Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop: Butterfly

Thanks for stopping by for the third in a series of twelve Fresh Vintage blog hop projects! Every Tuesday and Thursday, until Nov. 3, a new die will be featured here starring the fabulous designers that are putting their crafty skills to the test, creating some seriously cool designs. Today’s featured product is the ScoreBoard Butterfly die. ScoreBoard dies are designed to cut and score thick materials like matboard (my favorite!). But that’s not all…

Designer Tip for the Day: ScoreBoard dies also work with paper, fabric, felt, leather, recycled packaging, soda cans, etc! The only thing you will have to do is score the lighter material by hand since the scoring blade is set higher for thick material. However this takes just a few seconds using your scoring board, If you are like me, getting the best value for my money is important so I hope you will experiment and use your dies to the max.

The butterfly is a symbol of freedom, renewal and hope to me. It is appropriate to use for so many occasions where we handcraft cards, gifts or memory items.

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OK, on to the amazing projects! I get so excited the night before a hop posts because I have no idea what everyone will be doing- these designers just blow me  away. Let’s see what they have been up to…

I want to pass along a project that is free, eco-friendly and beautiful. When I got this die, it occurred to me that the butterfly would make a really cool pin if I could find an inexpensive way to cut it out of metal. And then the lightbulb went on- SODA CANS! So I cut one up and it worked great! I was concerned that the edges of the metal would be too sharp but it is not the case- they are fine- I have gotten more cuts from paper.But this butterfly still needed more…Wait a minute- how about running it through a Textured Impression folder? SCORE- another success- it looked great. And now for the color…hmmm, maybe those alcohol inks that had been sititng there on the shelf for a while might work…Yes, perfect!

Now we have a colorful pin that may be customized to each person’s favorite palette or to reflect the seasons. I have been saving cans all summer and plan on selling these at my annual Barn Sale in a month. The butterflies (or as my granddaugther Trinity calls them “beautiflies”) could be added to a project, layout or album cover for some great dimension. I have also used map pages and paint chips to cut these out, as well as double sided cardstock, matboard, glittr chipboard, vinyl and any other material I think would work.


Soda Can Butterfly Pin:

  1. Cut soda (or beer) can top and bottom off, then cut down the middle of remaining piece.
  2.  Place opened can on die and run through die cut machine using Butterfly die.
  3. Run butterfly shape(s) through a Textured Impression folder.
  4. Lay die cut butterflies on non-stick craft mat and put on latex gloves- this gets messy! Ink foam applicator with three colors of alcohol ink, and sponge on, blending and covering until you have desired look.
  5. Allow to dry. Add a line of glue dot lines on the back of the cut out butterfly shape and lay on top of solid butterfly.
  6. Add pinback adhering with Zips (clear adhesive lines) and gift wrap in a fun container or card!
Cupcake:
  1. Coat wrong side of matboard with spray adhesive and lay an old book page on top. Run matboard through die cut machine using ScoreBoard Cupcake die. Lay Crafter’s Workshop stencil on top of cupcake die cut. Mist with paint of choice. Let dry.
  2. Assemble cupcake using tacky tape.
  3. Add embellishments.
  4. Fill with crumpled shimmer tissue paper.
  5. Place butterfly pin inside container and add a tag.

You are finished- love these quick and easy projects!

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Comments

  3. Karen B says

    Love the video! What a great project and you explained it just beautifully! I also got some great ideas from your “other ways to use this die” segment at the end . . . wrapping the wire with twine? GENIUS! Will be stealing that, pronto!

  12. Carolina Nightingale says

    I love the texturization and the inks on the metal. I have a question, though….before I make hair clips or something a kid might touch, does the can end p really sharp on the edges? I’d be worried about selling them if they were, but I sure would hate that to be a problem, because the’re ADORABLE.

  13. Eileen Hull says

    Carolina, I know- I was worried about that too. But the edges seem almost sealed after they go through the machine. For a pin, I think they are fine. Of course you want to make sure that you are not selling potentially harmful products! Give it a try and see what you think.

  14. bluecrayons says

    love this and collect butterflies. the day i buried my son i had one land on my shoulder and stay there the whole 3 hours i was there. ever since then i feel connected with them. to bad i dont have a sizzix or this die. anyway you can punch me a few and i trade you?

  18. Kim H says

    Love the pop can idea, I wouldnt have though fo it. Would make a great accent for lots of projects. Thanks for sharing it.

  22. JanD says

    I love this. When I first saw it, I said I was going to make one. Had the perfect die set for it. Tonight I went to gather everything together and one of my dies in the package is missing. It’s here somewhere, but I just have too much stuff. I need to organize again.ts a week or two.

  23. CJ says

    WOW – I love this project!! Question though: I have a regular Sizzix machine, the kind you crank…can I still use the soda cans in it??

  25. roxiannalouisa says

    Eileen I bought the sizzix die 657121 and it came with the cut out wing as just one wing is there anyway a person could find the same die you used or have they discontinued it?

  28. Eileen Hull says

    Hi Living in Sheboygen, so sorry, the changes were made because I adjusted the artwork mid-production. However you can make the same project using the half butterfly- just take a glue strip and place it down the center of the butterfly solid piece. The stick the two half wings on top. 3D butterfly!

  29. Melinda Cole says

    I just received this die today after watching the video on the sizziz website. I have the same issue, only half of the one butterfly. I do not want to put to halves together, is there any way to get the same die that you demonstrated? Or could you do another demo using the half butterfly? I don’t see how it works to use two halves for a pin?

  30. Melinda Cole says

    I just received this die today after watching the video on the sizziz website. I have the same issue, only half of the one butterfly. I do not want to put to halves together, is there any way to get the same die that you demonstrated? Or could you do another demo using the half butterfly? I don’t see how it works to use two halves for a pin?