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  • Ombre Stripes | by Kimberly Wiener

    Ombre Stripes | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello Birch Press fans. Sometimes I really want to experiment with backgrounds and really get inky. Today I am using the Bold Stripes Stencil to make a colorful background. I have chosen some lovely blue shades and brush blended atop Open Studio watercolor paper. I am highlighting the super gorgeous Memory Box Birthday Rose Corner…

  • Beveled Honeycombs & Wax Seal | by Jennifer Svare

    Beveled Honeycombs & Wax Seal | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! The card I’m sharing today is all about the simple elegance of Mini Honeycomb Bevel layers. The bevel set is three layers, and I chose soft pinks and corals that sit on an ivory card base. I placed one on the top and one on the bottom of the card front. I love how…

  • Creating Frames with Negative Die Cuts | By Leigh Houston

    Creating Frames with Negative Die Cuts | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, crafty friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing these two cards I made with Birch Press Designs’s Avalon Frame Layering Dies. I love using the pretty negative die cuts from my Birch Press layering dies in my cards, and these cards show how I used these pieces to make frames on…

  • Quick Dimensional Cards | by Kimberly Wiener

    Quick Dimensional Cards | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello Birch Press Fans! Do you ever want to make a stack of cards and not spend a ton of time? I know I do. These cards really are perfect for making a lovely statement and still be quick and enable you make several at a time. I love the over sized sentiments from the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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!…

  • 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…

  • You are So Awesome: Glittered Stencil and Butterflies | by Kimberly Wiener

    You are So Awesome: Glittered Stencil and Butterflies | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello Birch Press Design fans! I am sticking with the “Spring” theme in my creations today. This design is a total glitter-ful stunner that will please any receiver. I stamped and die cut the Lovely Butterflies clear stamp and die set in black versafine ink. The gorgeous wings were colored with blendable alcohol markers in…

  • The Floral Star UpFront + A GIVEAWAY! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    The Floral Star UpFront + A GIVEAWAY! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! For today’s project lets pull out our pattern paper and vellum along with the Floral Layering Die Set to set the stage for our focal point… First gather your materials and then let’s get to cutting our die cuts, focal and sentiments and paper backgrounds! Using your liquid adhesive, we…

  • Honeycomb Bevel Plate & Giveaway | by Kimberly Wiener

    Honeycomb Bevel Plate & Giveaway | by Kimberly Wiener

    Hello there creative and awesome Birch Press Fans. We are still celebrating the newest release with a Giveaway! We will be having giveaways on our Instagram Account March 21-29, 2020. One comment will be chosen at random from each of the Instagram posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per giveaway. We…

  • 4 Cards with Mod Alphabet Stamps & Dies and Giveaway! | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    4 Cards with Mod Alphabet Stamps & Dies and Giveaway! | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! It’s Ardyth here with 4 ideas for using the new Mod Alphabet Stamps & Dies! The stamp set has regular and outline letters and the die set has matching sets for both letter styles, making layering fun and easy! I created a blended plaid background using the Bold Stripes stencil and this helped…

  • Sending Quick Hugs with Nested Dies + Giveaway! | by Jennifer Svare

    Sending Quick Hugs with Nested Dies + Giveaway! | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I’m excited to share some bright, happy cards that are super easy and fun to make! I’ve used the brand new Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set to create a couple of different looks with the same basic design. The video below will show the techniques and how-to’s for these cards. The Honeycomb Beveled…

  • Lovely Butterflies Card | By Leigh Houston

    Lovely Butterflies Card | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, friends! It’s Leigh here, and I hope this day finds you well. I’m thrilled you stopped by because I am so excited to share this project featuring Birch Press Designs’s Lovely Butterflies stamp and die set. And not only that, you can enter today to win this stamp and die set… it is a…

  • Dimensional Butterfly Bookmark | by Jennifer Svare

    Dimensional Butterfly Bookmark | by Jennifer Svare

    Today, I’m excited to share a happy little bookmark that makes such a wonderful gift. This could be given alone as it is so easy to mail with a handmade card, or could be included with a gifted book. This bookmark nestles into the book and leaves a butterfly delicately perched on the top (or…

  • Many Turns for a Triangle! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Many Turns for a Triangle! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! For today’s project lets have some fun with the Petal Triangle Layering Die Set! Just by setting your layers in different angles we can get many cards just from one die… Let’s get to cutting our die cuts – and there will be lots of them! I settled on two…

  • Rainbow Thank you Card | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Rainbow Thank you Card | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! Ardyth here with a card showing a different way to use the Lumina layered dies. These dies are the size of a full A2 card base, but there is a semi-circle that cuts separately for the rest, so I decided to use two of these to create my layout. I used alcohol markers…

  • Colorful Dimensional Butterfly Card | By Leigh Houston

    Colorful Dimensional Butterfly Card | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, crafty friends! It’s Leigh here, am so excited to be here with my first blog post for Birch Press Design! I am here today sharing a spring-inspired butterfly card I made using pretty patterned paper and wash tape. This card came together so easily using Birch Press Design’s Butterfly Garden Layering Dies. I used…

  • Vellum Shaker Cards! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Vellum Shaker Cards! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! For today let’s make some shaker cards using vellum and only one of the layers from the Calen Layering Die Set! As always let’s start by cutting our cardstock, shaker back panels (4 in x 5 ¼ in), shaker front panel (4 in x 5 ¼ in) and vellum panels…

  • Petal Burst Rainbow Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Petal Burst Rainbow Cards | by Ardyth Percy-Robb

    Good morning! It’s Ardyth here with my first post and today I have two rainbow-blended cards using the Petal Burst stencil. I love the classic shape of the petals on this stencil, but it’s really too big to use the whole thing on an A2 card front, so I got a little inventive. I started…

  • Vivid Bloom Frames | by Jennifer Svare

    Vivid Bloom Frames | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! Today I’m excited to introduce the new Vivid Bloom Stitched Layer Set available now at Birch Press Design! So many wonderful things can be done with nested dies, and this set has 6 sizes to offer endless possibilities! The video (linked below) shows how I created frames using the dies, and also put a…

  • A Folk Art Valentine’s Day! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    A Folk Art Valentine’s Day! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! For today I am going to make a Valentine’s Day Card featuring the Folk Art Heart Layering Die! Let’s start by cutting our layering dies in the cardstock colors you chose. Once they are cut I then grab the same colors and cut my squares using my paper trimmer. For…

  • Cherish Hearts Inlay | by Jennifer Svare

    Cherish Hearts Inlay | by Jennifer Svare

    Hello! With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it might be time to make some fast, simple cards! Birch Press Design has you covered with this quick, easy Valentine. I am sending out many cards this year. It’s such a great time to tell close friends and family that I love them! With a large family, it…

  • Valentine Gift Tag Trio  by Jeanne Jachna

    Valentine Gift Tag Trio
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi crafty friends! It’s Jeanne here today and I’m sharing some pretty Valentine Gift tags to delight your favorite Valentines! Tags are perfect for dressing up anything from a simple bag of home made chocolate chip cookies to something extra special for your sweetie! I assembled several Flora Hearts in different shades of card stock.…