Uniko - Introducing Large Background Tropical Paradise

Hi there friends, are you ready for Day 2 of our introductions to the new release goodies from Uniko? I hope so as there's more ...

Today we're introducing another Large Background stamp called Tropical Paradise and as you might have guessed this one teams brilliantly with some of the previously released Paradise sets and here's how I played with them - a trio of 'same but different' and featuring some sentiments from yesterday's introduction too.

This one was stamped onto watercolour card using Versamark ink then heat embossed with white embossing powder from Hero Arts before inky blending with Distress Oxides. To finish 2 little flag style sentiment banners for my tropical Toucan to perch on!

For this one the image was stamped using a green ink from Altenew - sorry not sure which one, before colouring with Promarkers. Toucan and sentiment strips to coordinate as above.

... and lastly a simple tone on tone stamping effect using the Altenew Galactic Stream ink then adding my coordinating (somewhat un-naturally coloured) toucan and sentiment banners!

The release schedule, can be found over on the Uniko blog HERE as well as links and peeks at how my fellow teamies have worked their magic! As well as the regular Design Team we're also joined by the delightful and super talented Keren Baker so do pop along and visit her blog - you won't be disappointed.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll be back for more introductions tomorrow.

Uniko - Bev's 40th Birthday Blog Hop

Hi friends, can you believe that Bev, super talented and simply awesome owner of Uniko is celebrating a BIG birthday today! 40 years young! 

The Uniko DT are sharing a sneaky surprise birthday blog hop in honour of Bev's birthday today so why not head on over to the blog HERE for more details. You can also join in by creating a birthday card for Bev and link it up to the post. We hope she'll love the fact that we've taken over the blog!!!
Here's my card and I just couldn't resist going with my 'go to' rainbow blended look using the Uniko Stylised Floral Stencil along with some birthday sentiments from the Simply Said Blocks range. I recently purchased the Bold Numeral dies by Altenew, die-cutting the stencilled panel with 40 before popping them up on 4 layers of black cardstock. A few enamel dots to finish the look!

Many congratulations on your special birthday Bev and hope it's FAB-u-lous,

 bursting with fun and surprises!

It's also my sister and brother-in-laws' wedding anniversary today so using slightly 'cooler' rainbow tones on this one with a die-cut heart from WPlus9, circular 'Happy' sentiment by Neat and Tangled plus die-cut 'popped-up' Anniversary sentiment from Clearly Besotted.

As always thanks for calling by my blog today

Uniko - Reveal, Release and Blog Hop Giveaway May 2019

Hi there and thanks for visiting me again today!
So you've had the Sneaky Peeks and Introductions and now we have the BIG Reveal, Release and GIVEAWAY of this month's new goodies from Uniko.
Here's my cards showcasing these fabulous sets and they will be available in the shop HERE and waiting for you to buy!
The first 2 feature the Mid Century Modern Florals set teamed with the BIG & BOLD Wish stamp set and the coordinating word die on the first one.

This one uses just the Mid Century Modern Florals and I have to admit that as soon as I saw the set I thought of the Orla Kiely homeware designs so this card features my take on that theme with a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks 

And some butterfly mania below with the first one also including the Large Background Sketched Foliage set. There's lots of shimmer pen used on these 3 below but it's not obvious in the photos but I can assure you there's plenty of glittery shine in real life! The sentiments for these are from the previously released Wonderful Day stamp set. 

All that's left for me to do is set you off on the traditional Design Team Blog Hop and wish you luck. All the details are over on the Uniko blog HERE so if you get lost along the way just head back there.

Bev

Carol 

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Lindsey

Rahmat

Sarah G

Sarah P - That's Me!

Wiebke 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like what you've seen these last few days and here's the FULL images of the sets we've been showcasing!

Uniko - Introducing BIG & BOLD Wish Designer Dies

Hi friends

Thanks for calling in again today! Are you ready for Day 4 of the introductions in preparation for the latest release of new products from Uniko? I hope so.

We've more Designer Dies! This time to coordinate with the previously released BIG and BOLD Wish stamp set so perfect for those birthday and celebratory cards.

As well as the regular Design Team we're also joined by Jenny from Crafting in the Country who is the Uniko Guest Designer for this release so do pop along and visit her blog and leave a friendly word. 
This first one also uses the Mid Century Modern Stencil, introduced yesterday, with an inset multi-coloured 'wish' die which is coloured using Promarkers and drizzled with Tonic Shimmer pen to make it stand out. The front panel is mounted on fun foam to add some dimension.

The next 2 use the stamp set only for the sentiments along with the new candle and flame dies. On the first card the candles are mounted on 3d foam whereas the second card shows them adhered flat to the card front.

It's the BIG Reveal, Release and Giveaway tomorrow so hope you'll stop by again then and the full
release schedule, can be found over on the Uniko blog HERE as well as links and peeks at how my fellow teamies have worked their magic!

Uniko - Introducing English Country Garden Dies & Large BG Sketched Foliage

Thanks for visiting again today as it's time for Day 2 of the introductions in preparation for the latest release of new products from Uniko.

At last there'll be some Designer Dies to coordinate with the previously released English Country Gardens set! Yippee and I've a couple of projects using them below as well as a new Large Background stamp called Sketched Foliage.

As well as the regular Design Team we're also joined by Jenny from Crafting in the Country who is the Uniko Guest Designer for this release so do pop along and visit her blog and leave a friendly word. 
Here goes with an embossed resist look for the first one and the second stamped then coloured using Polychromos. The sentiments are from the Simply Said Blocks range: 

... and a 'same but different' duo just using the butterflies and a sentiment from Paradise Hummingbird

The release schedule, can be found over on the Uniko blog HERE as well as links and peeks at how my fellow teamies have worked their magic!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll be back for more introductions this week.

Uniko - Introducing Mid Century Modern Florals & MCM BG Blocks I & II

Hi there, 

It's Day 1 of our introductions in preparation for the latest release of new products from Uniko, 

Over the next few days we'll introduce you to the new goodies in a little more detail and today we're sharing our creations using the Mid Century Modern *(MCM) Florals as well as MCM Background Blocks I & II

As well as the regular Design Team we're also joined by Jenny from Crafting in the Country who is the Uniko Guest Designer for this release so do pop along and visit her blog and leave a friendly word. 
Here's how I've played with these new sets and first up I've just used the MCM Background Block I with a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks range and an array of rainbow-coloured enamel dots.


This next one uses the MCM Background Block II; stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, coloured with Promarkers, sliced, mounted on fun foam strips with a couple of sentiments from the All Occasion Sentiments range.

... and how about a little pack of notelets using the MCM Florals in different colour ways, with some more sentiments from the Simply Said Blocks set. Quick, Easy and CAS cards!

The release schedule, can be found over on the Uniko blog HERE as well as links and peeks at how my fellow teamies have worked their magic!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll be back for more introductions tomorrow.

Less is More #385

Hello my crafty friends, it's time to announce our latest challenge at Less is More - it's actually the last challenge of 2018 as we're taking a break through December. On a personal note I'm feeling quite emotional about this one as I'll be stepping down from the Design Team after this challenge. Sadly lack of time in recent months has meant that I haven't been able to fully commit to the challenge blog hence my decision. 
I've definitely had an absolute blast though and enjoyed every minute on this Design Team. I've also made some awesome friends here and hope they'll remain life-long buddies. Thanks to all of my fellow teamies at Less is More for being fun and fabulous and I wish you every success and hope Less is More goes from strength to strength - see you in Blogland! 
So back to the challenge; and here's the cue card to get you started

You'll find all the details on the main challenge blog HERE as well as links to the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the Design Team  as well as Katrina of Katrina's Crafting Blog, winner of our September challenges who is Guest Designing for this one. 
I'm sure you'll love this challenge despite it being that dreaded ONE LAYER week! The theme is holiday, so simple and adaptable for creating lots of occasions as well as a few extra Christmas cards, as I've done!
Both cards use images from Uniko with the first one using the recently released Background Builders: Christmas 2018 as well as some older sentiments. The fairy lights are coloured with Promarkers and sparkled with a Tonic Shimmer Pen and Glossy Accents.

This one uses some older images; Rustic Christmas, Background Blocks - Horizontal Stripes and Simply Said Christmas. I've also added some delicate crystal gems to the tree for added sparkle and interest.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Happy Little Stampers so do play along for a chance of a prize, which we'll announce at the start of next month.


I hope you'll feel inspired to play along with us and have a little crafty fun. Thanks for calling by my blog today and I'd like to thank all the many supporters of the Less is More Challenge - we couldn't do it without you and I hope you'll continue to enjoy the challenges ahead. 

Uniko - Introducing Sweet Broom

Hi there

I'm back with Day 3 of introductions, showcasing another stamp set from the new products due for release by Uniko on Tuesday. This one is called Sweet Broom and it's super versatile as it can be used for general floral cards or Christmas too as I've shown below.

I stamped one of the images from the set 3 times in Altenew Evergreen Ink followed by the detailed layer in Forest Fern ink. I added some additional coloured detail with Promarkers and adhered a festive sentiment from the simply said blocks Christmas set, introduced yesterday. The red panel has some tone on tone images from the Sweet Broom stamp set too. 

This time shown as a birthday example using the other bloom from the set and stamped with more Altenew inks in Greys and Yellows with another of the Simply Said blocks sentiments from the original set in this range. I've added some dotty details using a grey Promarker pen and some teeny gems and silver pearls.

The release schedule, can be found over on the Uniko blog HERE as well as links and peeks at how my fellow teamies have worked their magic!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join me for one more day of introductions tomorrow.

Uniko Revist - Beautiful Blooms I, II & III

Hi there friends, we're having a REVIST month over at Uniko where Bev asks us to 'dig out', dust down and bring a previously released set back into the spotlight! 
This month she's decided that all of the Beautiful Blooms range needs a little love and showcasing so she's asked if we'll select one of the sets to feature in our posts.
I pulled all three sets out onto my desk but realised I have used the Beautiful Blooms I a lot in it's time, as it's one of my favourite Uniko Bloom sets, especially as it has matching dies! So I went to work with the other 2 using the same colour combos.
First up it's BB III with sentiment from Organic Wishes, followed by BB II using a mix of sentiments from Birthday sentiments and the Simply Said range. Both cards use some brand new Altenew inks called 'Sweet Dreams' - (well new to me anyway from the Port Sunlight Happy Stampers show in early May) but this is the first time I've used them. As you'd expect it's delicious mix of colours too! 

As is the tradition there's a blog hop giveaway; the prize being a choice of one of the 3 sets featured.

You'll find all the details over at Uniko HERE and here's the list of blogs you need to visit on the hop! I wish you lots of luck!

Bev
Carol 

Deborah 
Izzy 

Jane 
Lindsey

Rahmat
Sarah G

Sarah P
 

Before I leave you to hop here's the images of the sets and as always thanks for visiting my blog today.

  

  

Uniko Reveal, Release and GIVEAWAY Blog Hop - May 2018

Hi there and thanks for visiting me again today!
So you've had the Sneaky Peeks and Introductions and now we have the BIG Reveal, Release and GIVEAWAY of this month's new goodies from Uniko
If you're lucky enough to have a ticket for the Happy Stampers Festival in Port Sunlight for today then be sure to pop along to the Uniko stand to say hello and all these new goodies, that we've been introducing you to in the last week or so, will be available to buy! Yeah!
Here's my cards showcasing these fabulous sets and they are now available in the shop HERE and waiting for you to buy!
This first one uses a combination of older mini images by Uniko along with the Natures Treasures II stencil, Simply Said Blocks II set and Originally Organics Additions Designer Dies, all of which are being released this time.

These two use the Stylised Flower stencil with the 'Have a ... Day' sentiment stamps above from the Celebrate with Cake set, 'Happy' below from the Festive Sentiments  and the bees and 'Day' from the Bee Happy set being released this month. I received my first pot of Nuvo Glimmer Paste this week and couldn't wait to play with it so I inked up 2 panels of water coloured cardstock with Distress Oxides (blue/green above and pink/yellow below) before adding the paste through the stencil. 

As we've got a 'bee' theme sort of going on this month I decided to use some Hexagan stitched dies by Die-namics to feature on these ones. 

As well as the regular Design Team we're also joined by Anna of urascrap who is the Uniko Guest Designer for May so do pop along and visit her blog and leave a friendly word. 

So all that's left for me to do is set you off on the traditional Design Team Blog Hop and wish you luck. All the details you need are on the Uniko blog HERE so if you get lost along the way just head back there.

Bev
Carol 

Deborah 
Izzy 

Jane 
Julie
Linda

Lindsey

Rahmat
Sarah G

Sarah P - That's Me
Wiebke

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you've enjoyed being introduced to these new goodies from Uniko and I've added the images of the various products below. 
Have fun and happy shopping.