Showing posts with label Framed Holly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Framed Holly. Show all posts

Saturday, 1 July 2023

Hello July!

Hello July and welcome to...




This month myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors will be getting into the Christmas spirit and sharing inspiration using Uniko's current Christmas products in preparation for a NEW release, with countdown to release celebrations and inspiration starting 31st July. New products will be available Sunday 6th August.

Don't worry, if you're not quite ready for getting in the Christmas spirit, we will still be sharing other inspiration too! 

However, I'm kicking things off with a couple of cards using Framed - Holly as the main feature of may cards. 




As you can see, I am still on this vellum technique. It's fun trying out different stamps with this technique and this framed was calling for it.

I've stamped the frame in VersaMark and heat embossed in white. I then used just a trio of Stampin' Up! Stampin' Blends to colour on the reverse. I then adhered this to my card base using a fine tip glue and embellished the card with a sentiment from Christmas Wishes and a cluster of Winter Foliage. I finished off with a few red Nuvo drops.




The creative inspiration was flowing, so I went on to make a second card using Framed - Holly. 




This time I decided to stamp the frame in black ink and colouring with the same trio of markers. I then added the same sentiment stamped and embossed in gold. 




I decided the card needed a bit of dimension. So I stamped the image again and selectively coloured a few of the holly leaves, before fussy cutting them out and adhering them using foam tape. This creates a subtle raised spotlighting effect. 

I trimmed the frame and adhered it with double sided tape to a piece of Concord & 9th Poppy card before adhering to my card base using foam tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs 








Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Countdown to Christmas - Two For Tuesday

 Happy Tuesday! 


Welcome to Day 9 of Uniko's Countdown to Christmas :) 

Today I have my usual 'Two for Tuesday' cards. This time I have used the same main stamp and I have gone for one traditional Christmas colour scheme and one modern Christmas. Let's have a look. 

First up is my traditional colour scheme, green, red with a hint of white. I've had this gold embossed Framed - Holly since release day and I fancied having a go at filling my usual card size with equal spacing around all the edges.



For this I simply trimmed my stamped & embossed panel in two! I've then creatively hidden the divide with some ribbon and added my sentiment to a die cut label. With adding this extra detail and sentiment focal point I have not added any further colour or embellishment to the holly design.




My next card is my modern Christmas colours, rainbow! I have been wanting to do this after I made one of the release day cards. I feel it really pairs well with the 'Have a Holly Jolly Christmas' sentiment from Christmas Wishes!




I stamped my Framed - Holly in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and coloured the holly leaves with a rainbow selection of Copic Markers. 




A fairly quick card to make depending on how fast you are at colouring and how many distractions you get while colouring, LOL! 


That's all from me today, it's a little quieter in the studio now that I am fully caught up on posting lovely orders and prizes :) Which reminds me, there is just NINE hours or so until the WIN it WEDNESDAY Giveaway HERE. Be sure to link up your name and enter. 

I will be back tomorrow with more to share, until then, thank you for stopping by today. 

Crafty Hugs Bev x

Monday, 30 November 2020

November / December 2020 Reveal & Release!

 Hey & Happy Monday!


Welcome to the November / December 2020 Reveal & Release!

Incase you missed the news on Friday, I shared some Sneak Peeks at some new products that will be available at 8pm GMT TODAY, Monday 30th November over on the website HERE

With all the craziness and uncertainty of 2020, I kept the hype of a final release for this year quiet incase things didn't go as planned. BUT I am super happy and excited to finally bring you some new designs.

On Saturday and Sunday I shared a couple of cards using two of the new stamp sets, be sure to have a look HERE and HERE. Plus leave a comment to be in the chance of winning a £5 eGift Code to spend in store. I will be announcing the randomly selected winners tomorrow on the blog as I start the Countdown to Christmas FUN on the blogs :)

Okay, let's get to the bit you've been waiting for and formally introduce the NEW clear stamps & stencil designs!



Block Party - Coffee Love £10
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020


First up is Block Party - Coffee Love, the newest addition to the Block Party series of stamps. These single block stamps are designed in a subway art style with a mix of graphics and trendy fonts. This latest one is perfect for all the coffee loving paper crafters and card makers around the world! 

You might notice a few familiar elements from the previously released I LOVE Coffee clear stamp set and they coordinate beautifully together.

This is the only non-Christmas design for this release. I couldn't resist adding and squeezing in some NEW Uniko Christmas clear stamp sets before the big day ;)



Christmas Wishes £10
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020


Introducing Christmas Wishes. As you can see this clear stamp set is a beautifully fresh and modern festive sentiment stamp set. I just love a good font and this one really makes an impact. The set features a mix of some of my favourite 'complete' sentiments (4) and also a range of 'mix and match' sentiments. 



Cracking Christmas £10
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020


Introducing Cracking Christmas. This FUN, festive clear stamp set is drawn in a Pop Art style and is a Christmas 'spin-off' from the previously released and popular Explosion! and Explosion! Additions clear stamps & Designer Dies. 

The stamp set features two halves of a pulled Christmas cracker, but they are designed in a way that they can be joined together for use in making interactive cards. The sentiments are in the same Pop Art style fonts and I've added a brand new style of explosion and accents which will work beautifully with the Explosion! range of products. 



Framed - Holly £10
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020



Lastly, for the clear stamps we have the first in a series of clear stamp sets, Framed - Holly. These sets feature a main 'framed' image, along with some accent stamps. The images contained in the set are drawn in my modern, clean & simple with a touch of Originally Organic style!

That's all the clear stamps for this release, but I also have a couple of stencil designs...



Stencil - Christmas Pop Trio £3.50
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020

First up is Christmas Pop Trio. You might just recognise these trees from the previously released Christmas Pop clear stamp set from a few years ago (which will be making a return). 

AND lastly, but by no means least...



Stencil - Explosion £3.50
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2020

Now before I go I do have a little trio of cards to share with you using a few of the new products. I know the release has been a little different this time with not as many samples and my awesome Brand Ambassadors have been absent for now. 

BUT, I have some fun posts planned in the Countdown to Christmas with a CHRISTMAS PARTY along the way! So there will be LOTS more inspiration using the new release products along with some older favourites.




First for today I had a go at making an interactive card using Cracking Christmas! It's pretty basic as I haven't made many interactive cards for a very long time. I started off by making a mini 10 x 10cm gate fold card and you might be able to see that I added the Framed - Holly on the folds. I used Ruby Red ink onto my red card stock so that it was a nice subtle pattern.




The cracker halves are stamped onto some turquoise striped patterned paper I had in my stash box and fussy cut out. I've adhered them using foam adhesive. 





As you can see when the card is opened it reveals an explosion with the sentiment. I have also used the Stencil - Explosion! for the solid area. 




Next I have another card using Framed - Holly...




This time I coloured and added some shaded areas using my Copic Markers. I'm a little out of practice using them, so it was fun to get some practice in with this stamp! 




The sentiment is from Festive Sentiments Outlined and I have stamped & embossed them onto black card & adhered them with foam adhesive. I added a few Nuvo Drops in Autumn Red to some of the berries for a little dimension and contrast. 


Lastly for today I couldn't resist using one of the Christmas Wishes sentiments...




I am wishing for the white stuff to appear every day! I am eager to go sledging with the boys again as it has been a couple of year since we had a good enough snowfall to do so :( 




So I had to make a snowflake card to make up for it! I used my favourite snowflake design from Stunning Snowflakes to pair with the sentiment. I have stamped & embossed the sentiment with my favourite Stardust embossing powder. 

I hope you have enjoyed this mini release and I would LOVE to know what is your favourite and what you would like to see more of in the coming days and during the Countdown to Christmas! 

I will randomly select another lucky comment from this post on Friday 4th December to win a £15 eGift Code to spend in store. So be sure to get your comments on the post before 9am GMT that day ;)

ALL the products will be available for purchase at 8pm GMT tonight!! Less than 30 minutes to go  - woohoo! 

Thank you for all the lovely comments so far here on the blog, the website and around social media. Your support is truly appreciated.

Crafty Hugs Bev x











Saturday, 28 November 2020

Introducing... Framed - Holly and Christmas Wishes

Hey & Happy Saturday!


Welcome to Day 1 of the Nov/Dec 2020 product introductions. 

Incase you missed the news yesterday, I shared some Sneak Peeks at some new products that will be available at 8pm GMT Monday 30th November over on the website HERE

With all the craziness and uncertainty of 2020, I kept the hype of a final release for this year quiet incase things didn't go as planned. BUT I am super happy and excited to finally bring you some new designs.

Today I am sharing a couple of Christmas cards using two new clear stamp sets, Framed - Holly and Christmas Wishes.




Framed - Holly is pretty much as the name suggests, a frame filled with a beautiful modern holly design around the edges. The style is very similar to those in the Originally Organic series. The frame measures 9 x 11.3 cm, so for this card I have trimmed my base card to be equal around all sides.




For my first card I decided to emboss the frame with WOW Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder onto Kraft card stock. I've then coloured the holly leaves and berries with Prismacolor pencils. The sentiment is just one of the 'complete' sentiments and a favourite of mine from Christmas Wishes. 




This last card for today shows Framed - Holly on my usual size card, 10.5 x 14 cm and for this card I stamped the frame in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and did some simple colouring with Copic Markers. The sentiment is a fave from Simply Said Blocks Christmas, which I have adhered to the card using 1mm thick foam adhesive.




A short & sweet introduction from me today, but I will be sharing LOTS more with these two stamp sets on Monday, RELEASE DAY! 

I will be back again tomorrow with a couple more introductions. I'd love to know what you like the look of so far :) I will choose ONE random comment left on this post on Tuesday 1st December for a £5 eGift Code to spend in store. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs Bev x