Bokeh Balloon Birthday...Uniko Studio 7th Birthday Linky Party

Hello,

CELEBRATION TIME! This month, Uniko Studio turns SEVEN, which means: PARTY TIME! Bev has decided to carry on the lovely tradition of the previous two Birthday Linky Parties, by hosting another. Details are here.

Today, the team is sharing a plethora of birthday-themed cards, showcasing a variety of Uniko products. Me? Bokeh Balloons!

Kristina Werner has started a series of distress oxide ink blends, so I had to give one of her combinations a whirl - Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar. Sooo pretty! I used Unicorn pigment ink and three stencils to create my balloons: Balloon Bash, Scattered Polka Dots, Seeing Stars.  Sentiment is from a great oldie: All Occasions Sentiments 2.

Joining in is easy: create a birthday card - any theme, any style, any product - and link it up via the linky on the Uniko blog. No blog? No worries: you can link your card from your Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest or, as with  ALL Uniko Challenges, you can email your entry to Bev.

While using Uniko products is optional, we'd LOVE to see you using your Uniko stash (including Uniko Digital Freebies). Extra prize opportunity if you do.

Speaking of prizes, here's what our sweet Bev is offering: 

• Main Winner Chosen By the DT - £35 eGift Certificate
• Random Uniko Stamps Winner - In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing (any value)
• Top 4 Chosen By DT - In Stock £10 Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
• Randomly Selected comment from the Design Team Hop In Stock £5 Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing

A total of SEVEN chances to win! 

Be sure to visit the team to see their birthday-themed cards, then par-tay along with us.  The link up will close at 23:59 Thursday 28th February 2019.  ALL Release Winners will be announced  Friday 1st March 2019.

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Love...Inkspirational Challenge #179~Photo Inspiration

Hello,

Hope you're having a fabulous weekend so far.  I most certainly am, here at my mom's for a few days.

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #180, where elegant sweet treats await to spark creativity (an cravings!).  Pink, gold, white...elegance!

New products *swoon* from The Stamp Market playing today. The pink heart needed some oomph; Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder gave just the right texture.

My wonderful teammates have interpreted the prompt in beautiful ways; please visit and leave them some love, which I know will be deeply appreciated:

Marina, Sandie, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Anila, Nonni and Kylie.

Looking forward to visiting you in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #326~Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #462~Pink & White

Thank you for dropping by!

Birthday Fishes...Just Us Girls Challenge #472~Photo Challenge

Hello!

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #472~Photo Week, where our sweet Nancy has selected  nautical/ocean images as this week's inspiration.

Once again, we're thrilled to have dual Guest Designers - Janet Ribet and Cindy Major - joining us. Please visit them, as well as my teammates - Sue, Angie, Vicki, Ina, Bobby, Nancy, Lisaand Maria - who would love to know you dropped by.

Given that I live in the foothills of Alberta, combined with harbouring a fear of water and whatever lurks in it depths (sorry for the pun *grin*), my collection of sea objects is pretty much non-existent. I do, however, have a variety of ocean creatures on hand, which are cute and not scary! Studio Katia Under the Sea for images; same for the aperture and panel.

Over to you...

Looking forward to seeing your photo interpretations in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

AAA Cards CAS Game #132~Up to One-Third

Thank you for dropping by!

You're My Favourite....STAMPlorations Hey, Love Hop and Linky Party

Hello,

Welcome to the STAMPlorations Hey, Love Hop and Linky Party! 

We're featuring a variety of Love/Spring themed projects and inviting you to play along. Shery's even offering free digis for you to download to create projects of your own.  Leaving comments and/or joining our linky party puts you in the running for a chance to win prizes: products, gift certificate and coupon codes! 

I'm bringing two Love Valentine shakers to the party. So much fun to make...and I'm looking forward to pairing them with some sweet gifts for my niece and nephew!  

Pierced Curly Frames Nesting Dies

A Full Heart - Big Grins - Becca Cruger

Clustered Heart Dies

Sending you off to hop and create! 

Oh...before you go: from January 22 to February 14, products in the LOVE/SPRING section are 15% off instantly.  If you use my DT code - STAMPGIRLCAROLM - take off an extra 20%!

Thank you for dropping by!

Unicorn Birthday...Just Us Girls Challenge #471~Colour Week

Hello!

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #471~Colour Week, where our lovely Angie has selected a lovely pastel palette for our cards/projects this week. Soft and pretty...Yes, please!

We're delighted to have dual Guest Designers - Janet Ribet and Cindy Major - joining us once again. Please visit them, as well as my teammates - Sue, Angie, Vicki, Ina, Bobby, Nancy, Lisa and Maria - who would love to know you dropped by.

My card is simple: a Concord & 9th unicorn set atop a pastel-clouds sky. Easy-peasy!

Over to you...

Looking forward to seeing your lovely pastels in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Love You...Uniko Studio January/February Challenge #51~Anything Goes (optional twist: LOVE)

Hello,

Can you believe we're past the half-way point of January? How quickly time flies...and with it comes a new year of Uniko Studio Challenges! Yayyy!

Today, I'm joining my fabulous teammates, along with fabulously creative Trina P, to welcome you to the Uniko Studio January/February 2019 Challenge. It's an easy one: Anything Goes, with LOVE as the optional twist.  

Definitely playing with the twist for my card!  My Scattered Polka Hearts background was inked with Memento Luxe Rosebud, then clear embossed for some extra shimmer, and paired with "you" from So Much,. Die cuts are from The Stamp Market. An infusion of LOVE in every way!

Now, we're inviting you to play along with us, beginning now through to midnight (GMT) on February 22, 2019. Sweet Bev, as always, is offering fabulous incentive in the form of: 

  

PRIZES (wild cheering!)

• Main Winner Chosen By the DT - £25 eGift Certificate
• Random Twist Winner - £5 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
• Random Uniko Stamps Winner - £5 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
• Top 3 Chosen By DT - 150 Loyalty Reward Points

Looking forward to seeing your Anything Goes/LOVE creations in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Simple Stamping and Stenciling~Uniko Studio DT Inspiration

Hello,

I'm here - and over at the Uniko Studio blog - 'giving some love' to a variety of my Uniko stamps and stencils today; hopefully, my trio will make you smile and, perhaps, even offer a bit of inspiration (which would thrill me to bits and pieces!).  Nothing super-duper fancy, as you'll see; rather, just a whole lot of inking, a bit of dry embossing and a curved panel die cut.  Clean and simple; the kind of card to make when time is at a premium.

As all three share the same design, I'll just dive in with the basic ingredients and 'how-to'...

Card 1

Lower panel: base of Tattered Rose Distress Oxide 

(I used Bristol cardstock for this section; Michael's heavy weight cardstock for the top portion)

Stencil: Nature's Treasures II; Tea Dye Distress Oxide

Stamp: English Country Garden: Butterflies

Sentiment:  Simply Said

Card 2

Lower panel: dry embossed (hard to see in the photo, but definitely there)

Stencil: Fun Flower

Stamp: Fun Flower; stenciled with Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide; leaves with Versafine Clair)

Sentiment:  Simply Said

 Card 3

Lower panel: base of Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire

Stencil: Let It Snow; Stormy Sky Distress Oxide

Stamp: Stunning Snowflakes; various ME pigment inks (I love pigment inks...just sayin')

Sentiment:  Simply Said; and 'Winter' from Stunning Snowflakes

So...I'm ready with two birthday cards and one 'just because'! Easy to recreate! If you decide to give these techniques/styles a go, do let me know! I'm always on the lookout for dazzling inspiration and ways to elevate the way I use my Uniko stamps, stencils and dies!

Also sharing at:

CAS Stencil Challenge~January 2019 CAS Challenge: Sponging

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