The Male Room Challenge #192 - Kinetic Cards

Good morning and welcome, 

This morning we have a new challenge for you at The Male Room. Challenge #192 is all about 'Kinetic Cards' or cards that move in some way. 

This is my take on the challenge:

Obviously my moving part is the camper van, done using a slider die and a 1p piece! There's not a huge amount of movement in my card but I have wanted to make a slider card for so long so I'm glad I finally got around to it. It's actually easier than I was expecting so I will likely have a go at a few more. The stamps and dies are all from the recently closed down Heffy Doodle. 

There is some absolutely fantastic inspiration over on The Male Room blog so pop over there and check it out, and of course join us by making a kinetic card. Don't forget to share our challenge graphic to be eligible for votes.

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Uniko October/November Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Welcome! 

We have finally made it to the Uniko Oct / Nov reveal, release and Brand Ambassador blog hop with GIVEAWAY.

Lets start with the reveal:

Christmas Pop (Re-released)

I have teamed the re-released Christmas Pop stamp set with the Uniko Background Builders: Winter Wonderland stamp set. 

Pure Florals Poinsettia

Firstly I stamped the poinsettia in a light ink so I could follow the outlines loosely with watercolour inks. Once dry I stamped and heat embossed the poinsettia and sentiment.

Background Blocks Snow Flurry

I have stamped the BB Snow Flurry twice and heat embossed using clear embossing powder. To this I added the Uniko Big & Bold Snow sentiment and heat embossed also. Finally I ink blended three colours of distress oxide ink down the panel. 

Big & Bold Joy

The 'Joy' is heat embossed using gold powder and to this I have added stamped the rest of the sentiments in dark green. The further elements are from the Uniko Peace On Earth stamp set.

Framed - Fairy Lights

I firstly created the background using Uniko In the Forest stencil. Over this I stamped the Framed - Fairy Lights stamp. I then carefully filled the lights in using Nuvo drops. 

The release should now be live on the Uniko blog and for the GIVEAWAY please follow the Brand Ambassador blog hop, where if you leave some love you are in with a chance of winning the whole release.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - you're here

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing Uniko Framed - Fairy Lights

Hello, 

Welcome to our last introduction post before we reveal everything in full tomorrow. But for now, we are introducing Uniko Framed - Fairy Lights.

I had lots of fun painting in the lights and adding a 'halo' to each one. I did this using my ink cubes but you could also use watercolour paints. The sentiment is also from this lovely new stamp set. 

I focused on a blue theme for my second card and added the sentiment from the Uniko Big & Bold Joy stamp set, introduced yesterday. 

Lots of lovely projects from the Uniko Brand Ambassadors if you follow the blog links below, and don't forget to come back tomorrow for the reveal, release and GIVEAWAY!

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing Uniko BIG & BOLD Joy

Morning, 

Here we are with another introduction post for the Uniko Oct / Nov release. Today we are introducing Uniko Big & Bold Joy stamp set.

There are lots of lovely sentiments to add to the big 'Joy', all of which make me start singing Christmas songs in my head! I heat embossed the sentiments in black glitter embossing powder and stamped the other elements from the set below it.

Some more heat embossing but this time white glitter sparkle on dark blue card and even more of the additional elements from the new stamp set. I fussy cut them all and raised them up using foam pads. 

Do follow the hop along the Uniko Brand Ambassadors links below to see the fantastic creations from the rest of the team.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing Uniko Background Blocks Snow Flurry

Welcome, 

We are currently on day three of the Uniko Oct / Nov release introductions and today we have Uniko Background Blocks Snow Flurry.

Here I have double stamped the background block, side by side. I have then used the individual snowflakes from the Uniko Framed - Snowflakes stamp set which is complimentary to this new stamp.

For this card I used distress oxide inks to create a rainbow background. I then stamped the Background Blocks Snow Flurry and heat embossed using black glitter powder. Some of the detail has been lost on the photo but the card looks super sparkly and perfect for that Christmas party vibe. 

Well that's all from me today but the Uniko Brand Ambassadors have some great stuff for you to check out:

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Reintroducing Uniko Pure Florals Poinsettia

Hi there, 

Thanks for joining us today as we reintroduce Uniko Pure Florals Poinsettia stamp set. 

The fine detail on the poinsettia makes this a perfect stamp to heat emboss and here I have used gold embossing powder on dark blue card. I have then shaded the petals using a white polychromo pencil. The sentiment is also from this reintroduced set. 

For this card I have used a dark green card base and added branches from the Uniko Winter Foliage stamp set. I have then stamped and coloured the poinsettia twice, fussy cutting the inner layer and adding to the second image using foam pads, in a decoupage style. 

Much more lovely introductions over on the Brand Ambassadors blog pages:

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Reintroducing Uniko Christmas Pop

Morning all, 

Welcome to the start of the Uniko Oct / Nov release and today we are reintroducing the Uniko Christmas Pop stamp set. 

The set contains several trees of differing styles. Here I have heat embossed one using white (or clear) embossing powder along with a sentiment from the Uniko Pure Florals Poinsettia stamp set (also being reintroduced this week). I then selected two pink and three green distress oxides to create a 'haze' effect around the tree and sentiment. 

With the solid tree from the set I created a Christmas Angel, adding wings from the Uniko English Country Garden Butterflies set and the head and halo from the Uniko Background Blocks Graffiti Texture stamp. The sentiment is from the Uniko Peace on Earth stamp set. 

Now it's time to check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors:

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

And pop back tomorrow for another product introduction.

Much love

Steph x

It's Beginning To Look Like... Uniko October/November Release Sneak Peeks!

Welcome! 

We have some new exciting products from Uniko and this week we will be introducing them before the big reveal, release and blog hop on Sunday.

Here are the very tantalising sneak peeks before we start the introductions tomorrow...

Much love

Steph x

Papercraft Challenges #111 - Spooky Season

Morning all, 

Welcome to Papercraft Challenges where this month's challenge #111 has a theme of Spooky Season. 

As we are sponsored this month by Dr Digi's House of Stamps, I have used their digital stamp Wizz Doodles. 

Now it's your turn to join in the fun over at Papercraft Challenges. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Autumn has arrived!

Hi all, 

Welcome to my Uniko Brand Ambassador post for October and given that the weather has now and truly turned, I thought I'd celebrate Autumn rather than moaning about how cold and wet it is! (But I might still moan a bit!).

For this card I have used Uniko I Love Coffee stamp set, just what is needed on a soggy autumnal day! My floral background uses Uniko Beautiful Blooms II stamp set which I think works beautifully in the orange and browns I have chosen for my card. 

Using fawn / brown based colours I turned the Uniko English Country Garden - Butterflies into moths for my next card. I stamped the solid butterfly over the background and added one of each the small and large butterflies using foam pads. 

My final card uses Uniko Winter Botanicals: Sweet Broom stamp set. I masked a section across the upper part of the card on which I later stamped the sentiment from Uniko Floral Vines stamp set. 

So that's my autumnal inspiration to match the autumnal weather (might be nicer if the rain would stop!). Thanks for stopping by.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY - Ink & Flip Seasonal Fun

Good morning, 

Welcome to the reveal of two new wonderful Uniko Ink & Flip stencils. If you are new to these, the stencils are (cleverly) designed to be inked, cleaned, flipped and inked using the reverse to create such a fantastic result. 

This week we have been revisiting the previously released Uniko Ink & Flip Christmas Star and Uniko Ink & Flip Snowflake as well as introducing two new Ink & Flip stencils. Here is the full reveal of the two new stencils.

Uniko Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb

A two part stencil, inner & outer which both can be inked and flipped.

My previous creations used the cobweb to create Halloween style cards but this card represents a cobweb hanging from branches on a frosty morning. The sentiment is from the Uniko Snowflake Serenade stamp set and the branches are from the Uniko Winter Foliage stamp set, die cut using the matching dies for this stamp set.

Uniko Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree

A two part stencil, inner & outer which both can be inked and flipped.

Here I have used only the inner stencil to create my row of Christmas trees. I masked an area across the centre of the card in order to stamp my sentiment from the Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp set. 

So now you've seen the new stencils in full, head over to the Uniko blog and follow the Brand Ambassador blog hop to see their amazing creations. Leave some lovely comments along the way and you could be in with a chance to win your choice of three Uniko Ink & Flip stencils (check out the full range on the Uniko shop).

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Introducing Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree

Morning! 

Welcome back to our week of celebrating the brilliant Uniko Ink & Flip stencils. As part of this fun we have revisited some previously released stencils and we are introducing two new ones. Yesterday we introduced the fabulous Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb and today we are introducing the equally wonderful Uniko Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree.

For this card I stuck with the traditional greens of an evergreen tree and light blues for the outer stencil, representing the sky. I added the stars to the top of my tree and the sky from the Uniko Reach For The Stars stamp set. The sentiment is from the Uniko Most Wonderful stamp set.

I went with non traditional colours for my next card but ones I like to use often on my Christmas cards. I went with a softer palette for the background and bolder colours for the tree which I inked up three times before fussy cutting. I scored a fold line down the centre of each tree, folded and adhered the right half of one to the left half of the next to create my 3D tree. I then adhered this to the inked panel. The sentiment is also from the Uniko Most Wonderful stamp set.

Now head over to the Uniko blog to check out the fantastic ideas the rest of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors had for this great new product. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for the full reveal, release and Brand Ambassador blog hop and GIVEAWAY! 

Much love

Steph x