Uniko Studio *Favorite* Revisited Blog Hop

Monday, November 11, 2013

Welcome to the Uniko Studio November Revisited Blog Hop! If you are following along in order, then you should have arrived here from Gayatri's blog. If not, feel free to head over to the Uniko blog to start from the beginning!

This month, Beverley asked all the design team members to choose their FAVORITE Uniko stamp or die set to feature on their blog. It was a tough choice (because there are so many Fabulous ones!), but I ultimately decided on Background Builders: Chevrons. Make sure to read through the end of this post for details on how you can win the stamp set!!

My hubby's birthday is coming up, so I thought it was appropriate to make a birthday card. I stamped 3 of the chevrons in 3 colors creating a repeating pattern for the "present". It is adhered to a dark blue panel and attached to the base with foam tape. The bow is from the Label Love: Birthday stamp set. The stars are taken from the All Occasion Sentiments #2 set...from the word "Awesome", fussy cut and adhered with foam tape.


One of my favorite parts of this card is the stamped background pattern on the card base. I used the same 3 ink colors as the present, and carefully and randomly stamped the "HAPPY" and the "BIRTHDAY" to create the look of patterned paper. I felt that it was a little too bold, so to soften the look of it, I cut a piece of vellum the same size as the cardstock base and adhered it with vellum tape. I really love the way it looks ;) What do you think?!

I'm so glad you came by to check out my creation. You will DEFINITELY want to continue the hop to see the design team's awesome work! Beverley is extremely generous this month and will be giving away one of EACH of the DT favorites...so that totals TEN winners! How incredible is that?!?! All you need to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on each of the blogs below by Thurs, Nov 14th. The winner for the Background Builders: Chevron stamp set will be announced here on my blog on Friday, Nov 15th (the winners for the other prizes will also be announced on their respective blogs). HAPPY HOPPING!! Your next stop is Ren-Yi.

Nicki - That's Me!!
Supplies: 
Stamps: Uniko Studio Background Builders: Chevrons, All Occasion Sentiments #2, Label Love: Birthday
Cardstock: PTI - White; SU - Brilliant Blue
Ink: SU - Bashful Blue; PTI - Orange Zest; TH Distress - Faded Jeans
Other: Vellum, Foam Tape
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32 comments:

  1. Gillian RNovember 11, 2013 at 5:36 AM

    Fab bright fun card. Love the colour combo

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  2. JaneNovember 11, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    Absolutely brilliant and so good to have some inspiration for a guy's card. This is going in my favourites!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 11, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    Love that background stamping, Nicki, and what a fabulous look the vellum overlay gives! Anita (in France) :)

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  4. loulouNovember 11, 2013 at 6:17 AM

    What a great fun colour combination. I really like the vellum over the background stamping - looks fantastic and makes your chevrons pop just the little bit more.

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  5. Stacey SchaferNovember 11, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    so cool! love the backgrounds!!

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  6. ♥Gemma♥November 11, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    Awesome card Nicki, fabulous colour combo too and loving the background builder you have used...
    hugs and xxx
    Gemma

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  7. cmNovember 11, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Gorgeous, striking, eye-catching card! Love the colours, the vellum, the layout: perfect showcase of your favourite Uniko set! Wonderful inspiration!!
    c

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  8. Sazzle DazzleNovember 11, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Fabulous card and perfect for those men out there - I always struggle with them but your card is fun, crisp and trendy. love it. x

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  9. Neets BNovember 11, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    What a great masculine card, I love that you've used opposite colours. So bold and striking. Great entry for the Runway challenge too :) xx

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  10. Denise BryantNovember 11, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    Fun card! Great colors and I love the little bow on top!

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  11. Sarah GoughNovember 11, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    this is a perfect masculine card!

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  12. CaroleNovember 11, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    I really like this card Nikki, your chevrons are lovely and the background with the wording very clever and your use of vellum too.! I wish my efforts with the chevrons had been as good! bet your hubby will really be pleased with this.

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  13. Sarah GNovember 11, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Love this, Nikki! The words stamped in the background look so effective with the layer of vellum - love the chevron present too!

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  14. NonniNovember 11, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Wow, I absolutely love this! The chevron present is a fun idea and I love the stamped sentiments too!

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  15. IrisNovember 11, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    I love chevrons and I love the crisp, clean lines of your card - great color combo too.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  16. MeredithNovember 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    Great project! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  17. UnknownNovember 11, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    The vellum overlay looks fabulous - you get a muted version of the main colours. Very clever! Thank you for sharing.

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  18. AnonymousNovember 11, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Fab card. Hope hubby likes it. TFS.

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  19. UnknownNovember 12, 2013 at 1:58 AM

    Great card. I love the vibrant colors :)

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  20. Susie SugarNovember 12, 2013 at 2:39 AM

    Perfect card , love the bold colours and striking pattern
    Hugs Susie x

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  21. wendyNovember 12, 2013 at 4:53 AM

    Really zingy. Great card.

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  22. Jean BullockNovember 12, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    Wow! Great stamping on that background paper. Love the squared center panel!

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  23. shirley-beeNovember 12, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    Great masculine card, and I love the effect of the vellum over the background!

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  24. Dawn LouiseNovember 13, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    Clever work here your colours and design perfect and another great stamp set shown off x

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  25. My Paper EpiphanyNovember 13, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    So clever, I love your stamping and it's a great masculine card!

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  26. JanisNovember 14, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    Wonderful interpretation of the Runway Inspired photo. Love the way you used the vellum to tone down the BG. I never think to do that, so thank you for the reminder!

    How lovely of you to offer us a chance at the chevron stamp. You did not require us to follow in order to be eligible (which I GREATLY appreciate) but I am a brand-new follower of yours by Google Friend, nonetheless. Yippeee!!!
    <3 J

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  27. Jennifer RzasaNovember 17, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    I love that the sentiment is in the background, allowing the stars and stripes to be the focus of the card! Thanks so much for joining us on the Runway!

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  28. Daksha PopatJanuary 11, 2014 at 4:48 AM

    Superb card

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  29. Daksha PopatJanuary 11, 2014 at 4:49 AM

    Superb card

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  30. LindseyJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:27 AM

    This is fantastic! I love an entirely stamped cards. Of course, the chevrons are wonderful, but I also really love how you randomly stamped the background.

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  31. Keep It Sweet and SimpleMarch 11, 2014 at 11:08 AM

    Fabulous card. The chevrons are terrific and I love how you softened the bold text with vellum - very inspired.
    Caroline xxx

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  32. CharkJune 11, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    love your choices here and good luck with the challenge--this is perfect for it!

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