Tag: layered die

  • Summer Florals | by April Antonio

    Summer Florals | by April Antonio

    Hello and happy Saturday! Welcome back to the Birch Press Design blog. April here sharing a new card project. I am really excited about today’s post because I have been struggling with incorporating more color when I use the layering dies and finally made a card that I feel matches what I saw in my head.

    Today’s card started with some inspiration from a color palette I found online that I really liked. I like to save color palettes I like to a folder on my phone, and then look them up when I need some crafting inspiration.

    The photo above is the color palette that I found. I just love the teal and pinks. Now, it’s not an exact match, but close enough for me.

    I started by pulling the Flora Plate Layer die set, and choosing three of the above colors that I thought would layer well together.

    From what I know about color (which isn’t much!) I thought the lighter colors would be best on top, and the darker colors on the bottom.

    So I purposely cut the top layer from the light blue, the bottom layer from the darker teal, and added the fuschia color in the middle of the sandwich to break up the blue colors.

    Next, I grabbed that same teal color from the bottom layer and decided I wanted to highlight it on top by using it with the Big Thanks Sugar Script. I cut the ‘thanks’ in the teal and the shadow from white in order to anchor the thanks better to the page.

    Lastly, I grabbed my Christmas Fairy Jewels pack and placed some of the teal jewels across the top and bottom rows of the card.

    That is the finished card! I really love the pierced details on this top layer, and how dynamic the fuchsia color looks as it peeks from behind the layers.

    Supplies

    57437 Flora Plate Layer Set

    57142 Big Thanks Sugar Script

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    jwl005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

  • Hope You’re Feeling Better Eucalyptus | by Crystal Komara

    Hope You’re Feeling Better Eucalyptus | by Crystal Komara

    Hello Birch Press Design readers! This is Design Team member Crystal Komara sharing a CAS (Clean and Simple) card with you today featuring the new Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layering dies. Because I intended for this card to be very simple, I wanted to create a card without using the layering part of the dies, so here is what the dies look like quite simply on their own when cut from a rainbow array of cardstock. Add a gold heat embossed sentiment (any message will do!) and you have an elegant and easy card in no time flat!

    Card details:

    The base of this A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I cut a 5 1/4 x 4″ piece of this same cardstock as the first layer. On that layer I stamped the sentiment “hope you’re feeling better” in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. This sentiment is from the Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set.

    Using the Eucalyptus stems, I cut multiple stems from colored cardstock. I used the following 6″ paper packs:

    -Lush Green

    -Sunny Orange

    -Berry Red

    -Ocean Blue

    I adhered the stems directly to the center of the card and then I added a small white ribbon at the base of the stems for added texture.

    I hope you have enjoyed today’s CAS card. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

    Supplies

    CL8157 Classic Sentimental Wreath stamp set

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

  • Heart to Heart Thanks | by April Antonio

    Heart to Heart Thanks | by April Antonio

    Happy Friday! April here sharing an elegant, easy to pull together thank you card.

    To start this card I grabbed on of my favorites, the Kinsley Heart Plate Layering set. I cut out all three layers with Layer A and C cut from white cardstock, and Layer I glued all three layers together using liquid glue.

    I created an A2 card base from a piece of red cardstock, and glued the Kinsley Heart layer onto the card front. This is why the inside of the heart is red — the base is shining through.

    Next, I took the Pimpernel Contour layering set to cut the flowers from red, foil cardstock and the leaves from green, glitter cardstock. I adhered them to the lower right of the card front, ensuring I glued the center of the flowers only, to leave the petals free to bend up a little bit.

    For the sentiment, I used the Kind Hearts Clear Stamp set to heat emboss ‘thank you’ with black pigment ink and clear embossing powder. I cut this out and glued it to the center of the card front.

    Lastly, I added a couple of clear dots from the Christmas Fairy Crystals set to the center of the flowers

    That is it! The layering sets make it super easy and fun to pull together cards. I hope this inspires you to go create and have fun

    Supplies

    57402 Kinsley Heart Plate Layer Set

    CL8163 Kind Hearts clear stamp set

    57488 Pimpernel Contour Layers

    SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6 pack

    GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

    CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

    FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

  • Arista Floral by Jeanne Jachna

    Arista Floral
    by Jeanne Jachna

    I hope you’re having a good day! I love flowers! When it’s too cold outside to enjoy the garden, I’m happy to be making with them in my craft rooms so the new release makes me HAPPY!

    I like to cut lots of flowers in several different shades of cardstock all at the same time. When it comes time to making I have my choice of flowers to arrange. I lay them out on a clear piece of plastic the size of my card front before I commit and adhere them in place.

    Because the plastic is clear I can pick up the entire arrangement and layer it over different backgrounds. For this card I used Viola Plate Layer A. Using just one layer of the three layer background set allows more color and gives a lacy look to the background.

    To create a focal point I added an Arista Layer B die cut with a darker shade of pink adhered underneath. The foliage is adhered flat to the card base, and the florals are adhered with adhesive foam tape. This adds dimension.

    Remember when you’re making that there’s no right or wrong.. it’s all about what appeals to you. I hope you’ll mix and match your different sets and imagine your flowers in unexpected colors. I think you’ll be delighted with the results!

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

    CL8159 Rainbow Days Lingo Notes clear stamp set

    57499 Dainty Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    57488 Pimpernel Contour Layers

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

    57418 Arista Layer Set

    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

    JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

    GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

    SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack

  • Floral Bouquet Helloby Jeanne Jachna

    Floral Bouquet Hello
    by Jeanne Jachna

    Hi and thanks for stopping by! Today I thought I’d make a floral bouquet to show you how well the new Birch Press Design floral release looks assembled together on one card!

    I’m smitten with these gorgeous florals and think I could make with them all day long. I’ve cut the flowers in lots of different colors so I have my pick of the garden.

    The background of my card is the Viola Layer B from the 3 die set. I love the pierced design and think it looks like lace!

    I arrange the florals on a piece of clear plastic the size of my card base to help me figure out the design. I started with the two larger Winsome Roses in the lower corner with two Eucalyptus Stems tucked underneath. Pimpernel leaves are tucked under the roses, and Tiny Tuft and Star Flowers are scattered through the foliage.

    The finishing touch are some dew drops – some Memory Box Fairy Drops! I really love making with these florals.. it’s rainy here and sometimes you have to make your own sunshine!

     

    Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

     

     

    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

     

     

    57497 Winsome Rose and Leaves Contour Layers

     

     

    57496 Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers

     

     

    57488 Pimpernel Contour Layers

     

     

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

     

     

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers

     

     

    Hello Sugar Script

     

     

    DRP101 Fairy Drops

     

     

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

     

     

    SP1008 Twilight Purple 6×6 pack

     

  • Sending Sunshine by Jeanne Jachna

    Sending Sunshine
    by Jeanne Jachna

    I’m so excited with the latest Birch Press Design Release because it’s all about FLOWERS! I am anxious for spring to arrive, and until I have some blooms of my own in the garden I’m making away in my craft room with these beauties.

    I love that the new florals are sized perfectly for arranging together. And each layered floral die set comes with a fold out graphic showing you how to assemble each one so there is no guessing.

    I always start by laying out images on a clear sheet of plastic the size of my card base. I can slide different color panels underneath to see exactly what the card will look like when it’s assembled.

    My card features the Wispy Blooms, Fuddled Leaf and Tiny Tuft Flowers. The sentiment is from the Kind Hearts stamp set that has a mixed pretty handwritten and print font.

    My background is just a single layer of the Viola Plate die trio background set. It’s gorgeous enough with it’s pinpoint print to leave all on it’s own.

    The new layered blooms are absolutely stunning and have you smiling like the real thing! The only thing you’ll miss is their fragrance!

    Finished size 4.25 x 5.5″

    Supplies

    56128 Viola Plate Layer Set

    57506 Wispy Blooms Contour Layers

    57500 Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers

    57501 Tiny Tuft Flowers and Leaves Contour Layers

    CL8163 Kind Hearts clear stamp set

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6 pack

    SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack

    SP1007 Vibrant Violet 6×6 pack

    SP1006 Stormy Blue 6×6 pack

  • Berries Galore | By Seeka

    Berries Galore | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today and I’m sharing another clean and simple card featuring the Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers die set.

    For this card I went with pink and red berries and aqua leaves. I started by die cutting the leaves and branches from two colors of aqua cardstock. I glued the darker detail layers of each leaf onto the lighter base layer. Then I cut berries from pink and red cardstock and glued them to their stems.

    Next, I created the sentiment using the Big Hello Sugar Script die set. I cut the detail layer from red cardstock and the shadow layer from white cardstock.

    To assemble the card, I glued the base of the leafy stems to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of white cardstock and then I used foam tape to pop up some of the leaves and berries. I also used foam tape to adhere the die-cut sentiment as well as a smaller sentiment from my stash. I trimmed any stem ends that were peeking out from behind the sentiment and then to finish, I adhered the card front to a card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


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  • Elegant Wedding Card Made Easy | by April Antonio

    Elegant Wedding Card Made Easy | by April Antonio

    Happy Wednesday my crafty friends! April here sharing an easy wedding card I created using the Kinsley Heart layering plate dies and a sentiment from the newest Kind Hearts stamp set.

    A friend recently requested a wedding card and I settled on using the a love theme — of course– and grabbed the Kinsley Heart layering plate set. I love this set because it basically does the work for you. It is already so elegant, and I find it easy to pick three colors, cut them out and adhere them together.

    I grabbed a red and pink cardstock sheet from the Berry Red Memory Box paper pack and a beautiful pearl colored sheet from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad. I used these colors to cut Layers A, B, and C of the Kinsley Heart layering set.

    PRO TIP: Adding liquid glue to the edges of the layering dies and just a few drops to the center helps you to line up each layer and will stick just as well as trying to add glue all over the center. I save so much time now that I add most of my glue on only the edges.

    I then grabbed the ‘Best wishes on your journey together’ sentiment from Birch Press’ newest stamp set Kind Hearts and heat embossed it on a piece of thick vellum.

    This stamp set has a beautiful mix of fonts and wonderful sentiments that I can’t wait to use such as ‘Hoping today is as wonderful as you are’ and ‘The world is full of amazing things’. It also has simple saying such as ‘thank you’ in a very elegant font.

    I adhered the vellum across the all three heart layers and secure it on the back of the panel with double sided tape, which is one of my favorite ways to adhere vellum without showing any glue on the front.

    The side of the card looked a little empty to me so I also cut two flowers from the Star Flowers Contour Layers set using the same pearl cardstock and a pearly-pink cardstock from the 6×6 Mirror Pad. The center of the flower was cut using a gold cardstock from the same cardstockp pad.

    PRO TIP: If you would like to give your flowers a 3D look, only adhered the center to the card and once dry, use your fingers or tweezers to gently lift the petals off the page. They will flatten if you are mailing the card, but will not be fully stuck to the page so that whoever receives the card will still see the 3D effect up close.

    I finished off the card by putting the entire panel onto a 4.25″ x 5.5″ folded card. Also, I could not resist adding some crystals to the center of some of the hearts.

    That is all for today! Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you were inspired to break out your plate layering sets and create something beautiful.

    Supplies

    CL8163 Kind Hearts clear stamp set

    57402 Kinsley Heart Plate Layer Set

    FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6×6 pack

    SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack

    57505 Star Flowers Contour Layers

    CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

  • Arista Sun | By Seeka

    Arista Sun | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a very quick and easy sunny card that features the Arista Layer die set and the Pinpoint Radial Plate.

    To start, I die cut the three layers of the Arista set. I used white cardstock for layer A, a sunny yellow for layer B, and a bright turquoise for layer C. Then I adhered them together and added yellow jewel embellishments.

    Next, I used the Pinpoint Radial Plate to add a radiating pattern of circles to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of white cardstock.

    To assemble the card, I simply glued the Arista piece to the center background and then used foam tape to adhere a sentiment from my stash. To finish, I adhered the card front to a card base.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


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  • Offset Delight | By Seeka

    Offset Delight | By Seeka

    Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I have a card featuring the Delight layer die set. Even though winter hasn’t officially started, I’m already looking forward to spring so I chose some light and bright colors for this easy card.

    To start, I used the three layers of the die set to cut white, peach, and coral cardstock. I cut two sets and then I used a blending brush to blend red dye ink into the center of the Layer C die cuts to add some depth and color variation.

    I adhered each set of layers together and then trimmed each medallion in half. I adhered the four pieces, offset, around the edges of a background that I made by masking off the borders of a 4.25″ x 5″ panel of white cardstock and blending light green and light blue dye inks into the exposed area.

    Next, I used foam tape to adhere a sentiment from my stash that was stamped on a rectangle of white cardstock and adhered to a slightly larger rectangle of vellum.

    Thank you so much for visiting!


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