EDITED 1-4-18: MY WINNER IS KAREN RAMSEY! WOOHOOO! CONGRATULATIONS! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL THE KIND AND WONDERFUL COMMENTS. HAPPY CRAFTING! XOXOX
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018!
MANY BLESSINGS FOR AN AMAZING YEAR AHEAD!
Thank you very much for coming by my blog today to celebrate "Season's Givings" with a giant blog hop and awesome prize giveaways! This is my fourth year doing this great hop! Big giant thanks to Latisha for organizing this amazing blog hop! I hope you are having fun looking at everyone's blogs! What a great way to start off the new year right? The entire hop link list is at the very bottom of my post. And every blog has a prize! There are all kinds of beautiful projects to look at and loads of great prizes!
This blog hop is all about us thanking YOU, our awesome followers and readers, for supporting us and sharing our joy of crafting. For lots of us, the main reason we blog, is that we develop wonderful friendships with a greater creative community and we uplift and inspire each other. Truly, thank you for joining me on my blog journey. If you are new to my site - welcome! I hope you find something you like and I'm happy to have you here today. Welcome to Season's Givings 2018!
Also, if you are a new visitor to my blog - Welcome, and Thanks for coming by! If you want to know more about my style, please read my most recent blog post with my year end wrap up of projects (CLICK HERE). Also, you can find me on Instagram (@stampcatwg), Facebook (A Blog Called Wanda) or on Pinterest (Wanda Guess). I love sharing via social media.
PRIZE ALERT! EVERY STOP ON THIS AWESOME HOP HAS PRIZES! It's our way of saying thanks! I have a great prize package of goodies to give away to one lucky winner (see photo below)! In order to be eligible to win my prize package, please leave a comment on this blog post and tell me your New Year's resolution for crafting and creativity! I will draw the winner on Thursday, January 4th and notify you via email. What projects are you going to work on in 2018? Maybe a new technique? New style? Favorite new supplies? I want to know!!
This is the prize package for my stop on the hop! Wooohoooo!
And, since it's New Year's I want to share a project with you! I made a super fun snowman New Year card! I bought this awesome stamp set (So Many Snowmen) for making Christmas cards, but it never got inked. Well...I thought... Let's make those cute snow people into a winter New Year card! They look just like the crowd at Times Square! LOL. I colored them with Copic Markers and created a pretty Distress Ink snowy background for them! All the supplies are linked below in this post.
This is an A2 sized card. The snowmen stamp is wider than an A2 so I trimmed it to fit onto the front of this card. Also, the stamp has some Christmas specific images in it that I wanted to crop out for this occasion. I colored the snowmen in with Copic Markers. I added top hats to the snow peeps on the top row using the extra little stamp that comes in the set. The numbers were die cut from sparkly silver cardstock for an icy look! The Happy New Year sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with white powder. The background was made using my two fav colors of Distress Inks! Then I splattered some Copic Opaque White for snow! I love how it came out!
See that one little snowman that is popped up with some foam tape in the middle? Well, he's covering up some holly leaves on the other guys' hat!!! My husband thought of that idea! LOL. He's a good crafty husband!
See the holly? That's where the other snowman face went!
I mounted the snowmen to the card using foam tape. I also used foam tape for the numbers and the sentiment. Just makes everything pop a bit! I added a few sparkly gems and bits of Wink Of Stella to make it pretty!
Thank you for coming by! HAPPPPPYYYYYY NEWWWWWW YEAR! We are going to have lots of fun creating together in 2018 I just know it! I wish you and your family a blessed, happy, healthy, and successful new year! Love ya! XOXO
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE AWESOME BLOG HOP LIST!
SUPPLIES FOR TODAY'S CARD!
Congratulations KAREN!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | 01/05/2018 at 03:16 PM
My goal is to be more organized and create personalized cards for all my grandkids for all occasions. Happy New Year to you and yours! :)
Posted by: Darlene Fellows | 01/05/2018 at 11:12 AM
MAKE AT 6 OR CARDS A WEEK AND TAGS
Posted by: kimberly | 01/04/2018 at 01:35 PM
My new year's resolution for crafting in 2018 is to finish an afghan I've been knitting and become more involved in cardmaking and stamping. I see a penguin stamp in your generous giveaway!
Posted by: Rachelle | 01/04/2018 at 11:54 AM
Such a darling card!! Love your coloring! Thank you for the inspiration and chance to win!
Posted by: Jean marmo | 01/04/2018 at 11:48 AM
My goal is to make my blog even better in the coming year. Thanks for the chance to win, and have a happy new year!
Posted by: michelle allison | 01/04/2018 at 10:34 AM
Love the blushing cheeks on the snowmen! Cute touch! Best wishes for 2018! ~Christa
Posted by: Christa Marie | 01/04/2018 at 10:27 AM
Thanks for the chance to win, Happy New Year! I'm hoping to create more and try new techniques in the coming year.
Posted by: Caren B | 01/04/2018 at 09:02 AM
What a fun cards!Happy New Year, thanks for the chance at your generous giveaway of goodies . Your cards are so fun, thanks for the inspiration!I hope to learn some new techniques this year (like how to use my new scan and cut with stamps
Posted by: elizabeth Motyka | 01/04/2018 at 08:45 AM
your new years card is adorable. I love it. happy 2018!
Posted by: christi | 01/04/2018 at 08:13 AM
What a cute card! So resourceful of your husband to think of covering up the holly with another snowman head.
My crafty goals are to make more cards so I can mail them in time, participate in more card challenges, and make more photobooks with our trip photos.
Thank you for the opportunity to win such a great prize package and Happy New Year!
Posted by: Josiane | 01/04/2018 at 06:05 AM
Wanda I love your creative spirit and your never disappoint. I am glad that you take the time to share not only your craft but your thoughts. Hope 2018 is the best year yet and filled with your hearts desires.
Posted by: Susan T | 01/04/2018 at 05:55 AM
Happy New Year and Many blessings to you and family in 2018.
Posted by: Helen Gullett | 01/04/2018 at 05:42 AM
Great cards and a great price to win! I wish you a fabulous 2018.
Posted by: Cora | 01/04/2018 at 03:33 AM
I plan to finish my daughter's baby book this year!
Posted by: Magan Lapp | 01/04/2018 at 01:23 AM
Oh WOWZERS, Wanda! What a fabulous and super generous prize. I'm giddy just thinking about it. Hope you have an AWESOME and creative 2018. Thanks for participating.
Be blessed,
Karen Letchworth
Posted by: Karen Letchworth | 01/03/2018 at 11:12 PM
Happy New Year Wanda! One of my crafty goals this year is to learn how to color with Copic markers. Thanks for being part of this amazing blog hop and for the chance to win your generous prize!
Posted by: Gina M | 01/03/2018 at 10:55 PM
My crafty resolution is simply to clock in more hours scrapbooking and papercrafting. Being creative is so important!
BTW, your snowman crowd card is the cutest! I love it! :)
Posted by: ratgirl | 01/03/2018 at 10:24 PM
Wanda, I love your blog and always look forward to seeing what you have created on it! My new year's resolution is to learn to no-line color first with my Copics and then with watercolors, learn to use my Silhouette Cameo so I can take advantage of all the features it offers, and be content with the stamps, dies, inks, etc. that I have so I can spend more time creating and less time looking at the things I don't have!
Posted by: Angela Walters | 01/03/2018 at 10:05 PM
Happy New Year!!! I am resolving to work on my creative lettering so the insides of my cards look as great as the outsides!!! Thank you for the chance to win!
Posted by: Lynda | 01/03/2018 at 09:53 PM
What a fun card! I agree-it looks like a crowd on New Years!! One of my resolutions is to find more time to craft and make a good assortment of cards so I have ones I can grab and send.
Posted by: Laurie | 01/03/2018 at 09:45 PM
Awesome card for the new year - i love those snowmen! Happy New Year wishes to you and thank you for sharing your creativity with us!
Posted by: Jessica Kerr | 01/03/2018 at 08:47 PM
I love the snowmen card. My crafty goal is to learn to use my new Cricut machine. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Cindy Thick | 01/03/2018 at 08:45 PM
Thanks for sharing I w3ill be using my new watercolor pencils this year
Posted by: Mary Reeves | 01/03/2018 at 08:42 PM
Love that "melt" of snowmen, and you've used it beautifully for this delightful New Year's card! Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity throughout the year and also the kind opportunity to wi . Happy New Year!
Posted by: Stef Perry | 01/03/2018 at 07:45 PM
Thanks for your creativity for all the cards you make. Hope to see more in 2018. Happy New Year!
Posted by: Jodi Warren | 01/03/2018 at 07:17 PM
Super cute snowmen card! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Shannon | 01/03/2018 at 06:58 PM
Happy New Year! You have a very nice selection of goodies in your prize package - thank you for the opportunity to win it!
Posted by: Debbie Hutchinson | 01/03/2018 at 06:51 PM
Awwww that little snowman card is adorable!!! Love love love the shade of blue you chose for the background. My resolution is to actually TRY all of the wonderful techniques and layouts that I see. I get so much inspiration from videos and pins. New follower and I can't wait to see what you come up with this year. I hope it's filled with blessings for you xoxo
Posted by: Michele Smith | 01/03/2018 at 06:37 PM
Kudos to hubby for a great idea on covering the unwanted part! I just like having one head popping out of the crowd! : ) I especially love your stories over on the PB blog!! This is always such a fun event -- thanks! I'm looking forward to trying out some new-to-me techniques in 2018, like playing with Distress Crayons and different ways of foiling.
Posted by: D.Ann C | 01/03/2018 at 06:33 PM
I love your snowman card! I would like to learn to use watercolors more on my cards.
Posted by: Danielle Dietz | 01/03/2018 at 06:23 PM
Your work is always so beautiful. I hope that I can craft more with my friends this year
Posted by: Liz mcallister | 01/03/2018 at 06:23 PM
Love your card.
Posted by: Lindarub | 01/03/2018 at 05:31 PM
I really like your cards. Haven't been making cards long but I am loving it. Hope your new year is great.
Posted by: Joanette Daniels | 01/03/2018 at 05:19 PM
I am so sorry, I can't tell if I made a comment yet! Just delete one if I created two! I got excited about following you on FB and I am not sure I hit send! :) Your snowman card is absolutely adorable! I am looking forward to following you throughout 2018!! My crafty resolution is to create more and use more of the crafty gifts I have been given! Happy New Year!
Posted by: Angela B | 01/03/2018 at 05:05 PM
What a fun post! Your snowmen are gorgeous! I am going to add your site in a bookmark. I want to see more! :) Thanks for offering such a fun prize pkg! Happy New Year!
Posted by: Angela B | 01/03/2018 at 04:57 PM
I really like the little snowman population. Cool card! Happy 2018
Posted by: Kathleen Swafford | 01/03/2018 at 04:45 PM
What cute cards. Thanks for the giveaway.
Posted by: Ellen | 01/03/2018 at 04:34 PM
Your cards are beautiful Wanda, looking forward to seeing what you create in 2018. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win your generous giveaway.
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Posted by: Rachel Vass | 01/03/2018 at 03:45 PM
What an adorable crowd of snow peeps! This is a great new year's card. Thanks for sharing your creativity and inspiration with all of us!
Posted by: Susan O'Halloran | 01/03/2018 at 02:32 PM
My goal for the crafting room this year is to be in it more! I also want to do more alcohol ink playing! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Posted by: KathyP | 01/03/2018 at 02:27 PM
I love the snowman crowd stamp. Thank You for all the inspiration you provide us. Happy 2018.
Posted by: Taasha Blevins | 01/03/2018 at 01:11 PM
How cute is that snowman crowd?!? Wow!
Posted by: Pamela Palm | 01/03/2018 at 12:47 PM
What fun ideas! I am new to your blog and loving it. I really want to try those new SSS stamps with the removable middle. So great!
Posted by: Kendra | 01/03/2018 at 11:26 AM
practice my brush lettering for sure.
Posted by: bev hodges | 01/03/2018 at 11:24 AM
Hi Wanda! You are BRAVE and Wonderful and Amazing! Don’t doubt it for one little second. People who matter, respect You and what you think. Keep sharing because I adore You! Happy New Year! Xo
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Posted by: Paulette Still | 01/03/2018 at 11:01 AM
Thanks for a great inspirational 2017 and have a healthy, happy and creative 2018!
My crafty goal for this new year is to colour my images more with the pencils I have and to start on my Art Journal.
Posted by: Henriëtte | 01/03/2018 at 10:15 AM
Fun and adorable card! Love all the dimension. Great year end post (yesterday) too! Happy 2018! My goal is to craft a little every day!
Posted by: Super Stick Chick | 01/03/2018 at 10:13 AM
Lovely card. My crafty resolution is to scrapbook more.
Posted by: Mandi Holmes | 01/03/2018 at 09:52 AM
I don't make resolutions, but I would like to learn how to do calligraphy and to try and make at least one card every weekend.
Posted by: Stephanie Savidge | 01/03/2018 at 09:27 AM