K1-957 - summertime / UNIKO Challenge #48 Reminder

K1-957  - summertime

Hey! Welcome to the reminder-post for the Uniko July/August 2018 Challenge!

Our current Challenge is a great combination of a sentiment from A.A. Milne: "It's so much more friendly with two." combined with a cute photo. There are many options to be inspired - the colours, the bugs and the young plant.

If you need an extra-inspiration, you may use the optional twist "for a child" - you don't have to use it, but we are excited what you might create for the little people in your life!

Hop to the Uniko Studio Blog to see the original Challenge #48-Post and also the #48 Reminder-Post with all the fabulous cards of the whole DesignTeam and our Guest-Designer Trina P. to get some nice inspiration!

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K1-957  - summertime

K1-957  - summertime

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About this card:

I created a sunflower with my Uniko Mehndi Mandala Stencil and placed it "outside" of a "window".

First I dry embossed the stencil with an extra silicone shim into a piece of vellum. Then I coloured the embossed areas with my Stabilo Markers from the backside, just to avoid any smearing, cause on vellum some markers aren't always as dry as you think they should be...

After fixing the vellum between two layers of frame die-cuts I created with the Stax dies, I added one final "unframed" layer on the bottom, just to avoid to see the green cardbase through the vellum. Then I glued this stack on my cardbase.

With the big sunflower and the die cut  word summer, the front of my card was busy enough, so I decided to add the sentiment on the iside of the card.

In my card the number two is involved several times - although I havn't used a bug stamp:

2 different kind of papers (cardstock and vellum),

2 Uniko products (Mehndi Mandala Stencil & Spring Botanicals - Daffodil Stamp-Set)

2 dies (stitched square and the word summer),

2 times the word-die & 2 stitching lines on the frame-die,

2 ways I used the stencil (dry embossing and colouring),

2 shades of every colour (yellow, orange, green),

2 places with crafting (outside and inside of the card),

2 linings for the sentiment on the inside (black & white)

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Like always Beverley, the owner of Uniko Stamps, offers the opportunily to win one of the following prices when you participate in the challenge!

THE PRIZES
Main Winner Chosen By the DT - £25 eGift Certificate
Random Twist Winner - £4 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
Random Uniko Stamps Winner -£4 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
Top 3 Chosen By DT - 150 Loyalty Reward Points

There is still lots of time to play in this challenge - the LinkyTool will be open for entries until midnight (GMT) on Friday 24th August 2018 (7.00 pm EDT).

So have fun, be crafty and get the chance to win!
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Materials:

Uniko Studio: Stencil: Mehndi Mandala & Stamps: Spring Botanicals - Daffodil /

My Favorite Things: Die-Namics: Wonky Stitched Squares Stax (3x) /

Simon Says Stamp: Die: Word summer /

Colors & Glue:

Tsukineko: VersaFine - Onyx black / Stabilo: Pen 68 Markers / Sakura: Gelly Roll 08 - white Gel pen / double adhesive tape /

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 Sommerliche Grüße, Eure Wiebke.

Summer greetings from Wiebke.

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