Artzy Clubhouse - May 2024

Hi Artzy friends -

The May Artzy Clubhouse set is here and it's perfect for creating cards for the men in your life!

The set is called BBQ Time and it's filled with images and sentiments appropriate for Father's Day, birthdays, and other occasions.

I created a Father's Day card using the new Horizontal Center Step card dies, and papers from the Feelin' Groovy  collection and the Countryside Floral collection.

I used a fun sentiment from the set to decorate them inside of my card.

These stamps and dies will be available soon in the Dare 2B Artzy store, and I look forward to sharing more cute card ideas using BBQ images!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

It's Ice Cream Time!

Hi Artzy friends -

Summer time is ice cream time! (OK - any time is ice cream time for me but I try to resist at other times of the year!)

I created this fun fold card inspired by a card Cindy, (owner of Dare 2B Artzy,) shared in a recent online card making event. I have learned several fun fold designs from Cindy both on virtual events she has participated in and on her live facebook videos she does every Monday night on her  Dare 2B Artzy Facebook page. I love learning new fun folds and being reminded of ones I have done in the past. 

The only frustrating thing about them is that there really is no consistency on naming them. So I'm going to call this one a Bridge Flap card, since it seems to me to be a combination of a center flap card and a bridge card! 

Here are the dimensions I used for this card:

1 - Start with a standard A2 card base, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" 

2 - Cut two slits up to the fold line at 1 1/4" and 4 1/4" (1 1/4" in from each side)

3 - Cut a strip of cardstock 5 1/2" x 1 1/4" and adhere to each side piece, NOT the center flap.

The images and sentiment I used on this card are from the Turtley Awesome stamps and dies sets. The papers are from the Feelin' Groovy collection. 

What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? This time of year I'm loving the fresh peach ice creams that are in season! Think I'll go have a bowl now!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Flower Power

 Hi Artzy friends -

I just love all of the flower images in the Groovy Van and Good Times Roll stamp and dies sets so I wanted to use them all on a card together!

Dare 2B Artzy has a slimline die called Retro Slimline Background die so I thought it would pair perfectly with items in the Feelin' Groovy collection! 

I cut the Retro Slimline Background out of some rose gold mirror cardstock. I then adhered the die cut to some patterned paper from the Feelin' Groovy collection called Stay Wild, that I had cut with the stitched rectangular die included in the Retro Slimline Background die set.

After stamping, coloring, and die cutting the flower images I popped them up on my card front with foam tape. The stamps and dies for the words Peace and Love are also included in the Groovy Van set and I popped those up as well. And finally - the Retro Slimline Background die set includes the heart that I added to my card, as well as a few other shapes that I did not use this time.

Isn't this card groovy? I love finding older Dare 2B products in my stash that pair together well with new products! 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day! 

Avra

I Lava You

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I have a new-to-me fun fold card called an Impossible Card.  Cindy demoed one on a recent live in the Dare 2B Artzy facebook group. You can also find tutorials on Splitcoast Stampers and YouTube if you're interested. They really are fun and easy to create!

This birthday card was created with brand new products from Dare 2B Artzy. Stamps and dies are from the Good Times Roll and Groovy Van sets. The patterned papers are from the Feelin' Groovy collection.

I also added a sentiment on the back, along with space to write a message and sign the card.

I love that the "I Lava You" and "Love" sentiments have dies to cut them out! 

The fun thing about this card is that it folds flat to fit into an A2 envelope, and "pops up" when the recipient removes it from the envelope! Such a fun surprise!

Do you like creating fun fold cards? What are some of your favorites?

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Good Times Roll

Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am sharing a slider card I created with the cute roller skate image from the new Dare 2B Artzy Good Times Roll stamps and dies.

I began by creating a mini slimline sized panel for my card front using the Slim Mini Flower Patch dies and backed it with a panel of Peace and Love paper from the new Feelin' Groovy collection. I then cut a slider opening with a die included in the Wavy Slimline Border dies set. 

I assembled my slider mechanism using some little MFT Spin and Slide Discs and foam tape.

I attached my colored and die cut roller skate to the front of my slider, as well as a flower and gold heat embossed sentiment (I love that a die is included to cut out this sentiment!) to my card front. 

I then attached the entire panel to some Groovy Blooms paper and adhered my card front to a mini slimline card base. It's so fun to slide the roller skate back and forth across my card!

You can see all of the newest  Dare 2B Artzy products here!

Thanks for visiting, and have a groovy day!

Avra

Feeling' Groovy Instagram Hop

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am excited to share a card created with products from a brand new collection from Dare 2B Artzy called Feelin' Groovy. You can see all of the products in this new collection here. I would also love for you to check out our Instagram hop where you can see all of the new products in action, as well as have a chance to win awesome prizes!

I created this colorful Tri Fold Accordion card using papers from the new Feelin' Groovy collection and images and sentiments from the new Groovy Van stamps and dies. 

I love when a set includes dies to cut out some of the sentiments!

If you were a child of the 60's or 70's this style and these colors probably bring back memories! I know it does for me! 

Thanks for visiting and have a groovy day!

Avra