Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Autumn has arrived!

Hi all, 

Steph here with my Uniko Brand Ambassador post for October and given that the weather has now and truly turned, I thought I'd celebrate Autumn rather than moaning about how cold and wet it is! (But I might still moan a bit!).

For this card I have used Uniko I Love Coffee stamp set, just what is needed on a soggy autumnal day! My floral background uses Uniko Beautiful Blooms II stamp set which I think works beautifully in the orange and browns I have chosen for my card. 

Using fawn / brown based colours I turned the Uniko English Country Garden - Butterflies into moths for my next card. I stamped the solid butterfly over the background and added one of each the small and large butterflies using foam pads. 

My final card uses Uniko Winter Botanicals: Sweet Broom stamp set. I masked a section across the upper part of the card on which I later stamped the sentiment from Uniko Floral Vines stamp set. 

So that's my autumnal inspiration to match the autumnal weather (might be nicer if the rain would stop!). Thanks for stopping by.

Much love

Steph x

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Coffee

Good Morning, 

Thanks for joining me, Steph, today with my Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post. For this month I have chosen to use Uniko Block Party Coffee Love stamp set. 

I first stamped in brown (coffee) of course! I like the combination of teal and lime green so I set about colouring the different areas of the stamp with these colours and a little more brown. To bring out the colours I die cut and layered the stamped image onto brown and then teal card. 

Using the same stamp I wanted to create a different effect so I stayed monochrome and used tones of grey along with some grey woodgrain patterned paper. With this card I also stamped and fussy cut the banner and coffee cup raising them up with foam pads, although it's hard to see this from the photo.

Which is your favourite? Leave me a comment letting me know and if you are inspired to get this lovely large block party stamp out to play with. 

Much love

Steph x

The 2017 Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Hey & Happy Friday!

YAY! It's time for another Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, I'm super happy to be a little organised this time and have a project made to enter on day 1!

Uniko is honoured to have been invited again by the lovely Amy from Tsuruta Designs to sponsoring another fun blog hop and challenge, you can check out all the details over on the Uniko Website Blog HERE, I have blog candy there too ;) AND more details HERE over at the hop!

Anyway, onto my card...

At the moment Summer to me = Tropical! Hence my decision to pair I LOVE Coffee with Paradise clear stamp set.

I was inspired by a couple of challenges for the ink blended panel and layout of my card. Firstly the challenge over at AAA Cards HERE is the resist technique. 

I stamped the outline Hibiscus flower and solid leaves using VersaMark and heat embossed them with clear EP. I then blended two of my favourite distress inks over the top. 

The second challenge I was inspired by was the new CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below.

I continued the Hibiscus flower theme onto the Coffee cup, keeping it simple by stamping it in Lawn Fawn Merman ink and adding a touch of Stampin' Up! glitter for some Summer sparkle! 

The sentiment is a combination from Simply Said and I LOVE Coffee. I added a trio of Stampin' Up! Glitter Enamel Dots to finish the design off.

Ok, that's all I have to share with you today, but be sure to check out my post HERE with the Uniko Sponsor details, more inspiration and BLOG CANDY! 

CAS Colours & Sketches #167

Hey!

It's time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge & as this is the 5th Thursday in the month, this week is a double challenge. Our hostess Jane has chosen 3 colours and a sketch for you to combine and spark your creativity...

I think this has to be my first double challenge I have done at CC&S not just as a DT member but as a player. They scare me and my creativity! 

So to overcome this I sat down and thought logically. I started by looking at the colours and my stamps to see what theme the colours would suit. With the chocolate brown and my I LOVE Coffee set being prominent on my desk that is what I opted for and this is what I came up with...

After choosing the main stamp set to use the rest of the card kind of fell into place! I had recently bought SU! Timeless Textures stamp set and have been wanting to pair the cup stain stamp with my Uniko stamps for sometime and this card was perfect for doing that.

I still used Chocolate Chip for the stains, but stamped them off before stamping onto the panel to achieve a lighter shade. I used Pacific Point to stamp the open polka dots from Background Builders: Circles and the Uniko flower is stamped in Summer Sun, the closest yellow I have.

As I have used polka dots I thought I would also enter my card into the current "Less is More" challenge HERE, which is to use polka dots this week.

Ok, enough waffle from me, head on over HERE for more inspiration from the Design Team and I hope to see you playing along and in the gallery this week.

Thanks for stopping by today.

CAS Colours & Sketches #157

Hey!

Welcome back to another fun week & challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This week Patricia our hostess has inspired us with another fun colour challenge HERE and seen below.

At first I found this colour combo to be a little tricky, mainly the Soft Suede. If it had been a green, no problem, but a brown I had to put my thinking cap on ;)

Anyhow, this is what I came up with...

I reached for the recently released & popular I LOVE Coffee set, as the brown was perfect for the cup and sentiment. I added a Rose Red heart duo to the cup and a strip of So Saffron CS to the bottom of my white CS layer. 

After adhering the coffee cup to the card with foam adhesive, I decided the hearts (from Flower Power #3) needed a little sparkle. So I added some Wink Of Stella, which made the ink run and a lighter shade of Rose Red in-between the hearts happened! 

I've made another card HERE over on the Uniko website blog too using this weeks Stamp Of The Week - Flower Power #2. I'd love you to pop on over and have a look :)

Anyway, be sure to check out all the FABulous CC&S Design Team inspiration HERE and join in on the fun too. Hope to see you in the gallery :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Uniko Sponsors the Winter / Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hey & Happy Friday!

I'm super happy you have stopped by today, we have a lot going on at Uniko HQ today, be sure to stop by the Uniko December Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY post HERE.

AND...

Uniko is honoured to be invited by the lovely Amy from Tsuruta Designs and is proudly to be sponsoring another fun blog hop and challenge...

The winner of the Uniko prize will receive an £15 eGift Certificate to spend in store :)

Anyone is eligible for a Super Sponsor prize if they link up a newly created Fall Themed Coffee, Tea & or Cocoa project, no back-linkng please. Random.org will be used to draw the winners.

To link up your projects and more details about the hop and Super Sponsors pop on over to the Coffee Loving Carmakers Blog HERE.

To kick this FABulous hop off I've created my own Winter/Holiday themed coffee card...

Of course I had to ink up the recently released Uniko I LOVE Coffee clear stamp set for my card and combined it with one of my other favourite Winter themed sets Stunning Snowflakes!

The layout of my card is 'loosely' based around the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below and my colour choice is inspired by the current Color Throwdown colours seen HERE and below.

That's all from me, but a couple of the Uniko Design Team members are joining in on the fun and have created a project to share with you. Be sure to click on the links below the photos to pop by and leave them some LOVE :)

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah

Before I go today, how about another PRIZE?! 

Simply leave a comment on this post by 6am (PST) December 18th and I will select one lucky comment to receive the Uniko I LOVE Coffee clear stamp set AND Stunning Snowflakes clear stamp set.

I look forward to hopping by and seeing all your wonderful creations, have fun!

Happy 70th...

Hey!

Brrr.... it's a cold & wet morning here in the NE of the UK, but I am here with a card to warm you up...

Yep, I've been inking up 'I LOVE Coffee' again! This time it was to make a card for my Dad, who is 70 today... 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' Dad, hope you have a good one! 

I was also inspired by & also to remind you of the current CAS Colours & Sketches sketch seen HERE and below. Which don't forget is a special 150th Challenge with sponsors including Uniko ;)

I did a bit of paper piecing on my coffee cup and personalised the label using the tiny alphabet from Garlands Galore. 

I kept the card super CAS and the colours neutral, which I like to do for masculine cards. I also stamped the inside of my card...

I'm linking up at Paper Issues again HERE for their Let Me Espresso My Gratitude challenge HERE. Be sure to check it out ;) 

Short & sweet from me this morning, but I will be back this afternoon with more to share ;) Until then, thank you for stopping by.

More Coffee...!

Hey!

Sorry for being MIA for a few days, things have been a little crazy round Uniko HQ and home the past few days. 

Also, if you have been trying to email me at [email protected] and haven't been able to get through I do apologise. I have had some email issues since the website server went down. All should be resolved tonight, but you can always get through on [email protected] for future reference ;)

Ok, so tonight I have a super CAS almost OL card to share with you...

It is one we made at my class on Saturday (the last for 2015) at The Paperlane. The ladies had a lovely time using the recently released November goodies :) It looks like 'I LOVE Coffee' and 'Essentially Christmas' are the two popular sets of this release as there are only a few left in stock over on the website HERE! 

When I made this sample for the class I was inspired by a NEW to me challenge HERE over at Paper Issues. They have a challenge called Let Me Espresso My Gratitude (Round 1) HERE So I thought I would join in (Thanks to Amy from Tsuruta Designs for the heads up on the challenge :))

I started out by stamping & then masking the coffee cup, once masked I used the SU! Grunge Grid to stamp the BG in Going Grey ink & then added the Uniko Flower motif to the cup, sentiment & little coffee beans. 

The layout of my card was inspired by and based on the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below, another fun challenge to join in on & one of my favourites :)

Ok, that's all from me today. I will be back A LOT this week (fingers crossed) as I have SO much I want to share with you all :) I will also be back on the website blog HERE tomorrow with the next Stamp Of The Week which took a small hiatus last week due to the November Release.

Anyway, until the next time, thanks for stopping by today.

Introducing... I LOVE Coffee

Hey!

I am SO happy you have stopped by today, here at Uniko I am in full swing with the November Release & today we have the next product introduction :)

Today three of the UK based Uniko DT are joining me & WOW they've whipped up some beauties to share with you! 

First up a I have a trio of cards to share with you...

As this little mini set features a mini version of the Uniko logo flower (Flower Power #3) I decided that my first card should feature the Uniko colours :)

I also used the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below. You know I love a good sketch challenge!! 

Next up are two cards that are the same but different, in the fact that I have personalised the labels on the coffee cups ;) I used the tiny alphabet from Garlands Galore to do this...

You can just about see on this close up that I have stamped the label separately & adhered it just with DST to give a slight raised effect but keeping the card mail friendly.

This duo was inspired by the current #ShareHandmadeKindness challenge that the awesome Jennifer McGuire is hosting on her blog HERE, where you can find out about all the details & join in.

These two cards will be on their way to their recipients tomorrow when the beans & I walk to the Post Office, it is a good job the beans like going out (for now) in their stroller as we do it twice a day!

Anyway, the DT have made some wonderful samples in such a short space of time, so be sure to pop on by to their blogs below to see more...

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P

CLICK HERE to see more from Jane

CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G

Ok, that's all we have today, but we will be back tomorrow with more to share as we introduce the next product lining the shelves on the 11th November.

Sneak Peeks 5th & 6th November. These little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing... 7th - 10th November. Here you'll get to see the soon to be released products in action. 

Release Day! Thursday 11th November you will get to see all the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As tradition holds there will be a mini Design Team Blog Hop with a chance for a lucky person to win an eGift Certificate. 

AND as the DT in the US are late getting their release goodies, we have organised an extra blog hop & prizes of course...

Countdown to Christmas Blog Hop! Saturday 28th November is the official DT Blog Hop showcasing the release & of course prizes up for grabs!

Hope to see you tomorrow for more & thank you for stopping by today :)