Introducing... Pattern Building Christmas Tree

Good morning. Its time to reveal the last of the September release sets from Uniko. 

Today we are showcasing the Pattern Building Christmas Tree. Here's my take!

Whilst thinking of my design, I was rifling through my background box and came across a sentiment stamped background, this one is from a batch I made back in October 2019! I thought it showed off the strips rather well, I seem to be on a roll with stamped backgrounds.

To decide the size and shape of the tree, I laid out different elements in decreasing size order on an A6 scrap of paper. Choosing some scraps from the bit box, I cut some strips and laid those out too in a pleasing colour pattern, before stamping each element onto the strips of card and then reassembling onto the panel. To get a different look, all you need to do is change the order of the strips or the colours used or the background!

So that's it for the introductions, tomorrow we will be back with our BA Blog Hop and Giveaway, but if you want to check out more ideas for this set, check out the rest of the BAs first.

Bev
Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 
Julie -that's me

Rahmat

Steph

Wiebke 

Happy Hopping!!

Introducing... Stencil - Flower Power #1

This is a busy day on my blog but this is the post to showcase the latest stencil release from Uniko.

Here's how I used it.

Yesterday saw the launch of the new Christmas sentiments, so I made a whole batch of backgrounds using these and some of the older sentiment stamps. I made a whole batch whilst the stamps were in my MISTI, more of them later! This background was clear embossing over blue card, but you can use what ever you want to, some panels were embossed with white over stripes and others using clear and different festive coloured card. For more ideas on this theme check out this post.

I made the white snowflake pattern by laying the Flower Power stencil over the edge of the panel and inked through with Hero Arts Unicorn white ink. When dry, I left it overnight, I carefully rubbed away the excess ink away from the embossed text and trimmed it down before adding to an A6 white note card. With all the sentiments in the background, I felt another sentiment was superfluous!

So what do you think? For more fab inspiration check out the girls below.

Bev
Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 
Julie -that's me

Rahmat

Steph

Wiebke 

See you tomorrow for the final introduction.

Introducing... Christmas Sentiments

Good morning folks, time for a look at another of Bev's Uniko September release sets, Christmas Sentiments. I love these new sentiments looking a lot like the font on the recently released Doodle Flower! 

When I first saw these new sentiments, I knew they would become a favourite, so they became the star of this card, based on one I saw on Pinterest.

Using some sentiment bubble dies from Lawn Fawn, I die cut some bright Christmasy bubbles and stamped the greetings in Versamark and heat embossed with white EP. The largest one was glued flat to a linen effect base card and the two green ones attached with pads. A few die cut hologram snowflakes complete the design.

A simple design and easily repeated, just change the colours and the text included for a totally different look.

For more ideas, check out the rest of the girls and hop along with us.

Bev
Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 
Julie -that's me

Rahmat

Steph

Wiebke 

I'll be back tomorrow with another new introduction.

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Introducing... Background Builders: Winter Wonderland

Good morning. 

This morning sees the reveal of the first new stamp set from Uniko.

Here's my idea for using Background Builders: Winter Wonderland.

This is part of a larger panel, you may have spied the other half here from the Funky Fossil/Uniko Instahop, earlier in the week! 

On a panel of dark blue card I stamped the hillside in Versamark and heat embossed with white EP. The snow stamp, part of the Uniko BB Winter Wonderland set, was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with more white EP around the trees and deer and then a second row stamped upside down. Any glaring gaps were filled in with a Versamark pen and more EP! 

Using a pierced rectangle die, I cut out a small section of the larger panel, attached it to a white linen effect base card, adding the sentiment from the new Christmas Sentiments set in dark blue ink.

A quick CAS card, I think you could get up to 3 small panels from each stamped one, so great for mass production!

For more fab inspiration, check out the rest of the team.

Bev
Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 
Julie -that's me

Rahmat

Steph

Wiebke 

Happy hopping!

Uniko September Release Sneak Peek

Good morning folks, it's release week over at Uniko and as always we start off with a few sneak peeks!

So 3 stamp sets and finally another large flower stencil.

Have we intrigued you, would you like to see more? 

Well pop back tomorrow at the same time for the first of the reveals and some fab ideas on how to use them from the Uniko team.