Introducing... Background Blocks Stars and Background Builders Seeing Stars

YAY!

I'm SO happy that you have stopped by today, as here at Uniko preparations for the September 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.

Yesterday we introduced Reach For The Stars and today, myself and my AWESOME Design Team are introducing TWO more clear stamp sets, Background Blocks Stars and Background Builders Seeing Stars. These two sets have so many fun possibilities and can be used and paired with all sorts of stamps and paper crafting goodies, including yesterdays clear stamp set!

Firstly here is a look at Background Blocks Stars...

This stamp is exactly what the title of it says, a block of stars! I recently purchased some Windsor & Newton (formally Pro Markers) in Neon colours. I've wanted to give them a whirl for a while now and this stamp seemed the perfect opportunity.

I've simply stamped the background block of stars in black and selectively coloured various stars in using the neon markers. I then went and added some Stampin' Up! glitter to the larger stars and a sentiment from yesterdays introduction clear stamp set, Reach For The Stars.

Next I have another fun and 'quirky' star card to share with you, this time using Background Builders: Seeing Stars...

Yesterday I saw the new CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below and it just called to me to be used with stars! 

One of the fun features of clear stamps and the longer builder stamps, is that you can bend and shape them. On this card I have used my MISTI tool and adhered the star lined stripes in a curve onto my stamping surface of the MISTI. I've then just roared my card base after each stamp.

I then went and added 3 stars stamped, coloured with Copic markers, fussy cut out and adhered to follow the curve of the star lined stripes. To finish I added some small stars embellished with Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops and again a sentiment from yesterdays introduction clear stamp set, Reach For The Stars.

That's all from me here, but be sure to hop along all the Design Team blogs and leave a comment along the way, as you never know you might just win a random prize! I know for sure that you won't be disappointed the Design Team have created a bountiful wealth of inspiration :)

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Izzy

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 P

I do hope you have enjoyed the hop and seeing the possibilities these clear stamp sets have? These sets along with the three others we have introduced this week will be available HERE for you to purchase TOMORROW, Saturday 9th September at 9am GMT.

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 3rd - 5th September, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 6th - 8th September, 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 9th September 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 these new clear stamp sets :)

Hugs

Introducing... Reach For The Stars

YAY!

I'm SO happy that you have stopped by today, as here at Uniko preparations for the September 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.

Today myself and my AWESOME Design Team are introducing a STELLAR clear stamp set, Reach For The Stars. This clear stamp set is bang on trend and has so many fun possibilities.

Here is a little look at how it can be used...

I don't know about you, but I am LOVING the night sky and galaxy backgrounds that are everywhere to be seen around the paper crafting community. I just had to join in and this set is a perfect match to use with them! 

I used a mix of Tim Holtz Distress inks and VersaFine Onyx Black ink (I've not a distress one yet), along with my Clarity Stencil Brushes to create an ink blended background. I then stamped embossed the 'stars' sentiment and trio of stars in Encore Silver ink and Stardust EP. Once it was dry I then 'splattered' some Gansai Starry Watercolour over the top.

That's all from me here, but be sure to hop along all the Design Team blogs and leave a comment along the way, as you never know you might just win a random prize! I know for sure that you won't be disappointed the Design Team have created a bountiful wealth of inspiration :)

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Izzy

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 P

I do hope you have enjoyed the hop and seeing the possibilities this clear stamp set has? This set along with the three others we are introducing this week will be available HERE for you to purchase on Saturday 9th September at 9am GMT.

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 3rd - 5th September, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 6th - 8th September, 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 9th September 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 these new clear stamp sets :)

Hugs

Introducing... Background Blocks Scattered Polka Dots and Simply Said Blocks

YAY!

I'm SO happy that you have stopped by today, as here at Uniko preparations for the September 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.

Today, myself and my AWESOME Design Team are introducing TWO clear stamp sets, Background Blocks Scattered Polka Dots and Simply Said Blocks. These two sets have so many fun possibilities and can be used and paired with all sorts of stamps and paper crafting goodies.

Firstly here is a look at Background Blocks Scattered Polka Dots...

This is such a fun Background Block and this idea on how to use it was born whilst designing it! Having a stamping tool like the MISTI is perfect for this technique and many others. Because if you happen to not get a good impression first time round, you can go back ink/colour again and when you stamp it'll be positioned perfectly.

For this card I used a selection of Stampin' Up! markers from the brights collection. I then randomly coloured the polka dots direct onto the stamp. When I had finished colouring them, I 'huffed' across the stamp to moisten the ink and stamped. It was then the perfect backdrop for some sparkly balloons from Balloon Bash and a sentiment from Simply Said Blocks, which leads me on perfectly to my next introduction.

Simply Said Blocks...

This is a fun addition to the Simply Said series of clear stamps and I have included some of my favourite sentiments and a few new ones along with a 'empty' block and a fun accent stamp, both used on this card. 

On this card I have used the 'empty' block to create a fun pastel rainbow style background, purposefully stamping it wonky for interest and fun. The 'Hello Sweet Friend' is from Simply Said, to show how they can be paired with this new addition.

That's all from me here, but be sure to hop along all the Design Team blogs and leave a comment along the way, as you never know you might just win a random prize! I know for sure that you won't be disappointed the Design Team have created a bountiful wealth of inspiration :)

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Izzy

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 P

I do hope you have enjoyed the hop and seeing the possibilities this clear stamp set has? This set along with the three others we are introducing this week will be available HERE for you to purchase on Saturday 9th September at 9am GMT.

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 3rd - 5th September, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 6th - 8th September, 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 9th September 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 these new clear stamp sets :)

Hugs

CAS Colours & Sketches #239 Colours

Hey & Hello September!

Where was and did the little bit of summer we had go? Sometimes in the UK we are lucky and we get an 'Indian Summer' in September, but not this year. We are in full Autumn weather today, with rain, wind and more rain!

Anyway, enough of that how about a fresh new month of challenges over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This month Fiona is our hostess and. Kicking the month off Fiona has this wonderful colour combo HERE to inspire your creativity...

Here is what I came up with...

I knew I wanted to make a fall inspired card and use leaves, so I reached for Natures Treasures II (back in stock on Sept 18th) and paired it with a 'Thanks' sentiment from the September Release, which you will see more of tomorrow ;)

My layout was inspired by the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below, such a fun sketch :)

I used the Tangerine Tango and Always Artichoke to stamp the leaves and fussy cut them out. The sentiment is stamped and foam mounted onto a white card base. I then just placed the leaves to represent the sketch and just adhered them with DST. I've then mounted the panel onto a Fresh Fig card base.

That's all from me today using the sketch, but if you need some more inspiration using the sketch be sure to pop by the CAS Colours & Sketches blog HERE and see how the DT and Guest Designer have used it.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs

September 2017 Sneak Peeks Day 3!

Yay!

Thank you for coming back today & for all your lovely comments yesterday :) Today I have the last 2  sneak peeks of two new stamp sets available on Saturday 9th September...

If you are loving the Background Block series as much as me, then you'e going to love this new addition! 

Lastly, but by no means least is a new addition to the Background Builders series...

These 2 clear stamp sets are again BANG on trend like yesterday's peek AND all of the peeks together make for a stellar release! 

That's all of the sneak peeks, which means tomorrow the Design Team and I will be back with the first of 3 introduction blog hops.

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 3rd - 5th September, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 6th - 8th September, 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 9th September 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 Sneak Peeks!

Hugs

September 2017 Sneak Peeks Day 2

Yay!

Thank you for coming back today & for all your lovely comments yesterday :) Today I have another sneak peek of a new stamp set...

This clear stamp set is BANG on trend! Can you guess the theme/trend? Just the one peek today, but I will be back tomorrow with the last 2 sneak peeks! 

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 3rd - 5th September, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 6th - 8th September, 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 9th September 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 Sneak Peeks!

Hugs

September 2017 Sneak Peeks Day 1

WhooHoo!

I know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting this release & apologies for the delay. It's been a busy Summer for this mummy keeping the beans occupied, potty training in preparation for nursery in 9 days time! Plus we have been doing lots in the garden so the beans could play out and enjoy the nice weather when we have had some!

Anyway, back to why I am here and onto the first 2 of 5 sneak peeks. With the popularity of the Background Blocks Halftone clear stamp released in February and Background Blocks Doodle Flower & Horizontal Stripe in May I have this FUN Background Block joining the series...

I am having SO much fun designing these stamps and this one has tons of possibilities for all types of seasons and occasions. I can't wait to show you how I have used it! 

Todays second peek is of an addition to the Simply Said series, with a twist...

Ok, that's all the peeks I have to share with you today, but I will be back tomorrow with sneak peek 3. 

Release Schedule...

Sneak Peeks 3rd - 5th September, these little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing 6th - 8th September, 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 9th September 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 Sneak Peeks!

Hugs