Keep smilin' LO by anai

Hello!

Anai here with my last work for UmWowStudio :) 

It was amazing time and I'm so gratefull for this opportunity :) 

I decided to make another LO for you. It's a mix of many different products and techniques! Lately I feel the need to play with my LO's a lot - it's so much fun :D

And with the UmWowStudio it's even funnier - masks, amazing chipboards and badges. I only add my favourite medias (PanPastels, Distress Ink, acrylic paints, modeling paste, crackle paint, Lindy's Stamp Gang mists and embossing powders here), some cute paper embellishments... and cute layout is ready.

And it had to be cute - this little girl is a doughter of my friends - probably the most cutest girl in the world :) 

 

UmWow Studio supplies:
Life is Good Flair
Chevron Mask
Circle Confetti Mask
Hexagon Confetti
Layered Hearts
Circle Peek-a-boo Tag Book
Distressed Harlequin Background

This is the Life by Anai

Hello :)

Anai here with a very fresh spring layout made with UmWowStudio products and PanPastels :)

Last weekend I went for a little trip - there was a big polish scrapbooking convention in Warsaw, so I had a chance to meet with my creative friends. But my trip wasn't only about that. I wanted to spend some time with my friend and it turned out great. I had a chance to see amazing play at one of the theaters and it was really important event for me. The photo of the beautiful blond woman is from the play... whole scenography was sweet and in pastel colors - beautiful yellow flowers on the light violet/blue background... on the walls, on the floor, on the actresses dress. These scenography inspired me and I created my background in the similar colors.

My background is made mostly with PanPastels and very light acrylic paints. I used my favourite Circle Confetti mask, some doodling and stamps from the 7 Dots Studio "Illumination" collection.

I love Pan Pastels! They have a very unique effect - so soft and chalky.

"This is the Life" flair was just perfect for this layout. Not only because of the color. Not only because of the intensity of my last weekend ;) It also reminds me very strong about the play I've seen - it was bitter-sweet, very sad and difficult, but also it reminded me how important it is to enjoy the time we have!

UmWowStudio chipboards are always very fun embellishments to use. This time I covered them with beige paint, some Lindy's Stamp Gang mists and a bit of grey chalk ink. They look so amazing! I love how great they are for mixed media techniques!

I hope you like it :)

And remember - inspiration is everywhere. In the music, in the theater, in the fashion, and even on the wallpaper ;)

hugs

Anai

UmWowStudio Products:
Circle Confetti Mask
Life is Good Flair
Gear Mash
Distressed Harlequin Background


PanPastel Products:
430.8 Magenta Tint
470.8 Violet Tint
430.3 Magenta Shade
470.3 Violet Shade
340.5 Permanent Red

Scrap Around The World REVEAL

If you haven't seen yet, we are helping the Fabulous Helen over @ Scrap Around The World celebrate her birthday!!

You are totally encouraged to go over and enter the challenge... there are HUUUUUUUUUGE prizes, including one for a brand new challenge participant, and one from UmWowStudio!

Our prize pack today includes all SEVEN of the brand new Chipboard Tag Books, 5 mixed media stencil/masks, an abundance of chipboard embellishments AND a splattering of flat backed flair!!!

The inspiration board looks like this : 

And our super talented team has put together some serious eye candy to help inspire you :

Amy:

Star Confetti | Gear Mash | Floral Collection | Circle Confetti Mask | Checker Board Mask

Anai:

Layered Hearts | Every Day Speech Bubbles | Star Confetti Mask 

DeeDee:

Balloons | Light Bulb Mask 

Manda:

Layered Arrows | Polaroid Mash | Let's Get Lost Flair | Heart Confetti 

Miae:

 Heart Confetti | Star Confetti Mask | Chevron Mask

Tusia:

Chevron Confetti | Pocket Chip | Our Princess Flair | Line of Chevrons Mask 

Wiosanka:

Gear Mash | Banner Mash | Diamond Confetti Mask | Mustard 29 Flair 

SO!! Be inspired - create your OWN layout - and GO ENTER!!

Playing with chipboards :)

Hi :)

Anai here with yet another project with our amazing products :)

This time I decided to experiment a little bit with the chipboards. Usually you can see me using chipboards with just a little bit of paint or glitter on top of them. This time I wanted to give them much more adventurous try :)

I've been using some other chipboards with mist before and I've learned a hard way, that most of them is not able to handle that much of the moisture... When it comes to all kinds of mists they were usually soaking too much, breaking and falling apart...

Well - I'm proud to say that UmWowStudio chipboards are probably un-breakable :)
I used some Lindy's Stamp Gang mist here and I haven't use any kind of primer on the chipboards. I've been misting and heat drying, misting and heat drying... and I think there's about 20 layers of misting and drying here :) 

I was trying to achive this very cool glimmery almost "metal" look.
Our chipboards are actually dark brown so you will not see a lot of color here (the effect would be different, if I would cover the surface with a white paint or gesso before misting), but the shine is amazing :D

UmWowStudio chipboards are thick and stiff. They look almost like they would have been cut in wood :) When you work with a lot of watery media - your base usually start to bend and curl. This tag bended a little bit, but I was able to keep it flat. I have to say - this is a product just perfect for mixed-media projects :)

This cute single daisy flower was covered with paint, thick layer of glossy accents and black glitter and it also haven't change its shape even a little :) 

It was really fun to work with this little mixed-media project. I'm going to use this tag as a fridge magnet. Because of all this shine - it looks different from every angle, so it will be very cool to look at it every day :)
Anai

UmWowStudio Products:
Circle Peek-a-boo Tag Book
Hexagon Confetti
Daisy
Life is Good Flair

The Good Stuff

Hello :)
Anai here with a calm and sweet weekend layout for you.
Couple days ago I was coming back from work and I decided to spend some time in the city.
I bought myself delicious frozen coffee and I was just sitting there on the street listening to the music.
Sun was shining, people were passing by and it was just a perfect time :)
Usually I'm a very busy girl trying to manage three jobs and creative hobby... but this moment - it was a time just for me.

Even though the base of my layout is dark, I managed to give it a very happy feeling - mosty by using sweet pink accents, polka dot patterns, our chipboards and flairs :) And of course some white circles from the cirle confetti mask :)

I wish you all a very good weekend and also I hope that you will find some time just for yourselves :)
Believe me - it's worth it :)
Anai

UmWow Studio Supplies:
Circle Confetti Mask
Butterfly Kisses Flair
Life is Good Flair
Every Day Speech Bubbles
Gear Mash
Feather - Solid

May Arts | Avery Elle | UmWowStudio

Hello friends!! Welcome to day 5 of our super special 3 way hop between us here @ UmWowStudio and the fabulous teams of May Arts Ribbon and Avery Elle.

All week long we'll be sharing projects from our teams using amazing products by all 3 companies. And it never hurts to encourage a little fan participate by having a GIVEAWAY! So be sure to stop by each day this week, all three blogs, comment on the posts, and be entered to win! We have three fabulous prizes, one from each blog. Three random winners will receive 1 spool of ribbon, 1 stamp set, and 1 prize pack from UmWowStudio that includes chipboard, a mask, and flair!
(this prize is open all weekend long. Winners announced next week!)


Our final two projects for this amazing hop are one by Anai:

I wanted to create something very sweet and romantic for our swap :)
I made a birthday card mixing all the goodies in a very girly way.
I started with floral stamps from the Avery Elle "Petals and Stems" set. It's a great set, which allows you to stamp all the elements separatly and then make your own floral composition in layers. You can see more photos of details on my blog (http://anai.pl/blog/?p=3567). On the bigger flower I used clear glitter from Ranger - the effect is just stunning :)
And I have to say - I fell in love with this amazing lace with a pearl beads in the center! It's so elegant, so delicate, so great for the romantic cards!
Then I just added few UmWowStudio goodies - tag from the "Nature Walk" collection, delicate flair, amazing BlueBell chipboard and some circles made with our mask and texture paste :)
As you can see - our swap is really great - so many different styles, so many different ideas!

Products:

http://umwowstudio.com/nature-walk/naturewalktags.html

http://umwowstudio.com/masks/100086.html

http://umwowstudio.com/chipboard/flora-fauna/bluebell.html

http://umwowstudio.com/flair/100137.html

http://www.averyelle.com/petals-and-stems-clear-photopolymer-stamps/

http://www.mayarts.com/ribbons/3-4-inch-lace-pearl-center/

http://www.mayarts.com/ribbons/1mm-waxed-cord/

and one by Wiosanka 

It a canvas with photo of my younger boy. I made it for him on a special occasion - 6th Birthday :-)
He is always happy and smiling and so is my project ;-) A little messy, joyful, with a few important words.
I would like my son to be always adventurous, smiling and aiming high. And I hope he will :-)

UmWowStudio supplies:
Nature Walk ENTIRE KIT
Brick Mask
Family Hashtag Banners
Layered Arrows
May Arts Ribbons
Avery Elle Stamps

Thanks so much for stopping by each day this week! We'll leave the giveaways open through the weekend and pick a winner next week. 

Spread your wings into the wild

Hello :) Anai here with another UmWowStudio inspiration for you.
This time I decided to make a small card using our amazing products.

I wanted to use this amazing feather chipboard and it was just a natural choice to use it with a Nature Walk collection. I especially love the "Word Stickers" which have a lot of very motivational words and sayings.
"Spread your wings" seemed to be perfect match :)
And isn't the "Into the wild" flair just beautiful?

I covered the feather with embossing powder ("Aged Rose" by Stampendous) and added a little bit of shading with black and white Gelatos. I love this distressed effect!

For the base I used a paper with some blue and green tones and it gave me and idea to use it as a "sky". I really like the star shape, so I used a star confetti mask with a soft pencil and then added star confetti chipboards with a silver glitter on some of them. 

I'm really excited about this project and I really like the final look. I think it can be a great card for someone close to my heart.
As you can see even on the small surface (the card is 5,5x5,5'') you can use a lot of UmWowStudio products and create something very natural, cute... and may I say a little bit magical? :)

Supplies:
Nature Walk Diecut Tags
Nature Walk Diecut Elements
Nature Walk Elements Stickers
Nature Walk Words Stickers
Butterfly Kisses Flair
Star Confetti Mask
Star Confetti
Contoured Feather
Gelato - Black Licorice
Gelato - Coconut

#UWSbigbash Day 3!

Man o Man -- we are CHARGING through this celebration week! 

Day 1 was all about introducing our brand new product like POCKET CHiP, TUNNEL BOOKS, Vintage goods and more! We also gave away to one random person their favorite piece from our new collection.

Day 2 we inspired you with some beautiful goods from our Creative Team and gave away an AMAZING package including UmWowStudio, Amazing Crafting Products and May Arts Ribbons.

Today we have 2 more CT members inspiring you and another SUPERB giveaway!

We're starting off with Anai:

Take Flight

I have to say that - I absolutely love our new celebration chipboards :) I made the cute celebration tag using "Nature Walk" collection with a hint of color and a gorgeous glitter stars.

I guess it can be a pretty fridge magnet embellishment or just a nice add on standing on the shelf or hanging somewhere in the house.

Products:

Songbird, Musical blooms, Nature Walk Tags, Word Stickers, Element Stickers, Photo Booth Props, Banner MASH, Star Confetti Mask.

We also have wiosanka joining us:

Make a wish
Pocket Chip : MAKE A WISH, Banner MASH, Songbird, Nature Walk 6x6, Nature Walk Diecut Tags, Nature Walk Diecut Elements, Nature Walk Words Stickers, Nature Walk Elements Stickers.

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And for our DELICIOUS giveaway:

Authentique is offering up a selection of their goods!

And the people from Paper Issues have a $20 GC to their store!

And we here @ UmWowStudio will be sending today's prize winner both of our brand new Masks! Say hell to WOOD GRAIN and BRICK! 

To be entered to win today's deliciuosness just leave our girls here (on this blog post) some love for their fabulous projects and find our friends Paper Issues and Authentique on facebook, let them know we're thankful they're celebrating with us! We'll randomly choose a winner from whoever does all 3 ♥

Hint : Follow us on Facebook, Pinterest and Instragram for some FLASH GIVEAWAYS today, too!

All giveaways will remain open until Friday @ Midnight Pacific time. Saturday will be all about announcing WINNERS!

Spring is coming

Hallo :) Anai here.
Today I'd like to show you my first spring layout made with UmWowStudio products.

When I saw the "Nature Walk" collection for the first time I fell in love with this gorgeous paper with wooden pattern.
I decided to add a little bit of color to the design. I used pastel paper from another 7 Dots Studio Collection - "Illumination". I also used some paints and beautiful pink glitter. 

One of my favourite masks from UmWowStudio is this Chevron design. It looks amazing and adds some movement to the layout.

Once again I added a lot of media to our chipobards. You can find here some white acrylic paint, Silks and Twinkling H2O's, Glossy Accents and tranparent crackle paint. This chipboards are thick and great for mixed-media techniques!

I love all kinds of splashes and some glamourous shine in my works. Glitter just always makes me happy!
"Nature Walk" is very neutral collection with a vintage feeling, but as you can see it's very easy to add color to it and make it more girly :D

UmWowStudio Supplies:
Nature Walk Musical Blooms 12x12 Paper
Nature Walk Cloudy 12x12 Paper
Chevron Mask
BlueBell
Layered Hearts
Every Day Speech Bubbles
Star Confetti
Butterfly Kisses Flair

For the inspiration I used our March Sketch!

We are still waiting for your projects HERE!