Uniko - Revisit March 2020

Hi there friends, I hope you are all keeping well and safe during these scary times and sending lots of love and crafty hugs your way (from a distance of course)!
So it's another 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 it's an oldie but goodie and has to go down as my all time favourite floral set by Uniko, which is, of course, the Pure Florals - Gerbera set. It's never a chore to play with this one, especially with the co-ordinating dies; it's a dream!
I've gone with 2 shaker card examples, basically because I set myself a stupid task of sorting out my sequins the other day!!!! I'd forgotten how many different types I have!!

As is the tradition there's a blog hop giveaway; the prize being the Pure Florals Gebera set or an alternative prize if you already own this one! You have until midnight (GMT) on Sunday 22 March 2020 to comment along the hop and here's the blogs you need to visit.

Bev

Carol

Hannelie

Izzy

Jane

Julie

Linda

Rahmat

Sarah (That's Me!)

Weibke

You'll find all the details over at Uniko HERE and I'd like to wish you lots of luck on the hop and here's the image of the Gerbera set we've revisited. Hope you enjoyed the inspiration and as always thanks for visiting my blog today.

Uniko - Introducing Spring Botanicals Tulip

Hello again and once again welcome to the latest introductory post for the new goodies, being released by Uniko this month. They will all be available to purchase from the store on Sunday, 23rd February 2020. 

Today, the Team and I are showcasing the latest set in the Spring Botanicals range - this time with tulips! Let's hope these beautiful flowers start popping up in our gardens soon too. It was my Mum's birthday yesterday so this set worked a treat for her card, especially as tulips are one of her favourite blooms. It was also another opportunity to feature the fantastic outlined alphabet set that we introduced on Tuesday.

I also made a matching gift tag for mum's gift too!

Last one for this post using some Easter sentiments, included in the set along with a stencilled background using Uniko's Lattice stencil.

Tomorrow is the final day of our introductions to the new goodies before the BIG REVEAL, RELEASE & GIVEAWAY on Sunday. 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!

DON'T FORGET to enter the HUGE prize giveaway to 'WIN stamps for a year' details on THIS post!

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

Uniko Release IN REVIEW - Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY

Hi there and thanks for visiting me again today! The January release at Uniko was a little different to normal in that the Design Team only had one stamp set each to work with BUT all that has changed and we are now able to REVIEW the whole bundle!!!! 
Here's a couple of examples I've made to showcase the sets and I hope you like them. The release has already been on sale for a week or so and it's a great bundle for those Valentines, Anniversaries and Weddings in particular!
First up ... A trio of cards using a combination of the new sets: Background Block: Scattered Hearts, alongside the BIG & BOLD Love set with a sentiment, on the last one, from 'YOU ARE ... Sentiments Outlined'  

... Not exactly your traditional Valentine colours but I can't resist rainbow colours!

Still not those traditional Valentine colours but slightly less 'BOLD' than the first one!!

... and just because I rather liked this colour combo!

Next up using the Hello Lovely stamp and sentiments! What a delightful bouquet of blooms and it's great coloured or simply stamp the outline as I've done on the next card. This one is a bit of both with a 'popped up' coloured section, using Polychromos and a strip of patterned paper and self-adhesive pearls to accessorise.

Last one for today ... another example using sentiments from BIG & BOLD - LOVE; this time teamed with the Hello Lovely bouquet. I stamped the bouquet twice at both ends of the panel then coloured some cardstock with Promarkers to create my sentiment panel, with matching strips down the side. 

Although this review is a little later than the original release date, there's still the traditional BIG Reveal, Release and Blog Hop GIVEAWAY to look forward too!
So here's the list you need and all the details including prizes, are over on the Uniko blog HERE if you get lost along the way just head back there.

Bev

Carol 
Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Rahmat

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 - 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 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.

Less is More #388 - 8th Birthday

Hey there friends

It's BIRTHDAY time ... YIPPEE and I'm delighted and highly honoured to have been invited back to my favourite Challenge blog; Less is More, of course, as a Guest Designer this month in celebration of this fabulous birthday!

Congratulations Girls and here's to the next one! 

It's COLOUR challenge time and the girls have chosen a really fun combo which I love

... and I've 2 cards to share with you; first up a silly fishy one using Briny Blue by Paper Smooches, a stencil from Uniko (Wonky Stripes) and a mish-mash of sentiments from the Briny Blue set and some Uniko sentiment stamps. I couldn't resist a couple of googlie eyes too and as the card is for my sister, who celebrates her birthday tomorrow - how about some superb lashes to those eyes!!

Next up, this one uses images and sentiments by Uniko, which is sponsoring the challenge. I've used the pre-Christmas released Pure Florals: Peony set, initially heat embossed in white powder on to the Navy cardstock before re-stamping in a no-line colouring effect. The bloom is coloured with promarkers then with some added detail using Polychromo pencils.

Ok that's all from me but I'm' in no doubt that there'll be plenty more inspiration from the regular Design Team as well as some other ex-DT members. Why not head over to the blog HERE to check them out too. 

Thanks as always for calling by and thanks for inviting me to join your birthday party girls!

Uniko - Introducing Life is a song, Background Blocks Equaliser

Hi There,
I'm back with Day 4 of our introductions to this month's release of new goodies from Uniko and we're adding a little musical note or two to your day. I've a little trio going on and having googled graphic equalisers for ideas I hope you like my colour combos!


These first 2 are coloured using the Zig Clear brush Markers having stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black, which works ok providing you don't add water. 

For this next one I heat embossed the Background Block with WOW Gold embossing powder then coloured the 'LED' lights with Polychromos and added a 'You Rock' sentiment from the previously released Simply Said Block Sentiments

 

There's one more day of introductions tomorrow before the BIG reveal, release and giveaway on Wednesday so I hope you'll be back to join me! 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 tomorrow for the next introduction.