Category: Toni M Maddox

Rainbow Heart Hello | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here with the first of two cards using the Linear Stripes stencil.

For this first card, I used the stencil along with Catherine Pooler inks to color up a white card base. I allowed the inks to blend every few lines to create a rainbow effect.

I then repositioned the stencil so I could repeat the process, creating a gorgeous gradient. I love the blending of the colors so very much!

I applied ink in a gradient pattern on the Block Print Garden Heart leaves as well as the Sugar Script Big Hello to blend in a bit with the stripes behind it.

I used vellum behind as the Block Print Garden Heart base because obviously more rainbow showing the better!

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

Supplies

57589 Block Print Garden Heart

57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

42041 Linear Stripes

SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

July 3, 2025
Dot Painted Butterfly | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here with you today. You may recall I said I’d made a second card using the Linear Stripes stencil. Let’s dive right in!

Once I’d sponged up the card front of my previous card shown below, I noticed I had a LOT of ink left on the stencil. I certainly didn’t want all that inky goodness to go to waste so I spritzed the stencil with a bit of water and used it to smoosh a piece of Strathmore Bristol.

Once that had dried, leaving me with subtle rainbow lines, I embossed the panel with a textured linen embossing folder. I also cut it out using a deckle edge rectangle die.

Next I constructed the Block Print Radiant Butterfly using a black glitter cardstock as the base.

I had recently seen a video about dot painting on canvas and thought I would try it on the butterfly using Art by Marlene neon acrylic paints and a stylus I had from ancient times when you had to emboss by hand (gasp!). Neat!

I diecut the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment from the same black glitter cardstock as the butterfly then topped it with an embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.

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

Supplies

57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly

57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

42041 Linear Stripes

CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

SH44008 Deep Turquoise Paper Pack

June 20, 2025
Blue Honey Hello | by Toni M Maddox

Blue honey? What’s going on here, Toni, you might be thinking to yourself. Well, a few years ago I read an article about some beekeepers who discovered their bees had made blue and green honey. It turns out the hives were just a couple of miles from a candy factory that had inadvertently left some product accessible to bees. Apparently bees gonna eat.

So, I took inspiration from that and used glossy photo paper with Adirondack alcohol inks to create a randomly colored blue-green base panel.

I cut the Honeycomb Plate from Memory Box Summer Squash cardstock, adhering that to the top.

I colored up the large Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee using Copics and applied Clear Wink of Stella to the vellum wings.

I cut the Sugar Script Big Hello from black cardstock and popped it on top.

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

Supplies

57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

57593 Honeycomb Plate

57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

June 6, 2025
Buzzworthy Bees | by Toni M Maddox

Greetings, friends! I love this time of year when it’s warming up, flowers are blooming and bees are happily buzzing along. Heavenly!

Thus, I was so excited to receive the latest release which is all about the bees!

I think my favorite is the Honeycomb Cut Out die. Just imagine patterned paper or sponging different colors–swoon.

I used Memory Box Golden Wheat cardstock behind the cut out, sponging some Catherine Pooler inks and spattering white for added interest.

To coordinate with the background honey colors, I used Memory Box Key Lime for the Abundant Branch with sponged Golden Wheat flowers. The way the branch pops is amazing.

I colored up the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee with Copics. I applied a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to the vellum wings.

I used the same vellum for the backer behind the embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.

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

Supplies

57594 Honeycomb Cut Out

57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

57575 Abundant Branch

8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

May 23, 2025
Layered Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, my friends! Toni here with a heavily layered floral thank you.

I especially enjoyed making today’s card because I used up some leftovers, including the sentiment and the background coverplate, in addition to working with fabulous new dies!

To start, I adhered the Flora Layer Plate to a white card base.

Next, I assembled the Block Print Brilliant Butterfly and Block Print Tapestry Blooms using Memory Box Key Lime, Leaf Sprout, Orange Peel, Pool Party & Summer Squash cardstock with Catherine Pooler Inks.

I decided the bottom of the card needed a bit of filler behind the embossed Vintage Everyday Greetings sentiment. So, I cut out Foliage Bunch from Memory Box Key Lime and sponged it before adhering it to the bottom of the card front.

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

Supplies

57596 Block Print Brilliant Butterfly
57590 Block Print Tapestry Blooms
57588 Foliage Bunch
57437 Flora Plate Layer Set
8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set
CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack
SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack
SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack
SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

May 9, 2025
Henna Tattoo Mandala Card | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, friends! Toni here again sharing a card inspired by henna tattoos.

I cut out the Ornamental Branch twice and then sponged each, one on the reverse side, with Catherine Pooler inks. I adhered these as mirror images on a black card front.

Next, I cut out elements from:
- Block Print Lush Flower (central flower)
- Block Print Fabulous Flourishes (pointy blossoms)
- Block Print Fun Floral (starbursts)
- Abundant Branch (tiny 4-petal blossoms), and
- Block Print Star Flowers (starburst middles).
I used Memory Box Orange Peel, Lavendar Bloom, and Summer Squash cardstock, sponged with Catherine Pooler inks.

I played around with the layout, a lot, and realized that the card looked great the other way around too. Wow! Just imagine the possibilities!

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

Supplies

57601 Ornamental Branch
57595 Block Print Lush Flower
57604 Block Print Fabulous Flourishes
57603 Block Print Fun Floral
57605 Block Print Star Flowers
57575 Abundant Branch
SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack
SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack
April 23, 2025
Soft Spring Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, everyone! Toni with you sharing a pretty in pink floral thank you card.

I started my card by cutting out the Abundant Branch mostly in white with the exception of Memory Box Leaf Sprout for the leaves and Summer Squash for the berries.

I sponged Catherine Pooler inks on the elements to create a really soft watercolor look.

Next, I cut out the Flickering Fireflies, hand-trimmed them a bit, then colored them with Copics to transform them into bees.

I added a subtle check pattern on the background using the Linear Stripes stencil with Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina.

I distressed the edges of the card front and spattered it with Distress Oxide Vintage Photo before adhering the dies to it.

Finally, I attached the single layer Sugar Script Big Thanks sentiment cut from kraft, which blends in nicely with the mood of the card.

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

Supplies

57575 Abundant Branch

57569 Flickering Fireflies

57142 Big Thanks Sugar Script

42041 Linear Stripes

SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

April 2, 2025
Bold Funky Floral Print Card | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here with the first of many cards I’ve made using the new release. The florals are to die for!

The Block Print Star Flowers remind of 60s/70s floral designs (showing my age!) so I created my own fabric out of paper.

I used Memory Box Raspberry Sorbet, Golden Wheat, Summer Squash, and Pool Party cardstock on the various layers to create a variety of different flowers.

I used the same colors for the Block Print Scalloped Butterfly so they would coordinate.

Final touches include adhering the diecuts onto a piece of black cardstock, leaving enough room for the Celebrate Today Noted Script Hot Plate & Outline Die to be added.

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

Supplies

57602 Block Print Scalloped Butterfly
57605 Block Print Star Flowers
BPF506 Celebrate Today Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set
SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack
SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack
SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

March 19, 2025
Folk Art Bird | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here today and I’m still loving the Block Print Birds. They lend themselves to all sorts of card designs.

For this one, I created a Scandinavian folk style of sorts using the Block Print Bright Bird, Foliage Bunch, and Hello Scripted on the Flora Plate Layer Set.

I love the boldness of the black against the more muted Memory Box Muted Squash and Pool Party colors.

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

Supplies

57584 Block Print Bright Bird
57588 Foliage Bunch
57546 Hello Scripted
57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

March 4, 2025
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

February 20, 2025