[Uniko Studio] September Revisited Blog Hop - Peace On Earth

Hello everyone! It has been forever since I have made a card. And it took me ever so long to come up with one. We won't ask how long, since it would be too embarrassing. With all this wedding-schmedding-palooza, I haven't really had a chance to get creative and I feel like the creative muse has left me high and dry - probably frustrated that when I did get hit with an idea, I never sat down to do it, or worst, not even write it down. Instead I just steamrollered on with my mass production craziness and kept telling her to leave me alone...Well serves me right. So just be gentle when looking at this card...:)

This month we are re-visiting a set, just in time to start thinking of the holiday (oh dear, another mass production in sight!) Peace on Earth. I love how this gem of a set is only $8 and has some great elements to make an arsenal of cards.

I decided to see if i could convince the branch to be a wreath. So I gathered up all the green inks that I have in my tiny ink collection and went to work.



I stamped a complete circle first, and then tried to find the right sizes in my Spellbinder Small Circle die to cut out a "wreath." Since I wanted this more for dimension, I knew I had to fill in the white space with a bit more green stamping. This is where all the shades of green came into. With a bit of offset here and there, some stamping off and then stamping, I was able to stamp onto the cut out circle as well as the base card stock.



I have a ton of sequins in my stash, so I thought it would be appropriate to pop them onto the wreath. The dove is embossed in gold, shaded with color pencil and Gamsol, and then popped onto the wreath. Any of the sentiments work quite well here, and I was debating about stamping it in the center or on the bottom edge of the card. Here the card again slightly angled so that you can see the dimension that the wreath gives this card.



Hope you feel inspired with some samples. Bev is going to draw a winner for this lovely stamp set or a gift card of equivalent value. You have until 11:59p BST September 25 to leave comments along the blogs. In the meantime, I'm sending you off to fabulous, amazing Taheerah. Here the whole list for easy navigation ...

• Uniko Studio Blog (Bev)
• Amber
• Erika
• Gillian
• N@ Ali
• Nicki
• Ren-Yi (you are here)
• Taheerah

I hope you like what you're seeing. Again, be gentle. I feel like a newbie, but hope to get back into the swing of things!

Stamps: (Peace on Earth) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Rustic White, Kraft, Basic White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 6 Stick Candy) Ranger; (Versamark; Mememto - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; (Shadow Ink - Forever Green) Hero Arts; (Creative Color - Mojito) Mama Elephant
Embellishments: (Creative Cuts - Femme Frames) Mama Elephant; (Embossing Powder - Gold) Ranger; (Sequins - Raspberry Red Satin) Neat & Tangled

10 Minute Craft Dash - Snowflakes are Winter's Butterflies

Hello everyone! I had it forever on my bucket list to try the 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge, since Challenge #1 actually. Thirty challenges later, I have found the right "kick in the butt" - Uniko Studio is sponsoring this Craft Dash. And who can say no to playing along to this kind of mashup?

I'm so deathly afraid of this challenge, because I take a long while coming up with a card. I fuss around, I glue things on my own sweet time, it takes forever to fussy cut everything…but that's generally how card making is for me. It's the me-time where I get to relax and do something fun & creative, so I never feel like I'm in a hurry. 

This challenge tho had me shaking in my socks. So I planned, and I planned some more, and I bounced ideas with my dear friend Mary Dawn (big kudos to her for being an amazing inspiration) while hanging out with her on video chat. I sketched it out, I laid out all the items that I need in a neat little pile. And I checked over it again meticulously.



Then I took a deep breath and hit the "start" button my iPhone Stopwatch


Stamps: (Stunning Snowflakes) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Basic White, Raspberry Fizz) Papertrey Ink; (navy flecked card stock) stash; (Fitzgerald Add-On Kit: My Mind's Eye) Studio Calico
Ink: (Perfect Match Pigment Ink - Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink
Embellishments: (Designer Dies - Snowflakes) Uniko Studio; (Twill Tape - Raspberry Fizz; Stamper's Select Vellum) Papertrey Ink; (Tiny Twinkle - Multicolor) Taylored Expression; (Creative Cuts - Dainty Bow) Mama Elephant

So confession time: I made the bow beforehand. I got this cute little die from Mama Elephant and I had never made one of those bows, so I played with it. I was putting it together, and don't think I would have made it under 10min if it wasn't already pre-made. So that was my cheat…don't tell anyone ;) But isn't it cute?

The rest was a mad dash - literally. Die cut snowflakes. Glue the yellow panel down, snip the snowflake top off to retro-fit for the ribbon, tape the ribbon down on the backside, glue the snowflake down. Glue the center in. Add the bow, add the twinkles (Thank heavens for Sakura glue pens and Tweezers), and stamp the sentiment on. Done.



Are you tired yet? That's how I felt after that. It was a challenge to fit as much as possible in the ten minutes allotted. I hope you give this a try - it's quite a fabulous, fun and refreshing way to make a card. It definitely shakes things up :) Thanks Paulina for having us along. Oh and I am sure you wanna see the time…Yikes. If I had to deal die cut and assemble the bow, I would not be very lucky.

Check out the amazing creations by the other girls by either going to Paulina's blog, or Bev's blog…! And in case you are wondering what is at stake?

[Uniko Studio] Challenge No. 5 - Christmas or Winter Holiday

Hi everyone - we're back with another challenge this month. It's perfectly themed for the upcoming holidays: Winter or Christmas theme.

by Pinterest

This beautiful picture inspired me to pull out my little christmas tree from the latest Uniko Studio release. And I love the lights, which inspired me to pull our my new stamps to play with and go with a golden, warm color.


Stamps: (Jolly Christmas) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Summer Stories) Teresa Collins; (Corrugated Card Stock - Green) stash
Ink: (Creative Color Pigment Ink - Orangeade, Sunshine, Winter) Mama Elephant; (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Signo Gelpen - White) Uniball; (Creative Cuts - Embellished Tags) Mama Elephant

I apologize about my pictures… the colors are a little bit of wonky because I was taking it under some yellow light bulbs. Didn't manage to catch the sunlight.

I stamped the little tree on the back of the corrugated card stock and cut it out, popped it on a tag with some stars and decided to stamp on the fun lyrics from a popular Christmas song.



The papers are from Teresa Collins Summer Stories. Yep a summer collection, but the gold was perfect for the extra bit of Christmas shimmer. Don't forget to check your collections, since there are always generic patterns in the mix, and they might just be the right color mix.

Anyways, that's all I have for you. Check out the rest of the girl's cards and leave them a sweet comment or two. Remember you don't have to use all the colors - any or all as an inspiration.

Lastly, a few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Dec 14th, 2013, 11:59p BST; Check back for the winners after
• Prize is £10 Gift Certificate to the random Winner & a Guest Design spot on our following challenge
• Three people will win a spotlight
• We would like you to use a Uniko Studio product; If you don't have any, check out the freebies here

I hope to see you play along, so that I can pop in on your lovely blogs! See you soon!

[Uniko Studio] November Blog Hop - Label Love: Christmas Revisited

Hello everyone! October's release just slipped right past me. Between my crazy travel schedule, the manufacturers, international shipping and the postman, it was one of those unfortunately "not going to happen" moments. But I hope to get to play for a bit and I will be posting a few projects revisiting the recent release.

Today, however, I am going way back into the recent past, and am showing off an oldie-but-goodie set. A big drum roll for Label Love: Christmas.

It is inevitable to start thinking of Christmas, right?


Stamps: (Label Love: Christmas) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Smokey Shadow, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Summer Stories) Teresa Collins
Ink: (Memento - London Fog) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Summer Stories - Sticker Accessory Sheet) Teresa Collins

This is just a simple cute card with some good old fashion paper layers. And I thought this would be a fun take on non-traditional Christmas / Winter holiday colors. You know what this card really needs? Wink of Stella...Yeah, I have totally fallen in love with this medium, and totally need one. It's so going on the wish list ;)



Hope you feel inspired to get your crafting up and going again.

And if I remember correctly, Bev is going to draw a winner for each stamp set revisited or a gift card. On my blog you can win a £10 Gift Certificate. So remember to comment along the way. You have until Nov 14. In the meantime, I'm sending you off to fabulous, amazing Stacey.

Here the whole list for easy navigation ...

• Uniko Studio Blog (Bev)
• Aimes
• Amber
• Erika
• Gayatri
• Nicki
• Ren-Yi (you are here)
• Stacey
• Taheerah
• Guest Designer N@Ali

I hope you like what you're seeing. Hope to see your creations soon!

Caring Hearts Card Drive - a Blog Hop

Hello lovelies! I hope you're hopping over here from Sarah's blog. If not, please start from the beginning at Vera's blog, because the line-up of ladies and their inspiration is phenomenal.

ave you heard of this fabulous Card Drive? It's something that Vera Yates throws together every year. Sometimes with the help of dear friends, other times just solo. How she does it - it's beyond me! But she takes the time around one of the busiest time of the month. But I am absolutely excited that Tina Schrof and Anita from Canada are helping to be additional collection stations for this card drive.

This card drive is near and dear to my heart. Every year my local Assisted Living home has been the lucky recipient of these cards, and it's just fabulous to see smiles spread on their faces. It's really a hard, rough time for those older folks around the holidays. So these cards bring a little cheer into their lives. I will have to post those pictures later no the blog here. So check back...

And if spreading joy is not incentive enough, there are prizes for this hop (and even bigger prizes for the Card Drive itself) by the following lovely & generous sponsors:

• Avery Elle
• Clearly Besotted Stamp
• Ellen Hutson
• Fresh Squeezed Stamp
• Hero Arts
• Inspiration Emporium
• Lawn Fawn
• Li'l Inker Designs
• May Arts
• My Favorite Thing
• Newton Nook & Design
• Online Classes
• Paper Smooches
• Simon Says Stamps
• Studio Calico
• Tim Holtz
• There She Goes Stamp
• The Twinery

Just comment along the blog hop to be a lucky winner. You have until Tuesday Nov 12, 11:59p EST. The list is at the bottom of this post for easy navigation. But before I get to that, here is a card with some Mama Elephant goodies



Stamps: (No Peeking) Mama Elephant
Paper: (Perfect Match Card Stock - Smokey Shadow, Vintage Cream) Papetrey Ink
Ink: (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo; Jenni Bowlin - No. 1 Chewing Gum) Ranger; (Creative Color - Bubblegum) Mama Elephant; (Perfect Match Pigment Ink - Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Signo White Gel Pen) Uniball; (Mister Huey - Pinstripe; Mister Huey's Masks - Bubbles) Studio Calico; (Rustic Cream Twine) Papertrey Ink

I thought I'd try this chalkboard look and see if I can vintage up these Mama Elephant designs. Here is a closer look at the tag. The cute little dear was fussy cut and colored with Vintage Photo and Chewing Gum.



Edging the tag with some Vintage Photo softens the tag.



I still think this little deer is pretty darn cute, and hope that it will bring a smile to the lovely old folks. You're off to our last stop Newton's Nook. 

And in case you would like the whole blog hop list for easy navigation:

• Vera Yates
• Avery Elle
• Kimberly Crawford
• Emily Branch
• Paper Smooches
• Kim Kesti
• Aj Otto
• Joscelyne Cutchens
• Wendy Morris
• Emily Leiphart
• Jennifer McGuire
• Simon Says Stamp
• Tiffany Johnson
• Li’l Inker Designs
• Alicia Thelin
• Alyssa Scritchfield
• Isha Gupta 
• Jen Carter 
• Sarah Jay 
• Suzanne Dahlberg 
• Lawn Fawn
• Latisha Yoast
• Teri Anderson
• Fresh Squeezed Stamp
• Anita Recksiedler
• Sarah Moerman
• Ren-Yi Lo (<-- you are here) 
• Newton’s Nook Designs

And please consider making or donating some holiday cards to this awesome card drive. Major thanks to Tina and Anita for helping collect, and a big "You Rock" to Vera for doing this again. Let this card drive be awesome!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #24 - Shaped Cards

Hi everyone! I'm off travelling for work again, so I'm hoping that this post goes live without a hitch. This week is an exciting week because we want to highlight another great card drive card that is near and dear to my heart!

If you know Vera Yates, then you know what a sweetheart she is. I have had a chance to work with her every year since she started this fabulous card drive. And I am always one of the lucky recipients to bring a box of cards to our local Assisted Living and it's so amazing to see the smiles spread on those folk's face. So please consider making your cards for this great cause in mind...

Here is my weak attempt at a Shaped Card. I really wanted to try these dies out by Mama Elephant, and this is what resulted...


Stamps: (Simple Christmas) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Heavy Card Stock - Speckled) Avery Elle; (Perfect Match Card Stock - Pure Poppy) Papetrey Ink
Ink: (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen) Ranger; (Shadow Ink - Field Greens Mid-tone, Forever Green Mid-tone, Red Royal Mid-tone) Hero Arts; (Creative Color - Hazelnut) Mama Elephant
Embellishments: (Glossy Accents) Ranger; (Christmas Words Dies) Paper Smooches; (Creative Cuts - Femme Frame) Mama Elephant

I made this card during a little crafty get-together, so I got try a bunch of different supplies out that I didn't have in my stash, including new inks, dies and a bunch of other fun products. It's a pretty CAS card and I love how the Neat & Tangled Simple Christmas has those fun little boughs, pine cones and berries to make a fun Christmas or harvest-themed creation. I love how they are appropriate for any audience.



That's all I have for you. Go see the other girls' creations. They will surely have many inspirations for you...

Here is the reader's digest version.

• Challenge ends Nov 17, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

Can't wait to see your creations. We will also have a fun guest post up in the near future. Have a fun day!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #3 - Red, White & Aqua

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Hi there! I'm so excited to share with you a fun card on our Little Tangles challenge blog. We're doing a color challenge, and it's one of my favorite all-time colors (in my opinion used all year around ;) But since we're going through the winter months, I thought a holiday card would be appropriate. Hope you like it!

This week I'm using Sweet Home - a very cute set! Who can say no to those candy canes and those gum drops? They are just so adorable...


Stamps: (Sweet Home) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Sugar Spun) Ranger
Embellishments: (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor; (Inkessential - Glossy Accents) Ranger; (Mister Huey - Mint Julep; Hexagon Mask) Studio Calico

I decided to bust out my Studio Calico hexagon mask. I sprayed Mint Julep down, and decided to cut the panel out. Then stamped off three candy canes, colored them with red & pink pencils, and gave them some glossy accents treatments - because candy cane in real life is some, glossy, shiny, delicious candy. 

And as I found out today, a very American thing. I was wondering why I wasn't seeing any in Germany...



Easy, peasy CAS card ... :) Hope it brought some holiday cheer. And we hope that you will play along.

So what are you waiting? :) A free stamp set is at stake...

In the meantime, go hop on over to my other teammates creation. It will get anyone's mojo flowing for the Christmas holidays... ;)

A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Dec 30, 2012, 11:59p EST; Check back on Jan 1 for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[DYSU] Challenge #103 - Anything Goes

Hello DYSUers. Wow - can you believe we are at Challenge #103? This is our second to last challenge. And this one should be fun since it's an Anything Goes challenge. It's that last minute dash towards Christmas, and we wanted you guys to be able to link up and enjoy the creations of each other, but we didn't want to burden anyone with a specific project....so go ahead, link up anything you want. Your christmas gift wrapping, your hand-made ornaments, your knitted projects...it's really anything goes. And that's how we roll ;)

This week I am showcasing a Robyn's Fetish, who had a cute pair of mitten. Perfect for the cold winter weather here. When I left the US it was 12°C and in Germany when we got off the plane, it was a whopping 0°C. Glad that I packed all my warm items: scarf, cowl, winter coat, hat, ear muffs, and gloves. Yep - that's me, a winter whim.


Stamps: (My Mittens) Robyn's Fetish
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Rustic Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - Cream) Recollections 
Ink: N/A
Embellishments: (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor; (All Is Bright Decorative Tape) My Mind's Eye; (Baker's Twine - Pure Poppy) Papertrey Ink; (Essential Glitters - Garnet) Martha Stewart; (Point 88) Stabilo

I colored and fuzzy cut these mittens out, gave them some glitter treatment, and popped them on some dimensional adhesive. I took a little bit of creative license and added the baker's twine since cutting out a doodled line is a little hard ;) But I thought it was a nice little embellishment and fit to the fun aqua, red, and cream color combo. The rest is grounded on some fun washi tape. 

And since we're all short on time, a fun tip is to use washi tape that has a sentiment already printed on it ;) Yep, yours truly, is always looking for short-cuts, especially during the (crazy) month of December.



Remember that we will be closing this little challenge group, but we have still a few more challenges lined up, great sponsors that have been generous up to the last bit, and we want to go out with a bang. So let's see those creations coming!

I'd like to invite you to hop on over to see the amazing creations by the rest of the DYSU team. Please leave them a loving comment, because they do appreciate some blog love :)

This week's sponsor:

Robyn's Fetish

* Winner’s Choice of  5 digital stamps

My Heart Pieces

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

Gecko Galz

* Winner's choice of 1 of Digital Stamp Sets

[DYSU] Challenge #101 - Silver & Gold

Good morning, DYSU-ers! It's December, and that's when everything hits a little bit of overdrive. But I don't mind, because it's a fun time of year to put forth a little bit of extra to let those people around you know, they are special.

Florian came back last weekend from his business trip, and brought home a huge advents calendar. And since this household loves, loves, loves good chocolate, this is the one he brought back...

Source: amazon.de via Ren-Yi on Pinterest

Yep, yep, that's how we roll... and gain a few extra pounds here or there. My doctor is going to give me that good, old talk again ... ;)

So while I go mull over the conundrum of how not to gain weight during the holidays and staring at this calendar full of goodies, I'll let you get to the challenge. This week's theme is Gold & Silver.

This week I got to play with a Bugaboo digi, and here is what I whipped up...


Stamps: (Winter Sock Monkey - Ski2) Bugaboo Digi Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft; Stamper's Select Vellum) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections
Ink: (Versamark) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor; (Versapen) Tsukineko; (Stickles - Silver; Superfine Embossing Powder - Silver; Embossing Powder - Gold; Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl) Ranger; (Stamp 'n Stuff Embossing Powder - White Opaque) Stampendous!

I embossed the stripes on the monkey, the hat, and the skis with some embossing powder. I really love how I can emboss any area I want using the Versapen. It's really my favorite magic tool right now... The scarf has some silver Stickles, and some snow flakes lightly dusted with some Perfect Pearls. All around Ranger goodness! Here is a brighter picture to show off these little snowflakes.



I created a fun little hill with dimension using vellum. I like how the first layer is just a little opaque, and adding the second layer I get a nice denser opaque layer. The perfect place to put a fun white embossed sentiment. I have no idea why I was scared of heat embossing on vellum. I always had the fear of the vellum browning, curling or behaving unpredictably. But instead it was very obedient - nothing to fear.

Remember that we will be closing this little challenge group, but we have still a few more challenges lined up, great sponsors that have been generous up to the last bit, and we want to go out with a bang. So let's see those creations coming!

I'd like to invite you to hop on over to see the amazing creations by the rest of the DYSU team. Please leave them a loving comment, because they do appreciate some blog love :)

This week's sponsor:

Rhoda Design Studio

* $15 gift certificate to spend on Cutting Files or Digis

Bugaboo Stamps

* Winner's Choice of 7 Images

Stampendous!

* Frantage Aged Gold Embossing Enamel and Frantage Aged Silver Embossing Enamel

 

[Uniko Studio] November 2012 Release Day

Good morning, everyone! What an exciting day for all of us at the Uniko Studio family. If you have been following along Bev's blog, then you've been seeing the many sneak peeks. Are you excited? I am...

For the Digital Product Line up, here are the following goodies being released today...Hold on to your hats, because it's a long list.

Stamps (in .png, .abr files)

• Holly Jolly Christmas (3 sentiments, 6 different digis, each with different patterns; total: 14 .png files)
• Sparkling Snowflakes (6 different digis)

Digital Papers & Digital Elements (in .jpg file; all in 12x12, A4, and US Letter format)

• 'Tis The Season
• Classic Christmas
• Classic Winter
• Eclectic Mix Christmas
• Eclectic Mix Winter
• Text Style Christmas
• Test Style Winter

Each of these papers come usually at least 8 or more designs and some with additional colors; The Christmas collections are color schemed to green & reds (but have unique twists); whereas the Winter collections are color schemed to blues, purples (with also an interesting twist: hello aqua, hello pink!) All quite very lovely...

Cut Files (in .png, .studio, .svg files)

• Christmas Polaroid (5 polaroids)
• Decorative Doilies (4 doilies to go with the Stamp Set)
• Sparkling Snowflakes (6 to go with the above digial stamp set)
• On The Edge (6 sentiments)

I have a few cards today to show you how I used a variety of these products. I don't have a digital cutter, so I manually cut them (yes, with an X-acto knife). So if you see any manual imperfections or some rough edges and you are a proud owner of a digital cutter, bear in mind that your results will be much nicer, cleaner (and faster!) :)

This first card uses a cut file called "On The Edge." This product comes with six sentiments: Merry, Christmas, Celebrate, Let It Snow, Sparkle, and Winter. I printed off the .png file and manually cut out the sentiment (to give you an idea what it looks like). I combined this with a paper from the Eclectic Mix Christmas collection.


Stamps: (Eclectic Mix Christmas, On The Edge) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections
Ink: N/A
Embellishments: (3/8" Basic Narrows Ribbon - Red) Celebrate It; (Rhinestones - Strass) Recollections

After making this previous card, I had a brilliant idea to make a set of these cards as a gift. However, I underestimated the time it took to cut each sentiment. But I hope the idea inspires those (who have a digital cutting machine) that this makes a quick & easy gift. Just a few embellishments here and there - and you have yourself a set to gift (or a bunch of quick cards made up for the approaching holidays).

This one also uses one of the "On the Edge" sentiments combined with the Text Style Christmas digital papers. Instead of putting a little ribbon on the bottom, I decided to punch out some of the woodsey branches out of some very glitttery green paper. Keeps the whole traditional red & green Christmas color scheme in tact...


Stamps: (Text Style Christmas, On The Edge) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections; (Pow! Soiree Kit) American Crafts
Ink: N/A
Embellishments: (Woodland Branch Punch) Martha Stewart

This next card also showcase "On the Edge" (can you tell what I really liked in this release?) with a combination of Classic Christmas digital papers. I upped the bling on this one by creating the whole sentiment in glitter. Let me just say that this adventure still has me trekking bits of gold glitter through all areas of the apartment. Glitter is quite evil that way (which is why I love the POW! glitter papers), but it came out quite lovely...


Stamps: (Classic Christmas On The Edge) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections
Ink: N/A
Embellishments: (Essential Glitters - Florentine Gold) Martha Stewarts

In case you want to see an up-close look, here is the sentiment in it's full glittery glory (it also hides any messy cutting ;)



For my forth and final project for today, I am showcasing something different other than "On the Edge." Surprise, surprise! How about "Christmas Polaroid"? If you're thinking, "another cut file" then you're right. Polaroid pics have been on the trend watch for a while now (see here or here for some of my favorite products), and I love how they make nice windows. Polaroid frames are great for scrapping, journaling, Project Life, or carding...they add a layer without even trying. See what I mean?


Stamps: (Holly Jolly Christmas, Christmas Polaroid, Eclectic Mix Winter) Uniko Studio
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Vintage Cream, Shimmer Blue; Stamper's Select Vellum) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen) Ranger
Embellishments: (Wood Veneer - Stars) Studio Calico

I cut out the Polaroid picture frame and added the Eclectic Mix Winter paper behind it. To mute the colors within the frame, I also added a layer of vellum. This gives the paper showing through the sentiment a little bit of a contrast. Since we're working with stripes, I thought it'd be fun to give it a matching stripey Christmas tree from Holly Jolly Christmas. The star is a wooden embellishment from my stash.



I could have played with all of these products without end. I wished I got around to playing around with Sparkling Snowflakes for the release, because I have some interesting silhouette cards in mind. But alas (as the Terminator would say) "I will be back." I hope to post up a few more creations later this week...

Now, please hop on over to the other lovely ladies to see what inspirations they have in store for you...

• Aimes
• Amber
• Beverley (owner)
• Gayatri
• Kerry
• Stacey
• Erika
• Nicki

I hope you like what you're seeing. If you have any questions regarding the cut files or the print files, feel free to email me. Otherwise, I can't wait to see what you create with these great products. Please remember to share on our Uniko Studio Flickr Gallery. If we see a lot of traffic, perhaps we can convince Bev to draw a random prize? Can't promise anything, but we can try ;)

[Paperplay Challenge] Week 47 - Sweet Angel

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Hi there! It's another fun challenge at Paperplay Challenges. We are getting ready for the winter holidays & Christmas season by making Sweet Angels. One thing I realized is that I actually do not own many angel stamps or digis. I managed to find this one from my digi stash and am so grateful I ran across it.


Stamps: (Barry Angle) The Stamp Fairy; (Say It Loud - Winter Holiday) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Spring Rain) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollection
Ink: (Memento - Tuxedo Black; Brilliance - Pearlescent Sky Blue) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Premium Ribbon - Baker's Twine) American Crafts; (The Sweetest Thing - Honey "Love" Decorative Tape) My Mind's Eye; (Stamp & Stick Glitter Ultrafine Prisma) Palette; (Point 88) Stabilo; (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor

I colored this cute little bear in the gray & blue color scheme, to make the halo, stars and cloud stand out. What do you think? This angel bear wings is also dusted with some fine iridescent glitter...



I decided to give this sentiment a two stamp treatment: stamped the sentiment "Peace" first in black, then with pearlescent blue pigment ink. Then I divided the image and sentiment space with a bit of twine. Lastly, since the card was a little plain, I moved the front panel to the right, and then ran a bit of washi tape along the left.



That's all I have for you now. Go see what the other PPC girls did on this challenge. They will absolutely knock your socks off...! Hope you will be playing along with us this week...!

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