In{k}spire Me #331 has a New Year's challenge going, and I thought it'd be perfect for my New Year's Eve post!  I am also completely thrilled and honored to debut my addition to the Sunday Stamps Challenge Design Team, with our color challenge #169 - I hope you'll join in with us!
This whole card was all about if I could find a current stamp set that would fit - and I found just the one:  Hearts Come Home has a New Year's mention that I think is meant to be an "inside" sentiment, but that I thought would work just as well on a card front.  I thought I could make it stand out more by highlighting on a dark background, which of course lends itself to a peaceful evening scene with party stars for New Year's, lol.  Yeah, I know, pink stars??  What can I say, they work for me, and it was added fun to make the windows match!  I hope you'll join us over at Sunday Stamps - can't wait to see your creations!
Hearts Come Home Stamp Set; Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate & Flirty Flamingo CS; Whisper White Craft & Night of Navy Inks; White EP; Hometown Greetings Edgelits; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; #IM331; #SSC169.

It is SO fitting that my final challenge of 2016 will be this New Year's challenge from In{k}spire Me #281! Wahoo!
So, I actually still had the retired Making Spirits Bright stamp set still on my desk from a post earlier this week, and one of my fave combos in that set is the bubbly stuff, lol.   Seemed a natural to ink it up again and celebrate the New Year with champagne!
Happy, happy New Year, everyone!  Be safe, and enjoy yourselves!
Making Spirits Brights Stamp Set (retired); Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Blak. So Saffron & Gold Encore Inks; Champagne (of course!) Glimmer Paper; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Layering Circles Framelits; Gold Sequins; #IM281.

Today's fun sketch is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #302 - cuteness! I think this sketch offers some great possibilities to go with What Will You Stamp #96's Here's to Cheers challenge!
I think a little New Year's cheer is is order, don't you? I'm going with blues and silver, though I had to turn the sketch sideways to get everything to fit, lol... Layering Circles Framelits really help add just the touches of sparkle I need, too!
Here's to Cheers & Banners for Christmas Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Night of Navy CS; Silver Glimmer Paper; Night of Navy, Soft Sky & Versamark Inks; Silver Embossing Powder; 1/2" Silver Ribbon; Layering Circles Framelits; Night of Navy Enamel Shapes; Softly Falling EF; #TSOT302; #WWYS96.

Today's In{k}spire Me #230 New Year's challenge is a PERFECT way to celebrate!
I have been itching to try out these lovely new Large Number framelits from the 2016 Occasions catty - I really wanted to use the beautiful stamp set, Number of Years, that goes with it, too.  In the end though, the thought of sparkly glimmer paper digits did me in, lol...  I added a few little retired elements to really make the New Year's transformation, but I hope you like the big swirl of champagne I squeezed in with the gorgeous Perfectly Artistic DSP from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration!  Pretty sure there's a sheet of Tequila Sunrises in there, too...
Balloon Bash (retired) & Making Spirits Bright (retired) Stamp Sets; Perfectly Artistic DSP (SAB 2016); Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Bliss & Crushed Curry Inks; Large Number Framelits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; Clear Wink of Stella.