Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Fusing Chevrons & Circles

Whoohoo for Wednesday!

Are we all having a good week? It's been a good week so far here in the studio, things ticking along nicely. The sunshine has made an appearance along with some very strong winds but today the Spring rain is upon us, a good reason to stay in doors and craft! 

Anyway, I've been getting a little scientific and decided to join in on the Fusion fun! Fusion is a NEW challenge blog and there are 3 ways you can join in on the challenge, use the sketch only, use the inspiration photo only or combine the sketch & inspiration. 

I decided to have a bash at fusing both the sketch and the inspiration photo. It was a bit of a challenge, but I'm super pleased with how my card turned out. You can check out the challenge HERE and the sketch & inspiration below my card...




I started out with a strip of white CS 5 cm x 14 cm and began stamping the chevron pattern first using the solid mini chevron stamp from Wonderful Washi Christmas. I had a little practice stamping it on some scrap first, so that I knew I could line it up & it would make a complete chevron line! I alternated  the lime chevrons with some circles from Background Builders: Round In Circles.

A cluster of punched stars, one stamped with the grunge circles also from Background Builders: Round In Circles and a sentiment from FONTiments - Birthday stamped vertically completed the layout nicely! 

Here's the challenge...




I really enjoyed creating a complete chevron line out of a single mini chevron, so you might just see that appear on another project or two! I'm loving the colour combination of lime & black too, can you tell?! 




That's all I have to share today, so it's back to designing for me today, some super stamp sets in the works! Oh, and a bit of swimming too as operation fit into wedding dress is well under way! 

Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by this little part of blogland, I hope you all have a lovely day!

Supplies
Card Stock: WPlus9 White, PTI Soft Stone & Smokey Shadow & SU! Lucky Limeade
Ink: SU! Lucky Limeade, PTI Smokey Shadow & VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories: SU! Star Punch, Foam Adhesive

Monday, 15 April 2013

April 2013 Release Blog Hop WINNER!

I'm back today to announce the WINNER of the April 2013 Release Blog Hop. The prize is the ENTIRE April 2013 Release!

So, without further ado the winner is...




The comments were counted in order of the blog hop which starts here on Uniko Studio, so the winner is...

Miriam Prantner11 April 2013 16:31

What a great release! I love the range of products you released in terms of theme/style, something for everyone and yet it is all so versatile. Can't wait to hop!

Congratulations Miriam! Please email me your details and I will get your prize out to you!! 

Here For You

Happy Monday!

I had just over an hour of crafting time yesterday and whipped up todays card to send to a friend...




I combined 3 Uniko Studio clear stamp sets on this CAS card, Background Builders: Round In Circles, BRIGHT Butterflies & Flower Power #1.




I'm loving Cosmic Shimmer White Embossing Powder at the moment and decided to emboss a  die cut butterfly. It was a little fiddly to not ruin the embossing as the butterfly is small but it turned out well & you can just about see the shimmer of the embossing powder. 

Again, I layered the butterfly keeping it as flat as possible by adhering it just with DST and not foam adhesive so it's easier for mailing.

Lots to be done in the studio today, so that's all from me for now. Thanks for stopping by today.


Supplies:
Card Stock: WPlus9 White, PTI Lemon Tart & Berry Sorbet
Ink: PTI Berry Sorbet & VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps: Uniko Studio Background Builders: Round In Circles, BRIGHT Butterflies & Flower Power #1.
Accessories: Uniko Studio Designer Dies BRIGHT Butterflies, Cosmic Shimmer Embossing Powder

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Hugs

Hey!

Sorry to have left you all hanging yesterday with no post, things got a little busy round here and I was at The Paper Lane demoing the NEW Uniko Studio products available HERE and then I was teaching a class in the afternoon, which was so much fun!

New class dates are booked too, for more info or to book email Caz; admin@thepaperlane.co.uk

Now, anyone for a hug...?




Caz had some lovely Bo Bunny paper pads in the shop yesterday & I fell in love with the colours and patterns contained in the Isabella pad, so I treated myself and bought it and couldn't resist using it on a card today!

I made this little 10.5 cm square card using the current retro sketches sketch seen HERE and below. I moved the focal point off centre though for my card & also stamped the sentiment up the side of the banners.




I've had SU! Hearts A Flutter dies for a while now & immediately thought to use them when I saw the sketch...




I used a partial sentiment from Flower Power #1 and one of the BRIGHT Butterflies Designer Dies, double layered using another patterned paper contained in the Bo Bunny Isabella pack.

I spent this morning catching up on a few jobs and looking around blogland and came across this beauty from Gillian...




Gillian has been playing with her NEW Uniko Studio goodies and made this beauty. Doesn't the Chrysanthemum look stunning embossed in white? Be sure to check out Gillian's blog Made With Sparkle, there is tones of inspiration.

That's all from me today, thank you for stopping by.
Supplies:
Card Stock: WPlus9 White, PTI Hibiscus Burst
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps: Uniko Studio Flower Power #1
Accessories: Uniko Studio Designer Dies BRIGHT Butterflies, Bo Bunny Isabella Patterned Paper Pack, SU! Hearts A Flutter Dies, PTI True Black Twill, Foam Adhesive.

Friday, 12 April 2013

Circular Angles...?

WOWzers!

What a day yesterday was! 

Did you all enjoy the Release Day Blog Hop? I sure did, my Design Team and April's Guest Designer Taheerah ROCKED this release. If you missed the fun yesterday, you can catch up on the blog hop HERE. There is still time to comment and be in the chance of winning the grand prize!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by the blog yesterday, commented and hopped along with us and placed orders. Your following, support & custom is truly appreciated. 

So, with all the excitement yesterday I didn't get much time to ink my stamps up but I did squeeze in half an hour last night to make this one...




I saw the new CAS(E) this Sketch! layout below & HERE and instantly my brain thought Background Builders: Round In Circles! At first I had a tough time choosing which stamp to use but decided on the open polka dot. I'd also seen the new The Play Date Cafe challenge colours seen below & HERE and instantly had to use them as they are 3 SU! 2011-2013 In Colours which I LOVE! 






I didn't use the NEW BRIGHT Butterflies Designer Dies on any projects yesterday *gasp* so decided they should be used today on this card for the focal element. I'm addicted to layering them with vellum to soften the colour below. I also decided it needed some more circle elements so mounted the die cut  layered butterfly onto a layered circle die cut stamped with the 'grunge' circles from Background Builders: Round In Circles. The sentiment is from Flower Power #1...




I've one more card to share with you today which I made a while back...




This card is featured on the reverse of the Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum clear stamp set! I used the Rock 'n' Roll technique to create the ombre yellow/orange effect to the large solid flower in the stamp set. 




I hope you've enjoyed todays projects, I'll be back tomorrow with more to share. Thanks for stopping by.
Supplies

Sending Hugs
Card Stock: WPlus9 White
Ink: SU! Island Indigo, Calypso Coral & Pool Party. VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories: SU! Vellum, Uniko Studio Designer Dies BRIGHT Butterflies, Rhinestones


Best Wishes
Card Stock: WPlus9 White, PTI Summer Sunrise
Ink: SU! Pumpkin Pie, PTI Summer Sunrise
Stamps: Uniko Studio Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum
Accessories: PTI Summer Sunrise Satin Ribbon

Thursday, 11 April 2013

April 2013 Release & Reveal!

YAY!

I'm SO happy you've stopped by as today is the day I get to show you all the NEW products that are now available to buy HERE at Uniko Studio! 

Let's get to it! In order of Sneak Peek & Introducing... first up is the NEW Designer Dies - BRIGHT Butterflies...



Designer Dies: BRIGHT Butterflies £5.00
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13


These dies are sold separately to the clear stamps. The dies come joined together and as Aimes demonstrated HERE earlier in the week it's fun to use them joined together before making them individual dies. I used a metal file to file the sharp edges once they were separated. 

Next up is All Occasion Sentiments #1...



All Occasion Sentiments #1 £4.95
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13


All Occasion Sentiments #1 is the first in a series of clear stamp sets coming here at Uniko Studio. The set features 'mega-sized' sentiments in fabulous & trendy fonts perfect for providing the focal point for your projects. Suitable for card makers & scrapbookers alike! 

Next I have a new digital patterned paper collection to unveil...


Basics On The Grid Digital Patterned Paper Collection #1 £1.50
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13



Basics On The Grid Digital Patterned Paper Collection features 6 grid designs in 5 fabulous & popular Stampin' Up! colours, the 2011-2013 In Colours to be exact! 

How about another couple of clear stamp set reveals...


Flower Power #1 £4.95
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13



Flower Power #1 is a smaller sized clear stamp set & the first in a series of 'graphic' floral & themed sentiment stamp sets! The set features a 2 step stamping graphic flower & thoughtful sentiments in a fabulous modern font!

Next we have...


Background Builders: Round In Circles £9.95
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13


Background Builders: Round In Circles features a variety of circles & polka dots with a modern yet retro twist to suit all styles of paper crafter! Though this set is smaller in size and price of the previously released Background Builders: Lattice clear stamp set, it still packs a punch, containing 9 stamps! I've also kept the builder strip stamps as long as possible to make stamping a background easy :)

A fun feature to the set is that the small polka dot strips (3rd from right & last on right) can be 2 step stamped as Taheerah our April Guest Designer demonstrated HERE!

I had so much fun designing this clear stamp set that I went and designed a complimentary digital patterned paper collection...


Round In Circles Digital Patterned Paper Collection #1 £1.50
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13


This digital patterned paper collection features elements inspired by the clear stamp set in 5 Stampin' Up! colours. It contains both 'feature' design papers & complimentary papers with a total of 6 designs seen in the product picture above.

Did I save the best clear stamp set for last? Quite possibly, though I am biased! The next Pure Floral set...


Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum £15.95
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13


Much like the previously released Pure Florals: Gerbera clear stamp set, Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum features both solid and linear stamps, not only providing a 2 step stamping but also suiting crafters who like to colour and those who don't! A few mix & match sentiment options in another gorgeous font tops this set off!

This set also has a complimentary digital patterned paper collection, which brings me to revealing the final product of the April Release...


Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum Digital Patterned Paper Collection #1 £3.00
Copyright Uniko Studio 2012/13



This digital patterned paper collection features elements inspired by the clear stamp set in 6 Stampin' Up! colours. It contains both 'feature' design papers & complimentary papers with a total of 3 designs  in 6 colour ways. 

Now that I've revealed all the products in full which are ALL available to purchase HERE, how about a few projects using some of the NEW products...




My first card uses the same colour combo as yesterdays card HERE, which are the current 'Less is More' challenge colours HERE. This time I opted for a more masculine graphic card using Background Builders: Round In Circles & the 'Hello' sentiment from All Occasion Sentiments #1.




Stamping on an angle adds interest to a card, I stamped the background in one direction and stamped the sentiment in the opposite to balance the card.

I had more fun with angles on this next card...




I started out by masking off a section of the base card at an angle, I then stamped the solid & liner graphic flowers from Flower Power #1 in SU! Pool Party & Ruby Red which was inspired by the current Dynamic Duos challenge colours HERE & seen below. The sentiment 'Hello Friend' is from the Time stamp set, which makes this card perfect for the current Addicted to CAS challenge too HERE, their current code word being Friend. 




I'm a big fan of aqua & red and so I had to ink up my Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum stamps to make this card in the same colour combination...




I used the large linear flower for the stamped background & paired it with the Congratulations sentiment also from the set. 

That's all from me today, but I know my amazing & talented Design Team & Guest Designer Taheerah have some FAB projects to share with you...


Stacey
(Guest Designer)
Taheerah 



Now, there is a FAB prize package up for grabs for one lucky blog hopper who comments along the way! You have the chance to win the ENTIRE April Release!! You have a maximum of 10 chances of winning the prize by commenting on each of the DT & Guest Designers blog. You have until Sunday 14th April to get your comments in & I will announce the winner Monday 15th April here on the blog.

If you happen to be the winner of the blog hop & have already purchased all or some of the release day products you will be given a full refund or choice of alternative stamp choices! 

Thank you for stopping by today & joining in on all the fun today and over the last week with Sneak Peeks & Introducing posts. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as me, the design team & guest designer Taheerah?! 

I'll be back tomorrow with a few more projects to share using the new products!

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Introducing...Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum & Digital Patterned Paper Collection

I am SO glad you stopped by for the last Introducing... post for the April Release. I can't believe how quickly this new schedule of events has passed, it's all GOOD though as tomorrow you get to see all the products in full with lots of eye candy, a Release Day Blog Hop & chance to win the entire release!

Today's introduction is probably one of my FAVES of all the products being released this month! I try not to have favourites but it's hard not to sometimes! 

So here it is, the next clear stamp set in the Pure Florals...




Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum was designed whilst I was at University for my final major project and I'm so happy to be inking this set up again! I came across the current challenge over on 'Less is More' HERE and fell in love with the current colour challenge of using Lime & Black, so I had to join in! 




I used the largest solid Chrysanthemum flower for my card & one of the mix & match sentiments contained in the set. 

My next card today introduces Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum Digital Patterned Paper Collection...




This digital patterned paper collection can be used on it's own or combined with the clear stamp set for even more paper crafting fun! The collection features 3 paper designs in 6 Stampin' Up! colour ways. 




That's all from me today using Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum & Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum Digital Patterned Paper Collection, now it's time to see some amazing creations some of the design team have created & Taheerah our April Guest Designer...




I'll be back tomorrow kicking off the April Release with a FULL reveal of all the NEW products, a few projects & of course a Design Team & Guest Designer Blog Hop! Don't forget to hop along with us & comment along the way for your chance to win the ENTIRE Release!

I'll also be announcing the Mystery Prize winners & their prizes HERE tomorrow. All have been randomly selected during the sneak peeks and countdown to release. There is still time for you to be randomly selected as a winner by commenting on this or any of the Design Team / Guest Designer blogs linked above, commenting & following the Uniko Studio Facebook Page, Following on Twitter and Pinterest! 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:

Best Wishes
Card Stock: PTI Simply Chartreuse & True Black
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps: Uniko Studio Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum
Accessories: PTI Simply Chartreuse & True Black Satin Ribbon

Thinking Of You
Card Stock: WPlus9 White
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps: Stamps: Uniko Studio Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum, Flower Power #1
Accessories: Uniko Studio Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum Digital Patterned Paper Collection, Uniko Studio Designer Dies: BRIGHT Butterflies, PTI Doily & Banner Dies, Rhinestones