Stencil Fun IG Hop - Oct 26

Hello friends; I here to share my card for the Stencil Fun IG Hop organised by my lovely friend Jane. We are 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 'abstract/splatter and I'm sure there will be lots of fantastic and colourful creations.  I'm excited to see what everyone has made.

I used a stencil from Uniko appropriately called 'abstract triangles' for my background and loved the colours from the current Colorful Options challenge of black, red and orange.  I also added some spatter with white gouache.  The background screamed Halloween to me so that is what I made.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

a closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I started with a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" (but will cut it down later) and stencilled the abstract design using black, red and orange ink pads (starting from the outside and working in towards the centre).  I think it turned out fantastic and looks really striking.  I decided to cut it down using a stitched rectangle die and also cut the next size up from black card to create the look of a wide frame.  I added some scrap black card behind the stencilled panel for dimension and adhered it to the black panel with liquid glue.  The background was perfect for a Halloween card so die cut some spooky shapes from black card and added them onto the background with liquid glue.  I stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment and used a sentiment strips die to cut it out.  I added the sentiment with foam squares.  The panel was adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and stencilled at the bottom using the same inks.  I die cut it using the stitched rectangle and also cut another bigger one from black card.  I die cut another tree and bird from black card and added them to the bottom of the panel using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre of the panel using black ink and added the panel onto my card base using double sided tape.  

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

Colorful Options challenge - black, orange, red and white - option 1 & 4

Craft Rocket challenge - autumn and/or Halloween

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Crafty Calendar challenge - autumn/Halloween

Creative Aunt challenge - Halloween

Creative Friday challenge - faux stitching

Daisy Chain challenge - autumn or Halloween

Pearly Sparkles challenge - trick or treat

Shopping Our Stash challenge - black cats (or bats, spiders etc)

Stencil Fun challenge - use a stencil optional theme: orange

Unicorn challenge - autumn and/or Halloween

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 #stencilfunoct2026 and we will find you.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Lots of love,

card supplies:

Uniko - abstract triangles stencil

Clearly Besotted - fright night stamp & die set

Simon Says Stamp - stitched rectangles die set

Gina K Designs - ink pads - cherry red and tangerine twist

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments die set

MFT - extreme black hybrid ink pad (for blending)

WOW! - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for spatters)

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad (for sentiment)

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Thank you x