12 Days of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways - Day 12

 

 

           Hello & Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways - Day 12

Join me over HERE on the Uniko YouTube Channel for the final day of this festive series. This week I am giving fresh inky love to a popular favourite, Pattern Building Christmas Tree.

This is one of those stamp sets which doesn't look very inspirational as a set in its packaging. But once you see it in action, it all makes sense! 

Although I have used it just for festive cards today, it's also a set that is versatile for lots of occasions with the variety of patterns it contains.

I've shared a similar card before, but the Christmas Folk Snowflake strip makes a great frame for a shaker card...

I accented the frame with holly leaves and berries from Winter Foliage and a sentiment from Christmas Wishes. 

You'll have to watch this weeks video HERE to find out what this weeks giveaway is and how to enter. I can't believe that it's come to an end so quickly. However, I do have a bonus video next week, Friday 15th December. I will also be announcing the winners of all 12 Giveaways. 

Thanks for joining me today. Crafty Hugs

December 2023 NEW Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hello, Happy Friday AND Happy New Release Day!

I hope you have enjoyed the introductions this week and I'm super excited you have stopped by so I share these new products with you. They are NOW available to purchase HERE on the website.

Need a little more inspiration, then keep on reading. But first here are the 3 new products...

Background Blocks Layered Stripes £6

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Background Blocks Perspective £6

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Stencil - In & Flip Snowflake  £4.25

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And now we have the formal introductions done, let's get to more inspiration using them. Be sure to leave some comment love either on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media. You have until midnight Friday 15th December 2023 to comment and then I will be randomly selecting a winner to win a £20 eGift Certificate.

 Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

I hope you have enjoyed this last release of 2023 😊

Now I have announced all the happy news, I have some not so happy news 😞

At the end of last month my manufacturer informed me of an increase in prices (again) as of January 2024. I have resisted increasing my product prices for the last couple of manufacture increases and it has been quite a number of years since I last increased them. 

I know the cost of living is affecting so many people and I hate to do this. But to keep Uniko going & bringing fresh, unique designs I unfortunately have little choice. 

As of Monday 8th January 2024,  product prices will be as follows...

Stamps

Small (A7) - £6.50

Medium (A6) - £11.50

Large (A5) - £16 (Price Remains Unchanged)

Stencils - £4.50

I thank you all for your custom & support here at Uniko.

Crafty Hugs 

Introducing... Ink & Flip Snowflake

Happy Thursday.

Welcome to the last day of the December 2023 mini release introductions. Today we are introducing the next addition to our unique Ink & Flip Stencil series, Ink & Flip Snowflake.

Just like the previously released Stencil - Ink & Flip Star, which you can see in action HERE. The result, a beautiful geometric snowflake. You might recognise this product from some peeks I shared of the Uniko Stamping Retreat a few months ago. The attendees of the retreat were the first to test the stencil & receive it as their free gift.

Anyway, lets have a look at how the team have used the stencil...

  Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

This stencil, along with all the products we've introduced this week will be available tomorrow, 9am GMT Friday 8th December 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

Introducing... Background Blocks Perspective

Happy Wednesday. 

Welcome to day two of the December 2023 mini release introductions. Myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors are here to get you over the festive mid week hump with LOTS of beautiful inspiration.

This release we are adding to the popular Background Blocks series and the next addition to the series is  Background Blocks Perspective, let's have a look at it in action...

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

What an amazing & inspiring array of cards. I love seeing what the team creates. This clear stamp set, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available 9am GMT Friday 8th December 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

Introducing... Background Blocks Layered Stripes

Happy Tuesday.

Welcome to the first day of the December 2023 mini release introductions. This release we are adding to Uniko's popular Background Blocks series. I love pattern and I love quick, clean & simple cards. Background Blocks fit the bill for all these and prove to be such versatile additions.

This next addition to the series is Background Blocks Layered Stripes, let's have a look at it in action...

  Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

I love seeing the creativity of the Brand Ambassadors and how they read my mind executing designs I struggled with! I hope you are as inspired as I am. 

This clear stamp set, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available 9am GMT Friday 8th December 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

December 2023 Sneak Peeks

Hello & Happy Monday!

I love starting a new week off with some new release sneak peeks. I've had this last mini release of 2023 planned for ages, so getting to finally start the countdown and share inspiration makes me happy.

Time is short this month as we all have lots to do, so here are the three peeks...

First up I have two new additions to the Background Blocks series. Both fun and geometric based, making them perfect for those hard to make masculine cards! Though, they also lend themselves to so much more.

Then lastly as it is just a mini release, I have another addition to the Ink & Flip stencils. This one has a wintery theme to it and will pair beautifully with lots of previously release wintery products.

As usual myself and The Brand Ambassadors will be here tomorrow sharing lots of inspiration using the first product. I hope you will find time to join us. 

Crafty Hugs

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Winter Wonderland

Bonjour ! 

Izzy here with three Christmas cards. I got my inspiration from a flyer I received from a Tea Shop. When I saw the cover I immediately thought of the Background Builder Winter Wonderland set.

So I took the set off my stash and I tried to CASE this beautiful landscape.

On a blue card stock, I blended blue inks to have the gradient as on the flyer. I heat dry the panel before stamping the snow and the hill with the deers and trees with Versamark, then I heat embossed with gold powder.

Then with an embossing pen, I drew all the dashes and I also heat embossed them with gold powder.

To finish I stamped and I gold heat embossed the sentiment on a piece of card stock previously blended with the same blue inks.

I loved so much the result that I decided to do two other cards but with different combo of colours.

For this one I chose a green card stock on which I made a green gradient. And I also changed the colour of the embossing powder and chose a silver one.

For my last card, I chose a brighter combo with pink and I heat embossed with gold powder.

And that's it ! These are simple cards that you can make quickly if you prepare your backgrounds before. Perfect if you are short of time in your Christmas card !

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that my cards will inspired you. You can even try with your favourite combo of colours !

Have a wonderful weekend !