Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year – the year of the Tiger!

Hi everyone! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year 2022! It's the Year of the Tiger! I haven't made a Lunar New Year card in a few years, but I wanted to make one this year for a few different reasons…. My husband is a Tiger, so it's his year! And, let's face it, January wasn't really that great, so why not start fresh at the Lunar New Year?! I have many friends who celebrate this holiday and I love to honor them with a card… I have been lucky enough to go to lots of awesome parades and celebrations over the years. It's truly magical to see, hear, smell and taste the beautiful chaos of a Lunar New Year parade!! Oh, and the delicious treats and all the gorgeous red and gold decorations!! 

People born in the year of the Tiger are vigorous and ambitious, daring and courageous, enthusiastic and generous, self-confident with a sense of justice and a commitment to help others for the greater good. Tigers are lively and cheerful, and they love freedom and independence. Tigers usually have a keen sense of justice. When faced with injustices, whether against themselves or others, you can be sure Tigers will not stand aside. Do you know what your Chinese Zodiac sign is? I am a Dragon, so my year will be here again in 2024! CLICK HERE for more information about the Year of the Tiger!

For my new year card, I wanted to capture all the beauty of the holiday and the feeling of the parade… I used stamps and dies from several different companies to make my vision come to life. I stayed with the traditional colors or red and gold, and of course, featured some cute tigers! My finished card is an A2 red card base, with another layer of red cardstock. Then all my decoration!

I die cut the numbers twice, from gold and black, and layered them for a shadow effect. I heat embossed the sentiment in gold onto a black panel… I die cut the reverse scalloped circle to frame the tigers… I stamped fireworks in dark red ink onto the red paper for a tonal effect. I also splattered some gold paint over the red!

For the celebratory elements I used balloon dies and cut out balloons from gold cardstock and vellum. I used the Mama Elephant Lion Dance set to make the lantern looking elements.

Here's a close up of all my layers…

How cute are those little tigers?? 

Wishing you a very happy day and a Happy Lunar New Year 2022!! Thanks for stopping by today to spend some time with me. Have a great week! XOXO

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