15 June 2025

AAA Colourful Colourboard #17

Good morning, 

Welcome to this month's challenge from AAA Colourful where we have the following colourboard:


This colourboard made me think of a hot country and I had been sorting through my stamp sets when I noticed one consisting of animals and leaves which I thought might work well.

Happily I found the patterned paper in my stash and it was a perfect match for this challenge.

An interesting collection of colours, what will it inspire you to create? Join us over at the AAA Colourful blog and see what wonders the other Design Team members have created.

Much love

Steph x

9 June 2025

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Monday Blues

Good Morning, 

Welcome to my Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post for June. As we are focussing on masculine makes this month, I have dug out some older Uniko stamp sets and focused on blue hues. 

My first card uses the Uniko Block Party Coffee Love stamp set. I started by sweeping my white card with a light grey cube ink pad and then stamped and coloured the image. I added faux 'planks' using an embossing board before attaching to a card blank using foam pads. 

Sticking with the grey ink and blue alcohol markers, I changed my stamp to Uniko Background Blocks Equaliser stamp set. I used the sentiment and the extra musical notes stamps from the set to finish off the card.

And finally for today, I created a birthday card with the Uniko Up & Away stamp set. I stamped the hot air balloon and basket before colouring in and fussy cutting out. I attached this to piece of card on which I had stamped clouds, the flag tail and the sentiment. 


That's all my cards for today which hopefully has given you some masculine inspiration for Father's Day this coming weekend (in the UK).


Much love
Steph x

4 June 2025

The Male Room Challenge #199 - Fun Folds

Good morning, 

Welcome to this month's challenge from The Male Room which is all about 'Fun Folds'.

This is always the type of challenge that gets my little grey matter working. I don't often do different fold styles so I have a little browse on Pinterest and see what I think I can achieve! 



I don't even know what this fold style is called so pop me a comment down below if you do. I started with a piece of card A6 in size and scored it into four equal parts along the long side. I adhered this into a square tube using an extra piece of card to attach to the two ends, on the inside. I then cut four further A6 panels, two black and two teal. I decorated each panel with patterned paper, die cuts and sentiments before adhering to the inner square tube. I made my card into a Father's Day card as it's that little bit more special.

Very much looking forward to seeing what you create and to add to my list for the next time we have this type of theme. Lots of wonderful inspiration on over on The Male Room blog so pop over and check it out.

Much love

Steph x