Reject du jour: falling off the wagon

Click on it for a close-up. (image: carolita johnson)
Okay, so I wasn’t too sure about the invitation (yesterday’s post), so I tried something a little more like I’m used to doing (above). Rejected! But, the version in yesterday’s post was definitely iffy, only half-baked, as it were. It has been improved upon, with the big bubble having been transformed into a clock, and the others eliminated. Too many black lines, I decided.
Have a look at the finished product, here. You may even want to accept the invitation, if you can afford it! (I only celebrate my new year, i.e. my birthday! I never go out on Dec. 31st—the world is crazy enough for me on a normal day!).
Any expression of preference between the two versions welcome! (Personally, I prefer the simpler, rejected version, which looks more old-fashioned to me. But I can see what’s likeable about the accepted version, there’s something intoxicating about the champagne background, and it’s definitely more festive.)
