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Early Blossoms | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Early Blossom Contour Layers die set. I started off by cutting the three layers of blooms’ petals in peachy pink sorbet colors and the stems and leaves from a blue cardstock. I glued the layers of the flowers together and then set…
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You Are The Best | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today with a bright and sunny card I made using the new Perky Bloom Contour Layers, Wiegela Leaf Contour Layers and Sugar Script Sentiments 2 products. I also used the Pinpoint Contour Plate and papers from the new Memory Box Sunrise and Greenery 6×6 cardstock pads. I don’t…
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Easter Crocus | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today sharing the new Floral Cross Layer Set. This is a beautiful set of three layering dies, which also includes small florals. I decided to change things up by using a different floral set – the Sprouting Crocus Contour Layers. I started…
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Pink Petal Egg | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy Fri-YAY! I hope you have fun things planned for the weekend ahead. This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you sharing some Easter inspiration using the beautiful Petal Egg Layering set. This is one of my go-to dies for many spring themed cards. For other Easter inspiration using this same…
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Floral Birthday Wishes | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member Sandhya Iyer here today and I am sharing a floral birthday card featuring a gorgeous new coordinating embossing folder and stencil set. The Cheerful Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die and coordinating Stencil set from Memory Box is fun to play with and creates gorgeous embossed florals for…
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Perky Sorbet Blooms | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Perky Blooms Contour Layer dies in fun sorbet colors. I started off by die cutting the layers of the two blooms in four colors ranging from pale orange to grapefruit. I cut the stamen from navy blue and then glued the layers…
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Shimmery Birthday | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today. I have been busy lately making some backgrounds with shimmer powders and decided to use one today. What better way to show off a new hot foil plate, right? This happy birthday sentiment is from the new Sugar Script Sentiments 2…
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A Gift For You | Dilay Nacar
Hello crafty friends! Dee here, excited to share a vibrant floral card featuring the stunning Large Cosmos Contour Layers. I started by cutting two Forest Canopy Layer Dies, one in white and the other from a green ink-blended panel. After rotating the green, I blended parts of the white into it before adhering. Next, I…
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Rose Bunch in Blue | by Crystal Komara
Hello! Happy Friday friends! I hope you have great things planned for the weekend ahead. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara and I’m very excited to share today’s card with you in my favorite color – blue! This card uses lots of beautiful products from Birch Press Design including the Rose Bunch Contour Layering…
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A Watercolor Floral Card | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member Sandhya Iyer here today and I am sharing a floral notecard. I used the Early Blossom Contour Layers die set to create my watercolored florals. The sentiment is a gorgeous scripted hot foil plate and die set called Just a Note. I started by die-cutting the flowers and…
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Just a Note | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy week after Valentine’s Day! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara, and, as per my usual, I’m a wee bit late to the game. But, even though Valentine’s Day has passed, every day is a day to celebrate love and today’s card could be shared all throughout the year. Card details:…
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Mixed Media Tag | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s day. I did as I got several things that I love! Today I’m sharing a tag that I created using several different techinques. I used the new Early Blossom Contour Layers dies, as well as the Simple Dragonfly Contour Layers dies…
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Sending Hugs | Dilay Nacar
Hello and Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! Dilay here with you today, sharing a clean and simple yet intricate ‘sending hugs’ card. This card showcases the beautiful Banner Heart Layer Set, Kinsley Heart Layer Set, and Rose Bunch Contour Layer dies! To begin, I created the background by die-cutting each piece of the Kinsley Heart Plate…
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Forest Canopy Shaker | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends. I am excited to be on the blog today sharing this fun shaker card. I have been wanting to make a shaker card with the Forest Canopy Layer Set for awhile. When I ran across this heart-shaped confetti in my stash recently, I knew that it was finally time! This shaker card…
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Early Blossom | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty Friends! I hope you had a great weekend! I am excited to be up on the blog today sharing a new release from Birch Press Designs with you – the beautiful Early Blossom Contour Layers die set! I love florals and these dies make it so easy to create with! So let’s get…
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Just a Note | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Design Team member Sandhya Iyer here today and I’m excited to share a card along the Valentine’s Day theme. I used the Banner Heart Layering die set to create my focal point and added leaves from the Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers. The sentiment is a gorgeous hot foil plate…
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Bright And Bold Cosmos | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing bright and bold card featuring the Large Cosmos Contour Layers die set and the Rose Leaves Contour Layers die set. I started off by die cutting the four layers of petals from a variety of pink, peach, and yellow cardstocks and the flower center from blue…
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Sending Love | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends, I am excited to be back up on the blog today sharing a fun and easy card using the Banner Heart Layering die set! So let’s get started! For today’s card I started with the Banner Heart Layering die set. I die cut layer A and C using white card stock.…
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You Are Loved | by Colleen Balija
Hi friends, I took a short break from the blog here, and now I’m happy to be back with you, sharing the love of Birch Press Designs! With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I wanted to share a lovely card using Banner Heart dies and You Are Loved Sugar Script die and hot foil plate.…
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Banner Heart Love | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers and happy Monday! This is Birch Press Design Team member Crystal Komara here today continuing all with all the love-themed cards I seemed to have made in January. And, yes we’re still two weeks away from Valentine’s Day! Today’s card might be one of my favorites because of the ink splattered black background.…
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White on White | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a white on white (with a little bit of gray) design using one of the January release dies, Rose Leaves Contour Layers. I paired the new die set up with the older Morning Rose and Triple Buds Contour Layers dies and layer A from the Dazzle…
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ATC Duo | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, BP friends! Sandhya here. Today, I am sharing an ATC duo I created featuring the Peeking Flower and Leaves Contour Layers die set from Birch Press Designs. I also used the Anemone Grove 6×6 pattern paper pack from Memory Box. In case you don’t already know, ATC is an acronym for artist trading cards,…
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Peeking Flower Tags | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends. Today, I am sharing two tags that both feature the beautiful new Peeking Flower and Leaves Contour Layers set. But rather than use the leaves from that set, I used the new Rose Leaves set! I love how all of the floral Contour Layers sets can be mixed and matched together. You’ll…
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Early Blossoms | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a clean and simple card featuring the new Early Blossom Contour Layers die set. These sweet blooms come together so easily! I started by cutting the three layers of the blooms from three different shades of pink cardstock. Then I cut the two layers of the…
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Eloquent Butterfly Layered tag | By Natasha Vacca
Hello crafty friends, It is Natasha and I am excited to be up on the blog with you today! Today’s project combines the beautiful Eloquent Butterfly layered set, paired with beautiful papers from Memory Box! So let’s get started! I started by die cutting each layer (A and C) from the Eloquent Butterfly onto white…
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You’re in My Heart | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today and I’m excited to start making some Valentine’s Day cards. It seemed like this holiday season I had started Christmas cards back in October, so I’m really for a change! And who doesn’t love love themed cards? Card details: The base of this…
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Gentle Flowers | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends. It’s always exciting when there are new products to play with, and that’s exactly what I’m doing today! I am featuring the new Gentle Flower and Leaves Contour Layers set. I love this sweet little flower, and I decided to make it the star of the show. I first cut the flower…
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Something Old, Something New | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. I hope that your January is off to a great start. Since it is the start of a new year I thought it would be fun to mix some old products with some newly released products for my card today. The new Birch Press Design release includes…
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Warm Wishes | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, BP friends! Happy New Year and warm wishes from me, Sandhya. I decided to switch things up a little and made a slim long tag. The Cielo Snowflake Layer Set is my focal point. I used the Warm Wishes Vintage Sentiment die set as a sentiment. First, I die-cut 2 snowflakes out of white…
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Shaving Cream Banner Heart | by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press Design fans and happy New Year! This is design team member Crystal Komara here today and I tried out a messy new technique over the holiday season! Shaving cream! Now, I’m not typically a “messy” technique kind of person, so this one scared me a bit, but in reality, it was not…
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