It's Sweater Weather!

 Hi Artzy friends -

It's October in Ohio and you know what that means? Well, neither do I - it could be so sunny and warm that you can go out in your t-shirt, or it could be so chilly that you're wondering where you packed away your hat and gloves last spring! 

One thing is for certain - there are sure to be at least some days that you feel the need to pull out a cozy sweater and sit by the fire! I don't think you'll find any penguins sitting by the fire, but you may see some wearing sweaters!

This card features an image from Penguin Fun, a super cute stamp set from a few years back.

I cut this little guy with a square die from the Square Framelit die set and mounted them on lanes from the Slim Mini Wavy Layers die set.

The heat embossed sentiment is from the same stamp set and the banner is also cut with a die from the Slim Mini Wavy Layers. I am always a little nervous that I will be able to line my die up properly to  create a shorter banner but this was super easy to do! The dots around the border help to line the die up perfectly when cutting the 2nd edge.

The wavy background layer is cut from paper in the Snow Much Fun collection.

The October challenge theme on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is Favorite Color. Link up your card here for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Time to Get Jolly!

Hi Artzy friends -

Even though it's a beautiful 72 degrees today in central Ohio, I feel like it's time for me to get serious about making holiday cards. And even though I tend to bypass making autumn themed cards so I can get a head start, I find I am still in a panic in mid December trying to get my holiday greetings completed and out the door. 

Dare 2B Artzy's Pop Up Feature die set creates a fun card front that can also be used on its own and works well with just about any stamp sets you may have. It's quick and easy to make and it makes a big impression!

I really enjoyed making this card with the Reindeer Games stamp and die sets. The reindeer in this set is so fun to decorate with all of the included baubles, and he makes a big statement when he stands up upon opening the card.

Of course there are several cute sentiments included in this set and lots of places to include them on this card.

The patterned papers I used for this card are from the Holly Days 6 x 6 Paper Pack, which is perfect for all of my holiday cards!

The theme for this month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is Favorite Color. Link up your project featuring your favorite color here for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra