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
Happy New Year Jessica! My goal is to be healthier and happier this year! Your card is so clever! Thank you for the inspiration and for participating in this amazing hop!
I want to be more organized. Thanks!