I'm sneaking in my project for the current PTI Make it Monday #112 - Embossed Alpha Die Cuts!

I wanted to make the embossed letters have some character, so I used one of the stamps from the Square Prints set and stamped the stripes onto the white die cut letters. Then, covered them in embossing ink, and embossed with clear EP.

Here is a close-up of the embossed letters. I love the way it shines!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies
Stamps: PTI - Boy Basics: Rock On (guitar); Square Prints (stripes); Think Big Favorites #12 (HAPPY)
Cardstock: PTI - White, Royal Velvet; Stampin' Up! - Kraft
Ink: PTI: Royal Velvet, Kraft; TH Distress: Fired Brick; Stampin' Up! - Mellow Moss
Other: PTI Lowercase alpha dies; clear embossing powder; dimensionals

Uniko Studio April Full Product Release and DT Blog Hop!!

So, have you enjoyed seeing all the Uniko Studio New Product Introductions & Sneak Peeks over the last few days?!?! Which has been your favorite? Well, today is the big day! I'm here to show you the full product release for April, along with some more projects showcasing these wonderful stamps and dies! It's all now available for purchase on the Uniko Studio website. Oh, and another bonus - they now offer FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on orders over £50 (USD $76, CAD 78, EUR 59)!!

Designer Dies: Bright Butterflies

All Occasion Sentiments #1

Background Builders: Round in Circles

Flower Power #1

Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Digital Paper: Round in Circles

Digital Paper: Basics On The Grid

Digital Paper: Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Ok, now it's time to show you my creations!

This is one of my favorites. Can you believe I incorporated FOUR different products in this card?! That's pretty incredible considering it's a CAS card :) The flowers on the Bright Butterfly die cuts are stamped in black and are from Flower Power #1. The edges are inked in black, then popped up for dimension. The horizontal lines with the circles is from the Background Builders: Round in Circles set, stamped on Soft Stone cardstock, and then a layer of vellum is placed on top of it. Some grey rhinestones finish it off.

I used a Watercolor Technique I've never done before. It was very easy, and I'm pleased with the results. If I had more distress inks, I would have added more color to the flowers, but hopefully you can see the orangy color in the center of each flower, and then of course the pink.

Using a stamp from the Background Basics: Round in Circles set, I curved it on the acrylic block and stamped on angles to create kind of a party decoration look. Then, from the Label Love: Birthday set, I added a few polka dotted balloons to create a super festive Birthday card! The sentiment is taken from the Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum set.

Are you ready to see what the other Design Team members have cooked up?! Be sure to join along in the FABULOUS Blog Hop! You have until Sunday, April 14th to leave a comment on each blog below to be entered for a chance to win the ENTIRE April Release!!

Uniko Studio
Aimes
Amber
Erika
Gayatri
Kerry
Nicki -------THAT'S ME!
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah (April Guest Designer)

Supplies - Card 1:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builder: Round in Circles, All Occasions Sentiments #1, Flower Power #1

Cardstock: PTI - Soft Stone; SU - Going Grey, Orchid Opulence
Ink: Staz-On - Black
Other: Uniko Studio - Bright Butterfly Dies; Vellum; Rhinestones; Dimensionals

Supplies - Card 2:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Cardstock: SU - Creamy Caramel, Watercolor Paper
Ink: TH Distress Ink - Fired Brick, Tea Dye; Versamark; Tsukineko - Jumbo Java
Other: White Embossing Powder, Water Spritzer, Dimensionals, Rhinestone Stickers - Recollections

Supplies - Card 3:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builder: Round in Circles, Label Love: Birthday, Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum (sentiment)

Cardstock: PTI - Rustic Cream
Ink: SU - Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal, Groovy Guava, Lavendar Lace, Sage Shadow,  Tsukineko - Jumbo Java
Other: Dimensionals

Uniko Studio Product Intro: Bkgd Builder - Round in Circles & Digi Paper

Welcome again for another new Uniko Studio Product Intro! This time it's a Background Builder clear stamp set called Round in Circles. It's a very graphic set...I just love it!

I kept my card super CAS...it's only one layer. Using four different ink colors, I created a top and bottom border using the different circle stamps. Aren't they such fun patterns?!

I added a beautiful sentiment from the new All Occasions Sentiments #1 set.

The other product that is NEW is the Digital Patterned Paper Collection - Round In Circles which was inspired by the clear stamp set. To see a sample of it in action, check out the Uniko Studio blog (link is below)! The other Design Team members also have projects to share with you, so be sure to check them out too!

**Don't forget, if you comment on the Uniko Studio blog here, Facebook or Twitter you could be a random winner of a Uniko Studio Mystery Prize giveaway!**

Uniko Studio
Aimes
Amber
Erika
Gayatri
Nicki -------THAT'S ME!
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builder: Round in Circles; All Occasions Sentiments #1

Cardstock: PTI - White
Ink: TH Distress Ink - Fired Brick, Faded Jeans, Pumice Stone; PTI - Royal Velvet

Uniko Studio Product Intro: Flower Power #1

I hope you've enjoyed seeing all the fabulous creations from Beverley and the design team so far with the product introductions for the April Release!

Flower Power #1 is a fun graphic flower clear stamp set featuring an array of themed sentiments in a trendy font. This set has so many pattern building opportunities!

I strayed from my usual clean and simple style for this one. I had some patterned paper that I wanted to use, and I think it compliments the flower well. I also wanted to use some die cuts since I haven't used them much lately. The Spellbinders die was a perfect fit to feature the flower.

Banners are still so popular these days, so I had to incorporate that as well. One of the advantages of clear stamps are that they can bend easily. You see the "Sending Hugs" sentiment? Well, the actual stamp is in a straight horizontal line, but in order to get it to fit nicely on the banner, I curved the stamp when placing it on the block so that it was a similar curve to the banner! Very simple ;)

**Don't forget, if you comment on the Uniko Studio blog here, Facebook or Twitter you could be a random winner of a Uniko Studio Mystery Prize giveaway!**

Uniko Studio
Aimes
Amber
Erika
Nicki -------THAT'S ME!
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Flower Power #1

Cardstock: SU - Kraft, Chocolate Chip; PTI - Rustic Cream
Patterned Paper: PTI - Aqua Mist
Ink: SU - Sage Shadow; Tsukineko - Jumbo Java; Sweet Stamps - White Dye Ink
Dies: Spellbinders
Other: Dimensionals

Uniko Studio Product Intro: All Occasion Sentiments and On the Grid Digi Paper

Welcome back to day 2 of the Uniko Studio Product Introductions! Today, I'm showcasing TWO new products that will be available for purchase beginning April 11th on the Uniko Studio website.

For you font and sentiment lovers out there, you've struck gold with a set called All Occasion Sentiments #1! Not only are the fonts very trendy right now, but they are on a larger scale so they really take center stage on your projects!

The second product for today is a digital patterned paper collection called On the Grid. It features 6 different grid designs in 5 popular Stampin' Up! colors.

My card features one of the patterns of the grid paper, using all the colors included. It makes for a fun background! I just trimmed a strip of each color and adhered to the card base.

On the Spellbinders die cut shape, I stamped the "Just a note" sentiment in black ink, and found some matching pearl stickers to place underneath. Finally, I added dimension using foam tape.

Now, it's time to see what some of the other Design Team members have in store for you! Of course, you'll want to also stop at the Uniko Studio Blog to see what beauties Beverley has to share!

**Don't forget, if you comment on the Uniko Studio blog here, Facebook or Twitter you could be a random winner of a Uniko Studio Mystery Prize giveaway!**

Uniko Studio
Aimes
Amber
Erika
Nicki -------THAT'S ME!
Stacey
Taheerah

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - All Occasions Sentiments #1

Cardstock: PTI -Fine Linen
Patterned Papers: Uniko Studio - On the Grid Collection (Digital Papers)
Ink: Staz-On - Jet Black
Other: Spellbinders Die, Recollections - Pearl Stickers; Dimensionals

Uniko Studio April Release - Product Intro: Bright Butterflies Dies!

The April 2013 Release sees the launch of the BRAND NEW Uniko Studio Designer Dies! The first set of dies to be launched coordinate perfectly with the previously released BRIGHT Butterflies clear stamp set.

This might not be NEW news to you as they've been in use on the Uniko Studio blog for a week or so now! Today they get a little introductory spotlight not only by me but by Beverley and some of the Uniko Studio Design Team including April's Guest Designer, Taheerah!

Die cuts are one of my favorite paper crafting supplies. They can add so much to a simple card.

Here, I've created multi-colored butterflies using the new dies. All I did was cut strips of cardstock, adhere it to a black cardstock base, then die cut the butterflies! The middle one has black rhinestones in the center, and the two smaller ones have black sparkly stickles. I attached them to the card base using the center of the butterflies, and lifted their wings slightly. I've added three vertical score lines on either side, rounded the right corners, and added the thank you sentiment in white at the bottom.

Now, it's time to see what some of the other Design Team members have in store for you! Of course, you'll want to also stop at the Uniko Studio Blog to see what beauties Beverley has to share!

**Don't forget, if you comment on the Uniko Studio blog here, Facebook or Twitter you could be a random winner of a Uniko Studio Mystery Prize giveaway!**

Uniko Studio
Aimes
Amber
Erika
Nicki -------THAT'S ME!
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Label Love: Thank You

Cardstock: SU - Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Only Orange
Ink: Sweet Stamps - White Dye Ink
Dies: Uniko Studio Bright Butterflies
Other: Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Black Rhinestones, Stickles - Black Diamond

Uniko Studio April Release Sneak Peek Day 3

I'm so happy that you've stopped by today and are joining in on the April 2013 Release Party! I'm back today with the last few peeks at the products being released this month...

Peek 6 is related to Peek 5 that I shared yesterday, it's of a NEW digital paper collection that features 6 funky designs in a lovely Stampin' Up! colour combination!

Peek 7 is the next stamp set in the Pure Florals series! Beverley has been taking note of all the requests for more floral stamp sets! This set has been a labour of love but I'm sure you'll LOVE it as much as I do!

Todays last peek is a coordinating Digital Paper Collection to the Pure Florals stamp set peek above. It features 3 fabulous designs in 6 Stampin' Up! colours. 

That's all the Sneak Peeks for this release, but I'm not going to leave you hanging for days on end until Release Day on the 11th! I will be back tomorrow and the following days with an 'Introducing' post where you'll get to see each of the release products in action on a project!

I'd LOVE to know what you think of the peeks and what you're looking forward to seeing more of. If you comment on the Uniko Studio blog here, Facebook or Twitter you could be lucky and win yourself a Uniko Studio Mystery Prize! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Uniko Studio April Release Sneak Peek Day 2

I have a couple more Uniko Studio Sneak Peeks to share with you today, the April Release is just around the corner and will be upon us before we know it!

Peek 3 is of a NEW digital paper collection that features 6 designs in 5 popular Stampin' Up! Colours.

This peek is the first in a NEW series of clear stamp sets coming your way. Featuring graphic floral imagery, 2 step stamping and a variety of themed sentiments this set will have you making endless cards!

Today's last peek is of another fun clear stamp set, a Background Building set filled with a multitude of possibilities that you'll find yourself reaching for over and over again! 

That's all the Sneak Peeks for today, there will be more tomorrow! I'd LOVE to know what you think of the peeks and what you're looking forward to seeing more of. If you comment on the Uniko Studio blog here, Facebook or Twitter you could be lucky and win yourself a Uniko Studio Mystery Prize! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Uniko Studio April Release Sneak Peek Day 1

I can't believe it's time to share the Uniko Studio April 2013 Sneak Peeks!

We're shaking things up at Uniko Studio for this release & future releases at Uniko Studio! We have a NEW schedule leading up to release day...

Sneak Peeks from today through Friday 5th April. These little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing... from Saturday 6th - Monday 10th April. During this time, you'll get to see the soon to be released products in action on the Uniko Studio blog & also some of the Design Team will have projects to share using the NEW products!

Release Day! Tuesday 11th April you will get to see all the products in their entirety and can purchase them HERE on the website! As tradition holds, there will be a Design Team Blog Hop in which ONE lucky person who comments along the hop will win the ENTIRE April Release!

Now, you won't want to miss out on any of the fun from the 5th - 11th April as Beverley at Uniko will be drawing totally random winners for mystery prizes! She's not giving any hints as to the prizes or their value, you'll just have to comment along the way to have a chance to win! Other places to join in on the fun & possibly win a prize are the Uniko Studio Facebook Page, Following on Twitter and Pinterest!

ALL random winners will be announced on the April Winners page & also on Facebook on the 11th April!

How about a couple of Sneak Peeks to get the PARTY started...

This first Sneak Peek has been peeked quite a bit on the Uniko Studio blog and so it  might not be much of a surprise to some of you! Yep, this little peek is of the NEW Uniko Studio Designer Dies. These little beauties coordinate perfectly with the previously released BRIGHT Butterflies clear stamps!

This second Sneak Peek is the first in a new series of stamp sets coming your way by customer request!  This new clear stamp set packs a punch, featuring sentiments for a variety of occasions in fabulous fonts and in a larger scale.

I'd love to hear what you think about the NEW Release Schedule & Sneak Peeks! Thanks for stopping by & hope to see you tomorrow!