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