Be Mine

Hey & Happy Sunday!

I do hope you're all having a wonderful weekend. I'm tired today but happy after a wonderful day doing a demo & running the class at The Paperlane yesterday. The February class dates are up on the blog HERE, with details on how to book & secure your place. 

Ok, so I am back again this week with my next instalment of Pinterest inspired projects. This one was one of those 'it' just has to be that one' moments. As soon as I saw the pin, it was instantly translated into a card idea. 

This is the pin...

Pin & Original Source

And this is my interpretation...

It's a perfect continuation of yesterday's theme for the DT January Revisited Blog Hop HERE, if you missed the fun you'll want to check out all the inspiration AND there is a prize up for grabs just by commenting along the hop!

A simple bit of selective inking of the arrow and finding the centre of the square card panel was all that was needed for this super simple card. With it being minimalistic, super CAS & no pink or red in sight, it's perfect for a guy!

That's all from me today, it's chill time and nearly dinner time at the MIL :) Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by today.

Supplies
Card Stock: White from stash
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps: Uniko Studio Accent Essentials: Arrows, All Occasion Sentiments #5 and Flower Power #3
Accessories: Foam Adhesive

January 2014 Design Team Blog Hop

Hey & Happy Weekend!

I'm SO happy you've stopped by the blog today as today is the first Design Team Blog Hop of 2014.  As we've quite a few new followers here, ("Hello & Thank you") I will explain what's going on! 

Here at Uniko Studio I currently 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 Studio HQ. I currently run this little business single handedly, designing, blogging, demoing, classes, packing etc, etc. so releasing every other month gives me chance to keep my head above water, well, just about!

So, on the in-between release months the Design Team & I take a look back at a previously released product, dust it off and give it some love! This month I decided to dust off the previously released Accent Essentials: Arrows clear stamp set which was released back in June 2013 HERE & HERE.

Here's a look at the set, which is also up for grabs, plus a £5 Gift Certificate to spend in store...

This set does exactly what it says in it's title, accentuates your projects. It can be used alone or paired with ALL of Uniko Studio's clear stamps plus others you have in your stash. I dusted off my set and created a few new cards to share with you today...

For my first card I couldn't wait to accentuate some LOVE hearts...

Add some sequin detail and the result is instant LOVE! I started out by die cutting my heart. I then selectively inked the point of the arrow & stamped it so it lined up with the corner of the panel. After cleaning my stamp I then selectively inked the feather side of the arrow, lining up the point with the first stamped section, the sentiment is from Always & Forever.

Then the fun part, adhering lovely red sequins to a kraft base card using glossy accents. I traced round the die cut heart on the kraft card base so I knew exactly where to place the sequins and ensure the negative space would be filled once the panel was adhered using foam adhesive. 

My next card is also LOVE themed...

I used the Freshly Made Sketch challenge sketch seen HERE and below for the starting point & layout of my card.

Quite a bit of masking off on this card too, firstly I stamped the heart from Always & Forever. I then masked & stamped the 'LOVE' from All Occasion Sentiments #5 and lastly masked and stamped the arrow. A touch of gold sparkly glitter & tah dah! 

My final card I am sharing today, (before we get to the FABulous DT samples) switches gears to a different occasion, showing the versatility of this little set...

This card was inspired by Laurie Willison's Muse Challenge card seen HERE and below. When I saw the card over at the challenge blog I instantly thought of the triangle arrow stamp and set about creating a sunburst.

I simply marked a small point on my white mat layer and randomly stamped around. The bright yellow made me smile, hence the choosing of the sentiment from FONTiments - Birthday. I framed the sentiment in a label from Label Love: Thank you stamped in Berry Sorbet and adhered to a Berry Sorbet die cut. 

That wraps up all my projects using this set, how about we take a look at how the Design Team have used it...

 Amber

Erika

Gayatri

Nicki

Ren-Yi

Stacey
Taheerah

How about a PRIZE...? 

Simply comment along the hop for the chance to win the featured set or a set to the same value if you already own it. Plus a £5 Gift Certificate to spend in store HERE. You have until Midnight Wednesday 14th January to comment and I will announce the winner here on the blog Monday 15th July.

Happy Hopping!

Heart of Gold

Hey & Happy Friday!

Whoohoo! It's the weekend & there is LOTS going on here at Uniko Studio HQ this weekend, firstly I am at The Paperlane tomorrow from 10 am doing a demo and from 2 pm I will be running the class. Secondly, it's the first Design Team Blog Hop of 2014 tomorrow. It's a non release month here at Uniko Studio, so we will be revisiting a previously released set & of course there is a prize up for grabs too!

Anyway, I made a little card this morning to share with you all...

A little card with a whole lot of LOVE! I 'loosely' based my card on the current CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge sketch seen HERE and below. I wanted to be a bit more 'artistic' with my approach to the sketch rather than just copying the images used in the sketch.

What do you think? Can you see the sketch layout in my card? I hope you can. I couldn't resist a good dose of gold glitter to fill in the heart and add some sparkle!

That's all from me today, short & sweet as I've the class kits to pack and sketch out some card ideas for the demo. One last bit of info before I go, it's 50% Friday over on the WEBSITE. For today only FREE SHIPPING is half price, which means that you only need to spend £25 instead of £50 to qualify for free shipping. Plus there are a few offers & 10% off a selection of products to make room for the February Release! 

Thanks for stopping by today :) hope to see you tomorrow! 

Supplies

Card Stock: SU! Real Red & Basic Black. White from stash

Ink: VersaMagic Red Magic & VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio All Occasion Sentiments #5, Accent Essentials: Arrows & Label Love: Thank you
Accessories: Masking Paper & Gold Glitter

Throwback Thursday!

Hey!

So, I thought it would be nice to add a little new feature here on the blog called Throwback Thursday. Each thursday I will aim to take a look back at one project I made in 2013 and create a new and improved version of the card. 

Today, I am kicking things off with THIS card...

So I took inspiration and created this new version...

What do you think? I took elements from the first card but put them in reverse. Instead of the pattern being inside the heart shape I took it outside and used the raised, embossed heart to define the main focal image. I kept the pink but subtle and instead of the two other colours I decided to pair it with red and added bakers twine instead of ribbon. I like both versions but I'm loving this new creation more!

I also stepped outside of my comfort zone again and did a little of distressing with the emboss resist technique. I worked from the inside out for this card knowing that the raised heart would hide any mistakes or sharp edges. I added a few pink rhinestones for the finishing touch and decided to leave the card sentiment free as not to clutter the card more or take focus away from the main image.

Why not take a look back at some of your older creations and see how they spark you to create a new version. That's all from me today, I will be back tomorrow with more to share. Until then, thank you for stopping by :)

Supplies
Card Stock: White from stash. SU! Real Red
Ink: VersaMagic Red Magic & Pink Petunia. VersaMark
Stamps: Uniko Studio Background Builders: Round In Circles & Always & Forever
Accessories: Cosmic Shimmer True White EP. Stampendous! Crystal EP. PTI Pure Poppy Bakers Twine & Kaiser Rhinestones

Thanks Again!

Hey!

Halfway through the week already, it's true time flies when your having fun! Talking of time I have another thank you card to share with you today, this time using the large graphic flower from Today, Tomorrow & Always Time...

I started out by using a pencil to lightly draw a frame on the small panel, I then stamped the 'Thank you' sentiment and graphic flowers. Once the stamping was dry I used a fine liner to draw in the frame. I added a tab of black twill ribbon and a SU! candy dot before adhering the panel to the card base using foam adhesive - simples!

Short & sweet today, much to be completed today here in the studio. Mainly class kits for the class on Saturday at The Paperlane! Until tomorrow, thank your for stopping by today :)

Supplies
Card Stock: Black & White from stash
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMagic Sea Breeze
Stamps: Uniko Studio Today, Tomorrow & Always Time. Label Love: Thank you
Accessories: PTI True Black Twill Ribbon. SU! Candy Dot, Fine Liner & Foam Adhesive.

Lots Of Thanks

Hey!

I do hope your week has got off to a good start. I've had a reasonably good start here at Uniko Studio HQ, slowly getting through the to do list! One of my things to do was make a start on my Christmas Thank you's and I managed to do that yesterday. The card I am sharing today is one of the cards I made...

I've kept it pretty simple, letting the sentiments take the focus. Still loving Washi tape and to dust Wonderful Washi off again I made my own washi tape in two colours. Those who know me will know that I have really stepped out of my comfort zone by tearing the edges of the washi tape I made! 

When I am using DST I have to cut it off the roll using scissors, I simply can't tear it as it's too messy, just one of my little OCD things! I also made a little tiny dent in my embellishment box and used a SU! Hodgepog Hardware piece and tied a little bakers twine bow around it. 

The current challenge over at Keep It Simple HERE is anything goes, so I thought I'd enter it into that challenge. 

That's all from me today, I had best get some work done! Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by :)

Supplies

Card Stock: White from stash. SU! Smokey Slate

Ink: VersaMagic Red Magic & Turquoise Gem. VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio All Occasion Sentiments #3, Extra Time, Wonderful Washi & Label Love: Thank you

Accessories: 1" Wide DST, SU! Hodgepog Hardware. PTI Pure Poppy Bakers Twine

Love Dimension!

Hey & Happy Monday!

I'm guessing it's back to normality for you all, husbands back at work, kids at school, etc, etc. Well, it's back to normality here too and I'm getting stuck in with lots of designing for upcoming releases, planning classes and lovely things here on the blog.

Todays card was inspired by a couple of things, firstly the current Addicted to CAS challenge HERE, which is die cuts and the second was Jennifer McGuire's post HERE, adding dimension to die cuts.

I heart this loopy, handwritten love die, which is from Stampin' Up! and I knew it would work great with this dimensional die cut technique. I simply die cut the word eight times out of scrap white card stock and used my glue pen to stick them together. 

The 'YOU' is a masked sentiment from Label Love: Thank you and the gold embossed hearts are from Always & Forever and Flower Power #3. I used the current CAS(E) this Sketch! sketch seen HERE and below for the layout of my card. Result, a perfect anytime Love You card, not just for Valentine's Day. Such a fun technique I will definitely be revisiting in the near future!

That's all from me today, there is much work to be done! Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by today :)

Supplies

Card Stock: White from stash, SU! Real Red

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black & VersaMark

Stamps: Uniko Studio Always & Forever, Label Love: Thank you & Flower Power #3

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder & SU! Expressions Thinlits Dies