Stencils and Critters Monthly theme hop

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am excited to be a part of the "Collected Crafty Collabs" hop. Once a month I will be participating in the hop (June-December 2020). Each month there is a different theme. This month the theme is "Critters/Stencils."  The idea is to use up products that we don't use on a regular basis. I enjoy using stencils, and I have several of them, but I don't always get to use them. Also, I have critter stamps from stamp sets that I receive on a monthly basis from the Stamps of Life. I don't always get to play with these stamp sets because I have other commitments and not enough time to use them. I was happy to make these cards and I will send them to friends who are celebrating their birthdays in July!

Hashtags for our hop:

#collectedcraftycollabs

#collectedcraftycollabshop

For my cards I used the Stamps of Life "Dolphins2Stamp" and the Brutus Monroe dolphin stencil.

For the card below, I used a black alcohol marker to create a silhouette of the dolphins. I really like the way this one turned out. 

The inks that I used to create the backgrounds are Tim Holt Distress Oxide Inks - colors Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers. 

I used Bristol Smooth paper to ink blend the stencil background. 

To color the stamped images, I used Ohuhu alcohol markers

These cards were fun to make and a great way to combine stencils with cute critter stamps!

There are lots of creators participating in this hop. Please make sure to check out all the stops in the hop. Next up is Marie at:

https://anothercardmakingblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/collected-crafty-collabs-june-hop-2020.html

Thank you for visiting!

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Full Hop LIne Up:

The hop list is 

Karen Page

Charlotte E (Lady Joyful)

Boryana Yankova

Lounon Riviere

Yvette Olea (Yvette Olea Creates)

Lee Ann McKinney

Natasha Davies

Martha Lucia Gomez

Mary Ellen Driggs https://www.creativetimewithme.com/2020/06/stenciled-joy.html
Tracy Shultz YOU ARE HERE

Marie Bingaman

Donna Perisic (Creative Pixie Designs)

Virginia Fairchild

Katy Ingram (eastwickpaperandink)

Teresa Russell

Danielle Brown

Lisa Wolfe

Anna Mahtani

Sam McLean

Valerie Powell