Uniko Sponsors TIME OUT Challenges!

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I'm only a week late to let you know that Uniko is sponsoring the current challenge over HERE at TIME OUT Challenges! It's a two week challenge, so you still have time to enter it ;)

This fortnight the challenge is a theme challenge and the theme is...

HOLIDAYS

with an optional twist of no stamping

(stamped sentiments allowed)

If you choose to 'twist' with the team over at TIME OUT you have the chance of winning a £15 eGift Certificate to spend over at the Uniko store HERE.

I've been seeing A LOT of Christmas cards around blog land and thought it was high time I got a wriggle on and made an effort to get into the Christmas spirit ;) Here's my attempt...

I decided to dust off Pure Florals: Poinsettia and do some partial stamping and cutting to create a focal panel across the bottom edge of the card. I decided to keep the stamping black, keeping the colour for the base card and gold berries.

I did add a little holiday sparkle with some clear Wink Of Stella over the whole poinsettia. I just couldn't resist! The panel is mounted to the card base using foam adhesive.

Be sure to check out all the TIME OUT Challenges Design Team inspiration HERE and HERE. I hope to see you in the gallery too ;)

I'll be back later with more to share, I have a flurry of posts today! Until then, thank you for stopping by :)

Supplies:

Uniko Clear Stamps: Pure Florals: Poinsettia

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Real Red & Whisper White

Accessories: Wink Of Stella and Foam Adhesive

WINNER and a card!

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Apologies for being SO late again announcing the lucky comment WINNER of the July Design Team Blog Hop HERE. 

The Summer days with my beans have been keeping me busy and tired with little creative mojo. I am pleased to report that the creative mojo is returning and I have been busy posting over HERE this week with a new Stamp Of The Week ;)

Anyway, without further ado, random.org has helped me select a lucky winner...

AND lucky comment no.15 is...

Kimberly Rendino12 July 2016 at 18:51

This is such a beautiful set, Beverly! I love your cards....old and new!

Congratulations Kimberly! Please send an email to bev@uniko.co.uk by Thursday August 11th 2016 along with your snail mail address and I will get your prize in the post to you!

How about a card before I go, I have had this one to share for some time now...

I made this shaker card for Daisy, one of the beans' little friends who turned 2 a few weekends ago. Daisy LOVES Peppa Pig, but unfortunately I didn't have any Peppa Pig or pig related stamps, so instead reached for my Sweet Baby clear stamp set and made a shaker card! 

Even though the Sweet Baby clear stamp is is aimed at New Baby cards, the bear is so versatile and can be used for young children too. He is simply coloured with a few Copic markers and fussy cut out.

Ok, that's all from me today, but be sure to pop over HERE for more inspiration ;) Until the next time, thank you for stopping by.

Supplies

Uniko Clear Stamps:- Sweet Baby and Simply Said

Card Stock:- SU! Whisper White and PTI Vintage Cream

Ink:- Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:- SU! Sequins, PTI Limitless Layer Dies, Acetate, Foam Adhesive and Copic Markers

CAS Colours and Sketches #184

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This month over at CAS Colours & Sketches we have LOTS of fun challenges in store. As it is the summer months we are taking it in turns to be a hostess for the week. This week our hostess is the lovely Karen.

Karen has come up with this awesome sketch HERE and seen below for you to try...

Another FUN and easy sketch this week. Don't you think? I had a hard time deciding what stamps to use, but this is what I ended up using...

I decided to use Pure Florals: Cosmos with a sentiment from Simpy Said and paired the stamps and sketch with the current Color Throwdown challenge colours seen HERE and below.

The Cosmos flowers are stamped and heat embossed in white onto normal SU! Whisper White CS then lightly watercolored.

I adhered the flower cluster to the card using DST, but as the edges of them were not adhered, it creates a feeling of depth and movement with the petals.

Ok, that's all from me just now, I hope I have inspired you to give the sketch 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 Pure Florals: Cosmos Simply Said

Ink: SU! Pretty In Pink, So Saffron and Calypso Coral VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White. PTI Melon Berry

Accessories: Rhinestones. Detail White Embossing Powder

CAS Colours and Sketches #184

Hey!

This month over at CAS Colours & Sketches we have LOTS of fun challenges in store. As it is the summer months we are taking it in turns to be a hostess for the week. This week our hostess is the lovely Karen.

Karen has come up with this awesome sketch HERE and seen below for you to try...

Another FUN and easy sketch this week. Don't you think? I had a hard time deciding what stamps to use, but this is what I ended up using...

I decided to use Pure Florals: Cosmos with a sentiment from Simpy Said and paired the stamps and sketch with the current Color Throwdown challenge colours seen HERE and below.

The Cosmos flowers are stamped and heat embossed in white onto normal SU! Whisper White CS then lightly watercolored.

I adhered the flower cluster to the card using DST, but as the edges of them were not adhered, it creates a feeling of depth and movement with the petals.

Ok, that's all from me just now, I hope I have inspired you to give the sketch 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 Pure Florals: Cosmos Simply Said

Ink: SU! Pretty In Pink, So Saffron and Calypso Coral VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White. PTI Melon Berry

Accessories: Rhinestones. Detail White Embossing Powder

CAS Colours and Sketches #184

Hey!

This month over at CAS Colours & Sketches we have LOTS of fun challenges in store. As it is the summer months we are taking it in turns to be a hostess for the week. This week our hostess is the lovely Karen.

Karen has come up with this awesome sketch HERE and seen below for you to try...

Another FUN and easy sketch this week. Don't you think? I had a hard time deciding what stamps to use, but this is what I ended up using...

I decided to use Pure Florals: Cosmos with a sentiment from Simpy Said and paired the stamps and sketch with the current Color Throwdown challenge colours seen HERE and below.

The Cosmos flowers are stamped and heat embossed in white onto normal SU! Whisper White CS then lightly watercolored.

I adhered the flower cluster to the card using DST, but as the edges of them were not adhered, it creates a feeling of depth and movement with the petals.

Ok, that's all from me just now, I hope I have inspired you to give the sketch 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 Pure Florals: Cosmos Simply Said

Ink: SU! Pretty In Pink, So Saffron and Calypso Coral VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White. PTI Melon Berry

Accessories: Rhinestones. Detail White Embossing Powder

Have You Joined Us Yet?

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Some of the team and I along with Carol our Guest Designer are here to remind you that there is still time to join in on the July Uniko challenge.

We have another fun challenge this month to spark your creativity...

 

Whatever the season around the world there is always flowers! So whether you choose Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter the theme this month is flowers.

You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products.

Email entries welcome, just email a photo of your card to bev@uniko.co.uk and I will add it to the Uniko Flickr gallery and link up!

 

This month we have another super Guest Designer joining us this month, Carol from Just Me CCarol was the lucky winner from Challenge #32 and has created another beauty to inspire you...

 

 

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Carol and leave some love :)

 

Now, here's some inspiration from the Uniko Design Team:

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Bev

 

 

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

Aren't these just super! Now, if you need more incentive to play along with the challenge here are the details of the prizes.

 

THE PRIZES

 

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £15 gift voucher.
• The DT choose a Top 3 who will each get 100 Loyalty Rewards Points added to their Uniko customer account.
• We will do a random draw for all those who use A UNIKO stamp. This winner will get 200 Loyalty Reward Points added to their Uniko customer account.

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (BST) on Friday 12th August (7.00pm EDT).

 

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CAS Colours & Sketches #183

Hey!

It's a new month over at CAS Colours & Sketches with LOTS of fun challenges in store. As it is the summer months we are taking it in turns to be a hostess for the week. This week our hostess is the lovely Stef.

Stef has come up with this lovely colour combo HERE and seen below for you to try...

With the Summer finally arriving this week here in the UK, my thoughts have been tropical again, so this is how my card turned out...

 

I was quite pleased as I have two of the 3 colours this week, so I didn't have to colour match. All the supplies are listed at the end of the post.

My card is just simple stamping of the Hibiscus and tropical leaves on a panel of whisper white CS. After I had finished stamping I sliced the panel at an angle and adhered it to a Tip Top Taupe card base, leaving a space for a white embossed sentiment.

Ok, that's all from me for now, I hope I have inspired you to give these colours 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 Paradise and Paradise Leaves

Ink: SU! Summer Sun, Island Indigo and VersaMark

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White & Tip Top Taupe

Accessories: Detail White Embossing Powder

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