…..and A Happy New Year- December Design Team Challanges

I love design team challenges if for no other reason than it challenges me to come up with ideas that I may not of come up with other wise. This months challenge was “Happy New Year” and I was a little stumped at first and for some reason every time I thought about what I would do the “I wish you a Merry Christmas….and a Happy New Year” would pop in my head. I thought it would be super cute to have singing snowmen.

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I wanted the card to open side to side then up. So I cut the card base as shown and the extra panel.

I cut all the panels as shown below and layered. You need 5 of each.

I wanted the Happy New Year to pop a bit so I used the mechanism from the Postage Pop Up. I added 2 of the layered panels to what will be the inside and added mechanism (Karen has a video tutorial on the product page at the link ⬆️ )

Using the Fireworks dieset I cut several pieces from red, silver, and gold mirror card stock then glued matching glitter to each piece. I started by adhering some of the fireworks to the back of the card. I cut some acetate strips and added them to the platform then cut a matching rectangle and covered the platform and the strips.

Cut and Assemble “Happy New Year” from gold and green. The “&” is from Word set 9 Love” and cut fronm the “Hugs & Kisses” and the “a” is from Word set 18- Connectors. I’m trying to remember but I’m pretty sure I hand cut the banner for the “& a”

I added the “Happy New Year” to the platform, and the “& a” to an acetate strip. To help balance the banner I adhered the silver flash to the side of the banner which is also attached to the platform by a piece of acetate.

I dug out some retired Stampin Up border stickers and added a couple of strips to the bottom of the card.

This is when I attached the extra panel, and close the original part of the card. I added 2 more of the layered panels.

I started making the snowmen using the Snowman dieset, Tiny Accessories 1, Tiny Accessories 2, and Bookworm diesets. All the words from the song are from Word set 3- Holiday, Wordset 18- Connectors, Merry Christmas, and Merry Christmas Lorna Add on. (the hat on the snowman on the last page is the top hat that I trimmed to look more like a bowler hat, also the beaded necklace had to be doubled up to fit around her neck) I added shading with a Versa Mark Marker, and highlights with a white Gelly Roll pen. I also added more border stickers.

To make it look like they are singing I added notes from the Music Charms again I added shading with a Versa Mark Marker, and highlights with a white Gelly Roll pen

I thought it needed a little bling so I added some itty bitty snowflake sequins and gem stones.

Other Tools used

Fine Tip bottle

Lineco Neutral PH Adhesive 

Quick Stick Tool

Gelly Roll White Retractable Pen

Fiskars Trimmer