A Posy Of Roses

Hey & Happy Sunday!

Well, I've made it to 37 weeks without the beans making an appearance, now they need to stay in just a few more hours until we get to the hospital tomorrow!

Anyway, I've been in the studio this morning, enjoying some last minute card making, todays card is just one that I've created today...

A posy of roses in three shades of pink :) I used the current Crazy for CAS sketch seen HERE and below for my card. 

Not much to explain about the card today as it's so clean & simple! Here's a close up of the detail...

Ok, that's all from me today, I'm off to make a few more cards! I'll be back tomorrow with the first of many scheduled posts to keep you entertained!! I might not get links on the Facebook page but they'll be here on the blog.

The next time I pop in with a non scheduled post will be to share some pics of the baby beans :) Until then, thank you for stopping by today.

Supplies

Card Stock: White (Boyes)

Ink: PTI Raspberry Fizz. SU! Regal Rose & Blushing Bride. VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio Flower Power #6

Accessories: PTI Hibiscus Burst Satin Ribbon. Foam Adhesive

Clean & Simple

Hey & Happy Monday!

I do hope your week has got off to a lovely start. Its been a beautiful day here in the NE of England and it's helped me feel energised to tick a few more jobs off the list! 

I've took a little crafty break & come back into the studio to create this clean & simple card...

I needed a little mojo boost so used a couple of challenges to spark the creativity. The first challenge is the current Crazy for CAS sketch seen HERE and below. 

I was inspired to dust off a few sets that hadn't seen daylight for a while on my card, Decorative Doilies - The Hands Of Time and Background Builders: Lattice and paired them with a sentiment from A Gift For You.

As I kept it Clean & Simple it fits perfectly into the soon to be ending Addicted to Stamps & More! challenge HERE. I added a few SU! sequins for a little sparkle to finish it off :) 

I've been busy in the studio today preparing for the August Release & to make room & also to celebrate little Prince George's 1st Birthday there is a Summer Sale over on the website HERE. Why not grab yourself a bargain or treat yourself to a set on or wish list?!

That's all I have for you today, but I will be back tomorrow with more to share & until then, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies
Card Stock: White (Boyes)
Ink: Avery Elle Aquamarine, Raspberry & Mimosa 
Stamps: Uniko Studio A Gift For You, Background Builders: Lattice & Decorative Doilies - The Hands Of Time.
Accessories: SU! Sequins

Blog Hop WINNER and a card!

Hey!

I'm back today to announce the winner of the July Design Team Blog Hop HERE. This month we revisited Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum & the matching dies, which was the prize up for grabs (or a Gift Certificate to the same value if already owned by the winner) for commenting along the hop.

So without further ado all the comments along the hop have been counted and Random.org has selected the winner...

Commenter #3 is...

Carole11 July 2014 09:58

Love that baby wipe technique, might just have to ad it to my list of to do's! It looks fab on the Chrysanthemum.

Congratulations Carole, send me an email to beverley@unikostudio.com letting me know if you have the stamp set & dies or not along with your postal address and I will get your prize on it's way to you! 

As I was MIA yesterday, due to being tired after another scan & 3 hrs spent at the hospital I have a card to share with you today too...

I decided I needed a mojo boost and played along with a couple of challenges. Firstly the ColourQ challenge HERE and seen below. I chose just one of the colours - 5 seemed a little scary! 

The second challenge is Crazy for CAS seen HERE, which is to use Butterflies! As you can see I had no trouble combining the two challenges and reached instantly for the English Country Garden - Butterflies! You can just about see the sprinkling of glitter I added to the butterflies to help them sparkle a little more. 

That's all from me today, it's time for a little power nap before hubby comes home from work & I have to start the tea! I will be back tomorrow firstly with the next TIME OUT Challenges card & information and then with the WINNER of the Uniko Studio Challenge #11. 

Until then, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies

Card Stock: SU! Black, white from stash

Ink: VersaMagic Turquoise Gem, VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio English Country Garden - Butterflies

Accessories - SU! Glitter

TIME OUT Challenges - Home Sweet Home

Hey!

Wow, these fortnights are passing SO quickly right now and it's time for the next challenge! This fortnight is the Home Sweet Home challenge where we have a FABulous home inspiration...

Photo Source: Home Trend Design

And here is my take on the inspiration...

I was inspired by the colours in the photo, hence the kraft card base & notebook page die cut, plus the colours of the fringe throw on the left hand side of the photo. I replicated the stripes of the throw with my ribbon loops and decided to stamp the flowers in the matching colours too.

There were a couple of other challenges which inspired this card, firstly Crazy For CAS HERE which is to use ribbon and or twine. The other challenge is the Addicted to CAS one HERE which is 'Over the Edge'. Both the ribbon loops and the flowers hang over edges on my card! 

This fortnight we have a lovely guest designer joining us, Christine, be sure to stop by Christine's blog to see how she was inspired by the photo and of course the FABulous TIME OUT Challenges Design Team...

Sandie

Nonni

Lynn

Sherry

Lisa

Gerrina

Dawn

For all the info and to link up your challenge be sure to stop by the TIME OUT Challenges blog. I look forward to seeing your creations :) I'll be back tomorrow with more to share, until then, thank you for stopping by today.

Supplies

Card Stock: SU! Crumb Cake. White from stash

Ink: SU! Regal Rose & Pumpkin Pie. VersaMagic Spring Pansy

Stamps: Uniko Studio Flower Power #2 and Natures Treasures I

Accessories: PTI Notebook Page Die & Satin Ribbons

Throwback Thursday!

Hey!

So much for my regular Throwback Thursday's, I seem to have missed quite a few! Oh well, I hope you will forgive me? I'm back today with a new Throwback Thursday card, which is based on this card seen HERE from way way back in 2012!

And this is my NEW version...

There are a few reasons I chose this card to revisit, firstly the doilies. After many a request Decorative Doilies - The Hands Of Time is now back in stock on the website along with a couple of other sets. Secondly I really like the colour combo and Rock 'N' Roll technique I used to stamp the doilies and thirdly because the current challenge over at Crazy for CAS HERE is doilies!

For the Rock 'N" Roll stamping technique you want a spectrum of two or three ink colours. They don't have to be in the same colour family for it to work it can be any colours you wish. I chose Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise & Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie as I like these paired together. 

First of all you want to place your stamp on a block that is just big enough, so that there isn't too much block overhang. Then you start my inking your stamp with the lightest colour you've chosen, in my case the Summer Sunrise. The reason for this is simply because there will be less colour contamination going from light to dark rather than the other way round.

Then you roll the edges of the stamp in the second colour, changing the angle of the rolling determines how much of the stamp edges are inked. As you can see mine are quite subtle and had my stamp at a fairly high angle. 

You can watch THIS video here which explains the technique.

In other news I am super pleased and excited to have been selected for the TIME OUT Challenge blog Design Team. The challenges start in March and all the details can be found HERE on the TO Challenge Blog. 

Ok, I think I have waffled on  for long enough! I'll be back tomorrow with more to share, until then, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies

Card Stock: White (Boyes) SU! Basic Grey

Ink: PTI Summer Sunrise. SU! Pumpkin Pie

Stamps: Uniko Studio Decorative Doilies - The Hands Of Time

Accessories: PTI Summer Sunrise & Smokey Shadow Satin Ribbon

Eau Natural & a WINNER!

Hey!

How did you enjoy yesterday's post from Design Team member Gayatri? I thoroughly enjoyed the change :) and I didn't even peek at the post before it went live! 

It's going to be a regular feature here on the blog to have different DT members posting a new project or technique throughout the month. I know they all have their own blogs and there are links to them in the sidebar but it's nice to have variety here on the blog. It also takes a some pressure off me not to have to post myself everyday! 

Anyway, I do have a card to share today...

I decided to go Eau Natural with my card using a fairly soft colour palette using a mix of grey and a couple of shades of brown & it seemed perfect to use Natures Treasures I. 

I used the current Crazy for CAS challenge sketch seen HERE and below for the layout of my card and decided to do make it a portrait card rather than landscape as I knew I wanted to use the long stem leaves from the set.

I've a few more layers to my card than I usually go for but I still think it's pretty CAS. Keeping the focal image & sentiment simple & colours to a minimum helped achieve this.

So that's all from me today, be sure to stop on by tomorrow for another NEW monthly feature here on the blog from the Design Team & me! It also involves you the Uniko Studio fans & customers and of course there is GOOD incentives involved too! 

Talking of prizes I totally forgot to announce the random winner of the July Blog Hop who wins Label Love: Thank you clear stamp set. BIG apologies for my tardiness.

And the winner is....

Amy Tsuruta who is commenter 111 on Stacey's blog...

 ~amy~ said...

seriously, your use of colors and layers is super!

July 11, 2013 at 6:59 AM

Congratulations Amy! Drop me an email to beverley(at)unikostudio(dot)com with your mailing address & I will get your prize out in the mail.

Thanks for stopping by today & I do hope to see you tomorrow!

Supplies

Card Stock: PTI Fine Linen, SU! Crumb Cake & Smokey Slate, White from Stash

Ink: PTI Fine Linen, SU! Soft Suede & Smokey Slate

Stamps: Uniko Studio Natures Treasures I & Label Love: Birthday

Accessories: Foam Adhesive. PTI Fine Linen Ribbon

Man...I'm Crazy for CAS!

Hey!

I'm back as promised with a card to share and there is a little pun in my post title, which refers to the 2 challenges I used for my card, more of that in a bit. I've been wanting to use the little parallelogram stamps from Background Builders: Chevrons for sometime now and this is how I decided to use them...

I started out with a mixed Happy Birthday sentiment, the happy from All Occasion Sentiments #2 and the birthday from FONTiments - Birthday (which will be back in stock 29th June). I then stamped the parallelograms in Lucky Limeade & Black randomly pointing down towards the sentiment and up towards the sentiment. 

I used the current Dynamic Duos challenge colours seen HERE and below, I substituted Pear Pizzaz for Lucky Limeade which is a close enough match! 

I also happened across this NEW to me challenge blog called Crazy for CAS, which kinda sums me up! I LOVE CAS!! The current challenge is masculine and you can join in HERE. 

That's all from me today, be sure to check out my earlier post HERE to see if you were the June Release Mini Blog Hop Winner - the prize is a £25 gift certificate!! I'll be back again tomorrow with more to share. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Card Stock: SU! Lucky Limeade, White from stash

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Lucky Limeade

Stamps: Uniko Studio All Occasion Sentiments #2, FONTiments - Birthday & Background Builders: Chevrons

Accessories: Hero Arts Prisma Glitter