Saturday Showcase - Originally Organic

Happy Weekend 😃

Earlier in the week, I think it was during my latest video I talked briefly about the Originally Organic collection and it got me to thinking how I've not inked it up for quite sometime 😢 So today I corrected it and inked up the first in the collection, Originally Organic for a little showcase. 

For my first card today I decided to go for a one layer card adding my favourite trio of colours through a simple circle die cut window. I then stamped the leaves and added the bell style flowers over the top in black ink. 

The friends are flowers sentiment is from the set, but the trio of dots I added around the sentiment and up in between the pink and blue circles are from Floral Vines. 

For my second and last card for today I used the other main image from the set, this beautiful swirling organic leafy sprig.

This time I went for a little dimension and fussy cut detail. After stamping and fussy cutting I coloured the image with alcohol markers. I also decided to add the Stencil - MOD Background Builder to the Avocado base card.

Lastly I added a sentiment from Floral Vines, along with the trio of dots again before finally adhering the panel to the card base using foam tape. 

It's been fun to revisit this older and much loved set, I hope you find some inspiration from todays cards. 

Crafty Hugs

Hello Friend

Hey!

Today was a much needed bean free day! I took some time to myself this morning to catch up on a little sleep and a couple of my favourite TV shows. The beans are finally getting their last 4 back teeth and as much as they have not suffered with pain, it seems the norm for Josh to wake at least once during the night. Only mummy can sit with him until he falls back to sleep and then we get the 6 am wake up call! Overall they are really good, but boy I needed a rest this morning.

Anyway, this afternoon I have been catching up on work and designing and I decided I needed a little break and set to making this card...

I had been perusing Pinterest this week and was inspired by THIS card by Yana Smakula, I loved the ombre stripes and the bold black sentiment. So had ago using my Altenew inks, Mama Elephant die  and paired them with Beautiful Blooms III and a sentiment from Simply Said.

It's also been an age since I joined in with a card challenge, so decided on a 'Hello Friend' card so that I can join in over at AAA Cards HERE. Their current 'Hello' challenge ends on Saturday.

That's all from me tonight, I had better finish up a couple of things before bed. The design team and I will be back in the morning to inspire you with the first Uniko Challenge of 2017 - yay!

Ok, until then, thank you for stopping by :)

Hugs

Supplies:-

Uniko Clear Stamps: Beautiful Blooms III and Simply Said

Inks: Altenew

Card: Stampin' Up! Whisper White

Accessories: Mama Elephant Die, Clarity Stencil Brushes, Wink Of Stella, MISTI & Stampin' Up! Enamel Dots

TIME OUT Challenges - Inspired By Words

Hey!

It's time for challenge #37 over at TIME OUT Challenges and we are back to being inspired by words, the phrase for this fortnights challenge is...

Friendship is Golden

What do these words inspire you to create? I was inspired by the whole phrase, which resulted in this card...

I've been wanting to try THIS 'Fussy Cutting' technique, I saw over on the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday challenge for some time now and the 'Fabulous' sentiment from All Occasion Sentiments #3 is kinda perfect for the technique. 

The layout of my card & paring stamps instantly jumped into my creative mind and I am fairly pleased with how it translated on to the card itself. Believe me it doesn't always happen that way! 

As you can see from this close up both the sentiment and the star banners from Garlands Galore are heat embossed gold.

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

Sandie

Lynn

Gerrina

Anita
Sarah
Elizabeth
Shona
Lisa

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 :)

As the current challenge over at Addicted to CAS HERE and seen below is banners, I thought I would enter my card there too, I do love playing along with challenges ;) Be sure to check it out and join in!

I'll be back again later in the week with more to share & until then, thank you for stopping by today.

NEW Website & a CASE card

Hey!

So, finally the NEW and improved Uniko website is up and running (YAY!) I still have products to add (dies and digital stuff), and I plan on adding more gallery photos. But the clear stamps are all up on there and the NEW loyalty points reward system is working too!

Here is a little overview of the loyalty rewards points system...

How it works:

Register for a new account on the new website. You will receive 25 points for opening an account, you only need to create an account once.

For every £1 you spend (not including postage costs) you will receive 1 point.

Once you have accumulated 50 points this will be worth £1 off a future purchase. Or you can save your points up to purchase a product.

• £4.95 set requires 247 points
• £9.95 set requires 497 points
• £15.95 set requires 797 points

Points can be earned through social media, such as liking a product on Facebook, Tweeting & Google+

Points can be earned for referring a friend to Uniko

Points will be added to Uniko customer accounts (once created by the customer) who have ordered on the old website from February 11th 2015 onwards.

Exceptions:

Points will not be earned when purchasing gift certificates.

Points earned while placing an order cannot be used on that order, they will be added to your account on order completion.

If you are not logged into your account when placing an order, you will not receive points on that order.

Uniko has the right to ban or restrict account holders from earning or redeeming points if Uniko deems the user/account holder to be abusing the system.

So with all the new changes and adding the system, unfortunately I haven't been able to 'bulk' transfer across customer accounts. As this could be an inconvenience to you or if you have problems setting up a new account I am able to set up accounts individually. You can login or register an account HERE.

If you require me to set your account up, simply email me at beverley@unikostudio.com with a USERNAME you would like to use (this cannot be changed once the account is set up) and an EMAIL address you want associated with the account. 

If you have ordered from Uniko over the past 2 weeks you will have noticed I have changed the stamp set inlays to co-ordinate with our new fresh look. I will be providing a downloadable file containing ALL the new inlays for you to be able to print at home if you would like all your Uniko clear stamps to look the same. Especially if you are a little OCD like me ;) This will be available in the next week or so.

Anyway, I think that is all I have to share for now about the website ;) be sure to pop on over HERE and have a look about. 

I do have a card to share too...

This is one of the cards the class made at The Paperlane on saturday, we did some die cutting techniques mixed with 'spotlight' stamping. This card was also inspired and a CASE of THIS card by DT member Sarah P. 

I decided to use turquoise, instead of the gold like on Sarah's card and change the orientation and die cut mounted layer. Below is a close up of the detail...

I have another 2 classes coming up on July 11th at The Paperlane, which is also Uniko Release Day. We will be using the new products in the class, so if you fancy trying the sets out before you by be sure to secure your place in the class by emailing Caz, caz3410@gmail.com

Ok, that's all from me today, I had best go and get some work done whilst the beans are still napping! Thanks for stopping by today :)

Supplies

Card Stock: SU! Pumpkin Pie, White (HobbyCraft)

Ink: Memento Luxe Rose Bud & Morocco, VersaMagic Turquoise Gem & Mango Madness

Stamps: Uniko Flower Power #7 and All Occasion Sentiments #3

Accessories: Papertrey Ink Frame Die, Mama Elephant 'hello' die, SU! Glitter

Introducing...Designer Dies Graphic Flowers from Time

Hey & Happy Weekend!

Today is the last product introduction which is FABulous news as it means tomorrow you will get to see all the NEW products in full and also purchase them HERE on the website! As usual we will have our traditional Design Team & Guest Designer Blog Hop where one lucky commenter will win the ENTIRE release.

Anyway, lets get to our product introduction! Today I get to introduce you to the long awaited Designer Dies to match the 3 graphic flowers from Today, Tomorrow & Always Time - Yay! No more fussy cutting out those beauties!

I've a couple of cards to show you today...

This first one is super simple & uses the large solid graphic flower die layered with the detailed large graphic flower die. The sentiment is also from the Time set also.

My next card uses all 3 solid graphic flower dies to create a layered die cut window effect, something I've seen around but I don't think I've ever actually done until now...

I used the current ColourQ challenge colours for my card seen HERE and below, however I had to substitute Soft Sky for Pool Party as I don't have that colour yet! 

I added some leaf clusters from Natures Treasures 1 and a mixed sentiment from Time & All Occasion Sentiments #3 and a simple button to the centre.

That's all from me today, but I know that the team have whipped up some awesomely fabulous projects too using the new dies...

Aimes

 Amber

Erika

Gayatri

Stacey

Guest Designer

Ardyth

I hope you've enjoyed today's product introduction which wraps up the product intros up for the August Release! 

I'd LOVE to know what your favourite product of this release has been from the introductions you've seen. I will be announcing the mystery prize winners tomorrow on the blog along with revealing all the products in full which will be available HERE to purchase from 9 am GMT. Don't forget to use the FREE Worldwide Shipping code  FREESHIPPING on orders over £50! If you do however forget & your order qualifies, I will refund postage! 

Thank you for stopping by, all your support & comments in the lead up to this release they are truly appreciated :)

Supplies:

Happy Birthday

Card Stock: White from stash. PTI Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores & Dark Chocolate

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio Time

Accessories: Uniko Studio Designer Dies Graphic Flowers From Time

Hello Friend

Card Stock: WPlus9 White, SU! Pool Party, Night Of Navy & Calypso Coral

Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow

Stamps: Uniko Studio Time, Natures Treasures 1 & All Occasion Sentiments #3

Accessories: Uniko Studio Designer Dies Graphic Flowers From Time. Foam Adhesive

Shades of Green

Hey!

Nearly back on schedule with posts! Today I used the current Dynamic Duos colour challenge for this card seen HERE and below...

Not my usual colour 'Green', but these 2 greens together with a pop of white turned out well & I'm pleased with this combination of stamps too! 

I used the smaller solid & outline leaf from Pure Floral: Gerbera and Label Love: Thank you with the Friend sentiment from Time. Below is a close up...

So that's all from me today, I'm feeling a bit better today so there are a few jobs and things to catch up on before the weekend! Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Supplies:

Card Stock: SU! Certainly Celery & Always Artichoke

Ink: SU! Certainly Celery & Always Artichoke

Stamps: Uniko Studio Pure Florals: Gerbera, Label Love: Thank you, Time

Accessories: SU! 1 3/4" Circle Punch, PTI Limitless Layers Dies, Foam Adhesive & Rhinestones

'Krafting' with colour

Hello!

It feels like it's been a while since I joined in with a ColourQ challenge so when I saw the new colours to work with yesterday this card happened ...

Kraft, you gotta love some Kraft! About a year ago Kraft was my White! I used it all the time but feel I have neglected it so you might be seeing it a lot more! The colours in this challenge were screaming for me to use the NEW Pure Florals: Gerbera stamp set!

Here is the colour inspiration ...

Hope to be playing with some NEW NEW Uniko Studio goodies in The Studio today! It might just be what I need after a trip to the dentist! 

Catch y'all tomorrow, thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Less is more ...

HaPpY Friday!

How are we all? I'm tired after a FAB day out in London yesterday, but good tired after a day filled with sunshine, friends & lots of inspiration! I had a lay in this morning that's why I'm a little late with todays post! 

Anyway, I finished this card for the current 'Less is More' challenge Paper Piecing ...

I do like a bit of fussy cutting every so often! I first stamped the large individual outline lattice stamp on  a panel of white CS. I then stamped it on 3 of the floral papers from the Joyful Butterfly digital collection and cut them out. I then just used my glue pen to adhere them to the panel which I then matted to some Baja Breeze CS before adhering to the card base using foam adhesive. The sentiment is from TIME.

This card also fits into the 'Hello' challenge over on Moxie Fab World celebrating the launch of Stamp It! magazine. 

I'm at the drawing board today in The Studio as I want to get these ideas down on paper that came from all the lovely inspiration at New Designers yesterday! I'll be back tomorrow with a few more cards to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs

Joining In ...

HaPpY Thursday!

The title of this post relates both to the inspiration for this card and also relates to the reason why this post os over an hour late to my normal scheduling! 

I'm behind schedule as I decided to see what all the 'hype' was all about with The Hunger Games! I didn't understand the trailer I saw the other day at the Cinema as I had never heard of the books or film. So, I thought I'd get the books & read them on my iPad, so last night I started the first book & couldn't put it down! I've even read a few chapters over my breakfast. 

I'm not a BIG reader of books but enjoy reading when I found a good book & I think these will keep me entertained for a while!

Anyway, onto my card for today. I'm joining in on the ColourQ fun ...

I was drawn to these lovely BRIGHT spring colours and had to join in & use them! Here is my card below...

I used the medium & small graphic flowers from the Time set along with the sentiment. Such a simple card would brighten anyones day up! Here is a close up ...

I've used one of my many brads for the centre of the flower, why did I hoard so many brads? It'll take me years to use them all! Anyone else have that problem?!

It's another sunny day here in the UK so I am off to do some work in the sun got to make the most of it while it's here!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs

The Works CAS Style!

Happy Friday! I'm SO glad it's the weekend and I'm feeling better, I hope to squeeze in some inky time at some point. It's looks as if the Spring weather here is about to change so some time in the Studio is a must!

Anyway, I have a super quick and simple card today to share using some left over patterned paper from a DT sample I created for The Paperlane. The paper is from Ruby Rock-it Vintedge, Time. This was one of the papers which has FAB clocks and cogs on it which coordinate perfectly with Uniko Studio Time & Extra Time stamp sets! 

I think I created this card in under 10 minutes! I simply cut a piece of the pattern paper and used the Sizzix Framelits Circle 2" Die to cut a partial window so that I could stamp the Uniko Studio clock face sitting just inside this window. I used SU! Pacific Point to stamp the clock face and Real Red for the clock hands.  I have an obsession with stamping the time of day I make the card! 

I used 2 sentiments from the Time set and stamped them in the same two colours as above, added a lil crystal gem and I was done. 

Thats all for today, but I will be back over the weekend to share some more projects using the Time & Extra Time stamps! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Friends!

Hello Friends!

Well, I'm not a 100% but I finally made it into the Studio this afternoon to finish a card I had started before I was ill! It was nice to get back in there but I sure am tired now!

Anyway, I will stop rambling on & show you it ...

It's a super simple card & I have used only the Time stamp set. I had to try out the flowers like Kerry had in this card HERE. I simply stamped the large graphic flower in Raspberry Fizz onto Sweet Blush CS and cut the pointed flower shape out. I then did the same with the medium flower but stamped it with Raspberry Fizz onto Hibiscus Burst CS and cut the pointed flower out. They are adhered together with a foam pad in-between.

The tag is die cut from Kraft CS and mounted on foam pads onto the CS base. I stamped the sentiment along the side of the tag on the base card using Raspberry Fizz it keeps the LO streamlined and is a little quirky than just stamping it horizontally! 

I used some foam pads to adhere the flowers to the tag and some gems for the centres and a little bit of Raspberry Fizz satin ribbon to finish it all off. Even though I used foam pads to adhere the embellishments it's not too bulky as they were not thick foam pads so it's fairly mail friendly! 

I'm off to do a lil bit more stamp designing before I rest up for the evening!

Thanks for stopping by today!