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!
Super cute and I like how you used the patterned paper for those houses. And the sentiment is perfect.
Wow, lovely card as always.
Awesome rainbow of happiness!
Fabulous card, loving
all that color and the
houses are cute! Happy
New Year.
Carla from Utah
Love this, Wanda. So fresh & colorful.
Love the houses and the paper pack. Great Card. Happy New Year from St Louis
Now this is what I consider ” Happy mail”! Love it.
This card just makes me want to dance! Love the sentiment and adorable little houses!
Wanda, your card is so inspirational, and I hope kindness in 2017 can make a difference in the world. Happy New Years to everyone.
True awesomeness with this adorable card! Love the rainbow colors & the wonderful design!!
THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! Happy New Year!! =)
I absolutely love this card! It may be one of my favs!!
LOVE these adorable houses in all the pretty colors. Doodlebug has some beautiful papers, for sure! Happy New Year, Wanda!
THANK YOU for sharing your PETITE RAINBOW of AWESOMENESS with us Wanda :)
Wishing you good health, happiness and lots of creative times for 2017!
This card is so cute and I love the rainbow of colorful houses. Awesome idea. I am so glad you shared this card. Happy New Year..
Wonderful card.
I love and agree with the sentiment! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! What a delightful card and sentiment to start the new year. . . .
I am a sucker for bright rainbow colors. I can’t wait to try this.
Love this cheerful and colorful beauty!
Fun and colorful card with a great theme!
Very colorful and fun!
Your card is lovely and bright and hopeful for 2017. Great sentiment
Awesome card design, love Those pattern paper houses and the sentiment is perfect for starting the New Year. Beautiful and brilliant!
happy new year SSS. wonderfuk with an even more wonderful message
What an amazing, fun card! Happy New Year!
I love this card!! I love the “world” effect with the houses set on the half circle, and the multi-colored houses: so clever!! Hugs, H
Such cute houses!
I love this bright and happy card! Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!! I really love this fun and bright card! Great design!
Lovely! Great job!
LOVE the rainbow houses, awesome sentiment and the layout of your awesome card! What a great way to start the new year! TFS!
I love this card! The colours and design are so beautiful, but most of all I love the message! Happy New Year!
Love to see you here!! I think those paper pads need to come to my house. Love the little houses and the message could not be truer! Thanks for the inspiration.
Such a fun card! Beautifully done!! I love the bright colors! mad me smile!!
What a wonderful card! Awesome design!
Love this card! Those homes are so colorful & fun! I hope there’s a lot more kindness in 2017!
Love those papers and the darling house die cuts. What a fun card layout, Wanda! Well done as usual.
What a great card! Love the cheerful colors and the sentiment! Very inspiring for the New Year! Thank you!
Nice card!I love the sentiment :)
Words to live by. This card is adorable
Awesome card!!! Start the year with a rainbow color pallette and great words to live by.
What a super card!
This is a fabulous card. Love the colorful houses!
Spreading kindness is one of my goals for this year
A beautiful card Wanda and so is that paper!
Happy New Year!
Such a great card, and a perfect message for 2017.
Oh, I love this card in so many ways! So eye catching, great colors, and I love the message! Thanks for sharing!
Very colorful card. Love the houses and the sentiment.
Hi Wanda. Happy New Year! I love the effect of the repeated design in rainbow colours. Such a HAPPY optimistic card.