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  • Leopard Lookalike- Take 2 by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Leopard Lookalike- Take 2
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, Birch Press Design friends! I’m back to share another take on my leopard design!


    You might remember my first leopard lookalike HERE. While I liked this original design, I mentioned in the post that I thought I could do better… so I tried again! And I really like this second leopard- the colors, the face, everything!

    Here’s a look at both the lepards- the original and new one.

    Here is a tutorial on how I created the NEW leopard’s face:

    I looooooooooove how this colorful leopard turned out! Again- I love the first leopard… but this one is better 🙃

    BONUS TIP: you might have seen me do this before– if you don’t have a matching die for your sentiment, just outline your stamp image and fussy cut!

    I hope that you are inspired to create your own leopard using this BPD die and some of the tips I shared!
     

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

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57580 Block Print Kitty
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
  • STAMPtember Exclusive with Memory Box by Savannah O’Gwynn

    STAMPtember Exclusive with Memory Box
    by Savannah O’Gwynn

    Today is a very SPECIAL day as we celebrate STAMPtember with Simon Says Stamp and an exclusive stamp/die set by Memory Box!!

    Be sure to grab this stamp/die set soon because it is available for a limited time only! Click HERE or HERE to get it before it’s GONE!

    I’ve created two very different cards to celebrate this exclusive collaboration! The first focuses on the smaller images and the second has the larger ones from this exclusive stamp set.

    This first card was created using the smallest snowflakes in the STAMPtember Stay Cozy set. I embossed the snowflake images on red cardstock because I wanted to do something different (if you know me, then you know I’m always thinking outside the box! LOL!). I layered this snowflake holiday tree on a die cut Loop Stitch Frame, as well as a washi tape and metallic panel.

    I added a few sequins and metallic thread to finish this card. I love how it turned out!


    The second card I created focused on the larger characters from the STAMPtember Stay Cozy set.

    These three characters are just tooooooooo cute! I stamped and masked the snowman and then stamped the other two images. Since the first card was very detailed with layers, I went with a CAS, one layered card design for the second holiday card.

    I love how both of my cards turned out and definitely will be creating MORE holiday cards using this exclusive STAMPtember set!!!

    I hope that you grab your exclusive Memory Box STAMPtember Stay Cozy stamp/die set today! I cannot wait to see what you make using these images!!!

    I’ll be back with MORE soon! 

    THANKS so much for stopping by! Happy crafting:) 

    HUGS <3 Sav

    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
  • Cozy Kitty by Rosemary Dennis

    Cozy Kitty
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. September is upon us. The days are getting shorter, the air crisper and all things cozy are the rage! With that in mind, I decided to create a cozy kitty using the new Block Print Kitty die. Let’s take a look at what I made.

    When I originally started this card I thought I would make my kitty out of cardstock, but then I remembered that I had some small squares of felt that would be perfect to die cut the pieces from. My felt squares were the off white and tan so in order to get the darker brown color I simply sprayed an off white piece with some distress spray stain in Gathered Twigs.

    The photo shows the felt square after I did the die cutting. In order to get the felt to dry faster I did use my heat tool and it worked like a charm!

    Once I had all my felt pieces cut I assembled my kitty using liquid adhesive. I tried not to put too much on the felt pieces so that I wouldn’t have glue showing through. Then I set my kitty aside to dry. I used scraps to die cut the word Hello using the Hello Vintage Sentiments die set. The top layer of the word did get a little stretched out, but I was able to push it back in to shape.

    The above photo shows me arranging the other dies I planned to use to finish the card, as well as the felt kitty. And once, again, I used the Block Print Starry Night die set to create a backdrop for my kitty. I die cut the kraft panel with the largest Loop Stitch Frames and then die cut the panel with the Starry Night die. I inkblended yellow and orange ink on to off white cardstock and placed that behind the opening after I trimmed off the trees.

    I assembled the card using liquid adhesive and then realized that I needed a little something more. So I used a Spiced Marmalade spray stain on a piece of tan felt, dried it and then die cut two leaves using the Fall Leaves die set. The acorn was diecut from scraps of the brown and tan felt. I adhered them together and then added them to my card using liquid adhesive. I love the extra touch the little cluster brings. The last thing I did was use a black pen with a very fine tip to color in the eyes and nose of my cat.

    I hope you enjoyed my cozy kitty and it inspires you to try using felt on your cards. Thanks for stopping by and have a cozy day!



    57580 Block Print Kitty57688 Loop Stitch Frames57649 Block Print Starry Night Scene57550 Hello Vintage Sentiment57698 Fall Leaves

  • Mushroom Forest Fox by Toni M Maddox 

    Mushroom Forest Fox
    by Toni M Maddox 

    Hello, friends! Toni with you today sharing a birthday card featuring the Block Print Wise Fox with a number of products from the new release. Let’s head to the mushroom forest!

    I first cut out the Block Print Loop Stitch Frame using Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 cardstock. I adhered this to a kraft base.

    Next, I cut out a variety of Block Print Tall Mushrooms and Block Print Round Mushrooms from Memory Box Greenery, Sunrise and Lagoon 6×6 cardstock.

    Now comes the Block Print Wise Fox. I think it’s so cute with those mushrooms. I used the same green cardstock with the Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment and popped that onto the upper right corner.

    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.

    57672 Block Print Tall Mushrooms
    57610 Block Print Round Mushrooms
    57640 Block Print Wise Fox
    57688 Loop Stitch Frames
    57572 Birthday Cheer Vintage Sentiment
    SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
    SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack
  • Pink Leopard Lookalike by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Pink Leopard Lookalike
    by Savannah O’Gwynn 

    Hello, BPD friends!

    I’m happy to be back sharing another crazy idea I had 🙃 When I saw the Block Print Kitty dies, I thought it looked a lot like a leopard. So I decided to try and make one… a pink leopard!

    Here are a few tips and tricks (and maybe a lesson learned for next time) to make this pink leopard:

    • Use matching ink and cardstock for a subtle highlight *Lessoned Learned: I think I would do a darker ink highlight to make the pieces stand out more.
    • Use a light colored marker on the BACK of the cat face for a softer mouth look *Lesson Learned: LIGHT colored marker! I forgot and grabbed a dark marker and had to redo the face! LOL!
    • Add some thin thread or twine to create whiskers
    • *Overall Lesson Learned: I LOVE everything about this card… but I think I can make the face look a bit MORE like a leopard with just a pencil or black marker. Be on the lookout for “Leopard:Take 2” 🙃

    I hope that you are inspired to create a pink leopard kitty! Or maybe you have a better idea for how to make the leopard face- do share any ideas you have for my Take 2 project!

    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

    57580 Block Print Kitty
    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments

  • 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