Hello crafty friends! Happy New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Monday is Chinese New Year so I'm posting a fun card I made to mark the occasion. I love to make festive and pretty cards for this special celebration. CLICK HERE to see some of my other Chinese New Year cards from years' past. I have lots of friends who celebrate this beautiful cultural tradition. Do you and your family celebrate the Lunar New Year too? This year is the Year of the Monkey. Is it your year? CLICK HERE for the list of the years and the corresponding animal. I am a DRAGON! Yep! Gotta love that. 1964 was a very good year indeed. I have lots of Dragon friends. Good vintage! LOL.
People born in the Year of the Monkey are thought to be mischievous, witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Famous people born in a Year of the Monkey include: Leonardo Da Vinci, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Taylor and Will Smith!
I made a festive card using cute stamp sets from Mama Elephant and Avery Elle, and some gorgeous ink colors. I love red lanterns! I used this same lantern stamp set on my Chinese New Year card for last year. So pretty. The Mama Elephant and Avery Elle stamps seem to just really go together nicely. And, gosh, that adorable monkey!! EEP.
I started with a white card base. Then I cut my layers of red and white using the Femme Frames dies set from Mama Elephant. I stamped my bunting strings and my lanterns and my sentiment… Then stamped some red and gold fireworks! This was super fun to make. I stamped, colored and cut out my monkey and last red lantern. Those are popped up with foam squares. All my supplies are at the bottom of the post.
I added some sparkly clear gems to the centers of the fireworks. I just thought it needed some shine, and glitter didn't seem to be right!
How is your week going so far? Any fun plans for the weekend? I know it's early, but why not start planning now? Hahaha! Not sure yet what we're doing. I have lots of fun stamping assignments to work on so I'm happily busy in my studio. And the Super Bowl too. Are you really into the Super Bowl? Parties? Commercials? I'm sure we will be watching! Monday be sure to stop by for an awesome blog hop celebrating the new Hero Arts catalog. Lots of cool bloggers, and prizes too. Have a wonderful, blessed day! Gung Hay Fat Choy! 
Wanda
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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9 responses to “Year of the Monkey – Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year!”
What a fabulous card Wanda!
So adorable, Wanda. Thanks so much for that link, too – it had some interesting, and surprisingly accurate, information!
I always look forward to your lunar new year’s cards. I love the bold red lanterns, the fireworks and the clever monkey. Wishing you continued success in 2016 and thanks for sharing your talents so generously.
SUPER CUTE!!!! I drool over the red paper you use. I always love your Chinese New Year cards. So bright and festive.
This is fantastic and super cute. Love that monkey, perfect way to ring in a new year (with some monkey business).
Super cute!!
Very sweet and very super cute!!
love this!
I was so excited to pop over to check out your lunar New Year’s card, because I knew it would be absolutely fabulous, and omgosh, did you out-do yourself! This is so, so, SO stinkin’ cute! Love the lanterns and fireworks and love the monkey. All so festive and fun and beautiful!