Cover plate dies are popping up more and more in my Instagram Stories. I love using them because they create an amazing focal point with little effort. I was so inspired by some cards that Erica made, I had to buy and try out the Falling Circles die by Neat and Tangled. Unfortunately, it hasContinue reading “Cover Plate Dies + 13 Card Ideas”
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8 Ways to Use Alcohol Ink Backgrounds
Today marks the beginning of April and a new event that I’m hosting on my blog this month. All month, I will be posting Monday, Wednesday and Friday with a couple bonuses in between and each of the videos is going to be a collaboration with a favourite artist of mine. I am so lookingContinue reading “8 Ways to Use Alcohol Ink Backgrounds”
5 Backgrounds 1 Stamp with Birch Press Design
Today I am working on some bulk cards using Birch Press Design Hex Fade Stamp and die set. I created five different backgrounds that you can recreate in your own cardmaking all using one background stamp and adding in some fun sentiments! Feel free to change up the colour, pattern or template to suit yourContinue reading “5 Backgrounds 1 Stamp with Birch Press Design”
Rose Gold Mandala Card for Birch Press Designs
Today I am sharing a birthday card process video that features one of my favourite cardstock combinations ever! These neutral colours create an elegant look that is subtle. I began by heat embossing the Mandala background using Rose Gold embossing powder by The Ton. This is one of my favourite powders of all time! IContinue reading “Rose Gold Mandala Card for Birch Press Designs”
Distress Oxide Galaxy Background
Happy Holidays everyone! It’s Justine here for my last holiday card of the season featuring an awesome Distress Oxide galaxy background technique. When I received the Nativity Star die I was absolutely blown away by its elegance and beauty that I had to play around with a fun background technique to suit it. I used squeezed lemonade,Continue reading “Distress Oxide Galaxy Background”
Stained Glass Alcohol Ink with Vellum for Birch Press Designs
Hi Crafters, It’s Justine back again here on the Birch Press Blog! Today I am creating a stained glass effect on my card using Alcohol Inks. Using Vellum paper helped me achieve that slightly muted but vibrant colour. I used a fairly thick vellum for this piece. Vellum is a non-porous surface that is super elegantContinue reading “Stained Glass Alcohol Ink with Vellum for Birch Press Designs”
My Top 7 Favourite Background Dies
Today I’m exploring my favourite background dies that make cardmaking super quick and easy! All of these cards took less than 5 minutes (even the ones with blended backgrounds!) and I created 10 cards to show you how awesome these backgrounds turned out! For these cards, I created two panels using Distress Oxide colours: SqueezedContinue reading “My Top 7 Favourite Background Dies”
My Top 7 Favourite Background Dies
Today I’m exploring my favourite background dies that make cardmaking super quick and easy! All of these cards took less than 5 minutes (even the ones with blended backgrounds!) and I created 10 cards to show you how awesome these backgrounds turned out! For these cards, I created two panels using Distress Oxide colours: SqueezedContinue reading “My Top 7 Favourite Background Dies”
All About Layering Dies
Layering Dies from Birch Press Design are a super fun way to add beautiful focal points to your cards. I tried out these beautiful layering dies for the first time (Splash and Calen) and I had a blast creating two cards to show off in my video tutorial today. Both cards really focus on theContinue reading “All About Layering Dies”