Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Candy Winner!

Hey!

I'm just about catching up on everything post Happy Stampers Festival and the recent Uniko Release, thank you to everyone who came along to HSF and popped by to say 'Hello' and those who purchased goodies too :) It was lovely to see and meet so many of you IRL again and for the first time. 

Thank you to everyone who has purchased the NEW Release too from the website, all orders apart from those placed today are on their way. The clear stamps that have sold out already are on order and should be in the studio available for shipping early next week! 

If you missed the Sept/Oct Reveal, Release Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY post you can catch up HERE. There is still time to enter the GIVEAWAY! 

A few more 'thank you's'... What a fabulous hop the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop was, I didn't quite manage all the blogs this time, but the gallery looks awesome! Thank you to Amy for organising the hop and to everyone who took the time to stop by my post and comment.

Which leads me nicely onto the winner of my blog candy! Random.org helped me pick a lucky comment and that is...

Katrina Brown24 September 2016 at 19:35

Beautiful fall card! Love that botanical flourish coming up behind the cup! Thanks for sponsoring!

Congratulations Katrina! Please drop me an email to bev@uniko.co.uk along with your postal address and I will get your prize on its way to you. 

Before I leave, how about a card...

I 'needed' to have a little crafting therapy tonight after a 'challenging' day with the beans! They have lived up to the 'double trouble' comments today, causing havoc! 

As I didn't get to make as many coffee themed cards for the hop as I would have liked and had planned in my head ;) out came the I LOVE Coffee and Marvellous Mehndi clear stamp sets! 

I also decided to play along with a couple of challenges, it has been ages since I've joined in on some of my favourites! First up the layout of my card is from Freshly Made Sketches seen HERE and below. Secondly, my colour choice is from ColourQ seen HERE and below.

I used one of the paisley/patterned teardrop stamps from Marvellous Mehndi, simply over stamping the coffee cup and fussy cutting the cup out, direct on the stamped line not leaving any border. This meant I didn't have to do any masking. The sentiment is from Simply Said and I added minimal colour and just a trio of SU! Candy Dots.

That's all from me tonight, I have made a couple more cards tonight, which I will be sharing on the blog tomorrow. I do hope you will pop back again tomorrow ;) Until then, thank you for stopping by.

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko I LOVE Coffee, Marvellous Mehndi and Simply Said

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Card: SU! Whisper White

Accessories: SU! Marker Pens, Candy Dots and Glitter Paper

Sept/Oct 2016 Reveal, Release & GIVEAWAY!

Hey!

I know MANY of you have been anxiously awaiting the next Uniko Release, so what better way to start the weekend AND World Card Making Day than with the Sept/Oct 2016 Reveal, Release & GIVEAWAY! So be sure to grab a drink, get comfy, relax and enjoy.

As we've quite a few new followers here, ("Hello & Thank you") I will explain what's going on! Here at Uniko I *USUALLY* only release new products every other month. This is for a number of reasons, firstly, being an avid paper crafter myself and knowing the current economic climate I know 'some' are on a limited budget when it comes to buying new stash, so this way you're not tempted to splurge too much every month.

The second reason is that it is just me here at Uniko HQ. I currently run this little business single handedly, designing, blogging, demoing, classes, packing. Alongside that I am a full time mum to 2 year old twin boys. So releasing every other month gives me chance to keep my head above water, well...just about! However, with the recent summer holidays and break in routine I have delayed the Uniko Release until now, to give me time to enjoy the summer with my family.

Anyway, I am back today, with the help of the awesome design team to introduce you to the FIVE clear stamp sets available to purchase HERE now!

If you missed any of the product introductions, you can catch up HERE, HERE and HERE.

Here's a closer look at the FIVE new clear stamp sets...


First up is Originally Organic, a fresh, modern floral and foliage clear stamp set with a collection of friendship and positive sentiments. The set is designed to a trend, sure to be popular in 2017.

Originally Organic £9 / £9.95

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016

www.uniko.co.uk

Next is another 2017 trend designed clear stamp set called Marvellous Mehndi. This style has been around in the paper crafting industry for a while, but is set to be a popular trend again. With the modern style and coordinating elements to other Uniko clear stamp sets this set will provide a multitude of possibilities.

Fabulous for those who like to colour and those who don't!

Marvellous Mehndi £9 / £9.95

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016

www.uniko.co.uk

Next we have a simple addition to the popular Simply Said series of sentiments, giving you more occasions and mix and match possibilities.

Simply Said II £4 / £4.95

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016

www.uniko.co.uk

Winter Foliage is another popular trend this Christmas and Holiday season, but the pine sprig and pinecones are great all year round, especially for those hard to make masculine cards.

Winter Foliage £4 / £4.95

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016

www.uniko.co.uk

Lastly but no means least we have Christmas Sparkle, a simple modern Christmas decoration with a multitude of possibilities! 

Christmas Sparkle £4 / £4.95

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016

www.uniko.co.uk

Now I have done all the formal introductions, how about an awesome inspirational hop showing you what these clear stamp sets can do?! 

Simply hop along the links below and be sure to leave a comment along the way for your chance to WIN the ENTIRE release! A winner will be picked at random from all the comments left along the hop before Midnight Sunday 9th October BST.

CLICK HERE to see more from Bev 

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah 

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G 

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

I really hope you have enjoyed all the wonderful inspiration this week. Thank you for all the lovely comments, they are all appreciated. 

Happy hopping & shopping!! 

Introducing... Christmas Sparkle & Winter Foliage

YAY!

Thanks for all the lovely comments yesterday, didn't the Design Team do an awesome job showcasing the new clear stamps? If you missed it you can catch up HERE.

I'm SO glad that you have decided to come back today ;) as we have the last two product introductions for Sept/Oct product  release. That means tomorrow is release day!

Anyway, lets have a look at Christmas Sparkle and Winter Foliage. Both these clear stamp sets are awesome on their own, but they can be used together beautifully AND they work with other previously released Uniko Christmas/Winter themed clear stamps ;)

I had this card design in my head ever since I was designing the Christmas Sparkle bauble, so I had to recreate it for todays introduction!

The bauble is a two step stamp, which allows for a multitude of possibilities, however I decided to stamp both in Encore Silver ink and heat emboss with Stardust EP for a WOW of sparkle! 

The fussy cut sparkly raised bauble is hanging from the bough of holly embellished with the layered poinsettia and sparkly ribbon from last years Christmas clear stamp set Jingle Bells. 

My next card focuses on Winter Foliage...

This clear stamp set features a large pine bough and pinecones, you might recognise the images as they are larger versions of the pinecones from the previously released Background Builders: Winter Vines clear stamp setand the pine bough is from the previously released Jingle Bells clear stamp set. 

The pinecone stamp is a two step stamp and the large sentiment is from All Occasion Sentiments #4. Apart from the fussy cutting of the pinecones, this was a really quick and easily mass produceable Christmas card ;)

Ok, that's all I have to share with you here, but hop along the Design Team Blog links below for even more inspiration. I know for a fact you won't be disappointed, the team have created amazing projects showcasing how this set can be used...

CLICK HERE to see more from Bev

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

The Design Team and I will be back tomorrow at 9am BST with the full reveal, blog hop & GIVEAWAY! All of the sets will be available for purchase at the same time HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I'd LOVE to hear your initial thoughts on the introduction of this set!

Hugs

CAS Colours & Sketches #193

*Please CLICK HERE for the Uniko Sept/Oct Release Introduction Post*

Hey!

Karen is our hostess this month over at CAS Colours & Sketches and as September is a five week month this week is THE DOUBLE! Karen  has come up with this fabulous combination HERE and seen below for you to try...

I admit this was kinda tough, more the sketch than the colours that threw me this time! However, this is what I came up with...

You may or may not know that Uniko is in the midst of a NEW product release and I have been sharing sneak peeks and introducing new clear stamp sets available on the 1st October! The set the Uniko Design Team and I are introducing HERE today is called Marvellous Mehndi. 

The colours Karen chose are perfect for the designs contained in the set, so I made my card using the largest main mandala image and the tiny teardrop stamp to create the pattern along the edge.

Having such a detailed stamp, a sketch to follow and keeping it CAS I just partially stamped the image and selectively coloured it too. The sentiment is a combination of the previously released Uniko Simply Said and the NEW Simply Said II clear stamp set, also being released on Saturday. 

Ok, that's all from me today! I hope I have inspired you to give THE DOUBLE a go and join in on the challenge this week. Be sure to stop on over HERE and check out what the rest of the CAS Colours & Sketches DT have done using the colours and I hope to see you in the gallery.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Simply Said AND Soon to be released Uniko Marvellous Mehndi, Simply Said II.

Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White, Mint Macaron & Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: SU! Markers & SU! It's My Party Enamel Dots

Introducing... Marvellous Mehndi and Simply Said II

YAY!

I'm SO happy that you have decided to pop back today, didn't the design team do an awesome job yesterday HERE of showcasing Originally Organic?!

Today we are introducing you to two more clear stamp sets called Marvellous Mehndi and Simply Said II. Marvellous Mehndi is my modern approach to the Mehndi / Henna style with a hint of paisley too. It features a large focal mandala stamp and a variety of smaller stamps to create your own patterns. Simply Said II is an additional/follow on clear stamp set from Simply Said. It features sentiment stamps in the same font and size, giving you even more occasions, sentiment combinations and possibilities!

How about some eye candy...

For my first card I have combined the largest mandala stamp from the Marvellous Mehndi clear stamp set and two sentiments from Simply Said II. The mandala is stamped in VersaMark ink and embossed with detail white EP. I then selectively coloured it with a trio of Prismacolor pencils.

For my next card today using these clear stamps I wanted to show you how they coordinate and can be combined with the previously released Fun Flowers clear stamp set. 

If you look closely at the the new Mehndi stamps you will notice that they feature smaller versions of the floral designs that are in the Fun Flowers set. I love giving older sets more worth and creating more possibilities and breathe new life into them

On this second card I have used the smaller mandala stamp inside the largest flower stamp from Fun Flowers. I filled in the design with a teardrop from the Marvellous Mehndi set and the smallest flower from Fun Flowers. I selectively coloured the stamped panel with SU! markers and embellished with glitter. The sentiment is another from Simply Said II.

Ok, that's all I have to share with you here, but hop along the Design Team Blog links below for even more inspiration. I know for a fact you won't be disappointed, the team have created amazing projects showcasing how this set can be used...

CLICK HERE to see more from Bev

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

The set will be fully revealed and available to purchase HERE on Saturday October 1st (World Card Making Day!) at 9am BST. However, the Design Team and I will be back tomorrow with the last two more product introductions and lots more inspiration! If you missed yesterday's introduction of Originally Organic, you can catch up on it HERE.

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 25th - 27th Sept, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 28th - 30th Sept, here you will see a closer look at the clear stamp sets being released with a daily blog hop with the Uniko DT.

Release Day! Saturday 1st October 9am BST you will get to see the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As usual there will be a Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Thank you for stopping by today and I'd LOVE to hear your initial thoughts on the introduction of this set!

Hugs

Introducing... Originally Organic

YAY!

I'm SO happy that you have stopped by today, as here at Uniko preparations for the Sept/Oct product release are well underway. We have had all the sneak peeks at the 5 clear stamp sets being released and NOW it is time for the Design Team and I to introduce them to you.

So, without further ado lets get to it! Today we are introducing you to a clear stamp set called Originally Organic. This is a modern floral/foliage set with a collection of positive friendship and growth sentiments.

My first card uses one of the stamps that I have already given you a huge peek at and used HERE on my Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop card! This time though I wanted to give the stamp the focus and kept my card really simple.

The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copic Markers, I then embellished the image with a trio of SU! Candy Dots.

My next card showcases the second larger stamps contained in the set...

A fun feature of this stamp is that the flower/foliage heads are interchangeable and also multi-step stamps. This time I chose a brighter colour palette and added another of the sentiments contained in the set. I kept the embellishment of the image simple with only adding a touch of clear Wink Of Stella.

Ok, that's all I have to share with you here, but hop along the Design Team Blog links below for even more inspiration. I know for a fact you won't be disappointed, the team have created amazing projects showcasing how this set can be used...

CLICK HERE to see more from Bev

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

The set will be fully revealed and available to purchase HERE on Saturday October 1st (World Card Making Day!) at 9am BST. However, the Design Team and I will be back tomorrow with two more product introductions and lots more inspiration!

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 25th - 27th Sept, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!
Introducing 28th - 30th Sept, here you will see a closer look at the clear stamp sets being released with a daily blog hop with the Uniko DT.

Release Day! Saturday 1st October 9am BST you will get to see the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As usual there will be a Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Thank you for stopping by today and I'd LOVE to hear your initial thoughts on the introduction of this set!
Hugs

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