The Male Room Challenge #189 - Mixed Media

Good morning all, 

Welcome to this month's challenge from The Male Room. Challenge #189 has the theme of Mixed Media.

Mixed media is not something I do a lot of but I really enjoyed making these cards. I started with one sheet of A4 cut into four pieces and taping them along the edges with low tack tape.

I used Hickory Smoke, Broken China and Speckled Egg distress oxide inks to 'smoosh' the backgrounds. I found a tip online to use acetate as there is more movement in it and it worked a treat. I then used texture paste through the Uniko Raindrops stencil and added some colour over the top using my fingertip. I then randomly, partially stamped Stampin Up! Dictionary around the panels. I die cut the bicycles and clocks from white card and inked them with the same distress oxides. I then pressed parts of the die cuts into Versamark ink and added Speckled Egg Distress glaze. Finally I stamped multiple sentiments from Uniko Simply Said Blocks and Simply Said Blocks III stamp sets and covered them in Glossy Accents. 

So now it's your turn to amaze us with your mixed media creations. Join in the fun over on The Male Room blog and check out the fantastic creativity of the rest of the Design Team too.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko 12th Birthday Release Introducing - Background Blocks MOD Builder

Good morning everyone, 

We are swiftly working our way through the Uniko 12th Birthday Release Introductions this week and the final one here today is Background blocks MOD Builder. This stamp compliments the Uniko MOD Background Builder stencil. 

I have used both the new stamp and the already released stencil on this card and kept the colour scheme simple so the stamp could shine. The sentiment is from the Uniko Sentiments Outlined stamp set.

My next card uses the large background stamp from the new set to create a background pattern. I have then used some of the smaller elements of the set to add further pattern to the centre. Another sentiment features from yesterdays Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments stamp set. 

There's more fantastic creativity from the Brand Ambassadors over on the Uniko blog and tomorrow we are back with the release reveals, Brand Ambassador blog hop and GIVEAWAY!

Much love

Steph x