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Rewrite the Stars from Dare 2B Artzy

Hi friends! Jumping into my week by sharing a little D2BA inspiration this marvelous Monday morning. Sometimes I really like to keep it simple and last time I shared, with a D2BA creation, I showed you the first half of what I created with a simple airbrushed background. But you might have noticed the process I used created 2 backgrounds so here is what happened to the second!

Here is the image you might remember and I shared a card that I created with the bottom half of what I created with my Copic Air Brush System and my new favorite D2BA stencil!

But then I added a different sentiment from the Rewrite the Stars stamp set and came up with the following:

Add a card base and some fibers and wa-la a card!

The bright white and intense blues together make me smile!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, make sure to check out this month’s challenge, Create a Shaped Card and enter to win. Also if you have not had a chance check out the Dare 2B Artzy YouTube channel we are slowly building up great tutorials over there by all different D2BA creators.

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

Dare 2B Artzy products used in this post include:

Thanks for stopping by today! And make sure to check out some of the products I’ve used here in the D2BA store!

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Dare 2B Artzy Snowflake Blooms

Hello friends and family. Today I am bringing you a fun twist on a stamp made for a different season entirely.

It is FINALLY feeling a little more like spring and moving into summer her in the midwest. It was feeling like winter was just not going to shake loose! So I pulled out a winter stamp set and decided to brighten it up and re-purpose it for the final change of weather.

  • I used the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set and stamped them with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed them with white embossing powder.
  • I used Copics and the Air Brush System to create flower petals and leaves over the snowflakes.
  • I used a cloth lightly dampened with Copic Colorless Blender and lightly brushed the Copic ink off the embossed snowflakes that now look like the centers of the spring flowers.
  • Next I added a a sentiment from the Refresh The Soul Stamp Set
  • To finish the card front I relied on a skill I have not pulled out of my tool kit in a while, Doodling!

Here is a look at the card:

And here is a close up:

Thanks for stopping by today and make sure to check in daily for your D2BA inspiration!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

Here are the D2BA supplies I used for this project:

Thanks for stopping by today! And make sure to check out some of the products I’ve used here in the D2BA store!


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Copic ABS, D2BA Stencil and Sentiment

Hello friends and family! I am hoping you are having a marvelous Monday and bringing you a little creative inspiration to start your week off.

I am pulling out my Copic Airbrush System this week along with a Dare 2B Artzy Sunburst Stencil and sentiment from the Jesus Is My Anchor stamp set to create a simple card front with high impact.

I first used my Copic Markers and ABS to create two blues backgrounds. For this I used the D2BA Sunburst stencil, first laying down a light blue block straight onto the paper then using the stencil and a darker blue to create intense color. For the second background I set the stencil, now covered in ink spray, onto a fresh white sheet of cardstock, dampened a rag with Colorless Blender solution and wiped the excess ink from the stencil onto the cardstock. I have done this technique multiple times and love the brushed effect it achieves.

You will see the top background in a card a share later. For the card today I use the background with the lighter brushed ink. I added a sentiment from the Jesus Is My Anchor stamp set and the seagulls are a small stamp from the Anchors Away stamp set just stamped multiple times.

I added trim and an anchor charm, layered white cardstock, patterned paper and a white card base to finish this simple card. I am really loving the bold blue and white. It has such high visual impact.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you continue to check in on the D2BA blog for new inspiration and ideas!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

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Anchors Away!

Hello friends and family. I am bringing you a little Monday morning inspiration from Dare 2B Artzy.

Before I share my card make sure you take the time to participate in this month’s challenge for a chance at a D2BA prize. We are looking for flowers this month!

For my card this Monday morning I am sharing stamps from the new Seas The Day collection and specifically from the Anchors Away and Ocean Waves stamp sets.

I stamped the little sailboat first and then covered or “masked” over it and then stamped the ocean waves and sentiment. I colored the image up with my Copic Markers and finished by fussy cutting around the waves and thrumming around the sky.

Here is a close up of my little boat!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, make sure to come back each day for now D2BA inspiration and stop by the store to enjoy all that fun craftyness!

Have a HappyColorful Day!

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May Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

Hello D2BA Fans! I have been in Portland, Oregon teaching Copics all weekend and I am getting to this post a little late and you will laugh because the card I created for the May challenge is a little “late” as well! This month the challenge is Flowers.

Here is the card I created!

I used my Copic Markers on the flower basket and attempted a pansy look. Then I took a D2BA patterned paper and used both sides, weaving it together to create a fun “basket like” background.
Here is a close up of the image. Now I am aware that Easter has come and gone BUT! You could color up a beautiful basket of flowers for your mother, just add a different sentiment.

Hope you will have a little creative time this month to play along and get your name in the hat for a D2BA prize!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!