TCC #36 and ARTplorations May Stencil Hop- Day 3

Today is day 3 of ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop and the beginning of a NEW challenge at The Card Concept.

Here is my card using Shower of Flutters - ARTplorations Stencil

I was inspired by the color green and pretty white frosting. on all those cupcakes in the TCC photo.

• I started with watercolor paper, and several colors of distress inks sponged on heavily...i.e. lots of color. 
• Spritzed the back of the stencil with water and placed it on the  inked paper..let it dry without lifting the stencil up. 
• When dry and before lifting the stencil, I used the Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer Tool and lightly misted some more color.  
• NOW lift the stencil to reveal the butterflies!! oh so pretty:) 
• Then I stamped Trendy Butterflies in gold over the top of some of the revealed images. 
• I like to "shadow" the butterflies with a grey marker.  
• The sentiment is gold embossed on vellum and simply wrapped around the BG paper. 
• A bit of washi finished the edges.  
• PPP SPRINGTIME mix LG flower sequins and SSS Tiny Flowers Sequins in VANILLA add a nice pop of sparkle for the butterflies to dance around:) I used Tiny 1/8" clear ZOTS to adhere them.

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here.

Remember to comment and possibly win STAMPlorations goodies:)

• SIX (6) winners (2 winners per day) will receive their choice of ARTplorations stencil. Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the designers' blogs.
• THREE (3) winners will each receive a $10 gift certificate. Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog.
• + Extra prizes for those who participate in the Flash Stencil Project Linky Party and link up by May 31.

PLAY along at The Card Concept too!

LauraJane:)

FREE STENCIL on all orders! 

Just for our stencil blog hop participants, place an order (no minimum amount) in the shop between today and June 5 and get a free ARTplorations stencil! Just add products to your cart, including the stencil you want for free, and when you're ready to check out, use coupon code MAYSTENCILHOP. $5 (the price of the stencil) will be deducted from your total amount. Limit 1 free stencil per customer.

Claim your free stencil here. 

Linking up to:
 SSS Wednesday Challenge: ANYTHING GOES
Uniko Studios Challenge #21: FLOWERS