In today’s video we are going to explore using a die set 3 different ways. I think it’s so important to use our supplies in the most ways possible to ensure that the price we paid is worth it! So in today’s video tutorial we will be exploring how these dies are put together, inlaid die cutting and how to create a collage or spirograph which is a new technique I tried out.
Above, you can see how the die was intended to be used. Layered on top of one another to create a beautiful Lotus. I just adore this die and it’s fine details. In order to glue this, I used a pen glue tip since it was quite thin.
For the next card, I cut out a bunch of Layer A lotuses in various shades. I used the frames on the card below and some of the inner pieces above. I love when I can use up those scraps. I simply fit the little pieces into a white frame.
Lastly, I cut out 9 of the Lotus A dies in three different colours that combine so nicely together. I thought of the clock here, as explained thoroughly in the video, and arranged them to look like a spirograph. It is such an interesting background!
Hello! Exciting news today! Brand new holiday dies have arrived, and I could not wait to make a window card with the Nobilia Ornament Plate Layer Set. So much fun!
For my first example, I used white for the very top layer, followed by silver, teal to match the base of the card, and finally a darker teal glitter card stock for the backing. I followed the same pattern of layers for the ornament. The ornament can be inlaid into the center for the front, but I chose to put it into the inside of the window for today’s card. This way, the ornament shows when the card is both opened and closed.
Along with the ornament, the sentiment says “Sending our love” from the Sending Love clear stamp set.
A small cap was added to the top of the ornament using a piece of silver card stock.
For the second example, I used a holographic card stock for my silver layer, and I love the look this created. Layering dies are so much fun, and this particular die set has so many options with the removable panels and ornament!
Check out the video below to see both of these cards, along with instructions on how to create the window effect using these dies. Thank you for stopping by today!
I started off with white heat embossing the school of fish image and a couple of the singular fish as well onto some watercolour cardstock. I then ink blended some Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks over the entire background. I flicked on some water and dried it off with a heat tool.
I then white heat embossed the ‘Thank You’ sentiment onto a thin strip of black cardstock. I added a hemp cord bow to the side and adhered it down.
I finished off by adding googly eyes onto a few of the fish just for a little added interest. I also cut the panel at an angle and adhered it to a grey card base.
The video is linked below if you’d like to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWjzC7yvnDU
Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I’ll see you all next time.
Hello! Thanks for stopping by! Today I’ve made a Thanksgiving place card. We have a large family, so now’s the time to start creating them! We also draw names for Christmas gifts between siblings, so each year our place cards go into the name drawing and these cards a really fun, festive way to draw names after dinner.
I used a clear acetate for the card base, but any color would work. Check out the video below for more details on how this place card was made! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a great day!
For today, let’s layer some stamps, but this time they are 6 x 6 background stamps! The two sets used are called Hugs Tile and Wishing Tile. Not only do you get a 6 x 6 back ground stamp but also some sentiments and accents that all work together! These sets are perfect on their own, but they work beautifully together!
From the Wishing Tile I pulled the 6 x 6 stamp and used a dye ink to stamp onto my shite card stock. I stamped this twice since it was the first time, I used the stamp.
Once it was set, I then pulled the 6 x 6 stamp from the Hugs Tile stamp set and layered it onto top of my image. These stamp sets layer together perfectly and accent each other well! Instead of ink for this layer, I used my yersamark ink and embossing powder.
Pulled two dye inks and started stamping the small flower stamp into the areas that were open. After I got the first layer down, I used the same stamp and added the dye ink only to the center of the stamp with a sponge dauber. This added a little shading to the center of the flower.
I then finished the flowers with the center circle stamp with the same ink I used to add the shadows.
I cut my stamped image down and was able to make two cards from this one panel. One measured 4 inches x 5 ¼ inches and the other was 1 inch x 5 ½ inch. These were backed onto card stock from my stash and then placed onto my standard A2 size card base.
Stamp a sentiment on one of the cards using due ink and embossing powder.
Here are some close ups of the finished cards!
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!
This is a simple jellyfish card in a deep, clear ocean blue background. The deep ocean is clear and beautiful – so peaceful with no distractions. Can you imagine the quiet flicker of lights from a jellyfish as it floats by? The tentacles on this card sparkle and “move” with holographic embossing powder when tilted in the light. The photos capture the basic idea, but in real life, there is a lot of movement created when the light hits the tentacles.
I remember being in Monterey Bay Aquarium several years ago, and the jellyfish exhibit absolutely captivated me. The way the jellyfish seemed to have lights running through them was amazing.
By the way, heat resistant acetate makes a beautiful jellyfish when using the holographic embossing powder! Very hard to photograph, but it’s a must-try if using this stamp. I had a lot of fun playing with that idea as I created today’s project. In the end, the white and blue card won because it stood the better chance of being photographed, but I would like to encourage anyone to give that a try with this stamp. Gorgeous!
I love how the jellyfish stamp from the Ocean Fantasy stamp set has very delicate tentacles, along with a couple thicker ones that are perfect for adding color or sparkles to. I stamped with VersaFine ink, then used white for the embossing powder for the main image and lettering. (I can also see a gold embossed jellyfish on a plain white card using the double embossing technique. So many options!)
After the main stamp had been embossed, I used a VersaFine pen to create little dots on the cap, and “colored” in two of the tentacles with this clear ink. Using a VersaFine pen is a great way to add embossing to little hand-drawn dots and color fill-ins. I then put holographic embossing powder over what I had drawn in, and heat embossed a second time.
The sentiment from Let Your Light Shine stamp set along with the jellyfish creates such a simple but strong message and I love that about this card.
When holding this card straight, the sparkles do not stand out, but when tilted, the “lights” shine and even seem to be moving as the card moves in the light. If you’ve never seen a jellyfish glow, it is really worth seeing! In the meantime, this is a super easy, fast card to make and I hope you give it a try!
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Hello again everyone! Ashlea here and I’m thrilled to be back with some tips using one of the newest die sets available from Birch Press. The Epiphany Layer set reminded me so much of the holidays, specifically a wreath, so I wanted to bring in festive colors that would help remind others of that as well! To do this, I customized my colors for each layer by creating my own colored card stock. I used Catherine Pooler inks for this and used a “pad to paper” technique that I’ve used here before, but it’s so useful that I thought it warranted another mentioned.
To create the wreath part of the image, I used Lime Rickey on white card stock for Layer A, Grass Skirt on white card stock for Layer B, and finally Spruce on white card stock for layer C. I love the dimension these colors give to my “wreath” and that they work so well to get the point of the wreath across.
For the center of the wreath I thought I’d bring in the reds to complete my holiday palette. I used Samba for Layer A, Polished for Layer B, and Peppermint Scrub for Layer C. Again the choice to darken the tones on the descending layers gives a great deal of shadow and depth to the collections of die cuts.
As you can see from the die in the photo above, there is even one more piece to the die that I have omitted for this card but saved for another time. I love these types of cover dies that can be used together or separately to create so many looks and types of designs for cards.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed learning a bit about how I created this look using the new Epiphany Layer set!
GIVEAWAY ALERT!! We are celebrating the new release at Birch Press Design, and are giving away the Epiphany Layer A die that I used on today’s card! For your chance to win leave a comment for me on today’s post. I love to read your comments.
2) For a second chance to win one for YOU and a FRIEND, follow us on Instagram @birchpressdesign Like the Instagram post for this card and TAG YOUR FRIENDS. One tag per comment please–the more friends you tag, the more chances you have to win. Both you are your friend must follow @birchpressdesign to be eligible to win. One comment will be selected and you and your friend will both receive this stamp set.
You must comment by midnight EST August 23. Winners will be announced August 26.
Hello! I’m back with some more Lotus Flower fun to share! Today, I’ve made a bunch of cards using different techniques using mostly Layer A from the set. For these first two cards, I did use inner die cuts from Layer B as well.
This die set has sparked so much creativity, and I have really enjoyed using supplies I haven’t used in a long time. The cards above have a Pearlized Paint stripe in the background. I used the Finetec Mica Pearlescent Watercolor set. The textured background is the Handmade Ivory Pebble paper also available here at Birch Press. When the light hits them, they glow with beautiful colors, as in the photo below.
I made this card *slightly* larger than standard size A2 so I could fit in a white border along the base with room around the die, but still fits in the A2 envelope.
I had very limited amounts of the pebbled paper in my stash, so for my next card, I painted a pearlescent ivory background, and embossed a pattern to create texture.
I tried some more layouts using only Layer A from the set, below. I am amazed at how many looks can be created using only ONE die!
For my first card using only Layer A from the Lotus Flower set, I die cut it from masking paper. I then painted the interior of the flower with the golden pearlescent paint. It is such a subtle elegance! All of these cards can be seen in action in the video.
The other cards were made using inlay techniques, mixed with different pearlescent areas of focus. The first card is strictly a petal inlay, with no borders. The middle card used leftover embossed paper with layer A to outline the negative space of the petals. The third card is simply the outline, but it has been painted with the pearlescent paints so when the light hits it, it is so gorgeous!
I’m using Layer A for most of the cards shown above, because I wanted to share ideas for the die that one lucky winner is going to WIN! Here are the details:
GIVEAWAY ALERT!! We are celebrating the new release at Birch Press Design, and are giving away this LOTUS LAYER A die! Want a chance to win? Here’s what you need to do to enter: 1) To enter the blog giveaway, just comment on this post. Which card do you like best? Can’t wait to read your comments!
2) For a second chance to win one for YOU and YOUR FRIEND, follow us on Instagram @birchpressdesign Like this Instagram post and TAG A FRIEND. 1 tag per comment, more tags the more chances you have to win. One comment will be selected and you and your friend will both receive this die.
You must comment by midnight USEST August 23. Winners will be announced August 26. GOOD LUCK!
Thanks for stopping by today! See these cards in action below:
This card is so much fun to make, and so simple! I die cut three layers of the Maxwell out of a slightly metallic silver cardstock so that the frame would have some extra dimension against the colored squares.
In addition to cutting out of silver, I also cut one each of a krafty green, yellow, beige, and a couple shades of blues. These colors were cut so that I could inlay each square with a color square that fit perfectly.
The Congrats was cut out of a copper metallic cardstock, and the shadow was out of the gray.
So many different color combinations could be used. Light pastels with a bright silver could even work for congrats on the baby! Fun to make – I hope you enjoyed!
