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!
Happy new year such a beautiful card. My New Year's resolution could be to color as pretty as you do but I don't think that's going to happen. So my New Year's resolution is to be able to spend more time making cards so I can send cards
Posted by: Jean M | 01/03/2018 at 08:23 AM
My goal is to make more time to craft! Your snowman card is absolutely adorable :)
Posted by: renee milner | 01/03/2018 at 07:58 AM
Hello and happynew year! What a wonderful prize package! Thank you for the opportunity to win These gifts! Thank you for your inspiration! Here’s to being crafty in 2018!
Posted by: Rachel Tolbert | 01/03/2018 at 07:26 AM
OMG definitely a cutie. Thanks for continuing to share your creations. I always enjoy your blog and all your creations. Happy 2018!!!
Posted by: FeM | 01/03/2018 at 06:20 AM
Very cute and adorable card. I am determined to improve my water color and pencil coloring skills this year.
Posted by: Nandini Karmarkar | 01/03/2018 at 06:18 AM
My goal is try new techniques. Your card is so adorable.
Posted by: Diane | 01/03/2018 at 06:17 AM
My goals include reviving my craft blog, making home decor projects and special cards. Love your snowman card...so adorable . Loved your earlier post tooo...so much creativity. and Thank you for a chance to win
Cheers
Dr Sonia
Posted by: Dr Sonia S V | 01/03/2018 at 06:07 AM
Thanks for the opportunity to win and a Happy New Year to everyone!!! Adorable card!!! My crafty goal for 2018 is to learn to make interactive cards! I've just received my first Big Shot so I want to improve my skill to make projects with different materials like felt.
Posted by: Arianna Barbara | 01/03/2018 at 05:31 AM
Happy New Year. I am pretty new to card making and I would like to get much better. I love the use of color but have not been too successful with my coloring so far. It seems I sit down to do what seems like a simple card and I make a mess of it...here's hoping I get better in 2018.
Posted by: Terri Fain | 01/03/2018 at 04:25 AM
My crafty goal this year is to improve my pencil coloring!! :) And I also want to use all those supplies again that I have not shown enough love so far!
Posted by: Rosali | 01/03/2018 at 03:05 AM
Happy New Year! I’m super excited to make a dent in my pile of photographs to scrapbook!!!
Posted by: Heidi Rees | 01/03/2018 at 12:27 AM
Yeay! Happy New Year! Congratulations on your 8th year blogging! I love the snowman card you shared -- so many cute details. For 2018, I plan to stamp more and share my projects online. *hugs*
Posted by: Kim Ross | 01/03/2018 at 12:22 AM
I love this snowman card!
In 2018, I want to make more cards that I can give out to non-female and non-kid friends.
Posted by: Katrina | 01/02/2018 at 11:36 PM
My craft goals for 2018 are: 1. try to be more organized in my craft room 2. work on my coloring techniques 3. send out the cards I make rather than hang onto them as a sample for future cards (since I rarely copy a card a second time anyway).
Posted by: DeAnn O | 01/02/2018 at 11:21 PM
What a cute card! This year I plan to spend more time creating and remembering birthdays with a hand crafted card!
Posted by: Pauline T. | 01/02/2018 at 10:27 PM
So adorable! I going to send out more cards after making them.
Posted by: Sally Keagle | 01/02/2018 at 09:49 PM
Love your cards and projects! This year I want to make and send more cards. I also want to start lettering & doing calligraphy. Happy 2018!
Posted by: Cheryl Garrett | 01/02/2018 at 08:42 PM
I have 2 craft goals for 2018: try some new background techniques I learned watching YOUTUBE videos and reorganizing some of my crafty supplies using tips I learned from Jennifer McGuire’s end of the year video on Organization!!
Posted by: Kathy McCluskey | 01/02/2018 at 07:41 PM
Fantastic card - I love those snowmen! My crafty goal for this year is to make more time to craft! I don't have anything specific except for lots of birthday cards, some scrapbook pages from my trips, and some knitting and cross stitching for my niece and nephew.
Posted by: Stacey Kowbel | 01/02/2018 at 07:32 PM
This is a particularly apt card given the crazy weather most of North America has had this week! My crafty resolution is to be more timely about sending out cards and crafting every day to make sure that I have the cards to send! Thank you for your generosity in participating in this hop; I hope you have a lovely new year.
Posted by: Annalisa | 01/02/2018 at 07:12 PM
I love my snowman Stamp and die but would have never thought of New Years card! What an amazing giveaway...wishing you an amazing 2018 my creative resolution is ink all my Stamps and more family albums....love to give happiness!
Posted by: Chelle Pokorney | 01/02/2018 at 07:01 PM
I’m new to your blog and excited by about getting back into making cards again. My resolution is to get my supplies organized and add new fun colors and stamps to my collection.
Posted by: Heather Merkle | 01/02/2018 at 06:44 PM
I love your Snowman Card. Snowmen and Snowflakes are my favorite kind of Christmas cards and tags to design and make.
Posted by: jenny stratton | 01/02/2018 at 06:29 PM
I love snowmen and your card! I am going to practice ink blending and I also want to make 1 card a day if possible.
Posted by: Denise D. | 01/02/2018 at 06:28 PM
Gotta love great input from the hubbies! I’m hoping to enter more challenges and try some new to me techniques. Thanks for all of your inspiration and a Happy 2018 to you!
Posted by: Julie P | 01/02/2018 at 06:05 PM
Those snowmen are adorable...great card. Happy New Year!
Posted by: Mary-Anne V | 01/02/2018 at 05:56 PM
I just got some distress oxide inks for Christmas so I look forward to playing with them.
Posted by: Beth Bo. | 01/02/2018 at 05:55 PM
Darling card! My resolution for 2018 is to make some cards for the paper arts competition at the state fair, and get caught up on scrapbooking photos from 2017
Posted by: Laurie Black | 01/02/2018 at 05:21 PM
I love your style Wanda! I'm working on cleaning out my studio, getting rid of things I haven't used for years and sharing those things with others. In 2018 I hope to work more with my water coloring technique and also my Copic technique. Happy New Year and thanks for this opportunity
Posted by: Joy Schultz | 01/02/2018 at 04:59 PM
I've been watching so many of you creative ladies and my goal is to draw inspiration and finally get up and make sokme masterpieces of my own! Happy New year!
Posted by: Adrianne Z | 01/02/2018 at 04:43 PM
LOVE this snowman card! I hope to spend more time creating and less time working this year. Also lots more time with crafty friends!
Posted by: Lisa Harvey-Reber | 01/02/2018 at 04:18 PM
Happy New Year! I love your colorful snowmen New Year's card! My main crafty resolution is to find more time to craft and improve my coloring skills. Thanks so much for a chance to win!
Posted by: Judy | 01/02/2018 at 04:07 PM
Happy New Year Wanda and thanks so much for the tutorial. I want to make three cards each week, post them to my blog (and enter challenges). Thanks so much for the opportunity of a chance to win your generous give away.
Posted by: Anne S | 01/02/2018 at 03:41 PM
Hi Wanda,
I am so glad you are on PTI's team your designs are STUNNING!
I would love to do more pencil and water color! Thanks for the chance to win this AWESOME prize!
Posted by: Maria Alba Negron | 01/02/2018 at 03:38 PM
Thank you for all of your inspirations throughout the year. Wishing you a Happy Healthy New Year. Thank you for the generous gift, for whoever wins.
Posted by: Smokie | 01/02/2018 at 03:24 PM
My 2018 crafty resolution is to 1) just play and have fun practicing new techniques (alcohol inks, embossing paste, coloring); 2) use the mountain of products that I've bought but not used; and 3) learn to take better pictures and actually post them to my IG feed.
I love seeing what all of my crafty idols have made (I admired your work for years in card making magazines back before there was internet), then I go load up my shopping carts, and never create.
Posted by: Kilcha Goos | 01/02/2018 at 03:22 PM
My resolutions for this year are making more cards and better organizing my stamp stuff. Happy and healthy 2018!
Posted by: Irene L | 01/02/2018 at 02:58 PM
ONE of my crafty resolutions is to not judge my coloring work until I'm done.. Too many times I judge too soo.. given a bit more time it all pulls together :) Thanks for the give away. I look forward to your 2018 creations!
Posted by: FD91354 | 01/02/2018 at 02:17 PM
My crafty resolution for this year is to begin stamping and cardmaking. I've ordered what I feel are my necessities,i.e. Big Shot, various papers, embossing gun, stamps, powders, stamp blocks, etc...i feel like it's a lot but I know it's only enough to get me started! I thought my handlettering resolution/success from last year cost me quite a bit. However, I'm realizing it's nowhere near as much as this new hobby will. Lol
Thank you for participating in the Blog Hop and putting together a DREAM prize! May you have a healthy and happy 2018!
Posted by: JEWELZB | 01/02/2018 at 02:03 PM
My goal is organization! Beyond that I want to get better with my coloring, particularly water colors. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous projects.
Posted by: cyndi morris | 01/02/2018 at 01:49 PM
Your card is adorable ! And your giveaway is fantastic.
A verry Happy New Year to all !
Posted by: Isabelle | 01/02/2018 at 01:36 PM
Happy New Year Wanda!! I have really enjoyed getting to know you on Papertrey Ink and have to say that you are one of my favorite designers. Your CAS cards speak to me. I also enjoy reading your blog posts. They are just packed full of fun and insights. You and your hubby have had some fun adventures this last year!! Here's to a stellar 2018!
Posted by: Karen Ramsey | 01/02/2018 at 01:32 PM
I love your snowmen card. Very clever for extended use. Love the coloring job. That is probably my resolution. Practice coloring more. Your prize package looks amazing. Thanks for the chance and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and yours, as well.
Posted by: BeverlyBL | 01/02/2018 at 01:22 PM
Happy New Year Wanda! I love this card! Every time I see them on a card, I say "I have to get that stamp set". I think it's about time I did--I would love to play with them and see what kind of scene I can come up with. Thanks for sharing and keeping me inspired. :)
Posted by: Anne Wylie | 01/02/2018 at 01:15 PM
My resolution is just to try to do more crafting! I think I've fallen into the trap of buying more than I use... so I want to try to actually use it this year! (Although I'm sure I'll still do plenty of shopping... ;) )
Posted by: Becky M | 01/02/2018 at 12:50 PM
Your card is so fun
and great idea for
the popped up face.
I want to use my
Oxide Inks more
this year. Happy
New Year.
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | 01/02/2018 at 12:49 PM
Your inspiration card is so funny. Thank to share it with us. Happy Crafty New Year to you!
Posted by: Anna Lontayné Bodnár | 01/02/2018 at 12:26 PM
My crafty resolution is to make more time to be creative! Thanks for this generous giveaway!
Posted by: Melissa Watson | 01/02/2018 at 11:48 AM
Oh that snowman card is so adorable. I follow your blog and look forward to see all your amazing creation. Thank you so much for a chance to win such awesome prizes. My crafty resolution is to finish projects I've started and to organize my craft room. Also to learn new things in Cardmaking.
Posted by: Linda Tupper | 01/02/2018 at 11:43 AM
Such a great card! My resolution this year is simply to make more time to create!
Posted by: L. Sunn | 01/02/2018 at 11:41 AM