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  • Using Dies with Alcohol Ink Panels

    Using Dies with Alcohol Ink Panels

    Hello, there! It’s Ashlea and I’m thrilled to be back again sharing some inspiration with you. I don’t know about you, but I have recently be re-obsessed with alcohol inks. They’re so fun to play with and I love the looks I get when playing around with different colors. I always end up with tons of alcohol ink panels and try to brainstorm ways that I can use them on my cards and projects. I’ve shared a few ideas in this video on my Youtube channel. Check it out here:

    For my first card in the video I used alcohol ink on a die cut piece of card stock. I used the Peony Blooms layer A die and created a floral texture with the alcohol ink by using my darkest color (Cranberry)in the center of the flower shadows, then the lighter color (Pink Sherbet) and using my “air puffer” while rotating the card stock. This technique gives a great feathery texture that lends itself really well to alcohol inks, in my opinion.

    For my next couple of cards, I used pre-made alcohol ink panels and used word dies on one of them while I used the other as a card front. In this first one I cut out both the shadow die portion of the Big Friend Sugar Script die and the word die. I used these inversely with white card stock cut outs of the opposite dies (white shadow die for alcohol ink word cut out and white card stock word cut out for the alcohol ink shadow cut out) and created clean and simple cards with them using also the Aurora dies.

    And finally, my alcohol ink card front consisted of a pretty clean and simple alcohol ink art panel using just the color Eggplant and the gold mixative. I trimmed the card stock down to 3 3/4″ by 5″ and paired it with the inside dies of the Aurora layers A and B. For my sentiment I used the “smile” die and the “so glad we’re friends” sentiment from the Lingo Thanks clear stamp set.

    Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope that you’ve gotten some ideas on how you can use those alcohol ink panels that you’ve created! I’ll see you again very soon!


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    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script
    56084 Aurora Layer Set
    Smile Sugar Script
    CL8143 Lingo Thanks
  • Transparent Spring Card | by Jennifer Svare

    Transparent Spring Card | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Isn’t it great to see signs of spring finally arriving? Today, I wanted to make a card that was light, bright, fun, and would be great for a quick Easter card, or just springtime greetings.

    The card base is made out of clear acetate. The front is the beautiful Fiori Egg layering die set. There are four layers to the egg including the Stitched Egg background.

    The top two layers are both white, the third layer is gold, and the background layer is a holographic pink. I love how the top two layers of the white give it dimension with the stitching showing through, while the gold and background offer such colorful, beautiful elegance to the card while still keeping it clean and simple.

    I die cut the Layer A from the Avalon Frame out of white vellum, and used the negative spaces to glue onto the inside of the acetate that will show to the front of the card. Using a hole punch, I added little centers to the negative spaces of the flowers.

    Using vellum allows for color to show through from the back panel, and adds to the light, springy feel of the card. Glue dots are a wonderful adhesive for the vellum. It doesn’t show through the vellum or the acetate!

    The inside backing to the Fiori Egg is a background cut out of pink, with the Spring Blessings sentiment from the Spring Blessings stamp set. Room for a personal note is on the inside, hidden by the egg when closed.

    Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Spring to you!


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    Spring Blessings clear stamp set
    57095 Avalon Frame Layer A
    Stitched Egg Set
    56066 Avalon Frame Layer Set
  • 4 Cards, 2 Dies by Ashlea Cornell

    4 Cards, 2 Dies by Ashlea Cornell

    Hello all! I’m glad to be back here with you today trying a new type of video for me. I love watching videos that show how many cards you can make with a limited number of techniques so, I put together one of my own today! I hope that you enjoy it and get some ideas on ways to stretch your own supplies.

    For my first set of cards I’m using the Butterfly Garden layer set. I have a confession here: there is technically a third die in this step, infinity circle dies. But they’re basic and this step could technically be done with scissors or a craft knife if you wanted. I love the way these two came out and that they’re both any occasion cards so that I can use them whenever I find myself needing a card.

    For my next set, I used the Big Friend Sugar Script die and created this one with some patterned paper and also some embellishment hearts from the Amour Arch layer A. To create this colorful stacked look, I used the word die on four pieces of different colored light weight card stock and adhered them all together slightly off center from each other. This way, all the colors peek out and create a wonderfully simple yet impactful piece.

    Finally, I created the card you see above on the far left. It’s a a very simple card using the negative pieces of card stock from the “friend” word die. I love this as a masculine card and I often have trouble creating those, so this technique will definitely be one I use again and again!

    Thank you so much for stopping by today! I’ll see you again very soon!


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    Butterfly Garden Plate Layer Set

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    CL8143 Lingo Thanks

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    58143 Lingo Thanks die set

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    57238 Amour Arch Layer A

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    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

  • Happy Peach Cobbler Day! | by Jennifer Svare

    Kessa Arch Layers make beautiful muffin and cupcake wrappers

    Hello! It’s so great to be back at Birchpress Design, and just in time for Peach Cobbler Day, April 13th. It’s a great excuse to make and take delicious treats to friends and family, and today I’ll offer some ideas of how Birchpress Design has us covered!

    With a slight modification to the Kessa Arch layers, gorgeous muffin wrappers can be made, the kind that can be used again and again. They simply slip on kind of like a napkin ring and are very sturdy. I’ll show how easy they are to make in the video.

    The Waves Plate set make a gorgeous “peaches and cream” card – so simple and so elegant. Simply choose the colors, die cut the layers, and attach to a card base. Love those easy cards that only look like they took a long time to make. This one’s FAST.

    Muffins can be delivered in disposable pan, wrapped with Birch Press Design’s Lavender Metallic Ribbon

    I also got brave and made a modification to an apple from An Apple a Day die set to make a peach instead. I always feel intimidated when thinking about coloring, so my challenge today if you feel the same is just to do it, and don’t overthink yourself out of trying it. Distress inks make it easy, and it’s a very forgiving shape to color. I’ll help by offering color suggestions as well as some how-to’s in the video.

    In addition to the peach tag, a card could be made instead. Here I used one of my all-time favorite die sets, the Maxwell layers. The Mango Gingham made a wonderful layer, too!

    This project is all about connecting with friends, family, or neighbors. Grab your apple dies if you don’t have peaches, whip up the easiest peach cobbler muffin recipe you can find on the internet, and go make someone’s day! It’s the thought that counts, and it will be so appreciated ~ fun, too!

    Have a wonderful day, and I can’t wait to see you again soon!


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    57080 An Apple A Day
    57000-MA Maxwell Layer Set
    Mango Gingham
    Mango A2 notecards
    Kessa Arch Layer Set
    Wave Plate Layer Set
    Lavender Metallic Ribbon
  • 5 Backgrounds 1 Stamp | by Justine Hovey

    5 Backgrounds 1 Stamp | by Justine Hovey

    It’s Justine again here on the Birch Press Blog with a fun idea on how to use the Hex Fade Frame Stamp/Die set to create 5 backgrounds. These are my favourite types of stamps because the possibilities, colours and layout are endless!

    I think this one is my favourite with the woven look of stamped images and die cut stamped images. It’s so simple yet looks dimensional and complex. You can watch the creation of these cards in my video!

    I think when creating bulk cards it’s either for creating a bunch of cards to give to different people OR you can create a set to use as a gift. I do this often and had that in mind which is why I chose the same colour palette to go with the card bundle.


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    CL8138 Hex Fade
    58138 Hex Fade die set
    57201 Big Hello Sugar Script
    CL8140 Shining Mandala
  • Hello | By Eloise Blue

    Hello | By Eloise Blue

    Hi friends, Eloise here and today I’ll be using the Adora Layer Set along with the Big Lingo Type Hello Die to create a ‘Hello’ themed card. I’ll be using the insides of the Adora Layer Set instead of the frames to create the heart ‘wreaths’.

    I started off with die cutting each of the Adora Layers from different shades of pink cardstock and layering up the hearts from the dies into the wreath shape. I used the die as a guide to adhere them down exactly how they come within the die. I started off with the larger heart first and worked my way up to the smallest.

    Once I had adhered all my hearts together, I decided to also adhere the middle piece as well to create a more full design.

    For my sentiment, I die cut the Lingo Hello from red and white and adhered them together. Since they got lost within the hearts, I freehand cut to banners, one from black and one from kraft and adhered them together as well.

    Lastly, I added adhesive onto the back of the ‘Hello’ word and adhered it on top of the banner and also added foam tape onto the back of the banners and adhered them into the centre of my heart design.

    Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you next time.


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    56093 Adora Layer Set
    57229 Big Lingo Type Hello
  • Weekend Sale!

    Weekend Sale!

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    Share the Happiness!

    Our Adora Layer set is one of our favorites! Add it to a greeting when you want intricate and loving details. The sentiment is from our Lingo Thanks Stamp set – which pairs perfectly with the You Sugar Script die!

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    So Thankful
    The Kaleidoscope Heart really dazzles on this artful card! Tone on tone layers inside a heart shape are a stunning backdrop for the Thanks Sugar Script Die.

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    56093 Adora Layer Set
    CL8143 Lingo Thanks
    Big You Sugar Script
    56095 Kaleidoscope Heart Layer Set
    Big Thanks Sugar Script
  • Butterflies In Flight | Using Die Negatives | by Ashlea Cornell

    Butterflies In Flight | Using Die Negatives | by Ashlea Cornell

    Hello again! I’m so glad to be back today showcasing a different way to use your dies that utilizes your scraps and turns them into treasure. Let’s get started with this video tutorial featured on my YouTube channel:

    I love being able to use my scraps, and when I can do it in a way that the scraps are the focus of the project, that’s even better. The Butterfly Garden Die Plate set is one of the most versatile sets that I’ve seen from Birch Press. Plate “C” can be used alone as it offers such great detail in those stitched swirls and details, but also the butterfly cuts can be used in such beautiful ways in other cards and with other products as well. I decided to use the largest and smallest size butterfly dies in my project today.


    I decided to use patterned paper for my “A” plate, but you could definitely use a solid color, or make your own watercolor panel and use that! For my “C” plate, I used vellum and then adhered the smaller butterflies to the larger ones just in the center and then curled the smaller wings to give dimension and interest. I thought this added a lot of whimsy to the card, almost like the butterflies were in flight.

    It’s tough to see, but I added score lines every half an inch to my card front to add a little more interest without adding color or too much detail as I wanted the butterflies and the Big Friend Sugar Script die to be the focus of the card.

    I hope that you’ve enjoyed learning a bit about how I used my scraps to create this beautifully simple card for any occasion. I’d love to know ways that you use your scraps from Birch Press dies as well! Comment below to give me more ideas. -ha! I’ll see you again very soon!


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    CL8143 Lingo Thanks

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    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script

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    Butterfly Garden Plate Layer Set
  • Pastel Egg | by Jeanne Jachna

    Pastel Egg | by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi and thanks for stopping by! My hands down favorite technique is color block. I love the clean lines and bold graphic design you can achieve with this effect.

    Today I’m sharing a pastel egg design that looks complicated but is very easy.

    I started by creating a background with the Tall Triangle dies set. My 4.25 x 5.5″ card base is topped with a slightly smaller panel of dark teal card stock. Next I cut the second largest Tall Triangle twice with a medium teal, and three times with a light teal. I assembled the triangles on their reverse side with washi tape, and trimmed the panel to my card size.

    I cut the largest Stitched Egg from the assembled Tall Triangle panel and adhered it to my card base. The pastel eggs are created by cutting the two Stitched Egg dies at the same time. I have a magnetic cutting plate that holds the dies in place for me, but you could also tape the die cuts in place before running them through your die cut machine.

    Cutting the Tall Triangle panel with the Stitched Egg left a stitched outline around the die cut opening. The remaining eggs were inserted and adhered inside the egg shaped opening.

    The Simple Joy sentiment makes a clean greeting when paired with the Joy and Peace clear stamp set. I love that I’m repurposing a holiday stamp set so I get more value from it.

    Wishing you a wonderful day with time to do what you love best!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

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    Stitched Egg Set
    57218 Simple Joy
    57216 Tall Triangle Set
    CL8131 Joy and Peace clear stamp set
  • Fun Clean and Simple Cards | Ashlea Cornell

    Fun Clean and Simple Cards | Ashlea Cornell

    Hello, there crafters! Ashlea here. I’m thrilled to be on the blog today sharing some of my favorite tips for jazzing up a clean and simple card. I love creating CAS cards, but I often find myself wishing there was something I could add to help it be a little more elevated. Check out my YouTube video below to see how I created this fun yet clean and simple card:

    Before adhering my Kaleidoscope Heart layers A, B and C, I created score lines into my card front cut at 4″ x 5 1/4″. This is one of my favorite tricks for adding interest to a clean and simple card. It brings such detail without adding too much texture or any color at all. I then adhered my layers, C first, then B, and finally A to my card front. I used the sentiment “You Mean The World To Me” from the Lingo Thanks stamp set and embossed it in white embossing powder on a black piece of card stock.

    This is another great way to add some interest and contrast to a CAS card. Finally, after adhering my card front to my A2 sized base (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) I used iridescent gems on each of the small circle cut outs in the center portion of the heart. I love the sparkle this added to the card and love that it adds a small amount of color based upon how the light hits the card.

    I hope that you’ve enjoyed learning a bit about how I created this card and my favorite tips for elevating a CAS style. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I’ll see you again very soon!




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    CL8143 Lingo Thanks