Christmas Fun Fold

 Hi Artzy friends - 

I really enjoyed making this pop out fun fold card using lots of images from the Letters to Santa stamps and dies and holiday papers from Dare 2B Artzy.

This is the front of the standard A2 card -

The card opens to reveal more cute images that pop out along a strip adhered to both sides of the card.

I decorated my 2 3/4" x 8 1/4" strip with the holly border from a 12x12 sheet of patterned paper and chose two images from Letters to Santa to pop out on the center panels of the strip. 

How are your holiday cards coming along? I could make them all year round; it's the signing, addressing envelopes and getting ready for mailing that I put off as long as possible!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Another Fun Fun Fold!

 Hi Artzy friends -

 A friend of mine shared a video of a fun fold with me and I just had to give it a try!

Once again, I have no idea what it's called, but it's a version of a gatefold card and I really like it! It's a perfect card to show off some of Dare 2B Artzy's beautiful patterned papers, from the Coastal Getaway collection! 

My floral image and sentiment are from the Beautiful Inside stamps and dies sets.

I also used the Double Dot Circle framelits, which are honestly my favorite nested circle dies!

There is a nice large space in this card for writing your personal message, or even adding another stamped image.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

A Puppy For Christmas

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I'm sharing my final Dare 2B Artzy holiday card for 2024, and I'm happy to say that this adorable puppy stamp set can also be used for birthdays all year round!

Cindy recently demonstrated how to make a new-to-me fun fold in her D2BA Facebook group that she called a "Tent Easel Fun Fold" and I had to give it a try!

This card is similar to a traditional easel card but it has additional flaps that give you lots of space for decorating with images or just pretty patterned papers.

I used images and sentiments from the Puppy Present stamp and die sets, as well as a combination of holiday papers from a few different years. The classic green/red/white plaid paper is from the current year's Winter Escape collection. 

This is what it looks like opened up flat. I added a little area to sign your name or write a little message. But you could also take advantage of the back side of the card to write a longer note. 

Here is the card standing up like an easel. I highly recommend following the Dare 2B Artzy FB page and catch the replay of Cindy's video to get more detailed information on creating this fun fold card!

Do you like learning and creating new fun folds like I do?

And - how would you feel about receiving a puppy for Christmas?!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day, a wonderful holiday, and a happy new year!

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

Shadow Box Cards

 I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's recent post on shadow box cards and wanted to try some of my own using Dare 2B Artzy stamps and dies. I have since picked up some additional tips from Cindy Sartain's recent virtual event where she made an adorable shadow box card too!

Whenever I try a new-to-me interactive card or fun fold card, I start simple, and make a "prototype" using white cardstock. I never want to waste colored or patterned cardstock in case it doesn't work out or I don't enjoy the technique.

Well, I enjoyed making these shadow box cards so much that I couldn't stop, and I made three with some cute Dare 2B Artzy images that I had already colored and die cut! 

As I mentioned, my first card base is using white cardstock, and is an A2 size card. It features images from the Raccoon Party stamps and dies, including the cute little "splat" die. I also used the Double Dot Circle die to cut out the window in the front of the card.

The raccoon is suspended from a strip of acetate attached to the left side of the shadow box. 

The next card is also fairly simple but I covered the front and inside panels with paper from the All the Buzz collection. The image and sentiment are from Puppy Kisses.The sentiment banner is created with a die from the Wavy Slimline Framelit set. This is a 5" x 7" card. 

This puppy is attached to the back of the card with an action wobble spring. 

My final shadow box card is also 5" x 7" and was created with images from the Honey Bunny stamp and die sets.

The grass "hill" was cut with a die from the Curvy Slimline Border dies. The patterned papers are from the  Home Grown collection. 

The bunny is suspended on a strip of acetate attached to the right side of the shadow box. 

There is no limit to the amount of layers and dimension you can achieve with a shadow box card. I'm excited to try some more complex designs in the near future! 

I hope you are inspired to try a new-to-you technique or card fold using Dare 2B Artzy stamps and dies!

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Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra