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  • 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
  • Summer Garden Snapshotby Christina Rannow

    Summer Garden Snapshot
    by Christina Rannow

    Hello, Christina here! Summer has arrived, and there’s an abundance of inspiration in our gardens right now. Flowers are in full bloom and butterflies are fluttering about, the perfect combination for a lovely “Thinking of You” card. To create this garden snapshot, I paired the Daisy Flower dies with the Scallop Butterfly dies inside a wide frame and tucked in plenty of greenery. This card design is all die-cutting except the stamped sentiment, so it comes together easily. Let’s get started!

    My first step was to die-cut the elements for my design from colored cardstock and assemble them. I chose fuchsia and yellow for the daisies and turquoise, black, and yellow for the butterfly. For the greenery, I chose two shades of green. 

    Next, I die cut a wide frame from a white cardstock panel using a basic rectangle die. Then, I popped the frame up on a soft blue cardstock panel using thin foam squares. With the frame panel complete, I started to arrange my die-cut elements within the frame. Once I was happy with the layout, I attached them with either liquid glue or, for added dimension, small foam squares. I let some of the elements overhang the frame so it looked like the scene was popping out towards you. 

    My final steps were to add a stamped sentiment banner and attach my card front to a top-fold card base. 

    Thank you so much for reading about my summer garden-inspired card design featuring the Daisy Flower and Scallop Butterfly die sets. See you again soon!

    57588 Foliage Bunch
    57602 Block Print Scalloped Butterfly
    57634 Block Print Daisy Flower

  • A Floral Birthday by Annette Allen

    A Floral Birthday
    by Annette Allen

    Welcome Birch Press Design friends, Annette Allen (myclevercreations) here with you today. I hope you all are having a fantastic June so far. When I think of June, I think of flowers. We all love a good floral card… right? 

    Today I am creating with the Birch Press Design: Block Print Lovely Flower and Elegant Birthday Sentiment and Dies. 

    Create card from white cardstock A2 size

    Cut an A2 panel of pink/reddish cardstock and adhere it to your card base. 

    Die cut the Block Print Lovely Flower on colored cardstock. Use colors that will pop on the background that you choose. Die cut 4 of the flowers (2 of each) and adhere the pieces together using liquid glue. 

    Add foam tape to the back of the center of the flower and add the large flower to the right upper and left lower part of the card. 

    Add a thinner piece of foam tape to the smaller flower and tuck them slightly behind the large flower. 

    Stamp the sediment from the Elegant Birthday Sentiment stamp set on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating die. 

    Finish with about few sequins here and there. I used yellow. 

    A floral filled birthday card….. so simple, yet so happy.

    Thank you for stopping by.

    Have a crafty awesome day!

    CL8166 Elegant Birthday Sentiments
    57632 Block Print Lovely Flower
  • Pine Trees Birthday by Rosemary Dennis

    Pine Trees Birthday
    by Rosemary Dennis

    Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a birthday card with a little more of a masculine feel to it. I used the fun Block Print Pine Trees die set, as well as a sentiment from the Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings stamp. Here is what I created.

    I started by pulling shades of green from the Memory Box Greenery 6×6 cardstock pad and die cutting trees. I then mixed and matched the different colors to make the different trees and adhered them together with glue.

    As the trees dried I tried out different arrangements and settled on the one you see. Now for the background. What to do, what to do? I know… a woodgrain background, lol! I also decided to add a sun in the background and used a yellow from the Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 cardstock pad.

    I love the Memory Box woodgrain cardstock and decided to use a piece of the white woodgrain cardstock. I die cut it down to fit a card front and then searched for a sentiment.

    I settled on the happy birthday sentiment and stamped it on to the woodgrain panel. I did stamp it several times to make sure I got the best coverage I could.

    I adhered everything to the card front with glue as I didn’t want to add any more bulk to the card. I then adhered the panel to a off white cardstock base to provide just a little bit of contrast.

    Well, that is it for me. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Have a wonderful day.

    57645 Block Print Pine Trees
    CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
    SP1013 Sunrise 6×6 pack
    SP1011 Leafy 6×6 pack
  • Time for Cake Cake Cake!by Toni M Maddox

    Time for Cake Cake Cake!
    by Toni M Maddox

    Ahoy, friends! Toni with you today sharing a nautical birthday card that’s sure to get a chuckle from the recipient.

    I started the card by sponging the background with a cloud stencil and Catherine Pooler ink.

    Next, I added the Birch Press Design Corner Waves cut from a few shades of scrap blue cardstocks beneath an angle-cut piece of kraft cardstock with the Birch Press Design Waterfront Pilings to represent a pier.

    The birds, Birch Press Design Block Print Curious Seagull and Block Print Pelican, were fun to assemble and ever so cute. Notice how I sponged just a touch of yellow on their bellies for a bit of shading.

    My final step was to add the Birch Press Design Plain & Simple Birthday Greetings stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne. I can totally hear the seagulls overhead!

    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.

    CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings
    57618 Waterfront Pilings
    57625 Block Print Curious Seagull
    57609 Block Print Pelican
    57607 Corner Waves