Hello Spring!!

One of the lovely things about spring is watching all the new green shoots emerge and the buds unfurl to that lovely shade of spring green that lasts only a little while.  That's the thought behind my card today, made for the MFW Styling with Stencils challenge.

Stencils are popping up everywhere, not just in the paper crafting department; my friend Carol found a set of stencils at our local craft store that are 4 different designs, each just a single strip, and what's so fun about them is that they are made of almost a thick duck tape, and are sticky on the back side.  So you can just peel up your choice, position it on your paper, and then use a finger dauber to ink it!  I bought this set because of these leaves, and this challenge got me to try them out.  I used peeled paint alternating with shabby shutters distress inks, and moved the strip diagonally across the panel, flipping it with each color change.  My sentiment is a combo of Simon's small hello die, and Kelly Purkey's alphabet stickers.  

We have yet to see any new green, but I'm hoping that any day now I will!  Thanks for visiting today!