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
How clever to have that last number flip to 8! My resolution for 2018 is to spend more time in my craft room.
Happy New Year! Thank you for inspiring me to create throughout 2017 and here’s to more fun in 2018. This year I hope to find more time to create and my resolution is to create at least 10 cards a month.
Clever card! My resolution is to continue my journey for a more healthy me – move my body, improve strength and flexibility, and make better food choices (good bye cookies!)
You have a lot of New Year’s Resolutions, do you think you will keep up to them? I have a crafty New Year’s Resolution and that is to use up my card stock and DS paper that I have acquired and not purchase any more until this is used. I will have to be more creative in my projects in order to do this. But if I make more cards then I think this will be possible. My life New Year’s Resolution is to continue to fight against the disease I have which is secondary breast cancer because I have to for my family and friends sake. I am having a difficult time of it at the moment and I have to start a stronger chemotherapy regime in the next few days so I need to be strong and crafting helps me with this. Happy 2018! :O)
Happy New Year. Buy no new crafty supplies. Only use from my stash.
Super classy New Years Day Card, love the gold with black and white and the 7 into 8 is brilliant! My new year resolution is to take better care of myself, finding time to exercise and meditate especially.
Cute! Love how that last number is ‘flipping’. My resolution is to finish at least two vacation scrapbooks.
Love the number flipping reallly clever. I hope to get more sleep this year so I will have energy to enjoy the things I love like crafting and learning new crafty techniques. Love your blog and looking forward to seeing what you design in 2018.
Love the Happy New Year card with the flipping number-so clever, Jessica. Thanks for a chance to win from Simon!
Happy 2018. I resolve to be more creative this year and participate in more challenges.
Cute card! Thanks for your inspiration! I look forward to getting my to my health routine in the new year! Happy New Year!
My resolution is to make and send more cards!
Happy New Year Jess, your cards are always great but loving the monochrome with hints of gold, the idea is funky, I’ve not seen that anywhere else, congrats on uniqueness ! My resolution’s are a few but the biggest is to stop letting my disability rule my life, get back to the ME I was , as close as I can, & enjoy what’s left x
So festive and perfect!! I love the idea of the numbers flipping over to the new year. I don’t do resolutions, but I try to make goals. This year, I plan to create (once again) and actually mail my cards! I also want to reprioritize things in my life so I don’t feel overextended.
My resolution is to do some decluttering!
Cool cool card, love the gold and black!
Crafty goals -to spend less on stamping supplies and use more of what I have. Also, to continue donating my cards to a good cause.
This year I am going to concentrate on being grateful for the little things in my life and try not to let things stress me out. I also plan to play with alcohol inks a LOT more!
Love your card! Genius idea to have the 7 “flipping” into an 8! My resolution is to eat healthier, send more cards, destash non used items, and also sharpen my coloring skills! Going big! Lol
My resolution is to make art every day. Thanks for your generosity! Happy New Year!
My crafty goal is to use stamp sets that haven’t seen ink yet!! Happy New Year!!
I , too, really want to use my planner this year… I would like to be more organized about my projects and my lifestyle! Looking forward to seeing all your work this year!
Great card and I love the colour scheme. My resolution is to actually start sending the cards that I make
My crafty resolution is to improve with my hand lettering and also to actually send out the cards I make!
Happy New Year, Jessica! Your card is fabulous – both elegant and fun. I don’t really make New Year resolutions, I try to set daily goals instead.
Happy New Year! LOVE your card! My goal is to mail more cards just to say Hi or I’m thinking of you.