'Q' Retro Flower!

Hey!

I've a kinda retro floral card to share with you all today...

I created this card using a combination of two challenges. I started out with the current Retro Sketch seen HERE and below and used the new ColourQ challenge colours seen HERE and below and I'm super pleased with the result!

I also combined the 2 Flower Power clear stamp sets available HERE at Uniko Studio. These 2 sets go together like bread & butter! There are SO many mix and match options just with these 2 mini stamp sets.

I just love the over stamped flower which creates a feeling of a light & fluffy bloom. With not adding a sentiment make this card perfect for any occasion and the cheery bright colours certainly brightens up a miserable UK Summer day! 

That's all I have to share for today, be sure to stop by tomorrow as we've a guest blogger - YAY! It's so much fun having company in the studio :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

Card Stock: White from stash, SU! Poppy Parade

Ink: SU! Poppy Parade, Tempting Turquoise, Gumball Green & Calypso Coral

Stamps: Uniko Studio Flower Power #1 and #2

Accessories: SU! Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, Rhinestone & Foam Adhesive

HOT Blooms!

Hey!

How are we all this fine Wednesday? All is good here in the studio and the week seems to be flying by! I spent some time yesterday getting creative and made a couple of cards to share with you all...

Whist on a blog land mooch yesterday lunchtime I came across another NEW to me challenge blog called Papertake Weekly Challenge.

As you may know I like a good challenge, they are a great inspiration when you want to create but don't know what products or colours to use. The current Papertake Weekly Challenge HERE is HOT HOT HOT. Quite a loose challenge which could be taken in various directions. 

I decided to use a HOT colour scheme of bright pink, yellow and a bright green to create this crisp CAS card above. I paired Uniko Studio's Flower Power #2, Natures Treasures and Background Builders: Chevrons on my card and I'm liking the result!

I enjoyed this colour scheme and combination of stamps that I went on to make another card...

This time I used another NEW to me challenge blog CAS - Colours & Sketches Blog. Their current challenge seen HERE and below is a sketch challenge.

For my card I started out by drawing lightly with a pencil the over lapped horizontal and vertical panels onto my white mat layer. I then masked them off so I could stamp one of the smaller leaves from Uniko Studio's Natures Treasures I. I stamped the blooms from Flower Power #2 and the leaves from Beautiful Blooms I and fussy cut them out before adhering to the card using glue dots for a bit of dimension but not as much as foam adhesive would give...

That's all from me today, but I will be back tomorrow with more to share & on Friday we have Abbie (my current work experience intern) with a guest blogger post to share her first creations using Uniko Studio products! 

Thanks for stopping by today, 

Supplies:

Card Stock: White from stash, PTI Raspberry Fizz

Ink: SU! Lucky Limeade, Pear Pizzaz and Pumpkin Pie. PTI Raspberry Fizz & Summer Sunrise

Stamps: Uniko Studio Background Builders: Chevrons, Flower Power #2, Beautiful Blooms & Natures Treasures I

Accessories: Glue Dots & Rhinestones.

Man...I'm Crazy for CAS!

Hey!

I'm back as promised with a card to share and there is a little pun in my post title, which refers to the 2 challenges I used for my card, more of that in a bit. I've been wanting to use the little parallelogram stamps from Background Builders: Chevrons for sometime now and this is how I decided to use them...

I started out with a mixed Happy Birthday sentiment, the happy from All Occasion Sentiments #2 and the birthday from FONTiments - Birthday (which will be back in stock 29th June). I then stamped the parallelograms in Lucky Limeade & Black randomly pointing down towards the sentiment and up towards the sentiment. 

I used the current Dynamic Duos challenge colours seen HERE and below, I substituted Pear Pizzaz for Lucky Limeade which is a close enough match! 

I also happened across this NEW to me challenge blog called Crazy for CAS, which kinda sums me up! I LOVE CAS!! The current challenge is masculine and you can join in HERE. 

That's all from me today, be sure to check out my earlier post HERE to see if you were the June Release Mini Blog Hop Winner - the prize is a £25 gift certificate!! I'll be back again tomorrow with more to share. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Card Stock: SU! Lucky Limeade, White from stash

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Lucky Limeade

Stamps: Uniko Studio All Occasion Sentiments #2, FONTiments - Birthday & Background Builders: Chevrons

Accessories: Hero Arts Prisma Glitter

June Release Winner!

Happy Monday!

I'm a little late announcing the June Release winner for the £25 Uniko Studio Gift Certificate, but better late than never... right?

So without further ado the winning comment is number...

Comments were counted in the order of the hop & so the winner is Sue McRae who left this comment on Taheerah's blog :)

 Sue McRae said...

Love your use of paints on all the cards.

11 June 2013 12:31

Sue, send me an email to beverley(at)unikostudio.com and I will send you your gift certificate to spend in store!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to join in on the hop and comment along the way :) we all LOVE to receive a little love on our blogs, it makes our day! 

I'll be back later this evening with a card to share, until then thank you for stopping by!

In Bloom

Happy Sunday!

It was a super happy week here at Uniko Studio not only due to the FABulous release of NEW products, but also because the Peony bloomed...

This is my pride & joy in my garden and each Spring as it starts to flourish I wonder how many buds are going to form and blossom into gorgeous blooms! This year I have 4 blooms and this was the first to open.

I'm looking forward to getting back to some drawing this week, so watch this space for a new Pure Florals stamp set coming your way! 

I do have a card to share with you all today too...

Yep, it's another Beautiful Blooms I card! I just can't stop using it! I don't think the stamps have made it back into the case yet - haha! 

I used the current Seize the Birthday sketch seen HERE and below for the layout of my card and I used  The Play Date Cafe challenge colours again seen HERE and below. 

There's not much to say about my card today as it's so CAS & all the supplies are listed below. I've a little prep work to do today in the studio as I have another intern starting tomorrow for work experience & the desk Abbie (yes another Abbie) will be working at needs clearing! 

I'll be back tomorrow with more to share, until then THANK YOU for stopping by & have a wonderful day.

Supplies:

Card Stock: SU! Basic Black, White from stash

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio Beautiful Blooms I

Accessories: Hero Arts Prisma Glitter. Foam Adhesive. Copic Marker YR02

The Saturday Show

Happy Weekend!

It's been a while since I showcased some customer cards here on the blog, so that's what I am doing today! Lets get to it...

First up is Ardyth...

Ardyth has been a customer at Uniko Studio since the beginning and has many Uniko Studio products and I adore Ardyth's CAS colourful style. I love happening across her creations like the one seen above & this below...

If you like colourful & CAS be sure to pop by Ardyth's blog HERE and if you don't stop by anyway there is a TON of inspiration to be found!! 

Next is Deborah...

Much like Ardyth, Deborah has been a customer at Uniko Studio since the beginning and always creates the most beautiful cards using Uniko Studio products like the one seen above and this below...

Be sure to stop by Deborah's blog HERE as there is so much daily inspiration and beautiful creations to look through.

Next is Gillian...

Gillian is a fairly new customer to Uniko Studio and in the short space of time already owns a lot of Uniko Studio products and has made some FABulous creations using them like the ones seen above and below...

Just look at the genius use of Wonderful Washi - FAB!

Be sure to pop on over to Gillian's blog HERE it truly sparkles! 

Last but not least is Sue...

Again, Sue has been a customer here at Uniko Studio since the beginning and so has many Uniko Studio products! A month or so ago Sue revisited some of her Uniko Studio products to make these lovely cards.

The graphic flower from Time is one of my FAVES and Sue has used it beautifully on the creation  seen above and below...

Be sure to stop on by Sue's blog HERE and have a mooch, there is SO many beautiful creations :)

Ok, that's all from me today, well kind of - Haha! I LOVE to see creations using Uniko Studio products but don't always have the time or know where you all are in blog land, so drop me a email or comment with a link and I will pop by and say hello! 

Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be back tomorrow with more to share.

Lucky no.3...

Hey!

Happy Friday to you all, I hope you've all had a good week up to now. Have you anything exciting planned this weekend, or crafting time scheduled? It's a quiet weekend for me here in the studio, I'll be catching up on a few things now that the post June Release is calming slightly! 

I think I will squeeze in plenty of crafting time to play with the NEW Uniko Studio products and mix them with some of the previously released products too, so I should have plenty to share with you next week.

So, onto todays card...

This card took me 2 failed attempts and this was my 3rd at achieving what I had envisioned it to look like! I was getting so frustrated I nearly gave up! I'm pleased I stuck out as I do like the result. 

I used the NEW CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below and also the NEW The Play Date Cafe challenge colours seen HERE and below.

The strip down the left hand side of the sketch is on my card, I kept it subtle using white on white embossing. This is another colour scheme I've really enjoyed using and I'm sure I will be using again over the weekend. 

Here's a close up of the embossing detail...

Ok, that's enough babbling from me today, I'll be back tomorrow with a Saturday Show as it's been a while since I've showcased some customer creations.

Until then, thank you for stopping by.

Supplies
Card Stock: White from stash, PTI Melon Berry
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark
Stamps: Uniko Studio All Occasion Sentiments #2, Beautiful Blooms I and Background Builders: Chevrons
Accessories: Cosmic Shimmer True White EP