Thursday, October 2, 2025

Fresh Picked Wishes

 Hi Artzy friends -

Nothing says autumn to me like a bouquet of sunflowers!

My card today is a gatefold card featuring...you guessed it - sunflowers!


My coffee can bouquet image is from the Farmer's Market stamps and dies sets.
This set has several beautiful images for fall cards, and I've been having so much fun creating with them all! 

The front of my gatefold card was created with the Quilted Flower background die, cut in half to apply to each side of the gatefold. I mounted the focal image on circles die cut with the Double Dot Circle  framelits out of papers from the Artzy Everyday Prints 6x6 paper pack.

Gatefold cards are an easy fun fold that really are fun to create!


Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra


Saturday, September 20, 2025

Christmas Magic

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today we are having an Instagram hop to showcase some new holiday products from Dare 2B Artzy.

My card features images from the Special Delivery stamps and dies sets.



My background paper is from the new 6x6 Festive Prints paper pack.

I also used one of my old favorites - the Trellis Die

I mounted my main image on a vellum die cut from the Oval Scalloped Framelits.

I added a little sparkle and dimension with Stickles for my snow, and red enamel accents for the berries.

I think I will be reaching for this stamp set frequently throughout the holiday season!

Don't forget to hop, and comment on the posts throughout the weekend on the Artzy Community Facebook page for a chance to win! 

And get 20% off all orders from Dare 2B Artzy through September 22, 2025 with the code SEPT20



Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra




Thursday, September 18, 2025

You're My Jam

 Hi Artzy friends -

Something about strawberry images just makes me smile, no matter what time of year it is! 

My card today was created with the Farmer's Market stamps and dies sets, and I think it's berry sweet! 

I colored my images with Copic markers, die cut them, and mounted them on Wavy Squares Framelits cut out of sweet gingham paper from the Countryside Floral collection. My script background paper is from the 6x6 Summer Breeze paper pack. I love all of Dare 2B Artzy's 6x6 paper packs! They're the perfect size and scale for card makers!

My sentiments, wavy squares, and images are all popped up with varying thicknesses of foam tap, giving this card lots of fun dimension. 


Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra



Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Dare 2B Artzy Stamptember 2025 Collaboration

 Hi Artzy friends!

The month of September is an exciting time for stampers and card makers! Each year throughout the month of September, Simon Says Stamp celebrates the stamping industry by collaborating with many companies in the industry to offer an exclusive stamp and die set

Today I am happy to share the 2025 collaboration with Dare 2B Artzy. This cute holiday set, called Merry Mix and Match is available only from Simon Says Stamp, and only while supplies last.


You can purchase the stamps and dies as a bundle, or the stamps only.

I love the versatility of this set! You can use the images as snow globes or ornaments!



I stamped some of my images in black ink, and heat embossed  some with gold embossing powder, and colored them with Copic markers. I love to add lots of sparkle and shine to my holiday cards so I also added some Stickles and a sparkly gel pen to the snow in my images. 

My patterned paper in the background can be found on the Dare 2B Artzy website, and you will find lots more Dare 2B Artzy products for the holidays and all year round on both Simon Says Stamp and Dare 2B Artzy.

Thanks for visiting and Happy Stamptember!

Avra

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Farm Fresh Hugs

 Hi Artzy friends -

The weather has changed here in Ohio just enough to start feeling like fall - cool nights and warm sunny days.  It won't be long before the leaves will start to turn and fall, and pumpkins and apples will be plentiful at farm stands and markets.

I created my fall card with the Farmers Market stamps and dies, as well as the Rectangle Fancy framelits, and paper from the Artzy Everyday 6x6 paper pack.

I think this card would be perfect for just about any fall occasion!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day,

Avra

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Pinwheel Card

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today's card is another fun fold, called a Pinwheel Card!

Here it is - pictured from above -


My card features the Lemon Twist stamps and dies, along with paper from the Coastal Getaway collection. All images and sentiments are heat embossed.

The card folds flat and will easily fit into an A2 envelope.

Here are photos of the four sections of the pinwheel card, both standing up, and laying down :

#1
#2


#3





#4 - The final portion has room for a personal message and signature.



Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra









Thursday, August 7, 2025

Another Fun Fun Fold!

 Hi Artzy friends -

 A friend of mine shared a video of a fun fold with me and I just had to give it a try!

Once again, I have no idea what it's called, but it's a version of a gatefold card and I really like it! It's a perfect card to show off some of Dare 2B Artzy's beautiful patterned papers, from the Coastal Getaway collection! 


My floral image and sentiment are from the Beautiful Inside stamps and dies sets.

I also used the Double Dot Circle framelits, which are honestly my favorite nested circle dies!


There is a nice large space in this card for writing your personal message, or even adding another stamped image.


Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra