Birch Press Design Blog
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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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Jovial Blooms | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Jovial Blooms and Leaves Contour Layer flowers with a large leaf made with the Curved Leaf Branch Contour Layers die. I started by die cutting the three layers of the blooms in three shades of orange and yellow cardstock. I cut the…
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Snowflake Thank You | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here today. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas celebration with family and friends. Now that Christmas is past it is time to think about thanking people for the gifts given. With that in mind I made a wintry thank you card using several Birch Press Design snowflake dies. Let’s take a…
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Winter Thank You | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have been enjoying the holiday season. I admit that I am always sad to see the holiday card making come to an end. But just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean that you have to put your winter-themed supplies away. Snowflakes…
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Finding Joy | by April Antonio
Happy Saturday! I’m so excited to be back on the blog today sharing a card on this Christmas weekend. I used the really fun Piped Icing Star die set to create a sparkling holiday card. Read on to find out how I paper pieced this card together. I cut an A2 sized panel from white…
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Black Tie Holiday | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing an elegant and rather unexpected holiday card. I used a variety of Neenah metallic shimmery papers to cut out the Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layers. So so pretty. I used the same shimmer paper for the bottom layer of the Herbarium Plate with the second layer in an…
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Merry Patina(mas) } by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press Design fans and followers! This is design team member Crystal Komara here today with some non-traditional and rustic holiday inspiration using the Twinkle Ornament Layer Set. Now before we get to the card details, I know you’re going to first inquire about that background! So, in full disclosure, I recently attended a…
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Ho Ho Holidays | by April Antonio
Happy Saturday! With Christmas less than 10 days away, I think many of us are in full swing with holiday themed cards. I had a lot of fun creating a Santa card using the Adornment Santa die set. Read on to find out how I pulled this card together! I started with the Santa Adornment…
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Simple Ornaments | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. With Christmas right around the corner I thought it would be fun to make a couple of simple ornaments using the Pinpoint Snowflake die set. Let’s take a look at what I created. The first ornament I created is a 3d one. I started by covering some…
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Merry Christmas Poinsettia | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, BP friends! Sandhya here and today I am sharing my Christmas Poinsettia card. I used the Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layers die set for my focal point. I used a sentiment from the Glad Tidings stamp set for my sentiment. So let’s get started! I started by spraying a few pieces of watercolor paper with…
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Holiday Hugs | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! I am still in full holiday mode and was in the mood for a bit of sparkle. I reached for the Adornment Dove and the new Starlight Snow stencil from Memory Box to make this card. I started with a red panel of card stock and some silver paste. I took…
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Holiday Kisses | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing another holiday card–my favorite! As I was working with the Oval Leaf Branches dies for another card, I realized they reminded me of mistletoe so I ran with it. I prepared the card base by cutting out the Epiphany Plate Layer A and adhering two of the…
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Purple Poinsettias | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! This is design team member Crystal Komara here with you today and I’m very happy to be sharing this card I created using the Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layer Dies. I love creating a holiday card in what can only be described as more “non-traditional” colors. I think dark jewel toned colors make for…
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Arista Layer Halves | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Arista Layer Dies. I started by cutting the three layers of the Arista medallion from aqua, white, and lime cardstocks. I glued the layers together and then cut the piece in half using a rotary paper trimmer. Next, I glued the two…
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Holly Jolly Holidays | by April Antonio
Happy Tuesday! So happy to be back on the blog sharing a fun card using the Holly Jolly Contour Layers set to get in the mood for the holidays. I had a lot of fun creating this card and it was really simple to pull together. Read on to find out how I pulled this…
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Holiday Poinsettia | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today sharing a card using the beautiful Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layers die set! I love this large floral die and the amazing details, so let’s get started! I started by die cutting the Splendid Poinsettia using paper from the Memory Box paper pad…
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Snowy Crochet Snowflake | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a quick and easy card featuring the Crochet Snowflake Layer die set. I cut the three beautiful layers of the snowflake from white, turquoise, and holographic cardstock and then glued the centers of the three layers together. I left the six tips of the snowflake unglued…
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Merry Christmas Wreath | by Colleen Balija
Hi there friends! I’m back this month sharing another holiday card using the new Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layers! This is a lovely poinsettia that you’ll want in your stash for your holiday cards! You could say I’m getting a head start on my holiday cards! I’ll also be using Memory Box Glad Tidings Stamp and…
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A Card and a Tag | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello friends! Hope everyone here in the United States had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! Christmas will soon be upon us and I am here for it. I love Christmas! As my blog title indicates, I am sharing a card and a tag. Let’s have a look. You can just see the tag…
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Crafting Holiday Cheer | by April Antonio
Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to the Birch Press blog! Today, I am excited to share a card using the Large Cosmos Contour Layers die set. These big, bold, petals are great for creating a quick, and beautiful holiday card. I started this card by cutting the Large Cosmos Contour Layering dies from medium weight…
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Sunset Sympathy | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a sympathy card although it could be used for any occasion really. I sponged the card front with Distress Oxide Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, and Prize Ribbon. I spattered the panel with water then set it aside to dry. I cut out the…
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Just Add Sparkle | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday filled with family, great friends and good food. This is design team member Crystal Komara here today. Now, I kind of a have a personal “No Christmas” policy until December 1 (I know, I know, feel free to snark!) so I…
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Winter Hugs | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Sandhya and today I am sharing a winter-themed card. I used the Forest Canopy die set along with the Big Hugs Sugar Script die for my project. So let’s get started! I started by die-cutting the Forest Canopy – C layer and the hugs word out of watercolor paper multiple times.…
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Peace On Earth | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! Today, I am sharing this elegant card featuring the Revello Ornament Layer Set. This ornament would look beautiful in any color combination. I chose to go a little less traditional with my purple color scheme, and I love how it turned out. My initial inspiration for this card came from the…
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Butterfly Congratulations | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Birch Press friends! I am excited to be back up on the blog today sharing a card using the beautiful Eloquent Butterfly layering die set! So let’s get started! I started by die cutting Layer A and C using white cardstock from the Eloquent Butterfly layering die set. I die cut Layer B using…
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Holiday Hugs | by Colleen Balija
Hi friends, With the holidays upon us, I wanted to share a festive card using the new Holiday Hugs die and Adornment Wreath die! This layered wreath can be used all year long just by changing up the colors and foliage!!! I will also be using Memory Box RingaDings embossing folder, Jolly Holly Contour Die,…
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Jingle Bell Poinsettia | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello, friends! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a Christmas card I created using the new Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layers die set. I love poinsettias both real and paper crafted varieties! One of my favorite varieties of poinsettia is the one my local nursery calls “Jingle Bell”. The bright red leaves of this variety…
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Pumpkin Thanks | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, friends! This is Sandhya and I am here to inspire you with a layered and dimensional “Thanks” card. I used the Adornment Pumpkin die set as the focal point and added the Big Thanks Sugar Script die for my sentiment. The Honeycomb Bevel Plate Layering die set is my secret to building layers and…
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Smooshed Ornament | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today with a holiday card featuring the Revello Ornament Layering Dies. I’m a huge fan of Birch Press ornament dies and was thrilled to work with this one. This set is the 3 layering dies only. If you want a solid base for the ornament you can pair it…
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Elegant Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press Design readers! This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you today and I can’t believe it’s November already! I have been loving the new Adornment Pumpkin dies and since I love creating with alcohol ink backgrounds so much, I decided to put the two together for this elegant card: Card details:…