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  • Colorful Birthday Funby Annette Allen

    Colorful Birthday Fun
    by Annette Allen

    Welcome Birch Press Design friends, Annette Allen here with you today and I am in a colorful mood. Today I am creating with the newly released: Bokeh Stencil Set, Block Print Round Mushrooms, Block Print Flashy Hummingbird and Elegant Birthday Sentiments. So let’s get started….

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    On a white A2 panel stencil the new Bokeh Stencil Set (42028) using colors that you love. Did you know that you can rotate the stencils to create more of those fun colorful circles. Stencil, rotate and stencil again.

    Adhere your stenciled background to your card base using liquid glue or tape runner.

    Next die cut the Block Print Round Mushrooms (57610) on colored cardstock. Use colors that compliment your background. It does not have to be exactly the same colors but close so it blends. Adhere your mushrooms together using liquid glue and foam tape for dimension and the add them to the lower part of the card.

    Now die cut that gorgeous Block Print Flashy Hummingbird (57658) on colored cardstock. Make sure your colors compliment your background. Adhere your hummingbird together and then add to your card using foam tape for a little dimension.

    Finishing with the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166). Stamp the sentiment of your choice on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating die set. Adhere to the card using foam tape for a little dimension.

    Don’t you just love all that color? If you know me, you know how I love to mix lots of color on my cards. Think outside the box and get colorful.

    Thank you for stopping by.

    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57658 Block Print Flashy Hummingbird
    42048 Bokeh Stencil Set
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • 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
  • Ornament Dies As Lemons! by Toni M Maddox 

    Ornament Dies As Lemons!
    by Toni M Maddox 

    Hello, friends! Toni here with a summery project created from . . . ornament and poinsettia dies. That’s right–stretching my supplies as always!

    As I was designing a different card featuring the Block Print Loop Ornament, I noticed that the base layer was rather shaped like a lemon. Of course, I had to run with that idea!

    I cut out two “lemons” from Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock and spattered them with a touch of Catherine Pooler Tiara ink. Next, I used leaves from the Block Print Poinsettia Vase cut from Memory Box Greenery 6×6 cardstock.

    To create the background, I lightly sponged the Birch Press Design Honeycomb Stencil with CP Fiesta Blue ink on the card base. For a bit of added interest, I spattered Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink as well.

    This nicely tied in the Vintage Everyday Greetings stamped in a Versafine Clair Nocturne.

    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.

    57689 Block Print Loop Ornament
    57691 Block Print Poinsettia Vase
    42046 Honeycomb Stencil
    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
  • Christmas Joy by Annette Allen

    Christmas Joy
    by Annette Allen

    Christmas JOY and pretty ornaments… yes, please. Welcome BPD friends, Annette Allen (My Clever Creations) here with you today and I am sharing more from the new release. I bet some of you already have purchased some of the release.

    Today I am using the new…

    • Block Print Scandi Ornament
    • Block Print Festive Joy
    • Loop Stitch Frames

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut a pink A2 panel and adhere it to your card base.

    Die cut the largest die from the Loop Stitch Frames on a light cream colored piece of cardstock and then add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to your card base.

    Die cut the Block Print Festive Joy die 4 times on colors that you think go together.

    Die cut of the Block Print Festive Joy backer on white and then piece it together using the colored cardstock.

    Add some foam tape to the back of the JOY sentiment and add it to the center upper part of the frame.

    Die cut the Block Print Scandi Ornament using some of the same colors you used in the Joy and piece it together so it is color and fun. Add a little silver glitter paper for the top of the ornament, for a little shine.

    Add some foam tape to the ornament and then center it over the O of the Joy and adhere to card.

    Same those little negative dots from the ornament and adhere them here and there.

    Let the dies do all the hard work, all you need is glue and pretty colors of cardstock.

    57694 Block Print Festive Joy
    57687 Block Print Scandi Ornament
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
  • 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
  • Poinsettia Vase Inspirationby Annette Allen

    Poinsettia Vase Inspiration
    by Annette Allen

    Welcome crafty friends… Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today and I am so excited to be sharing from the new release. We all love creating for Christmas… right?

    Today I am creating with the NEW…

    Block Print Poinsettia Vase and Loop Stitch Frames

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut a light pink cardstock panel and adhere it to the base of your cardstock.

    Die cut the largest die from the new Loop Stitch Frames on light blue cardstock and adhere to the center of your card.

    Die cut the Block Print Poinsettia Vase set on colored cardstock. I went with the more traditional colors, but I say go for it. Pick colors that make you happy. You do not always have to do traditional, although they look amazing in traditional colors. Just saying….

    Adhere all your pieces together and create this lovely Poinsettia Vase and then adhere it to the center of your Loop Stitch Frame.

    Finishing with a few gold sequins.

    A very simple card and you can stamp your Christmas sentiment inside the card. I love to leave the sentiments for the inside sometimes.

    Thank you for stopping by. Make sure to check out the entire new release under the WHAT’S NEW section.

  • 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

  • Peacock Birthday Cardby Annette Allen

    Peacock Birthday Card
    by Annette Allen

    Welcome BPD friends, Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today and I am all about this Block Print Pretty Peacock. So let’s get started.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut an A2 panel on yellow cardstock and adhere to your card base.

    Cut 4 strips of colored cardstock. Cut them different widths and adhere them at an angle on a white panel measuring 4×5. I did not really center the strips but aimed for the middle. I usually am not trying to perfectly place, I just add glue and adhere to the card. haha….

    Trim off access and adhere the panel to your card.

    Die cut the Block Print Pretty Peacock (57591) in 5 different colors. Choose colors that make you happy. I used some of the colors I used on the strips.

    You will need a solid piece for the back in order to adhere all the pretty colors. I die cut a circle and trimmed off the part not needed. This allowed me to adhere the colors and create my Pretty Peacock.

    Adhere the peacock to the right lower center of the card using foam tape. This gives your card a little dimension.

    Stamp the sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166) on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating dies.

    To finish I add three white/clear sequins.

    Thank you for stopping by….

    57591 Block Print Pretty Peacock
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • 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
  • Honeycomb Backdrop Floral Birthdayby Toni M Maddox

    Honeycomb Backdrop Floral Birthday
    by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, my friends! Toni here with you today sharing a summer birthday card featuring some new products paired with the old. Let’s use what we’ve got!

    To create the background, I used the Honeycomb Cut Out on a solid white card panel and back it with a scrap of blue cardstock.

    On top of that I added the Block Print Mod Branches with some bright pink berries.

    I used that same pink on the Block Print Bird Duo’s wings and a darker pink on the throat. Such a cheerful little bird, isn’t it?

    Finally, I stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiments in Versafine Clair Nocturne and popped it onto the card front.

    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.

    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    57585 Block Print Bird Duo
    57633 Block Print Mod Branches
    57594 Honeycomb Cut Out