Simple

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I was hoping to have popped by last night with todays card, but when the beans went to bed I got back to some designing and time just disappeared! 

Anyway, onto my card...

Todays card is summed up by the title of todays post which was inspired by the new challenge over at CASology HERE and cue word seen below which is 'Simple'.

I also have a bit of a theme today... foiling! Todays Stamp Of The Week card HERE features foiling too and the same multi coloured foil I used on this card. I did warn you that I'd be foiling all sorts - LOL! 

I'm still in the testing stage of using my Minc Machine (yep, I got an upgrade due to a faulty Mini Minc that went back) and I printed these sentiments using a laser printer. I'm hoping to get my hands on some toner powder (thanks to Taheerah) and a glue pad to test those options out over the next few weeks. 

Ok, that's all I have time for today, time to get back to some more designing before the beans wake up from their nap ;) 

I'll be back tomorrow with two posts here AND my Stamp Of The Week post over on the website! A triple helping of inspiration. Until then, thank you for stopping by today.

Neutrals, Flowers & Subtle Glitter!

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Sunday evening here already & I'm sad that it's back to normal routine tomorrow. I'm going to miss having my hubby home 24/7, it makes a difference having two pairs of hands when it comes to playing and looking after my two crazy beans! 

Anyway, I've enjoyed some more creative time tonight and made another card using the current "Less is More" challenge HERE which is to use Neutral colours. Again I reached for the warmer colours of creams & light soft browns.

Another birthday card, this time I decided to use Beautiful Blooms II (back in stock this month) and I paired it with a Mama Elephant die that I have not used yet. Again the sentiment is from Simply Said Birthdays.

The new challenge over at AAA Cards HERE and seen below is to use glitter. I love glitter and I surprised myself that I have used so little on this card! I have added it to the section below the stitching on the die cut border and only the flower centres. 

Ok, that's all from me today, time to do a little 'work' before an episode or two and bed! I've a few Happy Mail parcels to pack :) I'll be back tomorrow with more to share, but until then, thank you for stopping by today.

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Beautiful Blooms II and Simply Said Birthday

Card: SU! Whisper White, Very Vanilla & Crumb Cake. Polka Dot from off cut pile! (Bazzill Possibly)

Ink: SU! Soft Suede 

Accessories: SU! Glitter. Mama Elephant Landscape Trio Dies. Glue Pen. Linen Thread & DST.

Lots Of HAPPY!

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I hope you are all having a lovely weekend & finding some creative time too ;) With hubby still home I have been able to fit chores in whilst he plays with the beans so during their decent nap time this afternoon and now they have gone to bed I have had a good chunk of creative time  - YAY! And I have actually made good progress with making four cards. I will be sharing the other three later next week, but here is todays card...

I haven't played along a "Less is More" in what seems like forever, this week they have a colour challenge HERE which is Neutrals. They have a fabulous sponsor this month too, so be sure to join in on the challenges to be in the chance of winning.

Keeping on with my current HAPPY theme & state of mind I created a birthday card. This one will be 'winging' its way across the Atlantic for a friends birthday. It has been an age since I last inked up BRIGHT Butterflies, which is sadly retiring this year. There are a couple of sets due back in stock this week & so if you want a set before they're gone for good you'll have to be quick! 

For my neutral colours I used a mix of SU! inks, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede & Crumb Cake and added VersaMagic Wheat ink for the lighter shade. The sentiments are a mix from Simply Said Birthday and the notebook die is from Papertrey Ink. 

That's all from me today, short & sweetish tonight. Time to go chill with the hubby and catch up on the TV series Luther. I'll be back tomorrow with more to share & until then, thank you for stopping by today.

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 ;)

Thank you So Much

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Well, some of you have already rang in the New Year & I wish you all a Happy 2016. But first as it is still 2015 here in the UK for a few more hours I wanted to stop by to say THANK YOU for an amazing year here at Uniko HQ!

2015 has been a eventful year and a HUGE learning curve for me as a mum to my twin beans alongside keeping Uniko Ltd going! 

I am thankful for so many things and so many people that if I tried to list them all I would forget someone or something so tonight I have made a card to show my THANKS to you all...

I had a little creative time tonight and decided to play along with the new ColourQ challenge colours seen HERE and below. 

I also gave my new Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Machine a whirl and added some gold foil to heart from Always & Forever. LOVING this machine and can't wait to make full use of it in 2016! 

Anyway, I thought I would also share 12 of my favourite projects from 2015 and I put together this little collage of them...

Before I go there is a Uniko Design Team member to say THANK YOU and farewell to, Gillian has decided to step down from the Design Team. With becoming a mum this year to her gorgeous little boy, crafting time has become limited. Gillian has been a wonderful inspiration to me and the rest of the Uniko DT and I am sure to all of you wonderful Uniko fans. 

Thank you Gillian you WILL be truly missed. 

THANK YOU to you ALL for an amazing 2015 see you next year!

YAY....CHRISTMAS!

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So.... it's been a crazy week or so here at Uniko HQ, with all the normal Christmas preparations, it took me longer than expected to recover from the bugs that hit our household :( 

However, I can say now that I am feeling at least 95% better, I think I will feel 100% when I've finished all the little finishing touches for Christmas, like make the neighbour cards & close family cards! Yep, I STILL have cards to make! 

I did find a little energy at the weekend to create a few Christmas cards that will most likely arrive late as I missed the 'official' last posting dates...doh! Anyway, this is one of the CAS designs I came up with...

I decided to use the recently released Jingle Bells clear stamp set as the main focus and added a sentiment from the retiring Label Love: Christmas clear stamp set. 

Even though it was time consuming I decided to stamp all 4 layers of the poinsettia, fussy cutting one and also stamping, embossing and fussy cutting the bell. I added some clear Wink Of Stella to the bell for a little subtle shimmer and some gold pearls finished the design off. I am quite pleased with the design & hope the recipients do too (when they get them)! 

Before I go & make some MORE Christmas cards I have a winner to announce for the recent Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop HERE. I added an extra prize for one lucky comment and random.org has chosen lucky comment #10 who is....

Becca Cruger11 December 2015 at 17:24

You sure know how to impress with CAS!! So merry and bright. Thanks for being such a generous sponsor of the hop!

Congratulations Becca! Please send me an email to bev@uniko.co.uk by 31st December 2015 along with your postal address and I will get your winning goodies on their way to you. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in on the hop and took the time to comment on the Uniko post, I didn't quite manage to comment on all the entries, but the few I did and what I have seen in the gallery is AMAZING! 

Anyway, best dash, these cards are not going to make themselves and I hope to share them here too with you all. If I don't make it back to wish you all a Merry Christmas I will now! 

Merry Christmas Everyone! 

Uniko Challenge #27 WINNERS!

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I'm am FINALLY here tonight after a few weeks of illnesses and in-between snuffles and sneezes, to announce the winners of our 'Christmas' with optional twist of  CAS challenge. 

The Design Team & I loved seeing your amazing creations and I throughly enjoy stopping by all of your blogs :)

Anyway, firstly we have a randomly selected winner who used Uniko products on their entry and that winner is:

Anita

Please contact Bev at bev@uniko.co.uk by the 31st December 2015 

to claim your 150 reward points.

Next up is our random winner who twisted with us:

Sweet Kobylkin

Please contact Bev at bev@uniko.co.uk by the 31st December 2015 

to claim your 100 loyalty reward points.

Next we have our winner chosen by the DT:

AJ

Congratulations and here is your winners badge:

You have won a £20 eGift Certificate to spend in Uniko store here-please contact me at bev@uniko.co.uk by the 31st December 2015

We would also love to have you join us as our Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you are interested please contact me at bev@uniko.co.uk by the 31st December 2015.

Now for our Top 3 chosen by the DT and in no particular order: 

#42 Tanja
#44 Deepti
#47 Susan

Congratulations to you all & here is you Top 3 badge:

You have all won 50 loyalty reward points.

Please contact me at bev@uniko.co.uk

by the 31st December 2015 to claim your prize.

Congratulations to ALL the winners & EVERYONE who joined in on the fun!