Uniko Challenge #40 - Spring With an Optional Twist of Easter

Hey!

Welcome to the March/April 2017 Uniko challenge. We have another fun and easy challenge this month to spark your creativity and I have changed the frequency and length of the challenges this year to hopefully give you a little more time to join in on the fun.

So this month we have the following challenge...

Spring is just around the corner for those in the Northern hemisphere and who doesn't love pretty flowers and bunnies?!

Challenge Guidelines:

* You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products. Plus, there is an extra chance to win a prize if you do ;)

* Email entries welcome, just email a photo of your card to bev@uniko.co.uk and I will add it to the Uniko Flickr gallery and link up!

* Share the challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge if possible ;)


This month we have TWO awesome Guest Designers joining us, Marianne and Milka, both where lucky winners of Uniko Challenge #38.

They've created wonderful inspiration for you...

First is this beautiful Spring Wreath by Marianne, who has used the Uniko Digital Stamp Collection  I designed for Simply Cards & Papercrafts last Autumn. Isn't beautifully coloured, soft and Springy?! If you missed the post and downloads you can see it HERE.

Be sure to stop on by for all the details on Marianne's card HERE and leave some love :)

Next, Milka has used the recent Uniko Digital Stamp Collection I designed for Simply Cards & Papercrafts to make this beautiful Spring card...

Another beautifully coloured card and if you missed the post and downloads you can see it HERE.

Be sure to stop on by for all the details on Milka's card HERE and leave some love :)

The Uniko Design team also have some Spring inspiration to share, be sure to follow the links to their blogs to find out more and I am sure they'd love a nice comment too ;)

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

Are you inspired?! 

Now, if you need more incentive to play along with the challenge here are the details of the prizes. as I said at the beginning of the post, I have changed the length and frequency of the challenge. The challenges are FIVE weeks long, giving us a total of SIX challenges this year.

THE PRIZES

• Main Winner Chosen By the DT - £25 eGift Certificate
• Random Twist Winner - £4 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
• Random Uniko Stamps Winner - £4 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
• Top 3 Chosen By DT - 150 Loyalty Reward Points

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (GMT) on Friday 21st April 2017 (7.00pm EDT).

DT inspiration, combining digi with stamps

Hello everyone, Rahmat here. It is March, and Spring is just around the corner, and I am up with a spring themed card using a Uniko digi.
Bev had offered this digi on Simply Cards & Paper crafts, in this post. You will find the link to download the digi in the post. Kindly click here to get the digi.

I used the framed daffodil digi here, printed it off, and water colored using zig clean color markers. Just the usual card stock used for printing, I didn't use a water color paper today.
To my surprise the water coloring came out really good.
After coloring I masked the digi, and used a bubble stencil to blend the inks, I have used Hero Arts Neon ink, and twisted citron distress ink for this.

Added a twine, and the sentiment is from Originally Organics additions, which was released recently.  I added the panel to a white base, just wanted to keep it really clean, with the focus on the front panel.  As usual finished off with tiny  gold rhine stones. By now you guys should know I go for the jewels more than the sequins to add finishing touches!

Once the whole card was done, I reached for the glossy accents to add some dimension to the daffodil, it looks really awesome! I will add a small video on Instagram @rahmat.ccc to show the glossy accents on the flowers, as it was hard for me to capture in the picture. It is a happy spring card, on the contrast to what my view and weather is though ;)

I hope you give the digi a go, and show us what you create. If you are sharing on Social media remember to tag us, using the hashtags - #unikoltd, #uniko,  #unikostudio ...... if you tag us we will surely drop by to see what you created!

Supplies used:

Uniko free digi - Spring blooms daffodil
Zig clean color real brush markers - yellow, orange and green
Inks : hero Arts Neon Sunshine , Distress ink - twisted citron, rangers archival black
Stencil - ARTplorations Bubble
White card stock
Green twine
Rhine stones - gold
Glossy Accents

 Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

                                                                    

Uniko & Simply Cards & Papercrafts!

* This is my 2nd post today, if you've come for the Uniko Release Product Intro CLICK HERE*

Hey again!

I'm super duper excited to share my latest digital stamp collection and feature in Simply Cards & Papercrafts...

Yep, I've been busy again behind the scenes here at Uniko and designed this collection of 4 digital stamps. See them featured in Simply Cards & Papercrafts issue 160. The issue is out and available to buy today from most leading supermarkets and shops who sell magazines.

The digital collection is available to download HERE.

Here are a couple of cards I made using the digital stamps...

I hope to share a few more projects using this collection soon, but in the mean time I'd LOVE to see what you create if you download and use the collection. Please email photos of your projects to bev@uniko.co.uk and say if you are happy for me to share them here on the blog too! Or #unikoltd on Instagram or Facebook.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the freebie!

Uniko Sponsors AAA Cards!

Hey!

I'm super duper pleased you have popped back today as again we have LOTS more fun to share with you! 

This post is simply awesome! As myself and Uniko are proud to be sponsoring the challenge  over at AAA Cards this fortnight. This fortnight the challenge HERE is Watercolour...

The Uniko Design Team and myself have joined in on the fun and created some watercolour inspiration for you...

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

That's all from the Uniko DT and myself for now, but be sure to head on over HERE to see what the AAA Cards Design Team have created to inspire you and to join in on the fun too. I hope to see you in the gallery!

I'll be back AGAIN soon with Day 2 of the February & 5th Birthday Sneak Peeks ;)

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Super FREE Saturday Returns!

* This is my 2nd post this morning, if you missed the February 2017 Release Sneak Peeks click HERE*

Hey!

Yep, those of you who have been following Uniko for a while may remember a feature I had a few years ago called Super FREE Saturday. It was a featured I did roughly every month, where I  designed a little digital freebie for you all to use. Some were pre coloured, ready to print and cut others were outline images for you to colour.

Anyway, I thought I would reintroduce the feature and again it will be every other month in between releases. I know it IS release month this month, but we're celebrating so I couldn't resist having an 'extra' freebie for you all to use ;)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/scpjhn5lwly4s9o/SFS%20Feb%202017.zip?dl=0

This is a is a beautiful design especially for those who like to colour! It is called 'happy roses' and is a compilation design from a number of Uniko clear stamp sets, Flower Power #6 and Originally Organic. They pair up beautifully ;)

I've created a couple of samples to inspire you and show you how they can be used...

 This first card both the floral design and sentiment are printed onto white card stock and I have simply coloured the design with Copic Markers. I used a total of 5 markers and just did simple flat colouring.

My next card is again a one layer card. This time I printed the floral design onto Kraft card stock and coloured it in using Prismacolour pencils. 

I opted for two shades of yellow, so that the roses would really 'pop' against the Kraft card stock. The sentiment is stamped and is also a little sneak at a sentiment from a set we will be introducing on Tuesday ;)

Sarah G here crashing the Uniko blog....I love the colouring that Bev has done on this gorgeous image.  I have focused on the digi as an outline image by foiling in gold and hot pink:

Foiling is really hard to pick up in a decent photo but I hope you can see it!  I have more over at my blog....back over to Bev :)

Deborah here to crash the party too! Well, why not? I made a card using these pretty flowers too. Details on my blog:

I'd LOVE to see what you create using this digital stamp! Tag @unikoltd on Facebook and Instagram.

Or why not create a card and link up to our current Anything Goes Challenge with Optional Twist Love HERE or we have our 5th Birthday Linky Party HERE. There are FAB prizes to be won on both these posts ;)

Ok, that is all from me today but I will be back tomorrow with more Sneak Peeks to share and MORE!! 

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Uniko Sponsors CASology & Digital FREEBIE!

Hey!

I'm super duper pleased you have popped back AGAIN this afternoon! If you missed my earlier CAS Colours & Sketches post you can catch up HERE.

However, this post is simply awesome! As myself and Uniko are proud to be sponsoring the challenge  over at CASology this week. This week the challenge HERE is Romance, quite appropriate seeing as it is Valentine's Day ;)

Plus to make it even more sweeter and as I love you all I have designed this Valentine Digital Freebie for you to download and use.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ugbtytolrsfisit/Valentine%20Freebies.zip?dl=0

Simply click on the link above to get the freebies! The collection contains 4 heart designs and one sentiment cluster design. 

The Uniko Design Team and myself have created some romantic inspiration for you and a few of the team have used the freebie to inspire you too...

CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

That's all from the Uniko DT and myself for now, but be sure to head on over HERE to see what the CASology Design Team have created to inspire you and to join in on the fun too!

I hope to see you in the gallery!
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CAS Colours & Sketches #190

Hey!

Karen is our hostess this month over at CAS Colours & Sketches and this week is sketch week. Karen  has this sketch HERE and seen below for you to try...

I hope my curve is curvy enough for you Karen! Karen wants to see a defined curve to your cards this week ;)

So this is what I came up with...

You may have seen my earlier post today, HERE. I have designed a digital stamp collection for Simply Cards & Papercrafts, available for download for FREE HERE. 

So as you can see I decided to use one of the images again for my card! I scaled the image down slightly and changed the orientation a little as I copied and pasted it into a document to create my own patterned paper. I then coloured it with Copic markers and die cut a curved edge using my Mama Elephant Dies. 

Ok, that's all from me today! I hope I have inspired you to give the sketch a go and join in on the challenge this week. Be sure to stop on over HERE and check out what the rest of the CAS Colours & Sketches DT have done using the colours and I hope to see you in the gallery.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Fabulous Florals FREE Digital Collection with Simply Cards & Papercrafts. Hero Arts Kindness Stamps

Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White & Old Olive

Accessories: Computer & Printer. Mama Elephant Die.

Uniko & Simply Cards & Papercrafts!

Hey!

Argh, so much for getting back into a routine, first one of the playgroups is cancelled this week AND then I end up with a stinking cold, with two crazy 2 year olds running riot! 

Anyway, you might have seen me share this on Facebook the other day...

Yep, Uniko is featured in Simply Cards & Papercrafts again, and this time I have designed a lovely floral digital stamp collection. The issue is out and available to buy today from most leading supermarkets and shops who sell magazines.

The digital collection is available to download HERE.

For those of you unable to locate or purchase the magazine here is a peek at the feature...

AND how about a close up of a couple of the cards I made using the digital stamps...

I hope to share a few more projects using this collection soon, but in the mean time I'd LOVE to see what you create if you download and use the collection. Please email photos of your projects to bev@uniko.co.uk and say if you are happy for me to share them here on the blog too! 

I'll be back again later today with my CC&S Design Team card. Until then, thanks for stopping by and enjoy the freebie!

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