Growing in Unity, Day 1

Happy Monday, friends!

I'm excited to be able to share some of the cards that I have created with Unity Stamps this week!

Be sure to visit every day, and comment on each post, to be eligible to win a $20 gift credit to Unity Stamp Co. Two of you will be randomly drawn at the end of the week for this generous prize!

Unity Stamp Co is a family owned, US based company that manufactures high quality red rubber stamps in just about any design style you can imagine. Be sure to check them out if you haven't!

Today I am sharing a flat shaker card! This type of shaker card doesn't use any foam tape and is super simple to create!

My images, which I colored with Copic markers, are from the Sammy Girl kit. The sentiment is heat embossed with gold embossing powder. 

After coloring my image I cut an oval frame into an A2 sized piece of paper that looks like alcohol ink! So pretty and zero mess! 

All you need to create a flat shaker card pouch is any clear packaging you may have; no need to purchase acetate sheets. I taped my plastic to the back of my card panel on 3 sides, leaving the top open. I used scotch tape; you can use any tape you have - no one will see the back once you mount it to a card base.

Now it is sure simple to pour your shaker elements in through the open flap before you tape it closed. 

I added my sentiment and a few extra doodads right on top of the plastic and mounted my card front to a card base.

I hope you enjoyed my card today, and are inspired to try out a flat shaker card (also called an edge to edge shaker!) I'll be back tomorrow with another Unity Stamp Co. creation!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

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

Good Times

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am giving you a little peek at some cute images included in some of our new stamp sets.

These happy little flowers are from the new Good Times Roll and Groovy Van stamp and die sets. The "good times" sentiment is also from Groovy Van. I love when bold sentiments have coordinating dies to cut them out! 

My background die is called Wacky Box background die, and I cut it from shiny black cardstock. It almost looks like patent leather in real life! Isn't it groovy?! 

I hope you will check out all of the newest products at Dare 2B Artzy!

Thanks for visiting and have a groovy day!

Avra

 

Peek-a-Boo Card

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am sharing a card I made using a die cutting technique I learned from a video by Julie Ebersole. I don't believe she had a name for it, so I'm calling it a peek-a-boo card!

I used the Buzzy Beez stamp and dies sets to create this card, as well as paper from the All the Buzz collection. My inside sentiment is from the Honey Bears stamp set.

To create this type of card you need to have the coordinating die for the image that you're using as your focal point. I stamped the bee on the front of my card, die cut it out, and stamped it again, through the opening, onto the inside of my card. 

You can see here where I have the cutout bee shape on the front of my card, and the colored bee image is actually on the inside of my card.

I cut a mask of the bee image so I could stamp my other two images beside him on the inside. The honey pot and hive on the front were stamped, colored and die cut. 

I also added some shimmer to the bee's wings and some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the honey drips.

I cut an A2 panel from my patterned paper and aligned cut outs of the bee as well as an opening for my sentiment, which I popped up. 

I've had this card template sitting on my desk for quite some time and now that I've completed the card I can't wait to try one again!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Hearts Shaker

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I am sharing a mini slim shaker card that would be perfect for your Valentine in a few weeks!

The beautiful Slim Mini Heart Background die comes with the scalloped background die which I cut in red cardstock. I adhered two layers of the heart background together to make my shaker element a little more sturdy, and attached a piece of clear acetate to the back. I found the perfect little heart shapes in my stash to fill the inside of my shaker card!

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Well Wishes stamp set onto a piece of vellum die cut with the little scalloped rectangle from the Pop Up Feature die set.

I think this card would be perfect for Valentine's Day, an anniversary, or just because! 

Join our challenge for the month of January! The theme is Winter Fun, and you'll have a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Floating By

 Hi Artzy friends -

For me, January means the end of the holiday card making season, and time to start making birthday cards for the year. 

I hope this card puts a smile on the recipient's face, especially if they have a winter birthday!

This full front, or edge to edge shaker card is easy to create with any clear packaging you may have laying around. I made a pocket with a card panel that was foiled with the Make Waves Hot Foil Plate and a piece of clear plastic packaging, and filled the pocket with sequins and shaker bits before sealing up the pocket.

I then colored and die cut my jellyfish and other sea creatures from the Jellyfish stamps and dies sets. I added them to the front of my card, along with my sentiment from the Seahorses stamp set, which I stamped on a banner die from the Wavy Slimline Framelits dies.

I just love all the sparkle and shine and "fun factor" of this card!

Join us in the Dare 2B Artzy blog challenge this month with a Winter Fun card for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Happy New Year!

 Hi Artzy friends -

It's a new year, a new month, and a new Dare 2B Artzy challenge!

This month's challenge theme is Winter Fun and we have many winter themed stamps and dies to inspire you!

I used this adorable tobogganing snowmen image on my mini slimline card. Don't they look like they're having Winter Fun?! And they're also wishing you all a very happy 2023!

The Dare 2B Artzy products I used on this card are: Toboggan Fun stamps and dies, Just Chillin' stamps,  Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies, and papers from the Holiday Magic collection.

Be sure to link up your project on the challenge post on the  Dare 2B Artzy blog for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra