A Brand New Year...

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It's hard to believe that 2009 is almost over. Here we are on Christmas Eve, and in just a few days we'll be ringing in the new year. Over at the Pals Paper Arts, I have the honor of being this week's Featured Artist and I was lucky enough to get to use one of the amazing Margaret Moody's fabulous sketches.
I was actually really excited to break open Stampin' Up's Brand New Year stamp. It's been sitting around for months just waiting to be used! For this card, I turned Margaret's sketch on its side and stamped the image in silver Encore! ink on Basic Black cardstock. There is something very elegant about this image, and I decided to try to stick with that feeling for the rest of the card's design.

For the background elements, I took some leftover Christmas wrapping ribbon and "threaded" it by cutting very narrow slits in my cardstock. For a final touch, I glassed up the champagne glass with some Crystal Effects. Cheers!
BEAN NOTES: (Unless otherwise noted, all materials are Stampin' Up) Brand New Year and True Friend Stamps, Papertrey Ink Simple Alphabet Stamps**; Encore! Silver Ink Pad; Basic Black, Real Red, and Whisper White Cardstock; Various Ribbon (generic)
HAPPY BEANS: Crystal Effects
**Please note that you may easily substitute either SU's Simple Serif Mini Alphabet & Numbers or Calendar Alphabet & Numbers for the PTI set.**