Stencil Fun IG Hop - April 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 new to you' and I'm excited to see what everyone has made.

I used a recent purchase from Uniko and a new addition to their 'ink & flip' stencil line and this one is a beautiful butterfly design.  I went with a bright and springy colour combo of pink and orange and used my dies to create a fun layout.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

The ink & flip stencil range is such a unique and clever idea; you literally ink half of the design, flip the stencil and ink the other half (in this case the butterflies).  It means you can use more than one colour on your design which makes it more fun and interesting.  As I said I went for two shades of pink and two shades of orange so that the edges of the butterflies could be a little darker for some extra interest.  The stencil is 6" x 6" so I blended a piece of white card 5 1/2" square so that I would some extra to use on the inside of my card and also fussy cut one of the butterflies.  I used dies to cut the triangle pieces from the stencilled panel and a stitched rectangle as my plain background.  I decided to fill the gap between the triangles with a sentiment but my longest stitched die wasn't quite long enough; I meant to do some partial die cutting but completely forgot and die cut the sentiment from the die I had so I had to get creative and cut another piece and glue them together.  Thankfully I had fussy cut the one butterfly so this could cover the join and no-one is any the wiser (except me and you, so don't tell anyone else!).  I added all the pieces onto the background with foam squares, even the butterfly so there is a fair amount of dimension on this card.  I cut a pink mat layer and adhered it with double sided tape and then added it onto the card base with double sided tape.  I felt the fussy cut butterfly needed 'something' so found a butterfly body from a memory box die set that fit perfectly, so die cut that from black card and added it with liquid glue.  I didn't add any embellishments as I thought the background was quite busy as it was.  For the inside I cut another white stitched rectangle, added the scrap of stencilled background to the bottom with liquid glue and stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I again mat this onto pink card and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut optional twist pastels

Allsorts challenge - in the garden

Color Dare challenge - #698 shades of pink + 1 other colour

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Daisy Chain challenge - no design paper

Die Cut Divas challenge - birthday or anniversary card (4th entry)

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge - BEWAS (birthday)

Let's Craft & Create challenge - beautiful butterflies

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - use paper or scissors (I fussy cut my butterfly)

Pick 3 challenge - wings, die cuts/punches, text

Stencil Fun challenge - must use a stencil optional theme rainbow colours

Tic Tac Toe challenge - pastel colours, free, stencil

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies optional inspiration board

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 #stencilfunapril2026 and we will find you.

Thanks for stopping by and brightening my day.  Have a great week everyone.  

Lots of love, 

card supplies:

Uniko - ink & flip butterfly pattern stencil

Uniko - everyday love and everyday sentiments stamps (for outside greeting)

Uniko - organic wishes stamp (for inside greeting)

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memory Box - Pippi butterfly die (for body)

pink card from my stash

*Gina K Designs - master layouts 05 (for triangle die)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 14 (for stitched rectangle and strip die)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - passionate pink, medium carnation, tangerine twist, butterscotch 

*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