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  • Sparkler Butterfly with a Floral Background! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Sparkler Butterfly with a Floral Background! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project, I used the Sparkler and Paradiso Butterfly Layering Die Set and for the background of these dies, some Washi Tape!

    Let’s start by covering our card stock panels with our washi tape. The two that I am using come in a wide and 1 inch size.

    I then die cut all my pieces from both the card stock covered in washi tape and plain white card stock. While I was at it, I made sure I glued my white butterfly die cuts together and set them aside to dry.

    For my die cutting I only used the base and the top layer for each butterfly! I wanted to make sure we could see the beautiful pattern of the washi tape…

    The panel completely covered with the washi tape it provided a perfect back drop for my layered die cut!

    A sentiment was stamped and embossed for each card and set in place!

    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


    Sparkler Butterfly Layer Set
    56060 Paradiso Butterfly Layer Set
    WT502 Sunset Blush Wide Washi Tape
    WT503 Sunset Blush 1 inch Washi Tape
    WT499 Rose Bouquet Wide Washi Tape
  • 2 for 1 Rainbow Thank You Card Design | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    2 for 1 Rainbow Thank You Card Design | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! Ardyth here with a duo of rainbow thank you cards using the Floral Star layering set.

    I wanted to see if I could get a layered look on a flat piece of cardstock, by using the die cuts as stencils. I thought about the order of layers and ink blending for a while (and made a mistake or two) before I was successful.

    Here’s what I learned:

    1. use the top layer (the one with the biggest holes) first and blend ink very lightly.
    2. repeat with the second layer, with slightly more ink
    3. finish with the bottom layer, and go heavy with the ink.

    I love that I got a 4-layered look from the 3 die cuts – 3 different shades of colours and the white ‘on top’!

    And of course I was left with 3 pretty, blended die cuts to use on another card. As I was gluing them together, I had a simple idea to add some interest and instead of lining up the petals (yellow on yellow etc), I turned each layer so that different colours were underneath.

    Here’s a video:

    Supplies

    56118 Floral Star Layer Set

    Big Thanks Sugar Script

  • Lovely Butterflies Art Journal! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Lovely Butterflies Art Journal! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today, instead of creating a card let’s stretch our stamps and use them in an art journal… The Lovely Butterflies stamp set is perfect for this type of project in so many ways!

    I started by creating my background using my distress oxides in shades of blue. 

    As my background was drying, I stamped my images and heat embossed them and grabbed my watercolors to add the bright colors to their wings!

    Now back to the background…  Here is where you can have all the fun…  stencil, splatter, paste – the possibilities are endless…  I chose to make sure I added a border using an old dictionary page…

    Once all my pieces were dry I fussy cut out my butterflies and placed them onto my page creating my rainbow!  I believe we cannot have enough rainbows right now!

    I used two of the sentiments from the stamp set and placed at the top and the bottom of my page to finish it off!

    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


    8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set
  • Rainbow Heart Thank You Card | by Leigh Houston

    Rainbow Heart Thank You Card | by Leigh Houston

    Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing this rainbow heart thank you card made with Birch Press Design’s Amour Layer A die. I have been crazy-inspired lately by Laura Bassen’s amazing colorful geometric cards. I sought to achieve a similar look using this layering die, which made it so fast and easy!

    I started out my card by die cutting two panels from the Amour Layer A die. I then separated the negative pieces into two piles and attached one of the panels onto a white cardstock base.

    Then the fun began! I cut each heart into two lengthwise pieces, and colored them using Copic markers (any markers would work). I then attached the two pieces to a base piece from the other pile. Before long, I had a colorful panel of hearts. I decided to leave the small hearts white to avoid the card from becoming too busy.

    Excuse the messy craft space… nothing like a little realism, huh?

    I finished my card by popping up all the heart pieces onto foam tape before adhering them onto the panel. I die cut my sentiment from Birch Press’s Thanks Sugar Script using gold mirror cardstock, then stamped the “you are the best” from the You Are Awesome stamp set onto vellum.

    I love the clean yet graphic look that you can achieve from just one layer of the layering dies! My daughter loved this card so much that she snagged it to attach to a gift of some crocheted ear savers we are sending to nurses working on the front lines in New York City. We hope they love it!

    Thanks so much for joining me here today, and I’ll see you soon with another card project. Stay safe and healthy!


    Supplies


    57042 Amour Layer A
    Thanks Sugar Script
    CL8151 You Are Awesome clear stamp set
  • 6 friendly cards with Sun Ray Triangle Layer Set | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    6 friendly cards with Sun Ray Triangle Layer Set | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! Ardyth here with 6 happy cards that are perfect for sending to friends! And all of them use just the top layer die from the Sun Ray Triangles Layered Dies set.

    For my first card, I used a form of inlaid die cuts, and I popped up the interior pieces (cut from Memory Box Twinkling Jewels glitter cardstock) and then removed the outline frame for a different look!

    Next, I used traditional inlaid die cuts, and included the black frames for a more dramatic look! (Notice that the Fairy Sugar glitter glues match the cardstock!)

    And of course, I needed to use up the glittery outline frames, so I glued them to a panel of white carstock, cut the panel with a circle and and then again, with a Vivid Bloom die, which I popped up with foam tape.

    I have even more cards to show you in my video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LFOtN6egIk&feature=youtu.be

    Supplies

    56108 Sun Ray Triangle Layer Set

    57300 Hugs Honey Script

    57310 Hello Honey Script

    57332 Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set

    40115 Iris glitter glue

    40101 Buttercup Glow glitter glue

    40121 Sour Apple Sparkle glitter glue

    40120 Tropical Glimmer glitter glue

    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

    PP1003 Cottage Meadow 6×6 pack

    58143 Lingo Thanks die set

  • Midnight Mandala Stencil | by Kimberly Wiener

    Midnight Mandala Stencil | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello there creative Birch Press fans! Today I bring you a very simple and easy way to make multiple cards without stamping or coloring. My supplies are the Mandala Stencil and the Big Hello Sugar Script die.

    Stencils are an excellent way to quickly add color and dimension to your projects. I really like to have several shades to my blended colors and stencils are very forgiving in that you don’t have to be perfect. The imperfections are what adds to the wonderful uniqueness of your creations.

    To create a set of these cards for yourself you will need to cut several 4 x 5 white cardstock panels. Center the Midnight Mandala Stencil onto the panels and blend your colors darkest to lightest rotating outward in a circling motion.

    Cut the stencilled panel to 3.5 x 5 and adhere to upper postion of a standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5) card base, leaving equal distance between the top edge and doth sides of the card base. Onto the lower base of the card, add a black card stock strip 5 x 2 and add the Big Hello Sugar Script word die.

    For these samples I have used distress inks, however any ink used with the newest blender brush type of blending tools will be just as striking. I hope that you are inspired to enjoy experimenting with stencils and finding out just how easy and fun it is!


    Supplies


    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script
    42031 Midnight Mandala Stencil
  • Stenciled Color Bars | by Jennifer Svare

    Stenciled Color Bars | by Jennifer Svare

    Hi everyone! Today’s cards were made with graduation in mind, but could be used for anyone starting a new chapter in life! These are watercolored using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. The clownfish was created by stamping in a very light ink, and colored in using a no-line watercolor technique. The turtle was stamped and embossed with gold embossing powder.

    The Ocean Fantasy clear stamp set has so many great sea life stamps. I practiced a lot with the clownfish. No-line coloring is new to me and I really enjoy it. The turtle was super quick, because it was simply embossed and colored in with multiple colors. After the colors were scribbled in, I went in with a water brush and simply blended it together. Really fun! A few gems were placed on the turtle’s shell for a little sparkle, and I coated the white parts of the clownfish with a clear glitter brush pen for shimmery scales.

    The thin bars were created using distress oxide inks and the Midnight Mandela stencil. I simply masked off the area that I wanted to color with blue painter’s tape, laid down the stencil where I wanted it to be, and colored it in. The Follow Your Dreams sentiment is part of the Lovely Butterflies stamp set.

    I wanted to show how the stencil works with very thin as well as thicker lines – two very different looks.

    So many of the sea creatures would look great for this style of card, and all are easy and a lot of fun to color in!

    Thanks for checking in today! I hope you have a wonderful day!


    Supplies


    CL8148 Ocean Fantasy clear stamp set
    CL8150 Lovely Butterflies clear stamp set
    42031 Midnight Mandala Stencil
  • String Art Corner Die! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    String Art Corner Die! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back!

    For today’s project I am going to be featuring the String Art Corner Die with some bright and bold backgrounds…

    I started by creating my backgrounds first so they would have time to dry while I did all my die cutting! Since our backgrounds are so bright and bold I only used white card stock for all my die cutting!

    Using our liquid adhesive, we can layer our die cuts in different combinations!

    Once each of my panels were dry, I cut them down to 4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in and using my liquid adhesive I placed my die cuts in the corners of each of my backgrounds.

    For one of my backgrounds I made sure I made a die group in a rainbow and then offset them from each other when using my glue to put them together.

    All panels were set onto a Standard A2 size top folding card base (4 ¼ inch x 5 ½ inch)!

    My sentiments were stamped and them placed onto our cards using double side foam squares.

    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


    CL8151 You Are Awesome clear stamp set
    57328 String Art Corner
  • Dimensional Card Using Die Cut Negatives | By Leigh Houston

    Dimensional Card Using Die Cut Negatives | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, crafty friends! I’m here today with a card I made using Birch Press Design’s Avalon Frame Layer Set. To make this fun, colorful card, I used the negative die cuts that come out of the dies when you cut the beautiful layered panels. This was so fun to make and there was nothing wasted!

    To start, I die cut all three panels from the Avalon Frame Layer Set. I then popped out the pieces from Layer A (the layer with the largest pieces) and colored them with markers. After adhering the Layer A panel onto a cardstock base, I glued the colored pieces back into their spaces (like putting together a puzzle). I then continued the process with Layer B, popping out the pieces, coloring them in, and glueing them onto the bottom later. I finished up with Layer C (the smallest pieces), again coloring and layering. This process was really methodical and relaxing, and didn’t take much time at all. I set aside the panels from Layers B and C for my next project.

    To finish the card, I die cut a “Smile” sentiment from Birch Press’s Smile Sugar Script die three times, stacking them and then adding some clear glaze on top for some shine. Some black enamel dots finished up this card!

    This card has so much fun texture and dimension. I hope you’re inspired to give this technique a try… it’s so fun, easy, and yet another way to stretch your Birch Press Designs Layering dies.

    I’m so happy you stopped by today! I’ll see you soon with another card project!


    Supplies


    56066 Avalon Frame Layer Set
    57095 Avalon Frame Layer A
    57096 Avalon Frame Layer B
    Smile Sugar Script

  • Shadow Dies as Windows | by Jennifer Svare

    Shadow Dies as Windows | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Shadow dies are so versatile and can be used as either a background for the letters, a window, or as in this case – both!

    The sentiment is actually on the inside of the card, so is visible when opened.

    Here the shadow die was also used for a background for the word. I used the light green glitter paper from the Delicate Pastel 6 x 6 pad to create the background, along with the Handwritten Hello and Outline.

    These cards were so fast and simple to make, it was fun to use different colors and sentiments. For the card above, I used the Handwritten Just a Note die set. It comes with the words and an outline. It’s not a window in this example, but easily could have been.

    Each card started off the same way, and that was by stamping outlined flowers onto colorful backgrounds. I love the beautiful lines from the Wild Rose Stem clear stamp set by Memory Box. Next, I placed the shadow die where I wanted the window to be, secured it, and then taped the colorful sheet onto the white card base. The die easily cuts through two sheets of paper, so it created the window through the top of the card and base both at the same time. It saved time, but also made sure the windows aligned perfectly.

    I trimmed the sides down for a border on each side, and then it was time to embellish!

    The insides of the flowers have wonderful outlines of stamen, which is perfect for little dabs of Fairy Sugar.

    Can you see the different colors of the glitter glue? It added such a great, subtle variety in color to make little colorful stamen sparkles.

    These glitter glues from Birch Press Design are such gorgeous colors. The pastels have a subtle look but yet catch the light and show their colors when titled. So beautiful to see in person!

    For the card above, I used the words and shadow die from the Hello Honey Script set. I die cut the letters out of yellow and also pink. I stacked them so there would be an extra shadow layer underneath. So many fun ways to use word dies, along with outlines! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!


    Supplies


    CL5258 Wild Rose Stem clear stamp set
    57310 Hello Honey Script
    57333 Handwritten Hello and Outline
    57334 Handwritten Just a Note and Outline
    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad
    40110 Orange Sherbet glitter glue