New Journey Begins

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Wow!  It's 2016 and that means its the start of a new journey

or the first day of the rest of your life so where will you go?

For me its truly a new journey as I adjust to a year without being fully employed and a year of adjusting to what will soon be my new norm.  Through it all though what will remain (at least I think so) is my love of paper and all the things you can do with it.  I hope this year introduces me to new crafting techniques and new crafting friends...never can have to many.

As always New Years is also a Birthday celebration for me.  As each new year arrives I always look up to the heavens and thank God for all the blessings I received the year before and I praise him for allowing me to defy the doctors and live to see another year.  Year 2016 will be a year of thankfulness and 

a year to enjoy the time awarded to me...

tomorrow may never come so enjoy the moment.

So let's move on to crafting.  I finished up the year with my blog candy giveaway and I am hoping to do something similar 

this year so stay tuned for updates. As you wait 

allow me to share with you more foiling creations

using a few of my Christmas and Birthday gifts.

 (my family knows exactly what to get me).

I created this card using the instructions found on 

Amazing Paper Grace.  I saw the card earlier and then realized

 I didn't have the main die nor the embossing folder, so of course I had to order it and then wait for it to arrive.

It finally arrived and I went to work constructing my layout.

The best part of this card was the embossing. And to think 

it was actually the Spellbinders Shady Allure die that 

was used to emboss the panel. 

Next I wrapped a ribbon around the embossed panel 

and on top of that I cut one die piece using the

Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance and on top of that I added the Spellbinders Majestic Oval. I used the classic oval

 for my greeting and then added a few pearls and a bow.

Of course once I finished the front of the card it was time to decorate the inside and try to follow the theme of the front 

by using left-over scraps on the inside.  On the inside

I used the embossing folder on each side where I could stamp

a sentiment and leave a nice space for a personal message.

The inside message was stamped with versamark and then gold embossed.  The embossed panels were adhered to gold cardstock

 (I messed up the foil so I used the next best thing) and then added to the inside of the card. That completed the inside of the card.

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges for 2016.

• Blessings Ink - Amusing Challenges "New" (01/10)
• Come and Get It - Something New (01/08)
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes "w/Die/Stamp" (02/02)

That's all for tonight.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again real soon.  Remember we will offer prizes and blog candy randomly throughout the year.

Sending Hugs from Texas

~Lesia~