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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!
Each card is so creative and so unique! My favorite of these shown is the Summer Coffee Lover. I love blue!!
I remember bookmarking the Lawn Fawn Bendi… always wanted to try that (still do!). I always enjoy your fab posts and projects and look forward to seeing what you come up with in 2017!
Such a wonderful cards.. Thank you for this opportunity .. would love to win
I am so impressed and inspired by all of your cards but my favorite this past year is the Lawn Fawn Underwater Birthday Bendi Shaker Card! Can’t wait to see what you create and share with us in the New Year! Cheers!
It’s hard to pick a favorite card because there are so many wonderful cards to choose from. I think I like the cute bird in the ornament and then the pretty blue flowers with the round cut-out in the front of the card. Happy New Year! Here’s to 2017 being the BEST year yet.
Many Blessings,
Cathy Jordison
It is hard to pick one, but the World Cardmaking Day card us my favorite!
I like the 3 d Birthday card with the fish and mermaid
I love all your cards and am very inspired on a regular basis by your creations. My favorite of the cards you have showcased here is the round card featuring the Winnie and Walter stamp.
You are SO talented it’s hard to pick just one card! I do think the C9 Winter Challenge card is absolutely stunning! It’s truly a piece of art!!
All your cards show great creativity and imagination. Looking forward to 2017.
LOVED your Joy to the World card, the colors flow perfectly with the silver embossing powder.
Each card is so beautiful, but my favorite is Holiday Wishes with its stunning contrasts and beautiful use of sparkle with the trees. My New Years resolution is that I am going to make cards to have on hand so I don’t have last minute rushes to get them done on time.
What a beautiful collection of cards Jess! My favorite has to be the coffee one with the sentiment “the time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” Such a beautiful and true statement!
I love them all! Every single one of them is awesome! The colors you use and how you do it.. just perfect 🙂
Happy new year!
Thank you for sharing your great cards. I was drawn to the galaxy card and your beutiful use of color.
My favorite card is the last one, the Thank You for being a friend card with the flowers.
I love the design and coloring wirh the flowers. And the sentiment is so nice. Thanks for sharing your favorites and I wish you a beautiful and creative 2017!
I especially like the colors on the Joy to the World card, so serene
Your cards are always so creative and modern! Love them all! Looking forward to seeing what you make on 2017!
Beautiful work! Happy new year!
My absolute favorite is the Deer card for the SSS Special Holiday Release Blog Hop but the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October Blog Hop Fox card is a very close second! So hard to narrow it down to just one because they are all absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing them with me and I look forward to seeing lots more in 2017! Happy new year!
I love the Winnie and Walter little bird card. The colors you used to color the bird and the one ornament on the branch and the snow look on kraft! I also like the last card with the flowers and the colors on it. I love the phrase when snow falls nature listens! Beautiful work and inspiration!
I love all your cards, but my absolute favorite is the C9 Winter challenge one – beautiful florals with the soft blue and gray colors and that JOY shaker is soooo pretty!
I love so many of your top favorites! The Joy Shaker card is great and the dragon blowing out the candles is fantastic!! The underwater bendy card is a-w-e-s-o-m-e! and I also love your flower card for world card making day! Thanks for all the inspiration!
So many wonderful cards to pick from but I think my favorite is the very first.
Love the pop of the blue flowers on the uncolored background. My next
fave would be the little bird.
thanks for sharing so much throughout the year. Always look forward
to seeing your site.
Happy New Year
I love all of your cards- so beautiful!! My favorite is the Bendi Mermaid card- how creative!!! ? Thanks for the chance to win the gift card! Happy New Year!