Happy New Year!

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying the new year so far.  Can't believe it's 2016 already... I used to just have trouble remembering to write the new year on my date from the previous year, but the other day I was thinking way further back than 2015.  Sleep deprivation will do that to you.  ;)  

Had to try out some of the new stamps I got bought myself for Christmas.  (Had to take advantage of Black Friday sales when I had the chance, right?  Please tell me I'm not the only one...)  Anyway, I digress...

WPlus9 has some great stamps if you're into the watercolor techniques.  I like that you can use stamp pads with them, or markers, or watercolor, or however you want to do it.  Options are good... :)

I have seen some of these fun layered ones so I had to give it a try.  It's not always easy to get the image to stamp correctly on both the card base and the pieces going on top, but luckily for the clear stamps you can stamp the image more than one time if needed.  

 

Stamps:  Pretty Peonies- WPlus9

Hand-lettered Thanks- WPlus9

Dies:  Label dies- Stampin' Up

These stamps also have coordinating dies which make them so fun for layering.  I got the inspiration for this card here.  

Stamps:  Pretty Peonies- WPlus9

Hand-lettered Thanks- WPlus9

I wanted to get going on some Valentine cards since February isn't that far off the way things have been going lately...  I saw this great tutorial for a shaker card by the amazing Jennifer McGuire and had to give it a try with what I had on hand.  Go here for the video/inspiration card.  

XOXO- Rub-on (no longer available)

Love- Silhouette cut-file

Dies:  Heart Die- Clear & Simple Stamps, Shapes:  Hearts (Combo)

Label die:  Stampin' up!

Embossing folder- Arrows - Darice

Love how you can see all the way through the card and yet still have a shaker card.

( Inside of card )

 This one was pretty much cased from the talented Heidi Boos here.  

This card uses a cut file from the Silhouette Design Store.  Needed a b-day card for my niece.  

And while I was at it, a card for a nephew.  

  

 Stamps:  Beep Boop Birthday by Lawn Fawn

This card features I set I got last spring- Altenew's Painted Flowers.  It is kind of similar to the WPlus9's Pretty Peonies, but the outlines of the flowers are very different so it can be used in different ways.  I love how elegant it looks and that it can be used for a variety of occasions.   My inspiration for this card started here.

Stamps: Altenew Painted Flowers

Hero Arts sentiment 

Here is another card using the same stamp set.  The inspiration from this one came from here.

And last but not least, one more card using the WPlus9 Pretty Peonies set once more.  This was my first try using the stamps.  I love black and white striped paper--just sayin'. :)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Did you get any new stamp sets for Christmas?  Please share!