Bonjour !
Izzy here today. January is almost finished and Valentine's Day is not far so I've created three Love Cards using, among others, the Big & Bold Love stamp set.
Bonjour !
Izzy here today. January is almost finished and Valentine's Day is not far so I've created three Love Cards using, among others, the Big & Bold Love stamp set.
Hello!
Firstly, Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends, wonderful customers in the USA and to those that are marking the holiday. I wish you all a lovely day, however you are celebrating. Although, we don't celebrate the holiday here in the UK, I always like to take the opportunity to let you know how thankful I am for all that support me & Uniko.
So here is a card in honour of the occasion...
Which nicely leads me onto remind you, in case you missed the newsletter this week of Uniko's Thankful For You, SALE & Surprise Discount Codes with every order.
Hello & Happy Tuesday!
I was determined to get to make and share two cards in-between work jobs today and answering emails. So if you're awaiting a reply from me, I apologise, I *needed* to sit and create something!
One of my jobs today was a stock check & website update. As much as this can be a tedious task, it was also a nice reminder of all the lovely stamps I have neglected to use! One that stood out to me today was Large Background - Sketched Foliage.
So I dusted my stamp off and got to inking it up. I had no particular plan or layout in mind and just went with the flow.
With it being a large stamp, I use my stamping tool for this background. For my first card I trimmed a panel of white card to 10 x 13.5 cm and stamped the background onto it. I did mask the bottom of my panel to keep the border 'equal' by eye all the way round.
With using a stamping tool I was able to easily ink the stamp with two colours. I stamped the top with Altenew Olive ink and the bottom with Altenew Moss ink to create a subtle two tone effect.
I think this foliage image is perfect for both feminine and masculine cards. So for this first card I kept it more masculine, simply adding the Happy Birthday sentiment from Floral Vines. I did embellish with a few enamel dots from my stash.
For my second card today I opted for a more feminine design and used just snippets of the background to create a fun focal point.
As you can see I decided to pair the background with the smallest butterfly from English Country Garden Butterflies. I think the sketched foliage is a wonderful backdrop to pair with them.
I inked and stamped the foliage in Altenew Olive ink. I then die cut 3 stitched circles from the panel and used the negative to help me place them onto my card base. The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks II (available on backorder & due in 24th Jan) and I know so many people coming down with Covid, hence my choice!
The butterflies are stamped, die cut and coloured with water based markers. I then added a colourful second non stamped die cut underneath, securing just down the body of the butterfly. I wanted to tie in the colours I used to colour and also create a feel of fluttering wings.
I hope you've enjoyed this brief look at the Large Background - Sketched Foliage. I am always open to suggestions, if there is a particular stamp set, designer die or stencil you are looking for ideas for, just add them to the comments!
Crafty Hugs
Hello & Happy New Year!
I do hope your 2022 has begun well and that you all had a wonderful festive season. I had a lovely break and enjoyed all the festivities with The Beans & family. I even got to see my brother, if only on his doorstep as he had Covid, for the first time in over 2 years.
The only thing I am disappointed in, is how quick it went by! And how are we even on the 3rd January?!
Anyway, I squeezed in a little creative time this morning after The Beans left for the pantomime with Grandma & Grandad. Here's what I was inspired to create....
Yep, another Happy New Year card! I've needed a few this year, because, as usual I left sending Christmas cards to the last minute. Will I ever learn to be early?
Anyway, my starting inspiration for my card today came from my most liked card on Instagram last year. Which I happened to share about yesterday on socials. It is this card below, from when I introduced the Stencil - Pure Florals Gerbera HERE.
I started with the Large Background French Script which I have used on my inspiration card. However, I chose to use elements from Mid Century Modern Florals as my focal interest along with a sentiment from Christmas Sentiments.
Again, like the other New Year cards I have made, I chose a purple colour scheme. It's not usually my go to colour, but as a shade of purple is Pantone's Colour of The Year, it has inspired me to use it more. I used Altenew Hydranga, Ultraviolet & Andromeda. I added some Mid Century Modern star bursts accented with Nuvo Crystal Drops Violet Galaxy. And then finished off with some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss Ebony Black.
Okay, so that's my creativity for today. How about some overdue winners for the 12 Days of Christmas, Giveaways 🎉
Day 1 - Pattern Building Christmas Tree, Background Builders Winter Wonderland, Christmas Sentiments
What a wonderful way to cheer others during Christmas. Thanks for your kindness Bev
Day 2 - Pure Florals Rose, Background Blocks Horizontal Stripe
Sue Brian Symens - @sentsue
Day 3 - Stunning Snowflakes, Background Blocks Scattered Polka Dots
Karen Davies - Facebook
Day 4 - Mid Century Modern Florals, Background Blocks Mid Century Modern, Background Blocks Mid Century Modern II
Nancy Storms - @made_by_nananas
Day 5 - Hello Lovely, Simply Said
I love that stamped and heat embossed! such a pretty card. Thanks for another chance.
Day 6 - Alphabet Outlined, Organic Wishes
Kami Colella - @kamibabes
Day 7 - Stencils - Flower Power 1, 5, 8
Wow this is stunning! Love stencils and your use here of them with the colours is super! Hugs, Gerrina
Day 8 - BIG & Bold Merry
Linda - @lindarubar
Day 9 - Floral Vines, Most Wonderful
It is indeed very festive, such a pretty colour, and I love how the sentiment can sit under, over or inside, and some fabulous sentiments too! Xxx
Day 10 - Anniversaire Arts Décoratifs, Background Blocks Arts Décoratifs
Denise Bryant - Facebook
Day 11 - Stencil - English Country Garden Butterflies Bundle
Jennifer Ingle - @justjingle
Day 12 - BIG & BOLD Happy clear stamp & designer die collection
Fabulous New Year cards with the pantone colour and thank you once again for the inspiration Bev x. I love Uniko and I love your products x. Merry Christmas to you and your beans x.
CONGRATULATIONS 🥳 to all the winners!
All winners were randomly selected from comments left here on the blog, Instagram and Facebook.
Winners, please contact me a bev@uniko.co.uk with your postal address and which day prize you have won. If you already own any of the prize offered, please state this in the email and I will offer you an alternative prize. If I have not heard from any winners by Saturday 22nd January 2022, the prize will be offered to another winner.
THANK YOU so much 😊 for joining in on this fun event. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and sorry it has taken me longer than expected to announce the winners 🙈
Crafty Hugs