Girlie Girl Hop!

Hi!
Welcome to my blog! If this is your first time here, I am so happy you've decided to check it out.  And... if you're a 'regular,' welcome back!!!  Today I'm a part of the DeNami Blog Hop.  I can barely contain my excitement on this one.  The designs available at DeNami are just adorable! Let's get hoppin'!!!!

If you have arrived from Carol's Blog, you are going in the right direction!!!

And if you happen to get lost along the way, no worries, the blog starts over HERE!

 
   THE DEETS: When: The blog hop starts on May 8 at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until May 9, 2011, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).


Why: To be inspired by beautiful girlie creations featuring DeNami Design stamps 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!




Now, onto  the card I made! I wanted to go with a Shabby Chic feel.  I don't normally do the Shabby Chic thing, so I wanted to push myself a little bit. 

I used the super cute DeNami Sand Castle stamp and turned it into a Princess Castle.  I had my little daughter in mind when I made this one.  She has princess stuff everywhere, so it was probably on my subconsicious when I came up with this idea!  I used Copics to shade the castle and then punched it out.  The mats were created with Spellbinders Labels One and the banners that tie it all together were Papertrey Ink dies.  I distressed all of the edges and sponged over everything with some VersaMagic ink to give it that distressed/shabby feel.  Stickles and bling were added to give it a little bit of sparkle.

A close up for you:

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog! I hope you will continue on with the DeNami Blog Hop - you have the chance to win if you leave comments along the way!!! Good Luck!!!!

Your next stop is Colleen Dietrich! 

Cardstock: DCWV (Patterned), The Paper Compnay (Kraft)
Stamps: DeNami (Castle Image G136), Hero Arts (Sentiment), Stampin Up (Confetti Flowers)
Ink: VersaMagic, VersaMark
Bling: Kaiser Craft (Flowers), The Paper Studio
Dies: Spellbinders (Labels One), Papertrey Ink (Banners)
Other: Stickles
Tools: Fiskars Trimmer, Stampin Up Dimensionals, Cuttlebug, Scotch ATG, Tim Holtz Edge Distresser