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Autumn Leaves Card | By Leigh Houston

Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing this fall-themed card I made with Birch Press Designs’s Autumn Leaves Layer Plate. This plate creates the most beautiful stitched leaves and made this card such a dream to make!

I started my card by die cutting my panel using a sheet of bristol smooth paper. I cut a circle out of my panel and traced that circle onto a white card base, onto which I blended Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Inks. After adhering the panel onto the cad base, I got on with the fun… coloring the leaves! I used Distress Oxide inks and sponge daubers to color the leaves in fun pink, orange, purple and green hues, mixing different colors on each leaf to create interest. I adhered each leaf around the circle on the base of the leaf, allowing me to create some extra dimension by curling the leaves upward.

I can’t seem to finish any card without some sparkle, so I die cut some extra leaves from a gold-embossed woodgrain cardstock. After adding those leaves to my wreath, I die cut my “hello” sentiment from the same cardstock using the Hello Sugar Script die. A few white splatters into the center of the card and some rose gold sequins dotted here and there, and this card was finished!

I hope you enjoyed this project! Links to the products I used are below. I’ll see you again soon with another fun Birch Press Designs project!

Supplies

56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set
Hello Sugar Script

September 15, 2020
Mini Layering Tile Dies! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

I am here featuring the Mini Layering Tile Dies! For today’s projects we are going to feature the Grandiose and Honeycomb sets!

These layering tiles measure 2inches x 2 inches and are perfect to be the focal point or to create a background design on your cards!

First up is the Honeycomb Layering Tile Set! I chose aqua and grey tones to bring out the detail of each layer. I die cut all the pieces I needed for 5 sets to be placed on my card front. I chose to arrange them in a “X”, this way the sentiment would be placed along the angle. The sentiment was made using the Jumbo Lingo Thanks Die!

For our second card I chose to make a Slimline card. I am really getting addicted to this type of card! These Layering Tiles are called Grandiose! Since I chose a slimline design, I immediately saw a rainbow, so a color was chosen and then all layers were cut in the same color! By the way these were placed I needed 9 colors! I set each tile in a straight lines across the card front and used the Jumbo Lingo Happy Die for my sentiment!

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
56129 Grandiose Mini Tile Layer Set
CL8132 Best Friend clear stamp set
57354 Jumbo Lingo Thanks
57352 Jumbo Lingo Happy

September 14, 2020
Stitched Pumpkin Lacework Card | By Leigh Houston

Hello, friends! I am so happy you stopped by today. I am here sharing how I made this stitched card using Birch Press Designs’s new Pumpkin Lacework card. This gorgeous design lends itself to so many mediums from beautiful and delicate coloring to simple stitching.

I started my card by stamping my pumpkin, stem, and some leaves in alcohol-marker friendly ink. I then did super simple Copic coloring in soft shades of yellow, orange and green. To add texture to the card, I poked holes along the stamp lines and stitched the images using a simple backstitch with white embroidery floss. This was the perfect project for TV nights with the family! I finished the pumpkin with some yellow gems for some sparkle.

After cutting out my images, I cut out a panel using the new Autumn Breeze Plate Layer A and attached it to my card base. I adhered the pumpkin and leaves to the card base and added my “hello” sentiment cut from gold mirror cardstock. A few gold sequins and this card was finished!

I hope you enjoyed this project! Links to the products I used are below. I’ll see you again soon with another Birch Press Designs card project!

Supplies

8153 Pumpkin Lacework clear stamp and die set
CL8153 Pumpkin Lacework clear stamp set
Hello Sugar Script

August 31, 2020
Autumn Breeze | by Jennifer Svare

Hello! Today I’m so excited to introduce the new Autumn Breeze plate set. This set is packed with die cuts to use layered or individually. It’s so well-thought-out, too, as nothing goes to waste.

See the leaves in the background of the above photo? Those are leftover die cuts from the second plate, Layer B. I love how no space goes to waste whether seen or unseen. This set is so efficient!

The leaves are wonderful to have in the stash for a quick fall embellishment, or a Thanksgiving table confetti would also be beautiful. Below is a photo from the website showing how this layer looks when die cut. To think there are spaces on this layer that show through to the front in carefully thought-out places- wow!

I wanted to add just a little something to the top of the pumpkins, so thought little wire curls would be cute. I didn’t have copper-colored wire, so painted some with Distress Paint (photo below). Super easy and fast!

Once the paint was dry, wire was wrapped around a small tool to create spirals coming from the pumpkins. I simply cut them with wire trimmers and glued them on.

The details offer an amazing background (below). The pinpoint breeze adds such a wonderful touch to the design! Also notice the very intricate leaves. Some show the copper layer, some do not. This set offers endless possibilities and was amazingly designed.

White pumpkins are my favorite fall decoration, so these were left white. I did add tiny little dots of white drops to the edge of the wire, but I don’t think that was needed.

Supplies

56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set

August 26, 2020
Even More Ornaments! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

Well I just had to make even more Ornaments! For today we will be focusing on the Ornaments Basics Set and the Ornaments and Label Stamp and Die Set! With just these items we still have endless possibilities!

I started by cutting the Basics set with white card stock! This helped me to see all the choices I had to be able to create my own layers for my ornaments! Once I was ready and had my designs in mind, I dug back into my stash and started my die cutting making my glittery piles!

For the shiny and shimmery elements, I used the memory Box Glitter card stock – both the bright and pastel!

Layering these elements is so easy and takes no time at all to create those perfect ornaments for your tree or as a gift for any special occasion!

The stamp and die set add even more possibilities, and cards too! This is great to be able to get two cards at one time just by switching out the center ornament element! We can even add a sentiment to either design we choose!

How many Christmas Trees will you have in your home now! LOL…

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

57314 Ornament Basics
8154 Christmas Ornament and Labels clear stamp and die set
56115 Belle Ornament Layer Set
56117 Flicker Ornament Layer Set
56116 Twinkle Ornament Layer Set
56114 Marisol Ornament Layer Set

August 24, 2020
Holographic See-Through Card | by Jennifer Svare

Hello! Watching Jennifer McGuire make see-through cards this morning inspired me to make a mad dash to the Interlocking Frame and String Art Circle. I was so excited to make this card, it felt a bit like morning aerobics, except way more fun!

Jennifer’s video is the original and I highly suggest watching that for overall instructions; however, I wanted to offer some additional tips and tricks specific to the Interlocking Frame. This frame has a lot of intricate detail, which may offer some challenges to a card design such as this, but it’s totally doable, easy, and the results are stunning! Make sure to check out the short video below for some tips in using this particular die for this card design.

The mixture of the dies, holographic paper, and see-through design makes this an absolutely stunning card. As it sits on display, different colors appear just depending on the angle of light that is catching it. It’s almost like glass etching. In the photos above, blue turns to a gold, and even pastel as seen below:

The details of the String Art Circle are so stunning, with so many options. In the photo above, I’ve die cut one out of black. All the pieces were left intact to create a background for the holographic outline. Left over negative pieces were used to embellish the center, along with an iridescent black pearl. Wow! This has to be one of my all-time favorite cards.

For the interior, I added another String Art Circle cut out of the holographic paper to match the exterior. A light gray paper creates the background, with a white center for an embellishment. It’s a great card to have on hand because it’s so versatile. Depending on colors used, this could be very masculine or very feminine, and is great for any occasion from wedding, anniversary, birthday… even a holiday greeting would be beautiful. The inside font could be casual or formal, so it’s great for any style, too! Room for writing a note or even a larger sentiment is on the back.

No matter how hard I try, photos simply do not do this card justice. Check out the video below for some tips, tricks, and to see this card in action!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Supplies

57346 String Art Circle
57350 Interlock Frame
CL490 Greeting Basics

August 20, 2020
Pumpkin Lacework | by Crystal Komara

Hello readers! This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing two cards using the beautiful new “Autumn Breeze” layering plates and “Pumpkin Lacework” stamp set and coordinating dies. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and I couldn’t be more excited about these new products!

I stuck with a traditional fall color palette of white, orange, olive green and gold for these A2 sized cards.

Just look at that beautiful stitching from the Autumn Breeze Layer Plate A!

Here is the second card I created using the “Pumpkin Lacework” stamp set and coordinating dies:

I have created a step-by-step YouTube video tutorial showing how both of today’s cards were made. I hope you will enjoy it!

I still look forward to creating even more cards using these beautiful new fall products! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Supplies

8153 Pumpkin Lacework clear stamp and die set

56130 Autumn Breeze Plate Layer Set

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

August 19, 2020
Ornaments and more Ornaments! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

For today let’s make some Ornaments! The layering dies we will be using today are Bella, Twinkle, Marisol, Flicker and the Basic Set… When you combine all these together your possibilities for your creations are endless!

What was even better I was able to dig into my stash and use up some scrap pieces of cardstock and started die cutting all my pieces!

I made sure I die cut two of every layer I wanted to use for each ornament. This way we are able to make our ornaments double sided and place our hanger inside the two layers!

When we look at our stash, we also have the opportunity to choose colors that we normally would not consider, sometimes we get stuck on the traditional colors for the holidays! Choose any color to brighten up your Christmas Tree!

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

56115 Belle Ornament Layer Set
56114 Marisol Ornament Layer Set
56116 Twinkle Ornament Layer Set
56117 Flicker Ornament Layer Set
57314 Ornament Basics

August 17, 2020
Stenciled and Stitched Balloon Card | By Leigh Houston

Hello, friends! I am so happy you stopped by today. I’m here sharing how I made this stenciled and stitched balloon card using Birch Press Design’s Party Balloon dies.

These Party Balloon dies are truly a must-have for creating birthday or celebratory cards. I love their stitched details! To start my card, I die cut my largest balloon and added stenciled details using Poppystamps’s Romantic Blooms stencil and Distress Oxide Inks. I then die cut two smaller balloons and added color with the same shades of Distress Oxide inks, being sure to keep a highlight area for some realism.

To add some more interest to the balloons, I stitched through the stitch holes using gold metallic thread and a simple backstitch. I then adhered some of the same thread to the back of the balloons to create their strings.

To finish the card, I splattered a sky-colored background panel with some white paint. I then cut my “celebrate” sentiment from gold mirror cardstock. I popped up my largest balloon with foam tape and adhered my balloons to the cards, wrapping their strings somewhat loosely around the back of the panel to add to the floating effect. A few sparkly sequins and this card was finished!

I hope you like this simple but pretty celebration card! Links to the products I used are below. Thanks again for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon with another card project!

Supplies

57073 Party Balloon
T101 Romantic Blooms Stencil
Celebrate Sugar Script

August 16, 2020
Ornament Tag Trio | By Amanda Wilcox

Welcome everyone! This is Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today to share a trio of Christmas tags I made with the new ornament sets.

Let’s start with making the tag bases. I took a regular sheet of cardstock and folded it down the middle length-wise.

Then I place my base ornament die hanging off the folded edge about 1/4 inch and ran it through my die cutter. I got 3 tag bases out of 1 sheet of cardstock.

Then I moved on to creating the ornament fronts. I die cut the layers from different colors of cardstock and adhered them with liquid glue. Here are the layers to the Marisol ornament.

Then I moved on to the components from the original ornament basics set and created one from just those.

And lastly, I decided to create a twinkle ornament today too. These are so fun I really could have kept going.

As I mentioned earlier, I used liquid glue and adhered all of these layers together to create the fronts to my tags. Then I added the tag bases to the back of them. I die cut the ornament topper from the basics set and attached those to the tops. Let’s look at the finished product of each ornament.

This is the one using just the ornament basics dies. Once it was finished I thought the middle was empty so I added the word “friend” across the middle. I love how this turned out!

Here is the marisol ornament all finished with some baubles added for extra texture and interest. I think this one is just gorgeous! Definitely my favorite.

And the twinkle ornament with some gems added to it to finish everything off as well. Isn’t it just so pretty? I can’t wait to try this one in silver and blue.

I hope you enjoyed these ornament tags today and find some inspiration to create something wonderful.

Have a fabulous day.

Supplies

57314 Ornament Basics

56114 Marisol Ornament Layer Set

56116 Twinkle Ornament Layer Set

57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

August 8, 2020