Happy New Year Card Idea by Tammy Maddux

Happy New Year 
by
Tammy Maddux

Supplies needed: *Dark red card blank by Paper Accents *Dark red card stock *olive card stock* Lite blue card stock * pattern paper Coffee cups by Karen Foster Designs *Self adhesive rhinestones *Xyron 1" sticker maker *Adhesive of choice *die cutting system (cricut used here) * black ink.


Instuctions: *Fold card blank
*Cut patten paper to 4 x 5 1/4" and adhere to card blank crooked leaving some of the red showing.
*Cut lite blue paper to 2 x 2", 4 x 3", and 5 x 3 1/2" (you should have three peices). Ink edges.
*Cut dark red to 3 x 2 7/8". Ink edges.
*Cut olive to 7/8 x2 3/4". Ink edges.
*Using die cut system: cut out of olive "New year" about 1/2" high and out of red "Happy" about 1/4" high. Note: we are using the negetive of the "Happy".
*Place letters and cut out in Xyron to add adhesive.
*Use the 2 x 2" blue, place the New Year letters on it in a diamond. And ahere to red rectangle as shone in picture.
*Mat "Happy" to olive rectangle.
*Use 4 x 3 blue rectangle, place red rectangle on it starting at the right hand edge. Leaving a blue boarder on three sides.  Place the olive rectange next to the red one. Leaving a blue boarder.
*Adhere word rectangle to card front crooked to pattern paper.
*Place the rhinestones on, set of three in upper left corner, in middle, and in lower right corner.
*Inside, adhere largest lite blue peice. Make sure it is centered.
Thank you for making this interesting card and have a great New Year

New Year Greetings by Tammy Maddux

Celebrate 2012 

by Tammy Maddux

Supplies needed:  *Olive card blank by Paper Accents* Striped pattern paper* Olive card stock* burgundy sheer ribbon* "celebrate" stamp from Great Impressions* Black ink of choice* Black Confetti embossing powder* die cutting system ( cricut used here)* Med corner rounder by Ek Success* glue dots and adhesive of choice* Xyron 1" sticker maker* paper trimmer and scissors.

Instructions:  *Fold card blank*

*Cut pattern paper to 4 x 5 1/4" and round the corners.

*Adhere to card blank.

*Using die cutting system, cut out numbers "2012" about 1" high out of scrap pattern paper. Place numbers in Xyron to put adhesive on back. Place numbers on olive card stock and cut out then round corners.

*Stamp "celebrate" in black ink and emboss with black confetti powder on olive card stock. Cut out and round corners.

*Run 7" of ribbon through Xyron and place on card front about 1" from card fold. Make a bow out of ribbon and use glue dot to adhere to center of card front.

*Adhere Celebrate to top right area of card and 2012 to lower right area.

*Inside, take a 1 x 3" strip of pattern paper and round corners, then adhere to upper area of card.  Write your message under neath.

Thank you for making this easy New years card and of course HAPPY NEW YEAR!