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

Peek-a-Boo Card

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am sharing a card I made using a die cutting technique I learned from a video by Julie Ebersole. I don't believe she had a name for it, so I'm calling it a peek-a-boo card!

I used the Buzzy Beez stamp and dies sets to create this card, as well as paper from the All the Buzz collection. My inside sentiment is from the Honey Bears stamp set.

To create this type of card you need to have the coordinating die for the image that you're using as your focal point. I stamped the bee on the front of my card, die cut it out, and stamped it again, through the opening, onto the inside of my card. 

You can see here where I have the cutout bee shape on the front of my card, and the colored bee image is actually on the inside of my card.

I cut a mask of the bee image so I could stamp my other two images beside him on the inside. The honey pot and hive on the front were stamped, colored and die cut. 

I also added some shimmer to the bee's wings and some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the honey drips.

I cut an A2 panel from my patterned paper and aligned cut outs of the bee as well as an opening for my sentiment, which I popped up. 

I've had this card template sitting on my desk for quite some time and now that I've completed the card I can't wait to try one again!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Bee Sweet!

Hi Artzy friends -

The card I have to share with you today would be appropriate to give to anyone, for any occasion! I may even give it to my husband for Father's Day!

This adorable slim mini card was easy to create with the new Dare 2B Artzy Slim Mini Wavy Layers die set. I used the two largest layers, the straight panel and the wavy layer, plus the great sentiment banner, all of which include the great dotted details. 

The cute bees were added from the Buzzy Beez stamp and die sets. They're quick and easy to color by just adding the yellow stripes and some pink cheeks, plus some shimmer to the wings. 

The sentiment is from the Cup of Cheer stamp set. Don't you love when you find the perfect sentiment for your project in an unexpected place?!

I hope you have a sweet day, and I hope you'll join in this month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog. Link your project following the theme: Masculine for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store! 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Dare 2B Artzy 2020 Favorites

 Hi Artzy friends-

Looking back on my creations for this year, it appears that many of my favorites all featured bees, bears, and of course, honey! 

These bears with their honey pots from the Honey Bears stamp set have been perfect for cards all year long, but I especially loved pairing them with this pretty spring paper from the All the Buzz collection.

This card was was so much fun to make, featuring more papers from the All the Buzz collection, and an adorable bee from the Buzzy Beez stamp set.

Here is another fun card featuring bees from the Buzzy Beez and Honey Bears stamps and dies, with my own stenciled background.

This Bear Hugs set was just what we needed this year to makes cards to send to friends and relatives that we weren't able to see in person. And since the masks are a separate stamp and die, I will use these bears for many years to come as well!

Dare 2B Artzy release several amazing new slimline dies this year, (with more to come in 2021!) This Slimline Honeycomb die was one of my favorites! 

Not only was this one of my favorite D2BA cards of the year, it was one of my favorite holiday cards of the season! Isn't this polar bear with the penguin riding on his head adorable?! The stamp set is called Just Chillin', and it's a great set to take us right through the new year!

I'm wishing you all a happy holiday season and I hope you and your loved ones are keeping safe. By this time next year, I hope to be hugging you all in person!

There's still time to enter this month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog. Enter your "Holiday Fun" card for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate! 

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day! 

See you in 2021!

Avra

Sweet as Honey

 Hi Artzy friends-

Welcome to Dare 2B Artzy's blog hop!

We are excited to have this blog hop to share our new stamps and slimline dies!

There are so many fun new products! Be sure to check out all of the lovely inspiration from our Artzy 

Designers!

You should have arrived here from Tasha's blog.

If you haven't and would like to hop along with us, please go back to the Dare 2B Artzy blog to start

at the beginning.

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randomly choose TWO winners from comments left on the the blogs, so the more you comment, the

more chances you have to win!

Winners will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

The blog hop will end on Sunday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m. Central.

We will post the winners on Sunday night.

I created two very similar cards for the blog hop using one of our brand new slimline die sets. Because, if you're making one card, why not make two?! 

The new dies that I used are called Slimline Honeycomb dies, and they are so fun and unique!

Besides the beautiful detailed honeycomb patterned die, there is a shaped background die, as well as some additional coordinating "extras."

I took the obvious traditional approach, and paired the dies with the Buzzy Beez stamps and dies.

But you will find yourself getting "artzy" with these dies, and using them for so many other themes!

For the backing portion of the die cuts I wanted to created a watercolor effect. I swiped some liquid watercolors in shades of yellows and oranges onto a piece of watercolor paper, and diecut my background die twice.

I stamped, colored, and diecut several of the images from the Buzzy Beez set.

I love adding shimmer to the bees wings! 

I diecut the honeycomb patterned die out of black cardstock and adhered them to my watercolored

backing pieces.

After creating card bases that are 8 1/2" x 3 1/2", I assembled my cards, using yellow cardstock for the bottom strips, and stamping them with sentiments from the Buzzy Beez and Honey Bears stamp sets.

I think these birthday cards would be perfect for anyone on your list!

Thanks for stopping by!

Your next stop on the hop is Teri's blog.

We hope you are inspired along the way!

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(Code good now until Sunday, September 20th at midnight CST)

Happy hopping!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Buzzy Beez Bee Day

Hi Artzy friends!

I hope it's a bee-utiful day where you are!

Today I have a "bee card" for you! 

 

Where would we be without bees? Besides making delicious honey, they are responsible for pollinating so many wonderful fruits and vegetables and other plants, as well as benefitting the earth in many other ways.

This cute bee in the center, and the honeycombs are from the Buzzy Beez stamp and die set. 

The two smaller bees are from the Honey Bears set. Both sets contain several bee and honey themed sentiments that are perfect for many occasions.

This bee is wishing you a Happy Bee-Day!

I stenciled the background with some honeycomb stencils, then added the die cut honeycombs from the Buzzy Beez die set. I really like the dimension and interest they add to the background.

I used the stitched rectangle die from the Cupcake die to create a black mat, and popped my bees up with foam tape and foam squares.

Be sure to check out these and many other products on https://dare2bartzy.com/. You can also enter our current monthly challenge, which is Masculine Cards, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra