Let the Festivities Begin — the May Release Countdown Starts NOW!

From Festive Old Friends to unbearably adorable bunny and bear pals (Cuteness Overload!), the new release will delight you. You'll be happy to stay cozy and crafty right at home while dreaming of your next adventure with this incredible release!

Birdie Brown stamps and Die-namics dies are a hallmark of the My Favorite Things family, and it brings us incredible joy to share this remarkable line with the world.

The inimitable Torico is stepping away from illustrating stamps, but her designs will live on. MFT will continue to serve as the home of Birdie Brown, offering the complete product line, including the return of all previously retired sets. We love the Birdie Brown line of products, and are excited about offering the opportunity for our customers to continue crafting and collecting her beloved designs.

  • You can enter to win an MFT shopping spree by commenting on each of the five countdown posts on the MFT Blog before 8 PM EDT on May 3. Please leave only one comment per person, per day.
  • One winner will be randomly selected from each countdown day, and all winners will be announced at 8 AM EDT on May 4 on the MFT Blog.

FESTIVE OLD FRIENDS

There’s no friend like an old friend and no one better to celebrate with than the ones that have known you longest! Festive Old Friends is the follow-up to the hugely popular Old Friends set. You’ll make indelible memories with this quintet of rejoicing retirees. All the party essentials are included — balloons, gifts, party hats, and of course a sweet treat with a LOT of candles — so get the party started SOON (because bedtime comes sooner than you expect!)

The coordinating dies are open inside to allow you to stamp, then cut OR cut, then stamp. This feature keeps our dies lightweight and allows for easy removal of the die cut from the die. 

Handmade card from Linda Van Wely featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps

FRESHLY PICKED BOUQUET

Gerbera daisies and poppies make for a beautiful, casual bouquet. This large-scale image will shine on A2 card fronts spanning the full height of your card panel. A mix of greenery provides color contrast and texture. A wide selection of sentiment options is included to afford the opportunity to craft for a range of occasions. 

The coordinating die is open inside to allow you to stamp, then cut OR cut, then stamp. This feature keeps our dies lightweight and allows for easy removal of the die cut from the die. 

Handmade card from Amy Yang featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps

IN STITCHES ALPHABET DIE-NAMICS

A classic alphabet die set is an essential component of a well-rounded cardmaking toolbox, and the In Stitches Alphabet fits the bill perfectly. This set features a 1” tall alphabet with a neat line of stitching down the center of the lines that comprise each letter. The size of these letters makes them an ideal option for creating a text-based design and lends them well to integrating into sentiments created with stamped lead-in and follow-up phrases.

Handmade card from Marieke Slaats featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps

PUNCHED PATTERN STENCIL

You’ll get so much enjoyment exploring all the styles this cool stencil can be integrated into. From industrial to modern to creating subtle texture for the most feminine of looks, your color choices and techniques determine the outcome. You have to love a design that works with everything!

Handmade card from Melania Deasy featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps

INK PADS, CUBES, REFILLS, AND CARD STOCK

This release features a gorgeous new cool blue for you to add to your growing collection of Premium Dye Inks and heavyweight card stock. The ink pad and cube feature a firm foam surface for impeccable coverage, and the updated formula was designed for improved stamp impressions. You'll also find four customer favorites updated to the new design. Each color is available as both a 3 3/8" x 2 1/8" foam pad as well as a perfectly portable ink cube featuring a 1" x 1" foam pad.

Something Blue

 

New Formula, Same Great Colors

Red Hot

Lemon Drop

Sno Cone

Blue Yonder

Would you like a closer look at everything included in today's sneak peek collection? Be sure to watch part one of the May Release Product Previews video below or on our Youtube channel!

 

Click through to each of our Design Team member blogs to see what they’ve created with the new release products. The fun is just beginning — in the coming days, we’ll be showcasing all of the new products until the release on May 4!

 

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536 comments

Love the festive old friends and the stitched alphabet! Way to go!

Karen Gallagher April 29, 2021

Oh my goodness, Old Friends is the best!

Kari S April 29, 2021

The nice thing about “OLD” cards… you only need to do it in black and white.

Michele Baird April 29, 2021

OMG – such cute stamp sets! I love the fresh new colors for the stamps & paper. I’m always looking for new blues for my son’s scrapbook pages. Can’t wait to play with these stamps!

Amy Kainu April 29, 2021

Love thee Freshly Picked Bouquet and the In Stitches Alphabet so much!

barbara lassiter April 29, 2021

Wohoo, it’s party time – this will be great!
Love the new In Stitches Alpha Dies and the Flowers!

Hugs Elchi

Elchi | Elchi's World of Books and Crafts April 29, 2021

Love the new flowers stamp and die set and the great inspiration by the designers. The Old Friend set is so cute.

JoAnn B. April 29, 2021

Love the birthday set! Snarky is my thing! The flowers are gorgeous!

Tammy Federspiel April 29, 2021

Love the Festive Old Friends stamp set! Thanks for the chance to win!

Jennifer Morley April 29, 2021

Every month I promise myself that I won’t buy any new supplies and then you come out with all these great colors of matching ink and cardstock… I’ve already got a list of items that will break my shopping fast.

Antimere April 29, 2021

I LOVE the In Stitches alphabet and the Festive Old Friends! TOO CUTE!

Meghan Kennihan April 29, 2021

Oh, no! No more new Birdie Brown designs. Torico, it was your designs that first drew me to MFT and I’ll really miss you. Thank you for all the creating joy you’ve given me and all of us. And thank you, MFT, for unretiring all the earlier BB designs.
Thanks too for today’s offerings.

Marion Evans April 29, 2021

I really like the something blue and red hot colors. The Festive Old Friends fit right in with me and most of my friends. It’s great!

Kimberly Mitchell-Glenn April 29, 2021

Cute release.

Vivian April 29, 2021

WOOHOO! Another great release!

Cindy L. April 29, 2021

Amazing…how do you do it? Would love to win .

Ruth Siegel April 29, 2021

Love the Festive Old Friends but the others are great too as always!

Joan Lucht April 29, 2021

LOVE Festive Old Friends!!!!!!!!

Jane Sprando April 29, 2021

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that new Freshly Picket Bouquet and the Punched Pattern stencil!

Carol B April 29, 2021

Love the new release and new colors!

Rochelle Schiffbauer April 29, 2021

great new colours

Lou BILLETT April 29, 2021

I loved the idea of incorporating MOM (Stitched Alphabet) in the stamped flowers (Freshly Picked Bouquet) and coloring them to blend in! Beautiful!!! Cleaver!!!

Rita Nanto April 29, 2021

I loved the idea of incorporating MOM (Stitched Alphabet) in the stamped flowers (Freshly Picked Bouquet) and coloring them to blend in! Beautiful!!! Cleaver!!!

Rita Nanto April 29, 2021

Love the retirees! We live in a 55+ and this would be perfect for all the cards for my friends.

Nancy Roth April 29, 2021

Festive Friends is HILARIOUS! I LOVE the “2020 didn’t count” sentiment. And the “May you outlast your usual bedtime.” LOL! I have the Old Friends stamps. The two sets will pair together well.

Tonia Brangwin April 29, 2021

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