Sunday, August 12, 2012

bright, bold, & beautiful blog hop!

hi everyone!

thanks for stopping by today's blog hop hosted by DeNami Design!  it's going to be so fun and beautiful! :D so on to the details...



When: The blog hop starts on August 12th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until August 13, 2012, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

so yeah, this is going to be a great day.  if you've been following along, you should have come from Pam's awesome blog (hi Pam!) if you get lost along the way, you can always head back to the beginning: they have a list of bloggers participating.

and now, on to my creations for your viewing pleasure... 


this card features the 'love you' sentiment as you can see... it's from a while back, but i still love love love using this on all sorts of cards. and you may notice that sheer ribbon? that's DeNami ribbon :D  you never know how bright you'll need your ribbon to be, always better to be prepared with a large selection!

so the rest of this card is a combination of neon yellow paint (on the butterfly), a neon tag (from Impress), and some washi tape in neon colors (Heidi Swapp, also from Impress, how could i resist?)  also, since the title of the blog hop included 'bold', i decided to add that HUMUNGOUS piece of bling to the butterfly.  she doesn't mind one bit.

i have to say that neon is somewhat hard to capture on camera, so if you saw this in real life, your eyes might be burned out of their sockets.

but once i got going, i couldn't stop...


here you can see a close up of the 'baby' stamp i used from DeNami (along with that single small polka dot one) that i stamped using a bright pink Tombow marker... i didn't have any neon ink, but i did have a super bright pen! :D  yay!


the washi tape is another strip that i cut down from the first card i showed you.  the tag is also from Impress, but the doily is Martha Stewart, and that lovely layered flower is from Michael's (clearance, can't remember the maker). ooh, and see those little stars?  again, my neon yellow acrylic paint to the rescue... i painted some of those stars from Studio Calico, and here we are!

so what do you think?  i'd love to hear your opinion!

oh, don't forget to keep on hopping... next on your stop will be: 


she has something lovely to share too!  thanks for stopping by, xoxo

39 comments:

Unknown said...

ummm...wow! stunning creations!!!

Tenia Nelson said...

These cards are soooooo super rad!!

Christine Zani said...

neon. is. IN!! great card

Deb said...

Love that bright washi! Fabulous use of your sentiments!

Ardyth said...

Love the neon colours - great non-traditional baby card!

Stacy said...

Wow, those cards are bright! And super cute too!

~Tammy~ said...

Wow, this is bold and bright and oh so fun! The non-traditional baby colors puts the fun in funtastic! Love it!

Unknown said...

Sweet cards! Love the neon! ;o)

Unknown said...

Love your super trendy neon cards!!

Tina M said...

WOW, what wonderful and bright cards! Too cute :)

VanessaB said...

wow. those are some bright cards- and fabulous! :)

Glenda J said...

Great job with the bold colours! Fabulous!

Unknown said...

Love the neon. Talk about bringing back some high school memories..haha.

Brenda said...

LOVE THE NEON PINK!!! These are definitely bold, bright & beautiful.

Unknown said...

Wow... awesome bright colors! These are fantastic!

KatheD said...

These may be the brightest cards I've *ever* seen, but they totally work - great job!

Heidi said...

Bright and beautiful! Makes me want to get out the Hero Arts neon ink pads in the stash! Love both cards.

Paulina said...

Oh girl, you weren't joking when you said BRIGHT! These are so fun and unique and TOTALLY you! It makes me so happy to see you pulling out your DeNami stamps again- it's been too long. ;)

Carol said...

These are beautiful cards! So pretty!

Cecelia said...

I especially like that second card - the neon really looks good!

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Linda said...

WOW! That is awesome color and both cards are so pretty!

Amy Schumacher said...

Holy Neon, Batman! That's awesome and bright! So fun!

Lisa Elton said...

Bright fun cards! Love the layered bloom on the second!!

Nicki S said...

Very pretty card!

Diana Fernandez said...

I love the bright colors! And I adore the washi!

Made by M.E said...

What a lovely cards ...xoxo

Darcy said...

Oh BRIGHTNESS! Way cool!

Miriam Prantner said...

Fun! Neon is definitely the way to go for bright and bold, and so pretty too!

Suzanne said...

You got the bold. Fun cards.

Tamalee said...

Really like the butterfly and love u stamp on the first card! :)

Auntie Em said...

Your cards are a blast from the past to anyone who remembers the '70s and the neons..oh wait, didn't they sneak back in during the 80's too? lol!
Love your pretty flowers, papers and bows. Great background for all the cute stamps! :)

Cardcrafter said...

Very neon!

Unknown said...

I love the 3d yellow flower.

Mary-Anne V said...

Wow now that is bright...amazing how the camera really caught the colours. Great cards.

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

love those neon colors - you are so creative!

Karenladd said...

You Rocked that neon!! LOVE the green especially...and got a giggle from your comment about the effect on my eyes!

Jennifer said...

Omg, when I heard neon was making a comeback, I thought… "why?!??" Didn't we just barely survive it in the 80's???

Nevertheless, your card is so cute and spot-on for this theme!!! :) Great job!

Sheryl said...

I love neon; these projects are fun!