Hello! Part of the brand new release at Birch Press Design is this fabulous Hexagon Box Base. Such a festive box with lots of room inside, and the dies are unique because they allow for total customization of height.
Rather than design each side (which could be done in so many different ways with stamps or dies!) I used the Mini Grandiose Bevel Plate Layer Set – it fits perfectly! There are other designs also available, such as the Mini Honeycombs or the Mini Dazzle sets that also work.
I used the Hexagon Lid which is an add-on to the base set, along with the Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set to create a 3D flower to sit on top of the lid (The Vivid Bloom set also fits perfectly!)
I cut into the petals of the Vivid Blooms to separate them a little, wet the paper, and ran a stylus inside the petals for a fun, eclectic look. For the center, I poured on some glue, and let matching colors of sequins fall into place. The glue dried clear leaving a fun pile of sparkle! What a fun project!
I’ve created a video to show how I created this box and lid and that can be seen here, but these boxes can be made so many different ways! Enjoy the video, and have a great day!
Hello, friends! I’m so happy you stopped by today! I’m here sharing a new stitched card made with Birch Press Designs’s new Kinsley and Viola dies. These two dies work so beautifully together and combined to make the perfect summery thank you card.
I started my card by die cutting my center medallion from Kinsley Layers A (in white) and C (in a medium pink). After adhering these two layers together, I decided to add some stitching along the stitch lines from layer C. I accomplished this by poking through the holes to enlarge them ever-so-slightly, then using a simple backstitch with two strands of white DMC floss. This was really fast and easy and added some pretty texture to the medallion. I then cut a backing piece from Birch Press’s Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set (this set cuts the perfect backing for the Kinsley Layering dies).
To create my background panel, I die cut the Viola Layer Plate A from thin cardstock, and used this piece as a stencil to color a background panel using alcohol markers in lime green and pool shades. I then cut a new Viola Layer A and attached this clean piece over the colored panel using strong liquid adhesive.
All that was left to do was assemble the card! I adhered my center medallion to the panel, then die cut my thank you sentiment from the Sugar Script “thanks” (I cut off the “s”) and you dies. Some little gems in the centers of the florals finished the card.
I hope you enjoyed this project! I had such fun creating it. Thanks again for stopping by today, and I’ll see you again soon with another fun Birch Press Design card!
For today’s project I wanted to create a SLIMLINE card featuring the Cora Layering Die set and the wonderful Big and Bold Sentiment Die sets!
I started, as always getting my die cuts ready and set them aside so I could create my card base and design panel. The panel is cut 3 ½ inches x 8 ½ inches while the card base is cut at 7 inches x 8 ½ inches and scored along the 7-inch side at 3 ½ inches.
I layered my dies and also my sentiments and used my liquid adhesive to make sure they were secure. Before I placed my focal die cuts, I used some ink and a blending brush to add a hint of color around the edge of the design area.
I center my first die cut and then added one to each side and trimmed the edges with my long shears.
Added my first sentiment ‘HAPPY’ to the front of my card and then I added the second sentiment ‘BIRTHDAY’ to the inside!
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!
Hello everyone. It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook sharing a card using some new goodies that are available in the shop!
As soon as I saw this new Torus Ring, I just had to try it in rainbow before anything else. So I pulled out some cardstock and started cutting!
I cut the frame 3 times from black cardstock and the filler piece from 6 different rainbow colors of cardstock. I used my liquid glue to adhere all the frames together and put some clear blocks on top while it dried.
Then I took a white card base and the bold stripes stencil. I used a blending brush with some light gray ink for a subtle background.
Next, I chose the Big Lingo Happy dies for a sentiment. I cut the shadow from white and then letters from white and black and used liquid glue to adhere all the pieces. I used the outline from the black and the actual letter pieces from the white.
I adhered the colored pieces of the Torus Ring to the back of the frames and glued the whole thing to my card front. Then I added HAPPY on top and put clear blocks on it all while it dried.
Finally I moved on to finishing touches for my card. I added some flat confetti pieces scattered across and Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the HAPPY.
I feel like this card is great for any occasion. It’s just waiting for you to write what there is to be happy about on the inside.
Happy Everything! Happy Birthday! Happy Day! Happy You! The possibilities are endless. I always need cards like this in my stash because it’s fun to celebrate all kind of things at the drop of a hat.
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
For today’s project I dug into my stash and found all of those leftover backgrounds we tend to collect and keep while water coloring, spraying or smooshing our inks onto our card stock!
By using only, the Layer ‘A’ of the wonderful Birch Press Design Layering Die Set we can create some beautiful images for our greetings!
Use your die to cut your image and keep all the puzzle pieces intact! Choose to add dimension to your focal point or the background to give your art work a bit of interest!
Use your die and simply turn your image for it to stand out from the background it was cut from!
Use your die to create an impression into your cardstock!
All your panels will be ready for any occasion that comes along, you just need to add your 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!
Hello, friends! I’m so happy to be here today to share this dimensional butterfly card I made with Birch Press Designs’s Lovely Butterflies stamp set. This set is perfect if you’re a butterfly lover like me!
I started this card with a panel of dark blue cardstock. I used white pigment ink to blend a halo in the center of the card where my butterfly would be. I then embossed my sentiment from the Lovely Butterflies set with white embossing powder and added white splatters to give the card a night sky look.
I always keep my leftover negative die cuts from my Birch Press dies, so I chose some foliage and stars from the Avalon Layer A die. I colored the pieces with alcohol markers and accented them with layers of gouache on top.
For my butterfly, I stamped the image on white 110# cardstock. I then used gouache paint to paint the butterfly’s wings. I decided I wanted to make the butterfly look like it is flying, so I stamped the image once again and colored it with markers matching the gouache paints I had selected (this was a time-saver over painting a second butterfly).
To assemble my card, I adhered the marker-colored butterfly and my foliage onto my card base. I then folded my painted butterfly up the middle and adhered it to the bottom butterfly along the crease. This creates such a beautiful effect of the butterfly’s wings rising up from the card.
I hope you enjoyed this project! Links to the products I used are below. Thank you for stopping by today, and I’ll see you again soon with another card project!
Hello! Today I am celebrating the birth of my beautiful niece, Ava Rose! In honor of her, I have made some festive cards using the Grandiose Bevel Plate Set and a banner using the Lumina Set. I love being able to come up with whatever word fits the occasion, and I used the dies from the Mod Alphabet Stamp and die set. Each letter in this set has two dies; one for the top layer, and one for the base. I used black for the base, with a color for the top.
Notice in the above photo, there are two sizes of cards shown. The one on the left is a standard A2 size using the die set as it is. The cards on the right utilize the repeating pattern of the same die to make a larger card than the die! These cards are not quite as large as slimline cards, but very close and would fit in the slimline envelopes.
To accomplish this, I needed to do some partial die cutting. I know that when I first heard of this technique, I was intimidated and it seemed complicated. Please try this! It’s easy, fast, and opens up so many possibilities to die cutting. Here are some photos of the process.
Notice the top cutting plate does not cover the bottom of the die. To extend this die cut pattern, we don’t want the end to be cut out. Anything under the top cutting plate will cut, anything not under the top cutting plate will not cut. Here’s what we get below:
Next, we need to just line up die. This is done by overlapping the pattern a little with the die, so the die can “click” into the cut piece, thus lining everything up perfectly for extending. If you don’t feel it “lock” into place, sometimes it is helpful to line it up from the back, as shown below.
Next, place the top cutting plate over the die, but remember we don’t want the end of the die to cut our pattern so we partially cut once again, as shown below on the cutting plates.
Here is the result:
The finished piece measures 3.25 inches by 7.5 inches. To leave a small border around the design, I cut the card base slightly larger. Note: the dies, when stacked, have a bevel effect on one edge as shown in the “Yay!” card. I cut that bevel off with my trimmer (after gluing the layers together) so it did not have a bevel, as shown below:
The banner was so much fun to make, and super easy! I used the Lumina Layer Set in various colors. Even though the die cuts a full 4.25 x 5.5 design, I simply used scraps over the part I wanted to cut, as shown below:
Once the layers were cut and glued together, I glued that piece to a circle that closely matched the size of the design.
The circle creates a base to be folded over twine or ribbon. This is a one-sided banner, but to make the pattern visible from both front and back, simply glue another design onto the back… or use a different full circle design from Birch Press Design and fold in half. I love dies that have so much versatility!
I embellished each center with some Fairy Sugar glitter glue in matching colors, along with some heart-shaped sequins.
Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope these projects inspire your next celebration!
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing a patriotic inspired card. I don’t know if anyone actually sends 4th of July cards or not, but this idea would also work well for members of the military or law enforcement. The first time I saw the Mini Dazzle Bevel Layering Plates, I knew immediately that I wanted to create a flag in strips of red, white and blue.
In order to fit all three strips of the Mini Dazzle Bevel Layering Plates on this card, I had to size the card’s dimensions to 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ square.
Here is a step-by-step YouTube video tutorial showing how I created this card:
I hope you have enjoyed seeing a patriotic spin on this card! Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day.
Good morning! Ardyth here with a kind of accidental discovery. I was playing with this Memory Box Open Source Magnificent Sunflower embossing folder, wondering what to do with it. So often our embossing folders make amazing backgrounds, but this sunflower was crying out for centre stage!
First, here’s a look at the sandwich I used in my Gemini Junior – embossing folder with Bristol Smooth cardstock inside, rubber embossing mat and bottom/cutting plate. That’s it. Nothing on top. If you don’t have an embossing mat, you could use some cardstock as a shim to get the desired pressure to give you a crisp impression:
The rest was really quite simple. I used some watercolour markers and an aqua brush to colour the sunflower, building up layers of colour for visual interest:
The ink kind of settles into the details of the flower and leaves so it was really easy to get a no-line look with minimal effort! And it looks dimensional because, well, it is!
To finish it off, I stamped a sentiment from Lingo Thanks clear stamp set.
Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today to share this card I made featuring my favorite Birch Press Designs sentiments. I really wanted the sentiments to take center stage on this clean and simple card!
To start my card, I made a card base using the Birch Press Designs Amour Layering Set. I cut the base using Amour Layer A, then layered smaller hearts mounted with foam tape from Amour Layers B and C. I colored in the smallest hearts using an aqua alcohol marker. This provided the perfect simple but pretty card base for the sentiments.
I then die cut my sentiments from heavy 110# cardstock. I used small sponge daubers and my favorite shades of Distress Oxide Inks to ink blend a rainbow gradient onto the sentiments. I stamped the “and” from Birch Press’s You Are Awesome stamp set, which has such a wonderful array of sentiments (this one definitely makes my “most used” list of stamp sets!) A few sparkly sequins and this clean and simple card was finished!
I hope you enjoyed this project! Products used are listed below. I’ll see you soon with another card project. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
