Hello! I’m so happy to be here today, and I’ve made a cheerful watermelon gift tag for today’s project.
I used the layers A, B, and C… but then added a staggered Layer A for some extra backing. The seeds are made from saving cutouts from black, sparkly paper. 
Check out the video below for more information on how I made this tag!
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Jeanne here today with three cards made with the Grace Layered Die set. I love the mandala inspired designs that have me thinking of India – exotic and beautiful.
I made three cards in rich royal colors with a hint of gold. I was thinking of peacock colors – blues, greens and yellows.
These dies are gorgeous, but where they really get interesting is in their versatility. If you look close you’ll see there are two circles inside the panel that are removable.
So you can switch out the ring with a different color..
Or the ring and the center circle. But it doesn’t have to stop there. The center ring can be switched out for the other circular shapes in the new release like Bali, Kaleidoscope, Adi, Prem or Viva. You can also use the center circles without the panel background. There’s lots of choices!
Today I just stuck with my three color choices and mixed up the rings and center circles to create these three cards.
The three die cut word sentiments in white are the new Big Sugar Script and they have outline dies. They’re bold enough to stand up to the intricate background dies. The stamped sentiments are from Just Because and Wishing You The Best clear stamp sets.
Imagine all the possibilities the flexibility of this release provides! Each card is unique and one of a kind with your choice of dies and colors!
Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″
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Our blog blitz is over but it’s not too too late to leave comments! You have until midnight US EST May 10 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on this blog on May 13.
We wanted to end the blog blitz with an extra special celebration – our very first Instagram Hop!! We sure hope you’ll join us. You can start here at our Instagram page!
TWO lucky winners (you and a friend you tag) will EACH WIN a complete cover panel die set (GRACE or BUTTERFLY Winner’s Choice – a $144 value).
The hop ends on May 9 @ midnight US EST and the winners will be posted on the Birch Press Design Blog on May 11. So what are you waiting for?
Hello! Welcome to Day 6 of the Blog Blitz! Today my project features the Bali set, along with the “Wishing” sugar script that has been cut down to say “Hi.”
I used the Sevilla Layer A set as a lattice background.
All three layers were used for the outside of the Bali, but the inside used only Layers B and C, along with the Mandala Circle Base. The center flowers from negative space cut-outs were stacked for the center, with a jewel on top.
I loved adding the different sparkle gems to the centers of negative spaces, but it also looks good left without the bling. Here is an example of leaving it plain.
Check out the video here:
The winner from today’s post will receive the Bali Layer A craft die!
Here’s all of the details…
The blog blitz runs from May 1-6, 2018. We’ll be giving away a prize on every blog blitz post during this time. To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the blog blitz you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per blog blitz. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST May 10 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on May 13. Good Luck! And LEAVE A COMMENT!! 🙂
On May 7 we’re having an Instagram Hop introducing you to the team and there’s a BIG PRIZE you won’t want to miss. Follow us on Instagram so you don’t miss it!
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Hi everyone and welcome, Eloise here and today is Day Four of the Blog Blitz and I’m so excited to be sharing my project with you today. Each day until the 6th of May, the designers for Birch Press Design will be sharing projects using the brand new release. There will also be a giveaway every day the Blog Blitz goes on, so make sure you read below to see how you can enter to win. For my project today, I’ll be using the Sparkler Butterfly A and D Dies along with the Thanks Sugar Script Dies to create a thank you card.
To begin my card today, I started off with cutting out three Sparkler Butterfly A Dies, and three Sparkler Butterfly D Dies from some watercolour cardstock. Once they were die cut out, I also ran through the Thanks Sugar Script Dies with some more watercolour paper as well.
To colour in my butterfly layers, I’ll be using my Mijello Misson Gold Watercolour palette and colouring each of my layers with two shades of the same colour. I coloured in a pink/red butterfly, a yellow/orange butterfly and a green butterfly. I did the A layer darker than the D layer, just for a little contrast. Once all my layers were coloured, I dried them with my heat tool. For my ‘Thanks‘ sentiment, I used a blue colour and water-coloured the bottom of the word and faded it up to white. I dried that also and set them off to the side.
Next, I took a piece of white cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot Machine with a Dotted Embossing Folder from We R Memory Keepers. Now that all my elements are ready, I can assemble my card. I used some foam squares to adhere the base of my butterflies to my card panel. I then used Multi Medium Matte adhesive to adhere my butterfly layers together. I set them off to the side to dry, then I used some foam tape on the back of the ‘Thanks‘ word and adhered it to a thin black strip of cardstock. I then used some detail scissors and cut v shapes at the end of each side. I added more foam tape to the back of my sentiment strip and adhered it to the centre of my middle butterfly. To finish off, I adhered my panel to a card base and that was my card completed.
Thanks so much for stopping by today, the video is linked down below for you all.
Now onto the giveaway details. The prize today is the Sparkler Butterfly A Die, like the one I used in my project pictured above. It works so well with all the layers, but even on it’s own. It’s super versatile and would be a great addition to your collection. The Blog Blitz is running from the 1st of May to the 6th of May. To be entered into this giveaway and all the others, make sure you leave a comment on the blog post. You have until Midnight US EST May 10 to comment and the winners will be announced on May 13. Good luck! Also, be sure to check by the Birch Press Design’s Instagram on May 7th. We will be having a Instagram Hop and there will be another giveaway so be sure to follow and hop along on that also.
Thanks again for stopping by, good luck and I’ll catch you all next time!
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Hi friends, Eloise here and today I have a moving house themed card for you all. I’ll be using the Home Sweet Home dies, along with Sending Love and Time to Celebrate stamp sets. I’ll also be pulling in this gorgeous handmade paper called Bouquet Handmade for my base and colour inspiration for the rest of my project.
To begin my card today, I first started off with die cutting my Home Sweet Home die. I cut it from some watercolour cardstock and separated all the pieces. Then, I watercoloured each of the pieces using my Mijello Misson Gold palette. I used the colours for inspiration from the paper. I coloured the base of my house with a purpley-pink colour, then the roof and window frames with a pink. Then using the Kurtake Gansai Starry Colors palette, I coloured the inside of the windows, and the roof trimmings with a gold. I set them off to the side to dry and worked on my other elements.
Next, I took a piece of vellum and cut it down to 4″ wide by 5 1/2″ tall, set that off to the side and then cut down another piece of watercolour paper a 1/4″ smaller, so it could fit on top of the vellum. I then used the same Mijello Misson Gold palette and water-coloured a blue sky and green land, so my house could be adhered to something grounded. Once it was watercolored, I used my heat tool to speed up the drying time.
Now that all my elements were ready I could adhere them into place. I cut down my Bouquet Handmade paper to 4″ wide by 5 1/2″ tall and adhered it down to a white card base of the same size. Then, I adhered my water-coloured panel on top of my vellum, leaving a 1/4″ gap around two edges. Then, I adhered that panel onto my paper at a slight angle, as I thought that would be a fun design element and also, it lets that gorgeous paper shine through even more. I then used my scissors to cut off the excess around the two remaining edges. I decided at this point my house was too large for the area, so I decided to cut off the second storey of the house and adhere the roof over top to hide the cut edges. Worked out perfectly and I love altering dies to fit my designs better. I then used foam tape and adhered my house into place.
For my sentiment, I pulled both the Time to Celebrate and Sending Love stamp sets and used those together for my sentiment. I used the Happy from Sending Love, stamped it onto some white cardstock and die cut it out using the coordinating dies. Then, I used the ‘So Happy For You’ from the Time to Celebrate set, masked off the ‘happy’ word and white heat embossed that sentiment on a thin strip of black cardstock. Last step was to then used foam squares on the back of all three pieces and adhere them under my house die.
So that finished up my card for today, I hope you enjoyed and were inspired. The video is linked down below if you would like to watch it.
Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I’ll catch you all next time!
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I hope you’re having a great day! Masculine cards seem to be a struggle sometimes, but they’re a breeze with the new nautical images in the store! Two new stamp sets you’ll find include Let Your Dreams Sail and Let Your Light Shine. Both sets have coordinating die cuts making them easy to create scenes.
The new Waves Plates are easy to assemble. Just choose three shades of card stock, cut them and assemble them. I chose a dark navy for the most detailed layer (A) and then slightly lighter shades for Layers B & C. Don’t you love the stitching? While the swirly curves make the most beautiful ocean waves I can’t help but think of Van Gogh’s Starry Night!
This background is so pretty you might not want to cover it up! I added a sailboat from Let Your Dreams Sail. The sentiment is perfect for your favorite guy’s special day !
Sometimes images can get lost on a busy background. I approach the layered background the same way I do pattern paper. I break up the patterns by adding some solid card stock. The solid card stock die cut circles as a sun takes the focus off the background and makes the perfect setting for the sailboat. The Stitched Circle Layers are from Memory Box. 
You can check out all the newest items in the store here! Thanks for stopping by!
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 Waves Plate Layer BBPD |
 Waves Plate Layer CBPD |
 Let Your Dreams Sail StampsBPD |
 Let Your Dreams Sail DiesBPD |
Welcome back for another inspiration post at Birch Press Design. Tracey here today with another post about stretching your supplies. When you purchase a set of craft dies, whether single dies or set that has multiple dies, it always feels good to make good use of your dies. If you are anything like me you never seem to have enough birthday cards on hand. In today’s post and video tutorial I am using the Party Balloon craft die to make three birthday cards.
I started off by sponging some ink onto three 4.25″ x 5.5″ panels of Bristol smooth cardstock. I trimmed each of my panels into two pieces because my Big Shot tool is currently waiting to have a bearing replaced and I am using a smaller die cut tool. You of course do not need to trim your panels.
Here is a short video of my process:
I created three card bases each using green gingham paper from Birch Press Design. Then I added a white panel with my birthday sentiment from the Wishing You The Best clear stamp set with foam tape for dimension. I switched the colours of the balloons for each card, making each one unique. I added a few sequins to each card to add a bit of bling.
The foam taped panel added just a bit more dimension.
I hope today’s post has inspired you to try stretching your dies to make multiples of similar cards to build up your card supply or to use those beautiful craft dies to make more than just one card. Pop back in on Wednesday for another inspiration post. We are posting Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week now at Birch Press Design.
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Hi friends, Eloise here and for today’s project I have a wedding themed card for you all. This could even be used for a birthday card, or if you change up the sentiment – it can be used for so many occasions. I’ll be using the Time To Celebrate and Wishing You The Best stamp sets, along with the Perfect Hearts Dies and Squash Notecards for my base. For my inlay technique, I’ll be pulling in the Poppy Stamps Rose Frame Dies also, since I felt like it complimented my design well.
To begin my card today, I first took three pieces of watercolour cardstock, cut them down and ink blended some Distress Inks on to each of the pieces. I used Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry for the pink, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn for the Green and then Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean for the blue. Once they were all ink blended, I cut the Rose Frame die from each of them by running it through my Big Shot Machine. Once they were all die cut out, I also ran through a plain white piece for the border or frame of the die.
Next up, I took a piece of plain white cardstock, covered it in adhesive, removed the backers and adhered my white frame over the top. This way, I have adhesive showing through all the holes and it makes for adhering a lot easier. I then inlayed all my different pieces into the white frame, to create a multi-coloured panel for my card. I absolutely love in-lay die cutting, it creates for the most beautiful backgrounds.
Once my background was done, I added foam tape onto the back and adhered it to a Squash Notecard that I cut down to be square. Then, I took the Perfect Hearts Dies and cut the largest out of vellum. For my sentiment, I used the Wishing You The Best set, stamped and die cut the word smile and popped it up on foam squares and adhered it to my heart. For my additional sentiment, I used the Time To Celebrate set and white heat embossed the ‘It’s Your Big Day’ sentiment onto a thin black strip. I repeated the same steps to adhere, and then added foam squares on the back of my heart also, just behind the sentiment so it doesn’t show through and adhered the entire heart onto the centre of my card.
To finish up my project today I adhered a few of the extra ‘leaf’ looking green bits from my die cut background earlier, and adhered them around the sentiment to add a little more green onto my final card.
Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed and got inspired. The video is linked down below for you all to watch, also.
Hope you enjoyed it and I’ll catch you next time!
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