Three Unexpected Ways with a Rainbow Die: My Favorite Things August Release

Hello, crafty friends!  I am so thrilled to be here today with three cards I made using My Favorite Things's new Rainbow Bright die from their August release.  If you'd like to see all of the lovely MFT & Friends creations featuring the new products, you can find MFT's post here! 

I LOVE a good rainbow die, and this one is my absolute favorite of all.  I love the thickness of this rainbow and how it is great for both portrait and landscape cards.  It is striking and perfect on its own, but I thought it would be even more fun to think of ideas how to make it even more interesting using embroidery thread.  I used it I kept thinking of different ideas... thus my three different projects here today!  

My first idea was to take the individual arcs and wrap them in embroidery thread to give the rainbow lots of texture and dimension.  This process was really simple.  I first colored the individual rainbow pieces using Copic markers in case I ended up with any gaps in my thread, thereby avoiding any white spaces showing through.  I then covered the back of each piece with strong double-sided tape.  Using all 6 strands of DMC embroidery thread, I started the process by sticking the end of the thread to the back of the die cut at the edge and then wrapping the thread around the arc.  This process went surprisingly fast and didn't use as much thread as I had initially thought (the largest piece used just under half a skein of thread).  I used some liquid adhesive at the edge to make sure the thread was nice and secure.

To finish this card, I created a panel using MFT's Cloud stencil and used the Stitched Clouds Die-Namics to die cut some vellum clouds.  I stamped my sentiment from the Hello, Beautiful stamp set onto one of the clouds and heat embossed it.  I added some stitching around the clouds and adhered them to the card.  I also added some grass with MFT's new Tucked-In-Turf Die-Namics, dotting some floral sequins here and there.

For my second card, I did some straight-up and easy stitching to create my rainbow.  I used the rainbow pieces as stencils, tracing them onto a panel.  I masked off the rainbow and created a cloud background using the Cloud stencil.  I then colored the arcs in with Copic markers and did simple backstitching along the lines.  So easy!  I die cut the clouds with the Stitched Clouds Die-Namics out of white wool felt, again adding stitching along the edges.  I added my sentiment with the new Little Hello die, mounting it onto a translucent base of vellum.  Some sequins here and there and this card was finished!

My third card was definitely my most detailed.  Using the same technique as the second, I used my die cuts as stencils and created my colored rainbow on a background created again with the Cloud stencil.  I then die cut a cloud using the cloud from MFT's End of the Rainbow die set to create a shaker window.

This time, instead of stitching only the borders, I stitched the entire rainbow using a brick stitch.  This simple stitch is essentially a back stitch with the rows slightly staggered.  I wrapped the ends around the cloud and the edge of the card, using liquid adhesive to secure them.

I then backed my cloud with some acetate, added some cloud and clear sequins, and backed the card using foam tape onto a sky blue panel.  Some sequins and a "Hello" from the Little Hello Die-Namics and this card was finished!

I am so thrilled with this happy trio of rainbow-y goodness!  These projects were so much fun to make.  I am actually taking another rainbow panel on a plane ride with me soon - another brick stitch rainbow is definitely in order!  I'm thinking some pretty pastels next time.

I hope you enjoyed these projects today!  I am so thrilled to be a part of the MFT & Friends feature for this new release!  I'll be back soon with another crafty MFT project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!