AHSC662 Happy New Year!

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Ours was very busy visiting friends and family, as well as hosting as well!  We still have New Year's to look forward to as well!  I rarely send out New Year's cards, but since I did miss sending a Christmas card or two, I thought I'd make a couple to mail out!  Just in time, the new Atlantic Hearts Sketch is up:

I also used the photo inspiration from Inspired By:

And here we go:

I must say this card was not without its issues---I forgot that I should only use Stazon when stamping on vellum, and that glue dots show through when you use black cardstock!  Oh well!  The balloons were punched out of various glimmer papers with the retired balloon punch; sentiment is from the retired Greetings of the Season, diecut with the Stitched So Sweetly die.  I embossed a piece of vellum with the Wishing Stars embossing folder from Spellbinders, and I added some swirly stars (Close to My Heart) and some miscellaneous sequins.  Everything went on a Very Vanilla card!  

I hope you'll play along with our sketch this week!  It's a fun one!  Be sure to share it with us at Atlantic Hearts!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Greetings Of The Season (ret), Swirly Stars (Close To My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Vellum (ret), Black, Vanilla and Gold Glimmer papers (ret)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Various Sequins, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret), Balloon Punch (ret), Wishing Stars Embossing Folder (Spellbinders)

Inkspirational 306 Happy New Year

Happy Tuesday, peeps! I trust you had a good New Year's day....I traditionally spend it "undecorating", and that's exactly what I did! I turned on the Mummer's Day parade - a Philadelphia-only tradition - and went to work!  So now all is back to normal, but I do miss the pretty holiday decor!

I did have a wee bit of time to stamp a New Year's card, something I don't think I've ever done! I send out lots of Christmas cards, but I wasn't able to send one to my dad's cousin, as he and his wife had moved and I didn't have their new address.  On Christmas eve, we got a card from them, with their new address, so I decided to participate in the Inkspirational's Mood Board and make them a Christmas/New Year's card.  Here's the board:

I was inspired by the chevron stripes of black and gold, so I pulled out some Basic Black and Gold Foil cardstock, my Basic Borders dies, and diecut two chevrons.  I remembered some black and white Christmas tree paper from last year's hostess set, and since I wanted to convey belated Christmas wishes as well as New Year's, I paired the paper with the chevrons:

I filled in the stars with a gold Painty pen, and added a few gold sequins for pizzazz!  I gold-embossed this sentiment from Country Bouquet:

and stamped a sentiment from Throughout the Year on the inside:

And it's winging its way to its recipients!  I do admit that I feel a bit rusty in the crafting department, though!  I can't wait to dig into some new goodies!  Thanks for popping in today!

I only got a few pictures from Christmas.....Eden and Ginger in their sweaters lasted about five minutes, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Happy New Year

Hi there, everyone! I've been taking a stamping break, not intended, but life just got in the way!  We had a few friends over last night to ring in the new year; ate some snacks and played Mexican Train dominoes!  A great way to end the year!  

This little gnome was just so cute (courtesy of the Graphics Fairy), I just had to share him!  Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with something stamped!  Meanwhile, I pray that 2024 will be a happy, healthy and blessed one for us all!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of my friends far and wide!  May 2023 be a happy, healthy and blessed one!

 

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:18-19

Happy New Year

Happy New Year, everyone!  As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, my prayer is that you will be full of the Lord's blessings!!! 

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:  The old has gone, the new is here!"

  2 Corinthians 5:17 

Happy New Year!

Happy 2018, everyone!  It has been a whirlwind holiday here and I have been so blessed this past year!  A wedding, a new kitchen, friends and family...God has been good!  I found this sweet little postcard and loved the image and sentiment...perfect for the new year!

But yesterday at church, after the final hymn, we sang this song to the tune of Auld Lang Syne; we've sung it before, but somehow singing it on the actual day of New Year's Eve made me cry a little!  Here are the words, straight from the Bible, arranged by Dustin Kensrue...there are several verses (after which the chorus is sung) but they are powerful:

Should nothing of our efforts stand

No legacy survive

Unless the Lord does raise the house

In vain its builders strive.

To you who boast tomorrow's gain

Tell me what is your life

A mist that vanishes at dawn

All glory be to Christ!

(Chorus)  

All glory be to Christ our king!

All glory be to Christ!

His rule and reign will ever sing,

All glory be to Christ!

His will be done

His kingdom come

On earth as is above

Who is Himself our daily bread

Praise Him the Lord of love

Let living water satisfy

The thirsty without price

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

All glory be to Christ!

(Chorus)

When on the day the great I Am

The faithful and the true

The Lamb who was for sinners slain

Is making all things new.

Behold our God shall live with us

And be our steadfast light

And we shall ere his people be

All glory be to Christ!

(Chorus)

There are no better words by which to start a new day and a new year!  Blessings to all of you!

Happy 2017!

Happy New Year's, everyone!  I snagged this vintage ad from the Old Design Shop!!  Just imagine, 120 years ago....this was a new Remington!  We've come a long way!

I wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy, blessed 2017!

Happy New Year!

Enjoy your day with your family---we’ll be “de-Christmasing”, as my girlfriend calls it, the house today.  I thought I would share a little gift that my sweet blog friend Shirley created and gave to me for Christmas! 

Isn’t he cute?  Or maybe it’s a she?  The party hat is something I added…..a little fun accessory that I will try to change each month!!!  So stay tuned!  I haven’t decided on a name for my little owl yet…..any suggestions?    Enjoy your day!!  And be sure to come back next Sunday when the Paper Players challenges resume!!!