Bold Happy Birthday

 Hi Artzy friends -

 I am always looking for quick easy ways to beef up my stash of birthday cards, so today I have 4 cards to share with you, all created with the same die. The die I used was the Slim Mini Birthday die, but I created 3 A2 cards and a slimline card!

To create my A2 cards, I cut the Happy Birthday die out of three different colors of cardstock. I saved all the pieces as I poked them out of the die so I could inlay them back into the other colored die cuts. It was then super easy to create 3 colorful Happy Birthday elements all at once!

These can then be used on just about any size card - mini slimline, slimline, or A2 being the most common sizes that come to mind.

I created three simple A2 cards that I'll be able to use for any birthdays that come along.

First I mounted one to a matching teal background, and added "to you" stamped beneath it, along with 3 red gems.

For the next one I attached my happy birthday to the center of a piece of paper from the Seas the Day collection.

For the next card I mounted the happy birthday in the center of a white card base, and embellished it with the new Mini Stars Border die. 

After completing these 3 coordinating cards, I decided to get a little crazy and create a slimline shaker card.

This time, I cut the Slim Mini Birthday die out of white cardstock and created a shaker element, filling the Happy with blue sequins, and the Birthday with orange sequins. 

I then cut the two background layers for my slimline card using dies from the Wavy Slimline Framelit dies. The wavy frame is cut from paper from the Ice Cream Social collection. I love the fun colors and patterns and the shaker element on this slimline card!

I hope you've been inspired to think of different ways to use your dies, and to create lots of birthday cards to have on hand! 

If you'd prefer to get a jump on your holiday cards, please join us for our Christmas in July challenge for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Happy Christmas in July!

 Hi Artzy friends -

Although it is exceptionally hot in many parts of the U.S. today, it is time to celebrate Christmas in July with Dare 2B Artzy!

Link your project here anytime this month, for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store.

I created this card using the new Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies to cut my background layer. 

I cut my snowflake border out of silver glitter paper using the Slimline snowflake dies. I love the versatility of a slimline die that can be used on any size card! 

The sentiment is heat embossed in silver with a stamp from the Toboggan Fun stamp set.

This is a simple card but I think it makes a big impact. And it would be an easy one to mass produce for your holiday cards!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

It's Summertime!

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today I have a summery card, filled with two of my favorite summertime features -  flowers and ice cream!

I created the striped background of my shaker and the first layer of the card with Sweetmobile paper. The stitched pink ice cream layer was cut from Sprinkle on Top paper, using a die from the new Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies. 

The front of the shaker was cut with the new Slim Mini Flower Patch die. I filled my shaker with lots of pastel colored sequins, and colored an ice cream cone from the Turtley Awesome stamps and dies. 

My sentiment was from the same stamp set. The little tag die is the smallest die in the new Rectangle Framelits die set. I love that little "something extra" in this set, and I love that the rectangles all have stitching on the inside and at the outside of the shape.

I created a matching envelope with the new Slim Mini Envelope dies, using the same papers from the Ice Cream Social collection.

I hope you are enjoying your summer, and that it's filled with flowers and ice cream!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra

D2BA Instagram Hop

 Hi Artzy friends -

Just a quick post today, to share my project for this weekend's Dare 2B Artzy Instagram Hop, featuring some of our new products!

This card was created with our new Pop Up die, and it's such a fun die to create with! It can be attached to the front of an A2 sized card, as shown here, or it can serve as a card on it's own! You can even tuck a gift card inside the pull up feature! 

I love how the little turtle image stands up when you pull the tab up, and I also love that you can hide a greeting inside!

Be sure to check out all of the other amazing projects on our Instagram hop, and see how you can win a gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Bee Sweet!

Hi Artzy friends -

The card I have to share with you today would be appropriate to give to anyone, for any occasion! I may even give it to my husband for Father's Day!

This adorable slim mini card was easy to create with the new Dare 2B Artzy Slim Mini Wavy Layers die set. I used the two largest layers, the straight panel and the wavy layer, plus the great sentiment banner, all of which include the great dotted details. 

The cute bees were added from the Buzzy Beez stamp and die sets. They're quick and easy to color by just adding the yellow stripes and some pink cheeks, plus some shimmer to the wings. 

The sentiment is from the Cup of Cheer stamp set. Don't you love when you find the perfect sentiment for your project in an unexpected place?!

I hope you have a sweet day, and I hope you'll join in this month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog. Link your project following the theme: Masculine for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store! 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Have a Sweet Day

 Hi Artzy friends -

I created this fun "surprise inside" card for a very special friend. I hope she likes it, and I hope you do too!

This yummy shake image (as well as an image you'll see on the inside), and the sentiments are from the new Dare 2B Artzy Be Frappe stamps and dies. (The dies also cut the images in the new Latte Love stamp set.)  Of course it could be a frappe, an iced or hot coffee, or whatever beverage your prefer! The sentiment strips were cut with  a die from the Wavy Slimline Framelit dies. 

When the card is opened, the image, framed in a pretty yellow frame, pops out, and another yummy treat is revealed inside. 

It's so fun to stamp your choice of sprinkles on top of the doughnut!

The sentiment strips on the inside of the card are cut from smallest layer in the new Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies.

The patterned papers used on this card are from the fresh springy Home Grown Collection. 

Thank you for visiting and have a sweet day!

Avra

Triangle Gatefold, Two Ways

 Hi Artzy friends -

Did you know that Cindy Sartain goes live on Facebook on the Dare 2B Artzy page almost every Monday at 7:30 p.m. Central Time? Her video is always full of great inspiration and tips (and sometimes sneak peeks) using fabulous Dare 2B Artzy products! 

If you watched on May 3rd, you saw her share how she makes triangle gatefold cards; and she shared the written dimensions and assembly directions in the Artzy Community Facebook group. Request to join the group if you are not already a member. You can find the measurements in the files. 

Because I love trying new-to-me fun folds, I created two triangle gatefold cards - a slimline version, and a mini-slim version. 

My slimline card features images from the Seas the Day stamps and dies sets, as well as paper from the Seas the Day collection. 

On the inside I adhered the white dotted rectangle and the sentiment strip from the Wavy Slimline Framelits die set.

I created a belly band to hold the card closed, mounting my octopus and stamping my sentiment on two diecuts from the Wavy Squares Framelits.

My mini-slim card features images from the Crafty Gnome stamp and die sets, and paper from the All the Buzz collection. 

On the inside I used the new Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies to cut the two layers on which my sentiment and additional images are displayed. 

I created a belly band for this card as well, again using the Wavy Squares Framelits for my main image and greeting. 

I also created my own matching slim-mini envelope with papers from the All the Buzz collection, using Dare 2B Artzy's brand new Slim-Mini Envelope dies! 

Don't you love presenting a card/gift that's all color coordinated?!

I hope you will tune in to Cindy's Facebook live's on Monday evenings, and if you can't watch her live you can always catch the replay any time!

There is still time to enter Dare 2B Artzy's challenge for the month of May. The theme is Flowers, and you can earn a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store. 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra