Stencil Fun IG Hop - March 26

Hello again friends; I am back to share my card for the Stencil Fun IG Hop organised by my lovely friend Jane. We a group of crafters who are determined to use their forgotten and neglected stencils. I'm definitely guilty of this; I have so many stencils but usually forget to reach for them so this hop is perfect for me. The theme is always anything goes but we will have an optional theme to use if we want to. This month's optional theme is 'words' and I'm excited to see what everyone has made.

After a dig around in my stencils I found this fun birthday words stencil which I thought would be perfect as it had lots of different words.  I also found a postage style stencil which looked like a present to me so I thought I would combine them.  It turned out exactly as I had hoped and it's such a happy card.  I hope you like it too.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the stencilling:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and firstly used the postage stencil and some light grey ink added some shading to the very edges of the boxes to give them some definition.  Without removing the first stencil I added the words stencil on top and did a diagonal rainbow blend from the top left to the bottom right corner.  I removed both stencils and I loved how bright and happy the blending turned out.  To enhance the look of the 'present' I die cut a bow from white card and used liquid glue to assemble it before adhering it to the panel with foam squares.  I stamped a tiny greeting along the horizontal 'ribbon' in black ink and finished off with some black pearls.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel before adhering it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and used the words stencil to create a border at the bottom, again using a rainbow of colours.  I added a smaller white bow along the edge of the stencilling with liquid glue and stamped the sentiment in black in the centre.   The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

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We hope you will be inspired by our Stencil Fun Instagram Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous cards along the way. If you would like to join us please visit my Instagram page or use the hashtag #stencilfunmarch2026 and we will find you. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be sharing another card with you on Saturday so please pop back and check it out.   

Lots of love

card supplies:

Funky Fossil Designs - birthday words stencil 

Memory Box Co. - postage set stencil

Memory Box Co. - truly gifted die set

Clearly Besotted - teeny tags stamp (for outside sentiment)

Clearly Besotted - simply said birthday stamp (for inside sentiment)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - ink pads - lipstick, tangerine twist, wild dandelion, lucky clover, blue sky, wild lilac, soft stone

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver metallic pearl mix

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x