Support Ukraine Hop

 Hi Artzy friends -

Dare 2B Artzy is participating in a hop to show our support for the brave people of Ukraine. 

Our hearts and prayers go out to them, and to anyone else affected by this horrible war, and we hope that peace will come to the region soon. 

Please check out the blog hop and show your support to all of the incredible participating companies and thank them for their generosity in helping the Ukrainian people at this difficult time. 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day,

Avra

Sending Hugs

 Hi Artzy friends -

I think most of us could use a hug these days so I am sending a big one to all of my Artzy friends this week on the Dare 2B Artzy blog.

My image and sentiment on this easel card are from the Embrace stamp set. I cut the colored image and the teal frame using dies from the Double Dot Circle Framelits set. I adhered 3 or 4 layers of my circle frame together to add dimension.

I adhered this pretty floral paper from the Merry & Bright collection to the front and the inside of my easel card. It is definitely not just for holiday cards!

I matted and popped up my sentiment on the inside panel of my card to serve as a "stand" for my card front.

Check out all of the stamps and dies in the new Girl Power collection. And don't forget to pair them with some of the beautiful floral papers from the Merry & Bright and other past Artzy paper collections!

Our challenge on the blog this month is Anything Goes! Link up your projects here for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Anything Goes Split Circles

 Hi Artzy friends -

This month's challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is Anything Goes.

Today I am sharing the "companion cards" to the Split Circle technique cards I shared on Thursday. 

I used the other halves of the circle elements I created using paper from the Make Waves collection to create this slimline card.

I added a seahorse, cut out of the same paper collection, using the Seahorse dies, and stamped  the sentiment from the Seahorse stamp set.

I also created this A2 card.

This happy birthday sentiment is from the Scandinavian Songbird stamp set.

I hope you'll join the Anything Goes challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog this month! Link up your project for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Dare 2B Artzy store!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Split Circles

 Hi Artzy friends -

Today's cards feature some of the pretty papers in one of the newest collections from Dare 2B Artzy, and a fun technique I recently learned from Splitcoast Stampers and Lydia Fiedler.

The papers I used are all from the Make Waves collection. Even the jellyfish are cut from the paper with the Jellyfish die set. One very cool feature about many Dare 2B Artzy products is that the dies cut the images from the coordinating stamp set , as well as from the paper! It's such a great option when you want to make a quick card, and/or don't want to do a lot of coloring!

The technique I used for these cards is called the Split Circle technique. You get semicircle parts to make two cards using this technique. You can see the other two cards I created on my next blog post!

The first time I tried it, I didn't exactly follow the directions. I went a little rogue and ended up having to use my semicircles for slimline cards. Let's just call it a "happy accident!"

For my next card I created an A2 card, by more carefully following the directions in the tutorial. I really like both options and think they create endless possibilities by choosing different patterns and colors of papers. 

The sentiments I used for both cards are from the Sea Horses stamp set. I think it's great that all of the sentiments can pair with any of the images in the collection!

I hope you love the colors and patterns in this collection as much as I do!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Scent With Love

 Hi Artzy friends -

Even though Valentine's Day has passed, it's always a good time to send a card to a loved one to let them know you're thinking of them! 

One of the new die cover plates that Dare 2B Artzy has recently released is this Quilted Flower Background die that can be used any time of the year and for any card to add some pretty details to your background. I love the combination of cutout flowers and pierced design in this die! And you can save the little pieces that cut out as confetti or shaker bits for a future project!

                           

For my card I cut my Quilted Flower background out of white cardstock, put a pink layer behind it, and matted the whole panel on dark gray. I colored and die cut this cute skunk with his flower pot from the Stinking' Happy stamps and dies and popped him up on my card panel.  I  also stamped my sentiment from the same set on a white strip and adhered that to my card.

The February challenge on the Dare 2B Artzy blog is Love. Link up your love themed card here, any time this month, for a chance to win a $15 gift card to Dare 2B Artzy.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

Love Under the Sea

Hi Artzy friends -

For my pre Valentine's Day card, I thought I'd use some new Dare 2B Artzy products, along with some older products, to create a mini slim love themed card. I think this card will be going to my husband, either for Valentine's Day, or our anniversary.

I started by creating my card base and cutting the two panels for my card front with the Slim Mini Wavy Layers dies. My wavy edged panel, cut out of paper from the Make Waves collection, seemed perfect to me for an under the sea card.

I stamped, colored, and diecut two of the jellyfish from the new Jellyfish stamps and die sets, and popped them up on either side of my die cut "love you" cut with the Love You Double Layered Word die.

The sentiment inside my card is from the Seahorses stamp set, another new set in the Make Waves collection of products. I cut rectangular panels with the Rectangle Framelits dies.

To complete my project I created an envelope to coordinate with my card out of papers from the Make Waves collection, using the Slim Mini Envelope dies.

I love how fun and easy it is to create a coordinating envelope for my mini slimline cards!

I hope you have a chance to check out all of the amazing new products from Dare 2B Artzy - there is so much to choose from! 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra

New Product Instagram Hop

Hi Artzy friends -

The Dare 2B Artzy team has an Instagram hop for you today featuring some brand new products in the D2BA shop!

I made a slimline card featuring the new Seahorses stamps and dies, as well as the Make Waves paper collection. 

Other dies used on this card were from the Wavy Slimline Border dies and the Curve Slimline Border dies sets. 

Please come join us on the Instagram hop to see all of the wonderful inspiration featuring new product from the Make Waves collection, the Space Odyssey collection, and more! 

You can see all of the new Dare 2B Artzy product in the shop now, and use the code below for 15% off your order this weekend! 

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Avra