Monday, May 25, 2015

day 1 ARTplorations stencil blog hop


Who doesn't love stencils? And Shery R. of STAMPlorations fame has created a plethora of beauties. I had to start with this floral image, Happy Flowers. And yes, they make me so happy. 


Funny thing is, my plan was to give the blooms a "glow" a la Melissa P. of Papertrey. I even chose ink colors (Adirondack Aqua, SSS Lavender, HA Pale Tomato, Adirondack Mountain Rose, Adirondack Peach Belline) that worked with gelatos colors I have. But once I had this inked up and ready, I couldn't bring myself to cover up any of that lovely white space. Call me crazy!

Just added a heat embossed sentiment from STAMPlorations Noteworthy smack in the middle.


All the projects from my teamies and a list of all the fabulous prizes up for grabs can be found here. There's also a Linky Party where you can hook up a stencil project by May 31st and have an extra chance at a prize. Have a look and enjoy the stencil hop this week.

I'm throwing my stencil project hat in the ring over at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday "Stencil It" challenge.

48 comments:

Tenia Nelson said...

LOVE LOVE!!!!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Awesome colorful card

Ashwini Rao said...

So pretty! Love the colors!

Jerrie said...

These look like fresh picked flowers from the garden! Love all the color and design of your card!!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

So pretty, you colorful flowers!

foleysfriend said...

Beautiful card; guess I need to add this stencil to my collection

Becca Cruger said...

Sometimes our best laid plans go awry when we create something as gorgeous as this! I think you made the right choice leaving that lovely white space!

KT Fit Kitty said...

The colours are so pretty! I like this stencil! Thanks for the blog hop!

Julie B said...

I think you were right to ease off on the extras and let these beauties shine. :)

Marsha said...

Definitely happy flowers. Very pretty.

~amy~ said...

Love the contrast between the blooms and the heat embossed sentiment...gorgeous card!

Anita said...

What beautiful colors!

conil said...

You definitely did the right thing preserving that glorious white space. The color is gorgeous and the card look fabulous.

2amscrapper said...

I, too, love it just the way it is!

cm said...

LOVE that you let this stencil shine 'as is'. Gorgeous!
Hugs~c

Carol said...

This is gorgeous Maria. Carol x

Virginia L. said...

Gorgeous one layer stenciled card, Maria! I love the colors and composition! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Stencil It” Challenge!

hellerlittle said...

oh ich mag deine Blumen....
mit den stencils kann man so wunderbare neue Kreationen gestalten ...perfekt
LG hellerlittle

Chark said...

nice multi-color stenciling!

BożenA said...

Great card. Full of joy and spring mood.
hugs,
Bozena

Darnell said...

I don't have a lot of stencils, as you know, but this one is my favorite and what you've done with it is now my favorite design, which I will be pinning to CASE someday! Love it, Maria!! Hugs, Darnell

Lizzie T a/k/a Wifelady said...

Beautiful card!

Lin said...

The flower colors are wonderful, Maria, and that is a great stencil!! So glad you shared it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge this week!

Ann said...

Such a pretty card. Love this stencil and the pop of black you added with the sentiment.

Rahmat said...

Awesomely CASlicious and beautiful card Maria!

Brandi R said...

Beautiful CAS card! Love the colors and that stencil....YUM ♥

Kris in Alaska said...

I love it's color and simplicity!

Monika Reeck said...

Clever to colored the flower with different colors Maria
I wish I can have this idea too
Clever and adorable card luv this much

Unknown said...

It looks very fresh, beautiful colors put together in a delicate looking simple but powerful card. Great job.

SD pooja said...

Very Lovely card !

Unknown said...

gorgeous!!!!

Lee-Anne said...

Love the wonderful colors you've used, Maria! Gorgeous card!

Diane Jaquay said...

Fabulous use of this stencil, Maria, your card is gorgeous!

Dee Earnshaw said...

Pretty card - love the different colors you used on the flowers:)

Monika Skinner said...

Perfectly gorgeous, and love all the white space. X

Sarah G said...

Love the vibrant colours, Maria! I'm glad you kept the white space - so fresh and crisp :)

ionabunny said...

Glad you went CAS. Lovely card. Hugz

joy said...

Very pretty - love how the blossoms pop off the white card!! Great decision not to use any more color around them.

Unknown said...

Bright and cheerful card! Perfect for spring!

kiwimeskreations said...

Love those wonderful flowers and the gorgeous colours you have used.
Blessings
Maxine

LauraJane:) said...

Fresh!

Martha said...

OH, Maria, this is simply BEA-U-TI-FUL!
I love the pretty flowers & fabulous design.

Nandini said...

Love the gorgeous blooms! Glad you didn't cover up any of the white space! Makes the blooms really pop!

Unknown said...

YOU are a smart artist - you stopped in time to make this card just WONDERFUL. YES - I too feel HAPPY looking at it. So pretty. j

Taunya Butler said...

SO BEAUTIFUL and just a super excellent card - love your colors and the absolute softness and prettiness of this card!!!

Ellie Knol said...

LOVE the colory stencilled card!

SonjaK said...

The simple CAS design without the Gelatos is just as pretty as with the added glow! Love them both.

Anita in France said...

So happy you left these beautifully soft, subtle blooms to shine against all that glorious white space, Maria ... they're just gorgeous! Happy too to at last be catching up! Anita :)

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