Birch Press Design

Category: Word Die

  • Hello Tulips | By Amanda Wilcox

    Hello Tulips | By Amanda Wilcox

    Welcome back everyone. It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today with a fun springy feeling tulip card featuring the field of bloom layering dies.

    I started things off today by getting inky, which is one of my favorites. I pulled out a white cardstock panel and did ink smooshing with my tombow brush pens.

    Once that was dry, I chose a solid purple cardstock that complimented the inked panel, green foil paper for the leaf layer, and another white panel for the top. Then I started die cutting my layers.

    The purple pad I used was a 6×6 which left the perfect strip to cut the hello topper from so it would coordinate with the bottom layer of my card. Then I cut the hello word 3 times from white cardstock and glued everything together with liquid glue.

    I adhered all the field of blooms layers to the purple panel and then added it to a white card base and layered the hello topper last. I trimmed off the excess hanging over the edge and my card is finished.

    The green foil paper really has a cool effect when you move the card in the light. I just love it.

    I also love the modeled texture of the ink smooshing for the flowers. It gives the whole thing so much visual interest.

    I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

    Supplies

    57357 Field of Blooms Plate Layer Set

    57313 Helllo Topper

  • String Art Circle Collage | By Dilay Nacar

    String Art Circle Collage | By Dilay Nacar

    Welcome, Crafters! Dee (@DilayNacar) here and today I am sharing a clean and sparkly encouragement card that features the new String Art Circle Collage die combined with two favorites of mine! Let’s get started and go over how to make this simple yet elegant card!

    I began by die cutting the background out of white cardstock using with the Pinpoint Radial die, then die cut directly through the circle using the String Art die. Next, I die cut the String Art die twice more using two different shades from the Memory Box Graceful Garden glitter pad and used the negative pieces to fill in the circle on the background panel. 

    For the sentiment, I die cut the Big Sending Sugar Script die twice in white and once in black cardstock, stacked them for extra dimension, and adhered it to the card. To finish, I chose a sub sentiment from my stash to add underneath and added some clear sequins as an extra touch!  

    I hope that you enjoyed my card today! Be sure to check back for more inspiration, and visit us on Instagram @BirchPressDesign and me @DilayNacar for more inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

    57392 String Art Circle Collage
    57384 Pinpoint Radial Plate
    Big Sending Sugar Script
    GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad
  • Do the Slimline with Crystal Lingo | by Tracey McNeely

    Do the Slimline with Crystal Lingo | by Tracey McNeely

    Happy Spring crafty friends! Today I’m creating two slimline cards using the Crystal Lingo Stamps and dies.

    The faceted rectangle stamp in the Crystal Lingo clear stamp set is the perfect size for 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ slimline cards.

    For both of the my cards today I started off by white heat embossing the faceted rectangle from Crystal Lingo on to two panels of watercolour cardstock cut to 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.

    TIP: When embossing on watercolour cardstock I always make sure I prep the paper well with my embossing buddy and I always double stamp my embossing ink.

    I laid down a combination of Distress Ink and Distress Oxide inks on to my craft mat in a staggered rainbow. I used Kitsch Flamingo, Carved Pumpkin, and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks and Mustard Seed, Tumbled Glass and Shaded Lilac Distress ink.

    I spritzed some water onto the mat and then put my panel facedown into the ink and picked it up right away. I did not smoosh the ink, just straight on and off. I dried the panel thoroughly and then went back to the mat and tapped the panel around putting on a second layer. I spritzed a bit of water on my panel where the Distress Inks were to disperse them a bit more.

    Once again I dried the panel thoroughly and went back to the mat one more time but before tapping down I spritzed the craft mat a bit more to reactivate the ink and did one final layer by tapping the panel on the craft mat. I stamped and die cut the Big Lingo Type Thanks die in white and black and attached it to the card with foam adhesive!

    The second panel was actually the first panel but a little bit of Frayed Burlap was all it took to muddy up my rainbow.

    Rather than toss it away I kind of liked the masculine vibe that the brown gave to the card. So I did the same as I did for the other card.

    I dried it and added more ink until I had three layers! I die cut the Big Lingo Type Thanks using only the detailed die three times for the sentiment. I adhered the three layers together to give the die cut some stability. Trust me this takes some patience–lol! I adhered the die cut directly to the card front.

    It’s so much fun to take an image like this, emboss it and then have some fun with your inks. This technique can be done with most inks and of course a little bit of water.

    Thanks so much for joining me today and we’ll see you next time!

    Supplies

    CL8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp set

    57228 Big Lingo Type Thanks

  • Easter Egg Hugs | By Amanda Wilcox

    Easter Egg Hugs | By Amanda Wilcox

    Hello everyone! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today and I have a trio of cards to share featuring the petal egg layering set and a few different backgrounds to pair it with.

    To start off today’s cards, I just pulled out a variety of cardstock colors – glitter and not – and started cutting the layers of the petal egg. It was so fun to mix and match, and just play, with all of them once they were cut out.

    After I decided on the layers that I wanted to use together, I ended up with three complete eggs and thought it would be fun to make three cards to share with you today.

    For my backgrounds, I used layer A and C of the Field of Blooms set. Then for my third card I pulled out the Memory Box spring plaid paper pad and chose one of the beautifully foiled pieces to use.

    I used liquid glue to adhere all of my egg layers together and decided I wanted the backs to be solid so the background panels didn’t show through. Since there isn’t a solid egg shape I traced one of the dies three times and cut inside the tracing line and glued it to the back of my layers. If anything hung over, I just used my scissors to trim off the excess. Super easy and forgiving if you don’t fussy cut well.

    I used liquid glue to adhere the Field of Blooms backgrounds to white card bases and then used foam tape to add the plaid paper, which I had trimmed down to 4×5.25 inches. Then for my sentiment, I went with the hugs honey script dies. I cut the shadow from vellum and then the words from the same paper as the bottom layer of the egg it was coordinating with.

    I adhered the sentiments with liquid glue and the popped the eggs up on each background with foam tape. For finishing touches I added baubles to each one. This first one has gold to play off the gold foiling in the patterned paper.

    Then I used silver baubles for this one because I thought the bright colors worked well with the bright silver.

    And for this final card, I chose pearls because it’s got a bit softer colors and I just loved how they worked with the pink glitter paper on the top layer of the egg.

    I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

    Supplies

    57369 Petal Egg Layer Set

    57300 Hugs Honey Script

    57357 Field of Blooms Plate Layer Set

    PP1012 Spring Plaid 6×6 pack

    GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

  • You Are Special To Me | Dilay Nacar

    You Are Special To Me | Dilay Nacar

    Welcome back, friends!

    Today I am excited to be sharing a sweet and simple card with all of you that features the new Field of Blooms layering die set! This layering die set is perfect for the upcoming season! In today’s card, I’ve used it a bit differently because I love finding unconventional ways to use things – not to mention how much I love sharing ways to stretch your supplies! Let’s get started! 

    Although this layering set consists of 3 plates, I only used Layer A to create this card! I began by die cutting it once in heavyweight white cardstock and once each in green, coral, and yellow cardstock – making sure to keep all of the negative pieces to use for the inlay – then adhered the white layer onto a white A2-sized card base.

    Next, I added a row of colored tulips, using liquid adhesive to inlay the green negative pieces for the leaves and the yellow and coral negative pieces for the tulips. Since I love a clean, white background, I chose to make a single row of tulips but if you wish to add more tulips to the panel, I’d recommend using a low tack tape such as PostIt or PressNSeel to keep all of the negative pieces together. 

    For the sentiment, I die cut the Big Hugs Sugar Script die three times in white cardstock, heat embossed one of them in gold, then stacked all three together, adhering it to the panel with liquid glue. For the sub-sentiment, I heat embossed the ‘You are special to me’ stamp from the Crystal Lingo clear stamp set and adhered it to the panel with foam squares. 

    That’s it! Simple right? This is just one of the ways to use this great layering die set, and the best part is that you have plenty of die cuts leftover that you can use to add some color to other cards! Thank you so much for stopping by! Until next time!

    57357 Field of Blooms Plate Layer Set
    CL8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp set
    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack
    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
    Big Hugs Sugar Script
  • Crystal Lingo Birthday | by Crystal Komara

    Crystal Lingo Birthday | by Crystal Komara

    Hello readers and happy Monday! I hope you all did something fun and crafty over the weekend. This is Crystal here with you today sharing a fun rainbow themed card I made using the new “Crystal Lingo” stamp set and coordinating dies. Yes, I’d like to think this new set was named after or even for me (though that’s likely not the case)! : )

    Here is a step-by-step tutorial for how to make this card:

    Step 1 – Using the Pinpoint Radial Layering plate, die cut the first layer from white cardstock.

    Step 2: Using Versamark ink, stamp the word “HAPPY” from the Crystal Lingo stamp set on scrap pieces of paper in rainbow colors and heat emboss the words with white embossing powder.

    Step 3: Using the coordinating Crystal Lingo dies, die cut the word “HAPPY” multiple times from each rainbow colored piece of cardstock.

    Step 4 (*Optional): I also die cut the word “HAPPY” six times from white adhesive craft foam. This will allow me to pop up my sentiment without having to cut down 3M foam tape to size, or by using little foam pieces of adhesive. It was an added step, but so worth it in the long run!

    The base of this A2 sized card is an 80 lb. sheet of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I layered the white cardstock (embossed with the Pinpoint Radial die) directly to the white card base and layered the words “HAPPY” in a rainbow ROYGBIV pattern from tp to bottom. Lastly, I heat embossed the sentiment in white embossing powder on black cardstock and adhered it to the center of the card.

    Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

  • Stitched Stripe Kinsley Heart Layer Dies | By Leigh Houston

    Stitched Stripe Kinsley Heart Layer Dies | By Leigh Houston

    Oh, how I love a stitched stripe! This is my current favorite technique for adding some super easy, super simple stitching and a modern touch to a die cut card. It paired so beautifully with Birch Press Designs’s Kinsley Heart Layer Dies, and I’m excited to walk you through this fun technique!

    I started my card by die cutting strips of red and pink cardstock in varying widths. I found the center of my card panel and adhered the first strip down the middle using liquid adhesive. I then used a paper piercer, poked holes along the sides of this strip, and added simple backstitching through these holes in shades of pink thread. I then adhered two more strips along the edges of this center strip, again poking holes down the sides and adding stitching. I kept on adding layers of strips and stitching until I achieved the width I was after. So easy!

    I then assembled my Kinsley Layer Heart. I die cut my layers from pink, red and white cardstock and adhered them together using liquid adhesive. I then die cut my sentiment from the Hello Sugar Script die four times, layering them together to create dimension. After adhering it to the center of my heart, I added some crystal glaze for some shine. After that, I simply adhered the heart to the center of my cardstock strips and this card was finished!

    I am such a huge fan of how stitching adds such a unique touch to handmade cards, and this technique is such a fast and pretty way to add this special accent. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I’ll see you again soon with another project from Birch Press Designs!


    Supplies


    57399 Kinsley Heart Layer Set
    Hello Sugar Script
  • Linear Triangle Paper Weaving | By Dilay Nacar

    Linear Triangle Paper Weaving | By Dilay Nacar

    Hello, friends!

    Dilay here and today, I’m sharing an unconventional (but super fun) way to use the brand new Linear Triangle die! The moment I saw this die, I envisioned a card that incorporated it with paper weaving, and this is what I created!

    To begin, I picked out a few of my favorite cardstock colors and die cut them using the Linear Triangle die. I did the same with white cardstock, then using a simple paper weaving technique, I weaved the colored cardstock strips through the white triangle.

    While weaving, I made sure to keep the strips evenly spaced and straight and once completely woven, I used glue to secure the ends of the strip to the white triangle.

    After allowing it to dry, I trimmed off the overhang then adhered the triangles onto an A2-sized panel using thin foam adhesive.

    For the sentiment, I die cut the Big Friend Sugar Script Die, twice in white cardstock and once in gold then die cut the shadow die in heavyweight vellum. I stacked all of the layers together then adhered them to the center of the panel with liquid glue. 

    For the sub-sentiment, I used the ‘I miss your face’ stamp from the new Crystal Lingo clear stamp set, heat embossing it in gold then adhering it under the main sentiment with a foam square. 

    I hope that you enjoyed my card today! I love using dies in different ways, and this die was just perfect to use with paper weaving. I hope you’re inspired to try it out too! Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

    57393 Linear Triangle
    57177 Big Friend Sugar Script
    CL8155 Crystal Lingo clear stamp set

  • String Art-Inspired Kinsley Heart Card | By Leigh Houston

    String Art-Inspired Kinsley Heart Card | By Leigh Houston

    Hello, friends! I am so excited to be here today sharing this super simple string art-inspired card featuring just one layer of the Kinsley Heart Layer set! I love how you can take one simple layer and really highlight its individual features.

    I started my card by die cutting Layer A from the Kinsley Heart Layer Set from white 110# cardstock. I glued this to a piece of red cardstock using liquid adhesive and trimmed around the edges. To add some dimension and texture, I poked holes around the inside of each of the cutouts and added some simple backstitching in pink embroidery floss. This was so simple, quick, and relaxing!

    To add even more texture and dimension, I decided to add a string art-inspired background to my card. For a detailed tutorial on how I made this background, you can check out this post. For this card, I used two shades of pink and one shade of red thread.

    To finish my card, I die cut the Love Sugar Script die four times, stacking it for dimension. I adhered it to the center of my heart and added some crystal glaze on top for some shine. All that was left to do was adhere the stitched heart to the center of the card and this project was finished!

    Thanks so much for stopping by today. I’ll be back in a couple of days featuring another way to add stitching to your Birch Press Designs projects. See you soon!


    Supplies


    57399 Kinsley Heart Layer Set
    Love Sugar Script
  • Field Of Blooms | By Seeka

    Field Of Blooms | By Seeka

    Hi there, Seeka here and I hope you’re having a lovely day! Today I have an easy card featuring the Field Of Bloom Plate Layer set and new paper from Memory Box, Birch Press Designs’ parent company.

    I started off by cutting the three layers of the Field Of Blooms set. The top layer is from white cardstock, the second layer is from a light orange cardstock, and the third layer is from green cardstock. I also cut a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel from a piece of darker orange cardstock. The orange cardstocks are from the Sunny Orange 6×6 paper pack and the green is from the Lush Green pack.

    I adhered these four layers together and then I used the Hello Topper Die to cut the “hello” sentiment from the same dark orange cardstock. I used the outline die to cut a piece of 4.25″ wide white cardstock, and then I adhered the two together. Next, I stamped the “thinking of you” sentiment from the Lingo Thanks stamp set in black ink.

    I backed the sentiment piece with foam tape and then adhered it to the bottom of the field of flowers. To finish, I adhered the card front to a card base.

    Thanks so much for visiting!


    Supplies