Tag: crystal komara
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Butterfly Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello and welcome to November! Supplies 57481 Adornment Pumpkin 57507 Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers 57426 Eloquent Butterfly Layer Set 57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack 57525 Oval Leaf Branches Contour Layers SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack
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Forever Grateful | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing the first of a few fall themed pumpkin cards that I have made featuring the Adornment Pumpkin Set. The Adornment Pumpkin Layer Set is one of my go-to products for fall cards. I love the large size of the layering…
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Gilded Birthday | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and welcome to October! Wow, how the seasons fly, but things sure are getting pretty with the fall foliage here in New England. This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing an elegant black and gold birthday card today using the Floral Balloon Layer Set. I love the large size of…
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Plaid Adornment Pumpkin | by Crystal Komara
Hello fall friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here to inspire you today! I have been sharing a lot of detailed intricate die cut cards lately, so today I thought I would keep my card a little more simple. I know that those intricate contour dies can be intimidating to some (as they…
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Black & White Garden | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! I’m so excited that fall is finally here in New England, it’s my favorite time of the year! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today to inspire you with with a black and white garden of thanks! You know when you have an idea in your head and then when it…
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A Blue Hibiscus Summer | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here sharing a very detailed card using the beautiful Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layers. Now, contour layering dies have been around for a while now, but in all honesty, it’s taken them a little while to grow on me. I go through my love ’em and…
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Just a Little Something | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty friends and happy August! Where did the summer go already!? This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a vibrant alcohol ink card featuring the Floral Star Layer set. Because this background has so much intense color, you might not even notice that I used just three layers of white on…
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Hello Starlight Butterfly | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! I hope your summer is going well and you are enjoying some beautiful hot and sunny days and cool ice cream summer nights! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a monochomatic purple and gold card using the Starlight Butterfly Layering dies. Card details: The base of this A2 sized…
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You Are Something Special | by Crystal Komara
Hello readers and happy 1st of July! Welcome to summer here in New England (or wherever you might live). This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a floral card featuring the Early Blossom Contour Layer Dies in varying shades of purple. I love placing colorful flowers against a black background. It really…
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Sending Hugs & Smiles | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here today sharing a cheerful and uplifting slimline card made using the Eloquent Butterfly Layering set: I chose to create a slimline card because these butterflies are decent sized and I wanted to add multiples of them to this card. Because I used a black…
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H-E-L-L-O | by Crystal Komara
H-e-l-l-o readers and happy June! This card will welcome you to summer many times over in an array of rainbow colors! This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing this fun clean and simple (CAS) card using the Jumbo Lingo Hello die and two single white curved leaf branches. Card details: The…
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Happy Birthday Bloom | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara on the blog today sharing one of my most recent card creations using the Perky Bloom Contour Layer. This bold and oversized flower has quickly become one of my favorite contour layering dies from Birch Press Design this release. Card details: The base of this…
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Eloquent Alcohol Ink Butterflies | by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press Design readers! This is DT Member Crystal Komara here today and I’m so excited at how today’s card turned out. I’m going to kind of toot my own horn here, for just a second, but it currently is my absolute favorite card! I know, I know, this changes over time and with…
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Vibrant and Perky Bloom | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! Today I have a very bold and vibrant card to share with you using the new Perky Bloom Contour dies. I love mixing the Birch Press Design products with alcohol inks and I have frequently done so in the past. For other unique alcohol ink ideas, please check out my posts here, here…
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Hello Butterfly | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends and happy April! I feel like the days are finally getting warmer and we’re seeing the sun more here in New England. Spring has officially arrived! This is DT member Crystal Komara and I’m sharing a card using multiple products from Birch Press Design to include the Eloquent Butterfly and Field of Blooms…
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Floral Gold Cross | by Crystal Komara
Hello friends! This is DT member Crystal Komara here with you today sharing more Easter inspiration using the beautiful new Floral Cross Layer Set. I have been enjoying playing around with these new dies and I can’t wait to see what my other team members create using it as well. Card details: The base of…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lots of Large Cosmos | by Crystal Komara
Hello Birch Press readers, this is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today showing your a whole variety of ways to use the beautiful new Large Cosmos Contour Layering dies! Initially, I had only one slimline card in mind, but I ended up die cutting soooooo many cosmo flowers that I made four…
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Patriotic Balloons | by Crystal Komara
Happy 4th of July friends! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara sharing in the red, white and blue celebration with you today with this patriotic themed balloon easel card. Card details: The base of this A2 sized card was made with 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using all three layers (A, B,…
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Blue Balloons | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here to inspire you today with a birthday card using a lot of texture from glitter paper to alcohol inks. It’s also in my favorite color – blue! And. . . it sparkles! The base of this A2 size card is made from 80 lb.…
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Forest Canopy Frames | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty people! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today and I have made my first set of cards using the new Forest Canopy Layering dies. I am sooooo in love. These new dies are just beautiful and I think they will quickly become my new favorite. Now all three of…
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Make a Wish | by Crystal Komara
Hello crafty readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara here with you today and I’m really excited to share my card with you because it’s one of my favorite color palettes! First, let’s take a look at the inspiration for today’s birthday card: Yes! My color inspiration came from a Pinterest photo from an…