Happy New Year!! I am thrilled to be participating in the Seasons Givings blog hop again this year! The hop is in it’s 6th year and is the brainchild of the amazing Latisha Yoast! EVERY stop on this hop is hosting a separate giveaway and there are A LOT of stops (over 60!)! 😉 We want to thank you, fabulous readers, for a wonderful year of crafty support and friendship!
Yesterday I posted a round-up of my favorite cards of 2017 with a separate giveaway that you can find here but I did want to share one more card with you! I saw a card at the store last year featuring a design where the year flipped from one number to the next and decided to use that as my inspiration.
I love black, white, and gold decor for the New Year’s holiday and used that as my color palette. I started by cutting 4 small white rectangles. Then I die-cut the numbers from each rectangle using Finley’s 123s from Lawn Fawn. On the last rectangle I used part of the number 7 and part of 8 as if to show the date flipping to the new year. Then I die-cut the same numbers using a metallic gold cardstock. I inlaid the gold cardstock inside the white cardstock and adhered them to a black card base.
I die-cut the Happy word using the same gold cardstock and adhered it to the card panel. Then I stamped the sentiment from Happy Happy Happy add-ons with versafine onto white cardstock and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I trimmed it down and adhered it to the card panel with foam mounting tape. Finally I added a spray of metallic gold sequins across the card. And that’s it…a bright and sparkly way to ring in 2018!!
This year I have a few continuing crafty resolutions. First off, I hope to continue to improve my copic and colored pencil coloring. I also resolve to send more cards each month and continue to develop the crafty friendships I’ve made in this amazing community. Finally I hope to stick to using a planner…ha, I REALLY need it. Here’s to keeping our resolutions and lots of crafty success in 2018 to all of us!
To celebrate the Seasons Giving blog hop I am giving away a $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! My giveaway is open worldwide and is open for one week! Please leave a comment on my blog letting me know if you have a New Year’s resolution and what it is (if you’re willing to share!) before 11:59 PM EST on January 7th, 2018! The winner will be announced on January 8th on my giveaway winners page!
Below you’ll find the full hop list! Have fun hopping and if this is your first time stopping by my blog, I hope you’ll visit again! You can subscribe to my blog via the widget on the sidebar or find me on YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram! Have a great day and Happy New Year!!
- Lawn Fawn
- Technique Tuesday
- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
- Reverse Confetti
- MFT Stamps
- Neat & Tangled
- Winnie & Walter
- Hero Arts
- CAS-ual Friday Stamps
- My Sweet Petunia
- Paper House Productions
- Verve Stamps
- Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
- Catherine Pooler
- Indigojade Art
- A Jillian Vance Design
- Kelly Creates
- Latisha Yoast
- Kimberly Crawford
- Vera Yates
- Nichol Spohr
- Chari Moss
- Audrey Tokach
- Zsoka Marko
- Teri Anderson
- Wanda Guess
- Amy Tsuruta
- Lydia Fiedler
- Laurie Willison
- Jenn Shurkus
- Debi Adams
- Cindy Lawrence
- Lori Craig
- Lisa Henke
- Dina Kowal
- Laura Bassen
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Kelly Lunceford
- Dana Joy
- Tracey McNeely
- Margie Higuchi
- Laurel Beard
- Janine Tinklenberg
- Sean Fetterman
- Christine Meyer
- Heidi Blankenship
- Debbie Seyer
- Libby Hickson
- Gracie Chavez
- Julee Tilman
- Karen Baker
- Lee Murphy
- Yvonne Van De Grijp
- Leigh Penner
- Marcie Sharp
- Patti Gilliam
- Barbara Anders
- Bunny Vance
- Kyra Sanders
- Giovana Smith
- Jillian Vance
- Ceal Pritchett
- Neva Cole
Love the New Year’s card!! My crafty resolution is to learn and practice lettering and keep making cards!
Your card is so festive and elegant! My resolution for 2018 is to make more use of my stamp collection.
Yeay! Happy New Year! Thanks so much for the chance to win! I’m going to be stamping up a storm this year and posting my projects online to share! 🙂
I’m super excited for 2018! It’s my year to get caught up on scrapbooking! And I’m going back to school to get my Bachelor’s degree in Nursing!
What a fabulous card! Love the ‘flipping’ digit in the year. I didn’t make any resolutions but I would like to procrastinate more and just get the crafting done, rather than thinking about it too much.
This card is really beautiful with all that gold. My reslutions for this year are: having/taking more time to make cards! Hope I’ll more inspiration this year. Happy new year to you.
You have been such an inspiration this year! I’m so glad that I found you. I have resolved to make more cards for charity this year – a good use of my abundant supplies. You are a blessing. Thanks and happy new year!
Your New Year’s card is gorgeous. My resolution is to stress less! When I feel overwhelmed I resolve to go to my craft room (my happy place), and be creative.
Fabulous card! Love the color combo and the way you made it look like the year was rolling from 2017 to 2018—super fun! My resolution for this year is to slow down and focus more on enjoying each moment 🙂
Happy New Year to everyone!!! Thanks for the opportunity to win! Awesome card!!! My crafty goal for 2018 is to learn to make interactive cards!
Happy New Year Jessica and thank you for the giveaway. I have a list of resolutions. I am going to get organized….lose weight…..craft more…..spend more time with my grandchildren crafting…..and most of all I am going to concentrate on being kind, no matter what I am faced with, I am going to respond with kindness.
I love your cards. I also, follow you on instagram. I don’t have a resolution. I usually don’t make them because I have a hard time keeping them. This year I just hope to spend as much time as possible with my son and find a little free time to make some cards as well.
Love the inspiration card. It is very stylish. My crafty resolve this year is to improve my coloring skills and also send out more cards.
Happy New Year Jess. Thanks for the opportunity for a chance to win the gift certificate. My resolution this year is to read the bible from cover to cover. Crafty resolution it to make three cards and week and post them to my blog (and enter challenges).
I love your New Years card. My crafting goal is to get way, way better at hand lettering
Thanks for the giveaeay I want to spend more time with scrapbooking
Happy Crafty 2018!
Cute card idea…totally love it!
Thanks for a great inspirational 2017 and have a healthy, happy and creative 2018!
Your card is awesome and I love the idea, this is sure one to put on my Pinterest page!
My resolution is to try something new every month. We’ll see how it goes!
My crafty resolution for this year is to learn to take better photos of the cards that I make and share them on IG more regularly. I also MUST be disciplined in using all of the supplies that I order….so that I can justify ordering more….and more….and more. 🙂
Your new years card is so fabulous. great way to show one going out, while one is coming in….. I say this every year, get organized!!! My space is small with loads of boxes. But who knows what is in each box???? Maybe this year…… Thanks for a chance to win and all the best in 2018.
Loved your sensational seasonal card! Great idea with the “flipping” numbers. I love that you shared your crafty resolutions, too. Mine is to work really hard on using up the stash, and to resist the instant gratification of online shopping for more supplies…. And to make all the birthday cards I send out for 2018.
Your cards are beautiful, looking forward to seeing what you create in 2018. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win your generous giveaway. This year I really need to diet and exercise, eeek.
Rachel Vass
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I don’t make resolutions, I would like to be in my craft room more.
Happy New Year Jessica! I’m always amazed at your creations. I don’t really have a new year’s resolution but, hoping to make more cards this year.