Friday, March 13, 2015

stenciled birthday card two. . . .

for a friend's upcoming birthday:


I just received my Stamplorations club kit yesterday and wanted to use one of the stencils included in it for this card.  I sponged pink ink through the Confetti Circles stencil and then moved the stencil a bit to sponge the green ink through again.  After die cutting a stitched oval from MFT, I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp and then popped the Memory Box butterfly above it.  The black opal gems are from Hero Arts. 

Playing in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge:  things that fly.
Stamplorations:  flash stencil linky party.
Stamplorations:  March stamps and stencil challenge.

Have a wonderful weekend!

17 comments:

Shery Russ said...

Beautiful card, Joy! I love the soft colors you picked for for the stenciled background, and that diecut butterfly is gorgeous! Always a treat to see your beautiful creations in the STAMPlorations galleries! Hugs :o)

cm said...

Joy, your sweet comment brought me over to thank you (THANK YOU!), and oh my! What a discovery! Your cards are ever so lovely, especially this one, with the pretty stenciling paired with the butterfly (I'm butterfly-addicted *grin*). Stunning card! Your STAMPlorations tulips in an earlier post: amazing! WOW!
~c

Lin said...

Love this delicate beauty, Joy! Love what you brought together here!

Dawn T said...

Totally awesome Joy. Love the soft colours and beautiful stencilling.

Kara Lynne said...

Beautiful colors and a gorgeous butterfly! Your stenciling is a super background.

Linda Kunsman said...

so pretty-that butterfly really stands out!

Carol McCready said...

Great card, love the soft stenciled area and butterfly.

Carol McCready said...

Great card, love the soft stenciled area and butterfly.

walchowDesign said...

Beautiful mix of colours on the stenciling-it's soft and delicate! Need to try this! Thanks for the inspiration, Joy!

CinnamonSally said...

Such a pretty card Joy!

Cat Craig said...

That butterfly is so perfectly showcased with your lovely colors and stencil work.

Becca Cruger said...

Ohhhh! This is so springy! I just ordered that stencil myself, and seeing your sweet design makes me even more excited to get it in my inky hands. Love that gorgeous butterfly die cut! Thanks for sharing it at STAMPlorations, too!

alexandra s.m. said...

Beautiful Joy!
Love the Butterfly ;)
Thank You~

Robin K. said...

Your stenciled bg is wonderful! Love the springy colors!

Mandy said...

Gorgeous card Joy! The butterfly is so pretty and I love the colours you've used.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
hugs
Mandy xx

Greta said...

Oh how I love this card, Joy! Thinking I may have to get that stencil!

Wei Wei said...

Very elegant card! Love how you used the stencil and soft colors! Thank you for sharing at STAMPlorations.