Birch Press Design Blog
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Birthday Wishes | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! Today, I am sharing a sweet birthday card featuring the new Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers set. Maybe it’s because we got an early snow this past weekend, but I was in the mood for some spring colors! I started my card with the sentiment, since it was going to be…
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Adornment Wreath | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Adornment Wreath die set. This set comes with two wreath layers. The detail layer can be layered directly over the base layer, or they can be offset as I did for this card. I started by using the two layers to cut…
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Autumn Foliage Delight | by Colleen Balija
Hi friends! I’m back this month with another fall card, because well….I just can’t get enough of fall! Next month will be holiday cards, but this month I just want to embrace the beauty that is fall! I live in the Midwest of the United States, and we get some breathtaking colors and scents of…
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Warmest Wishes | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty Friends, I am excited to be back up on the blog today to share a vintage feel holiday card with you! For today’s card I am using 2 of the latest dies: Jolly Holly Contour Layers and Revello Ornament. Let’s get started! I started by die cutting the Revello Ornament using white card…
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Fall Leaves | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello! Rosemary here on the blog today. Hard to believe that there are just a fews days left in October. Where has this year gone?! Today I’m sharing a fall inspired sympathy card although that was not my original idea. Originally I had started working on something that would be a small mixed media decor…
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Candy Corn Adornment Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press Design readers, this is DT member Crystal Komara here to share a fun Halloween themed card with you. Hopefully it will remind you of candy corn, which are the colors that I was inspired to use on the pumpkin itself! Card details: The base of this A2 sized card is made from…
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Autumn Arista Layers | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Arista Layer die set in warm autumn colors. I started off by die cutting the three layers of the Arista medallion. The detail layer A is cut from a persimmon color, the middle layer B from white cardstock, and the layer C…
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Embrace Nature with the Forest Canopy set | by April Antonio
Happy Saturday, and welcome back to the Birch Press blog! Today I am excited to share a card using the Forest Canopy layering die set. Each layer of this beautiful set can be used one it’s own or layered together as you will see in the following card. To start this card I first took…
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Merry Christmas | By Sandhya Iyer
Hello, my dear friends! Welcome back to another card post from me, Sandhya. For today’s card, I used the Aurora Snowflake Layering die set and the Merry Christmas Sugar Script die. I used some shimmery sprays to add to the magical appeal of my holiday card. I started by die-cutting all three layers of the…
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Holiday Hugs | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! Today, I am sharing this beautiful holiday card featuring the new Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layers Set. This set makes such a unique poinsettia, and I knew that I wanted to make a green one to make it even more unique. I started my card by embossing a light blue piece of card…
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Plaid Three Ways | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today sharing a trio of holiday cards with the same basic layout but totally unique looks. The first card I made used a warm red-toned plaid from the Memory Box Christmas Plaid 6×6 pad. I cut that down to fit on a card base with a tiny margin around…
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Adornment Pumpkin | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty friends! I am excited to be back up on the blog today sharing the beautiful new Adornment Pumpkin die set! I love the large pumpkin and how this die set creates a beautiful focal image! So let’s get started! I started by die cutting the Adornment Pumpkin using paper pads from Memory Box.…
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Warm Autumn Wishes with Adornment Pumpkin Die | by Colleen Balija
Hi friends! With fall upon us in full swing, I wanted to make a festive autumn card using Adornment Pumpkin die set! I’ll also be using Warm Wishes layering die, Hillside Branch & Contour Layers, Adornment Oak Leaf die, Splendor Bevel Plate (Layer A only), Memory Box Cream Woodgrain paper, Memory Box Vintage Pastel Mirror…
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Christmas Ornament | by Rosemary
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today sharing a card that I had a lot of fun creating using some new and old Birch Press Design products. Take a look at what I created. I started off my card by creating my ornament. I used the new Revello Ornament Layer dies to cut my…
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Thanks Oval Leaves | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you today with what just might be my new favorite card ever that I’ve designed for Birch Press Design. Now, I’ll admit, I was initially hesitant to use the contour dies, becuase oh-so-much die cutting, but I promise, the end result is always SOOooo worth…
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Cozy Florals | by April Antonio
Welcome back to the blog! Today I’m bringing you a cozy Autumn themed card using some beautiful floral images, and emboss resist inking. To start todays card I used the large floral image stamp from the Gracious Floral stamp and die set and heat embossed it with white powder onto a piece of white cardstock.…
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Think Outside the Wreath | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! Today, I am stretching my supplies. I love the new Adornment Wreath die set, but I felt like doing something different with it. So, I used both dies to create the rays of the sun! Fun, right? I started my card by making the background. I really wanted a blue background…
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Poinsettia Blues | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today with a glorious holiday card. Isn’t the Splendid Poinsettia die set absolutely stunning?! It was so easy to create this detailed bloom using Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner with just a touch of Mustard Seed on the stamen. Gor-ge-ous! For the card base I…
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Fall Adornment Oak Leaves | by Colleen Balija
Hey friends, It’s getting to that time of year when the leaves turn on the trees and we begin to crave hot cocoa and Pumpkin Spice Lattes! Yummm! Fall time of year can be messy and yet it can also take your breath away with the sights and smells! So today’s card is a tribute…
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Hoping Today | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone! Rosemary here on the blog today. Can’t believe it is the end of September! But the weather here in the Pacific Northwest is telling me that yes, fall has arrived! Today I have a fall inspired project to share that I made using the new Budding Twigs Contour Layers dies. I had created…
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Pink Branches | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a clean and simple card featuring the Curved Leaf Branch Contour Layers die set. I started off by spraying a panel of heavy white cardstock with deep pink and orange ink sprays. When the sprays were dry, I cut the panel using the base layer of…
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Alcohol Ink Adornment Leaves | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful (and hopefully creative) weekend. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing two cards I made using the new Adornment Oak Leaf dies and some alcohol ink backgrounds. I love creating backgrounds with alcohol inks, they add so much visual contrast…
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Adornment Wreath | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty Friends! It is Natasha here today and I am excited to be back on the blog today! Today I am sharing the beautiful new Adornment Wreath die set! So let’s get started! I love this gorgeous wreath and wanted to create a card using the wreath as my focal image. I started by…
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Fall Leaves for the First Day of Autumn | by April Antonio
Fall is a beautiful time of year, and what better way to celebrate than with a handmade card? I’m excited to be back on the blog today to show you how to create a simple yet stunning fall card using some of the Fall themed supplies from the Birch Press Design store. I chose a…
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Warm Wishes | by Sandhya Iyer
Hello Birch Press friends! This is Sandhya here with a fresh card to send warm wishes. It is kind of festive, more winter-like. I used the Forest Leaf and Berries Contour Layers and The Forest Canopy Layer C die sets for this card. For the sentiment, I grabbed the Warm Wishes Vintage Sentiment die. I…
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Pumpkin Hugs | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, Birch Press fans! Toni here with you today with another fall-inspired card. Yay, fall! I used the Adornment Pumpkin dies as separate dies rather than using the outline die to create an impression. So clever to be have such a versatile die in the package, right?! I sponged the Memory Box Cream Woodgrain cardstock with Distress…
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Hello, Fall | by Allison Frazier
Hello, Birch Press friends! We are officially heading into my favorite time of year, when I can finally look forward to some cooler temperatures! To celebrate, I am sharing a card full of Autumn colors. In case you hadn’t noticed, this Forest Canopy Layer Set is one of my new favorites. I just can’t get…
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Rustic Poinsettia | By Natasha Vacca
Hello Crafty friends! I am excited to be back on the blog today sharing the beautiful new Splendid Poinsettia Contour Layer dies. I had so much fun creating a rustic inspired holiday card, so let’s get started! I started with the beautiful Poinsettia die and the Berry Red paper pack from Memory Box. I chose…
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Fall Oak Leaves | By Seeka
Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card featuring the Adornment Oak Leaf die set. I started by using Dylusions Pure Sunshine and Fiery Sunset ink sprays to spray a panel of white cardstock. When the panel was dry, I used the leaf outline die to cut out three leaves. Then I…
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warm wishes | by Rosemary Dennis
Hello everyone, Rosemary here today on the blog. Fall is almost here and that has my thoughts turning to pumpkins! I love pumpkins and when I saw the Adornment Pumpkin die set in the new release I was over the moon excited. I couldn’t wait to create something with this beautiful die set. I actually…