Yep, they’re back with Happy New Year as the first theme for 2009. Here’s my contribution:
The background is red fibre paper over white card stamped with script. I used black soot distress ink and it smudged delightfully as I applied glue stick to it!! Automatic distressing, I call that! The white lace trim is probably from an old petticoat.
Despite my dislike of peel-offs, I can’t bring myself to throw them away, and a good job too as I needed a little ‘fizz’ to finish this arch off. I used stars and dots in gold for that… I still dislike the fiddly little blighters though!
Thanks for looking! 🙂
Altered Art & Stuff... 
Mary-Beth
/ January 4, 2009Oh Rosie, this is just wonderful!!! Love that red and just everything, even the peel-offs!!! LOL
Thank you for playing and a Happy New Year to you!
Kelly B
/ January 5, 2009beautiful arch
hastingshall2
/ January 5, 2009Great arch, Rosie. Really pretty.
Shelly
/ January 5, 2009This is gorgeous! What a perfect image. Great job.
Sandy
/ January 5, 2009Oh what a lovely arch.
Awesome.
~*~Patty
/ January 5, 2009Wonderful arch Rosie, I like the touch of the stickers too. I used to feel the same way about them, but they’ve come a long way and I like using them now too! Love how you described your naturally smudged border…..I call that a flopportunity…..you’ll want to try that one again and again!
wil
/ January 5, 2009Very lovely arch!!!
Louise
/ January 5, 2009Great arch and great image!
Judy
/ January 5, 2009Great New Year arch, Rosie!
JudyNZ
Saila
/ January 6, 2009So beautiful arch and lovely colors!
mamapia
/ January 6, 2009simply fantastic!
Barbara Hagerty
/ January 9, 2009I love your wonderful reds! What great background paper! And I love the balloons with their strings! –it’s been too long since I have done some serious blog visiting! I’m blaming the nasty cold and flu bugs! I’ve missed LOTS of wonders on your blog, but am in eye-candy heaven right now looking at all the pieces you’ve been creating! Fabulous as always, Rosie!!
Brandy
/ January 30, 2009I love this arch!