June Challenge + info

Hiya folks! Our June challenge is going to be ANYTHING GOES! :) we love throwing this out to you --- so any projects you create through the month of June that feature UmWowStudio supplies you can easily link up to win! YAY!

We have some GOOD stuff lined up for this week and next... a few new releases!

One is going to be deliciously summer (and a bit random) themed. The other is going to be some new 7 Dots Studio coordinates -- so stick around and keep visiting back for all the new goodies.

We are hosting some giveaways with our wonderful friends from 7 Dots Studio over @ Scrapki-wyzwaniowo -- so stop by there to see their challenges, too! (Current : Damask)

AND All year long we're hosting giveaways with Scrap Around The World -- this month the UWS team will be revealing some projects based on their mood boards. Stop by to win some stuff there, too!

Now.. Onto the link up!

The only requirement is use UmWowStudio SOMEwhere on your project!! It's SO anything goes.. feel free to link up OLD STUFFS!!!



Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

An InLinkz Link-up

May Sketch!

Whoop! I totally messed up last month by calling April's sketch MARCH's sketch and now I'm thinking MAY ?! it surely can't be that far into 2015... but I suppose when you measure by challenge dates.... x.x lol.

Welcome to May's sketch challenge by UmWowStudio!

This sketch has that whole two pieces of paper vibe going on --- a big white one on the right with an even bigger patterned paper on the left. Use your chipboard, stencils and flair plus anything else you want to help blend the two together and make a nice cohesive layout. or card. or altered bit. or whatever!

Because Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration! Then link up and wait! Be sure to see what everyone else is doing for their linkups.. there's always some GREAT Inspiration from our friends and fans.

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

An InLinkz Link-up

April Sketch!!!

Hello sweet friends!

Here is our April sketch to inspire you for some creative play. It's been based off of the layout by DeeDee for the Paper issues crop inspiration!

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration! Then link up and wait! Be sure to see what everyone else is doing for their linkups.. there's always some GREAT Inspiration from our friends and fans.

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

An InLinkz Link-up

March Sketch 2015

It's #uwssketch time! yeaaaaaaaaah baby! This month we have a delicious double photo bit with a great layered background.

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration! Then link up and wait! Be sure to see what everyone else is doing for their linkups.. there's always some GREAT Inspiration from our friends and fans.

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here tomorrow for some gorgeous inspiration from JaMajka! 

An InLinkz Link-up

Monthly Sketch here we come!

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration! Then link up and wait! Be sure to see what everyone else is doing for their linkups.. there's always some GREAT Inspiration from our friends and fans.

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here soon for some gorgeous inspiration

An InLinkz Link-up

January 2015 Sketch Challenge!

We are onto a BRAND NEW SKETCH here for 2015!

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration! Then link up and wait! Be sure to see what everyone else is doing for their linkups.. there's always some GREAT Inspiration from our friends and fans.

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here soon for some gorgeous inspiration from Cassie Box!

An InLinkz Link-up

December Sketch : Block Party

December December December ... oh how it really creeps up on you. Well with a new month comes a new sketch and this one is SUPER FUN!

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration! Then link up and wait! Be sure to see what everyone else is doing for their linkups.. there's always some GREAT Inspiration from our friends and fans.

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here Tomorrow for some AMAZING inspiration from Tusia Lech using this sketch!

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November Sketch

Time for our November Sketch friends!

But before we get started with THIS month's challenge -- THANK YOU to all our friends that joined and linked up for our Anything Goes from last month. We're so grateful for the turnout, we're going to give EVERYONE who entered a prize ♥♥ Just shoot us an email @ deedee430@gmail.com with your shipping address and we'll ship you out a goodie in the next week or so :)

Now.. for our sketch! :)

Totally open for interpretation. Please just dive right in! 

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here later this month for some inspiration using our sketch! 

An InLinkz Link-up

July | August | September winners!

WINNERS!! !

Because I got a bit behind, but I've got some AMAZING pieces to show you today!!

From July we have :
AMBER READE! With this adorable project life card. Um YES PLEASE :)

 

 She used our Mustard 29 flair :)

From August we have:
RIIKKA KOVASIN! With a giant beautifully textured and layered 12x12 ♥

She used our Chipboard Button Mash and Make A Wish Flair. ♥

And lastly.. from September we have

ELENA MORGUN! with a 12x12 full of delicious layers and beauty. 

She used our Moon Shine Flair to finish off this lovely.

LADIES >> CONGRATS!!! Please email me @ deedee430@gmail.com to claim your prize :) :) Thank you! 

leave these girls some love and don't forget to enter this month's challenge >> ANYTHING GOES> 

September SKETCH!

It's September Sketch Time!

I missed giving you last month's winner, so we'll do both July and August winners in a week's time :) Double the winners! YUM!

Onto our sketch for this month :

Totally open for interpretation. Please just dive right in! 

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. We need to know which UWS product you used. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here later this month for some inspiration using our sketch! 

An InLinkz Link-up

August Sketch!

Gosh... AUGUST is here. AUGUST. My Birthday month, School starts soon?, everyone's gearing up for Halloween and winter.

just insane!

Thank you for the beautiful entries into our July sketch! There are some seriously varied beautiful projects. Stop by and check 'em out.

Now we're onto our August Sketch :

Totally open for interpretation. Please just dive right in! 

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UmWowStudio >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here tomorrow for Rhonda's take on this sketch, and this time next week for July's Winner!

An InLinkz Link-up

July Sketch!

June is over, and with it the June Sketch. That's ok though.. because we get to show you the JULY SKETCH!

Totally open for interpretation. Please just dive right in! 

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

Please make sure your project includes SOME form of UWS >> Flair, Chipboard, a mask, or even from our older handmade embellishment days. GOOD LUCK!

Meet us back here tomorrow for Jen Mattot's take on this sketch, and this time next week for July's Winner!

An InLinkz Link-up

Bali Orchids by Manda

Hi everyone it's Manda here, fresh back from two glorious weeks in Bali, Indonesia. That of course means I have a whole stack of new photos to scrap! Today I am using the June sketch:

I decided to keep this one pretty simple because I felt like the photo was enough so other than the base paper and cardstock I kept pretty much to stamping and pan pastels. I started by using the orchid colour pan pastel and mixing it to look kind of like water colour. This was my first time using them so when I started out I wasn't sure how they would go but they are so simple to use that I am in love! 

I also did some stamping to reflect the circles in the sketch. I used one of the Soar Tags and painted it with some Heidi Swapp Color Shine Gold Lame to give it a metallic look because gold is one of the colours that will be repeating through my album for this trip. I added some pink twine from May Arts and I was done. A very simple page but I am really happy with how stunning it looks (I am even thinking of hanging it on the wall for a bit).

If you want to play along with the sketch check out THIS POST with all the details and how to link up.

Have a beautiful day - Manda xxx

Um Wow Materials:
Soar Tags 

Other Materials:
Pan Pastels
Paper - Carta Bella, American Crafts
Twine - May Arts
Embellishments - Crate Paper, Websters Pages
Stamps - Kaisercraft
Ink - Hero Arts, Prima, Heidi Swapp

June Sketch

Welcome to June 1st on the UWS blog :)

Time for a brand new sketch!

Let's just jump right in:

It's a little splattery, a little grungy, kind of simple but totally open for interpretation. Please just dive right in!

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

Meet us back here tomorrow for Amy Lassiter's take on this sketch, and this time next week for May's Winner!

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An InLinkz Link-up

April Sketch WINNER

We're getting to it a bit late this month... but our April Sketch winner is....

MICHELE KOSCIOLEK!! She used our Butterfly Swarm Mask, Butterfly Confetti, and Layered Butterflies, as well as our Black and Blue Flair on this awesome 12x12! email me @ deedee@umwowstudio.com to get your prize Michele :)

Don't forget to join our CURRENT MAY challenge to win yourself some goodies :)

May Sketch

I swear.. if time flies by any faster I'll need to get me some Google Glasses.

It's time for our May Sketch and I've put together something quite grungy for you!

All the little elements could be a number of things; stamps, paper pieces, stencils, paint, chip pieces, tape, magazine clippings, stickers... whatever it is... CLUSTER it! Build your layers up to some beautiful goodness.

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

Meet me back here tomorrow for my own take on this sketch, and this time next week for April's Winner! 

An InLinkz Link-up

March Winner

Hi Folks!! Let's get you a March winner for our sketch challenge.. if you'll remember the March sketch looked like this :

And our winner is the talented Nina with a nice scatter of UmWowStudio Star Confetti:

Great job Nina!!! email me @ deedee@umwowstudio.com with your shipping address and we'll send you a prize!

Check out this month's sketch to win your own prize pack.

April Challenge

Believe it or not it's time for our FOURTH Sketch this year!!

Meet me back here NEXT week for the winner of March's Sketch.

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

I really want to try a HUGE photo right in the middle.. maybe even taking up the entire top space. And I'm kind of a cluster freak. and a stamping freak. So enjoy!!

An InLinkz Link-up

March Sketch

Hello :)

Here is Tusia Lech. It is March already and I would like to encourage you to take part in UmWowStudio Sketch challenge :) You can win awesome goodies from UmWowStudio!! Below you will see an inspiring sketch.

You can make any type of project - art-journal page, layout, card, tag, ATC or anything, what makes you happy to create. Please use any UmWowStudio item or items, include a DIRECT link to your blog post, mention how you were inspired, and which UmWowStudio products you used. That's it :) 

And here is my layout. I have used Love Speech Bubbles chipboards. Because the title of my layout is "My reason" and the photo, I have used, show my sweet, little daughter, these chipboards were ideal. 

I have covered them with gesso, then I sanded them, to show partially original chipboard. On the photo below you see bubble with "love" - dots surrounded this word were made using white Sharpie Pen.

On another chipboard, after painting it with gesso and uncover a little bit, I applied pink Gelato.

Beautiful flair with crown and word "princess" comes from UmWowStudio Our Princess flair set.

At the background you can see very light pink circles - I sprayed pink Lindy's Stamp Gang mist through UmWowStudio Circle Confetti mask.

UmWowStudio supplies used:

Circle Confetti mask

Love Speech Bubbles chipboards

Our Princess flair set

March Sketch!!

Hello Folks!! Let's get the March Sketch rolling!!

Come back here tomorrow for some FABULOUS inspiration from Tusia! And meet me back here NEXT week for the winner of February's Sketch.

Don't forget you can make any type of project based on our sketch! Cards, layouts, altered bits, just let us know how you drew the inspiration!

An InLinkz Link-up