Day 2, Honeycomb

It's day 2 of the new May release from Uniko.
Today we are all honey sweet!
Here's my inspiration for you using the new Honeycomb stencil.

I didn't want to go down the traditional honey bee route so went with a more masculine treatment, 

playing with a technique I'd seen on YouTube by Jennifer McGuire here, using dark card and white pigment ink with a stencil.

The base panel was a rich blue piece of card and the dark blue ink DI, Chipped Sapphire, with a white pigment ink. My die cut sentiment cut from the same blue card and the rest of the sentiment from Pure Florals Cosmos was stamped on a white card circle in dark blue ink. A larger die cut circle of vellum softens the edges. The trimmed panel was placed on a white base card.

   

I din't use the Bee Happy stamp for this, just the stencil.

Check out the rest of the DT for more inspiration.

Bev

Deborah 
Izzy 

Jane 
Julie - that's me
Linda

Lindsey

Sarah G

Sarah P
 Wiebke

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Thanks for suggesting this Carol! 2nd entry

Introducing ..........

Welcome to the first day of the May 2018 Uniko Release product introductions. This is the fun part, you now get to see all the sneak peeks in action. 

Today we are introducing 2 products. Simply Said Blocks II a mini clear stamp set with additional  popular sentiments in the same style as Simply Said Blocks and we are 'officially' introducing Nature's Treasures II Stencil. This stencil was part of the Uniko Stamping Retreat goody bag in Dec 2017 and is based on the Nature's Treasure II stamp set. It proved popular with those who attended as well as with some of the DT, so it was decided to make it available to everyone.

Here's my card using both the stencil and both the stamp sets.

        

To start I took a panel of white card and placed the stencil over it, securing it in place with some masking tape, then sponged some Versamark ink through the stencil using a small cube sized Versamark pad. Careful not to smudge the ink, I removed the stencil then embossed the leaves with white EP, heat embossed then repeated the process.
When cool and dry, I inked lightly with Twisted Citron DI and repeated the process, this time using clear EP and a couple of the Nature's Treasures II small stamps. Again I waited until the panel was dry, a light application of baby powder dries off the ink sufficiently, before inking with a heavy application of the Twisted Citron this time. Finally I inked some Mowed Lawn DI through the stencil. The finished panel was then sandwiched between a couple layers of copy paper and ironed on a high no steam setting to remove the embossing. (The process is the same as this technique using stamps here.)
To create the card I simply die cut a panel of white card and mounted it over the inked panel and placed it on a white base card. The sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks II was stamped in black and embossed with a semi dull clear EP.

Ok, enough of that let's get down to the inspiration from the rest of the team.

GD - Anna

Bev
Carol 

Deborah 
Izzy 

Jane 
Julie - that's me
Linda

Lindsey

Rahmat
Sarah G

Sarah P
 Wiebke

Introducing... 5th - 11th May 2018, here you will see a closer look at the products being released with a daily blog hop with the Uniko DT.

Release Day! Saturday 12th May 2018 9am BST you will get to see the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As usual there will be a Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Extra PRIZE Info! Alternative prizes will be offered to those that may already own the prize offered. Winners will be announced on Saturday 11th on the Winners Page HERE. 

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Last of the Sneak Peeks

Welcome Back!

Today is the last of the sneak peeks! So far we have had 3 days of sneak peeks of new clear stamps and stencils, so what are we peeking today?

TWO more collections of Designer Dies to match previously released clear stamp sets! 

The possibilities and new life these two collections bring to their matching clear stamps is SO exciting. 

How about another GIVEAWAY?! 

Simply tell us your favourite technique or thing about dies that coordinate with stamps and we will choose TWO winners, who can choose from either of the collections! 

So there you have it. That is all the sneak peeks, which means tomorrow The Design Team and our Guest Designer this month will be here to introduce you to our first couple of products - YAY! 

Until then, thanks for stopping by and joining in on the fun!

The rest of the Release Schedule...

Introducing... 5th - 11th May 2018, here you will see a closer look at the products being released with a daily blog hop with the Uniko DT.

Release Day! Saturday 12th May 2018 9am BST you will get to see the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As usual there will be a Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Extra PRIZE Info! Alternative prizes will be offered to those that may already own the prize offered. Winners will be announced on Saturday 11th on the Winners Page HERE. 

Sneak Peek III

Day three of the Uniko May release sneaky peeks. 

All the stamps and stencils will be available on the web and on the Uniko stand at Happy Little Stampers in Port Sunlight on May 12th, have you got your ticket?

Have we tempted you yet? 

The last set of peeks are up tomorrow then it's time for the DT to inspire you over the coming week prior to the big launch. 

Black and Pink Painted Flowers

Hi folks, it's the second of the month so it's time for a new challenge over at HLS CAS.

Here's my inspiration.

As you can see from above my card is a One Layer one, I know some of you wince at the very thought but with a little forward planning you can achieve great effects.

My jumping off point was the colour challenge over at CAS on Friday, black, white and pink (I got my days crossed so the challenge has closed!). I was pondering my options when I checked out the sketch at Fusion, also showing a pink telephone!

So I decided to use my Altenew Painted Flowers for the focus and stamped them using a mixture of Memento inks. I realised that I must get some more colours as the jump between some of the pinks is too much of a contrast!

When the ink was dry, I masked out the base with Post Its to create the border and filled it in with black Copic pen. I then removed the masks and stamped the sentiment from Altenew's Extra Special set, embossing with clear EP for a bit of texture and shine.

That's it, simples!

For more inspiration from the rst of the fab DT check them out here.

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Sneak peek, Take Two

I'm back with a teaser reveal of more of the May release from Uniko.

Seen anything you fancy yet?, even more goodies up tomorrow.

Uniko May Release, a Sneak Peek.

It's coming, the brand new release from Uniko. 

Over the next couple of days the DT will be tempting you with a sneak peek at May's upcoming release of stamps and stencils. So here goes with day 1!

Have we tempted you yet? See you tomorrow, same time, same place for a few more sneaky peeks.