Uniko June Release: Day 4 introduction

Good morning friends and welcome back to my blog. It's day four and the final day of introductions for Uniko's June release. Today's introduction is another brilliant stencil called 'Ink & Flip: Chevron Duo'. You know how much I love these fantastic stencils; there are so many ways to use them just by flipping the stencils different ways. I needed to make a Father's Day card for my hubby and this stencil was perfect.  I used 4 shades of blue ink pads to create the pattern and kept it really simple (as my husband doesn't really do fussy). 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I made a 5" x 7" card so cut a white panel to 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" and using the 4 ink pads created my background.  I decided to cut the panel along the edge of the stencilling (top and bottom) so that it would have a fun zig-zag edge and I added some scrap white card behind for dimension.  I cut another white panel and added the stencilled piece on top using double sided tape.  I stamped the sentiments above and below the panel with black ink (for the Father's Day I had use the Mother's Day stamp and do some masking and replace the mother with father).  I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  I didn't add any embellishments as I loved it as it was.  For the inside I cut another white panel and stamped the sentiment in the upper centre with black ink.  I stencilled once again and cut out a small piece to go at the bottom of the panel, which was adhered with liquid glue. The panel was then added to the card base with double sided tape. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

 Please check out what Bev and the rest of the team have created by clicking the links below:

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Natalie

Vinita

It's release day tomorrow and all the products we've introduced this week will be available in the Uniko store at 9am.  I will be back at the same time with one extra card so I hope you will come and check it out.  

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - Ink & Flip: Chevron duo stencil (available tomorrow)

Uniko - everyday family and everyday spring stamps (for outside sentiments)

Uniko - everyday love stamp (for inside sentiment)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Craft UK Limited - 5" x 7" card & envelope pack

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - ink pads - in the navy, blue denim, blue raspberry, powder blue

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you x

Patterned Paper IG Hop - June 26

Hello friends, welcome back to my little blog. I'm here today to share my card for this month's Patterned Paper Party Instagram Hop. Do you love patterned paper? Do you have a huge stash that needs using? Well so do we and it's time to get it used! We will be hopping on the 20th of each month to share our ideas. We will definitely be creating cards, but maybe sometimes tags, ATCs, gift bags/boxes, mini albums and scrapbook pages too. We want our patterned paper to be used.

The theme is always 'anything goes' but each month we will have an optional twist that can be used if you like; this month the twist is 'chevrons' which are so fun, especially for masculine cards. I made a Father's Day card for my FIL and it's 5" x 7" in size.  Surprisingly I didn't use chevron patterned paper but instead die cut some chevrons from patterned paper for my background.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker card, coloured it with Promarkers and fussy cut it out.  I did add some white highlights with a gelly roll pen too.  I found this fun paper pad from DCWV and although it's hard to tell in the photo but the orange/bronze stripe has some foiling detail.  All the papers are from the pad including the brown mat layers and the chevrons were cut from it too.  I cut the main panel 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" and matted it onto the brown layer with double sided tape.  I cut a white panel 3 1/2" x 2 7/8" and again matted it onto a brown layer; I also added some thin cream strips of paper to the top and bottom of the white panel with liquid glue.  I added the image onto the white panel with foam squares.  I stamped the sentiment onto the cream paper with brown ink and die cut the DAD letters from the brown paper and stacked them x3 with liquid glue; the letters were then adhered to a cream piece with liquid glue.  I cut 4 x chevrons for my background and adhered them with liquid glue.  The image panel was added to the centre of the panel with double sided tape and the sentiments were added to the top right and bottom left with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4 3/8" x 6 3/8" and stamped the sentiment in the centre with brown ink.  I cut some of the papers and layered them together with double sided tape and also cut another chevron and placed that across the centre with liquid glue.  the panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape (oops I forgot my brown layer but it still looks ok I think). 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

We hope you will be inspired by our Patterned Paper Party IG Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous creations along the way. If you would like to join us please visit my Instagram page or use the hashtag #patternedpaperpartyhopjune2026 and we will find you.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Lots of love

card supplies:

LOTV - vintage boys - mr fixit A5 polymer stamps (available in digi only now)

MFT - stepped up chevon die

MFT - little letters die set

Woodware - one for the boys stamp (for inside sentiment although I did some stamp surgery to remove the happy birthday)

DCWV - the natural stack 8" x 8" pad

Promarkers

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

*Gina K Designs - dark chocolate ink pad

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you x

Cut It Up challenge - guest designer card

Happy Friday friends; I'm here to share my card as guest designer for the Cut It Up challenge.  I was lucky enough to be a 'top cut' in one of their recent challenges and jumped at the chance to be a guest designer. The challenge this month is 'one for the boys/men' but you must include a die cut on your project. We all love our dies don't we so I'm sure it will be another popular challenge.  

As Father's Day is fast approaching I decided to make a card for my sons to give to their grandad.  I used a fun monster die and made a 5" x 7" card. The layout is fairly simple but I think it gives more attention to the cute monster.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the fun monster:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting and assembling the cute monster using liquid glue (he reminds me of Sully from Monsters Inc. so I went with blue).  I die cut a plain white rectangle and added a little ink blending to the centre using a blue ink pad.  I also used the same ink and some water to add some splatters.  I added the monster using foam squares in the centre.  I stamped the sentiments onto white card with black ink and used my paper trimmer to cut them down.  I adhered them above and below the monster using foam squares.  I die cut a blue panel and a black mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I added some scrap white card behind my white panel and then added that onto the blue panel with double sided tape.  I made my card base from white card cut to 10" x 7" and scored at 5" on the long side.  I adhered the panel onto the front with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel, blue panel and black mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I die cut another monster and placed him in the bottom right corner (he looks like he's peeking out of the white panel) and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I adhered the panel to the card base with liquid glue.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CRAFT challenge - cute/ATG

Crafty Calendar challenge - all about the men/boys

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - masculine

Everybody Art challenge - monochrome

Girlz Makes Guyz Cards challenge - no squares

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge - BEWAS optional theme masculine

Pearly Sparkles challenge - this makes me smile

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - masculine

Please pop over to the Cut It Up challenge blog for all the details/rules and to see the amazing creations from the design team. I would like to thank Larelyn and the team for having me as a guest this month. I hope you will find the time to enter the challenge and cannot wait to see all your projects in the linky.

Thanks for stopping by and see you all soon.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Spellbinders - monster love pop die set (DOML-Dec24) on clearance for a bargain price!

*Gina K Designs - master layouts 08 (for larger stitched rectangles)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 20 (for smaller plain rectangle)

Gina K Designs - ocean mist ink pad

Uniko - everyday family, everyday spring & everyday love stamp sets

Simon Says Stamp - brush stroke messages (for inside sentiment)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

coloured card from scraps bin

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x

Father's day card for F-I-L

Hello friends, welcome to a brand new week!  I'm here to share the card I made for my father-in-law for Father's Day.  I loved the MFT sketch this week so that was my inspiration.  

Here is my card:

here is a close up of the cute critters:

I began by die cutting the city scene twice and adding yellow card behind one and grey card behind the other.  I wanted a sunray background but didn't have a stencil large enough for my 5 x 7 card so I used masking magic to create my own (it's a little bit lopsided but I think it looks ok).  The images were stamped and coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut out.  I stamped both the sentiments in Versafine onyx black ink and die cut them out.  I added the first city scene with liquid glue and added the second one over top with foam tape.  The image were added with foam tape and the strip sentiment and clouds were adhered with liquid glue.  The 2nd sentiment was also added with foam tape.  Quite a lot of dimension on this card but it looked really cool in real life.  

There are still lots of men/boy challenges around so my card fits into quite a lot this time:

MFT sketch challenge #650

Daisy Chain challenge - no design paper

Cardz for Guyz challenge - Father's day

Alphabet challenge - F is for flying 

SSS Monday challenge - masculine

SSS Wednesday challenge - lots of layers

Cutie Pie challenge - dads or lads

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - use a sentiment

MAWTT challenge - man/boy

Pearly Sparkles challenge - make it masculine

Creative Moments challenge - boys and men

Shopping our Stash challenge - let's hear it for the boys

Scrapping 4 Fun challenge - men/boys

Phew!  That's a lot of challenges!  I don't think I've entered so many in one hit for a very long time.  

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments.  I really do appreciate it. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

MFT - to the rescue stamp set

MFT - blueprints 13 (for circle dies)

MFT - city block dienamics

MFT - cutest clouds ever dienamics

Clearly Besotted Stamps - mini messages

Gina K Designs - masking magic strips

Gina K Designs - lemon drop and wild dandelion ink pads

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiment dies

Mama Elephant - confetti creative cuts (for small stars)

My card for Tracy's blog candy

Tracy at Dies to Die For has fantastic blog candy up for grabs (see earlier post) and all you have to do is make a male themed card for any occasion. Well, as Father's Day is fast approaching I made a card for that. I stamped surfafella and watercoloured him with my marvy markers. I used a sentiment I bought from ebay. Rub-on stitches are by DCWV and are really easy to apply and cut out small circles to highlight the plain blue bazzill card. I've had this swirly blue paper for ages and only had a scrap left, so not sure who it's from, sorry. Thanks for looking.