Happy New Year!

December 31, 2016

Happy New Year! I hope that 2016 has been a good year for you and that 2017 will be better yet. I know it has been for me. I have done well with my business, made lots of new friends and my family has grown and changed. I have 2 sons who live at home and they have both made big strides in their lives in 2016. I pray they will continue in 2017. My daughter has adjusted to being a mother-in-law and having her daughter living in another state. My granddaughter is loving married life. God is good!

The card I created for today is using a little of the old and the new; symbolic of this time of year. I used the “Happy New Year” greeting from Frosted Medallions #142189 which was only with us a short time. It was in the Holiday Catalog which is still available until January 3, 2017. The background stamp came from Birthday Blast #142866 which is not available yet. It will be in the New Occasions Catalog which goes live on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. I cased the card in the new catalog making a few changes like adding more layers and changing the colors and greeting. I hope you enjoy it.

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