Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Neon


Neon is making a come-back, no?
I see the clothes my husband's nieces wear and it only confirms it.
The bright pink, blue, green, yellow and yes, even orange.
Yes, I do dare say I think neon is around for a bit.


I'm excited today because today is a Carbon Copied Day (same stamp set, same challenge, same day)! I love the days I get to do a Carbon Copied!
Today, the so very talented Jocelyn from Red Balloon Cards and I are featuring
You're Dandy from Practicing Creativity Designs
and playing along with the new sketch challenge, Retro Sketches!

I pulled out a neon paper pack, heat embossed some rays on the pink, diecut from yellow and impressed the blue.

Jocelyn and her designs hold a special place in my crafty heart. One of her creations was the first card I saw by "outside" person that featured a stamp set that I designed. And wow, what a creation it was! I have been hooked on her blog ever since and I really think you will be too, if you aren't already! She's got such a modern style and mad design skills! Please stop on over to Red Balloon Cards to check out Jocelyn's version!

30 comments:

  1. Wow, you can't miss this stunner Karen! Love the embossed rays :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is a good one - I LOVE the bright colours and the sun's rays!

    ReplyDelete
  3. That is indeed very bright, love the heated embossed rays.... and yeah for pulling out fun sets that are being neglected in your stash.

    ReplyDelete
  4. fun retro card...love these awesome bright colors...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Awww...thanks, Karen! I absolutely adore your neon colors! It's so funny that we both used the heat embossed rays and bright colors. Thanks so much for including me in the CC--it was so much fun wondering what you would do, too!

    ReplyDelete
  6. WOAH! Love it! And yes, Neon is BACK in full effect! :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. what a fun and bright birthday card!

    ReplyDelete
  8. BAM! Awesome neon card, Karen. Yup, neon is coming back. If you ever want to experience some intense color, step into a Justice store. My girls love it...my eyeballs POPPED when I first experienced it. LOL

    ReplyDelete
  9. How brilliant to use neon colours for the RETRO Sketches challenge! The colours rock and I love the rays!
    And I agree that Jocelyn's fabulous!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow! How I love the bright colors and textures! They are so gorgeous together! Way to go on doing the Carbon Copied! Always a treat to see!

    ReplyDelete
  11. You are spot on trend! It is like the 80s all over again ;>)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Perfect for this glorious spring day we're having Karen! Love the pink panel ;)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow that's an amazing card Karen...I just had to go look at the stamp set to see what and how you'd used it!!
    Love the rays drawing the eye to the sentiment :0)
    Jenny x

    ReplyDelete
  14. I agree Jocelyn has a modern & fun style and she's one of the sweetest fellow bloggers I know!

    Neon is so happy and makes me feel optimistic! Great card Karen. I'm really happy you're playing along with us at Retrosketches this week!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Neon is so summery and fun! Such a happy card, Karen!! And thanks for the heads up about this new sketch challenge!! Looks like a good one!

    ReplyDelete
  16. OH my goodness Karen, this is so totally cool! :)
    The colours are incredible, I love those embossed rays of sun!!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Neon is definitely back! I'm still not sure if I liked it the first time in clothing.. but I certainly think it's super fun in a card! Can't wait to see what Jocelyn makes!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Oh yes, neon is totally back and your card is rockin'!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Ah, I remember the neon fashion from the 80s! But they never looked as good as your card! Love the embossed rays and how these colors look together.

    ReplyDelete
  20. WOW WOW... NEON-is what im wearing now... pink pants Turquoise blouse... *too bright and conspicuous*..[but i love it!]
    Love your card Karen... its real beauty....!!! Hugs...xoxo

    ReplyDelete
  21. I don't think I can buy neon and put it on my 41 year old body :) but man did I used to love it. Crack up thinking about pictures of me! I love your card...the clear embossing is stunning!

    ReplyDelete
  22. sooooooo fun...you're such a hipster Karen...the kids all love the neon now...again...it's back.

    ReplyDelete
  23. wow! That's a different color scheme for you! LOVE the rays behind the sentiment! Reminds me of a rainbow sweater I had in JR H. oiy...

    ReplyDelete
  24. Fabulous card, LOVE the colors!!! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  25. I Love your take on the sketch and you're right neons are back!! Who would of thought, right?!

    Thank You Karen

    ReplyDelete
  26. I have to say that I will not accept neon back. It was bad enough the first time. The real question, is how do you make neon look GOOD? Your card is fabulous. Although I am not a fan of neon, I really like how you used the colors.

    ReplyDelete
  27. You go, Neon Girl! Totally hip! And I do love those rays....

    ReplyDelete
  28. super colors! neon, that's something i don't use, but you used them so beautifully! great card, Karen!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Karen, once I put on my sun glasses - just kidding - your card is FABULOUS!!! Sorry it's taken me this long to come back and comment - I only had time to peek at everyone's cards before! Thanks so much for playing with us at RetroSketches and I hope you will join us again!

    ReplyDelete