Birch Press Design

Fabulous Crane

Hi there!

Today I’m playing along with this week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Cecile has shared a fabulous arty sketch and I totally thought I would use a die cut flower as the focal image… until I sat down at my craft table!

I picked up a few products that I had just received in my last Simon Says Stamp order and flicked though them… as soon as I saw the amazing Block Print Crane die by Birch Press Designs, I pivoted as I knew it would work perfectly with the sketch. I tried to resist buying this die as my common sense told me that I wouldn’t use it… but my resolve just disappeared when I placed my Simons order – I mean it is just so unique! I’m very happy I got to use it for my take on the sketch! !

For the background I used stencils by Taylored Expressions. I was going to add splatters or stamped dots but in the end decided that a few sequins would work well plus I could play around with their placement without committing!

The sentiment is from an older Sugar Pea Designs set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week 2025 – Day 4

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Welcome to Day 3 of Heart Week 2025!

My heart card today is my entry for the challenges hosted by Simon Says Stamp this week. The theme of Monday’s challenge is ‘bright and cheerful’ and Wednesday’s challenge is ‘love is in the air’. I think this card fits both! I’m also entering this into a brand new challenge called The Neglected Stuff Challenge. The main image in the card is a coverplate die from Simon Says Stamp called floating hearts. It’s dated 2014 and I think I picked it up in 2015 or 2016 when it was in their sale section. I really thought I had used this die before but I can’t find a card with it on my blog. Maybe I created something before I started this blog back in 2017. In any case, I think that we can all agree it is most definitely neglected, poor thing!

I cut it from some speciality paper by Tonic Studios and adhered it to a layer cut from thicker card. This was a bit fiddly so I think I would adhere the paper to the card first before die cutting if I were to do this again! Anyway, I used foam tape to adhere it to a panel cut from ombre glitter card (also by Tonic). Oh how I love this glitter card! It’s so pretty! I only wish the cardstock dimensions were smaller so I could get the full range of the ombre onto a cardbase. Maybe I should suggest that to Tonic!

I love the texture that the speciality paper has given the little hearts. I also added a few punched dots of glitter card here and there.

The sentiment is from a set by Waffle Flower Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week 2025 – Day 3

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Welcome to Day 3 of Heart Week 2025!

A very quick CAS card from me today – it’s not that I didn’t have time to craft – rather that I didn’t have much room to craft – the craftermath on my table is crazy.

I used an older Impression Obsession die plus a wood-mounted sentiment stamp that I picked up a few years ago.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week 2025 – Day 2

Hi there!

Welcome to Day 2 of Heart Week 2025!

My heart card today is my entry for this week’s challenge at The Paper Players where the theme is ‘love is in the air’.

A little order from Simon Says Stamp arrived this morning and I could not wait to play with one item in particular – the Birch Press Design Block Print Hummingbird die set. I loved this as soon as I saw the release (isn’t is tail fab?). I couldn’t find any UK stockists for this release so Simons to the rescue!

I cut the dies from a few different papers and then adhered them together. I paired it with an older Simon Says Stamp die called Clipping Heart and added a few of the little punched hearts from yesterday’s card. The sentiment is from a Spellbinders set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 21

Hi everyone!

I’m playing along with Martin’s 30 Day Christmas Card Challenge this month.

The theme of Day 21’s challenge is ‘first snowflake’.

Perfect excuse for me to pull out the Birch Press Design Crochet Snowflake stamp set! This time I paired gold mirror card and whit glitter card plus fabulous sparkly bling that I have had forever!

The background is a Spellbinders embossing folder and the sentiment is by Sizzix.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2024 – Day 9

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Day 9 of LucieG’s Christmas in July 2024!

Today I’m using a new-to-me die set, the Crochet Snowflake set by Birch Press Design. It was released in 2022 and I resisted getting it despite loving every single card made with it that popped up on my Instagram feed over the past 18 months! I finally caved earlier this year and I am so glad I did!

It’s another big layered set but works well with a standard US sized-card which is slightly wider and shorter than a UK A6 card. I covered my card base with some My Mind’s Eye paper and then die cut the three layers using black shimmer card, gold textured mirror card and quartz glitter card. The snowflake base die also cuts a pattern into the card stock so I stuck those small pieces onto my card base.