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Good morning and Happy New Year’s Eve! Last year I reviewed my favorite cards of 2015 and thought it would be fun to continue the tradition this year! Last year I chose a card from each month but for 2016 I decided to just pick my personal favorites! Here they are in no particular order:
Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #4 – Winter
Simon Says Stamp Special Holiday Release Blog Hop
Winnie & Walter Tour of the Stars
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October Blog Hop
My Favorite Things Superstar Contest
The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge Blog Hop
Lawnscaping Underwater Birthday Bendi Shaker Card
As I looked back through my favorite cards I was amused to see that five use pink, nine use watercoloring, four are interactive, and nine have some type of iridescent or metallic element. Some of my preferences may change over the years but those four characteristics are definitely engrained in my design aesthetic! 😉
I also wanted to take a moment to acknowledge all of my blog readers, social media followers, and personal cheerleaders! Your comments, likes, shares, and follows are so SO appreciated and you keep me inspired to keep creating! I am so grateful for your support and friendship and look forward to another wonderful year! Cheers to 2017!
Thanks so much for visiting!
And to celebrate a wonderful year and usher in a new year I wanted to provide one of my readers with a little crafty shopping spree! 😉 Please leave a comment and let me know if any of these cards were your favorite or if you had another one in mind for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! Leave a comment before 11:59PM EST on January 7th, 2017 and the winner will be announced on January 8th!
One on my favorites is the Lawn Fawn underwater bends shaker card. But I really like all of the cards you share.
Conggrats Jessica! I couldn’t pick just one — I especially love “Where Creativity Meets C9” and the “Hero Arts October Blog Hop”. Just beautiful!
It is hard to pick one but if I must it is the last one.
I love them all! My favorite is the little blue birdie with the Santa hat. He just pops out to me.
I love all of the cards, but I do have a favorite sentiment: “Life Is Short, Stay Awake For It”! Thanks for sharing.
Such a variety of styles but all beautiful. Looking forward to seeing what you create in the following year.
Love the one from the Daily marker blog hop
All the cards are amazing! Number 1 and 8 (the blue ones) are my favourites.
Love the little girl and her dog looking out over the water. The ocean can be so mesmerizing.
It’s very difficult to choose a favourite, but one that really made me smile was the unicorn, rainbow and sequin one you did for MarkerPop. Happy new year, Jess ?
Happy New Year!
Your cards are all
so pretty and I love
the When snow falls
card! Gorgeous colors.
Carla from Utah
I pretty much always love your cards but my favorites were the Mermaid undersea one and the dragon with the candles! I love unique cards and they fit the bill!
I am so in awe of your talent and appreciate your sharing the wonderful inspiration. One of my all time favorite cards is the JOY with flowers. So beautiful. Happy New Year and looking forward to more fantastic ideas from you.
Love your favourites and I could add some more 🙂 Love your style and you amaze me with every new post. Ali the best in 2017 🙂
If I have to pick just one it would have to be the C9 one 🙂 Love the colours.
Hello, I’m new to your blog and am loving it. Thank you for sharing your ideas. I love the underwater birthday bendy card. Very clever!
You are such a talented artist. It’s hard to pick one but I do love the mermaid bendy card because it makes me smile and I love interactive cards.
“When snow falls, nature listens” is my favorite – I love everything about it. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway!
And what a stunning collection they are. If I had to narrow it down to first choice it would be the first card done useing the Concord9 stamp set. The colours are just wonderful and the die cut word into the image is the perfect finish. Im looking forward to many more this year.
What a fabulous overview of a fantastic year! I think my favorite of these is the Ruby’s Bridal card–so bold, bright and gold.
Your cards are so beautiful and fun! I just love the card you made for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October Blog Hop 🙂 Happy New Year!
I love the little christmas bird tag!!!
I love you and ALL your cards! I’m very partial to blues and love the card you made for the summer coffee lovers blog hop. Thanks for the chance to win ❤
Jessica, one of my ‘best’ discoveries of 2016 was YOU! Your creativity, ingenuity and talent have buoyed my spirits far more than I have words to express (especially in November and December, as we’ve tried to adjust to losing my husband’s sister). The gallery of gorgeous here is breath-taking and my favourite stands in first place in the assembly: your stunning C9 design for the Winter challenge! A WOW in every way! So looking forward to more of your dazzling delights in 2017! You truly do bring ‘sparkle’ to our days! Happy New Year; wishing you an abundance of dreams come true in the year about to unfold…
~carol
Thanks for sharing your personal favorites. My fave is the circle tag with the cute bird and the jingle bell.
Oh Jessica, It is so hard to pick a favorite from all your lovely cards! I love that gorgeous bridal shower cake & the gorgeous Hero Arts card with the adorable fox are a couple favorites but I love all your creations. You do an awesome job!! Happy New Year!