Notecards with Birds & Branches bundle

 

One of my favorite things to sit and make are a set of notecards. I use these as giveaways and gifts as well as send them out myself. They can be quick and easy or layered up and elaborate. For this set, I wanted to focus on a fun die cutting technique.  For the technique, I laid a piece of Whisper White cardstock cut about 1" thick on top of the designer series paper I wanted to die cut. Then I choose a shape that I wanted to use. The Whisper White placement is toward the bottom. Align it to your liking and run it through your Cut & Emboss machine. What you get is a layered die cut that fits perfectly together. Remove from the die and glue the two pieces together. 

This birthday notecard has several layers. The first layer is a piece of Night of Navy cardstock (4 3/4" x 3 1/4") embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3D embossing folder. I love texture and this is a great way to add texture to any card. Then I adhered that to my notecard base. The next layer is made using that die cutting technique. I layered a piece of Whisper White cardstock (a little bigger than an inch) onto a piece of Pear Pizzazz designer series paper (Subtles designer series paper) and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle. I label my dies as #1 being the largest. There's a great variety of sizes in this set of dies. I used #5. I wanted to stamp my sentiment on the white bottom so I made it a little bigger to accommodate my greeting.  The bird (Birds & Branches stamp set) is stamped in Night of Navy and Balmy Blue classic inks. Then I die cut it using the coordinating die (Birds & more dies). The branch is a stand-alone die cut from the same die set. It's cut from Whisper White cardstock and watercolored with an water painter and Pear Pizzazz and Balmy Blue classic inks. Happy Birthday is from a new set coming out January 5, 2021- Art Gallery. I stamped it in Night of Navy classic ink. Then I adhered my layered stitched rectangle to my Night of Navy layer. I adhered the branch across the rectangle and the bird off the left side near the greeting. You can stamp the inside as desired as well as your envelope. Everyone loves receiving pretty mail.

This birthday notecard is similar to the first one but with one less layer. I used a Stitched Circle (Stitched Shapes dies) instead of the rectangle. The branch is cut from Whisper White with the stand-alone die and watercolored just as I did for the first card. I cut apart the branch and tucked in the smaller pieces where I wanted to fill in. The bird is stamped in Night of Navy and Balmy Blue classic inks and die cut with the coordinating die. For this card, I used Balmy Blue designer series paper (Subtles designer series paper). Adhere your die cut circle and layered piece together. Then adhere the circle to the notecard base with Stampin' dimensionals. Stamp the inside as desired and pretty up your envelope. I adhered my main branch and then the bird. I tucked in pieces around the bird and adhered with glue dots. You can stamp it as I did or use your extra paper to adhere to the flap. I used Whisper White cardstock for all my stamping and die cutting. 

This die cut layering technique is a great way to add something different to your cards. I hope you'll give it a try. The designer series paper adds a fun element and you can put your paper to good use. 

Supplies:

• Birds & Branches bundle #154107
• Night of Navy classic ink #147110
• Pear Pizzazz classic ink #147104
• Balmy Blue classic ink #147105
• Night of Navy cardstock #100867
• Whisper White cardstock #100730
• Subtles designer series paper pack #153072
• Whisper White notecards/envelopes #131527
• Stitched Shapes dies #152323
• Stitched Rectangle dies #151820
• Water painters #151298
• Pinewood Planks 3D embossing folder #152320

Other craft tools you may want are Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine, Paper Trimmer #152392, variety of adhesives (liquid glue, dimensionals), bone folder, clear blocks, Stampin' scrub and Stampin' Mist stamp cleaner. 

I hope you enjoyed these birthday notecards and give this technique a try.  Happy stampin'