Hello 2016!

HEY & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I do hope 2016 has begun well for you all and I wish you all a healthy, happy and creative New Year. 

We saw in the New Year quietly at home and watched the fireworks in London on the TV, with a hot chocolate then went to bed! So rock 'n' roll these days - LOL! 

I also had a little creative time before the New Year arrived and I made two cards to share with you this evening...

First up a 'Hello 2016' shaker card. Again I used the current ColourQ challenge colours seen HERE and below & this time I added in the current Freshly Made Sketches sketch seen HERE and below.

To make my shaker window I used a die from SU! Square Pillow Box collection and the shaker mix is from Little Things From Lucy's Cards. I used Uniko Classic Numbers to stamp the 2016 inside the shaker frame & the 'hello' die is from Mama Elephant die cut in gold CS and mounted over the top of two glittered stripes of double sided tape. You can never have too much glitter & bling to ring in a New Year :)

As I was on a creative roll I decided to make another New Year card, there were a few people I really wanted to send Christmas cards to, but I simply ran out of time. So I plan on sending New Years cards instead :)

This time I went for a mail friendly flat card. I started out by drawing a grid on my white CS layer & stamped the 4 squares from Uniko Classic Alphabet in black ink. I then stamped and heat embossed the 2016 in gold. 

Before rubbing out my grid I stamped 'Happy New Year' in the remaining squares. Once all my stamping was dry I erased the lines, added some glitter to the square outlines and adhered a few white heart dome stickers.

Today has been fairly quiet, this morning was spent with the beans just playing with their Christmas toys and me & my husband joining in ;) Then this afternoon I hosted New Years Day dinner for my husbands Mam, Dad & brother which was lovely. The beans love spending time with their grandparents :)

Now the beans are in bed and the family have left I am enjoying some more creative time & preparing my cards to mail out tomorrow. One of my many New Year resolutions is to send more of the cards I make!

Ok, that's all I have to share with you today. I will be back over the weekend (fingers crossed) with more to share, but if not 'normal' scheduling & work will resume on Monday as the holidays are 'officially' over then! 

Until then, thank you for stopping by & here's to another FABULOUS & EXCITING Year, with many Uniko creations & surprises ;)

Happy 70th...

Hey!

Brrr.... it's a cold & wet morning here in the NE of the UK, but I am here with a card to warm you up...

Yep, I've been inking up 'I LOVE Coffee' again! This time it was to make a card for my Dad, who is 70 today... 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' Dad, hope you have a good one! 

I was also inspired by & also to remind you of the current CAS Colours & Sketches sketch seen HERE and below. Which don't forget is a special 150th Challenge with sponsors including Uniko ;)

I did a bit of paper piecing on my coffee cup and personalised the label using the tiny alphabet from Garlands Galore. 

I kept the card super CAS and the colours neutral, which I like to do for masculine cards. I also stamped the inside of my card...

I'm linking up at Paper Issues again HERE for their Let Me Espresso My Gratitude challenge HERE. Be sure to check it out ;) 

Short & sweet from me this morning, but I will be back this afternoon with more to share ;) Until then, thank you for stopping by.

Introducing...Classic Numbers

Hey!

I'm super happy you have popped by the blog today & thank you for all your lovely comments yesterday. It makes me happy to read you like the look of Balloon Bash :)

Today myself and the awesome DT are introducing the second of the four mini sets being released this month. All of the sets being released will be available HERE on February 11th at 9am GMT.

This is the little sneak peek of the set incase you missed it the other day...

Now we couldn't celebrate Uniko Studio's 3rd Birthday without some numbers, hence the reasoning behind Classic Numbers. This set is a perfect match to the previously released Classic Alphabet too, for even more possibilities.

How about a project showcasing this set...

My card today is another quick CAS card, but I think it showcases the set quite well. It is after all a numbers set! Lol! I've used two of the sentiments that are in the set too, so it is a little more than just numbers.

Unfortunately that's all I have for you today, I didn't get time to make another card :( but how about some inspiration from the FABulous Design Team, I know they will leave you feeling inspired about this set!

 CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Gillian

CLICK HERE to see more from Nicki

CLICK HERE to see more from Sandie

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah

If you missed yesterday's product introduction you can catch up HERE.

Release Schedule:

Sneak Peeks HERE & HERE - These little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing... 7th - 10th February Here you'll get to see the soon to be released products in action here on the blog.

Release Day! Wednesday 11th February you will get to see all the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As tradition holds there will be  a Design Team Blog Hop with a chance for a lucky person to win the ENTIRE release, plus a some extra giveaways as it is our birthday after all! We will also have FREE Worldwide Shipping on orders over £15 for those who purchase on release day :)

Now, you won't want to miss out on any of the fun from the 5th - 10th February as I will be drawing totally random winners for mystery prizes. I'm not giving any hints as to the prizes or their value, you'll just have to join in on the fun!

Places to join in on the fun & possibly win a prize are by commenting along the way on the Uniko Studio Blog, DT & Guest Design Team Blogs, liking the Uniko Studio Facebook Page, following on Twitter and Pinterest! 

Phew! That's all from me today, I sure hope you will pop back tomorrow for the next product introduction, it's a good one! Until then, thank you for stopping by today :)