Birch Press Design - Celebrate Today

NOTE as of 10/08/24:  The Birch Press Design blog has been hacked/corrupted so for a little bit you'll only find our creations on IG and FB.

I've listed the products used below.  In some cases, affiliate links are included. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Rosebud Arch Contour Layers
• Berry Sprig Contour Layers
• Celebrate Today Noted Script Hot Foil & Die Set
• Spellbinders Glimmer Copper Hot Foil
• Memory Box Nutmeg Plaid 6x6 Paper
• Lisa Horton Cloud 9 Copper Pot Metallic Pigment Ink

ATSM #444 - Any Occasion

Are you ready for this fortnight's Addicted to Stamps and More #444 Any Occasion challenge?  I am!  But, I'm so not ready for Christmas 2023 so decided to make a holiday card to add to the stash.  

I'm entering this in Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round Four Calling Birds (four of something or a bird). 

I've listed select affiliate links below.  If you use these links to buy something I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Honey Bee Layering Holiday Bells (SBC | HB | SBP)
• Honey Bee Winter Birds (SBC | HB | SBP)
• Honey Bee Let Nature Sing (SBC | HB | SBP)
• Honey Bee Winter Greenery (SBC | HB | SBP)
• Birch Press Design Mixed Berry Contour Layers
• Versafine Clair Glamorous (SBC)
• Distress Oxide Vintage Photo, Salvaged Patina, Uncharted Mariner, Chipped Sapphire, Pine Needles, Rustic Wilderness (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Copic Opaque White (Blick)
• Sizzix Big Shot Machine (SBC | ACOT | Sizzix)
• Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus Machine (SBC | ACOT)

Wonderful Holiday

I was making a card for a future DT assignment using The Greetery Simply Wonderful and thought I'd play around with it more.  LOVE!

I thought of this card in the middle of the night and immediately started working on it when I woke up--a miracle.  Normally I would have forgotten the idea! LOL.

I stamped another "wonderful" in blues and will work something up with that soon enough. Probably. Maybe.

I'm entering this in Sparkles Christmas Challenge #145 Non-Traditional Colors and ABC Christmas Challenge C for Checks and/or D for Diecuts.

I've listed select affiliate links below.  If you use these links to buy something I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• The Greetery Simply Wonderful and Die
• Spellbinders Holiday Blooms (SBC | SPA)
• Spellbinders Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations (SBC | SPA)
• Neenah 65lb Metallic Cardstock: White Gold, White Silver, Chalice Silver
• Pinkfresh Studio Silver Metallic Pearls (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne (SBC | ACOT | SBP)

  

Simon Says Stamp - Best Ever

I got my latest Simon Says Stamp Golden Bone package for the Kisses release and finally had time to play a bit. I cannot believe it's already almost February--what the heck!

I must admit I LOVE how this card turned out.  I wanted to try using alcohol ink on the Simon Champage Matte Foil cardstock and wow, wow, wow!  So sassy!

I then embossed the Jumbled Hearts background using Versamark with a translucent yellow embossing powder. I wish you could fondle this.  Yes, fondle!

I'm entering this in TIME OUT #230 Inspired by Words.

• Simon Says Stamp Love You Very Much die
• Simon Says Stamp Reverse Bold Love Sentiment Strips
• Simon Says Stamp Jumbled Hearts
• Simon Says Stamp Champagne Matte Foil Cardstock
• MFT Black & White Stripes 6x6 Paper
• Ranger Envy, Enchanted, Tranquil and Intrigue Alcohol Pearl Ink
• Ranger Valencia Alcohol Ink
• WOW! Primary Lemon Embossing Powder

Jingle Bells

I saw that the latest Jingle Belles Challenge calls for bells and guess whose sister just got the Honey Bee Layering Holiday Bells? This girl!

There are an infinite number of combinations for making up these bells--different paper, colors, with bling, without bling (what?!), lots of layers or minimal ones.  I had lots of fun!

I'm also entering this one in Sparkles Christmas #144 Sparkle/Glitter Accents.

• Honey Bee Layering Holiday Bells (HB | SBC)
• Honey Bee Winter Greenery (HB | SBC)
• Honey Bee Foil Script: Holiday (HB | SBC | ACOT)
• Spellbinders Parcel and Post Christmas Decorations (SBC | SPA)
• Spellbinders Essential Arches (SBC | SPA | ACOT)
• Reverse Confetti Diagonal Stitched Cover Panel
• Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas
• Memory box Glitzy Glitter 6x6 cardstock
• Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron (SBC | ACOT | Ranger)

HLS Christmas - Metallic

It's time for another Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge.  As always it's anything goes with an optional topping which happens to be "metallic" this month.

I used acrylic paints to brayer the debossed side of an embossed panel I had in my stash. I then spattered with silver watercolor paint and added a hot-foiled silver sentiment. Dreamy!

• Studio Light Art by Marlene Acrylic Paints
• Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Perfect Sentiments (Hot Foil & Dies)
• Peerless Transparent Silver Metallic Paint
• Sizzix??? Embossing Folder (discontinued)

Blessed Autumn

One of my cats recently tipped over my water bottle on the craft table and destroyed quite a few works in progress.  I managed to salvage this one.

I had sprinkled Lindy's Magicals on the card front and spritze with water.  Once dry I used the Spellbinders Autumn Leaf Border Glimmer Hot Foil Plate with copper hot foil to impress the leaves.  I particularly love this plate, don't you?

I cut out the Birch Press Design Blessed Honey Script Die and popped it up on a couple of additional medium brown layers. 

The metallic touches are so pretty against that dreamy background. LOVE it!

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Spellbinders Autumn Leaf Border Glimmer Hot Foil Plate
• Birch Press Design Blessed Honey Script Die
• Lindy's Magicals Sassy Sapphire, Peony Scarlet Red, Yellow Rose of Texas
• Paper Studio Washi

Foiled Joy

I've lost track of my 5 cards/month Christmas goal but pretty sure I'm doing okay.

I experimented with a new hot foil plate--changing out foil color, types of cardstock, and cardstock color.  My favorite combo is pink and gold as always but I really liked the one on the far right which was rose gold on a pale blush color. I layerd it on Neenah metallic (shimmer) cardstock and it's fabulous.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED:

• Gemini Christmas Joy Hot Foil Plate
• Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil: Gold, Silver
• WRMK Foil Quill Hot Foil:Rose Gold, Champagne
• Honey Bee Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper
• Neenah 65lb Metallic Cardstock - Champagne Pearl, White Silver, Chalice Silver
• Recollections Pink Buttons 65lb Cardstock Pack
• Paper Rose Stitched Rectangles

Copper World

Perhaps my holiday card theme for March should be metallics. Don't you love how the copper looks against that rusty watery background?  I was going to toss the background but played with it a bit more then this idea came to me. Great save!

I'm entering this in Simon Says Monday Use Something Green Challenge, Christmas Kickstart #48 Green Christmas

Tim Holtz Destination Die

Sizzix Tim Holtz Mechanics Embossing Folder

MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes

Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes
Distress Oxides & Ink

Copic Opaque White

Merry Pinecones

Playing with a new stencil.  Love the unexpected colors.

Used an embossed woodgrain for this Merry and LOVE it.

Altenew Classic Pine Stencil A & B

Tim Holtz Merry and Bright

Tim Holtz 3D Woodgrain Embossing folder

Distress Oxides

DB - Copper Leaf

I'm on the Doodlebugs blog today with a couple of fabulous fall cards.  Love this time of year!

DB - Garland Frame

I'm on the Doodlebugs blog today with a set of 3 holiday cards using Sunny Studio. These were so quick to make!

Whimsy J1 - Graphic Thanks

I am so excited to be posting my first card as a new member of the Whimsy Stamps DT. Woo hoo!  I really surprised myself with this card; it's outside my comfort zone and certainly not my usual style but I love it!

I used the WS Quick Strips and a bunch of scraps of cardstock (yay to reducing that mega pile!) to create a bright and colorful background. Imagine all the possibilities--patterned paper, white on white, metallics--the list doesn't end!

I then die cut the Thanks die in gold and the border die in black. I love how it pops against the rest of the card.  And notice how I had placed a strip of black behind it? I think that helps draw attention to it as well.

Quick Strips

Thanks

Cards in Envy Feels Like Fall

Does it feel like fall to you?  It does over at Cards in Envy--come join us!

My card started with a leftover panel from a project I had done last year involving a copper frame.  This was buried deeeeep in the "use this someday" pile, that's for sure.  I sponged it with Distress Oxides then light burnished the copper with a dry paper towel. I love the way the copper looks with the Oxides.

I die cut the leaves and struggled with the card base color. Kraft? White? Yellow? Black? Black obviously won out but I did add more interest that impressing the leaves into the black panel so the veins would show. Very cool. I positioned the die cut leaves so they stuck out over the edge of the panel. Again very cool that their points are mimicked by the points of the panel.

The Details:  PaperArtsy Autumn Edition EAB04, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves, Gina Marie Designs Inner Scalloped Frame, Distress Oxides, Versafine Onyx Black, Copper Conductive Tape