Saturday, January 1, 2011

Wishes For You 2011

Happy New Year!  Last night my 5 year old niece spent the night, and she fell asleep before midnight.  We went out on the porch and banged our pots and pans together at 12:00, but she slept blissfully on.  Ah, kids. 

While waiting for the new year to approach, I put together a couple of festive cards so I could play in some challenges.


I used new goodies here:  a glittered frame from K & Company, a $1.00 stamp from Michael's, and an embossing folder from Sizzix called Damask


Challenges entered:
Just for fun, I made a gold version of this card, but I don't like it as much, and it is not entering any challenges.  The balance and proportion are a bit off, but it's still a cute card, I think.


The gold ribbon is a Michael's half price find, but it unravels like crazy, so I won't be taking that one out to play too often.  It looks like a gold bracelet, doesn't it?

I wish you the happiest, healthiest, most prosperous New Year!  Thanks for joining me today.

Colleen

Stamps:  Michael's $1.00 bin
Paper:  Basic Black, PTI white
Ink:  Basic Black
Other:  gold and silver frames & black glittered flower from assorted K & Company pack, silver rick-rack, silver narrow ribbon from Offray, gold ribbon from Michael's, Big Shot, Sizzix "Damask" embossing folder, dimensionals

20 comments:

Ann Schach said...

Nothing like sparkles to celebrate the New Year! Your silver version is my favorite...love the rick rack!

Andrea Ewen said...

Beautiful cards, Colleen, so stylishly elegant! Happy New Year to you and your family...I have a feeling that this is going to be your year!
Wishing you all the best,
Andrea

~Tammy~ said...

I sure love that glittered frame and really makes your sentiment stand out! Thanks for playing along with us at OTWC and Good luck! Happy New Year!!! :-)

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

these are so cute

Benzi said...

Great cards, Colleen! I just love that silver rick rack. And, I think your gold version is wonderful. I don't blame you about the ribbon that ravels so much...don't need problems when we are crafting, do we?
I went to bed (with my cold) early and watched three episodes of Criminal Minds and called it a night. Wow!!!! Aren't you jealous? LOL Glad you joined the Stampin B's this week with your celebratory card/cards.

Jaclyn Miller said...

Gorgeous frame and that little sparkly flower over the I is just perfect. So glad that you played along with OTWC this week!

Michele Gross said...

WOW! Fantastic :) I love all the glitter and glam you've put into this card! Bold. Dramatic. Gorgeous!!

Marisa said...

Wonderful sparkly cards, Colleen :) Great use of that Mike's stamp too! Wishing you a fabulous 2011 (((hugs))).

Emily Keaton said...

I love both of these cards, Colleen. They sparkle so prettily!! You used those OTWC colors so nicely. I hope I have a chance to play along with that one, but it's going to be a busy week, so we'll see. I sure do love seeing bargain bin steals being put to use!! Warms my heart. :) Thanks so much for playing along with the Stampin' B's DT and our CELEBRATION challenge this week!!

Bonnie said...

Love all that sparkle! Happy New Year to you!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Elegant cards, perfect for the new year, thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Amy Kolling said...

I love the silver rick rack and the embossed background! (Now I'm going to have to look for that one!) Thanks for playing along with OTWC this week!

Pauline said...

2 very pretty cards, love all the glitter and shiny ribbon.

Ros said...

Gorgeous cards ... elegant and classy ... thanks for joining us at CCCB

Unknown said...

Such a pretty card.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!

Tenia Nelson said...

These cards are way too cool!!! Thanks for playing at OTWC!!!

cnelson said...

so fabulous! I love the shine of the metallics!
Thank you for playing along at CCCB!

Lesley said...

Great cards! Thanks for taking part in the MTTC challenge xx

Sparkly Pink Star said...

such beautiful cards :)

Trinh said...

Pretty & elegant card, Colleen! Thanks for playing with us this week at OTWC!

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...