Perk Up

 Hi Artzy friends -

I have seen some signs of spring here in Ohio, and I'm hoping it won't be long before it's here to stay. These cooler rainy days we're in the midst of are threatening to bring me down, but the promise of spring flowers and a delicious cup of (iced!) coffee will always perk me up!

I created this card with  Slim Mini Flower Patch dies and Brewed With Love stamps and dies, and a few Everyday Sparkle Enamel Stickers.

I hope spring has arrived where you live!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Words Cannot Espresso...

 Hi Artzy friends -

It's been a while since Dare 2B Artzy came out with a new coffee themed stamp set and this one, called Brewed With Love is so pretty, and I love the unique sentiments that are included! 

I created my background with one of the stamps in this set, plus an individual coffee bean stamp from the Bistro stamp set. 

I used dies from the Oval Scalloped framelits dies, in white cardstock and gingham (from the Countryside Florals paper collection) to showcase my coffee cup image. The sentiments in this set have coordinating dies which I love!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hi Artzy friends -

I love when a stamp set includes a birthday sentiment because I always need a few birthday cards ready in my stash! These yummy dessert images and sentiments are from the Simply Sweet stamps and dies. There are several other great sentiments in this set too, most with dies to cut them out!

Patterned papers are from the Countryside Floral paper collection and are having me dreaming and hoping that spring and summer are on the way!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

 

Here's to You!

 Hi Artzy friends -

Sometimes  a single image is all you need to make a "wow" card.  This image from Wine Between Friends was all I needed to create a birthday card that is appropriate for just about anyone.

An easel card is a quick and easy fun fold card that lends itself perfectly to showcasing a large focal point image like this one, and no dies are necessary!

Papers are from the Summer Breeze Paper Pack and the Countryside Floral collection.

An easel card stands up nicely on display and of course, I've included a spot inside for a personal greeting, using dies from Rectangle Framelits dies 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Happy Love Day!

 Hi Artzy friends - 

Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day card that I created with images and sentiments  from several Dare 2B Artzy products. It was fun looking through my stash to find "all things love!"

I started by stenciling my background with a stencil from the Heart Duo Stencils.

I colored and die cut images from Groovy Van, Good Times Roll, Turtley Awesome, and Candy Shop. I heat embossed sentiments from the same stamp sets, and die cut additional shapes from Square Framelit dies, Rectangle Framelits dies,  Slimline Love Framelits, and Center Step dies.

The fun thing about this card is that I can give it to someone I love on any day - not just Valentine's Day!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Here's to Friends!

Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am sharing a center step card featuring the new Dare 2B Artzy Wine Between Friends stamp set.

This stamp set would also be great to celebrate the birthdays of female friends "of a certain age." (Of course I'm including myself in that group!) 

I cut the Center Step card base from blue cardstock and I used the Rectangle Fancy Framelit die to cut my image and another layer out of paper from the Summer Breeze 6x6 Paper Pack.

When I remember, I like to decorate the inside of my cards as well. 

I cut another fancy rectangle shape from white cardstock and stamped another image and sentiment from the Wine Between Friends set to complete the sentiment from the front of the card.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Happy New Year!

 Hi Artzy friends -

I hope you've all had a wonderful holiday season and a happy beginning to 2025!

Today I am sharing a card created with the new Here's to You stamp set.

I made a Happy New Year card but you can use it for birthdays, anniversaries, and any other celebrations you want!

This card is a Pop-up card, made using the Pop Up Feature die set, as well as some other dotted rectangle dies. 

Pulling up on the tap reveals two surprises - the fireworks image and sentiment beneath...

as well as the clinking champagne glasses inside!

And of course, the champagne bottle pops up!

This die is so well designed; it's easy to make this cool card design, and it folds flat and fits in an A2 envelope. You can also attach it to an A2 card base if you'd like more room to write  your personal note inside.

I hope you have lots of opportunities to celebrate this year!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day,

Avra