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  • A Simple Noteby: Annette Allen

    A Simple Note
    by: Annette Allen

    Welcome Birch Press Design friends, Annette Allen (myclevercreations) is here with you today and I am mixing it up with a few Block Print sets. I am keeping it simple today with no sentiment so you can send out this card for any occasion.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut an A2 panel on a deep green piece of cardstock and adhere it to your card base.

    Die cut the Block Print tall Mushrooms (57672) on colors that complement your green background. I die cut some of the mushrooms a few times so I can fill my card.

    Adhere the Tall Mushrooms pieces and then add them to your card using liquid glue and foam tape. The foam tape gives your card a little dimension.

    Now die cut the Block Print Kitty and one of the Bird Duo. Pick colors that compliment your card. You can see my theme is leaning more towards fall colors.

    Adhere the pieced together to create your Kitty and Bird and then add them to your card using foam tape.

    Add a few gold sequins here and there and mix some opaque with water and splatter it on your card. I was going for a little less white splatters but oh well, I got a little wild. HAHA.

    Mix and match your block print sets to create fun scenes. Sometimes it is the colors you choose that really pull the card together.

    I hope that you are inspired. Thank you for stopping by.

    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57580 Block Print Kitty
    57585 Block Print Bird Duo
  • Birch Tree Series: Summer by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Birch Tree Series: Summer
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, BPD friends!

    I’m super excited to be back sharing a NEW series I’m creating using the Block Print Birch Tree dies.

    When I received this die set, I immediately started to think of the tree in different seasons. I knew I wanted to create a series to show my idea! This card design shares the Birch Tree in the summer 🙂

    Here are some tips and tricks that I used to create this card:

    **I also cut off the branches on the white tree and some of the brown tree. This allowed me to add flowers below the tree 🙂

    **You can actually die cut any or all of the leaves from this Fall Leaves set for your creation! I decided to use only one leaf image- LOL!

    **I stretched my dies again by using the Birch Tree branches for grass images!

    #SAVfact: I love to mix and match my supplies- you can see here that I added the smallest flowers from the Abundant Branch set for my grass/flower images.

    **I don’t have a die set to match this sentiment set… so I used my stamp image to create an outline 🙂 I use a spatula to hold the image while tracing because when I use my fingers the stamp gets stuck to it! LOL!


    Join me as I continue this Birch Tree series- I honestly think I might even make MORE than just the Birch Tree in different seasons! I’ll keep you posted 🙂 I think it’s going to be FUN trying to make different Birch Tree designs!

    I hope that you are inspired and will join me in making different Birch Tree designs and cards!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57682 Block Print Birch Trees
    57698 Fall Leaves
    57575 Abundant Branch
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

  • Fall Rainbow Birthday by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Fall Rainbow Birthday
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Hello, sweet friends!

    I’m excited to be back with another easy card and video tutorial!

    When I saw the BPD Fall Leaves dies set, I knew I wanted to make a rainbow of leaves but with fall colors!

    If this “stop action/time lapse” video is too quick for you (I hope it doesn’t make you dizzy! LOL!), here are the steps to make this exact card:

    1. Gather supplies including BPD stamps/dies and Memory Box cardstock
    2. Die cut a BPD leaf image from all cardstock colors **You can cut different leaf images or all one design. I chose just to die cut one image for all colors.
    3. Apply cardstock to cardbase; trim to size
    4. Splatter BPD leaves with ink/paint
    5. Attach each BPD leaf to card panel **I attached mine using adhesive but also used a sewing machine to add interest and dimension.
    6. Choose a sentiment from the BPD stamp set, stamp and emboss sentiment above leaf columns
    7. Add foam tape to attach panel to cardbase
    8. Finish with extra embellishments like gems

    It really was EASY to create! And I love these colors- they are perfect for a fall/autumn birthday! Well actually, now that I think about it… this card could be for ANY fall/autumn occasion with just a switch of the sentiment. It’s perfect🙃

    I hope that you are inspired by my rainbow leaves and easy card tutorial!  

    Please remember to share what you create using these tips, tricks, and techniques or if you were inspired by my creation- I’d love to see what you make with this idea! 

    I’ll be back with MORE soon!

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 


    HUGS <3 Sav

    57698 Fall Leaves
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Fall Birthday Inspiration by: Annette Allen

    Fall Birthday Inspiration
    by: Annette Allen

    It’s almost Fall and I am ready for the leaves to change but for now I will have to settle for these pretty leaves from the new Birch Press Design Fall Leaves Craft Die Set. I went all out with my background, so let’s get started.

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

    Cut an A2 panel on the BPD Woodgrain Paper (Cream). Adhere your panel to your card base using liquid glue or tape runner.

    Die cut the BPD Fall Leaves (57698) on fall color cardstock. I went with browns, plum, greens and yellow. Die cut each design in all colors.

    Now it is time to adhere those pretty leaves to your background. Use liquid glue and mix it up. Adhere them until you are happy with your design.

    Die cut the third largest Loop Stitch Frame (57688) on vellum.

    Stamp sentiment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiments (CL8166) on cream colored cardstock and die cut using the coordinating dies. Adhere to the center of the Loop Stitch Frame using foam tape.

    Now flip your vellum over and only add foam tape where your sentiment is. We do not want any adhesive to be shown on the front. Adhere the vellum to your card.

    Die cut more of the acorns and add them as embellishments next to the sentiment and also add a couple of gold sequins.

    Such a simple card. Lots of die cutting but so worth it when you see the details on the leaves. I am happy with how it came out. What do you think?

    Thank you for stopping by!

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57698 Fall Leaves
    SH44002 Cream Woodgrain Paper
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • Hap-Bee Birthday Card by Toni M Maddox

    Hap-Bee Birthday Card
    by Toni M Maddox

    Hello, my friends! Toni with you today refusing to believe that it’s August already. Are you in the same boat? Well, let’s keeping summer going with a hap-bee little birthday card.

    I diecut the Honeycomb Plate out of a sturdy white cardstock and mounted it on a pale green base.

    Next, I assembled a number of Block Print Star Flowers using Memory Box Blush, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstocks. I love how vibrant they are, don’t you?

    I cut one blossom out of white and stamped the Elegant Birthday Sentiment on it using Versafine Clair Onyx. Of course, I HAD to replace part of it with the cute Block Print Twirly Bumblebee.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a hap-bee 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.

    57671 Block Print Twirly Bumblebees
    57605 Block Print Star Flowers
    57593 Honeycomb Plate
    8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments clear stamp and die set
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
    SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack

  • 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