Happy Graffiti Explosion - Uniko Guest Ambassador Tara Cardwell

Happy Weekend! 

I’m thrilled to be guesting for Uniko today and couldn’t wait to get one of my favourite of their stamps all inky – the Background Blocks Graffiti Texture is such a great way to add maximum impact for minimum effort!

For my first card I started with a white base card and stamped the graffiti background twice underneath each other with the card in portrait orientation in Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink rotating the stamp for the second imprint so the swirls form an S shape in the middle.

Next, I turned the stamp and inked it up again this time in Peacock Feathers Oxide and over stamped the speckled egg in the top right corner.  This fills 75% of the card but to cover it completely I masked off the edges and stamped the image another 3 times until the whole area was complete.   Lovely textured background complete.

For the focal image I used the Explosion! and Explosions Additions sets stamping onto teal card and embossing with copper powder (hero arts) before fussy cutting the explosion.   Fun and funky way to tell a guy he’s awesome!

For the second card I wanted to take the background one step further and to make it more masculine by going for a camo feel.  I did this by starting with a sand base card and stamped in Versafine Clair Shady Lane and Verdant greens following the same pattern as the blue version.   

Once that was full dry (I cheated it with a heat gun)  I masked off the edges and then stamped across the two corners with the same stamp in versamark  and added gold embossing powder.  To get a rough feel I rubbed off the straight edges in the middle of the card so the embossing looked more rustic before heating it.   

The focal point this time came from the Big and Bold Happy stamp and die bundle with the die cut happy and a stamped and embossed birthday sentiment.   I do find it awkward to find non-twee images for boy cards and these graphic styles from Uniko really hit the mark!

Thanks for reading – happy crafting

Tara

Introducing... Background Blocks Graffiti Texture

Hey!

Welcome to Day 3 of our 7th Birthday & February 2019 Release product introductions. The last two days have been so fun and colourful. If you have missed any of them you can catch up HERE and HERE.

I'm back again today with my guest designer and the design team to show you LOTS of inspiration! This time we are introducing a new Background Blocks Graffiti Texture clear stamp...

This clear stamp is exactly as its name says, Graffiti Texture. This stamp was created from some photographs I took over 10 years ago on a Uni trip to Paris. My current project at the time was for fashion and I had chosen menswear and t shirt designs inspired by Pop Art and Graffiti. 

I spent time exploring Paris and photographing lots and lots of graffiti which lined the walls of buildings, train stations and more! This is just a small snippet converted into a block stamp design. 

As you can see from the photo of my cards, it is awesome for masculine cards, but it is just as fun to pretty up a bit and make more feminine cards too ;)

Now, it wouldn't be a release without a daily blog hop full of inspiration! As usual my AWESOME Design Team have worked their magic with todays product, so be sure to hop along & see them...

Bev

Ruth

Carol 

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Lindsey

Sarah G

Sarah P

Wiebke 

WOW! That was a phenomenal inspirational hop, so many new ideas for those difficult masculine cards but we've also shown how this stamp can be used in feminine ways too! I hope you enjoyed the hop & will come back tomorrow for the next product introductions.

Also, don't forget the enter the HUGE giveaway HERE to WIN Stamps For A Year! If you need help entering the giveaway as you don't have a blog or social media to link, send me an email and I will assist you :)

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