Introducing... Stencil - Layering Modern Poinsettia

Happy Thursday

Welcome to the third day of the Christmas *almost* in July Release product introductions. If you've been here for some time now, you'll know that I have become partial to a layering stencil or two! So I couldn't resist adapting the Season Of Beauty stamp set to become a fun layering stencil. 

If you subscribe or buy Simply Cards & Paper Crafts magazine, you might have see a recent feature in there using this stencil 😉

Introducing... Stencil - Layering Modern Poinsettia

Bev

Denise

Julie

Natalie

I hope you love this layering stencil as much as I do!  

Thank you for joining us today and I hope you come back tomorrow for the last product introduction. All the products being introduced will be available at 9am BST Saturday 8th August 2026.

Crafty Hugs

Win it Wednesday - Christmas Scramble

Happy Wednesday.

Gosh, how did we get to Wednesday already? First week of the school summer holidays and I already feel like I am chasing my tail keeping up with everything! Hence why I am a little late with today's card and Win it Wednesday.

I managed to squeeze in 10 minutes to make this card...

I'm always inspired when restocks arrive and I couldn't resist inking up Background Blocks Christmas Scramble for this quick and easy, plus fairly mass produceable Christmas card.

I started by stamping the block in VersaMark and heat embossing with Polished Gold EP. I then highlighted the letters with a Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend to make them stand out against the red card stock. To finish I adhered the panel to a white card base.

As it is Win It Wednesday I am giving away this clear stamp.

Simply comment on this post here or across Uniko's social media by the 31st July 2026 for your chance to win. Winners announced in August and an alternative prize to the same value will be offered ONLY if you already own this stamp.

Crafty Hugs

Win it Wednesday - Come On England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Happy Wednesday.

It's still kind of Christmas in July here at Uniko, with a twist. I used the Stencil - Ink & Flip Christmas Star to create a good luck card for the England team tonight ⚽️

I simply used white pigment ink through the stencil and made it a little more solid by heart embossing with white embossing powder. My sentiment choice is from Everyday Spring Sentiments as I didn't have a Come On England one! 

Maybe that will change if they win the world cup.

As it is Win It Wednesday I am giving away this stencil, plus a secret add on that's coming at the end of July. 

Simply comment on this post here or across Uniko's social media by the 31st July 2026 for your chance to win. Winners announced in August and an alternative prize to the same value will be offered ONLY if you already own this stencil.

Good Luck Lads & Come On ENGLAND! 

Crafty Hugs

Christmas Tree Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday.

Today I decided to dust off the Stencil - Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern for this clean & simple Christmas card.

I started by cutting two white card mat layers, 9.5 x 13cm and on one I inked the stencil with my new favourite colour combination, Basil and Berry Kiss. I then trimmed the panel into a triangle and adhered it to the other mat layer.

To finish I added a Berry Kiss die cut bow and a sentiment from Christmas sentiments before adhering to my white card base. Though there were a few steps to this, I think this would be pretty easy to mass produce.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs

 

Festive Floral Friday

Happy FriYAY! 

Today I have a festive floral card to share with you. This card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest HERE and I put my own spin on it.

I decided to dust off and give some fresh inky love to Flower Power #12. I started by drawing a light pencil line down the centre of my 10.5 x 10.5cm card panel and then stamped the outline flower in Cranberry ink. I then stamped the centre flower in Poppy ink and the trio of dots into the centre of the card. 

I've had this little bow die on my die magnetic catcher for a while waiting for the perfect project to be used on. I think the die was a Neat & Tangled one from years ago...? 

I die cut the bow elements from a piece of scrap card as close a match to Cranberry ink and adhered it to my card. I added a little white heart embellishment and my sentiment from Simply Said Blocks Christmas. 

I can't wait to share a new version of this card at the end of the month with a new product. Anyway, that's all I have to share today. 

Crafty Hugs

Happy Christmas in July!

Hello & Happy July.

I'm sorry, not sorry! It's that time of year again for Christmas in July. This month there will be lots of festive inspiration, a few giveaways through the month and a NEW release.

Today I am kicking things off with a quick clean & simple idea to get more use out of your alphabet stamps, I used Alphabet Solid.

I started with a Poppy card panel measuring 9.5 x 13cm and I stamped the word CHRISTMAS in Cranberry ink on the left side. To be able to space evenly I started with the IST in the middle.

I then stamped and heat embossed the merry from Festive Sentiments in white embossing powder to compliment the solidness of the Christmas.

To finish the card I adhered the panel to a white card base. This card is perfect for easy mailing, always a bonus at Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by today & Crafty Hugs

Christmas In July 2025 - Introducing Stencil - Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks

 

Happy Seasonal Saturday! 

Yesterday we kicked off the countdown to the Uniko Christmas in July Release with all the sneak peeks of what is coming. 

Today, we start the fun bit and introduce you to the first product. I've been so excited to introduce this to you and add it to the growing Bauhaus collection. If you loved the original Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks, and you love Christmas. I think you will love this one too!  

So let's have a look at the Stencil - Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

That hop brought all the festive joy and it's only day 1 of the introductions! AND that's not all, I have a video introduction over on the Uniko YouTube. channel HERE. 

All the products being introduced over the next few days will be available at 9am BST Thursday 31st July 2025.

Crafty Hugs

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Christmas Tree Tuesday

Good morning, 

Steph here with my Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post. We are focusing on Christmas in July this month and I have specifically chosen Uniko stamps which include Christmas trees. 

To start off I heat embossed the Uniko Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs Christmas stamp. I then used a craft knife to cut some apertures behind which I laid different colours of tissue paper. The idea being that the light could shine through the tissue paper like a stained glass window. 

For my next card I used Uniko Rustic Christmas stamp set and created a 'forest' using different colour inks before decorating my main tree with fussy cut small elements from the stamp set.

And finally a super quick card made using the outline tree from the Uniko Christmas Pop stamp set and coloured using alcohol markers. I then teamed this with a sentiment from the Uniko Christmas Wishes set.

It's never too early to start your Christmas cards! And hopefully there is a style here to suit most tastes. 

Much love

Steph x

12 Days of Christmas Giveaways - Day 3 Festive Stencil Sunday with Ink & Flip Christmas Tree 🎄

Happy Sunday.

Today I am back with the third of twelve giveaways and inspiration. Festive Stencil Sunday with Ink & Flip Christmas Tree 🎄

Ink & Flip Christmas Star got the limelight on Friday, so it was only right that Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree receive the same inking treatment. 

This card being two layers took a little longer to create, but only 15 minutes. More non traditional colours for this card too and I quite like how it turned out.

If you fancy watching me make this quick, clean & simple Christmas card you can watch the YouTube short over on the Uniko YouTube Channel. 

Now the giveaway, be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win this stencil. If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own this stencil, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Crafty Hugs

12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways - Day 2 Ink & Festive Flippin' Fun ⭐️

 

Happy FriYAY!

On Tuesday we kicked of Christmas in July with Uniko.

A whole month of inspiration using current Uniko Christmas AND non-Christmas products used in Chrismassy ways. 12 Days of Giveaways AND a New Release at the end of the month! 

Julie started us off with inspiration using the popular Background Builders Christmas 2018 clear stamp set HERE, be sure to check the inspiration.

Then on Wednesday there was the first of twelve giveaways and inspiration using this week's Card Of The Week product, Season Of Beauty and a fun Christmas Linky Party for you all to join in on, be sure to check it out HERE.

Today I am back with the second of twelve giveaways and inspiration. And as I like titles to rhyme, how about Ink & Festive Flippin' Fun ⭐️

And, because Ink & Flip Christmas Star was the first Ink & Flip Stencil, it was only right this one got to shine today.

If you fancy watching me make this quick, clean & simple Christmas card you can watch the YouTube short over on the Uniko YouTube Channel. 

For my colours I used Concord & 9th Marmalade and Poppy. My sentiment choice is from Christmas Sentiments and I added a few Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie star enamel dots to finish.

Now the giveaway, be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win this stencil. If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own this stencil, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Crafty Hugs

12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways - Day 1 Christmas Linky Party 🎄

 

Happy Wonderful Wednesday. 

Yesterday we kicked of Christmas in July with Uniko.

A whole month of inspiration using current Uniko Christmas AND non-Christmas products used in Chrismassy ways. 12 Days of Giveaways AND a New Release at the end of the month! 

Julie started us off with inspiration using the popular Background Builders Christmas 2018 clear stamp set HERE, be sure to check the inspiration.

Today I am here with the first of twelve giveaways and inspiration using this week's Card Of The Week product, Season Of Beauty. 

Let's start with the inspiration.

It seemed only right that this modern layering Poinsettia styled flower got the Kristina Werner A2 Thin Frame Die treatment!

Yes, I am still obsessed with this die and I simply love it die cut in black against a white background. For the flowers I used Honeysuckle, Poppy and Cranberry ink and the leaves I used Evergreen. 

For my second card I opted to use the foliage from the set, it's my favourite foliage. I also decided to make my card a little rustic looking.

My simple way of making it a little more rustic was to use a leftover piece of Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream card.

I stamped the sentiment first so I could arrange the foliage to frame it on the diagonal. I used Evergreen and Parsely ink and both sizes of the foliage from the stamp set. I finally added some Cranberry 'berry' dots, which is actually the stamp used for the centre of the flower. 

Okay, so now I thought I would make the 12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways - Day 1 a Christmas Linky Party 🎄 

Simply link up a Christmas Card using Uniko stamps, stencils or dies to the link up below by 23:59 BST Thursday 31st July 2025 for your chance to win a £25 eGift code. The winner will be randomly selected from all entries. Open Worldwide (If you are in the EU, you will be able to choose £25 worth of product to be sent as a gift.)

Party Rules

Use Uniko Products Only*

No back linking. Linked cards/projects must be new.

Maximum Entries 3 Per Person.

*If you don't own any physical Uniko products you are welcome to use THESE FREE Uniko Digital images to create your card. 

Don't use social media or have a blog to upload your card & link from? 

No worries. Just drop me an email bev@uniko.co.uk titled Uniko 2025 Christmas Linky Party with a photo and I will upload for you.

I look forward to seeing your Christmas cards. 

Crafty Hugs

Christmas in July - Brand Ambassador Inspiration with Background Builders Christmas 2018

 Afternoon, Julie here with the first of many posts celebrating Christmas in July with Uniko!

Over at Color Hues their new colour combo is red and white, so I thought I would use that to spark an idea using Background Builders Christmas 2018, some red card and white heat embossing. Here's what I came up with.

I've used this set a couple of times to make 'jumper' style cards as the patterns always remind me of Christmas sweaters! There are a few strips which you could combine to make a pattern but I stuck with just two.

For this card, I simply stamped and embossed three of the stylised snowflake strip onto an A6 panel of red card and bookmarked it with the hatched lined stamp strip. A simple partial circle die cut out of the red panel followed by a die cut welt made from two stacked circle dies, suggests a neckline. The red panel was then trimmed to leave a border when attached with glue to my A6 white base card.  A simple white heat embossed sentiment from Christmas Sentiments completes, a very simple card in the end.

Here are a couple more ideas along the same lines from a few years ago.

This uses a zipper die set from MFT and the tags below are simply strips of card with fussy cut collars, die cut circles, butchers twine, a couple of buttons and some ribbon bows!

So that's all from me today but don't forget to look out for more Christmas inspiration to kick start your Christmas stash from the BAs as well as a new release later in the month.

So for the moment I'll say bye and happy crafting!