Category: Toni M Maddox

  • Honeycomb Stacks | by Toni M Maddox

    Honeycomb Stacks | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing another idea I had using the Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layers and Memory Box Sunset Blush Wide Washi I used on a card a couple of days ago.

    I applied the Sunset Blush Wide Washi to a white piece of cardstock then embossed a Kind Hearts sentiment in black in the corner.

    I then cut the piece using Honeycomb Bevel Plate B.

    I popped out some of the honeycomb cells and adhered what remained to the card front cut from a citrusy yellow-green from the Sunny Yellow 6×6 pad.

    I cut another set of honeycomb from a thick white cardstock and adhered layers of it beneath the floral pieces to create a cool height differential.

    I had leftover honeycomb from my inspiration card and used that to “scatter” honeycomb beyond the edges of the washi as well as to add a few sponged cells. I then spattered the lot with orange and white spray inks. Dreamy!

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

     

    Supplies

     

     

    CL8163 Kind Hearts clear stamp set

     

     

     

    56104 Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set

     

     

     

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

     

     

     

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

     

     

     

    WT502 Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape

     

     

  • Watercolored Blossoms | by Toni M Maddox

    Watercolored Blossoms | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a watercolor floral card featuring a mix of the new and the old.

    I watercolored the base layer of the Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers dies using Zig Real Brush Markers.

    I also watercolored the smaller of the Simple Butterfly Contour Layers dies, keeping them separate so I’d have two butterflies.

    On the card base, I applied Memory Box Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape, smoothing out air bubbles as I went along. It’s a lot like working with wall paper but stickier–LOL!

    I next cut out the Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set with the lower layer in Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 paper and the upper in white.

    I adhered the honeycomb layers to the card front and added the Kind Hearts sentiment which I had stamped onto white cardstock sponged with a touch of Distress Oxide Mustard Seed.

    I tucked the blossom in place behind the sentiment and added the butterflies for a lovely spring/summer scene.

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

     

    Supplies

     

     

    CL8163 Kind Hearts clear stamp set

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    56104 Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    57490 Simple Butterfly Contour Layers

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    WT502 Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Meadow Blooms | by Toni M Maddox

    Meadow Blooms | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a Nordic-inspired friendship card.

    I diecut the Flora Plate Layer B from Memory Box Stormy Blue 6×6 Paper Pad and adhered it to the card base.

    Next I diecut the Wispy Blooms and Tiny Tuft Flowers & Leaves Contour Layers from Memory Box Lush Green and Sunny Orange 6×6 Paper Pads. I love those colors with the pale blue.

    I embossed the Brush Sentiment onto a strip of the same blue paper and adhered it to the bottom of the card, creating a window box look. I really like the contrast of the solid paper against the patterned background, don’t you?

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week! Don’t forget to check out these goodies in the shop. They’re so amazing!

    Supplies

    57506 Wispy Blooms Contour Layers

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

    CL8158 Brush Sentiments clear stamp set

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1006 Stormy Blue 6×6 pack

  • You Lift Me Up | by Toni M Maddox

    You Lift Me Up | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today sharing a mixed media card as I felt like a change of pace. My garden is starting to awaken which had me thinking of spring, flowers, and butterflies plus a healthy dose of rain in the Pacific Northwest.

    The card front is a combination of Distress Inks, Ranger Archival and Catherine Pooler inks sponged through stencils like the Memory Box Open Studio Leafy Rows. I also used the smooshing technique with the flower and stripes stencils.

    I added some additional dots of Liquitex Acrylic Paint using the rounded end of my paintbrush handles. I love the texture on this card so very much!

    I finished the card base by embossing the Lovely Butterflies sentiment a few times in white and adding the top layer of the Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set which I sponged with Distress Oxide Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber.

    I stamped the Lovely Butterflies with Ranger Archival Jet Black on Memory Box Open Studio Watercolor Paper and colored them up with Zig Real Brush Markers 042, 052 and 070. I creased the wings along the body of the butterflies so they would stick up. The watercolor paper is sturdy enough I think they’ll pop back up after mailing too.

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

    Supplies

    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set

    56104 Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layer Set

    88615 Leafy Rows Stencil

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

  • Layered Rose Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Layered Rose Hello | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today. I was so excited to play with the products in the latest release. I am in love and have so many ideas in my head using them!

    I started today’s card by diecutting the Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers as well as the Winsome Rose & Leaves Contour Layers. I used papers from the MB Vintage Pastel Mirror and Lush Green 6×6 Pads. That pastel mirror/pearlescent paper is to die for!

    I noticed the Fuddled Leaf Branches negative diecut would make an awesome stencil so I used it with Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn on the card base then started playing around with the layout of the blooms and stems.

    I wanted a really full look so I added diecuts of Tiny Tuft Flowers & Leaves Contour Layers, Eucalyptus Stem & Berries Contour Layers and the Dainty Rose & Leave Contour Layers. I used more of the Vintage Pastel Mirror and Lush Green papers, adding a bit of Festive Glitter to boot.

    For the sentiment I used the Big Hello Sugar Script layered dies. I tied it all together using a few black Fairy Jewels.

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

    Supplies

    57500 Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers

    57499 Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

    57497 Winsome Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

    JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

  • Celebration Balloons | By Toni M Maddox

    Celebration Balloons | By Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a fun birthday card.

    I used the Flora Plate Layer C to impress the card front. I trimmed that down a touch and adhered it to the card base.

    The impression is subtle enough not to compete with the diecuts but really adds a little more visual interest. I trimmed the panel a touch to expose the plain white card.

    Next I cut out the Floral Balloon, using them as single layers (they’re gorgeous stacked, I assure you!) as well as the Sugar Script Let’s Party out of Memory Box Glitzy Glitter 6×6 Paper.

    This is a really simple design suitable for all ages and all genders. Plus, there’s so much glittah!

    I hope you’ve been inspired today. Thank for visiting!

    Supplies

    57430 Let’s Party Sugar Script

    57433 Floral Balloon Layer Set

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

    GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

  • Rainbow Notecards | by Toni M Maddox

    Rainbow Notecards | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, everyone! Toni here with you sharing a trio of happy little notecards using the Rainbow Days set.

    They were really simple to work up. I stamped the rainbow and clouds onto Memory Box Open Studio Watercolor paper with Versamark. This left me with faint lines that I could follow as I watercolored the images. I’m a total cheater! LOL.

    For two of the cards I used Zig Real Brush markers in the newer smoky tones (038, 052, 208, 305, 401, and 812). For the brighter rainbow card I used Zigs 025, 036, 032, 040, 052, and 080.

    I stamped the sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black so they’d be really crisp. I like the contrast with the watercolored rainbows, don’t you?

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

    Supplies

    8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp and die set

    CL8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

  • Galentine Hearts | by Toni M Maddox

    Galentine Hearts | by Toni M Maddox

    Thanks for stopping by, BPD fans! Toni here with you today sharing a Galentine card using the Kinsley Heart Plate Layering dies.

    I started by sponging the bottom layer with Distress Oxides Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Festive Berries. I then adhered this to the navy card base.

    My second layer is white followed by the Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter cardstock top layer.

    I cut the Jumbo Lingo Hugs top layer out of glitter as well with the shadow from navy foil. Bling-a-ding! To complete the card I embossed the Happy Lingo sentiment in white on navy.

    I really love the navy and pinks color combo. It makes my heart happy! I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

    Supplies

    57402 Kinsley Heart Plate Layer Set

    57351 Jumbo Lingo Hugs

    CL8156 Happy Lingo clear stamp set

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

  • Folksy Valentine | by Toni M Maddox

    Folksy Valentine | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, BPD fans! Toni here today with another Valentine card for the upcoming holiday.

    This time I’m using the Flora Heart dies, including the leftovers as a scattering of flowers on the card base.

    I used Memory Box Berry Red and Ocean Blue 6×6 cardstock for both, switching the colors for each layer. The middle layer is Memory Box Delicate Pastel cardstock.

    I wanted the card to remain flat enough for mailing at regular rates, so I did a bit of fussy cutting to allow the blue heart to nest with the red one. Notice how the outside borders are at the same height? Cool!

    I stamped the Christmas Mandala sentiment with Ranger Archival Jet Black and popped it up on foam to finish up this simple card. I love that the sentiment looks embossed without all the fuss!

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

    Supplies

    56120 Flora Heart Layer Set

    CL8161 Christmas Mandala clear stamp set

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

  • Ornament Layer Experiment | by Toni M Maddox

    Ornament Layer Experiment | by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with another set of ornament cards. I just can’t seem to get enough of these ornament dies!

    I’ve used the Belle Ornament Layering Dies on both cards but the layers are in different order on each. I’ve also embossed both card fronts with the Memory Box Gracious Leaves 3D embossing folder.

    The first card uses the layers in A-B-C order. The design pulls the eye toward the center of the ornament (perfect opportunity to emboss the center and really make it shine!).

    I paired the Sugar Cuts Peace dies cut from Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 paper with it.

    The second card uses the layers in A-C-B order, which really changes the visual effect. Yes, the eye is drawn to the center but there is competition, in a good way, from around it.

    You may have noticed the foil layer peeking out behind the Belle Ornament layers. The Christmas Ornament and Labels set include an ornament outline die that works with a number of the other ornament layering sets, including the Belle.

    Ah! Before I forget to mention it, I used a white pigment pen to add dots in the tiny openings. Wouldn’t it be cool to expand on that?!

    I hope you’ve been inspired today. Thank for visiting!

    Supplies

    56115 Belle Ornament Layer Set

    57304 Peace Honey Script

    8154 Christmas Ornament and Labels clear stamp and die set

    EF1002 Gracious Leaves

    SP1007 Vibrant Violet 6×6 pack

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad