is Crystal here today sharing two cards created from one layered die! I’m always trying to find the best way to get more “bang” for my buck, whether it’s recycling or repurposing products or making my craft supplies stretch just a little bit further. Who else has one of those “bits and pieces” bins filled with little odds & ends just waiting to be made into a card!?

    Today I have used the Butterfly Garden Layering Dies and the Lingo Thanks stamp set and coordinating dies. I feel like this is one of those cards that you could make in ANY color! I do that quite frequently, especially if I need to replenish my card supply. Perhaps someone really likes pinks or purples, then this design would also accommodate other colors too. Plus, by the time you are done die-cutting all those butterflies, you will have lots of extra ones to add to your “bits & pieces” bin!

    I have created a short step-by-step instructional video for you to see how this card came together. I do hope you will find it helpful!

    Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you have a wonderfully creative day!

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  • Petal Burst Rainbow Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Petal Burst Rainbow Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! It’s Ardyth here with my first post and today I have two rainbow-blended cards using the Petal Burst stencil.

    I love the classic shape of the petals on this stencil, but it’s really too big to use the whole thing on an A2 card front, so I got a little inventive.

    I started by isolating one of the petals with masks and blending ink through it.

    Then I moved the stencil 1/2 inch to the side and blending the next colour. I used the markings on my grid work surface to make the measuring easy!

    I blended the inks heavier on the pointy ends and lighter in the centres. And when I had worked my way to the left edge, I lifted the stencil (used new masks to avoid ink contamination) and worked to the right. I spritzed the panel with shimmer spray when it was finished.

    For my sentiment, I used the centre portion of the Big Thanks Sugar Script die, and I cut it in black cardstock and also from the centre of my panel (and I kept the letter centres!)

    I adhered the panel to a black 4.25×4.25 inch cardbase and inlaid the black sentiment along with the letter centres. I finished it with some black jewels for sparkle!

    I love the ‘glow’ around my sentiment, that resulted by keeping the centres of the panels lighter in colour.

    Next, I lined the centre of the stencil up with the lower left corner of my panel. I blended ink through the 12:00 and 3:00 petals.

    Then I isolated one petal with masks and filled in the rest of the petals, again using the markings on my worksurface for guidance.

    I finished this one in the same way as the first – but this time with the Hello Sugar Script die.

    I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing how easy it was to create these two bright, happy cards!

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  • String Art Frame Thanksby Jeanne Jachna

    String Art Frame Thanks
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hello my crafty friends! I hope you’re having a great day. There’s more new in the store and I’m excited to share a card made with the new String Art Frame.

    I wish you could see this one in person! It’s a rainbow of sparkly color!

    I started by adding double sided adhesive to a white card stock panel the same size as my card base. Then I removed the protective sheet and adhered the String Art Frame to the sticky panel.

    Next I sprinkled colorful glitter over the open areas of the die cut where the double sided adhesive is exposed. I pressed the glitter into the panel with my finger tips, but you could burnish with a roller or a bone folder.

    The colorful sparkly background is a feast for the eyes!

    I added a simple sentiment using the Thanks Honey Script word die (that comes with a detailed and background die) and a stamped sentiment from the new You Are Awesome stamp set.

    This sparkly technique will work well with lots of your die cuts. I sure hope you’ll give it a try!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

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  • “Love You” | by Crystal Komara

    “Love You” | by Crystal Komara

    Hello readers! This is Crystal Komara, I am one of the new Design Team members with Birch Press Designs and I am honored and delighted to be here with you! I hope I can inspire you with my creations, and I hope I’ll also meet many new faces along the way. It’s kind of an exciting day for me as not only am I making my grand debut on the team, but I am sharing with you my very FIRST crafting video! I’m kind of a go-big-or-go-home girl! I poured a lot of hard work and time into the creation of this video and I’m quite proud of my first attempt, but I’ll let YOU be the true judge of my untrained videography and emcee skills!

    For today’s Valentine inspired cards I have used the beautiful Delfina Layering dies, the all new Flora Heart dies and the Love You Outline dies. I chose to cut all three layers from the Delfina Layering Dies. Layer C (the bottom) was cut from a rose red cardstock, Layer B (the middle) was cut from a carnation pink cardstock and finally, Layer A (the top) was cut from silver glitter paper. I adhered all three layers together with a fine-tip liquid adhesive.

    Please check out this step-by-step video detailing how I created every layer of this card:

    I do hope you found this video helpful and I welcome your kind comments and constructive criticism (bonus points for niceness!) so that I can continue creating content in a way that’s most useful to you.

    Thank you for reading and happy creating!

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