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Happy Tuesday ...... What a lovely day we have here .... the sun is shining and the sky is blue.  Spring is definitely on its way! It was our monthly workshop at the weekend .... the first one in the new house, and we had fun playing with Stencils You know how it is, we all have lots of pretty stencils in our craft stash but .... do we use them?  And the answer to that is usually .... not as much as we should! I love stencils but they're not always the first thing I reach for .... that's usually rubber stamps. I do have my favourite stencils however and they do get used time and time again ..... the brickwall, for me, is a must have Honeycomb is another one ..... great for adding that little bit more interest to the background And a pretty flourish that I love to layer ..... oooh!  the harlequin's not bad either We did the usual with stencils .... ink straight through the design, nothing too difficult.  I'd used the brand new beautiful large Chrysanthemum from the P...

Happy Wednesday ...... And welcome to Uniko's 6th Birthday & February Release, Blog Hop & Giveaway! It's been a busy few days, showcasing all the gorgeous brand new products and guess what .... they're all available to purchase now on the Uniko website ! Have you got your favourites?  Is there something there that you just have to have? Well, before you dash off to fill those shopping baskets how about a fun Blog Hop to celebrate the new release, with tons of fabulous inspiration from the Design Team. I've got a couple of cards for you using two of the new stencil designs .... the stunning Chrysanthemum (I shouldn't say it but this is one of my favourites!) I love this large bloom ....... it's so easy to create stunning cards, just think of all the colours that will look amazing with this. I've gone a nice cheery yellow ..... well, Spring is on the way so I'm told! I used Distress Oxide inks .... I think it was Squeezed Lemonade with a touch of W...