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Line Fade | Day vs. Night | Birch Press Design Team Project!

2/25/2019

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Hello Everyone!
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Today I am here with another design team project for Birch Press Design! This one will play tricks on your eyes and create the best illusion just by changing your embossing powder color!… 

For today’s project we will be using the Line Fade Stamp and Die Set.
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​We want to start our project off by creating to blended backgrounds.  I chose to use my distress oxides on white card stock.  Using a blending tool, I created two rainbow pattern panels.  You do not need to go for a perfect blend but you just want to make sure there are no white spaces between the colors you chose.

After your panels are blended you need to make sure they are dry before our next step.  Now remember if you use Distress Oxides these are a pigment/ dye mix so they take time.  I used my heat gun and time to allow them to dry completely.  You can use your embossing powder to make sure they are ready.

Chose your stamps for your panel and grab your ink you use for your embossing.  When you stamp your images you want to stagger the placement so you get all spectrums of the blended background.

After they are stamped you are ready to apply your embossing powder, I started with my white and then my other panel I used my black.  A fine detail powder will work best for these because these lines are pretty detailed on the stamp set! Heat set your images.
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​Once they are all set, now we get to die cut our images. Grab the dies that coordinate with your image and run them through your die cutting machine.  You see the visible differences between the to sets even though we used the same blended background!  It’s the embossing powder that is creating this illusion!  Cool right?
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​With our pieces die cut we can now set them up on our Standard A2 size card bases.

I used liquid adhesive and double-sided foam tape to give my strips dimension.  I also made sure that the colors showing were flipped around from each other.

Now there is always a space you have after you design your card, so we can just add that to the inside of the card!
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For my sentiment I chose the Big Lingo Type Thanks Die. I cut one in white and the other in black but only using the background piece. Our white sentiment was applied on the outside of our card.

​The black sentiment I placed inside the card to add to the dramatic look and feel of this card.

​These are just a few of the products used for this project...

​​Birch Press Design – Big Lingo Type Thanks 
Birch Press Design – Line Fade Stamp Set 
Birch Press Design – Line Fade Die Set

To see all the craft details just click on the video below!
When you are done watching the video, and want to see more, CLICK HERE to go to my YouTube Channel ...  

Don’t’ forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel!

Always Remember...

Be Inspired, ENJOY, LAUGH and ALWAYS BE CREATIVE!
~ Desiree
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Scrapping for Less | Flavor of the Month Card Kit | February 2019

2/23/2019

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Hello Everyone!

And welcome back for another 5 Card - 1 Kit plus a Reveal of the Scrapping for Less Flavor of the Month Card Kit for February 2019!


Whip It Up Recipe

5 Cute Image Stamps
4 Adorable Well Coordinated Pattern Papers
3 Embellishments per Mini Collection
2 Dies that are just right
1 Perfectly Coordinated Kit

Mix all together and you will create the most gorgeous and fantastic cards to share with your friends and family that are baking fans!

So hop on through and see what the design team has “whipped up” to inspire you!

All the ingredients for this great recipe can be found over on our Flavor of the Month page!

​Make sure you click on the links below to get your kit and stay connected!
FLAVOR OF THE MONTH CARD KIT
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​Let's get to some inspiration!  Here are three cards I made from the kit!  Stop by my YouTube Channel to see more!
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​Let's see what you will get in your Scrapping for Less Flavor of the Month Card Kit for February 2019!
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Double Dip Level
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Banana Split Level

OK now let's get ready to hop along and see some wonderful inspiration!

SFL Blog 

Lynnea
Katie
LeeAnn
Christine
Luci
Courtney
Stacy 
It's ME <---> YOU ARE HERE!
GUEST DESIGNER: Jess Gerstner
GUEST DESIGNER: Mary Polanco
GUEST DESIGNER: Cassie Trask
Teresa


​Make sure you also put your name in for that Rafflecopter prize!
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​Thanks again for hopping with us, and Happy Crafting!
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But Always Remember...
Be Inspired, ENJOY and Always Be Creative!!!
~ Desiree
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Fresh Lemonades (or Limeade)! | Rubber Stamp Tapestry-Peg Stamps!

2/19/2019

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Hello Everyone!

I am here with another design team project for Rubber Stamp Tapestry!  For today's project I am using their Fresh Lemonade Peg Stamp Set with Whispers from the Garden for my sentiment!
I wanted to make something a little different, so a shaker book marker it is!  

I have lots of packaging supplies and this is just another way i can put them to good use! Come see what I mean....
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Here are just a few of the products I used in making this project...

RST Peg Stamps – Fresh Lemonade 
RST Peg Stamps – Whispers from the Garden 

Memento Ink Dew Drop Sets – SNOW CONE 12 ink set 
Memento Ink Dew Drop Sets – GUM DROPS 12 ink set 
Memento Ink Dew Drop Sets – SORBET SCOOPS 12 ink set


If you want to see all the crafty details just click on the video below!
When you are done watching the video, and want to see more, CLICK HERE to go to my YouTube Channel ... 
 
​Don’t’ forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel!
 
Always Remember...
 
Be Inspired, ENJOY, LAUGH and ALWAYS BE CREATIVE!
~ Desiree
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3 Cards - 1 Kit | Tonic Studios Craft Kit No. 18

2/16/2019

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Hello Everyone!

I am finally back with another Tonic Studios Craft Kit!  I still love creating with these kits!  So much in one box!
This kit especially has so much as hey are launching a new color line in the embellishment arena!  Jewel and Crystal Drops, Embossing Powder, Glitter and papers - just to name a few!
I created 3 cards today using the contents of this kit!  These dies are so intrcate, but yet we can still create simple and elegant cards in no time!
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Used the dies as a gateway to our sentiment!
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Used the smaller dies as a cut out panel, above and below the sentiment!
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The border die was perfect for a shaker card and those beautiful Rainbow Confetti Triangles!

Here are just some of the products I used in today's cards....

NuVo Confetti – Rainbow Triangles
NuVo Jewel Drops – Honeysuckle 
NuVo Crystal Drops – Calming Aqua 
NuVo Dream Drops – SuperNova 
NuVo Embossing Powder – Ocean Sparkle 
NuVo Embossing Powder – Classic Gold 
Tonic Studios 9.5 inch Shears 
Tonic Studios Craft Pick 
Tonic Studios Paper Creaser 

To see all the wonderful crafty details, just click on the video below!
When you are done watching the video, and want to see more, CLICK HERE to go to my YouTube Channel ...  

Don’t’ forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel!

Always Remember...

Be Inspired, ENJOY, LAUGH and ALWAYS BE CREATIVE!
~ Desiree
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Kaleidoscope Heart Layering Die | Birch Press Design Team

2/11/2019

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Today I am back with another design team project for Birch Press Design!  Let's work on those last Valentine’s Day cards we need to get done!  Yes I am always late making my cards...  LOL
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The Kaleidoscope Layering Die has become one of my many favorites from the recent Birch Press Design Release!
​For this card I started out with all my die cutting of my heart.  The card stock I used is a watercolor card for all my pieces, even the heart!  Once all my pieces were glued together using my liquid adhesive I set my Kaleidoscope Heart aside to dry.  I then used the largest die from the Stitched Heart Die Set to cut out a section of my background panel.  I grabbed my cutting board to tape down my watercolor paper and picked out my brush and pallet!
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I chose my Distress Inks in shades or Pinks, Reds and a splash of purple and placed some ink down onto my pallet.  Spraying my water color paper with my mister I then added my color on my panels.  Have fun with this and just drop away making sure the colors will blend together.  
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Once I had my first layer down I removed my Heart from the center and set aside my background panel to dry.  I wanted this to have a soft shade of all the colors!  I then placed my heart back onto my cutting board for another layer of watercolor.
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Using the same colors, I added another layer to intensify the shades on the heart only.  It was interesting to see the watercolor go into the layers of the hearts and pool into the cracks of the paper! I removed this from my board and set aside to dry. Yes, I cheated and used my heat tool to speed up the process!

I attached my background panel to my standard A2 size card base so I could re-position my stitched heart die to cut through, this way we had an opening on the front of our card where our heart will be placed.
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I was thinking about my focal point and the backside and decided to cut one more of Layer C from the Kaleidoscope set from my water color paper and also a piece of vellum.
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I placed this section onto my board and used the same color but only for splattering.  The beauty of this die is they can be placed again each other on each side!

Now it is finally time to put our card together!
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Using my liquid adhesive, I placed my vellum in between my two heart panels and made sure I had glue around the edges and placed into the opening in my background and card base. I know it may sound confusing and difficult but trust me, it is not and plus I always have a video!
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I used a sentiment from the Lingo Thanks Clear Stamp Set and cut into a thin strip and set it towards the bottom of my card!
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It will be great surprise when the card is open you get a beautiful pop of color!

Just some of the products used for this project today!...

Birch Press Design – Lingo Thanks
Birch Press Design – Kaleidoscope Heart Layering Dies 
Birch Press Design – Stitched Heart Dies 
Spun Sugar 
Festive Berries 
Abandoned Coral 
Seedless Preserves 
Pretty Pink posh – Ivory Gems 

To see each craft step in detail, just click on the video below!
When you are done watching the video, and want to see more, CLICK HERE to go to my YouTube Channel ... 
 
​Don’t’ forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel!
 
Always Remember...
 
Be Inspired, ENJOY, LAUGH and ALWAYS BE CREATIVE!
~ Desiree
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