Stencil cards....

 Hey there, crafty friends! I've been MIA as the weather here in North Wales has been too good to be sat inside at my crafty table, but we're back to the usual wet, Welsh weather, so I thought I would have a play...

I decided to get out some stencils from my stash and just colour them up to see what I liked. This pretty Lou Collins Art Style Flowers Stencil made the cut and I began with my favourite pastel colour palette - Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint and a touch of Ripe Persimmon to create this simple panel card...

 I then tried to push myself out of my pastel comfort zone and used a bolder colour combination - Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Speckled Egg, Spruced Pine...

It doesn't seem to matter how hard I try, but I never manage to get a true bold colour scheme - I always seem to chicken out and end up with something a little darker than my usual...but I tried!

I added a torn, vellum strip with a polka dot band over the top and used my absolute favourite sentiment dies - Yana's Layered Script Sentiments with a combination of other sentiment stamps from my stash. I finished with some gem and enamel dot sprinkles...et voila!

Hope you like my floral stenciled creations and I'll be back with some more crafty inspiration over the weekend as I have been a busy bee at my crafty table!

Crafty hugs,