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