TIME OUT challenge - CASE with your own twist!

Hey!

Apologies for leaving you hanging yesterday, my get up an go seemed to have got up and left, therefore it resulted in me not having a lot of energy to sit and craft.

Anyway, I'm back today with the 4th TIME OUT Challenge and this time it's a CASE challenge. The aim of this challenge is to use the designer inspiration card & CASE it adding your own twist. 

This month we have a super duper talented paper crafting expert for you to CASE... Virginia from Yes Virginia and this is the inspiration card...

And this is how I was inspired...

I took inspiration from the overall layout of Virginia's card as it is aesthetically pleasing to the eye and overall CAS. I like the single focal element & twine detail and decided to place my twine under the heart motif. 

As I'm not a huge fan of using patterned paper I decided to stamp my strip of pattern in VersaMark & heat emboss it in white. Which is what I did for the sentiment too.

I was also inspired by the colours Virginia used but scaled down the intensity and kept them a softer shade. All the supplies for this card are listed below and I hope I have given you some inspiration to join in on the challenge.

For all the challenge details pop on over HERE and be wowed by all the TIME OUT Design Team inspiration too! 

That's all from me today, I sure hope you will join in on the challenge & I look forward to seeing your creations. Until next time, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies
Card Stock: White (Boyes) Blue from stash
Ink: Versamark & SU! Cameo Coral (Retired)
Stamps: Uniko Studio All Occasion Sentiments #5, Always & Forever & Background Builders: Flower Power
Accessories: Stampendous! White Detail EP, Adhesive Pearls, Embroidery Floss & Foam Adhesive.

Always & Forever

Hey!

I'm kicking the week off with another LOVE themed card...

The card uses a combination of challenges. First up is the current "Less is More" challenge seen HERE and below, which is a sketch challenge.

Next, I have used the current Dynamic Duos challenge colours seen HERE and below...

I started out by stamping the 'Always & forever' sentiment on to a panel of white card. I then adhered a panel of black card above and below the sentiment and adhered the whole lot to a Melon Mambo panel and then a white card base. The 'Love You' heart is stamped in SU! Melon Mambo and cut out and adhered to the card using foam adhesive. I added some glitter to the wording for that little added sparkle.

A perfect card to give to that special someone in your life, not just for Valentine's Day but anytime! I'm not so patiently waiting for the delivery guy today, yummy new stamps are soon to be inked ;) and there is much to be done in preparation for their arrival, I had best get to it! Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by today & have a lovely day.

Supplies
Card Stock: SU! Basic Black & Melon Mambo. White from stash
Ink: SU! Melon Mambo
Stamps: Uniko Studio Always & Forever and All Occasion Sentiments #5
Accessories: Hero Arts Prisma Glitter

Grunge, Grids & Hearts CAS Style!

Hey & Happy Monday!

I do hope your week has got off to a good start? If not I hope todays card might lift your spirits and bring you a bit of cheer...

Today I am going grunge with grids, hearts & loopy linen thread bows CAS style! It all started with a new SU! stamp I bought called Off the Grid and the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen below.

Having a sketch and stamps decided I needed some colours to park my creation a little more, so I decided to use the current CAS - Colours & Sketches colours seen HERE and below.

I knew I wanted to mask and stamp the grid down the length of the card, which I did and then I went ahead & wrapped some fine linen thread (given to me by a lovely friend from TPL Thanks Brenda!) round the length of the card and securing where I would place the stamped & cut out heart. 

I then thought it looked a little flat so decided to add some loops of the linen thread to peep out from behind the heart. This gave the card more interest and added to the CAS grunge type feel I was looking for.

That's all from me today, if you missed the announcement of the January Blog Hop yesterday, it is HERE and also we have a sketch challenge this month HERE, I'd love you to join in! Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies

Card Stock: White from stash

Ink: SU! Perfect Plum & Rose Red

Stamps: Uniko Studio Always & Forever. SU! Off the Grid

Accessories: Fine Linen Thread & Foam Adhesive

Love Hearts

Hey!

Today I have a couple more cards to share from Saturday, these I made during the demo, just a couple of ideas I had sketched out prior to doing the demo...

This first card uses the 'Love You' heart from Always & Forever paired with a trio of mini hanging glittered hearts.

The second combines the Always & Forever set with this months featured set Accent Essentials: Arrows.

I love this colour combo and the angles and multi directional flow of arrows. The embossed & raised 'Love You' heart draws the main focus and the point of the heart towards the 'Always & Forever 'sentiment.

Short & sweet from me today, I'm working on some exciting things for the upcoming February Release, one of which is a NEW website with LOTS of NEW & exciting features (with hubby's much needed help & knowledge!). Best get on as he has given me tasks to accomplish! 

Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies

Card Stock: PTI Kraft. SU! Bermuda Bay. White & Red from stash

Ink: VersaMagic Red Magic & Turquoise Gem. VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio Always & Forever & Accent Essentials: Arrows

Accessories: Stampedous! Crystal EP. Foam Adhesive. Hero Arts Prisma Glitter

January 2014 Design Team Blog Hop

Hey & Happy Weekend!

I'm SO happy you've stopped by the blog today as today is the first Design Team Blog Hop of 2014.  As we've quite a few new followers here, ("Hello & Thank you") I will explain what's going on! 

Here at Uniko Studio I currently only release new products every other month. This is for a number of reasons, firstly, being an avid paper crafter myself and knowing the current economic climate I know 'some' are on a limited budget when it comes to buying new stash, so this way you're not tempted to splurge too much every month. The second reason is that it is just me here at Uniko Studio HQ. I currently run this little business single handedly, designing, blogging, demoing, classes, packing etc, etc. so releasing every other month gives me chance to keep my head above water, well, just about!

So, on the in-between release months the Design Team & I take a look back at a previously released product, dust it off and give it some love! This month I decided to dust off the previously released Accent Essentials: Arrows clear stamp set which was released back in June 2013 HERE & HERE.

Here's a look at the set, which is also up for grabs, plus a £5 Gift Certificate to spend in store...

This set does exactly what it says in it's title, accentuates your projects. It can be used alone or paired with ALL of Uniko Studio's clear stamps plus others you have in your stash. I dusted off my set and created a few new cards to share with you today...

For my first card I couldn't wait to accentuate some LOVE hearts...

Add some sequin detail and the result is instant LOVE! I started out by die cutting my heart. I then selectively inked the point of the arrow & stamped it so it lined up with the corner of the panel. After cleaning my stamp I then selectively inked the feather side of the arrow, lining up the point with the first stamped section, the sentiment is from Always & Forever.

Then the fun part, adhering lovely red sequins to a kraft base card using glossy accents. I traced round the die cut heart on the kraft card base so I knew exactly where to place the sequins and ensure the negative space would be filled once the panel was adhered using foam adhesive. 

My next card is also LOVE themed...

I used the Freshly Made Sketch challenge sketch seen HERE and below for the starting point & layout of my card.

Quite a bit of masking off on this card too, firstly I stamped the heart from Always & Forever. I then masked & stamped the 'LOVE' from All Occasion Sentiments #5 and lastly masked and stamped the arrow. A touch of gold sparkly glitter & tah dah! 

My final card I am sharing today, (before we get to the FABulous DT samples) switches gears to a different occasion, showing the versatility of this little set...

This card was inspired by Laurie Willison's Muse Challenge card seen HERE and below. When I saw the card over at the challenge blog I instantly thought of the triangle arrow stamp and set about creating a sunburst.

I simply marked a small point on my white mat layer and randomly stamped around. The bright yellow made me smile, hence the choosing of the sentiment from FONTiments - Birthday. I framed the sentiment in a label from Label Love: Thank you stamped in Berry Sorbet and adhered to a Berry Sorbet die cut. 

That wraps up all my projects using this set, how about we take a look at how the Design Team have used it...

 Amber

Erika

Gayatri

Nicki

Ren-Yi

Stacey
Taheerah

How about a PRIZE...? 

Simply comment along the hop for the chance to win the featured set or a set to the same value if you already own it. Plus a £5 Gift Certificate to spend in store HERE. You have until Midnight Wednesday 14th January to comment and I will announce the winner here on the blog Monday 15th July.

Happy Hopping!

Merry Christmas!

Hey & Merry Christmas Everyone!

It's here at last it's Christmas Eve and the festivities are truly underway. I wanted to stop by & thank you all my dear friends, I truly appreciate all the friendships I've made, all the comments you leave and all the support & custom you each give to me & Uniko Studio. Without you I wouldn't LOVE the my job and this hobby of ours as much as I do.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas & Holiday Season filled with Peace, Love & Joy. 

Just a little close up of the card I made for my husband & one last snowflake for you all to enjoy! I'll be back on Saturday with the last 'The Saturday Show' of 2013. Until then, eat, drink & be merry!

With Love to You ALL

December 2013 Release, Reveal & a Farewell

Hey!

The day is HERE! Nope don't worry you've not fell asleep & woken up on Christmas Day, LOL! It's the Uniko Studio December Release & Reveal. Which is kind of like Christmas to me as I get so excited and a little bit nervous as I get to finally reveal the two sets in the entirety to you all...

All Occasion Sentiments #5 £4.95

Copyright Uniko Studio 2013

www.unikostudio.co.uk

First up is All Occasion Sentiments #5. This series has been very popular and so it would have been rude not to have a LOVE themed set in the series! As you can see from the image above it features 8 stamps in lovely trendy & modern fonts. It is also suitable for other occasions such as weddings, engagements & anniversary cards as well as Valentine's day. The size of the sentiments are perfectly sized to work with sentiments contained in the 4 preceding All Occasion Sentiment sets in the series.

Next we have another mini set called Always & Forever...

Always & Forever £4.95

Copyright Uniko Studio 2013

www.unikostudio.co.uk

As you can see the set features two focal image hearts which are   in size AND one of the hearts coordinates with the flower from the previously released & VERY popular Beautiful Blooms 1 clear stamp set. The set also contains an accent heart & variety of LOVE themed sentiments.

That's the formalities done, let's get to a few more projects to show what these little sets in action...

My first card today uses the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below, it lent itself perfectly to using both of the new sets which I have combined on this card to make a lovely Valentine's card.

On my card I have used the 'Be Mine' stamp from All Occasion Sentiments #5 and the 'Love You' heart from Always & Forever. I've embossed the heart using Crystal embossing power to give it a nice sparkly & glossy finish.

My next card uses the second large heart in the Always & Forever set which coordinates with the previously released and popular Beautiful Blooms 1 clear stamp set. 

I decided to make a lovely pink wedding congratulations card. I started out by stamping and embossing the smallest Beautiful Blooms flower on the pink mat layer and layering the sentiment strip on top. The congratulations is from All Occasions Sentiments #1 and I finished the card off with the bloom filled heart stamped in pink and embossed with crystal EP, cut out and mounted using foam adhesive. 

I've one more card to share with you today...

There is a current trend of wreaths at the moment and I decided I would create my own heart shaped wreath using the little hearts contained in Flower Power #3 and the sentiment is from the NEW Always & Forever.

I started out by tracing lightly with a pencil round a heart shaped die and then I just randomly stamped the trio of hearts in VersaMagic Turquoise Gem, Red Magic, Sea Breeze & VersaFine Onyx Black. I added some Hero Arts Prisma Glitter to the black outline hearts for some added detail and tied some embroidery floss around the lower half of the card.

It is a shame with all this happy that now, before I pass you over to the design team & our guest designer for December, it is with great sadness that we are also saying farewell to a Design Team member today too. 

Aimes has made the hardest decision due to various reasons to step down from the team. Aimes has been with Uniko Studio since the beginning and has been a true inspiration not only to myself but many a customer, fan & follower of Uniko Studio. I say it's a farewell as I am sure Aimes will continue to inspire us all in blog land and use her Uniko Studio goodies from time to time ;) 

So, before I pass you over to Aimes to see the wonderfulness she has created today, I just wanted to say a massive 'THANK YOU' to Aimes from the bottom of my heart for all you have done, helped & supported me with this little dream of mine for over two years. 

I hope you will all give a little love to Aimes & all the FABulous DT & Guest Designers as you hop along today :) So, let's see what the team have created to inspire us...

Aimes

Gayatri

Nicki

Stacey

Taheerah

Gillian

Don't forget to comment along the hop as one lucky commenter will win the entire release along with a little Christmas surprise! You have until midnight Friday 13th to comment for a chance to win & I will announce the winner here on the blog & our Facebook page.

One last little thing for all you Release Day Uniko Studio Fans:

But, that's not all from me today, I will be back again at 4pm for Day 11 of my Christmas Countdown, until then thank you for stopping by & Happy Hopping!

Introducing... Always & Forever

Hey!

What an exciting start to the week. Did you enjoy the NEW product introduction yesterday? I sure loved reading all your comments :) If you missed it you can catch up on it HERE. With all this excitement with the release, which is tomorrow AND the Countdown to Christmas I think I may just burst! But before I do let me introduce Always & Forever...

As you can see I am introducing another LOVE themed set, which like yesterday's set can be used all year round for a variety of occasions and not just Valentine's Day. It also features a flower from a previously released & VERY popular set which will add SO many more possibilities.

Joining me today with this product introduction are the following Uniko Studio Design Team members & our FABulous Guest Designer for December:

Aimes

Gayatri
Nicki

Stacey

Taheerah

Gillian

I'd LOVE to know what your first impressions are of this clear stamp set & I do hope you will join me tomorrow on the blog where the sets will be revealed in full & available for purchase on the website HERE. Also, like tradition holds we will have a Design Team & Guest Designer Blog Hop where the release will be up for grabs for one lucky commenter, more of that tomorrow.

Ok, that's not all from me today, I will be back at 2pm GMT with Day 10 of the Countdown to Christmas, until then happy hopping & thank you for stopping by today.

Supplies
Card Stock: Red & White from stash
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black & VersaMagic Red Magic
Stamps: Uniko Studio Always & Forever (Released 11th Dec)
Accessories: Hero Arts Prisma Glitter & Foam Adhesive.