Tuesday, June 2, 2015

My Favorite Things June New Product Launch!!

Yay!!

http://mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new


It's release night, and all the amazing new My Favorite Things products for June are available NOW right HERE!!

I've been a crazy woman the last several weeks, but I was able to create a fun project for tonight's release!!



When I got my hands on the new Flutter of Butterflies Lace Die-Namics, I knew they'd be perfect for the Faux Ceramic Tile technique, which is UBER easy to do!!  Here's how I created it!

  1. Trim an A2 top-folding card base from Smooth White Cardstock.
  2. Trim a piece of masking paper to 2" x 2"; adhere it to the top of a Twinchie square.
  3. Place the Flutter of Butterflies Lace Die-Namic on top of the masked Twinchie and run it through your manual die cutting machine.  Because of the thickness of the Twinchie, the die will cut through the mask, but won't cut through the Twinchie - it will merely emboss the image.
  4. With tweezers or a paper piercer, carefully remove the outside margin of the masking paper, and apply Sno Cone Pigment ink with an ink dobber.
  5. Carefully remove parts of the mask from the details of the butterfly, and apply Razzle Berry, Blu Raspberry, Orange Fizz, Sour Apple and Lemon Drop Pigment ink to those spots with an ink dobber.  Remove the rest of the mask to reveal the outline of the butterfly.
  6. Apply VersaMark ink to the image square, apply clear embossing powder, and heat emboss with a heat tool.  Repeat this process two to three times more to provide a clear finish.  On the last application, sprinkle small bits of gold embossing powder to the outside perimeter of the image square and heat with the embossing tool.
  7. Apply adhesive to the back of the image square and attach gold thread.
  8. Trim a piece of black and white patterned paper 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" and adhere to the back of the image square with foam squares.
  9. Stamp the sentiment from the Written in Watercolor Stamp Set using Black Licorice Pigment Ink.  Apply clear embossing powder and emboss with heat tool.
  10. Die cut the body of the butterfly from Black Licorice Cardstock and adhere to the image square with liquid adhesive.  Adhere the image square to the card base.

That's it!!  So easy, yet so fun!!  This continues to be one of my all time favorite techniques, so when I find detailed dies like the Flutter of Butterflies Lace Die-Namics, I love to give it a go!  I hope you'll give it a try, as well!!  I've listed the products that I used below.

Please click on through to the My Favorite Things Design Blog for links to all of the projects created by my sweet teammates for the New Product Launch!!  I promise you'll be amazed!!

That's it for me today, friends!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by - I so appreciate it when you do!!



89 comments:

Brandi R said...

Beautiful! That butterfly is just WOW! Love it ♥

Hippymom83 said...

So very cute!

Jess K said...

Beautiful card, and thanks for the tutorial on how to create that gorgeous butterfly!!

Greta said...

Wowzer! What else is there to say?!

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

WOW! Gorgeous and thanks for the tutorial on how to create this!

Kris Berc said...

Oh wow, what a super creative technique you used!

Diane said...

WOW! I've never heard of that technique and never would have figured it out without your instructions. Thanks for sharing. It is beautiful.

zehra said...

cool technique, love it, great card

karenb said...

What a great idea!

Carisa said...

beautiful!

DaNelle said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing

Kris B said...

Wow! Love the faux ceramic tile look! I need to pin this so I can try it! Such a pretty card!

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Can't wait to try that technique!

Jan Scholl said...

I already ordered a couple of things but feel stupid now...one of the things I wanted could not find in the store. Then it hit me...it was right in front of my face. I made a wish list for next time.

Michele K. Henderson said...

Wow! I love this beautiful in lay butterfly! So pretty!

Sheri Elmont said...

This is beautiful. I need to check into those Twinchies. Great technique,

Kari V. said...

Love it! That butterfly is perfect for the faux ceramic tile technique!

Mayumi said...

Very cute and very interesting technique!

Hussena said...

What a gorgeous card ..totally loved that faux tile you created ..Thank you for sharing the creative process for it :)

Mateja M said...

Such a fun technique :) Love the look :)

Shari said...

Oh my gosh. That butterfly is so pretty. The whole card is.. I just love it!

Birgit said...

Gorgeous! Love the technique you used to create the faux tile. I didn't see "twinchies" listed in your supply list at the bottom. Where do you find them? Fabulous card!!

sharrilou said...

Very interesting technique, can't wait to try it.

loulou said...

What a fabulous card and a great technique. Thank you for sharing and providing the steps to create the faux tile.

Migdalia said...

WOW!! Absolutely Gorgeous!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia
Crafting With Creative M

Marcie Sharp said...

I love this! Thanks for including a tutorial. I can't wait to try this fun technique!

Leanne said...

Wow! Thanks for sharing this cool technique.

Lisa H. said...

beautiful.....and I thought your pieced the butterfly with card stock....looks great!

Craftykthy said...

Love the technique for the butterfly.

Jackie said...

Gorgeous! That butterfly is amazing, what a cool technique.

Dot J Freel said...

I love the butterfly and how you used the negatives.

Teresa Doyle said...

A great card Karolyn. I love the inlay of your butterfly. Just beautiful!

Elizabeth Garcia said...

Wow, very pretty card. That butterfly is so pretty.

Sue Wareham said...

I have never heard of Twinchie I have to look into this Thanks

Nana Griffin said...

Very lovely. A great job on the butterfly.

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

Your card is Amazing! Great Job!

Sue McRae said...

Thanks for sharing the technique with us!

Diane Jaquay said...

Your butterfly is the star of this card for sure, just beautiful!!

rebecca said...

Love those butterflies!

Becky said...

Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Dee said...

OOOOOOOOOO- fantastic butterfly- rainbows win!

choman9912@aol.com said...

Very pretty! Thanks for the tutorial. Thank you for sharing!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card with such a fun new technique. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to have to try that technique.

Heather said...

So beautiful!! What a great technique; thanks for the tutorial!

jkstiles77 said...

Stunning card!

Aartje said...

Beautyfull! Great way to use the dies.
Hugs Aartje

Darla said...

Wow! Love this technique, your card is stunning!

Jill said...

Beautiful--Thanks for the tutorial!!!!

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the faux ceramic tile look. I thought it was a piece of jewelry when I first saw the card.
thanks for the instructions on making it.

Emma S. said...

WOW! That card is great!!

Lucinde | Lucilight said...

Love the inlaid butterfly!

Sharla said...

Love that little butterfly tile, such a great idea!

Unknown said...

I've never seen this technique. That's beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial.

Unknown said...

Great technique and a very pretty card.

irisesther54 said...

What a beautiful card. The butterfly is lovely. Nice selection of colors.

Kymjynx5 said...

Thanks for sharing that technique, I can't wait to try it out

CraftyPaws said...

GORGE! So elegant! I love it!

keysha said...

Lovely card! I will have to try that technique! So creative

Anja said...

Awesome card with a great technique!

Sue D said...

Thanks for sharing this great technique.

Tammy H said...

I totally thought you have cut the die from various colors and inlaid them. What a fun change of pace!!

Tracey McNeely said...

Karolyn any idea how gorgeous this is! Wow, you are so stinkin' creative!

Denise Evans said...

This is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial! Going to try it asap!

Taunya Butler said...

Beautiful, amazing, stunning and just so well done - so unique and so clever!!

Marilyn said...

So stunning. Thank you for sharing the technique.

Lya L. said...

Loved the butterfly card, so artful!

Karli said...

Great technique :)

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

This is so cool! I just love the way your butterfly turned out!

Mariposa23 said...

The elements layer so well together with that beautiful watercolor font!

D- said...

Thanks for sharing. Your butterfly is beautiful.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

Jean Bullock said...

You used my favorite card making technique. I love inlay. Well done.

Unknown said...

Lovely card made!!

Mary-Anne V said...

Wow great tile technique!

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Fantastic card! I love the pop of color on the butterfly!

Laraine R said...

Beautiful card!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

So pretty

Brenda Lee said...

What a great technique! Love how your card turned out!

Unknown said...

WOW! Amazing butterfly!
And one great release.

Ali said...

Wow, you make this technique sound so easy! Can't wait to try it out for myself!!

Kris in Alaska said...

I am so loving that Written in Watercolor set! And you can never go wrong with butterflies!

Allycat said...

Great technique, love love the butterfly and the colours you have incorporated! And the sentiment is beautiful, I need this set!

Erin- said...

I would have never thought to do this--so neat!

wendy said...

super creative !

Kathy Krug said...

Love the little square. It looks like a piece of jewelry.

Paulette S said...

How cool is this tile you made, Karolyn!? Very! I love it. Great Release! thanks, Paulette S.
craftqueen417 at yahoo dot com
http://paulettesprettypapercrafts dot wordpress dot com

Unknown said...

What a neat card, very pretty too.

Parker said...

I'm going to try to make a tile-looking card. I so appreciate your telling me how to do it.

Geri said...

This is sooooo cool! I couldn't read fast enough to find out HOW you created your faux ceramic tile! Quite the process but WELL worth the effort! Thanks for the info!

Lori Barnett said...

DUDE! I have GOT to try this!