"Happy New Year" Simply Sunday Challenge

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Well I have to say that I just cannot believe that it is January 1st 2012!!  Where has this last year gone??  I feel like the days just fly by!!  My kids are getting bigger and older and my husband and I...well we are just getting older!!!  Many wonderful things have happened this last year for me like the start of my blog, meeting many wonderful bloggers and becoming friends with alot of them.  Also becoming part of Kristal Andrew's wonderful Design Team, the Getting Cricky family, a family of such wonderfully crafty and caring women that I am just so happy to have ever met!!  On that note, it is that time of the month again, it's Simply Sunday Challenge time and this weeks theme is "It's a Celebration"!!  As always this is up to your interpretation so here is mine!

 I used Gold and Black paper from Stampin up (the Gold I have had forever so I am not sure if they even still carry it).  I cut slits into strips of paper the measure 3", 4" and 5", I then just wrapped them around a wooden skewer.  I used my Gypsy for the large 2012 sign, just welded the 2012 into the tag shape and cut it at 5 1/2".  I cut another tag shape at 3" and an oval at 2" and stamped and embossed the ready...set...Party using K. Andrew stamps from the Crafty Friends set and the Pirate Tales and Fish Scales set.  Added some Bling to the two signs and just stuck into a vase for last nights festivities!!!

I want to take a minute to Thank all of my wonderful followers.  My blog would be nothing without you!!!  I am so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful world of crafty women, some I know in person and many I just know from online, either way I love you all!!!  I wish you all a new year full of Love, Prosperity, Health and God's Blessings!!

Hugs and Happy Craftin!!

Ildi