Lunar New Year Challenge | Warm Wishes for the Year of the Snake

Last month, I shared a simpler version of today's card using the Spellbinders Halloween Icons Press Plate & Die Set and I promised to share a different version using the same BetterPress snake so here it is! There are 10 more days until the October Lunar New Year Challenge closes so I wanted to sneak in at least one more inspiration card for this month!

For this card, I created my signature angled panel with Simon Says Stamp's Lipstick Red, Orange Peel and Sunshine cardstock. Then I heat foiled the snakes with Speckled Aura Hot Foil. To get this pattern, I started with the two centre snakes in the same position as last month's card and worked my way out until I had eight snakes. As you may know, the number eight is the most auspicious number in the Chinese culture.

I love the way the Speckled Aura Hot Foil looks like scales and adds so much interest to the snakes themselves. Since this cardstock is fairly textured and the snakes are a BetterPress plate, I had to set my Gemini Foilpress at high heat for one full minute in order to get excellent results.

The sentiment from A Merry Little Christmas Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set was heat foiled using Matte Gold Hot Foil on Nectar cardstock. Just like on the original design, I used the partial die cutting technique with one of the Precision Layering A2 B Dies to cut in into the perfect rectangle.

Our October Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on October 1, 2024 through 12:00pm EST on October 31, 2024. We would love to see you using products from our four generous sponsors! The four lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the November Challenge. 

The rules are simple. You must create a new Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or a 2024 Dragon Birthday card and add the link to your post in the link-up party. For October, we're inviting you to continue making Mid-Autumn Festival cards and begin making 2025 Year of the Snake cards! Multiple entries are allowed. Backlinking to an older project is strictly prohibited.

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Visit the October Link-Up Party post HERE to see all of the design team projects and be inspired to create your own! When sharing your challenge entries on social media, feel free to save this badge and post it along with your project. Please tag us @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects.

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