UNIKO STUDIO February Release Sneak Peeks~Day 1 (February 5)

Hello,

The 7th Birthday Party festivities continue over at Uniko Studios! Today, we're welcoming you to the UNIKO STUDIO February Release Sneak Peeks! Our talented Bev has designed 6 new clear stamp sets, 2 designer die collections AND 1 stencil, all of which, in my view, are total 'must haves'! Not long to wait: release date is February 11th at 9pm GMT.

Let's take a look at some teasers to tantalize: 

1 & 2:  New additions to the growing Background Blocks series...

3.  An addition to the BIG & BOLD series with...are you ready...coordinating dies! Yippeeeeee!!!

4.  A fabulous collection of birthday sentiments, perfect for outside AND inside your cards.

5.  No release is complete without one of Bev's signature floral sets...Passiflora (Passion Flower) and...YES! Coordinating DIES available, too!

6.  Secret for now...gotta keep you in suspense a bit longer *grin* 

And....a new stencil design...

The 'real' fun begins tomorrow, as the Bev, the team and our GD, Ruth, will be back to introduce these new products.  Hope you'll join us!

Thank you for dropping by!

To You and Yours, Merry Christmas...Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge February 2019~Anything Goes (optional twist: STARS)

Hello,

Welcome to Happy Little Stampers February 2019 Christmas Challenge, where it's Anything Goes, with the optional twist of STARS.

I'm still using up leftovers from this past Christmas...Lawn Fawn's Holiday Helpers elves getting a head start on compiling toys for Santa's list....

That's it from me; please head over to the blog to see how  my talented teammates interpreted this month's theme.

Looking forward to seeing your Christmas cards in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #7~February Anything Christmas Goes


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You Are My Sunshine...STAMPlorations CUTplorations February 2019 Challenge

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Welcome to the first STAMPlorations CUTplorations February 2019 Challenge, where we're drawing inspiration from this ohsopretty floral hearts image! 

image source: Magrikie

One look at that photo and I knew precisely what direction I was going! I used my Bloomtangled #1 Cover Plate Die as a stencil, added the sentiment and ta dahhhh....a card that I hope will bring a smile to the person receiving it! What did I do with the actual Bloomtangled die cut? Well...you shall see in a reminder post! Stay tuned!

Bloomtangled #1 Cover Plate Die 

You Are My Sunshine
Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

That's it from me!  Hope you'll play along with us!

Looking forward to seeing your fabulous translations of this image in the gallery!

CUTplorations Challenge Guidelines can be found HERE (they're super simple!).  AND, if you play along, you're in the running for the Monthly Prizes! 

• $15 gift certificate to the winners in the challenges voted by each design team (5 main winners)
• $5 gift certificate to three (3) randomly picked players per challenge (15 winners total)

Thank you for dropping by!

No Such Thing As Too Many Hugs...Happy Little Stampers February 2019 CAS Card Challenge

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers February 2091 CAS Challenge, where we're celebrating FRIENDS during this month of love!

What better way to show our friends how much they mean to us that with hugs...so that's precisely what I did, using Pinkfresh Studio's Happy Hugs! No such thing as too many hugs, right? Right!! Indeed, hugs are an 'essential' food group, in my opinion....

That's it from me; please head over to the blog to see how  my talented teammates interpreted this month's theme. A reminder that we're looking for CAS designs.

Thank you for dropping by!

Puppy Love...Just Us Girls Challenge #473~Word Week (LOVE)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #473~Word Week, where our sweet Ina has selected LOVE as this week's inspiration. Perfect start for February, the month of love!

This month, we're thrilled to have Lisa Elton joining us as our guest designer. Please visit her, as well as my teammates - Sue, Angie, Vicki, Ina, Bobby, Nancy, Lisa and Maria - who would love to know you dropped by.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:  So excited to have you meet our new bundle of joy, who came to live with us on Dec. 22! Meet Lily, our miniature schnauzer puppy! She’s sweet, feisty and beyond fun! We ❤️❤️❤️ her!

My snoozing puppy and my goofball puppy...

As you can guess, my adorable (yes, I am completely smitten with her) baby girl inspired my cards today! She'll be writing a note and sending them to her two 'cousins' - my niece and nephew - to tell them how much she LOVES them! We kept news of her arrival a secret from them until we could bring her in person and ohmystars! Their reaction: priceless!  They've now met her twice and their delight in her continues to grow, as does hers, with them!

The two cards with one of my favourite Willow Tree angels...

I'd also like to say: if I haven't been by your blog of late, Lily is the reason why!  Apologies galore! We'll be back on track soon (I hope), once teething settles down! She's a Bitey McBitey these days!

Over to you...

Looking forward to seeing your LOVE themed creations in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Cards in Envy Challenge~Love Me or Love My Pet

Creatalicious Challenge #155~Anything Goes, with optional twist: hearts/love (I have both!)

My Time to Craft Challenge #389~All You Need Is Love

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Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop~February 1-7, 2019

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Today, I'm delighted to be participating in the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop!  

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term. That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES!

Nineteen caring Sponsors and eleven DT Members have partnered with us to bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the Public. For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page. Thanks for learning About Turner Syndrome. 

To be honest, prior to joining in this amazing hop, I had scant knowledge about Turner Syndrome. Reading Lori's blog has certainly opened my eyes...and heart! Miracles, indeed!


My card features the STAMPlorations (one of the sponsors) It's A Girl Thing: Kindness set - one of two in Shery's  It's A Girl Thing Mini Release - and draws colour from the image below:

White embossed images and a play with zigs...such a wonderful set laden with possibilities!

Please be sure to visit the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop page to become eligible for the fabulous array of prizes.

Also sharing at:

The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge~February 2019 (facebook)

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

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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!