Friday, March 15, 2024

Countryside Florals Instagram

 Hi Artzy friends -

Dare 2B Artzy is releasing some beautiful new products just in time for spring!

Join us on Instagram and hop along for a chance to win a $20 gift card to the D2BA store. You can also check out the inspiration in our Artzy Community Facebook group and comment for a chance to win there too.  You can also shop this weekend for 15% off your purchase with the code below!


My card features the new Wildflower Garden stamp set as well as the new Horizontal Center Step die set, which will be available in the store soon. My little butterflies are from the Beauty of Nature stamps and dies. The pink gingham paper is from the beautiful Countryside Floral paper collection. 



I hope spring flowers are blooming where you live!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra





Thursday, March 7, 2024

Easter Chick

Hi Artzy friends -

Can you believe that Easter is at the end of this month?!

I love that this sweet chick from the Spring Chicken stamp and die sets can be used for Easter greetings, but also Mother's Day, get well, birthdays, or just because cards!


I created this interactive card with the Pop Up Feature die set.

You just pull up on the string to reveal the messages inside, and the chick "stands up."
You can also attach the whole card element to the front of an A2 card base if you want lots of additional space for a handwritten note. 



Did you know that the Spring Chicken stamps and dies were part of Dare 2B Artzy's Stamps and Die Club for the month of February? Check out the details here to see how you can enjoy all the benefits of being a Clubhouse member!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra



 

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Coffee Date With Kathy

 I'm thrilled and honored to be Kathy Schweinfurth's coffee date today on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog!



When Kathy asked me to create a card featuring coffee, tea, or cocoa, I thought, "Why not all three?!"

I loved creating this card with products from Waffle Flower Crafts and Karen Burniston, as well as an embossing folder from Taylored Expressions and sentiment from Concord and 9th.



Please head over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog for more information on my card plus Kathy's beautiful card and products used!

Thanks again, Kathy, for inviting me to be your coffee date! I hope we can do it again - in person, soon!

Thanks for visiting and have a great, caffeinated day!

Avra



Sunday, February 18, 2024

Artzy Clubhouse - February 2024

 Hi Artzy friends -

Have you heard about Dare 2B Artzy's new Stamp and Die Club? You can find out all about it here!

The Clubhouse set for February is called Spring Chicken, and it's got lots of adorable images and a great variety of sentiments.



Additional products used for my card are the Slim Mini Flower Patch dies, the slider channel from the Wavy Slimline Border dies, a sentiment stamp from Simply Birthdays, and banner die from Slim Mini Wavy Layers.

Watch how this chick slides over to present his chick friend a bunch of spring daisies for her birthday!



These stamps and dies will be available soon in the Dare 2B Artzy store, and I look forward to sharing more cute card ideas using these chicks!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra




Thursday, February 15, 2024

Sparkly Birthday

 Hi Artzy friends -

You might need your shades for this card!


This card contains all things sparkly,  shiny and glittery!

My background was created with the Quilted Flower Background die and my Spellbinders Glimmer hot foil machine. I think it's awesome that you can foil with your dies!

I cut the Candle Pocket die out of a really pretty holographic cardstock, and cut the flame pieces out of blue glitter cardstock. This pocket is all ready for a gift card.
I cut the same blue glitter cardstock with the "HAPPY" die from the Happy Birthday Layered Die w/ Balloon set.

I stamped "Birthday" with a stamp from the Simply Birthday stamp set, and heat embossed it in silver.

There are so many ways to add shine to your card! 



Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra




 



Thursday, February 1, 2024

Much Love

 Hi Artzy friends -

Happy February! In the spirit of the season, I've got another  card to share that can be used for Valentine's Day, or any other occasion when you want to express your love.


I created the background with the Heart Duo Stencils - I ink blended over one of the stencils with a red ink. With the 2nd stencil I used a glittery translucent paste. I love the effect in real life!

My bird image, which I colored with Copic markers, is from the Joyful Robin stamps and dies.

I  hope this cheery bird brightened your day on what may be a gray dreary February day where you live.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra


Thursday, January 18, 2024

Bee Mine

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I have a card that can be used for Valentine's Day, or any day that you want to express your love with a handmade card!



Speaking of love, I'm in love with the Dare 2B Artzy Heart Duo Stencils! With two stencils full of hearts, you have many options for creating "love-ly" backgrounds! 

For this card, I enjoyed trying out Simon Hurley Lunar Paste in Game Over. It's difficult to photograph but you really get a nice shine with these pastes. 

I colored and die cut the bees from Buzzy Beez stamps and dies and popped them up onto a vellum heart cut with a die in the Gift Bag and Box die set.

My sentiment was created with the Love You Double Layered Word Die. I used vellum for the shadow layer of my words as well, to let as much of my background shine through as possible.

I hope you will get out your stencils and play with different mediums! Dare 2B Artzy has some great stencils to choose from!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra