Birch Press Design Blog Post #2

 Hello, hello!  Popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the BPD blog today.  Here is a little peek.

Hope you will head over to the BPD blog to check out what I created.  The new BPD release is now available on the website and it is a good one!  Lots and lots of Christmas/holiday themed dies.  Can't wait to share what I make.  Til next time!

Birch Press Design Block Print: Crane

 Hello everyone!  Can you believe that January is almost over?!  What an amazing month this has been!  Today I'm popping in to share my second Birch Press Design card for the month of January.  For this card I used the new Block Print: Crane die set.  Let's have a look.

I knew I wanted to create a scene where the crane was standing on a shoreline with some reeds.  When I saw the current Freshly Made Sketches sketch I thought it would be a great way to get my card going.  For the banded element in the sketch I tore strips of patterned paper from two different Memory Box 6x6 paper pads (Anemone Plaid and Poinsettia Plaid).  I adhered the strips with glue to a white panel of cardstock.  I left an area with no glue so that I could slip some of my "reeds" and the crane's legs behind the first bluish strip.  I then die cut the panel with a rectangle die.

The "reeds" were die cut from some of the scrap patterned paper that was left after I tore the green and brown strips using the Budding Twigs Contour Layers dies.  There are two dies in the Budding Twigs die set.  Each die cuts three pieces that are supposed to be layered together to create the budding twig.  I only used one layer from each die.  I placed the die on the patterned paper so that I would mostly just cut the piece I needed.  I cut a bunch, but didn't use all of them.  Because the card already had a more masculine feel I die cut the crane from light gray, white and brown cardstock.  I layered all of the pieces and then inserted the crane in behind the first blue strip.

Then I began adding my "reeds".  I inserted most of them into the little pocket I created, but added a few in front to give the reed cluster a fuller look.   I finished off the card with a sentiment from the Sugar Script Sentiments 1 hot foil set that I foiled in matte gold.   

Well, that's it for me.  I'm also going to add this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of anything goes.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

celebrate today...

 Hello friends!  I'm popping in to share a card that was supposed to be posted to the Birch Press Design blog on Wednesday, October 16th.   Unfortunately, the BPD blog was hacked and Dave, the owner of Birch Press Design was forced to remove the entire blog!    I decided to share what I made here so those of you who aren't on Instagram or don't want to go to the BPD Facebook page can see what I made.  So here we go!

I used the recently released Meadow Berry Branch Contour Layers and Evening Moths dies set for my card.  I wanted bit of a fall/rustic feel for the card so I used orange Memory Box cardstock for the berries and two red Memory Box red cardstocks that are more on the coral side of red.  

I used glossy accents on the berries and moth and then sprinkled on Rock Candy glitter for some subtle sparkle.  I used a Poppystamps circle die set for the two circles in the background.  They were die cut from cream Memory Box woodgrain cardstock.   The background rectangle was die cut from Memory Box kraft woodgrain cardstock.  

After adhering all the pieces as you see, I finished the card with the Celebrate Today Noted Script hot foil plate that was foiled using matte gold foil.   A little side note about hot foiling.  I haven't done it in ages so I was a little worried that I had forgotten how.  Thankfully I remembered and my foiling turned out perfect!  

Well, that is it for me!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

August Birch Press Design Post

 Hello, hello!  I'm up on the Birch Press Design blog today sharing a card made with one of the beautiful new products Birch Press Design released recently.  Here is a little peek:

Hope you will head over to the blog to see what I made.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design Blog Post

 Hello!  Popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today.  Here is a little peek of what I created.

Hope you will head over to the blog to see the full card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello!  I hope your April is off to a great start.  As generally happens here in the Pacific Northwest our April is off to a cold and rainy start!   I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today.   Here is a little peek of what I made.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello!  Popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog.  Here is a little peek of what I created:

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello!  I popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today.  Here is a little peek of what I created. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello everyone!  I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today.  Here is a little peek:

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello!  Long time, no post, lol!  But I'm here today to let you know that I do have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today and here is a little peek of my "frosty" card. 

I hope you will head over to the Birch Press Design blog to see the full project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello and happy end of June!  I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today.  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the blog to see the full card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Birch Press Design Monday

 Happy Memorial Day to everyone here in the US!   Have a wonderful day relaxing and remembering those who gave their all in service to our country.  My younger son is involved in the JROTC program at his high school and spent Saturday morning in a local cemetery pining flags on the graves of people who served in the military.  Proud momma moment!  

I do have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today so I hope you will head over there to check it out.  Here is a little peek:

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to check out my Birch Press post.