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Hugs & Roses | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello friends! Rosemary here on the blog today with another card full of layers and texture. This time I used multiple tried and true Birch Press Design dies and one hot foil plate set for my card. Let’s have a look at what I created. Quite sometime ago I pulled out multiple Birch Press Design…
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Butterfly Birthday Greetings | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Sandhya, sharing a pair of birthday cards featuring the Eloquent Butterfly Layer Dies. I paired the gorgeous Anemone Grove foiled pattern papers and foiled greeting tabs with the butterflies to make 2 mini cards. I started with the gorgeous foiled pattern papers from the Anemone Grove 6X6 paper pack. I picked…
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Sending Hugs & Smiles | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a cheerful and uplifting slimline card made using the Eloquent Butterfly Layering set: I chose to create a slimline card because these butterflies are decent sized and I wanted to add multiples of them to this card. Because I used a black…
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Monochromatic Hugs | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here today with a sweet monochromatic card that I had so much fun creating! I used lots and lots of different Birch Press Design products, as well as some products from Birch Press Design’s companion company, Memory Box. Let’s have a look at what I made. I recently did a little bit…
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H-E-L-L-O | by Crystal Komara
H-e-l-l-o readers and happy June! This card will welcome you to summer many times over in an array of rainbow colors! This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing this fun clean and simple (CAS) card using the Jumbo Lingo Hello die and two single white curved leaf branches. Card details: The…
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Thank You Card and ATC Duo | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member Sandhya Iyer and I am sharing a thank you card and Artist Trading Card (ATC) duo. For my focal point, I chose the Rose Leaves Contour Layers die set. I used the Thank You Foil Greetings black circle tabs for the sentiment. I started by die-cutting the Rose…
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Delicate Hello | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can you believe that May is almost over? I can’t! Time is going by too fast. Today I’m sharing a card that I created by combining two contour die sets to get more mileage out of them. Let’s have a look at what I made. I have…
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Happy Birthday Vintage Sentiments with Florals |By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty friends, it is Design Team Member Natasha Vacca here today. Today I am sharing the beautiful new Happy Birthday Vintage Sentiment die set. I paired this with the beautiful Anemone Bunches 3D embossing folder from Memory Box. So let’s get started! I started by creating the floral card panel using the beautiful Anemone…
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You are the Best | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member, Sandhya Iyer, and today I am sharing a floral card featuring the gorgeous Rose Bunch Contour Layers and the Sugar Script Sentiments 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die Sets. Oh! And I did grab the Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers set to create my greens. I started…
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Bold Hello | by Rosemary Dennis
Hey there! Rosemary here on the blog today and I’m sharing a card that took me way out of my comfort zone! My card uses the “blackout” technique that I have been seeing on blogs and Instagram. Full disclosure it took me quite a few times to get a panel I was happy with, but…
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Happy Birthday Bloom | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara on the blog today sharing one of my most recent card creations using the Perky Bloom Contour Layer. This bold and oversized flower has quickly become one of my favorite contour layering dies from Birch Press Design this release. Card details: The base of this…
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Let’s Create ATC’s |By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press Friends, it is Design Team member Natasha here today! Today I am sharing ATC’s – Artist Trading Cards! I had a lot of fun creating these, so let’s get started! For today’s project I started by creating the background for my ATC’s using the Anenome Bunches Embossing Folder. I used the folder…
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Eloquent Alcohol Ink Butterflies | by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press Design readers! This is DT Member Crystal Komara here today and I’m so excited at how today’s card turned out. I’m going to kind of toot my own horn here, for just a second, but it currently is my absolute favorite card! I know, I know, this changes over time and with…
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Gladiolus Greetings | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! Design Team member, Sandhya here with a fresh pair of cards to share. The gorgeous new Vintage Sentiment dies pair beautifully with the foiled pattern papers. I chose to pair the two and added some vellum foliage for added dimension. I started with the gorgeous foiled pattern papers from the Glimmering Gladiola 6X6…
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Vintage Hugs | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends. I am excited to be back on the blog today sharing this bold card featuring some new products! There are some great new word dies that just came out, and I chose one of my favorite sentiments of all time – hugs. I really was in the mood for a different…
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Lush Leaves with a Gelli Print | By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press Friends, it is Natasha here and I am excited to be back on the blog today! Today’s card was inspired by a fellow design team member, Seeka! She shared a creative way to use embossing folders on a gelli plate and I had so much fun giving this a try! So let’s…
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Spring Cheer | April Antonio
Happy Saturday! I was feeling the need to bring some spring, brightness into my life when I created today’s card, and with a busy Spring travel schedule, desired something beautiful, yet simple to pull together. Read on to find out which supplies I used to create this lovely card. I was inspired by the Memory…
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Birthday Balloons | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing three birthday cards that I created with the Floral Balloon Layering die set, the new Happy Birthday Vintage Sentiment die set and pretty patterned papers. I have been wanting to make a card (or cards) with the Floral Balloon Layer dies for along time. When the…
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Butterfly Mixed Media Journal | By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends, it is Natasha here today on the blog! Today I am sharing a mixed media page in my journal! I love using dies in my journal! Today I am using 2 die sets from Birch Press Designs: Butterfly Basics and Rose Leaves Contour Layers die sets! Let’s get started! I started…
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Vibrant and Perky Bloom | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! Today I have a very bold and vibrant card to share with you using the new Perky Bloom Contour dies. I love mixing the Birch Press Design products with alcohol inks and I have frequently done so in the past. For other unique alcohol ink ideas, please check out my posts here, here…
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Patterned Wiegela Leaves | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today sharing the new Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers set. My card also features some new goodies from Memory Box! I started my card by choosing some dark green paper for my card panel. I blended some black ink around the edges and…
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Hello | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Hope your April is off to a great start. It is a little bit of a cold start to April here in the Pacific Northwest, but that is the PNW for you, lol! Today I’m sharing a card created using the sweet Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers…
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Foiling Fun with Alcohol Inks | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member, Sandhya Iyer. I welcome you to check out a set of cards featuring the latest sentiment hot foil plates and dies. After I created a bunch of gorgeous golden foiled sentiments, I was inspired to create a rich alcohol ink background with gold details. I used gold foil…
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Hello Butterfly | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy April! I feel like the days are finally getting warmer and we’re seeing the sun more here in New England. Spring has officially arrived! This is DT member Crystal Komara and I’m sharing a card using multiple products from Birch Press Design to include the Eloquent Butterfly and Field of Blooms…
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Easter Cross | by April Antonio
Happy Good Friday! As we enter what is an important weekend for so many, I wanted to create a card that honored the purity of this season. I used the beautifully layered Floral Cross Layer die set. Read on to find out how I pulled together this elegant, clean and simple card. I cut layers…
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Happy Easter | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can you believe that Easter is just days away?! Time is just flying by, lol. With Easter in mind I created a card using the beautiful new Floral Cross Layering die set. I used several new products on this card, including the new Lush Layer Contour Layers…
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Spring Birthday Card | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member Sandhya Iyer and today I am sharing a spring-themed birthday card where I mix up a bunch of fun products. The star of the show is the foiled sentiment from the Sugar Script Sentiments 2 hot foiled plate and die set. I also used the Wiegela Leaf Contour…
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Forest Canopy Layer: Mixed Media Tag | By, Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends, I am excited to be back up on the blog today! I am sharing a fun mixed media tag using the Forest Canopy Layer die set to create a fun tag! So let’s get started! I started today’s project with a pre-made tag base. Next I chose gelli prints from my…
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Floral Gold Cross | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing more Easter inspiration using the beautiful new Floral Cross Layer Set. I have been enjoying playing around with these new dies and I can’t wait to see what my other team members create using it as well. Card details: The base of…
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Mixed Media with Dies and Pattern Paper | Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty friends, it is Natasha here and I am excited to be back today! Today I am sharing a gorgeous new die in the Birch Press Collection – Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers! I paired this with a few other favorites for a fun mixed media style card! So let’s get started! I started with…
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