Kitchen Sink Monday: Ring in the New Year

It's time for another Kitchen Sink Stamps Monday. This week's challenge is brought to us by Dee. She challenged us to create a project with the theme "ring in the new year."

Initially, I thought about using bells, but, as you can see, I ended up going in a totally different direction. I started with a piece of festive Heidi Swapp striped patterned paper and chose the colors for my card based on that. I used my Playful Numbers set to create a (short) countdown, like the one that happens just before midnight. The numbers are stamped in Real Red craft ink on Soft Sky cardstock and punched out with a 1 1/4" square punch. I layered them on a coordinating red panel, then added a small chipboard star as an embellishment.

I created a scallop edged Taken with Teal panel for the bottom of the card. I stamped the "happy new year" sentiment (minus the "'s" from "year's") from Ready 4 Any Holiday in white pigment ink, then heat embossed the words in white for a bold look.

For more inspiration and ideas for ringing in the new year Kitchen Sink style, you can visit the rest of the Kitchen Sink Crew. Here are links to their blogs:
Angela Knopf
Dee Jackson
Julie Masse
Lynn McAuley
Maria Colosimo
Nicole Cooke
Tammy Hershberger

Materials Used:
Playful Numbers and Ready 4 Any Holiday stamp sets (Kitchen Sink Stamps); Holly Leaf/Christmas patterned paper (Heidi Swapp); Real Red and White Craft inks, Soft Sky, Kiwi Kiss, Taken with Teal, and Real Red cardstock, scallop edge punch, 1 1/4" square punch, Winter White embossing powder, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); red grosgrain ribbon, self-adhesive rhinestone (Michaels); chipboard star (American Crafts)