January 2025 Release - Introducing... Ink & Flip Layering Flower Stencil AND Simply Said Blocks Occasions Clear Stamp Set

Happy Friday. 

Welcome to Day 4 of the Uniko January 2025 Release product introductions. Today I introduce to you another fun addition to the Uniko Ink & Flip Stencil series AND another super useful addition to the Simply Said Blocks clear stamp series.

I've been wanting to add a flower to the Ink & Flip line up and I played about with a few ideas, but then I was looking at Flower Power #8 and thought it would be fun to combine the two collections and this is what I came up with. Again, this new Ink & Flip is featured in the newest Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine.

Simply Said Blocks Occasions inspiration came in October when I had no Uniko Halloween sentiments! It got me to thinking of occasions throughout the year and so this addition to the collection was created. 

Let's have a look at these in action on some cards...

 Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

I think you'll agree with me that both these new products have a lot of potential and use all year round. I also love creating products than can be combined with previously released ones for more creative options and breathe new life into them.

Thank you for joining us again today and I hope you will join us tomorrow for the final product re-introduction?

Crafty Hugs

Friday Focus - Flower Power #5 - #8

Hello & Happy Friday.

Today I am back with another Friday Focus and continuing with the Flower Power Series. If you missed last week you can catch up HERE. 

This week my focus is on Flower Power #5 - #8 seen in the picture below...

And now let's see the new inspiration I've created.

Starting with Flower Power #5, which to me is like a modern and graphic poppy. I went for a duo of peach colours, Grapefruit and Sorbet paired with black making for a striking card.

I decided not to mask the flowers and let them overlap each other. I did however mask my border and then stamped one of the Background Builders Classics strips. My sentiment choice for this card is from Flower Power #6.

This leads me nicely onto Flower Power #6, a beautiful modern 2 step stamping rose. I am super excited that our Birthday Wishes clear stamp set is coming back in stock next week (Tuesday) and so I decided to pair the roses with one of my favourite sentiments from the set.

For the solid layer of the rose I used Ballet Slipper and the detail petals layer I used my favourite Honeysuckle. I did a little masking for the leaves and to layer the bottom two roses. But I let them overlap the sentiment.

My third card for today features the modern daisy flower from Flower Power #7 and I was reminiscing about making daisy chains as a child for this card! 

We're being treated to some wonderful sunshine and hot weather, so my colours reflected this with my choice of Honeysuckle, Buttercup and Oceanside. My sentiment choice is from Flower Power #5 which has a thank you theme.

Lastly, but no means least I have this cute design using Flower Power #8. I actually made this card quite a while ago, but forgot about it until it popped up in my photo memories! 

I love the Flower Power flowers for making clusters of flowers like I have here and even though Flower Power #8 doesn't (currently) have dies to match, this one is fairly easy to fussy cut. You could also use your scan and cut.

I finished the card with the Happy Birthday sentiment from Floral Vines and added enamel dots to the flower centres. 

I've absolutely loved these past two weeks, inking up these clear stamps and playing with different combinations and pairings. AND I can't wait to show you what's coming! I hope you will join us for the usual Uniko Countdown to Release fun.

I hope you've enjoyed this as much as I have and thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs

Two For Tuesday Tangle!

Hello & Happy Tuesday. 

Today I have a couple of cards to share, totally inspired by cards shared in the Uniko VIP Facebook Group HERE this week. Thank you Debi for kick starting my Zentangling again! 

Debi has cleverly used the Pure Florals Gerbera and Pure Florals Chrysanthemum stencils and instead of inking with colour, Debi used a black fine liner and beautifully drawn the outline and filled with pattern. So it got me thinking of what other Uniko Stencils I could use for this fun technique. 

Here's what I came up with...

As you can see for my first card today I decided upon the Stencil MOD Background Builder. This was pretty quick to create the outline and it was fun to add all the doodles, I found it very relaxing.

Once I was happy with my doodles I added the Birthday Wishes sentiment from Simply Said Blocks III and a trio of Poppy enamel dots.

I then went on the hunt for another stencil and as I was flipping through my folder I came across the Stencil Flower Power #8.

Again, another easy design to draw the outline with and the spaces being a little bit bigger I was able to be a lot bolder with my doodles. 

For this card I chose a sentiment panel to go across the card and adhered with foam adhesive. The sentiment is from Everyday Sentiments and again I chose the pop of red with Poppy enamel dots. 

That's all I have today and I hope you'll give this fun technique a try. Now the decision is to see what I can Zentangle next! 

Crafty Hugs

Flowers, fit for a King!

Happy Saturday! 

How is it a week since the Coronation of King Charles III? Days seem to be flying by this year. I also made todays card inspired by the coronation and colours.

Part of showcasing the versatility of Flower Power Collection this month, I wanted to show how they can be used with lots of other Uniko products. Like I have here pairing the Flower Power #1 solid flower,  the stem and leaves from Flower Power #8 with Background Blocks Scattered Polka Dots. The celebrate sentiment is from Flower Power #2.

Quite a bold colour combo, but I think it really shouts celebration to me! I hope you like it too 😊 Have a lovely Saturday & I'll be back on the blog tomorrow. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Flower Power Mix Up

Hello & Happy Thursday.

How are we almost mid May already? My focus this month, that I mentioned HERE is breathing new life into the Flower Power Collection, so I'm back today with more Flower Power inspiration. 

Today I wanted to show how the stamp sets can be mixed and matched.

Surprisingly I opted for pastel shades for the flowers, Flower Power #8, Flower Power #7 and Flower Power #1 from left to right. The stem is from Flower Power #7.

I decided to keep this card sentiment free and let the flower trio really take the centre stage. I hope you are staying dry in the UK with all these thundery downpours. I've been caught this week, luckily with an umbrella as they always seem to hit during school pick up times! 

Crafty Hugs

 

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hello & Happy Thursday! 

It's a late one for me in the studio tonight as I finally get round to sharing one of the cards I created today. 

Since coming back from the show I have been inspired to dust off some older clear stamp sets and products and breathe some new inky life into them. I love new products, but I know from speaking to crafters at the shows these past weekends and for myself, it is easy to get caught up in the constant flow of using and buying new and neglecting older stuff we once loved.

One of the collections I have neglected is the Flower Power clear stamps. So with it being May and as the saying goes, 'April Showers Bring May Flowers'. I thought I would start with these sets.

Today I started with Flower Power #8, the newest of the collection to create this fun and colourful card.

I started by stamping a cascade of the line flower in black ink across the diagonal of my card panel. I then used a trio of Stampin' Up! Blends in each of the colours to colour the flowers. I also coloured and fussy cut 3 flowers to add after I had decided upon the sentiment.

For my sentiment choice I finally decided upon Alphabet Outlined, of which I created the HAPPY. I stamped each of the letters in black and then coloured them with a fine liner. Each of the letters are fussy cut and adhered using fine glue. The birthday part of the sentiment is from Birthday Sentiments and again I have stamped and fussy cut the wording. It is then adhered using foam adhesive. I finished the card by adding the individual flowers with foam adhesive and some tiny sparkly rhinestones. 

So what do you think of this fresh inky creation? 

I sure had fun playing with this set and enjoyed pairing it with some other clear stamps that haven't seen much ink lately! 

This is all I have to share today, but I will be back on the blog tomorrow with more creativity and a winner from the Designer Dies Natures Treasures II blog hop.

Until then, thank you for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs