Buzzy Beez Bee Day

Hi Artzy friends!

I hope it's a bee-utiful day where you are!

Today I have a "bee card" for you! 

 

Where would we be without bees? Besides making delicious honey, they are responsible for pollinating so many wonderful fruits and vegetables and other plants, as well as benefitting the earth in many other ways.

This cute bee in the center, and the honeycombs are from the Buzzy Beez stamp and die set. 

The two smaller bees are from the Honey Bears set. Both sets contain several bee and honey themed sentiments that are perfect for many occasions.

This bee is wishing you a Happy Bee-Day!

I stenciled the background with some honeycomb stencils, then added the die cut honeycombs from the Buzzy Beez die set. I really like the dimension and interest they add to the background.

I used the stitched rectangle die from the Cupcake die to create a black mat, and popped my bees up with foam tape and foam squares.

Be sure to check out these and many other products on https://dare2bartzy.com/. You can also enter our current monthly challenge, which is Masculine Cards, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Karen Burniston Dies/Dare 2B Artzy Blog Hop

Hi Artzy friends!

Welcome to the KB Riley - Karen Burniston Dies and Dare 2B Artzy Collaboration Blog Hop!

You should have arrived from Fran Sabad's blog

Today I am excited to share a project using some of the fabulous products from both of these companies.

To celebrate our blog hop we have four great prizes to give away. You will have the chance to win one of two $25 Gift Certificates to use on the KB Riley - Karen Burniston Dies website or one of two $25 Gift Certificates to use on the Dare 2B Artzy website.

I created this summer themed pop up-card using the Karen Burniston Circle Tag Book Pop-Up

These pop-up dies look complicated, but are really very easy to put together using the short video tutorial on the Karen Burniston site, and it fits in an A2 envelope for mailing!

The Circle Tag Book Pop-Up was fun to embellish using Dare 2B Artzy papers, stamps and dies, as well as some additional Karen Burniston dies.

For the inside of my card I used Karen Burniston Beach Charms, seashell stamps and dies from the Dare 2B Artzy Seas the Day set, and papers from the Dare 2B Artzy Seas the Day collection.

The charm dies are so cute! Check out the quick video for those too. Although they are small, you may discover unexpected ways to embellish them to give them a big impact!

I decorated the front of my card with Dare 2B Artzy Ocean Waves and Anchors Away stamps and dies, and the Karen Burniston Word Set 6 - Summer.

To create the "ocean" I stamped the waves stamp from the Dare 2B Artzy Ocean Waves set with embossing ink on blue mirror cardstock (a less glossy, or matte finish works best to achieve a metallic look.) and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I was really happy with the result!

Make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post for your chance to win one of these prizes. Winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on ALL THE POSTS received by Friday 26th June 2020.

Next on the hop is Kelly Booth!

Here is the entire hop lineup, in case you get lost -

Dare 2B Artzy

Lois Bak

Kendra Sand

Frances Byrne

Melody Blake

Karen Aicken

Karen Ostergard

Fran Sabad

Avra Williams - that's me!

Kelly Booth

Chris Pozzi

Sandy Diller

Tasha Jorgensen

Karen Burniston Dies

Thanks for hopping, and have a great day!

Avra

I could just spit!

Hi Artzy friends!

It's been a long year these past few months, hasn't it? Lol! I don't know about you, but I'm really missing my crafty friends!  I am looking forward to brightening my days with some friend time!   As restrictions in Ohio are slowly starting to be lifted, I am going to find ways to have some "socially distanced" social time with my friends. I can see their smiles, outdoors, from 6 feet away and we can all stay safe! 

This alpaca feels the same way I do!

This is a trifold, or shutter card. I used a premade card base but they are simple to make yourself. The Alpaca and the sentiment are from the Alpaca Cake stamp set. 

I just love the images and sentiments in this set, and in Spit Happens. 

One die set cuts the images in both stamp sets.

Isn't he/she the cutest?

The patterned background paper is from the Botanical Breeze collection.

Please visit the Dare 2B Artzy blog to see all the latest products, including items whose proceeds help benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. 

You can also enter the current month's challenge, whose theme is Masculine Cards, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate!

One more thing - Dare 2B Artzy is having a design team call! You can see the details on the Dare 2B  Artzy blog.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day! 

Avra

Bear Hugs

Hi Artzy Friends!

Today I have a card for you that I created with the Honey Bears stamp set. This sweet set is all about bears, honey, and bees, and is perfect for so many occasions.

I created a bib card, using a precut card base. 

These bears are fun to color to coordinate with pretty paper from the All the Buzz collection.

The little bee is super cute too. I added some sparkle to his wings, although I don't think it photographed very well.

Sending you all (Bear) hugs! 

Be sure to join the current month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog. The theme is In the Garden, and you will have a chance to win a $15 gift card if you enter.   

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

Coffee Lovers Hop May 2020

It's time for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop, and I am excited to be participating with Dare 2B Artzy!

I created this card with the Dare 2B Artzy Cup of Cheer stamp set.

I added some shimmer to the cups to make them extra "cheery"

I'm missing my friends right now, so this cup of cheer goes out to all of you virtually!

Be sure to hop along with us! One lucky person who comments on the Dare 2B Artzy blog will win a $15 gift card. 

You can also use the discount code COFFEE15 when you shop at Dare 2B Artzy,  for 15% off your purchase!

Thanks for visiting, and have a cheery day!

Avra

Puppy Kisses Thanks

Hi Artzy friends!

Today I am sharing another card I created with the Puppy Kisses stamp set. This sweet little pup can be used for many different occasions.  I needed a thank you card and this was the perfect image! 

I was fortunate that one of the first dogs my dog groomer chose to take care of once she was able to begin working again after the quarantine was mine. I have been much more worried about getting her groomed than I was about my own hair! (I just have an inch wide gray stripe at my part - it's fine! Haha!) 

This cutie looks a little bit like my dog at her "fluffiest" 

The word "thanks" is actually adhered to the inside of the card, and peeks through a little window.

I hope you are all staying safe, and staying Artzy!

Please stop by the Dare 2B Artzy blog and enter the current month's challenge, whose theme is In the Garden. You can also find all of the wonderful Dare 2B Artzy stamps and dies here.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Dare 2B Artzy May challenge - In the Garden

Hi Artzy friends!

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

I have two In the Garden themed cards to share with you. The first one is a Mother's Day slimline card I created with the Flowers for Mom stamps and dies. The flowers in this set are so much fun to color in whatever colors make you happy! I was feeling very "citrusy" when I created this card! Haha!
The sentiment is from the Bouquet 4 You stamp set.

My next card was made with the flower pot image from the Bouquet 4 You stamp set.

I created a simple watercolor background and stamped the image in black ink for a quick, fun, no coloring required card. I cut my watercolor panel and turquoise layer with the Rectangle Fancy Framelits dies.

I hope the month of May brings lots of beautiful flowers to you! 

You can find many floral images and other stamps that remind you of the warmer days ahead at https://dare2bartzy.com/  

Don't forget to join our May challenge! 

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra