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Rainbow Joy Snowflake Sneak Peek | by Tracey McNeely
Hello crafty friends! Things are starting to look a lot like Christmas in my craftroom now that October is here. Today I am sharing a little peek with you of some new products coming to Birch Press Design soon! Can you tell what’s new here? I hope I sparked a little excitement. Stay tuned a…
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Colorful Thanks | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing some colorful thank you cards made just using one layer of a multi-layering die. Fall is my favorite time of year and I simply can’t get enough of the beautiful Autumn Breeze Layering plates. They are simply gorgeous, whether layered using all three plates, or…
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Stitched Leaves with Birch Press Designs Autumn Breeze Layering Dies | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing this stitched card I made using Birch Press Designs’s Autumn Leaves Layering Die Set. This card was such fun and was so easy to make thanks to these beautiful layering dies! I started my card by die cutting layers A and B, adhering them…
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Shining Trina Snowflake | By Seeka
Hello! Seeka here, and today I have a card featuring the beautiful Trina Snowflake Layer dies. I started off by die cutting the three layers of the snowflake. My bottom two layers are cut from colored cardstock in two shades of teal and my top layer is cut from a shimmery cardstock from the Memory…
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One Layering Die Set – Many Cards for the Fall! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! I am here featuring the Autumn Breeze Plate Layering Die Set! I am absolutely in love with this set! From three dies I am going to show you how to create 5 different cards, and there are so many more that could be created! For my cards today I chose…
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Turning a Lid into a Box | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Today I am using two die cuts from just a lid to create a small box. It’s a great size to make small favors, place setting embellishments- many occasions and seasons! Above shows this as a name place holder for a Thanksgiving place setting. I simply wrote the name with a gold pen. These…
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Just One Layer | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there and Happy Fall! It’s Tracey here today and as I was blending my leaves for today’s post the leaves outside my window are almost blending just as fast. Just like a light switch summer turned off and autumn has arrived. For today’s card I used only one die, Layer B, from the Autumn…
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Wool Felt “Pendleton” Blanket Cards | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Today I’ve made some cozy card inspiration to send along some warm hugs and wishes! These cards are made from wool felt. It’s cold and rainy here in Idaho today, so I had Pendleton blankets on the mind while making these. So cozy! Felt is very easy to die cut but I have a…
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Multi-Shaker Thank You Card with Cora Layering Dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with a shaker card that uses just the top layer of the new Cora Layering set. I started by cutting 6 of the top layer, and I stacked 5 of them up with liquid glue. This formed ‘walls’ around each section of this gorgeous design. I used one of the Vivid…
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Christmas Ornament & Labels Trio | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and welcome! This is Crystal here with you today and I can’t believe I’m about to say the word Christmas. In September. . . . I know, I know, I hear ya, it’s still kind of early (and by kind of, I mean A LOT)! But, if you hand stamp or design all…
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Joy, Hugs, and Kisses | By Seeka
Hi there, Seeka here and today I have a card featuring the Flicker Ornament Layer Die set. I started off by die-cutting the pieces of my ornament. I cut Layer B out of white cardstock and Layer A out of sparkly pink cardstock from the Memory Box Shimmering Cardstock Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad. I also…
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Torus Ring Wreath
by Jeanne JachnaHi friends! I hope you’re having a great day! I’m sharing a holiday card in traditional red and green today! The Torus Ring die cut is a fabulous geometric design with lots of possibilities. I’ve cut it in rainbow colors and thought ombre shades of green would make an amazing wreath. The Torus Ring is…
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Thank You Hexagon Box | By Amanda Wilcox
Hello everyone, it’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook bringing you a beautiful gift box tutorial today. I paired the newer hexagon box lid and base with the mini grandoise bevel plates for a bold autumn feeling gift box. I chose the colors of paper I wanted to use and die cut each layer 6 times. I…
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Autumn Leaves Card | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy to be here today sharing this fall-themed card I made with Birch Press Designs’s Autumn Leaves Layer Plate. This plate creates the most beautiful stitched leaves and made this card such a dream to make! I started my card by die cutting my panel using a sheet of bristol…
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Mini Layering Tile Dies! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! I am here featuring the Mini Layering Tile Dies! For today’s projects we are going to feature the Grandiose and Honeycomb sets! These layering tiles measure 2inches x 2 inches and are perfect to be the focal point or to create a background design on your cards! First up is…
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Using Wreath Layers to make a Fall Card | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! Ardyth here with a fun way to get more from the (Christmas) Wreath Layering die set (which is on sale right now for $30 – less than half price!) by changing the colours to create a fall card. You could easily make this wreath work at any time of year! I cut the…
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Fall is in the Air | By Amanda Wilcox
Hello everyone. It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook sharing a little fall watercolor with you using one of the layers from the new Autumn Breeze cover plates. To start things off I pulled out a piece of watercolor paper and chose some Tombow waterbrush markers to watercolor with. I scribbled them on my glass mat, grabbed…
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Using Color to Change the Mood | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there its Tracey here today and I would love to share a bit of Autumn inspiration with you. I love summer, but the nights are getting cooler, the days are getting shorter and the sunflowers are in full bloom, which for me means fall is on its way. Using fall colours along with the…
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String Art Sunflowers | by Crystal Komara
Hello and happy September, friends! This is Crystal here with you today. I can’t believe the summer is over and fall is upon us. Though, between you and me, fall is MY favorite season! The change of season even impacts my crafting as I find myself reaching for rich, earth tone colors, patterns and textures,…
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Stitched Pumpkin Lacework Card | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy you stopped by today. I am here sharing how I made this stitched card using Birch Press Designs’s new Pumpkin Lacework card. This gorgeous design lends itself to so many mediums from beautiful and delicate coloring to simple stitching. I started my card by stamping my pumpkin, stem, and…
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Slimline Pumpkin Lacework | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal here with you today sharing another design using the beautiful new Pumpkin Lacework stamp set and coordinating dies. If you missed my first post featuring this same stamp set, please click here. I just loooooove this new stamp set so much that I keep finding more ways to use it!…
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Over the Edge with Jumbo Lingo Type dies | by Ardyth Percy-Robb
Good morning! It’s Ardyth here this morning with 3 bright happy cards that focus on some new sentiment dies. This simple 4.25″ square design starts with the Bold Stripes stencil and two colours of ink, blended to create an ombre effect. Then I added the die cut Hugs sentiment, and stamped a sentiment from the…
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Autumn Breeze | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Today I’m so excited to introduce the new Autumn Breeze plate set. This set is packed with die cuts to use layered or individually. It’s so well-thought-out, too, as nothing goes to waste. See the leaves in the background of the above photo? Those are leftover die cuts from the second plate, Layer B.…
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Even More Ornaments! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! Well I just had to make even more Ornaments! For today we will be focusing on the Ornaments Basics Set and the Ornaments and Label Stamp and Die Set! With just these items we still have endless possibilities! I started by cutting the Basics set with white card stock! This…
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String Art Hugs | by Tracey McNeely
Hi there, it’s Tracey here with you this morning. Today I might be using the wrong design principles to create a sparkly card that looks right in my eyes. I started by ink blending the Midnight Mandala Stencil with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Ink over a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I cut the panel…
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Holographic See-Through Card | by Jennifer Svare
Hello! Watching Jennifer McGuire make see-through cards this morning inspired me to make a mad dash to the Interlocking Frame and String Art Circle. I was so excited to make this card, it felt a bit like morning aerobics, except way more fun! Jennifer’s video is the original and I highly suggest watching that for…
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Pumpkin Lacework | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers! This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing two cards using the beautiful new “Autumn Breeze” layering plates and “Pumpkin Lacework” stamp set and coordinating dies. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and I couldn’t be more excited about these new products! I stuck with a traditional fall color…
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Masked Marisol Ornament | By Seeka
Hello! It’s Seeka here, and today I have another example of stretching your supplies! I began by using the Marisol Ornament Layer B die to cut three masks out of masking paper (I happened to use Avery Removable ID Labels). Next, I remove the release paper and stuck the three masks onto an A2-sized piece…
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Ornaments and more Ornaments! | By Desiree Kuemmerle
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! For today let’s make some Ornaments! The layering dies we will be using today are Bella, Twinkle, Marisol, Flicker and the Basic Set… When you combine all these together your possibilities for your creations are endless! What was even better I was able to dig into my stash and use…
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Stenciled and Stitched Balloon Card | By Leigh Houston
Hello, friends! I am so happy you stopped by today. I’m here sharing how I made this stenciled and stitched balloon card using Birch Press Design’s Party Balloon dies. These Party Balloon dies are truly a must-have for creating birthday or celebratory cards. I love their stitched details! To start my card, I die cut…
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