Introducing... BIG & BOLD Hello and Framed Florals

Hey!

Welcome back to day three of the August 2018 Release product introductions. Thank you for all the lovely comments and support around social media for yesterdays introductions, I do love reading them all :)

Today we are introducing another 2 new clear stamp sets, BIG & BOLD Hello and Framed Florals.

Here is a little look at BIG & BOLD Hello, the next in the BIG & BOLD series...

This little stamp set has been designed for sometime, well, the sentiment part that is! It has been sitting there in my archives waiting for some tiny accent stamps and one day whilst doodling, these little accent stamps appeared and became the perfect accompaniments ;)

I used the tiny trio of accent stamps to create my own patterned paper design. I added some White Blizzard Glitter Nuvo drops to the flower centres for a little sparkle embellishment and the bold 'hello' is stamped, fussy cut & adhered to the card using foam adhesive.

Lastly, I have Framed Florals to introduce to you...

This was kind of a 'happy accident' stamp! I was simply playing around with various motifs which you will recognise from the Flower Power & Originally Organic series and this stamp design was born! 

I love how striking the design is against colourful backgrounds. For this card I went back to my original Mini Distress Inks in my favourite colours, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry & Peacock Feathers to create a ink blended background. I've then simply stamped the image, fussy cut it and adhered it to my card base. The sentiment is from Simply Said.

That's all I have to share with you here using these new sets, but why not grab a cup of your favourite beverage and hop along with myself and the team...?

Bev

Carol 

Deborah 

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Lindsey

Sarah G

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed that hop and I am all inspired to get inky! I'd love to know your thoughts on these clear stamp sets and which is your favourite of the two, that is if you can decide?! 

That's all from myself and the Design Team today and all 5 of the new clear stamp sets have been introduced, which means.... TOMORROW is RELEASE DAY!!

Hope to see you then for the full reveal, release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!!

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Introducing... Background Builders: Happy Hexagons & Beautiful

Hey!

Welcome back to day 2 of the August 2018 Release product introductions.

This is the fun part, you now get to see all the sneak peeks in action. The Design Team have worked their socks off and created an abundance of inspiration to share with you over the coming days :)

Yesterday myself and the Design Team re-introduced the 'So Much' mini clear stamp set HERE, be sure to check out all the inspiration and comment along the hop ;)

Today we are introducing 2 new clear stamp sets, Background Builders: Happy Hexagons & Beautiful.

Here is a little look at Background Builders: Happy Hexagons...

Geometrics, particularly hexagons are bang on trend right now and can be seen all around the paper crafting industry. I didn't have this in mind when I was designing the stamp set, I was mainly thinking to add to the Uniko Background Builders Geometric collection! 

This was one of the cards from the Uniko Summer Stamping Retreat and it features all 4 of the single large hexagon stamps. The smaller squished hexagon is such a fun shape to add sentiments inside and some from the Simply Said range are the perfect size ;)

I've used my current favourite Altenew inks on this card and my 'go to' shades are the second lightest in the colour quads. The tiny solid hexagons are from Bee Happy clear stamp set, which was another influence on designing this new background builder. 

Next is Beautiful...

This clear stamp set came about through some logo designing I did for a friend and I was drawing imagery related to holistic therapies and geraniums were one of the flowers I started with. To cut a long story short, I ended up designing a logo completely different and these were calling to be put into a stamp set! 

This is another of the cards made at the Uniko Summer Stamping Retreat. The focus being on the sentiment and flowers stamped and heat embossed in white.

Ok, that's all I have to share here, but why not grab a cup of your favourite beverage and hop along with myself and the team...?

Bev

Carol 

Deborah 

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Lindsey

Sarah G

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed that hop and I am all inspired to get inky! I'd love to know your thoughts on these clear stamp sets and which is your favourite of the two, that is if you can decide?! 

That's all from myself and the Design Team today, but be sure to come by tomorrow for even more product introductions :)

Hugs

Introducing... So Much

Hey!

Welcome to the first day of the August 2018 Release product introductions.

This is the fun part, you now get to see all the sneak peeks in action. The Design Team have worked their socks off and created an abundance of inspiration to share with you over the coming days :)

Today we are introducing So Much a mini clear stamp set, which was the limited edition December 2017 Release Freebie. From Sunday 19th August, it will officially be available to purchase for those that didn't get their inky mitts on the limited supply back then!

Here is a look at a card I made using the set back in December 2017...

So, it may not be new to most of you and it has made appearances here and there, it is always nice to see fresh inspiration, don't you think?! 

Why not grab a cup of your favourite beverage and hop along with myself and the team...?

Bev

Carol 

Deborah 

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Lindsey

Sarah G

Wiebke

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed that hop and I am all inspired to give the set even more inky love! I'd love to know your thoughts on this clear stamp set AND if you own it already I'd love you to share some of your projects with me using it! 

That's all from myself and the Design Team today, but be sure to come by tomorrow for even more product introductions :)

Hugs

August 2018 Release Sneak Peeks!

Hello!

Sorry that it has taken SO long for me to organise the next release here at Uniko, life got a little crazy at one point. Now we are half way through the Summer holidays here in the UK and the majority of my time is keeping The Beans entertained & having days out to enjoy the sunshine we have been having.

Anyway, it is finally time to share the August 2018 Release Sneak Peeks with you - YAY! So let's get to the peeks...

First up a peek at an addition to the geometric Background Builders. This set has many fun possibilities and is great for your masculine themed projects and pairs wonderfully with the previously released Bee Happy clear stamp set ;)

Those that know me know that I like a new floral and this little set is one of those that has a 'beautiful' floral duo and sentiments to match.

I've had many requests for more BIG & BOLD sentiments, so here is the next in the series. Can you guess the word from this peek?!

This next peek is a fun framed floral stamp. It has so many fun possibilities and it features some Flower Power and other motifs from current clear stamp sets. I'm looking forward to showing you more of this stamp in the coming days ;)

Lastly, I decided it was time to 'officially' release this little clear stamp set...

This was the Release Day freebie from back in December 2017, called So Much. From Release Day (19th August), it will be available for purchase. I'm looking forward to sharing more with you all using this set.

That's all the Sneak Peeks for this little release! Be sure to join us tomorrow, as the DT and I begin the product introductions :)

Until then, I would love to know what you think of the sneak peeks! 

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August 2014 Reveal, Release & GIVEAWAY!

Hey & SUPER Happy Monday!

The day is finally here & I get to reveal the four new products lining the Uniko Studio HQ shelves in their entirety. If you've been joining in on the fun since the Sneak Peeks you might want to check HERE to see if you are a mystery prize winner! 

Now grab a drink & let's get to the fun and see these new clear stamp sets in full...

BIG & BOLD - Wish £4.95

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BIG & BOLD is a new mini series featuring a big & bold word as the focus along with some accent sentiments & images. This little set has many possibilities used on it's own but will coordinate with other Uniko Studio products for even more!

Next we have a new Flower Power set...

Flower Power #6 £4.95

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As you can see the set features a 2 step stamping rose and get well themed sentiments, it also has two single leaf stamps which will provide SO many stamping options within this series. There were a lot of you that guessed correctly and if you recognise the flower it's because it's a larger version of one of the flowers contained in Background Builders:Vines.

Next we have a set that I have been working on for some time now, getting it perfect, to be a different  take on the trend of cameras, useful for masculine cards but also have a feminine touch! It is a set perfect for scrapbooks and also Project Life too...

Strike a Pose! £15.95

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Lastly but no means least we have the fourth clear stamp set being released...

Sweet Baby £9.95

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www.unikostudio.co.uk

With my current condition I couldn't resist releasing a baby themed set, again I stepped out of my comfort zone into the cute zone to create this set! Though it is primarily focused for baby cards the bear and smaller sentiments can be used for so many other types of card & will coordinate with other Uniko Studio products.

Ok, now all the formal introductions have been done, I have a selection of cards using the new sets...

For my first card I couldn't help but combine Sweet Baby & Strike a Pose! I started out by stamping the film strip along the edge, then masking off the bottom & sides to stamp the bear and duck. I dusted off my Prismacolor Pencils to colour the bears and duck in then dug out my Gamsol to blend the colouring.

This next card combines Strike a Pose! with BIG & BOLD - Wish and the polaroid frame is FABulous for making shaker cards like this...

The centre of the polaroid is fairly easy to cut out, I used my craft knife & ruler to do the straight edges and scissors to do the corners. The 'wish' part of the sentiment is from FONTiments - Birthday, which will be back in stock in a couple of weeks.

I've one last card to share with you today & this time I have used the single leaves in the Flower Power #6 set...

I used the current Fusion challenge inspiration photo & sketch seen HERE and below for the basis of my card.

To create the flowers I used both the single leaves in the set. I started out by stamping them on the horizontal and vertical, meeting the points in the middle & then filled in the diagonal leaves overlapping them with the previously stamped leaves. Here is a close up...

Ok, that's all from me, but how about some inspiration from the FABulous Design Team and our Guest Designers this month Sarah from Sazzle Dazzle Crafts & Sandie from London Days with our traditional release day blog hop:

Amber

Erika

Gillian

N@ Ali

Nicki

Ren-Yi (Summer Break)

Taheerah

Sarah 

Sandie

Simply comment along the hop to be in the chance of winning the ENTIRE release (If you win & have already purchased the release a full refund will be given. You have until midnight Sunday 17th  August to comment & the winner will be announced on the blog & Facebook on Monday 18th August.

Don't forget to check the WINNERS post HERE to see if you are a Mystery Prize Winner!

THANK YOU so much for stopping by today & joining in on all the fun and also for all the visits, comments and support over the last few days with Sneak Peeks & Introducing posts. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as me!

All the new products are available HERE on the website & DON'T FORGET if you order today & spend £25 or more it is FREE Worldwide Shipping. Simply use the code FREESHIPPING during checkout if your order qualifies. If you forget I & you qualify I will refund your postage. 
The release is also available at The Paperlane in Northallerton and a selection of products are again available at The Stamp Attic!