UNIKO Sneak Peeks DAY 3 ....

Happy Thursday .......

Welcome to Day 3 of the Uniko Sneak Peeks ....... the last little look before the big reveal starts tomorrow.

Today we have two gorgeous new floral stamp sets ....... one perfect for Spring

and a cute little funky design. 

Both sets come with sentiments and great little words, so they'll be fab additions to anyone's stamp stash

There's a couple more stencils too ...... again with a floral theme.  A beautiful LARGE single bloom

and a pretty Background design.

So there you have it ..... a sneaky look at the brand new UNIKO Studio February release.  I think there's something in there for everyone.
Check back tomorrow for a closer look at these fab new designs .... see you then!

Enjoy your day.
Hubby's got the day off today so I think we might just have a run out somewhere, maybe stop off for lunch.  Then we're off out again this evening ....... we're going to a Tonic & Gin Tasting ...... should be fun!
Tomorrow may be a bit of a late start though!

Cheerio until next time ....

UNIKO Sneak Peeks DAY 2 ......

Happy Wednesday ........

It's Day 2 of  Sneak Peeks for the brand new product release from UNIKO Studio.
Today see's another collection of fabulous stamps and some stencils that all work so well together as well as mixing with any UNIKO items that you already have in your stash

First up a great little stencil

A really versatile stamp set ...... this will be great for those masculine cards

 Another Background Block ......

And finally another stencil design ......

How's the shopping list coming along?  There's one more day to go so don't put it away just yet!

Have a great Wednesday ......

Cheerio until next time .....

UNIKO sneak peeks DAY 1 ........

Happy Tuesday folks ........

I hope your week is off to a good start.  It's going to be a busy one here I think.

It's time to start counting down to the brand new release coming soon from UNIKO Studio ..... exciting stuff!!
Over the next three days I've got some sneak peeks of the brand new products that will be launching on February 28th  There's some fabulous new stamp designs and ...... some amazing new stencils too ...... you'll love them!

Then starting at the end of the week, there'll be a full reveal of all the new items ahead of the launch day and the usual new release Blog Hop ..... get your wishlists ready!

Here are the teasers for today ....... a great set of sentiments perfect for all those birthdays

A really cool new background block, again perfect for birthdays, parties and celebrations ...

And ....... a fun new stencil

Check out the UNIKO Blog for a full schedule of all you need to know about the new release, and don't forget to pop back tomorrow for more sneak peeks.

Thanks for stopping by .... have a great day.

Cheerio until next time .......

Exciting news!!! ......

Happy weekend ......

How excited am I!! ....... I've been waiting for today to come so I could share my news with you.

Way back at the beginning of January this year, the lovely Sarah G contacted me and asked if I would like to join a new Design Team, to showcase the brand new range of fabulous UNIKO Stencils.
What could I say ..... I've been a fan of UNIKO stamps for some time, and I do love stencils ...... there was only one answer really ...... YES PLEASE!!!!

So ..... here I am, absolutely thrilled to be part of the brand new UNIKO Stencil Design Team ......

The stencils are fab ...... great designs that work so well on their own, as well as perfectly alongside the range of gorgeous UNIKO stamps.
For the card above I used the Scattered Polka Dots  to create my background.  A touch of Black Soot Distress Oxide ink and then highlighted a few of the dots with a little bit of glossy accents

I stamped the beautiful large bloom from the UNIKO Pure Florals - Gerbera onto some cardstock coloured using Brushos, heat embossed the image with clear powder and then fussy cut around the flower before attaching them onto my card

A little touch of glitter to the centres for a bit of sparkle and I added one of my favourite UNIKO sentiments

There's also a little bit of the design on the inside ......

I said these stencils work well on their own, here's a quick and easy card using the pretty Doodle Flower

I used various shades of Distress Oxide inks through the stencil .....

I then applied clear stencil paste over the top and sprinkled with crystal glitter whilst the paste was still wet ...... so pretty and sparkly
A simple strip of black cardstock as a contrast and a sentiment ..... perfect!

You don't always have to use the whole stencil ..... mask off an area and just use one of the flowers ....

Perfect for the inside .....

So ......  a new house, and a new Design Team.  It's all go here!!  Watch this space for more ideas using the brand new UNIKO stencils .... and why not check out my new teamies blogs too ...... there's Sarah, Julie and Wiebke.

Speaking of the new house .... we're almost settled in now.  The new sofa's have arrived, I've ordered a beautiful new cupboard/dresser for the kitchen and I've made a list of all the bits and bobs we need.
My craft room is sort of up and running.  I can't find anything but everything is in there somewhere.  I am hoping to get new furniture in there eventually but that will have to wait for now.
And just in case anyone has been trying to get hold of me I still have no mobile phone .... sigh!  What I mean is, I haven't got my mobile phone ...... the little man has however let me use his!  Bless him ..... he's letting me use his phone until I get mine back.  Clever .... because that means I have to top up his credit!!  Hopefully I won't need it for long.

Thanks for popping by .... enjoy your weekend.

Cheerio until next time .....

Follow your heart .......

Happy Sunday ......

I know ..... late again! Sorry ....... this moving house lark is playing with my blogging clock!
Normal service will resume shortly ..... I'm going to make a start on my craft room today!!

It's time for this month's Happy Little Stampers ATC Challenge and the theme for February is .....

Hearts

I've got some actual Artist Trading Cards for you today ..... not the wooden block kind like in my last two posts ......

ATC's .... in case you're not familiar with them, are little pieces of artwork, size 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches .... and they are so much fun to make.

This little set started out from a piece of previously coloured cardstock from my stash, coloured with Distress Inks and the smooshing technique ..... I think!
And I've used stamps, and die cuts along with a little heat embossing to decorate the ATC's 

This heart is from Visible Image ...... stamped directly on the ATC in black and heat embossed with clear powder.  I then stamped the heart  again onto white cardstock using a red ink and fussy cut away all the splatters around the edge.
The sentiment was then stamped and heat embossed on the top before layering the heart onto the ATC.

For this one I used a simple die cut heart balloon ..... and coloured it with red ink.  A few splatters of white ink add a bit more interest to the background.

Last but not least ..... a simple red heart stamped in the centre of the ATC (I did use the MISTI to get a nice deep coverage)  I doodled around the edge with a white gel pen and then heat embossed that fab sentiment from STAMPlorations over the top.
To finish off I doodled faux stitching around the ATCs and layered them all onto black cardstock.

As with all the Happy Little Stampers challenges there's a $20 Gift Certificate for the winner, which will be doubled if the winning ATC has been created using HLS stamps.

Happy stamping!

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your day.

Cheerio until next time .....