Good afternoon,
I am joining in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #675 which has the following sketch for inspiration:
It gave me a great opportunity to use up some stash of patterned paper, stickers and ephemera that have been in my stash for a while. Dashing off to collect the children from school so a short blog post I'm afraid.
Much love
Steph x
Good afternoon,
Today I'm joining in with AAA Cards challenge #284 which is a sketch challenge using this sketch:
I already had the three ice lollies / ice cream coloured and fussy cut so it was a super quick make with a sticker sentiment to finish off.
Much love
Steph x
Update: Delighted to have been chosen as a runner up in this challenge!!
Uniko's 13th Birthday reveal, release, Brand Ambassador blog hop and GIVEAWAY is here! If it's felt like a long time in coming, that's because there are so many delightful products on this release the fantastic introductions have been keeping us in great anticipation all week. But here we are, lets get on with the reveal and a few more cards from me:
Uniko Geometric Happy Birthday Stencil
This is FREE with all Release Day orders of £15 or more while stocks last.
To create this card I inked up the new stencil and then masked it before inking up the Uniko Zebra Print stencil, however as this isn't currently available in the Uniko store I also created it using the new BB Waves stamp set below.
Uniko Background Blocks Waves Stamp Set
As with the first card, I started by inking the new Geometric Happy Birthday stencil. I then masked the words and tried to stamp over the top but even with the thinnest masking layer, I couldn’t get the Background Blocks Waves to stamp as neatly as I wanted around the edges of the stencilling. So I started again and stamped the BB Waves first. I took my original stencilled sentiment and cut it out, then layered it over the stamped BB Waves.
Uniko Bright Butterflies Layering Stencil
I have always been drawn to butterflies in display cases or frames so that was my idea for this card. Each butterfly is framed by the black card. What I really enjoyed about these stencils is that you can lay them down and ink them as they are or you can move the detail about a bit and create new patterns your butterflies.
Uniko Spring Botanicals Primrose & Re-Introduced Uniko Bright Butterflies Stamp Set
I thought these two sets would work nicely together so I white heat embossed the primrose and used my inks to paint on the colour to create a watercolour effect. I then heat embossed the butterflies having a flutter above the flowers.
Uniko Alphabet Solid Stamp Set & Uniko Organic Blooms Stamp Set
What I really like about an individual alphabet stamp is that you can create vertical sentiments. Perfect for this slimline style of card. I stamped the sentiment then masked it before stamping the Organic Blooms florals and stems around it. Finally colouring in with alcohol markers.
Uniko Layering Organic Blooms Stencil
Here I used parts of the stencil to create a frame around the outside of the card which was cut to slightly smaller than the card base. I then stamped the sentiment from the Uniko Birthday Wishes stamp set in the centre.
Aren't these just amazing?! The layering stencils are always fantastic fun to play around and get inky with. Now don't forget there is lots more creativity over on the Uniko blog and the Brand Ambassadors blogs and if you leave lovely comments along the way you will be in with the chance of winning a £25 eGift Certificate.
Much love
Steph x
Welcome back,
We are still going with the Uniko 13th Birthday release introductions and today we have Uniko Spring Botanicals Primrose.
Another lovely addition to the Spring Botanicals series. For this card I stamped the Uniko Large Background French Script in black before layering the primrose over the top which I had ink smooshed and gilded before fussy cutting. Between the two layers I added some black cord and finished off with sentiments from the Uniko Simply Said Blocks stamp set. I think this might be my favourite card of the release!
This card shows the primrose in full (with its leaves) and I coloured it using alcohol markers. The 'plant pot' was created for another card but didn't do what I needed it to do so I have used it here and I think it works well!
There are some amazing creations over on the Uniko blog using this and all the other stamps and stencils as introduced this week. Tomorrow is the full reveal and release day so pop back and check it out. There will also be the usual blog hop GIVEAWAY too.
Much love
Steph x
Afternoon all,
I'm here today to join in with the February challenge over at Seven Hills Crafts.
This month Tara has provided a lovely sketch to work from.
That's all from me today. I'm off to collect the children from school soon!
Much love
Steph x
Welcome today as we introduce yet more loveliness on the Uniko 13th Birthday release.
First up we have Uniko Layering Organic Blooms stencil, a very lovely floral which looks great in lots of colourways.
I love this image in the blues. Which led me to think of Monet's Water Lilles so for my next card I used light blue card to stencil onto (the lake) and chose water lily colours for the flowers.
We also have Uniko Organic Blooms stamp set to introduce which just so happens to coordinate with the above stencil as shown below!
So now you've seen what I did with these great new products, you can also see what the rest of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors did over on the Uniko blog.
Much love
Steph x
As we continue the Uniko 13th Birthday celebrations we have another two stamp sets to introduce today.
Firstly we have Uniko Alphabet Solid stamp set.
For this card I lined up the letters to create 'BIRTHDAY' and stamped it in black. I slightly shifted the card and stamped again in purple ink to create a shadow. I then took the 'Happy' from several Uniko stamp sets (some now retired) and stamped around the edges. Finally I added a couple of strips of cardstock in black and purple before adhering everything to a slimline card blank.
Secondly today we are introducing Uniko Background Blocks Waves.
Another great background block stamp with very funky wavy lines which I thought would match well with the Uniko Mid Century Modern Frames stamp set.
This card idea was formed after I went to the cinema with the children. Can you guess what film we watched?! (Follow the yellow brick road...). So we have the poppy field from the Uniko Remembrance stamp set and the emeralds made using the Uniko Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem stencil and the Uniko Sparkle Sentiments stamp set. Finally the sentiment and hot air balloon from the Uniko Up & Away stamp set were perfect to finish off my card.
Don't forget to check out the Uniko blog for lots more beautiful creations from the Uniko Brand Ambassadors and come back tomorrow for more introductions.
Much love
Steph x
Good morning,
Welcome back as we run through the Uniko 13th birthday release introductions. Today we have an all new layering stencil called Uniko Bright Butterflies and a re-introduced stamp set by the same name.
I wanted my 'butterflies' to look more like moths for this card so I used more muted Distress Oxide ink colours and a dark blue card base.
For this card I teamed the butterflies with the recently released Uniko Layering Picked Posies stencils.
Now we move onto a re-introduction of Uniko Bright Butterflies stamp set.
This set has three different butterflies so I black heat embossed each one onto a different coloured strip of card before adhering to the card front. The sentiment has been white heat embossed and is also from the set. Lastly I added the black strips with foam pads to cover the joins in the coloured card.
For this card I smooshed some distress oxide inks onto watercolour card and added some metallic watercolour splashes before die cutting the frames. I adhered these to the black card blank. I then heat embossed the butterflies onto vellum using clear sparkle embossing powder and fussy cut before adhering to the three smooshed panels.
Now it's time to head over to the Uniko blog to check out the amazing creations by the rest of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors.
Much love
Steph x
Good morning!
Welcome to the first product introduction on the Uniko 13th Birthday release. There’s lots of fabulousness to come over the next few days so be sure to check back regularly but for now we introduce Uniko Geometric Happy Birthday stencil. This stencil is being offered for free with all release orders over £15.
It’s safe to say I had a lovely time getting inky with this new stencil and teamed it with the Uniko Party Confetti stencil. Absolutely perfect for a children’s birthday card! I stencilled the Geometric Happy Birthday first before masking with low tac tape and laying the Party Confetti stencil over the top and stencilling in a rainbow pattern.
Lots more amazing introductions to this great stencil over on the Uniko blog so pop on over and take a look.
Much love
Steph x
