Much Love

 Hi Artzy friends -

Happy February! In the spirit of the season, I've got another  card to share that can be used for Valentine's Day, or any other occasion when you want to express your love.

I created the background with the Heart Duo Stencils - I ink blended over one of the stencils with a red ink. With the 2nd stencil I used a glittery translucent paste. I love the effect in real life!

My bird image, which I colored with Copic markers, is from the Joyful Robin stamps and dies.

I  hope this cheery bird brightened your day on what may be a gray dreary February day where you live.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

You Make My Heart Sing

 Hi Artzy friends-

Today I have a slimline card to share using some of Dare 2B Artzy's newest products, that can be used all year round.

This card features the Joyful Robin stamps and dies as well as paper from the Merry and Bright collection.

The sentiment used here is also from Joyful Robin.

Other products used on this card include the Slimline Love Framelit dies, as well as Slim Mini Wavy Layers ( sentiment banner), Reindeer Games (music notes), and Bear Hugs (hearts).

I think this card would be perfect to give to a loved one, for any occasion, or just because! 

I hope you'll join our November challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog. This month's theme is bookmarks and tags! You can link up your project 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

Joyful Robin

Hi Artzy friends - 

Today's card features an image from the new Joyful Robin stamps and dies, as well as a really unique background die.

These beautiful images and sentiments can be used for many different occasions, all year long.

I cut the background die, called Circle Background, out of rose gold mirror cardstock, and it cut beautifully. Full disclosure - I don't own this die, but had borrowed it when it was first released (It was so popular that it was sold out.) and thought it would look pretty cut out of this mirror cardstock. I loved it so much that I've had it sitting on my desk, waiting for the perfect card to use it on! 

I backed the diecut with green cardstock on which I stamped my sentiment with Versamark ink. I embossed it with rose gold embossing powder which turned out to be a pretty good match, and fits perfectly in the round space cut by the die. 

The panel was then mounted on navy blue cardstock, which I though really made the whole thing pop. 

I just love how the background shines, and really showcases the beautiful joyful bird! 

The theme for the challenge this month on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is Fall. You can enter your fall themed project 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

Shaped Birthday Card

 Hi Artzy friends -

For today's post I created a birthday card using the Oval Scalloped framelits, along with some new images and papers.

To create this shaped card, I folded a piece of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"  cardstock in half. Then I cut my card base with the largest the oval scalloped dies (which is 5 3/8" x 4"), arranging the die hanging over the folded edge a bit, so it wouldn't cut out the complete oval. I then cut another of the largest oval out of teal cardstock, and attached it the front of card, hiding the "flat" top edge of the oval.

I colored and die cut my birdie image from the Scandinavian Songbird stamps and dies, and stamped a sentiment from the set onto a sentiment banner cut with a die from the Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies. I cut the next smaller size scalloped oval out of paper from the Merry and Bright collection, which includes beautiful seasonal patterns as well as year round florals and other patterns.

I completed my card by add another sentiment banner to the inside, finishing off the sentiment, and added a flower from the Joyful Robin stamp and die sets.  

The images and sentiments in the Scandinavian Songbird and Joyful Robin sets mix and match perfectly, and coordinate beautifully with the Merry and Bright paper collection!

Creating shaped cards using framelit dies is so fun and easy, yet makes a big impact! And this one fits in a standard A2 envelope for easy mailing!

Please join this months Dare 2B Artzy challenge, whose theme is Fall cards for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

BFF Birds

Hi Artzy friends -

I love how some of the new stamps and dies sets from Dare 2B Artzy coordinate so well together. I also love how, just by changing the sentiment, the images lend themselves to cards for so many occasions!

These birds are from the new Scandinavian Songbird and Joyful Robin sets. 

Check out all of the sentiments included in these two sets!

My birds are sitting on a Slim Mini Flower Patch die background, and the light blue layer is cut from a die in the Slim Mini Wavy Layers set. The sentiment strip is from the Wavy Slimline Framelits die set. 

I know you will find loads of occasions to create cards for using these two new bird themed sets!

Be sure to visit Dare 2B Artzy to see all of the latest products perfect for your holiday and year round projects!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra