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

D2BA March Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello, Artzy friends!

This month's theme for the challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is "Anything Goes". Check out the details here, and enter to win a gift card from Dare 2B Artzy!

Isn't this puppy from Dare 2B Artzy adorable? There are 2 different puppy stamp sets - Puppy Kisses is terrific for birthday cards and the Christmas Puppy will be perfect for the holidays. One die set cuts all of the images in both stamp sets!

I think this card would be a perfect birthday card for just about anyone! And the fun Artzy Doodles Wild Orchid double sided paper will be sure to put them in a "pawty" mood!

You can see all of the new (and not so new) products from Dare 2B Artzy here.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day! 

Avra

Gnellie the Flower Gnome

Hello, Artzy friends!

This fun fold card is called a Slide and Stand card. It's a fun one because it stands up on it's own, yet it folds flat to fit in an A2 size envelope!

The Flower Gnome stamp set is part of the newest release from Dare 2B Artzy.  She's super fun to color and she comes with some really cute sentiments, great for lots of occasions.

Here is what the front and back of the card look like when folded flat. The pretty spring papers are part of the All the Buzz Collection.

Be sure to take a look at all of the great new products Dare 2B Artzy has to offer here.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Bear Hugs

Hello, Artzy friends!

Honey Bears is one of the adorable new stamp sets from Dare 2B Artzy. I loved creating this gatefold card using these cute stamps.

I placed the two bears holding their pots of honey on a circle cut with one of the  Double Dot Circle Framelit Dies, and added it to my card front featuring the new D2BA Sweet As Honey paper, part of the All the Buzz collection. 

On the inside, I used the pretty plaid paper from the same collection, as well as two sweet sentiments, also from the Honey Bears stamp set.

Please join the Dare 2B Artzy design team in celebrating our newest release! Just head over to the Artzy Community Facebook Group (Request to join if you are not already in the group.) to  see all of the great new stamps in action! Be sure to comment on each post and be entered to win a $15 gift card to the Dare 2B Artzy shop! 

I hope you'll check out all of the newly released product from Dare 2B Artzy! And visit the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook page often for lots of Artzy inspiration!

Thanks for visiting, and have a sweet day!

Avra

Dare 2B Artzy Well Wishes

Hi! This is my first official blog post as a member of the Dare 2B Artzy design team, and I'm so excited to get started!
Today I am sharing a card created with the Leaf Background die. This beautiful background die was made even more versatile with the recent addition of the Well Wishes stamp set. This set has  sentiments for all occasions that fit perfectly inside the leaf shaped die.

I created the background panel for this card by ink blending various shades of blue Distress Oxide inks. I cut the Leaf Background die out of a mirrored blue cardstock and adhered it to my ink blended background. I cut the leaf shaped die out of a pale blue cardstock and stamped my sentiment on it, then attached it to my leafy background. I adhered the entire card front to a white cardstock panel and then to my card.

I hope you can see the awesome shimmer and shine!

I hope you'll check out the Leafy Background die, as well as the coordinating stamp sets, and all of the great Dare 2B Artzy products here!

And don't forget to enter our current challenge , Love is in the Air, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Dotted Swirls, take 2

This week I created another card using the Dare 2B Artzy Dotted Swirls stamp set.  I recently watched a video by another crafter where she water colored with Distress Oxides, and I wanted to give it a try.

I heat embossed several images on water color paper with white embossing powder. I used swirl stamps from Dotted Swirls, and a leaf and flower image from the Wishing Happiness stamp set.  I taped my paper down onto a board to prevent warping as I add water.

As I prepared to work with a color,  I smooshed the ink pad onto the side of my glass mat, and spritzed it with water. I then used a paintbrush to paint the leaf and flower images, and the background, taking care to let an area dry before painting the area next to it if I didn't want the colors to mix. (The embossing helps prevent this as well.) 

When I was done painting, I let the piece dry for a bit, and then removed the tape, and trimmed 

                                                                         the edges.                                                                                                                                                                           

I cut the word "thanks" using this die 3 times and glued the layers together for dimension, then  added Nuvo Crystal Glaze and let it dry for a shiny finish. I adhered the card panel to the same color cardstock that I cut the thanks from and assembled the card.

Thank you for visiting! I hope you will take a look at some of the fun Totally Tracy stamps from Dare 2B Artzy!

Dotted Swirls

I am happy to be guest designing for Dare 2B Artzy this month! I was asked to use a stamp set from the Totally Tracy line called Dotted Swirls. This set strikes me as a great one for mixed media projects, or as embellishments for scrapbook layouts. Since I am not a mixed media crafter, nor have I scrapbooked in several years, I wanted to find a way to use this set for cards.

I began by stamping the two dotted images with VersaMark embossing ink all over my card panel. I heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

I then blended 5 colors of Distress Oxide ink over the panel.

I wiped the ink off the embossed areas with a dry paper towel to make the white images pop, and cut the panel with the stitched rectangle die from the Leaf Background die set.

I heat embossed this sentiment from the Wishing Happiness stamp set on vellum, and attached it to my card front, along with some iridescent sequins. I popped the card panel up with white fun foam onto a black layer, and then onto my A2 card.

I enjoyed playing with this set and will have another card for you next week using some of the other swirls in the set, and another fun technique using Distress Oxide inks.