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  • Line Fade Day vs. Night! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Line Fade Day vs. Night! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone! I am back with another project!  This one will play tricks on your eyes…  For today’s project we will be using the Line Fade Stamp and Die Set. We want to start our project off by creating to blended backgrounds. I chose to use my distress oxides on white card stock. Using a…

  • Wishing Mandala Texture Paste  By Dave Brethauer

    Wishing Mandala Texture Paste
    By Dave Brethauer

    Hello crafters! Our Wishing Mandala Stencils can be used to create some remarkable backgrounds – from simple to complex, they can be used individually or layered to create really unique images.I created a simple background using a single stencil to highlight a word image at the center of the card – some clear glittery embossing…

  • Versatile Adora Layer Set
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’re having a great day!  Today I’m playing with the new Adora Layer set!  I love the versatility and many different looks you can achieve with this die set. You can change the look by stacking the colors of the layers, but you can also remove the center circle…

  • Thanks Thanks Thanks | By Eloise Blue

    Thanks Thanks Thanks | By Eloise Blue

    Hello friends, Eloise here and today I have a rainbow watercolour thanks card to share with you all. I used the Lingo Thanks Stamp Set as well as it’s coordinating dies to create this look. I started off with a piece of watercolour paper and ink blended a ton of Distress Oxide Inks onto the…

  • Wishing Mandala Colored Pencil  By Dave Brethauer

    Wishing Mandala Colored Pencil
    By Dave Brethauer

    Hello everyone! If you love coloring then the Wishing Mandala stamp set is just for you! During the month of February, this stamp set is on sale as our February Item of the Month for $34.99 and includes a set of matching layering stencils! This is a super fun image to color in with Prismacolor…

  • Sending Thanks | by Tracey McNeely

    Sending Thanks | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there, it’s Tracey here today and I have a bright and cheery thank you card to share with you using the fabulous Hex Fade stamp set and dies. This co-ordinating stamp and die set is on sale right now in the Birch Press Design store. These unique stamps are designed to give your creations an…

  • Wishing Mandala Sponges  By Dave Brethauer

    Wishing Mandala Sponges
    By Dave Brethauer

    The February Item of the Month includes four layering stencils – you won’t believe how quickly you can create gorgeous shading and fill in the mandala image!Check out this video – you’ll see how using each stencil, one at a time to add color upon color, helps you make a masterpiece in no time! You’ll…

  • Pad To Paper Ink Blending for Shadow Dies By Ashlea Cornell

    Pad To Paper Ink Blending for Shadow Dies
    By Ashlea Cornell

    Hello everyone! My name is Ashlea and I am so excited to be on the Birch Press Designs blog for the first time. I have always loved the Birch Press Designs style and quality of product, and I am thrilled to be a part of this team to help inspire and spark ideas! For my…

  • Sending Lots of Love | By Eloise Blue

    Sending Lots of Love | By Eloise Blue

      Hello friends, Eloise here and today I’ll be using a few older products to create one last Valentine’s Day card. I used the Cherish Plate Set along with Perfect Hearts Dies and the Sending Love Stamp Set. I started off with die cutting each of the Cherish Layer Dies from different shades of red…

  • Kaleidoscope Heart Layering Die Set! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Kaleidoscope Heart Layering Die Set! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone! I am back with another project for that last minute Valentine’s Day card! We can always squeeze one more project in, right?!? The Kaleidoscope Layering Die has become one of my many favorites, I just can’t have one! For this card I started out with all my die cutting of my heart. The card…

  • Dahlia Heart Shaker | by Tracey McNeely

    Dahlia Heart Shaker | by Tracey McNeely

    Hi there it’s Tracey here with you today. With Valentines Day only a week away I thought I would share a shaker card with you made with Birch Press Design craft dies! I created a video below to show you my process for creating my shaker card. Smooshing with Distress Oxide inks is one of my…

  • Blending Under Layering Dies | by Justine Hovey

    Blending Under Layering Dies | by Justine Hovey

    I wanted to create a technique video today featuring ink blending, masking and layering dies. Using the Dahlia Mini Frame layering set, I created a focal point for the die by adding oxide ink to my background. I wanted my background to have a spring tone to it since I’m quite over winter at this…

  • Wishing Mandala Watercolor | By Dave Brethauer

    Wishing Mandala Watercolor | By Dave Brethauer

    Hello everyone! Have you heard about our item of the month? The February Item of the Month is the Wishing Mandala Stamp and Stencil Bundle – separately these items would come to $44, but since they are the item of the month they are at a special price of $34.99 and the customers get 100…

  • Valentine Release Prize Winners

    Thanks so much for joining us for our Valentine Release giveaway!  Your comments mean the world to us.  We sure hope you enjoyed seeing projects with the  new release and hope you’ll come back for more inspiration. Congratulations to the winners from the blog posts listed here (they will be contacted via email).  Instagram winners…

  • Shining Mandala | by Alicia Havranek

    Shining Mandala | by Alicia Havranek

    Hello friends!  Today I will be creating a card using the Shining Mandala stamp set and stencils.  I was in the mood for a little ink blending and thought the stencils would be a lot of fun and I wanted to show you how you can use them with the stamp set. I chose three…

  • Dahlia Mini Frame Layer Set & Giveaway | By Tracey McNeely

    Dahlia Mini Frame Layer Set & Giveaway | By Tracey McNeely

    Hi there it’s Tracey here today and I am so excited to share a card with you that was made using the brand new Dahlia Mini Frame Layering set. We are sharing projects made with the brand new Valentines release. The card I made today is a thank you card made with this beautiful mini…

  • Lingo Alphabet & Giveaway | By Eloise Blue

    Lingo Alphabet & Giveaway | By Eloise Blue

    Hello friends, Eloise here and today I’m back with a Valentine’s project. I’m using the Lingo Alphabet Dies, Adora Layer C Dies and Lingo Thanks Stamp Set. Today is also another day of the Blog Blitz, so at the end of the post there will be details about the die set being given away today.…

  • Amour Arch Layering Card & Giveaway | by Alicia Havranek

    Amour Arch Layering Card & Giveaway | by Alicia Havranek

    Hello!  Today I am featuring the new Amour Arch Layering Die Set from the recent Valentine’s Day release.  In addition to the Amour Arch Die I am using the new Stitched Heart Set and Lingo Thanks stamp set and die.  To celebrate the new release there is a giveaway as well!  You can find the…

  • Adora Hearts and GIVEAWAY! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Adora Hearts and GIVEAWAY! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone! I am back with another project and a giveaway! How exciting! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and we have a great release to celebrate! The Adora Layering Die set is perfect to show someone how special they are with all the hearts to go around! I knew I wanted to create…

  • Dahlia Heart & Giveaway by Jeanne Jachna

    Dahlia Heart & Giveaway
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Are you checking out the new Valentine’s release in the store?  Today I’m showing two projects made with the Dahlia Heart layered set.   You’re going to love these intricate heart designs not just for Valentine’s projects, but for wedding and anniversary’s too!   We all want to know that we’re loved! I made two cards from…

  • Shining Mandala Hugs – January 2019 Stamp of the Month

    Shining Mandala Hugs – January 2019 Stamp of the Month

    Hi it’s Tracey here today and I am so excited to be sharing a project with you today using the new Shining Mandala Stamp Set and the matching Shining Mandala Stencil Set! I created my card using both set and I have made a video for you to share my process with you and so…

  • New Kaleidoscope Heart Die!

    New Kaleidoscope Heart Die!

    Kaleidoscope Heart We love the brand new Kaleidoscope heart die and think you will too – create a colorful combination on a card for someone special!

  • Elegant Birthday Card | by Justine Hovey

    Elegant Birthday Card | by Justine Hovey

    It’s Justine Hovey here today showing off an elegant birthday card process video tutorial using the new Shining Mandala clear stamp and the Stargazer layering dies. I began by stamping the background and using rose gold embossing powder to cover the image. Next, I die cut all the layers of the Stargazer die. I tried to…

  • Kaleidoscope Heart | by Alicia Havranek

    Kaleidoscope Heart | by Alicia Havranek

    Hello!  Today I am featuring a couple products from the new release and oh my goodness I’m in love!  I used the new Kaleidoscope Heart Layering Die with some holographic paper from my stash and just loved how it turned out.  The dimension and shine are to die for! I embossed some light pink cardstock…

  • A Circle Burst for A Birthday! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    A Circle Burst for A Birthday! | By Desiree Kuemmerle

    Hello Everyone! I am back with another project, but this time I am going to use their Circle Burst stencil! I knew when I saw this stencil, there were going to be a lot of big and shiny balloons to celebrate a birthday! Grabbed three of my distress oxide inks in spiced marmalade, worn lipstick…

  • Friend, Thanks For Being You | By Eloise Blue

    Friend, Thanks For Being You | By Eloise Blue

    Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Eloise here for my first post of 2019 and today I have a friendship thank you card to share with you all. I’ll be using the Circle Burst Stencil as well as the Best Friend stamp set for todays project. To start off my project I took a piece…

  • Petal Burst Stencil Helloby Jeanne Jachna

    Petal Burst Stencil Hello
    by Jeanne Jachna

    It’s New Year’s Eve!   I hope you’re rested and ready to stay up late to ring in 2019!  Today I’m playing with the Petal Burst Stencil from the store because the finished card reminds me of a firework! There’s loads of new stencils in the store to work with.  You can see them all here. …

  • 2019 Banners | by Olga

    2019 Banners | by Olga

    Hi everyone, I hope you have had fantastic Christmas! The project I have created today is a little home decor piece. These New Year banners are really easy to create – it’s the intricate shape of the die that makes them so special and unique. Once you have all the elements die cut you can…

  • A Note For You | By Eloise Blue

    A Note For You | By Eloise Blue

    Hello friends, Eloise here and today I have a simple card for you all using the Line Fade stamp set. I chose a colour combo off of Pinterest and used that as inspiration for colours and layout with my card today. Below is the colour combo I was inspired by. Photo: @jenbpeters on Instagram To start…

  • After Christmas Sale!

    After Christmas Sale!

    Time to treat yourself with this after Christmas Sale!  Enter code “gifted” at checkout for 25% off your entire purchase!

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