Hello! Welcome to the July Uniko Challenge #34. We have another fun challenge this month to spark your creativity...

FLOWERS!! Who doesn't love creating cards with flowers?!?! If you haven't participated in a Uniko challenge yet, this is the perfect opportunity for you to do so! You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products. If you do use Uniko, there's an extra chance to win a prize.

Email entries welcome, just email a photo of your card to bev@uniko.co.uk and she will add it to the Uniko Flickr gallery and link up!

This month we have another Guest Designer joining us, Carol from Justme: c. Be sure to check out her blog!

So here is my card using one of my favorite Uniko flowers. It's been a while since I inked it up, so I thought, now is the time!

All the flowers and leaves are stamped and fussy cut, then arranged to make a large bouquet. The background splatters were achieved by inking up my craft mat with the dark blue ink, then dipping a wet paintbrush in it and carefully tapping it over the card base. Love the look of the Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins scattered around the card for some shine!! Hope I've inspired you today!

For more inspiration, visit the Uniko blog to see the other designer's projects!!

THE PRIZES

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £15 gift voucher.
• The DT will choose a Top 3 who will each get 100 Loyalty Rewards Points added to their customer account.
• We will do a random draw for all those who use A UNIKO stamp, and this winner will get 200 Loyalty Reward Points added to their Uniko customer account.

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (GMT) on Friday 12th August (7:00pm EDT).

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Flower Power #6, Flower Power #5 (sentiment)
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White

Ink: Altenew - Desert Night; Hero Arts - Soft Cantaloupe, Tide Pool, Wet Cement

Other: Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins

Uniko Challenge #33

Hello! Welcome to the June Uniko Challenge. We have another fun challenge this month to spark your creativity...

This is a FUN photo inspiration challenge this month to create a card or project. Simply use the graphic above to inspire your creation, whether it be the colors, pattern or layout. The possibilities are endless!

You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products. If you do use Uniko, there's an extra chance to win a prize.

Email entries welcome, just email a photo of your card to bev@uniko.co.uk and she will add it to the Uniko Flickr gallery and link up!

This month we have another awesome Guest Designer joining us, Anita from My Papercraft World. Be sure to check out her blog!

So here is my card using the photo as inspiration. I am sooooo pleased with how it turned out!! I started by ink blending the background using a Simon Says Stamp stencil. Then, on separate card stock, I white heat embossed the flowers, from Fun Flowers, and then applied ink using a foam blender, and fussy cut. The leaves were also stamped on separate card stock, fussy cut and attached to the flowers.

The small grey dots are from the set Background Builders: Round in Circles. Underneath that, I used a sentiment from Paradise: Hummingbird.

For more inspiration, visit the Uniko blog to see the other designer's projects!!

THE PRIZES

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 gift voucher.
• The DT will choose a Top 3 who will each get 50 Loyalty Rewards Points added to their customer account.
• We will do a random draw for all those who use A UNIKO stamp, and this winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (GMT) on Friday 8th July (7:00pm EDT).

Uniko Challenge #30

Hello! Welcome to the March Uniko Challenge. We have another fun challenge this month to spark your creativity...

With Spring & Easter just around the corner, our challenge is to create a Spring or Easter themed card, tag or project.

You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products. And, if you do use Uniko, there's an extra chance to win a prize.

Email entries welcome, just email a photo of your card to bev@uniko.co.uk and she will add it to the Uniko Flickr gallery and link up!

This month we have another super Guest Designer joining us, Cornelia from Stemple Spass. Be sure to check out her blog!

My card is very simple. The background has patterned papers from Simple Stories. The die cut shape is cut from watercolor paper and the bunny and sentiment is stamped using Archival Black ink. The bunny and small flowers were colored using distress markers and a water brush. The panel is attached with foam tape.

For more inspiration, visit the Uniko blog to see the other designer's projects!!

THE PRIZES

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 gift voucher.
• The DT choose a Top 3 who will each get 50 Loyalty Rewards Points added to their customer account.
• We will do a random draw for all those who use A UNIKO stamp, and this winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (GMT) on Friday 8th April (7:00pm EDT).

Uniko Challenge #28

Hello crafty friends! It's been a while, but we are back with a new Uniko Challenge! This month's theme is Anything Goes, with an optional twist of LOVE.

I decided to create a masculine birthday card to add to my stash....it seems those are lacking! The main panel was die cut with watercolor paper, heat embossed with white powder, and then ink blended using 3 distress ink colors. I added a few drops of water, then blotted them with a paper towel. The sentiment was also heat embossed and then blended with distress inks and popped up with foam tape.

You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products. If you do use Uniko, there's an extra chance to win a prize!

THE PRIZES

• The DT will choose a winner, who will get a £20 gift voucher.
• The DT will choose a Top 3 who will each get 50 Loyalty Rewards Points added to their customer account.
• We will do a random draw for all those who use a UNIKO stamp, and this winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.
• We will do a random draw for those who go with the option of LOVE, and this winner will receive 100 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (GMT) on Friday, February 12th.

Need more inspiration to get your creativity flowing?! Make sure to check out Bev's and the DT's cards for this challenge!

Beverley - Uniko Studio

Deborah

Jane
Lindsey

Nicki ----> That's Me!
Sarah P

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builders: Triangulate, Simply Said Birthday
Cardstock: PTI - White; Distress Watercolor Paper

Ink: TH Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac, Mermaid Lagoon, Black Soot, Fossilized Amber
Dies: MFT - Stitched Rectangle STAX

Other: Sweet Stamps - White Embossing Powder; Water; Foam Tape

Uniko Challenge #27

**Before I get to the challenge, I want to let you know that I've finally joined Instagram!

I would LOVE to see you over there! You can find me using the link below!**

Nicki Scheck on Instagram

Hi there! It's time for the next challenge over at Uniko! This is our last challenge for 2015. We are taking a break in December (challenge wise), but will be back in January. This month we have another fun challenge for you to try with another optional twist too.

THEME:

CHRISTMAS
with an optional twist of CAS

You can use any stamps/products to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko goodies and if you do there is an extra chance to win a prize!

This time we have 2 lovely and awesomely talented Guest Designers joining us, be sure to stop on by their blogs and have a look around at their creations. I think you'll be pleased!

Shona Chambers

and

Jen

Here's what I came up with. My style is CAS most of the time, so I definitely decided to use the optional CAS twist! I really love how this turned out!

The card base is layered with striped patterned paper. The white panel is die cut with a border die, and for added interest, I put it on an angle. LOVE that look! The sentiment is stamped very strategically so that the bottom loop of the "y" nested right in one of the scallops of the die cut edge. The holly leaves were stamped on a separate piece of card stock and fussy cut and popped up using foam tape. I used a corner rounder for the top right corner, and a fun glittery, gold cord finishes it off in the folded part of the card.

I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, which is Christmas!

What do you think?! I'm lovin' the font of the sentiments in the Essentially Christmas set!! So trendy and I think they are stunning with red ink!

Need a little more incentive to join in the fun? Will some prizes help?

THE PRIZES!

Our DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 gift voucher

Our DT will choose a top 3 who will get 50 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

We will do a random draw for those who used a Uniko stamp and this winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

We will do a random draw for those who twist with us (CAS) and they will receive 100 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

This challenge runs for 2 weeks, closing on Friday, December 4th, 2am CST.

Make sure to check out the Uniko blog for the design team's cards!

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Essentially Christmas
Die: Top Dog Dies - Dotted Borders Die Set
Cardstock: PTI - White
Patterned Paper: Simplicity Pack 2 - The Paper Studio

Ink: Hero Arts - Field Greens; Stampin' Up - Real Red

Other: Corner Rounder, Gold cord in my stash, Foam Tape

Uniko Challenge #26 - Geometric

Hi there! It's time for the next challenge over at Uniko!

THEME:

GEOMETRICS
with an optional twist of CIRCLES OR SQUARES

You can use any stamps/products to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko goodies and if you do there is an extra chance to win a prize! Also, you can do a card in any style, it doesn't have to be CAS.

This time we have 2 lovely and awesomely talented Guest Designers joining us, be sure to stop on by their blogs and have a look around at their creations. You won't be disappointed!

Rahmat

and

Julia Altermann!

Now, on to the really fun part! Here is my card for this challenge.

Now, this challenge is totally ME! I love the clean lines and simplicity of geometric shapes. I used several Background Builder sets on this card (see full supply list below). First, I die-cut a stitched border panel with white cardstock. I drew a vertical and horizontal guideline for the 4 sections. Then, doing one section at a time, I masked it off, stamped a pattern with Versamark ink, then heat embossed with white EP. Once it was all embossed, I masked off a section at a time and ink blended using Distress Inks. I LOVE this card so much. It was so fun to watch the rich colors blend so smoothly onto the card stock.

The sentiment is heat embossed with white EP onto black cardstock. Both pieces are adhered using foam tape for some dimension!

What do you think?! Would you ever try a design like this?

Need a little more incentive to join in the fun? Will some prizes help?

THE PRIZES!

Our DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 gift voucher

Our DT will choose a top 3 who will get 50 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

We will do a random draw for those who used a Uniko stamp and this winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

We will do a random draw for those who twist with us (THANKS) and they will receive 100 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

This challenge runs for 2 weeks, closing on Friday, October 2nd 2am CST.

Make sure to check out the Uniko blog for the design team's cards!

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builders: Squared, Background Builders: Triangulate, Background Builders: Round in Circles, A Gift for You
Die: Top Dog Dies - Banners #1 Die Set; MFT - Stitched Rectangles STAX
Cardstock: PTI - White

Ink: Ranger Distress - Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon, Fossilized Amber

Other: Foam Tape

Uniko Challenge Reminder

Hi there! Just popping in today to remind you that there is one more week left to join in on the current Uniko Challenge! The theme is SUMMER with an optional twist to use the image below for inspiration. Check it out:

I chose to just keep it simple and use a Summer theme without the photo for inspiration. Butterflies definitely remind me of summer so I decided to go that route. I am LOVING this card SO much! I think it's one of my personal favorites...EVER. ;)

The background is stamped using a medium grey ink. There is a diecut behind the butterfly using vellum. The butterfly was stamped on watercolor paper using Ranger Archival Ink. I colored it in using Ranger Distress Markers and then blended it with a water brush. The butterfly body is covered in Sparkle n Sprinkle glitter for a super sparkly finish! A few sequins on the card base add a bit more interest.

Thanks for stopping by today...I would love to hear what you think! Make sure to check out the Uniko blog for the design team's cards!

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - English Country Garden, Natures Treasures I
Die: Top Dog Dies - Pocket Page Banner Die Set
Cardstock: PTI - White

Specialty Paper: Ranger/Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper; Vellum

Ink: Lawn Fawn - Hippo; Ranger - Archival (Black)

Other: Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Markers, Water Brush, Foam tape, Sparkle n Sprinkle Cloud 9 Glitter, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins, Silver Sequins - Joanns

Uniko Challenge #23

Hi! Welcome to the next Uniko Studio Challenge!

We are happy to have two special Guest Designers joining us for this challenge! Please check out Anita's and Julie's blog if you aren't familiar with their work, and to see their projects for this challenge!

THEME: Black & White with Optional Twist: Splash of Color

• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

This is a very simple and quick card to make! The panel that's attached to the card base is vellum, and the main panel is die cut then stamped with the flowers, then the sentiment, then the teeny, tiny dots. It's attached using some foam tape for dimension.
I hope I brought some inspiration to you, and I would LOVE to see you create something for our challenge!

You have until Friday, July 31st, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £10 gift voucher
• The DT will choose a top 3, and they will each get 50 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account
• There will be a random draw for those who used a Uniko stamp and the winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account
• There will be a random draw for those who twist with us (splash of color) and they will receive 100 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Flower Power #7, Simply Said Birthday, Background Builders: Vines (small dots)
Cardstock: PTI - White
Specialty Paper: Dotted Vellum - DCWV
Ink: PTI - True Black; Simon Says Stamp - Audrey Blue
Dies: My Favorite Things - Stitched Rectangles
Other: Foam tape

Uniko Studio Challenge #22

Hi! Welcome to the next Uniko Studio Challenge!

We are happy to have two special Guest Designers joining us for this challenge! Please check out Anita's and Melissa's blog if you aren't familiar with their work, and to see their projects for this challenge!

THEME: ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL
TWIST OF A MASCULINE CARD

• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

Since Father's Day is only two days away, I definitely had to go with the optional masculine twist. I'm really happy with the way this one turned out! The sailboat is paper pieced using Simple Stories patterned paper. The boat is on a die cut panel from Top Dog Dies, with TDD waves overlapping. The background was repeatedly stamped using the compass from the Uniko Nautical Treasures set. Lastly, the sentiment is stamped on more SS patterned paper, which is die cut from another TDD die! I love the color combo on this, and it was so fun combining all these products together to create a fun Father's Day card!

I hope I brought some inspiration to you, and I would LOVE to see you create something for our challenge!!

You have until Friday, July 3rd, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £10 gift voucher
• The DT will choose a top 3, and they will each get 50 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account
• There will be a random draw for those who used a Uniko stamp and the winner will get 150 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account
• There will be a random draw for those who twist with us (masculine card) and they will receive 100 Loyalty Reward Points added to their customer account.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Nautical Treasures
Cardstock: PTI - Rustic White
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories - So Rad 6x6 paper pad, and So Rad SN@P! cards
Dies: Top Dog Dies - Water Die Set, Pocket Pages Banner Die Set
Other: Foam tape

Uniko Studio Challenge #21

Hi! Welcome to the next Uniko Studio Challenge!

We are happy to have two special Guest Designers joining us for this challenge! Please check out Jane's and Carol's blog if you aren't familiar with their work, and to see their projects for this challenge!

THEME: FLOWERS

• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

This one-layer card was very easy to make. Everything is heat embossed in gold EP on a black card stock base. Love those BB II flowers :)

I want to wish Beverley at Uniko Studio a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope your day was really fabulous!

You have until Friday, May 29th, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 Gift Voucher for Uniko Studio plus be invited to be a Guest Designer for our next challenge
• Our DT will also choose a top 3 and they will each get a £5 Gift Voucher
• If you use a Uniko stamp, we will do a random selected prize to win a £10 gift voucher 

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Beautiful Blooms II, Simply Said Birthday
Cardstock: PTI - True Black
Other: Ranger - Gold Embossing Powder (Enchanted)

Uniko Studio Challenge #20

Hi! Welcome to the next Uniko Studio Challenge!

We are happy to have two special Guest Designers joining us for this challenge! Please check out Michelle's and Elaine's blog if you aren't familiar with their work, and to see their projects for this challenge!

THEME: THINGS WITH WINGS
You can use anything that has wings: butterflies, birds, planes, etc! 

• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

I chose the Paradise - Hummingbird stamp set for this challenge. I definitely wanted the hummingbird to be the focal point, and I tried out a 'new to me' technique by Jennifer McGuire. Hers always come out so perfect and beautiful. Mine is ok, I wish I had time to play around/practice with it more. I do love the colors though, especially with the dark grey stripes.

You have until Friday, May 1st, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 Gift Voucher for Uniko Studio plus be invited to be a Guest Designer for our next challenge
• Our DT will also choose a top 3 and they will each get a £5 Gift Voucher
• If you use a Uniko stamp, we will do a random selected prize to win a £10 gift voucher 

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Paradise - Hummingbird; Simply Said Birthday, Background Builders: Squared
Cardstock: PTI - White
Ink: PTI - Smokey Shadow; various SU and PTI inks
Other: Sequins, Washi Tape

Uniko Studio Challenge #19 Reminder

As you may have seen one week ago, the Uniko Studio Challenge #19 started. Today is a friendly reminder post to get your butt into gear and enter our challenge! ;)

THEME: ANYTHING GOES!

If you want, you can also use this optional sketch and if you do you could win a gift voucher to use in the Uniko store here.

• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

I chose to not use the sketch because I like having complete freedom to create whatever I want! Here's what I got:

One of my very favorite Uniko stamp sets is Beautiful Blooms I. It's been awhile since I used it, so I just had to for this challenge!

Lucky for me (and you!), is that there's a coordinating die for this set!! So I used it for the flowers and the leaves. I took a different route with the leaves and cut them out using black card stock. I felt like it just needed something, so I completely covered both leaves with Black Stickles!! I think it turned out pretty fun, and I'm glad I got a decent picture of it.

The flower is also enhanced with some Ice Stickles all around the edge (not as easy to see in the pic). It's also popped up with some foam tape for dimension. The top right corners are punched with a corner rounder.

Hope you enjoy my card! Thanks for stopping by!

You have until Friday, April 3rd, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 Gift Voucher for Uniko Studio plus be invited to be a Guest Designer for our next challenge
• Our DT will also choose a top 3 and they will each get a £5 Gift Voucher
• If you do use the optional sketch, we will do a random selected prize to win a £10 gift voucher

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Beautiful Blooms I, Simply Said Birthday, Background Builders: Squared
Dies: Uniko Studio - Beautiful Blooms I
Cardstock: PTI - White; SU - Baja Breeze, Basic Black
Ink: PTI - True Black; SU - Baja Breeze
Other: Foam Tape, Corner Rounder, Stickles

Uniko Studio Challenge #19

Hi! Welcome to the next Uniko Studio Challenge!

We are happy to have two special Guest Designers joining us for this challenge! Please check out Amy's and Emily's blog if you aren't familiar with their work, and to see their projects for this challenge!

THEME: ANYTHING GOES!

If you want, you can also use this optional sketch and if you do you could win a gift voucher to use in the Uniko store here.

• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

You have until Friday, April 3rd, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 Gift Voucher for Uniko Studio plus be invited to be a Guest Designer for our next challenge
• Our DT will also choose a top 3 and they will each get a £5 Gift Voucher
• If you do use the optional sketch, we will do a random selected prize to win a £10 gift voucher

Unfortunately, I don't have a card to share with you today for this challenge. BUT, next Friday, I will definitely have one to share so be sure to stop back here to see my creation ;)

Uniko Studio Challenge #18 - Birthday

Hi! Welcome to the next Uniko Studio Challenge! As I mentioned in the last challenge post, we've revamped the challenges to bring more variety and make it possible for everyone to participate. Yay! Here's the deets:

• Challenges will run for 2 weeks only and will begin on the 3rd Friday of each month
• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

We are happy to have a very creative Guest Designer joining us for this challenge! Please check out Tracey's McNeely's blog if you aren't familiar with her work, and to see her project for this challenge!

THEME: BIRTHDAY!

This month's theme is Birthday. Perfect for those of you who have purchased some of the new release sets this month!

I definitely need to have more masculine birthday cards on hand, so here's what I came up with. I used a few different sets (links below in supply list), and kept it pretty CAS.

~TIP~ Did you notice the balloon strings?? Wondering where it came from?? Well, I took the straight balloon string from Balloon Bash and positioned it in a curved, wavy line on the acrylic block before inking it up.

You have until Friday, March 6th, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 Gift Voucher for Uniko Studio plus be invited to be a Guest Designer for our next challenge
• Our DT will also choose a top 3 and they will each get a £5 Gift Voucher
• If you do use a Uniko product we will do a random selected prize to win a £10 gift voucher

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Balloon Bash, Simply Said Birthday, Background Builders: Squared
Cardstock: PTI - Rustic Cream; SU - Kraft
Ink: PTI -True Black; SU - Real Red
Other: Foam Tape, Corner Rounder

Uniko Studio Challenge #17

Hi! Welcome to the first Uniko Studio Challenge of 2015!! To start our year, we've revamped the challenges to bring more variety and make it possible for everyone to participate. Yay! Here's the deets:

• Challenges will run for 2 weeks only and will begin on the 3rd Friday of each month
• You can use ANY stamps in the challenges
• You can enter as many times as you want and enter as many other challenges as you want combined with ours!

We are happy that we have some very creative Guest Designers joining us for this challenge! Just click on their names to take a browse around their amazing blogs.

Lynn
Lucy
Kitty

So this month our theme is Love and Friendship

Isn't is fun to create Valentine's Day cards?! I just can't get enough of hearts, hearts, hearts! I created the background pattern with the hollow heart and randomly stamped inside some of them with a smaller solid heart. Then, all the sentiments are embossed using black EP.

You have until Friday, January 30th, 2:00am CST, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

How to WIN some Uniko gift vouchers!!

• The DT will choose a winner who will get a £20 Gift Voucher for Uniko Studio plus be invited to be a Guest Designer for our next challenge
• Our DT will also choose a top 3 and they will each get a £5 Gift Voucher
• If you do use a Uniko product we will do a random selected prize to win a £10 gift voucher

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko Studio - All Occasions Sentiments #5, Always & Forever, Flower Power #3
Cardstock: PTI - White
Ink: PTI - Hibiscus Burst
Other: Black Embossing Powder

Uniko Studio Challenge #16

Before I introduce you to the new Uniko Studio challenge and the last for 2014, I'd like to share some great news! Please welcome the newest Uniko Studio Design Team Member.....Sandie from London Days. Feel free to check out her blog here and welcome her to the team!

Sandie has willingly taken on the task of organizing the Uniko Studio Challenges for 2015, which will be all revised and all the more FUN!

To help get your mojo flowing, Bev has changed the rules slightly.

Basically you can use ANY PRODUCT you have in your stash that fits the theme and you DON'T have to use at least one Uniko Product on your project entry. However, those who do use a Uniko product on their project entry will qualify for a randomly selected winner prize. This gives those who don't own any Uniko products the chance to win some and join the Uniko Studio community!

The Prizes:

As voted by the Uniko Studio Design Team:

• A £20 Gift Certificate to the Winner and Guest Design Team spot on the blog for the next challenge
• Top Three Spotlight and £5 Gift Certificate 

Randomly selected winner:

• A £10 Gift Certificate to the Winner and Guest Design Team spot on the blog for the next challenge

For the Challenge this month we have a few options:

 

Anything Goes

or

Anything Goes & the Sketch:

Check out my card below. It's a super easy one, nice and quick for your holiday cards!

The background paper is a tan color with a gold foil leaf pattern. Sooooo gorgeous IRL! I stamped the striped banner and fussy cut it, and popped up with dimensionals. A long strip of black grosgrain ribbon is attached to the patterned paper. The sentiment is in red ink...a perfect holiday touch ;)

You have until December 14th 09:00 UK time, to link your card up on the Uniko Blog. 

The Challenge Rules:

• Winners will be announced by December 17th
• Please add the Uniko Studio Challenge badge & link back to the challenge 
• If you don't have a blog to link back to the challenge, don't worry. Just use "USC"+ as your tag. For example, for the second challenge "USC2" and upload it to a gallery. Or send Beverley an email (beverley@unikostudio.com) and she will add your entry for you.
• Use any product to create your card which fits the challenge theme & be in the chance of winning a £20 Gift Certificate or placed in the Top 3 and winning a £5 Gift Certificate.
• Showcase any Uniko Studio product: clear stamps, dies, digital pattern paper, digital cut files, or digital stamps. If you haven't purchased any Uniko Studio products, fear not. Plenty of freebies here, AND be in the chance of being a randomly selected winner of a £10 Gift Certificate.
• You can enter more than once as long as it is a new project each time!

Uniko Studio Challenge #15

Welcome to the next challenge over at Uniko Studio! We are back to a color palette and CAS theme this month. You are free to use any of your Uniko Studio clear stamp sets or dies, or some of the FREE printables found on the Uniko website.

This is a cool, rustic color palette and inspiration photo, right? Hopefully there is something here that will get your creative mojo going. Feel free to use any or all of the colors.

It took me awhile to come up with a design for this. I tend to use brighter colors, but I also thought this is a great masculine color palette! With several birthdays coming up next month for some guys in my life, it was perfect to start on their cards ;)

I am actually really happy with the overall design! This is what I love about challenges. They make me think outside the box because I know I would have never created this on my own, especially this color scheme. I'm loving the added texture at the bottom of the card. All stamps used are from the Strike a Pose stamp set.

So glad you stopped by and I hope I've inspired you to create a CAS card for the current challenge!!

You've got plenty of time to enter your project. November 14th, 09:00 UK time is the deadline. The winner will be announced by November 17th on the Uniko Studio blog.

The Prizes:

• A £20 Gift Certificate to the Winner & Guest Design Team spot on the blog for the next challenge
• Top Three Spotlight & £5 Gift Certificate

Supplies: 
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Strike a Pose
Cardstock: PTI - Soft Stone; SU - Kraft
Ink: PTI - Smokey Shadow, Classic Kraft, Soft Stone; Stampin' Up! - Taken with Teal
Other: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Tiny Mosaic; Washi Tape - Hobby Lobby; SU - Corner Rounder; Foam Tape

Uniko Studio Challenge #14

Welcome to the next challenge over at Uniko Studio! We are back to a color palette and CAS theme this month. You are free to use any of your Uniko Studio clear stamp sets or dies, or some of the FREE printables found on the Uniko website.

Isn't this a unique but fun color combination?! Hopefully there is something in this color palette that will get your creative mojo going. Feel free to use any or all of the colors.

I chose to use the teal colors in my card (one of my very favorite colors!). I love how there are three shades of it. I've been playing more with the Ranger Distress Inks, and I wanted to try creating an ombre background. So that's what I did! I inked and inked and inked that card base with Peacock Feather Distress Ink, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I tried so hard to make it blend smoothly...that was something I wasn't very good at ;)

The rest is super super simple! I stamped the sentiment, and then die-cut 5 snowflakes and glued them to the front of the card! I used scissors to trim off the snowflakes hanging over the edges ;)

So glad you stopped by and I hope I've inspired you to create a CAS card for the current challenge!!

You've got plenty of time to enter your project. October 14th, 09:00 UK time is the deadline. The winner will be announced by October 17th on the Uniko Studio blog.

The Prizes:

• A £20 Gift Certificate to the Winner & Guest Design Team spot on the blog for the next challenge
• Top Three Spotlight & £5 Gift Certificate

Supplies: 
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Stunning Snowflakes (sentiment)
Cardstock: PTI - White
Ink: PTI - Smokey Shadow; Ranger Distress - Peacock Feathers
Dies: Uniko Studio - Snowflakes

Uniko Studio Challenge #13

Welcome to the next challenge over at Uniko Studio---Special Occasions! The special occasion could be anything from a Birthday, to a Baby Congratulations or to a Wedding Card to name a few examples. The options are endless and everyone interprets challenge words differently, but that's part of the fun and creativity! Whether you use any of your Uniko Studio clear stamp sets or dies, or some of the FREE printables found on the Uniko website, you have total freedom to create something awesome. So, what are you waiting for? Let's get crafty!

My special occasion card is for a good friend who is expecting twin girls in a few months! I'm really loving the Sweet Baby stamp set.

The card base was stamped repeatedly (in a pattern) with the "BABY" stamp. I actually stamped off for every impression to get a lighter, softer shade. An angled shape was cut from white and smokey shadow card stock, layered, and adhered to the base. On a separate piece of white card stock, I stamped the small, long, solid dot stamp from BB: Round in Circles stamp set to get a polka dot patterned paper look. Then, on top of that, I stamped the large teddy bear twice, and fussy cut them. Popped up with some foam tape, they give the card some dimension. The sentiment is nestled right in the point of the angle ;)

So glad you stopped by and I hope I've inspired you to create a Special Occasion card for the current challenge!!

You've got plenty of time to enter your project. September 14th, 09:00 UK time is the deadline. The winner will be announced by September 17th on the Uniko Studio blog.

The Prizes:

• A £20 Gift Certificate to the Winner & Guest Design Team spot on the blog for the next challenge
• Top Three Spotlight & £5 Gift Certificate

Supplies: 
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Sweet Baby, Background Builders: Round in Circles
Cardstock: PTI - White, Smokey Shadow
Ink: PTI - Smokey Shadow, Hibiscus Burst
Miscellaneous: Foam tape

Uniko Studio Challenge #12

Welcome to the next challenge over at Uniko Studio! This one YOU WILL LOVE! It is ANYTHING GOES!!! Yes, you can create whatever the heck you WANT to this time! Whether you use any of your Uniko Studio clear stamp sets or dies, or some of the FREE printables found on the website, you have total freedom to create something awesome. So, what are you waiting for?!? Let's get crafty!

I love trying new techniques, so I did this one by Jennifer McGuire. She absolutely AMAZES me!! She is so creative. I still like her card better than mine, but it was still fun to do! ;)

So glad you stopped by and I hope I've inspired you to try something new AND play along in our current challenge!!

You've got plenty of time to enter your project. August 14th, 09:00 UK time is the deadline. The winner will be announced by August 17th on the Uniko Studio blog.

The Prizes:

• A £20 Gift Certificate to the Winner & Guest Design Team spot on the blog for the next challenge
• Top Three Spotlight & £5 Gift Certificate

Supplies: 
Stamps: Flower Power #1, Flower Power #5, Natures Treasures I, All Occasion Sentiments #2, Paradise - Hummingbird
Dies: Uniko Studio - Graphic Flowers
Cardstock: PTI - White
Ink: SU - Real Red, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy; PTI - True Black