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Hello Everyone!

I am back with another project for that last minute Valentine’s Day card! We can always squeeze one more project in, right?!? The Kaleidoscope Layering Die has become one of my many favorites, I just can’t have one!

For this card I started out with all my die cutting of my heart. The card stock I used is a watercolor card for all my pieces, even the heart! Once all my pieces were glued together using my liquid adhesive I set my Kaleidoscope Heart aside to dry. I then used the largest die from the Stitched Heart Die Set to cut out a section of my background panel. I grabbed my cutting board to tape down my watercolor paper and picked out my brush and pallet!

Lets start water coloring! I made sure all my pieces were taped down using my painter tape to avoid my paper warping. I chose my Distress Inks in shades or Pinks, Reds and a splash of purple and placed some ink down onto my pallet. Spraying my water color paper with my mister I then added my color on my panels. Have fun with this and just drop away making sure the colors will blend together.

Once I had my first layer down I removed my Heart from the center and set aside my background panel to dry. I wanted this to have a soft shade of all the colors! I then placed my heart back onto my cutting board for another layer of watercolor.

Using the same colors, I added another layer to intensify the shades on the heart only. It was interesting to see the watercolor go into the layers of the hearts and pool into the cracks of the paper! I removed this from my board and set aside to dry. Yes, I cheated and used my heat tool to speed up the process!
By this time my background had dried and I added some splatters for an embellishment!

I attached my background panel to my standard A2 size card base so I could re-position my stitched heart die to cut through, this way we had an opening on the front of our card where our heart will be placed.

I was thinking about my focal point and the backside and decided to cut one more of Layer C from the Kaleidoscope set from my water color paper and also a piece of vellum.

I placed this section onto my board and used the same color but only for splattering. The beauty of this die is they can be placed again each other on each side!

Now it is finally time to put our card together!

Using my liquid adhesive, I placed my vellum in between my two heart panels and made sure I had glue around the edges and placed into the opening in my background and card base. I know it may sound confusing and difficult but trust me, it is not and plus I always have a video!

I used a sentiment from the Lingo Thanks Clear Stamp Set and cut into a thin strip and set it towards the bottom of my card!

It will be great surprise when the card is open you get a beautiful pop of color!

If you want to see more details just click on the video below and see our project come together step by step!

As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project…  Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon!  Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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Hi there it’s Tracey here with you today. With Valentines Day only a week away I thought I would share a shaker card with you made with Birch Press Design craft dies! I created a video below to show you my process for creating my shaker card.
Smooshing with Distress Oxide inks is one of my favourite  technques that I haven’t done in a while. My smooshing colours were inspired by a card I saw on Kristina Werner’s YouTube channel the other day. I started out by smooshing some Distress Oxide Ink onto my craft mat and then I spritzed it with water. Using a panel of watercolour paper I lay it down into the ink, held it briefly and lifted it. Before adding more ink I dried the panel with my heat tool and repeated this process two more time until the colours all worked in together. This panel is the background to the shaker card. I adhered that watercolour piece to a white top folding card base. Here are the supplies I used today.

Using the Dahlia Heart Layer A die I cut a heart out of my card front, this will be the top of my shaker card. Then using the Dahlia Heart Layer A die once again I die cut one more from silver sparkle cardstock, this piece will inlay the heart on my card front.
To make the shaker I adhered a piece of acetate over the back of the heart on the card front. I used tape runner to make sure the acetate was completely sealed close the edge of the heart. Turning it over on to the tissue backing paper helps to keep any dust off the front while working on the card. I adhered two layers of foam tape all over the back of the front panel, close the edge of the heart and right over to all exterior edges. Then I filled my shaker with sequins. I adhered the background panel/card base carefully to the shaker. Once it was flipped over I inlay the silver sparkle Dahlia die cut into the heart on the front panel.The last step was to add the ‘Hugs’ sentiment which is from the Big Lingo Type Hugs. Have you tried the Big Lingo Word dies yet? they are so cool. You can cut a frame, the word, and an outline that fits right on the edge of the word itself. I die cut he word ‘Hugs’ with white cardstock and then cut the thin cut of the word from the smooshed pieces I created earlier.
Making a shaker is a great way to get more use out of your dies. Your could step this up a notch and build your layers up on the front panel like I did in this post HERE.

Tiny pieces of foam tape were put on the back of the hugs die to give it some added dimension.
Thank you so much for stopping in today to make a shaker with me. I hope you try making a shaker with your Birch Press Design layered dies and when you do tag us in your Facebook and IG posts @birchpressdesign so we can see your work! Have a wonderful weekend!

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Hello friends!  Today I will be creating a card using the Shining Mandala stamp set and stencils.  I was in the mood for a little ink blending and thought the stencils would be a lot of fun and I wanted to show you how you can use them with the stamp set.

I chose three different shades of Distress Oxides in purple.  After stamping and heat embossing the mandala image on Bristol Smooth cardstock, I ink blended Victorian Velvet all over the card panel.

I then placed one of the stencils over the panel, lining it up accordingly to the image and blended Shaded Lilac.

Finally I placed another stencil over the panel, lining it up accordingly to the image and blended in Seedless Preserves.  I started with the lighter ink because I knew I would be taking darker shades and blending over certain areas.  What is fun about this stencil is that you can create so many looks with whatever colors you choose!  Here is the final look of the panel.

To give the card a more dimensional look, I took a circle die and cut out a portion of the mandala which I then added foam squares to.  I adhered all the pieces to my card base.

From the Shining Mandala stamp set I chose the sentiment, “sending love.”  I stamped the two stamps with black ink, cut them out and popped them up with foam squares before adhering them to my card.  I used some glitter paper to cut out a couple hearts from the Stitched Heart Set die, added foam tape, and adhered them to my card as well for extra sparkle.  For a final touch, I added sequins.

I had so much fun playing with the stencil and stamp set together!  The pattern and color possibilities are really endless and the two let your creativity soar.  There is a process video below if you are interested as well as where you can find these products.

 

 

 

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Hi there it’s Tracey here today and I am so excited to share a card with you that was made using the brand new Dahlia Mini Frame Layering set. We are sharing projects made with the brand new Valentines release. The card I made today is a thank you card made with this beautiful mini frame die set.
The mini frame was going to be the star of the show so I decided to add all my colour on to the panel behind the frame. Here are the supplies that I used to make the card:
I started off with a watercolour panel that measured 5 1/4″ x 4″ and I sponged three shades of purple Distress Oxide Inks on to it. I spritzed it with water and let the panel dry. Once it was dry I sprayed it with a generous coating of Sheer Glimmer spray to give the panel lots of sparkle. If you don’t have a sparkle spray you could add shine with some glitter, Stickles or even with a shimmer pen like Wink of Stella.
Once the panel was dry I cut out one of each layer of the Dahlia Mini Frame set with heavy white cardstock. The three layers were glued together with a liquid adhesive. I like using liquid adhesive with the Birch Press Design layering dies because it gives you a bit of time to wiggle the layers into place.Once the frame was dry I adhered it to the watercolour panel and then set it aside to dry while I worked on my sentiment. I stamped and die cut the ‘Thanks’ from the brand new Lingo Thanks Stamp set with Copic friendly ink and I coloured the words in ombre with V01 and V15 blending them around the centre where they met. Once the colouring was done the Lingo Thanks die set was used to die cut the word. I set it aside because the main panel was dry and ready to adhere to the card base. I used foam tape to add the panel to the card base for extra dimension.
I was originally going to adhere the panel directly to the card base with tape runner but it didn’t stand out enough. So I carefully removed it and added foam tape pieces to it instead. I was worried that the tape runner might adhere to the card base accidentally so I used my powder tool to go over all the sticky that was around the foam tape. It worked out perfectly. This was one of those moments where I wished I had made a video! I love sharing my mistakes in my posts and how they can be fixed. Before adding the coloured thanks to the frame I backed it with pieces of foam tape so that it would sit at the same height as the frame.
To finish off the card I added a few clear silver Stickle filled sequins that were size 4mm and 6mm. If just gives the card a little more sparkle.
The Dahlia Mini Frame Layering die set is beautiful and can be used for so many occasions–Valentine’s, Easter, spring, summer, birthdays, anniversaries and many more! Right now this die set and some of the other layering sets are on sale at the Birch Press Design store! Check it out and see the rest of this fabulous release!

So now let’s get on to today’s giveaway!  Do you want a chance to win the Dahlia Mini FrameHeart Layer A?

We’ll be giving prizes from the new Valentine release on posts throughout the end of the month.  To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the January Valentine giveaway you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the giveaway. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST January 31 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on February 1.

For a SECOND chance to win this die AND ONE FOR A FRIEND…
1. )  Visit our Instagram account and FOLLOW US!
2.)   Like each post you want to enter
3.)   LEAVE A COMMENT and TAG A FRIEND by 12am US EST January 31.

One comment per post will be selected by random number generator.  The winners will be posted on each Instagram post on February 1.  The COMMENTER and the FRIEND THEY TAGGED on the post will BOTH receive the prize for that post!

Good Luck! And don’t forget to LEAVE A COMMENT!!
Thanks for stopping in today!

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Hello friends, Eloise here and today I’m back with a Valentine’s project. I’m using the Lingo Alphabet Dies, Adora Layer C Dies and Lingo Thanks Stamp Set. Today is also another day of the Blog Blitz, so at the end of the post there will be details about the die set being given away today.

I started off with ink blending some Distress Oxide Inks onto a piece of watercolour cardstock. I created two strips to be able to cut all the letters I needed out. Once they were ink blended, I flicked on some water and dried it with a heat tool. I then die cut all the letters out needed for ‘I Love You’ from the Lingo Alphabet Die Set.

(Distress Oxide Inks Used: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry)

I then white heat embossed the sentiment ‘You Mean The World To Me’ from Lingo Thanks onto a strip of black cardstock. I cleaned up my embossing with a black pen and set that off to the side with my letters.

I wanted a super simple background, so the sentiment could be the main focus. I decided to do a grey watercolour background. I used my Mijello Misson Gold Palette and did a few stripes. I dried it with a heat tool and then cut the piece down to size.

I then roughly laid out my layout and decided I needed an extra colour, plus something to scatter. I used the Adora Layer C Die as it cuts many little hearts out.

I quickly ink blended some more Distress Oxide Inks onto another piece of watercolour cardstock, making sure to cover the whole background as I’ll use the rest later. I flicked on a little water, dried it and die cut the layer from it. I picked out a few hearts from it to scatter.

(Distress Oxide Inks Used: Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple, Fired Brick)

Lastly, it’s time to assemble. I took some twine and laid it down onto my background. I adhered my letters on top using foam tape, which also adhered down the twine. I scattered my hearts around as well to add a little extra. I added foam tape onto my additional sentiment and adhered it down into place as well. I cut off the ends of the string leaving a little showing.

To finish up I took the same red paper I made before and adhered my panel on top using foam tape. I adhered the entire panel onto a card base and my card was complete.

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Here are the details for the giveaway! Today we’ll be giving away the Lingo Alphabet Dies.

We’ll be giving prizes from the new Valentine release on posts throughout the end of the month.  To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the January Valentine giveaway you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the giveaway. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST January 31 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on February 1.

For a SECOND chance to win this die AND ONE FOR A FRIEND…
1. )  Visit our Instagram account and FOLLOW US!
2.)  Like each post you want to enter
3.)  LEAVE A COMMENT and TAG A FRIEND by 12am US EST January 31.

One comment per post will be selected by random number generator.  The winners will be posted on each Instagram post on February 1. The COMMENTER and the FRIEND THEY TAGGED on the post will BOTH receive the prize for that post!

Good Luck! And LEAVE A COMMENT!!

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Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you all enjoyed and got inspired. See you next time!

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Hello!  Today I am featuring the new Amour Arch Layering Die Set from the recent Valentine’s Day release.  In addition to the Amour Arch Die I am using the new Stitched Heart Set and Lingo Thanks stamp set and die.  To celebrate the new release there is a giveaway as well!  You can find the details below.

I used the three Amour Arch dies to cut out red (layer A), black (layer B), and gray (layer C) cardstock.  Once adhering them together, I attached them to a white card base.  I used the Stitched Heart Die set to cut out the two larger hearts with some glitter cardstock.  The smaller hearts are left overs from the Amour Arch die.  I attached the hearts with some foam squares to give them extra dimension.

For the sentiment I stamped the love and hug on black cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder, then die cut them with the coordinating dies.  I used dimensionals as well to pop up the sentiment.  There is a video process of this card if you want to check it out.  It will be at the bottom of this post.

Now for the giveaway!  The giveaway is for LAYER A OF THE AMOUR ARCH DIE.

We’ll be giving prizes from the new Valentine release on posts throughout the end of the month.  To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the January Valentine giveaway you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the giveaway. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST January 31 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on February 1.

For a SECOND chance to win this die AND ONE FOR A FRIEND…
1.)   Visit our Instagram account and FOLLOW US!
2.)   Like each post you want to enter
3.)   LEAVE A COMMENT and TAG A FRIEND by 12am US EST January 31.

One comment per post will be selected by random number generator.  The winners will be posted on each Instagram post on February 1.  The COMMENTER and the FRIEND THEY TAGGED on the post will BOTH receive the prize for that post!

Good Luck! And LEAVE A COMMENT!!

 

 

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Hello Everyone!

I am back with another project and a giveaway! How exciting! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and we have a great release to celebrate!
The Adora Layering Die set is perfect to show someone how special they are with all the hearts to go around!

I knew I wanted to create a distress oxide background, so I grabbed three of my favorite colors and had fun ink smooshing onto my bristol cardstock! I started with my worn lipstick and then used my aged mahogany. For some final touches I added some ground espresso splatters… because when does a background not need those right?

Once that was completed I set it aside so it could dry.

Now to all the die cutting! I used my white card stock and cut each of the Adora layers and three sets of my sentiment, we will get to that shortly!
Once all my die cuts were completed I layered then all together starting with layer B onto layer C and finally layer A onto B and C. I then used one of the dies to create a cut out in my background.

For my sentiment I used the Big Lingo Type HUGS die. What I love about this die set is you have options… You get three ways to give HUGS! An outline, solid, or just the letters, what could be better!

I layered three of the solid of the sentiments together and then added two of the outlines to the top of the base. I love this look and the possibilities are endless on how you could dress this sentiment up!

I grabbed my liquid adhesive and adhered my background panel to my standard A2 size card base and then set my Adora Mandela in the cut out. I love this look… These dies create an illusion to the eye, is the focal point going into the card or coming out of the card?…
I then adhered my sentiment to the bottom right hand corner.

If you want to see more details just click on the video below and see our project come together step by step!

Now don’t think I forgot here are the details for the giveaway!!! Here is your chance to win Layer A of the Adora set!

We’ll be giving prizes from the new Valentine release on posts throughout the end of the month. To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the January Valentine giveaway you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the giveaway. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST January 31 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on this blog on February 1.

Need more????
For a SECOND chance to win this die AND ONE FOR A FRIEND…
1. ) Visit our Instagram account and FOLLOW US!
2.) Like each post you want to enter
3.) LEAVE A COMMENT and TAG A FRIEND by 12am US EST January 31.

One comment per post will be selected by random number generator. The winners will be posted on each Instagram post on February 1. The COMMENTER and the FRIEND THEY TAGGED on the post will BOTH receive the prize for that post!

Now don’t forget to LEAVE A COMMENT!!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project… Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!

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Hi it’s Tracey here today and I am so excited to be sharing a project with you today using the new Shining Mandala Stamp Set and the matching Shining Mandala Stencil Set! I created my card using both set and I have made a video for you to share my process with you and so you can see how easy it is to line these sets up together to make a stunning card.
To create this card I started out by stamping and white embossing the main image from the Shining Mandala stamp set onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I chose Bristol Smooth because I am going to be ink blending with the stencil set. The colours I chose for the ink blending were all Distress Oxide inks–Broken China, Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberry. The way the stencils are cut out each layer exposes different sections of the overall stamp and also cover other areas allowing you to blend colours together in some places but also allowing other colours to shine on their own too! Here is the video I created to show you my process…

These colours really blended together beautifully and the stencils lined up over the white embossed linees perfectly giving a lovely texture to the front of the card!
If you look a little closer you can see the clean white embossed lines and also how the colours blended together in some areas creating beautiful new hues.
With this stencil set you could create a mandala completely independently from the stamp and still get all of the clean lines and blending depending on the overall look that you are trying to achieve.
I used the Big Script Hugs die for my sentiment and I added it to the card front with foam tape to really make it pop off the card.
Thanks for stopping in today to create with me and I hope you are inspired to give stenciling mandalas a try! We will see you next time!

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It’s Justine Hovey here today showing off an elegant birthday card process video tutorial using the new Shining Mandala clear stamp and the Stargazer layering dies. I began by stamping the background and using rose gold embossing powder to cover the image.

Next, I die cut all the layers of the Stargazer die. I tried to pick interesting but neutral cardstock so I decided on a pearly white, rose and white glitter cardstock. I think all three nicely compliment each other and give that elegant appearance to the card without being too overwhelming.

I layered up all of the dies using Stick It adhesive which is my go to for adhering intricate dies. Lastly, I embossed the It’s your Birthday sentiment

 

 

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