More Artzy Backgrounds

Hi Artzy friends -

In my last post I showed you 3 sets of backgrounds I created using the Botanical Background die as a stencil. I shared the cards that I made with the blue and the green pairs of backgrounds.

Today I am sharing the cards that I created with the pink backgrounds.

First, I made a birthday card using the Holiday Birds stamps and dies. This set has some sweet bird images, along with sentiments that can be used for the holidays and all year round.

For my second card I used the Poinsettia Basket stamps and dies to create a holiday card in non-traditional colors (although pink is a common color of poinsettias!) I mounted the poinsettia image on a die cut circle using the Double Dot Circle framelits. The green striped paper is from the Merry & Bright collection.

                                        

I love that both of these sets have dies that cut out the sentiments! 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Cozy Christmas

 Hi Artzy friends -

Have you started on your holiday cards yet? It's still early, and I plan to get back to making some fall cards, but I couldn't resist using some of the new holiday Dare 2B Artzy products to make a fun Christmas scene card.

The Santa and the tree are from the Season to be Jolly stamps and dies, and the fireplace and decor are from the Cozy Fireplace stamps and dies. The background paper is from the Merry and Bright collection, as is the sentiment strip along the bottom of my card. 

There are so many mix and match possibilities using Dare 2B Artzy's newest holiday products, as well as products from previous years!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Breezy Blossoms

Hi Artzy friends - 

For my blog post today I have two cards created with the same stamp and die set and same framelit dies.

First up is this thank you card. The floral image was stamped, stenciled, and die cut with the Breezy Blossoms collection of products.

I created the green and orange mats with dies from the Oval Scalloped Framelits set. The striped background paper is from the Sweetmobile paper pack. My sentiment is also from Breezy Blossoms and it is stamped on a die cut strip from a die in the Center Step die set.

My 2nd card also features a flower from the Breezy Blossoms stamp and die sets. This time I colored my image with Copic markers. 

I cut a window in a piece of paper from the Merry and Bright collection with a die from the Oval Scalloped Framelits set and backed the window with a piece of acetate. I adhered a piece of cardstock that I foiled with the Make Waves hot foil plate and a Solid hot foil plate to my card front. I then popped up my floral window panel on the card, and finally, popped up my flower on the acetate window. I could have added shaker bits inside the window but let like there was already enough going on and they would just be a distraction.

My birthday wishes sentiment is from the Love Grows stamp set, and it is stamped onto a diecut from the Mini Gift Tags die set.

We would love for you to visit the Dare 2B Artzy blog and join in our August challenge! Create a shaped or fun fold card and link it 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

Sending Hugs

 Hi Artzy friends -

I think most of us could use a hug these days so I am sending a big one to all of my Artzy friends this week on the Dare 2B Artzy blog.

My image and sentiment on this easel card are from the Embrace stamp set. I cut the colored image and the teal frame using dies from the Double Dot Circle Framelits set. I adhered 3 or 4 layers of my circle frame together to add dimension.

I adhered this pretty floral paper from the Merry & Bright collection to the front and the inside of my easel card. It is definitely not just for holiday cards!

I matted and popped up my sentiment on the inside panel of my card to serve as a "stand" for my card front.

Check out all of the stamps and dies in the new Girl Power collection. And don't forget to pair them with some of the beautiful floral papers from the Merry & Bright and other past Artzy paper collections!

Our challenge on the blog this month is Anything Goes! Link up your projects here for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Dare 2B Artzy 2021 Favorites

Hi Artzy friends -

As we near the end of 2021, I thought I would revisit some of my favorite projects from the past year using Dare 2B Artzy stamps, dies, and papers released during the year, and a variety of fun folds as well!

It's difficult to narrow down because there have been so many fantastic new products to create with this year!

The first card I shared in 2021 was actually one of my favorites! The adorable bear and penguins from Just Chillin' are some of my favorite winter images! And I love the papers in the Snow Much Fun collection! 

This Turtley Awesome card made the list because I think this turtle eating ice cream is just so fun! 

Early 2021 found many of us receiving our Covid vaccines and looking forward to seeing and hugging our friends again. This cute card features bears from Bear Hugs, and beautiful colorful papers from the Ice Cream Social collection. Slimline dies, such as these from the Wavy Slimline Framelits dies were very popular in 2021 as well!

At Dare 2B Artzy, we love to get a jumpstart on Christmas cards in July, and this card was created to get us thinking about winter, 6 months ago! I just love the Slimline Snowflake dies cut out of silver glittery cardstock! Such a simple card but it makes a big impact!

The most recent Dare 2B Artzy release included so many beautiful images and papers that can be used for holiday cards and all year round. 

Two of my favorite cards made with products from the release include one made with the Pop Up Feature die, and a slimline card. Both feature papers from the Merry and Bright collection, which may just be my favorite Dare 2B Artzy papers to date (although I'm sure I say that every time new a new paper collection is released!)

I hope you enjoyed taking a look back at Dare 2B Artzy products and projects from the past year with me.

And I hope you are looking forward to getting Artzy with some fantastic new products to come in 2022! I know I am!

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Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Treats!

Hi Artzy friends -

Do you like to have little treats on hand to give your friends during the holidays?

Dare 2B Artzy has some beautiful papers that can be used to create all kinds of treat holders.

I think they're so fun and colorful, and there is no coloring required!

The papers are all from the Merry and Bright collection, and even the tree, snowflakes, and little red bird are cut out of the papers with Dare 2B Artzy dies!

This weekend, the Dare 2B Artzy Design Team is having an Instagram hop to showcase some 3D projects fro the holidays using Dare 2B Artzy product. Come join us for a chance to win one of two $10 gift certificates to the Dare 2B Artzy store. 

You can also check out the posts on the Artzy Community Facebook page for another chance to win!

And - use the code XMAS21 to save 15% on all purchases here, December 3rd-5th.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

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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

Christmas Tags

Hi Artzy friends - 

Dare 2B Artzy has some unique  nested shape dies that make great tags!

Both tags feature ornaments from the Deck the Halls stamp and die sets. I colored the ornaments with Copic markers and added some detail with Sakura Glaze pens to add a little shine.  The background papers are part of the Merry and Bright collection.

The Happy Holidays stamp is included in the Reindeer Games stamp set, and is stamped on the smallest die in the Rectangle Framelits die set.

The first tag base was created with 2 sizes of the Oval Scalloped Framelits dies.

My second tag base was created with 2 sizes of Rectangle Fancy Framelits dies.

This month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is Tags and Bookmarks and we hope you'll join us!

Link up your project for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Silver Bells

 Hi Artzy friends -

Happy November! The time has come to get to work on holiday cards, and today I have a slimline Christmas card to share using some pretty Dare 2B Artzy products.

The Joy to the World stamps and dies are great to use for relatively quick cards as these pretty images require no coloring! They can be stamped with any colored inks you may have, but I chose to heat emboss my bells with silver embossing powder. I love to emboss 2 or even 3 times to create a really dimensional metallic look, like I did here. My sentiment was also embossed in silver.

I also popped my bells up with fun foam, cutting the foam with the coordinating die. I wish you could see the dimension!

The other dies I used to create this card were from the Rectangle Slimline Framelit dies and the Wavy Squares Framelit dies. 

The background paper is from the Merry and Bright collection.

I hope your holiday cards are coming along and that you're finding Dare 2B Artzy products to help!

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

A Cheery Pop-Up

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I combined some new Dare 2B Artzy products to create a card that just makes me smile!

This card features images and sentiments from the Scandinavian Songbird stamps and dies. 

The red patterned paper is the B side of the Bright Blooms paper. I took my color inspiration from the new Merry and Bright collection of papers. If you are new to Dare 2B Artzy, you'll notice that all of the beautiful papers are double sided, and the "B sides" are every bit as gorgeous as the "A sides!" 

This card was made with the Pop Up Feature die. The die creates a pop up that can go on the front of an A2 sized card, or can even stand on it's own, as it has room for a sentiment, signature, etc inside. You can even tuck a gift card down into the part that pulls up!

I love how the cute little songbird pops and stands up!

I hope you'll take a look at all of the newest products from Dare 2B Artzy!

Also - please join us in our challenge for the month of August, Anything Goes! 

Link up your project for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra