Christmas Fun Fold

 Hi Artzy friends - 

I really enjoyed making this pop out fun fold card using lots of images from the Letters to Santa stamps and dies and holiday papers from Dare 2B Artzy.

This is the front of the standard A2 card -

The card opens to reveal more cute images that pop out along a strip adhered to both sides of the card.

I decorated my 2 3/4" x 8 1/4" strip with the holly border from a 12x12 sheet of patterned paper and chose two images from Letters to Santa to pop out on the center panels of the strip. 

How are your holiday cards coming along? I could make them all year round; it's the signing, addressing envelopes and getting ready for mailing that I put off as long as possible!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Thankful For You

 Hi Artzy friends!

It's hard to believe that it's November and the holidays are quickly approaching! Does it take you by surprise every year like it does me?

I wanted to sneak in one Thanksgiving season card before I focus exclusively on the winter holidays.

This card features a wreath and sentiment from the Flower Wreath stamps and dies sets. This pretty floral can be used on cards any time of year and for any occasion! Occasionally I like to color more detailed images with colored pencils as opposed to alcohol markers, and that's what I did here.

My white on white background was created with the Trellis die.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Special Delivery

 Hi Artzy friends -

I can't decide lately if I want to make autumn cards or Christmas and winter cards!

Today, Christmas cards won, and I have a cute postage design card to share with you.

All of the images and sentiments on this card are from the Special Delivery stamps and dies sets.

I also used Square Framelit dies, Rectangle Framelit dies, and Double Dot Circle Framelit dies to mount my images on. the snowflake background is from the Festive Prints 6x6 paper pack.This postage stamp collage card was so fun to create with these adorable holiday images!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

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

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

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

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