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  • Dazzle Mini Frame Slimline | By Dilay Nacar

    Dazzle Mini Frame Slimline | By Dilay Nacar

    Welcome, friends! Dee here and today, I’m sharing a simple and vibrant slimline card featuring the new Dazzle Mini Frame Die! Let’s get started!

    First, I created the base by cutting a piece of white cardstock down to 3” x 8.5” and ink-blending it with Distress Oxide inks. In this case, I used a combination: Candy Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, and Squeezed Lemonade.

    Next, I die cut layers A, B, and C of the Dazzle Mini Frame die layers two times in white cardstock, making two complete frames, then adhered them (mirrored) onto the base. 

    For the sentiment, I die cut the Thanks Honey Script die and shadow in white and ink blended the shadow with the same Distress Oxide ink colors as before. I adhered the word die to the shadow then adhered that, centered, between the two frames. For the sub sentiment, I heat embossed ‘my friend’ from the Happy Lingo stamp set and adhered it underneath the main sentiment with foam squares. To finish, I adhered the panel to a top-folding slimline card base!

    I hope that you enjoyed my card showcasing this beautiful new frame die, and are inspired to create one of your own! Thank you so much for stopping by!

    57406 Dazzle Mini Frame Layer Set
    57302 Thanks Honey Script
    CL8156 Happy Lingo clear stamp set
  • A Kinsley Birthday! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    A Kinsley Birthday! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project let’s create a simple birthday card having fun with color!

    For my colors I paged through the 6×6 Memory Box Solid Card Stock, Polished Foil and Glitter Cardstock Pads and prepared them for die cutting. Once all my die cutting was completed, I used my liquid glue to adhere all my layers, this also includes my sentiment! Set those aside to dry.

    I also used a die from the hexagon lid set as a frame around my focal image. This frame is the perfect size to fit over the layered image with only a small amount to cut away around the frame image!

    Time to get our card together and celebrate the Birthday!

    I grabbed my background panel featuring the Radial Pinpoint. I placed my focal point at the center of the circles and added my sentiment just below. By using shades of aqua and brown, it is perfect to add to your masculine card collection!

    As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

    Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!


    Supplies


    56123 Kinsley Layer Set
    57384 Pinpoint Radial Plate
    57344 Hexagon Lid
    57166 Big Shine Sugar Script
    CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set
    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack
    SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6 pack
    FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack
    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad
  • No Cardstock? Create your own with a Gel Press | by Tracey McNeely

    No Cardstock? Create your own with a Gel Press | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there crafty friends, it’s Tracey here today and I have the pleasure of sharing a card I made using the new Arista Layer die set!

    I created my own paper to use on my project using a gel press.

    After making my card I realized that a lot of people are unfamiliar with what a gel press is? It is literally a clear piece of gel that you can put ink on, then lay your paper down on it and when you lift it up it transfers the ink to the paper in unique ways! I made a quick little video to show you the process I used for my background.

    I used using Kitsch Flamingo and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide inks to create the background panel. The fun with using the gel press is that every single print you make will be 100% unique. I set the panel aside to work on the focal die cut.

    I had already made a panel using pink and yellow Distress Oxide inks–Kitsch Flamingo and Scattered Straw . I cut the Arista medallion, using only Layer B to showcase the amazing embossed detail on the die. I die cut it once from the pink/yellow panel and then two more times in white. I glued the three layers together to give it a bit of dimension.

    The background was trimmed down to 5 1/4″ x 4″ and adhered to a white top folding card base for foam tape for even more dimension. Trimming the panel down leaves a nice 1/8″ border around it. A simple detail that really steps up your overall clean and simple card design.

    A sentiment from the new Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set was stamped on the front of the card, leaving room above for the Arista medallion.

    The medallion was attached using foam tape which gives it even more fabulous dimension. I added a few of the pink Open Studio Fairy Jewels to the medallion for just a bit of sparkle! These self adhesive jewels are a great addition to your craft supplies.

    Thank you so much for crafting with me today and I hope I’ve inspired you to make something pretty!

    Supplies

    57418 Arista Layer Set

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set

    JWL002 Pastel Jewels

  • Mini Slimline Butterfly Basics | By Dilay Nacar

    Mini Slimline Butterfly Basics | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, friends! Dee (@dilaynacar) here and I am super excited to share this mini slimline card that features the brand new Butterfly Basics die set! This adorable set includes 9 dies, and coordinates perfectly with Birch Press Design’s other butterfly die sets! Let’s get started!

    To begin, I die cut a piece of white cardstock down to a 3.5” x 6” panel, then die cut the butterfly wing and body die three times in white and three times in black cardstock. I wanted a subtle yet intricate background, so I adhered the white butterflies directly onto the white base.  

    Next, I die cut solid backings for the black butterflies, ink blending each with Distress Oxide inks. Once dry, I adhered a black butterfly cutout onto each colored backing then onto the background with foam squares, trimming off the excess. 

    To complete the card, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Happy Lingo stamp set and adhered it to the card with foam tape. As a finishing touch, I added black embellishments and mounted the card onto a side-folding mini slimline base. 

    Thank you so much for stopping by today! Please be sure to check out the new goodies over at the Birch Press Design shop! I hope you found some inspiration today!

    57403 Butterfly Basics
    CL8156 Happy Lingo clear stamp set
  • Lovely Butterflies on a Honey Comb Die! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Lovely Butterflies on a Honey Comb Die! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    Today’s project I will be featuring the Lovely Butterflies Stamp and Die Set and also the Mini Honey Comb Tile Layering Die!

    I chose the Memory Box 6×6 Solid Card Stock Paper Pads in Earth Neutrals and Sunny Oranges and die cut all my layers and adhered them with my liquid adhesive and set them aside to dry.

    I stamped the three butterflies for my slimline card onto Bristol Card stock since I was going to be using watercolor brushes for my coloring today. My images were stamped using VersaFine Black ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

    For the coloring, I added water to the image first then the watercolor to allow it to flow in the water. Once my butterflies were dry, I used the dies to cut them out!

    Now we can put our card together!

    I cut two bases, the first in black and measures 3 ½ in x 8 ½ in. The second panel measures 3 ¼ in x 8 ¼ in. Layered these two panels on top of each other and then applied my layered tiles. I made sure they were staggered along the card. Once they were in place, I added the butterflies with foam squares to give more dimension.

    I added my sentiment between the bottom two tiles.

    As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

    Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!


    Supplies


    56125 Honeycomb Mini Tile Layer Set
    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set
    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
    SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6 pack
  • Ink Sprays, Shimmer Powder & Crystal Lingo | By Renee Moran

    Ink Sprays, Shimmer Powder & Crystal Lingo | By Renee Moran

    Hi Everyone! Renee from Delaney Jane Cards here today with a super fun project using the Crystal Lingo Stamp Set, Open Studio Watercolor Paper and some messy inky fun.

    Layering the Ink sprays I have in my stash with some stash shimmer powder created the perfect background to highlight this amazing stained glass-esque Crystal Lingo Stamp. It reminds me of stained glass so much, is that what you see?

    I wanted to leave this looking translucent but add color so I reinforced the colors in the geometric stamp with some Alcohol Markers.

    I used the Hello from the larger sentiments in the Crystal Lingo stamp set. I could have die cut it with the coordinating die but I chose to create a one layer panel. I paired it with a coordinating sentiment to frame in the beautiful geometric panel.

    I’d love to know what you think of my design and of this gorgeous stamp set. And if you have any ideas on creative ways to use this very versatile Crystal Lingo stamp set. Please let me know in the comments below.

    Also, if you’d like to see how my card came together, you can click on the video below.

    Thank you so much for checking out my card today.

    As I always say,

    Give Cards Generously

    -Renee’

    Supplies

    8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp and die set

    CL8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp set

    WP101 Watercolor Paper

  • Hello Friend | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello Friend | By Dilay Nacar

    Welcome, friends! Dee (@dilaynacar) here and today I will be sharing a clean and simple card with pops of color, perfect for any occasion!

    To get started, I cut multiple shades of colored and silver glitter cardstock (you can use any color for this step) into thin strips. I then used tape runner to adhere the strips onto a piece of white cardstock to create a background design to later die cut. I then set this aside to dry and started on the next step.

    For the background of the card, I cut a piece of heavyweight white cardstock to an A2 size base as the panel. Next, I die cut only the ‘Kinsley Layer A’ die 3 times in white cardstock and adhered the 3 onto the panel in a design that I liked, trimming off any extra.

    Next, I die cut hello and friend Big Sugar Script dies from the striped cardstock and the shadow dies in white, then adhered them together. I then mounted the word dies onto the card with foam squares. 

    To finish, I added a few silver sequins for extra sparkle! I hope you you enjoyed my post today and found some inspiration! 

    Thank you so much for stopping by!

    56123 Kinsley Layer Set
    Hello Sugar Script
    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script
  • Stitched Floral Accents | By Leigh Houston

    Stitched Floral Accents | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, friends! I’m so happy to be here today to show you how I made this card pairing the gorgeous Viola Layer Plates with stitched floral accents. This card represents everything I love about cardmaking: stitching on paper, die cutting, and simple coloring!

    I started my card by stamping this beautiful floral image from Memory Box’s All the Happiness stamp set onto 110# white cardstock. I then did some super simple copic coloring before using a piercing tool to poke holes along all of the stamped lines. I then used coordinating embroidery thread to do some simple backstitching along the image outlines. I added some floral sequins and yellow gems as well. Once this very easy and relaxing stitching was complete, I fussy cut the image (die cutting tends to smash the stitching) and set it aside.

    To create my background, I die cut layers A and B from the Viola layering dies from 80# white cardstock. I adhered them together and to a white card base using liquid adhesive. Using the same adhesive, I then adhered my floral image to the upper corner.

    To finish my card, I cut my sentiment from the “sending” and “love” sugar script dies three times from white 110# cardstock and once from gold mirror cardstock, layering them together with liquid adhesive for dimension. All there was left to do was adhere the sentiment to the card and this project was finished!

    I really loved making this card and I hope it inspires you to combine stitching and beautiful die cut backgrounds in your projects! Links to the products I used are below. Thanks so much for stopping by today and I’ll see you again tomorrow with another Birch Press Designs cardmaking project!


    Supplies


    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set
    CL5265-D All the Happiness clear stamp and die set
  • Crystal Lingo in Watercolor! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Crystal Lingo in Watercolor! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    Today’s project I will be featuring the Crystal Lingo Stamp and Die Set and adding some color using watercolors and watercolor pencils!

    Ok as always, let’s get started! I started by stamping my image on to a piece of Bristol card stock measuring 4 in x 9 in. Once stamped I applied a layer of clear embossing powder and heat set the image.

    Next, I taped my image down onto my craft matt and grab my watercolors. If you are more comfortable with another type of medium, then grab it! Feel free to use what you want to use to color your piece!

    I started to apply my colors onto my paper keeping an area open to create a shape in the design. If you start at an image like this long enough your eyes will show you what is hidden sometimes!

    I chose my next color and filed that in… I used my heat tool to set my colors and then used my water color pencils to add even more color and shading!

    Time for the sentiment, I stamped my sentiment onto the same card stock used for my image and since it is an outline sentiment, I used an emboss it pen to fill in the letters and then applied clear embossing powder to heat set!

    I cut three matts to layer with my image… Below are the measurements of the matts used for a card base measuring 3 ½ in x 8 ½ in.

    First (Black) – 3 ½ in x 8 ½ in
    Second (Aqua) – 3 ¼ in x 8 ¼ in
    Third (Black) – 3 in x 8 in

    As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!

    Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!


    Supplies


    8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp and die set
  • Jewel Toned Kinsley Layer Die | By Dilay Nacar

    Jewel Toned Kinsley Layer Die | By Dilay Nacar

    Welcome, friends! Dee (@dilaynacar) here and today I am sharing a bold and colorful jewel-toned card featuring the Kinsley layering die!

    To begin, I die cut each of the Kinsley die layers with three different colors of cardstock: fuchsia, turquoise, and yellow. I cut the first two layers (A & B) in each color and cut the bottom layer (C) in gold glitter cardstock, then stacked and adhered them before adhering all three to a piece of navy cardstock. I then cut off excess from the edges.

    For the sentiment, I die cut the Sugar Script Big Hello die three times in white, then stacked and adhered them together. I cut the shadow die in vellum and adhered it behind the stacked Hello for extra dimension, then adhered it to the center of the card. 

    Finally, I embellished the card with gold bobbles and mounted it onto an A2-sized top-folding card base. 

    Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to share your Birch Press Design projects on social media using #BirchPressDesign.

    56123 Kinsley Layer Set
    Hello Sugar Script
    GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad