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Lotus Flower Inlay on Wood Grain | By Renee Moran
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! The project I have for today features the Lotus die but the A layer only, some glitter paper and some super cool wood grain paper. I started by die cutting the Lotus Flower Layer A out of a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ panel of some wood grain paper as…
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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…
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Mosaic Watercolor | By Amanda Wilcox
Hey everyone! I’m so glad you’re here with me. It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook with a pair of beautiful watercolor slimline cards to share. These cards were complete created using just the Crystal Lingo stamps and dies. It was so therapeutic and relaxing to watercolor this beautiful image! Let’s get started on how I created…
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Spread Kindness this Easter | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there crafty friends, I’m back today with a landscape slimline card showcasing the fabulous Crystal Lingo stamp set and the beautiful Petal Egg Layer die set. The faceted rectangle from the Crystal Lingo stamp set was white heat embossed on to a 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I ink…
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Spring Floral Star | By Seeka
Hello, crafty friends! Seeka here, and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Floral Star Layer die set. In my city, spring is the greenest time of year. The winter rain has refreshed the grasses and everything is bright green ahead of a long and dry summer. I started my card today by cutting the…
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Stitchin’ on the Petal Egg! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! Today’s project will be featuring the Petal Egg Layering Die Set! Grab some thread and let’s get gluing and stitching! Ok as always, let’s get started! So, I started choosing my colors from the Memory Box 6×6 Solids Card Stock Pads, I went with soft pastels in yellow, green and…
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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…
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Pastel Petal Egg | By Dilay Nacar
Welcome, friends! Dilay here and today I am sharing a sweet and simple Easter card featuring the brand new Petal Egg layering die combined with the new Memory Box Spring Plaid 6×6 paper pad! For this card, I began by die cutting each layer (A, B, and C) of the Petal Egg die in white…
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Thanks For Your Friendship | By Seeka
Hello there, crafty friends, I hope you’re having a nice day! Seeka here and today I have a quick and easy card featuring the Kinsley Layer die set. I started by die cutting the top and bottom layers from white cardstock, and the middle layer from peach cardstock. Next, I used a blending brush to…
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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…
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Petal Egg in 3 Colors | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and welcome back from the weekend! This is Crystal here with you today and I’m sharing three cards made using the beautiful Petal Egg Layering Dies for this trio of Easter inspired cards. Please continue reading to see how I made these cards: First, I die cut the three layers of the Petal…
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A Field of Blooms | by Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! For today, let’s stretch our dies! We will be creating 3 cards using 3 different techniques featuring the Field of Blooms layering die set! For my supplies I dug into my stash of scraps or card stock and backgrounds and found a couple that were perfect! I also using the…
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Tulip Fields Layering Plate | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers and happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Today I am sharing my first spring inspired card using the beautiful new Tulip Fields Layering Plate. For this A2 sized card, I only used Layer C (or the bottom layer) of the Tulip Layering Plate dies. I love being able…
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Easter Petal Egg | By Seeka
Hello! It’s Seeka here and today I’m sharing an Easter card featuring the Petal Egg Layer Die set. I started off by cutting the three layers of the egg in shades of violet cardstock from the Memory Box Vibrant Violet 6×6 paper pack. Next, I adhered the layers together and then adhered jewel embellishments over…
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Enchantment meets Crystal Lingo | By Amanda Wilcox
Hello everyone! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today with another pair of cards to share. I seem to have a hard time either making choices or letting die cuts go to waste so I rarely make just one card anymore. This all started with my wanting to play with the Enchantment layering dies and create…
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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…
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Linear Triangle and a Simple Blend! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! Today’s project will be featuring the Linear Triangle die and a simple blending technique. Although I must say this die has so many possibilities that we will be exploring later! Ok so let’s get started… I first grabbed my favorite inks and yes, they are the Distress Oxides and my…
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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…
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Any Time Layered Hearts
Hi there, it’s Tracey here today with a couple square cards using the Layered Hearts dies. These began as cards for Valentines, but time got away from me. So they were finished after the 14th as cards that you can send any time of the year. Both of today’s cards are 4 1/4″ x 4…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Yet Another Way to Use Your Dies! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! Let’s find even more ways to stretch our supplies in our stash! Today let’s focus on other ways we can use our layering dies. I will be using many layering die sets for today’s projects. One of the features in some of the layering die sets is there are separate…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
by Jeanne JachnaI hope you’re having a great Valentine’s Day whether it’s time with friends or date night with your sweetie everybody needs a little love. I love the layered dies offered by Birch Press Design. The designs are elegant and the option of making the designs in different color schemes is endless. I admit sometimes it’s…
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Linear Triangle Duo | By Amanda Wilcox
Hi again! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today featuring a couple of new products available in the shop. I was very interested in this new linear triangle die so I cut a couple out and started playing around, which is how I figured out today’s fun design. I hope you like it. I started by…
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Rainbow Dahlia Hearts | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends! This is Crystal here with you again today sharing another fun idea for a Valentine’s Day card using the Dahlia Heart Layering set. I am so in love with ALL the love themed products from Birch Press Design that I just can’t stop finding ways to use them! This colorful rainbow themed…
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Black & White Valentine’s Day Cards | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers and happy Monday! This is Crystal here with you today. I hope you all found a little time to do something crafty over the weekend. Today I am sharing two simple and classic black and white themed Valentine’s Day cards using Layer A of the beautiful Kinsley Heart Layering Plates. Both of these…
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Hugs and Kisses | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there crafty friends, it’s Tracey here with you today. I used the Dahlia Heart Layer dies to create a slimline Valentines card. Using one sheet of white cardstock I was able to make my card base which is 8 1/2″ x 7″. The remaining piece of cardstock left was 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.…
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Love And Hugs Dahlia | By Seeka
Hi there, it’s Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring one of my favorite Birch Press Designs layer die sets: Dahlia Mini Frame. I started off but cutting the three layers of the frame in three shades of violet, with the bottom layer cut out of the darkest shade. Next, I began creating…
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