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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a simple design using the Block Print Lovely Flower and Elegant Birthday Sentiments stamp and die set. I also used some papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 paper pad. Let’s look at what I made.
I guess this month I have a theme of using patterned paper, lol! I’m often hesitant to use patterned paper for die cutting, but decided that I would give it a try, again. For this card I decided to make sure that I used a more neutral pattern for the flowers. For that I chose a cream paper with gold foiling.
I chose a light blue paper with gold foiled flowers to use for the flower centers. A strip of the flip side for the blue paper was used as an accent as well.
I adhered all the pieces of the flowers together and set them aside to dry. I love the Memory Box woodgrain cardstock for backgrounds as it adds a nice subtle look. I trimmed down a piece of cream woodgrain and then added the strip of patterned paper.
The flowers were then adhered to the paper strip. I used a thin foam square for the large flower and then glue for the two smaller flowers. A dot of a crystal lacquer was added to each of the little stymens and I set aside the panel to dry.
I finished with the sentiment that I stamped in black on the reverse side of a piece of the cream woodgrain cardstock thus achieving a nice cohesive look. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.
There’s something about a hummingbird mid-flight that makes a card feel alive — and when you set one against a soft, dusky purple background, the whole thing turns into a little moment of calm. This is a “Thank You” card I made using the Block Print Soaring Hummingbird, and I’m so happy with how serene and pretty it came out. Let me walk you through how it came together.
Starting with the base
I kept the foundation clean and simple — a crisp white card base — so all the color and detail could really sit front and center. With a design this layered, I find it helps to start neutral and let the dies do the talking.
A soft, leafy background
Before adding anything else, I built out the background panel in a gentle dusky purple using a patterned paper sheet from the Lavender Bloom Paper pack from Memory Box. I love the way the tone-on-tone leaf-and-berry pattern fades into the cardstock — it gives the panel depth and movement without ever competing with the main scene. That subtle botanical layer is what makes the bright greens and the hummingbird pop the way they do.
Die cutting the foliage
Next came the greenery, and this is where the card really started to feel like a little garden. I cut the leaves and branches from a mix of greens using the Foliage Bunch die set. Working with two greens instead of one gives the foliage so much more dimension; some leaves come forward, others recede, and suddenly you’ve got a believable little thicket for your bird to fly through.
Building the hummingbird
Now for the star of the show. The Block Print Soaring Hummingbird is such a beautiful, layered die — those long, fanned wing feathers are what give it that gorgeous sense of motion. For this version I went cool and dreamy: a soft lilac body paired with layers of sky blue and periwinkle across the wing and tail. I used cardstock colors from Memory Box in Blueberry Mist and Lavender Bloom.
I foam mounted the finished hummingbird up off the foliage so it sits of the panel.
A scatter of berries
To tie the scene together a bit more I took the berry die from the Block Print Mod Branches die set and cut some pastel blue ‘berries’ out. I added clusters of soft blue berries nestled in among the leaves.
Adding the sentiment
For the greeting I kept it short and warm — a simple “thank you” in the lower right corner using one of the beautiful gold foil greetings from Memory Box (p.s. they also come in a beautiful gold foil on black!). I love using these sentiments, especially when I’m short on time, because they are beautiful and easy to adhere to any card.
The clean little gold sentiment is just enough; with so much happening in the florals and the bird, the card didn’t need a long phrase.
Finishing touches
To finish, I scattered a handful of iridescent gems across the panel since I can’t resist adding some sparklies!
The finished card
The end result is a card that feels soft, a little bit magical, and genuinely peaceful — exactly the energy I want a thank-you to carry. The dusky purple background lets all those cool blues and fresh greens breathe, and the hummingbird brings just enough movement to keep your eye dancing around the whole scene.
Have you made a card with the Block Print Soaring Hummingbird]? I’d love to see your version — tag Birch Press and share what you’ve created!
