St Pat Day Shamrock StencilInk Leaves Card

Made one of these for a gift bag and now a card. Inspired by Jennifer McGuire to try ink stencil technique. You can click here to see Jennifer's cards & video.

Used Simon Says Stamp Leaves stencil. Pounced SSS white ink on green cardstock first and then SSS Fern ink on second.

Used Kraft cardstock for layer below the stencil ink.

Used Sizzix die for Shamrock. Recycled cereal box cardboard to cut a 2nd to make the Shamrock sturdy.

Stamped Hero Arts sentiment.

Added lace & jute string bow.

Supplies List 


ink: Memento Cottage Ivy
lace: lime green doily
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: cardstock - Kraft   greens, white
recycle: cereal cardboard box
Simon Says Stamp: ink - Fern, White  stencil - Leaves
Sizzix: die - Shamrock
stamp:  Hero Arts CL498 - sentiment 
Stampin' Up: adhesive - dimensionals 
string: Parrot Green jute

Entering this into the following challenges:  

3/10 Mod Squad Ch Make a Background UE 3/4


3/14 Pile It On #59 Green UE 3/8
 
3/15 Craftin Desert Diva Link It Up & Craft It Up Linky Party "Green" Ch#50 UE 3/1
3/15 Craft Your Passion Ch252 Always Anything Goes 3E(#3) 3/9 
3/15 Die Cuttin Divas Ch#206 Happy St. Pat Day 3E(#2) 3/10







3/15 Kraft Journal; Ch#214 Take Your Pick, Pick 3 2E(#2) 3/9
   Green, Die Cut - Shamrock, White - ink

3/15 Simon Says Stamp Mon Ch:  B is for 5E(#4) 3/9
   B is for jute string bow 
3/15 Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch -  Green  2E(#2) 3/8

3/16 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch#142 3 Shades of Green UE 3/10

3/20 Hero Arts Nature Ch UE 2/2    

3/31 DL.ART Mar Linky Ch 1Eperday/no stack 3/1