Kindness can change the world! Happy New Year 2017!
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! Happy New Year’s Eve! I’m so happy to be here with you to celebrate the last day of 2016! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! And all of us at Simon Says Stamp wish you a very happy, healthy, and creative new year! 2017 is going to be amazing, I can feel it! I’m still sort of in shock that Christmas is over! It came and went in a blink of an eye. We had a very nice, relaxing holiday and my husband and I enjoyed getting out and doing lots of activities of the season. We love to go look at Christmas lights and walk around all the little towns near where we live and see the decorations. Now, it’s time to turn over the page on the calendar and get excited about what is to come! Welcome back to the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda!
I shared a traditional black and gold New Year Card last week. And this week I thought I would make another New Year card full of color and a not so traditional sentiment. I used papers from one of our very favorite companies – Doodlebug – to make a rainbow village! I used the Petite Prints patterned paper pads from Doodlebug. I have all of them and they rarely leave my table. They are my go-to small prints for backgrounds and layers on my cards. And who doesn’t love patterned paper in a rainbow of colors?
I started my card by making an A2 card base in bright white paper. I layered a soft blue polka dot piece of paper for my background. To make the semi circles I used the Simon Says Stamp Build A Rainbow die and traced it with a pencil and cut it out by hand to make two layers for my houses. I stamped onto the smaller of the two circles using two SSS exclusive stamp sets: Uplifting Thoughts, and Game Tile Letters. I liked how the 2017 fit right into the opening in the sentiment. I thought this was a good saying for the new year!
These are the three Petite Print Paper Pads I used for today’s card. LOVE.
I used the SSS Village Die Cut and cut out the entire die set with each of the rainbow colors. I mixed and matched the patterns so I could sit down at my desk and decide which way they would look the best. I ended up using the two taller houses in all the colors!
The smaller semi circle is mounted to the larger one using foam tape to add dimension. I finished the sentiment off with a bright red Doodlebug Enamel Heart.
Here are all my little houses laid out on my desk….Looks kind of pretty like this!
Kindness CAN change the world! I can’t wait to see what happens in 2017!
Thank you for spending part of your holiday weekend here with me. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love this fun + happy card!
Wonderful to use multi-colors to complement the sentiment for a world of many colors, shapes, etc. moving ahead into 2017. Happy New Year!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
What a beautiful, bright card with such an awesome message! Love this.
Hope 2017 is a blessed year for everyone!
Love this stunning colourful card
a fun card…like all the bright colors on the houses.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
A beautiful card and sentiment for the New Year!!
I love this one so much in this crazy country we live in
What a fun card & love the “untraditional” sentiment – perfect!
What a wonderful card Wanda and yes, indeed, kindness can change the world. If more people remembered that…well..the world would be a nicer place. I just LOVE all those little houses and the paper you chose is just perfect. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year to you!
Great card!
Happy New Year Wanda! I love color and these little houses are adorable. The sentiment is perfect! Thank you for sharing.
Love the patterned paper on this card.
Love all those houses done in my favorite – plaid.
OH WOW!! This is just beautiful!! So colorful & I love the layout!!
Beautiful and colorful card !
I wish you, the SSS team and all the ones you love a very happy New Year full of joy, happiness and good health !
What a WONDERFUL CARD, Wanda! AND BEAUTIFUL PAPERS! I LOOOOVE this card!!!! ;)
I’m thinking a garden full of colorful bird houses would make an exciting community to work and play in. Gonna cut and stack white card under the colorful final top pieces. Now I just need to order the packs – beautiful papers just meant for card makers!
Love how you used all the great PP to great this stylish card, Wanda:)
I love your card Wanda! Those houses are so bright and cheery. I love that sentiment too. It’s a good reminder for all of us as we start another year…
Fun bright card :) thanks for sharing!
Cheers and happy new year
preety
Love the bright colors, the fun prints and the perfect sentiment! Fun design!
Such a great card!
Happy New Year to all:-)
So cute! What a great sentiment for the new year!
Love the ‘kind’ village you’ve created…colourful, inviting, welcoming! Happy New Year!
~carol
This is so bright and happy – with a wonderful message!
Happy New Year to you – and to everybody at Simon Says Stamp!
What a great card and message. I truly
Love your unique style for this card.
Such a wonderful card! Happy New year!
Happy happy 2017 and thank you for all the fun ‘Weekends With Wanda’ sharing. Love it!
Wow this is a great card.
Great card, Wanda! Love all the bright colors. Happy new year!
Wanda–what a beautiful card and just perfect for the New Year! Thanks so much for sharing and may you have a Blessed 2017!
So bright and cheerful, and meaningful. Love it!
Beautiful card with Amazing sentiment.. I am in love with Doodlebug papers.Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!!!
Such fun! Happy New Year!
Kindness (and good manners) could solve most of the world’s problems!
Love this beautiful card!
Wonderful card and sentiment. I want to get out my village die set and paper and play.
Such a fun card, Wanda–you’ve made me want to get out those dies I have but haven’t used in ages! Happy New Year!
Cute & colorful card!
That is such a cool card. I LOVE all those houses.
What a great sentiment and LOVE the multicolor houses !!
This is fun! Love the bright colors and message on your project!! Thanks for sharing.
Always looking for small prints when making cards. Now I know of some great packs. Your cards is BEAUTIFUL! Happy New Year!
I love how beautifully colorful this is! So lovely!
Happy colors and an awesome sentiment!
Love your card, kindness is the best medicine for 2017
Happy new years
Lovely design , Happy New Year Wanda and SSS team ?
What a beautiful card and very time consuming! Very pretty to send to someone special, thanks for sharing.
Pretty card! Love the mix of patterns and the fun, happy colors!
I love this so much and so excited I already have this die.