Good morning and Happy New Year’s Eve!! As I did in 2015 and 2016, I am sharing my 12 favorite cards of 2017! Here they are, in no particular order:
Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Exclusive – Rain or Shine
Copic Coloring Roses for Mother’s Day
Challenge Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton: Penguins
An Underwater Christmas Scene for Lawn Fawnatics
Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Collaboration
Lil’ Inker Designs November Mini Release
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December Blog Hop
Guest-Designing for Flora and Fauna
Guest-Designing for Ellen Hutson
Coloring Embossed Images with Alcohol Inks
Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 2: Interactive Cards
Hero Arts May My Monthly Hero Countdown
As I looked back through my cards this year I was amused to find an overwhelming number of cards feature pink, ocean scenes, metallic elements, interactive elements, watercolors or alcohol inks, or any combination of those 6 characteristics! 😉 Some of my preferences may change slightly from year to year but those characteristics are definitely engrained in my design aesthetic! 😉 Perhaps in 2018 I should resolve to use more green and orange! 🙂
I also wanted to take some time to acknowledge all of my blog readers, social media followers, and personal cheerleaders! Your comments, likes, shares, and follows are really 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 together!!
Thanks so much for visiting and cheers to a happy and healthy 2018!!
And to celebrate a fabulous crafty 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 $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! Leave a comment before 11:59PM EST on January 7th, 2018 and the winner will be announced on my Giveaway Winners page on January 8th!
Happy New Year and thank you for your continuous generosity. It’s always a joy to see your creativity. My initial favourite was the Floral Mandala card, then I saw the stunner for Flora & Fauna (new to me). That card is a true masterpiece, the colours are so luscious. It has more sparkle than I’ve ever seen on a card. I wish you good fortune in 2018 and beyond.
OH my …. I have a few favorites! Starting with your first card Rain or Shine. Oh so cute!! then the penguin card. Love it!! Chibitronics, The background is so beautiful and I love how it lights up. I really want to make one of these cards!! Hero arts, Gorgeous background!! Here is another one that I want to learn how to do is the alcohol ink background. Lawn Fawnatics card is absolutely adorable!!!
Love all these cards. So hard to just pick one. Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year Jessica! My favorite card is the Mandala card you did for the December 2017 Hero Arts kit. I love the Arabian feel and this card really impressed me. I love the rich colors with the gold accents. Here’s looking forward to more of your beautiful designs this year.
Wow Jessica…its always wonderful visiting your blog to see your work. The tall penguin card is my favourite but it is hard to just pick one. Hope you have a wonderful 2018!
I love the richness of the color in all of your cards.
All are great but, my fave is ‘Challenge Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton: Penguins’.
I love them all, my favorite is the warm winter wishes, my youngest has a thing for polar bears! Beautiful colors!
I loved watching your alcohol ink background video. I tried it, but mine did not come out as beautiful as yours, but it was fun to play with the inks I had. Love all your cards-Thanks for sharing
My favorite was the unicorn card with “Have a magical day” but it is truly hard to pick a favorite with your cards…they are all favorites of mine.
Thanks for the great inspiration this year. My favorite card is the heat embossed card colored with alcohol inks. It is just gorgeous! My crafty resolution this year is to improve my coloring skills with water colors and pencils.
I really liked all of your cards but if I had to choose a favorite it would be the penguin one…I hope someday to be good enough to do one similar.
Loving your galaxy blended skies so much! Hope to get better at them, as well as embrace the “messy” and unpredictable look of alcohol inks! Wish mine looked more like happy accidents than big fat colorful messes! I’m mostly drawn to clean and simple cards, but am in awe of some of the more rich gold and jewel toned ones you made this past year.
The mermaid card is my favorite! And the sentiment is great, LOL!
What cute cards. Thanks for the giveaway.
The anniversary card is my favorite because the sky is SO beautiful. I love all the sky backgrounds you do. They are outstanding!
Awww!!! They’re all super super cute and your colouring is always really breathless!!!
But my fav is that one from Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Collaboration! <3 <3 <3
Thanks for sharing your talents here! Love the mermaid!
Underwater Christmas Scene (Narwhols Merry and Bright) is my favorite. This really shows a good range of your artistry and humor!
I love the mermaid card. I’d love to stop adulting.
WOW, Jessica, I have always been in awe of your talents!! I love the vivid and beautiful Mothers Day card!! So lovely!!
I love interactive cards, so I would pick the lawn Fawnatics Challenge 2 Interactive Cards beach and ocean card. Your ocean bendi card from last year is still a favorite of mine.
Beautiful cards…love the mermaid one the best…something about those blues… Happy New Year!