Bird-Day Greetings

Hi Artzy friends!

 My card today features the Dare 2B Artzy  Little Birdie stamp set, and I think this birthday card would be appropriate for a man or woman, young or old. I don't know about you, but I love having a few birthday cards on hand that I can pop in the mail quickly when the need arises.

To create this card I first did some ink blending using three blue shades of Distress Oxide inks.

I cut an overlay with the Circle Background die out of a piece of blue mirror card. Shiny!

I colored my bird using Copic markers, and stamped my sentiment on my inked background, aligning it with the large open circle on my die cut. 

I assembled the card, popping up the bird with foam tape. 

I hope your July is going well! Please join the Dare 2B Artzy monthly challenge, Christmas in July, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

One Die, Two Cards

Hello, Artzy friends!

Today I am sharing how I created two cards by cutting a die cut from the Wacky Boxes die one time, and using it as stencil.

After cutting white cardstock with the die, I laid it over another panel of white cardstock and ink blended over them with 4 colors of Distress Oxide Inks.

For the first card, I cut the word "hello" out of black cardstock with the Hello Word die.  I cut the word out two times, layered it together, and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder for a little dimension. This die also comes with a shadow layer and a tag layer, giving you lots of options. 

For the second card, I added a cute little bird and sentiment to the stenciled panel I created. The Little Birdie stamp set  coordinates with the Leaf Background die; the bird image is cut out with the leaf shaped die from the Leaf Background die set! 

I hope you'll try using your background dies as stencils and getting two cards with one die cut!

Don't forget to visit Dare 2B Artzy to see lots of unique products, including our latest release! And join our challenge, which this month is "Anything Goes" for a chance to win a Dare 2B Artzy gift certificate!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Dare 2B Artzy Well Wishes

Hi! This is my first official blog post as a member of the Dare 2B Artzy design team, and I'm so excited to get started!
Today I am sharing a card created with the Leaf Background die. This beautiful background die was made even more versatile with the recent addition of the Well Wishes stamp set. This set has  sentiments for all occasions that fit perfectly inside the leaf shaped die.

I created the background panel for this card by ink blending various shades of blue Distress Oxide inks. I cut the Leaf Background die out of a mirrored blue cardstock and adhered it to my ink blended background. I cut the leaf shaped die out of a pale blue cardstock and stamped my sentiment on it, then attached it to my leafy background. I adhered the entire card front to a white cardstock panel and then to my card.

I hope you can see the awesome shimmer and shine!

I hope you'll check out the Leafy Background die, as well as the coordinating stamp sets, and all of the great Dare 2B Artzy products here!

And don't forget to enter our current challenge , Love is in the Air, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Dotted Swirls, take 2

This week I created another card using the Dare 2B Artzy Dotted Swirls stamp set.  I recently watched a video by another crafter where she water colored with Distress Oxides, and I wanted to give it a try.

I heat embossed several images on water color paper with white embossing powder. I used swirl stamps from Dotted Swirls, and a leaf and flower image from the Wishing Happiness stamp set.  I taped my paper down onto a board to prevent warping as I add water.

As I prepared to work with a color,  I smooshed the ink pad onto the side of my glass mat, and spritzed it with water. I then used a paintbrush to paint the leaf and flower images, and the background, taking care to let an area dry before painting the area next to it if I didn't want the colors to mix. (The embossing helps prevent this as well.) 

When I was done painting, I let the piece dry for a bit, and then removed the tape, and trimmed 

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I cut the word "thanks" using this die 3 times and glued the layers together for dimension, then  added Nuvo Crystal Glaze and let it dry for a shiny finish. I adhered the card panel to the same color cardstock that I cut the thanks from and assembled the card.

Thank you for visiting! I hope you will take a look at some of the fun Totally Tracy stamps from Dare 2B Artzy!