Hello Fabulous Blog Hoppers!
Welcome to our last blog hop of the year. Today we're going to celebrate the New Year, 2020 (so also a new decade.) The lunar new year, which starts on the 25th of January, is The Year of the Rat. Much to the chagrin of certain friends and family, I've always had a thing for wee rodents. And I was born in in the year of the rat. So clearly my New Year's card had to feature this adorable creature.
In the Chinese culture, Red symbolizes happiness and good fortune while Gold symbolizes wealth. There are very auspicious colours.
This card comes from a fabulous new stamp set, Special Someone, featured in our new Mini Catalogue (formerly known as the Occasions Catalogue.) It is a two-step stamp set and that process is way easier than it sounds. If you're a perfectionist like me, you can use the Stampartatus and not worry about having to line up the stamps. On a scrap of Whisper White Cardstock, stamp the mouse/rat in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Then stamp its body with the Sahara Sand Classic Stampin Pad. It's nose was coloured with the Light Petal Pink Blends. With the smallest square in the Stitched Shapes Dies, cut out the mouse. Set it aside while you prepare the rest of the card.
Our card base is from Real Red Cardstock and measures 4 1/4" x 8 1/2". It's scored at 4 1/4" to create a square card. The Whisper White piece measures 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" and the Gold Foil Sheet is 3 1/4" x 3 1/4". The Gold Foil was embossed with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Over the past year, this embossing folder has become one of my all time favourites.
The plum blossoms were done in Petal Pink Cardstock using the new Small Bloom Punch. This is a Sale-A-Bration item, which means it cannot be purchased at this time, only earned with a qualifying purchase, starting January 3rd. Since we didn't have a suitable greeting, I did mine on the computer.
Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, attach the Gold to the Whisper White. Next attach this piece to the card front with the same glue. The mouse/rat was, greeting and plum blossoms were all attached with Mini Dimensionals. In the centre of each blossom I added a Gold Faceted Gem.
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Be sure to come back on Christmas Day for my last blog of the year. Wishing you and your family the Happiest of New Year's. May 2020 be filled with good health, happiness and hope.
Cheers,
Adrienne
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