January 2020 Release In Review Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hey & Happy Thursday!

It's almost been 2 weeks since the January 2020 Release. I am sure the products and inspiration are still fresh in your mind, but as my Brand Ambassadors were late receiving their release goodies, I feel you didn't get to see all the inspiration and possibilities using these new clear stamps have to offer.

So, with that in mind I thought it would be nice fo a January 2020 Release In Review Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Above is a little look at the clear stamps released & when you click on an image it will take you to the website where you can read more about them & purchase them if you like ;)

So how about some awesome inspiration from myself and my lovely Brand Ambassadors. Be sure to comment along the way for your chance to win the Hello Lovely & You Are, Sentiments Outlined clear stamp sets.

You have until Midnight Thursday 6th February 2020 to leave a comment and the random winner will be announced Friday 7th February 2020.

Bev

Carol 

Hannelie

Izzy

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Sarah

Wiebke

WOW! I don't know about you, but for sure am inspired to get creative. Thank you for hopping along with us.

Crafty Hugs

CAS Colours & Sketches #256 Sketch

Hey!

I am back THIS week and again your hostess for the January challenges over at CAS Colours & Sketches. I loved seeing how you were all inspired using last weeks colours. This week is sketch week and I have this to inspire you (hopefully)...

Cute stamps are not my 'go to' when it comes to purchasing or using and I haven't really designed that many either! However, when I saw the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Party Pandas, I couldn't resist and they landed in my recent order ;) 

Having seen the current challenge HERE over at "Less is More" I decided to ink one up for my one layer card using my sketch.

I thought she could be holding a Valentine's envelope in her paws, so I decided to ink a masked die cut heart and added some Uniko love sentiments from Simply Said Blocks and Pure Florals: Rose.

A pretty quick CAS card and not much waffle from me today, I've a Ben Bean day today and there is much playing and learning to be done! 

I hope thatI have inspired you to join in on the challenge?! If you need a little more inspiration, pop on over HERE to see what the CC&S Design Team have created.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

December 2017 Reveal, Release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Woohoo! 

Finally the day has arrived and the Uniko December Release is NOW available to purchase HERE on the website. We have our traditional Reveal, Release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY! 

How about a look at the FIVE new clear stamp sets...

Spring Botanicals Snowdrop £9 / £9.95

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BIG & BOLD Hugs £4 / £4.95

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Large Background Scattered Polka Dots £9 / £9.95

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Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts £9 / £9.95

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Pure Florals: Rose £15 / £15.95

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AND we have THREE new stencil designs...

Uniko Stencil Broken Lines £4.50

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Uniko Stencil Doodle Flower £4.50

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Uniko Stencil Lattice £4.50

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As I am truly grateful for each and everyone of you I have designed a little A6 (£4) clear stamp set as a little December Release FREEBIE for qualifying orders. Due to being a small business and it being larger freebie than I have done in the past, I have had to add a minimum order value, thank you for your understanding :)

This mini clear stamp set will be added to all Release Day orders of £20* or more, while stocks last.  The item will not show in your order basket and will be added to qualifying orders during packaging and prior to shipping.

* Qualifying orders must total £20 or more after any discounts (loyalty points, coupons) and shipping is applied.

We also have our Release Day Bundle Offer available for a limited time only/while stocks last...

Uniko December Release Bundle Offer £55 /  £60

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Purchase all FIVE clear stamp sets AND all THREE Uniko Stencils in the December 2017 Release as a bundle offer, saving you just over 5% if you purchased them separately. 

The clear stamp sets included in the bundle are:-

Spring Botanicals Snowdrop

BIG & BOLD Hugs

Large Background Scattered Polka Dots

Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts

Pure Florals: Rose

December FREEBIE - So Much 

The stencils included in the bundle are:-

Broken Lines

Doodle Flower

Lattice

As it is the season of giving an extra little exclusive gift will be added to your bundle!

Please Note - This offer is for the clear stamp sets mentioned above ONLY, requests to change stamp sets will not be accepted. This offer is for a LIMITED time only or while stocks last.*

* The offer will end Midnight (GMT) Monday 18th December or before if stock sells out. 


Are you still with me?! 

Now I have formally introduced all the NEW products, how about a FUN blog hop and a ton of inspiration from the Design Team.

Be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win the ENTIRE December 2017 Release!! You have until Midnight (GMT) Saturday 23rd December 2017 to comment and the winner will be announced Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 2017!

Happy Hopping!

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Carol

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Izzy

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

Hugs

Introducing... BIG & BOLD Hugs and Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts

Hey!

Welcome back to Day 3 of the product introductions for the December release. This is the exciting bit where you get to see the sneak peeks in action!

Today myself and my awesome Design Team  are introducing a couple of clear stamp sets, first up is another addition to the BIG & BOLD series, BIG & BOLD Hugs. The second product we are introducing today came about following the Large Background Scattered Polka Dots, which we introduced on Tuesday. This time I went for hearts, Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts!

Here is a look a at both the stamp sets combined onto one card...

A classic CAS style card with a bold statement, perfect to send to a friend, loved one or even someone you have never met that might just need that hug.

The Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts is stamped inVersaMark and heat embossed in Gold onto some Melon Berry (Papertrey Ink) card before I die cut a heart shape using the Sizzix Framelits Hearts. I've then mounted the stamped and embossed heart onto the same size black die cut heart to give a shadow effect. 

The 'hugs' is stamped, fussy cut out and adhered using foam adhesive. A simple heart enamel finished the design off.

That's all from me here today, but be sure to hop around the Design Team blogs and leave comments along your way to be in the chance of winning some random prizes! 

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Carol

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Izzy

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

I hope you enjoyed the hop and getting to see these two new clear stamp sets in action? That's all for today, but be sure to pop back tomorrow for more product introductions and inspiration.

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 10th - 11th December, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 12th - 15th December, here you will see a closer look at the products being released with a daily blog hop with the Uniko DT.

Release Day! Saturday 16th December 9am GMT you will get to see the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As usual there will be a Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Thank you for stopping by today and I'd LOVE to hear your initial thoughts on these clear stamps!

Hugs

CAS Colours & Sketches #210

Hey!

It's time for a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This month we have the lovely Jane as hostess and Jane has a wonderful sketch challenge HERE and seen below, to spark your creativity. 

Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch & don't forget to keep your creation CAS too ;)

This is what I came up with using the sketch...

I really couldn't decided what images to use on my card today, but seeing as it is Valentine's Day AND the fact that I needed a Valentine's card for hubby, I went with hearts and used Always & Forever clear stamp set. Normally, I try not to use retired Uniko clear stamp sets, but unfortunately I don't have a lot of hearts/love themed sets to chose from (must rectify that). 

I went with a classic red, white and grey colour scheme for my card and added in a polka dot panel, trying to keep the design masculine with a subtle geometric feel. I couldn't resist a little sparkle though and after stamping the heart in red ink, I then stamped it again with VersaMark ink and embossed with Crystal EP. Using a MISTI makes this a cinch ;)

Anyway, be sure to check out all the Design Team inspiration HERE on the CAS Colours & Sketches blog and I hope to see you in the gallery :) Challenge End Time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time/11:00 p.m. London U.K. time Monday, January 20, 2017

Hugs

Supplies:-
Uniko Clear Stamps Always & Forever (Retired) and Background Builders: Round In Circles
Ink: Stampin' Up! Real Red, VersaMark and VersaFine Onyx Black
Card: Stampin' Up! Whisper White
Accessories: Stampin' Up! Real Red Enamel Dots and Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine. Foam Adhesive and MISTI tool.

CAS Colours & Sketches #175

Hey!

I'm here today with my Design Team card for the new CAS Colours & Sketches challenge seen HERE and below. This week our hostess Caro has challenged us with a sketch...

Caro would like to see the 5 elements of differing sizes in the diagonal on your cards. Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch as desired. This is what I came up with...

This sketch certainly stumped me for a while, I wanted to do something a little different at first but it didn't work out. So as you can see I reached for a collection of Uniko heart stamps for my card. The flower heart and largest outline flower are from Always & Forever with the smaller trio from Flower Power #3.

I decided I needed a little extra help with my creativity and turned to Color Throwdown for my colours seen HERE and below.

That's all from me today, be sure to check out the rest of the CC&S DT samples over HERE and also to join in on the challenge. I hope to see you in the gallery and look forward to being inspired by you all :)