Colourful Gerbera Throwback

Happy Throwback Thursday.

Today I am sharing another card we made at one of the May Uniko Stamping Retreats. I originally made this Pure Florals Gerbera card in August 2012 and this is the original.

Originally I used Papertrey Ink colours, I loved these inks back in the day. And the sentiment is from a retired Uniko stamp set called Fontiments.

Here is my remake...

This time I used Concord & 9th inks in Honeysuckle, Oceanside and Buttercup. I also used a stamping platform so I could add a little highlighting to the flower centres using Spiced Cider which I dabbed onto the stamp using a dauber. 

 

My trio of panels are slightly larger too, this was a good choice as I could stamp more of the flower. My sentiment choice is from Floral Vines. 

It was fun recreating an older card. Especially with the advancement of paper crafting tools, I didn't have a stamping platform back in 2012. Plus, I've learned some fun techniques over the years too. 

That's all from me today.

Crafty Hugs

Uniko's Customer Top 10 of 2023 - Number 8

Happy Christmas Eve! 

Are you all set for 🎅🏻 I think we are almost sorted. Today is also my father in laws birthday, so it is celebrations all round. Anyway, I'm back today with Uniko's Customer Top 10 of 2023 - Number 8. If you missed what it's all about, then check my post HERE.

Today we head to the 1920's Art Deco era with Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs being the 8th most purchased clear stamp in 2023.

This Background Block made its debut in February 2020 with a Christmas version being added to the collection in July of this year. The Art Deco style remains a popular trend with its beautiful geometric lines lending themselves wonderfully to masculine makes. 

Today I decided to put a floral spin on this block and paired it with an all time favourite flower, Pure Florals Gerbera.

I usually like to add colour to the block, but today I decided to keep it black and white. I stamped the block and then decided to change the size of my card, so I simply trimmed the block out and adhered it to my 12.5 cm square card panel.

For a quick colour option I used the solid bloom from Pure Florals Gerbera and used a dauber to blend the colours from Buttercup, Sorbet in the centre to Honeysuckle and Dragonfruit to the flower petals.

This series is a good opportunity for me to make a start on my birthday cards for 2024, so I chose the Happy Birthday sentiment from Simply Said.

Thank you for stopping by & enjoy the inspiration during this often busy period. Remember it's okay to take time for you. I have certainly enjoyed the small crafty break away from the chaos and over excitement there is in the house today! 

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Introducing... Stencil Pure Florals Gerbera

 

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Welcome to Day 1 of the 9th Birthday February 2021 Release product introductions. If you missed any of the sneak peeks, you can catch up HERE, HERE and HERE. I am kicking off with a highly requested stencil to add to the Uniko Pure Florals line up, the Gerbera! 

Pure Florals Gerbera was Uniko's first Pure Florals stamp set and it remains a popular sell out in the shop, hence why it is currently unavailable. Converting the flower to a stencil took a little bit more work, but it was totally worth it and I am over the moon with how it has turned out. 

Let's have a look at it in action...

Super clean & simple for my first card today as this Gerbera is born to shine and have full focus! As you can see it is quite a delicate stencil, much like the previously released Uniko Pure Florals Chrysanthemum Stencil. 

To keep some of the detailed parts of the stencil from moving and not needing to use stencil adhesive, I inked from the centre of the flower outwards using my brush. In doing so I achieved a really nice depth to the pink colour with minimal effort! 

With Mother's Day fast approaching, I added the Happy Mother's Day sentiment from Simply Said. I was also heavily inspired by Uniko's brand colours.

For my last card today I went a little less clean and simple...

This time I decided to pair the Gerbera with the Large Background French Script to almost create a pretty piece of paper that has been written over the top with fancy handwriting. 

I used the same colours to ink my stencil and the same process of inking from the centre outwards to achieve the beautiful depth of pinks. 

I thought it would be nice to show you the size of the stencil against my card. It is a 6 x 6 inch stencil, so like the Chrysanthemum it is grand and will take centre stage on your projects. Below is a comparison with the Pure Florals Gerbera stamp! So quite a size difference.

Short and sweet from me today, but I think this Stencil pretty much speaks for itself in its beauty! I'd love to know what your thoughts are regarding the stencil and how you would use it. I might even select a random comment to win a prize.

Don't forget, there is still time to join in on the Birthday Linky Party HERE and also enter to WIN the HUGE Prize HERE!

Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by.

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March 2020 Non Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hello & Happy Weekend.

This month is non-release month at Uniko and on non-release months myself and my awesome Brand Ambassadors revisit a previously released clear stamp set. 

With the continued popularity of Pure Florals Gerbera and recent flurry of orders for it, I thought it would be nice for some fresh creative ideas on how to use this stamp set. This stamp set was one of Uniko's first floral stamp sets and with it's realistic style, it never goes out of trend and remains popular among customers and fans of Uniko.

As usual we have our GIVEAWAY, so be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win both the Pure Florals Gerbera Clear Stamp Set.  An alternative prize will be offered if the winner already owns this.

You have until midnight Sunday 22nd March 2020 to comment along the hop.

Bev

Carol 

Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Linda

Rahmat

Sarah

What an inspirational hop, so many new ideas, I hope you all enjoyed it too :)

Thanks for joining in on the fun.

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DT inspiration - Pure Florals coasters

Bonjour !

Izzy here. To start June month, I wanted to share with you what I've offered to my mother for Mother's day which was last Sunday.

A few years ago, I bought some coasters in ceramic that were waiting to be decorated. As I was looking for an idea for this special day, I wanted to try stamping on them and what better than the Pure Florals collection to do it !

 As the coasters have a porous texture, I had to use Memento Luxe ink to stamp the images, and I coloured them with Fabrico markers from Tsukineko . These two mediums, once dry do not blend with water, so that you can clean the coasters with a wet cloth when dirty.

For this coaster, I used the large outline rose of the Pure Florals : Rose set. As for a card, I used the masking technique on this coaster. I first stamp the rose, then with a post-it note I mask it to stamp the leaves and the bud. Then I coloured the image with two red (#114 &#156) Fabrico markers for the flowers, and two green (#110 & #167) markers for the leaves.

For this one, I used the gorgeous lily of the Pure Florals : Lily set. As I didn't want the outlines of the flowers to be too dark, for all the coasters, I used second generation stamping to stamp the images. I used the Memento Luxe Gray flannel ink. I coloured the Lily with (#106, 110, 134 & 161) Fabrico markers. 

Next is the beautiful chrysanthemum from the Pure Florals : Chrysanthemum set. I used the large outlined stamp. I think this one is my favourite since I succeeded to blend perfectly both colours. This ceramic absorbs very quickly the ink so that it is quite difficult to blend inks together and that's why it's hard to hide the markers lines. I coloured this one with (#111 & #132) Fabrico markers.

Of course I had to also make one with the stunning gerbera from the Pure Florals : Gerbera set. My mother loves flowers and except the lily, they have all these gorgeous flowers blooming in their garden. For this coaster, I used the two outlined stamps and I tried to make a gradient pink tone, the wide open one being clearer than the one we only see in profil. As I told you before, it's hard to perfectly blend the colours without lines marking. But I finally like the result. This one is coloured with ( #106, 115, 134, 161) Fabrico markers.

I love how they finally look all together, so I hope that Bev will design other Pure Florals flowers to make new ones for me ! 😉

I hope you get inspired with these coasters, I wanted to show you the versatility of the Uniko stamps which can be used also on other medium than cards. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous June month !

Izzy xx

Gerbara Shaker

Hello friends Rahmat here.
I am up with a shaker card today for Inspiration.
Please watch the video to see what was used and how it was made.

         Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!
                                                                     

DT Inspiration - Silver, Teal & Gerbera Combo

Hi friends, it's SarahP here sharing a little Sunday Design Team inspiration using one of my favourite all-time Uniko sets! The Pure Florals Gerbera stamps and dies, has to be a regular 'go to' set for me.

Today I was in the mood for Teal colours and I've two 'almost' ONE layer clean and simple cards to show, teamed with two layered/embellishment heavy examples. All four cards using the same supplies and colours ... so here goes

These first 2 use both the Gerbera stamps and die set in both outline and block stamp versions. I've gone with the same design for both; the first one a textured panel of teal cardstock and the second one showcasing one of the newly released stencils from Uniko: Wonky Stripes. The silver accents are created using WOW Silver Sparkle embossing powder with the 'Happy' sentiment from the Festive Sentiments collection and the 'Birthday' from simply said.

Next up my 'clean and simple' variations with the same colour combos but using the stamps only with a little masking along the way. I stamped the corner flower heads first, rotating my cardstock in the Misti before masking and stamping the middle ones. The sentiments are heat embossed with the same WOW embossing powder and a little shimmer pen to the flower centres. The 'Thank You so Much' sentiment is from the recently released freebie set and the 'Congratulations' on the second card from All Occasion Sentiments #1

I hope you enjoyed these teal creations and feel inspired to craft the day away!

Thanks for calling by 

Sarah P

The Saturday Show!

Hey!

I'm here today with The Saturday Show, where I feature some LOVELY and inspiring customer creations using Uniko products. I absolutely LOVE seeing how you use my designs and I am always inspired. 

Anyway, let's have a look at what I've spotted around social media since the last 'The Saturday Show'....

Ahhh... Happy Succulents clear stamp set truly is a 'happy' set and just look at this stunner by Jyette. I'm loving the glitter edges to the stamped & beautifully coloured panel and those sequins in one of my favourite colours too! Be sure to hop on over HERE for more about this card on Jyette's blog. 

Next up I have a trio of creations by Hannelie from Desert Diva...

First up is this stunner using the FREE Digital Stamps I designed for Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine in September 2016. Click HERE to go to the 'Freebies' page to download them. 

I love how Hannelie has enlarged the heart wreath to fill the front of the card and having it angled slightly as well as the stunning colouring is beautifully inspiring. Head on over HERE to read more about how Hannelie made this card.

On this second card Hannelie has used Pure Florals: Cosmos. This card highlights the flowers and make a wish sentiment so beautifully, with the angle of the repeated sentiment. The result is simple but so eye catching and inspiring. 

I have one more card of Hannelie's to share, this time a bright and colourful card using Beautiful Blooms II and Natures Treasures II.

A beautiful stamped and colourful pattern highlighted with the fun polka dot banner and swirly sentiment is SO fun. Be sure to head on over HERE to read more about how Hannelie made this card. 

Next I have another floral beauty, this time made by Ishani from Quillish. Ishani was a lucky winner from the To BEE or not to BEE Blog Hop and chose Pure Florals: Lily as her prize...

Such striking design with the black, white and yellow colour combo and those horizontal stripes highlights the beautifully coloured Lily wonderfully. Be sure to head on over HERE to read more about Ishani's card.

Next is another lucky winner of some Uniko clear stamps! This time Lucie from LucieG Cards won the Pure Florals: Gerbera clear stamp set over at "Less is More" and this is how Lucie used her winning goodies...

Just look at that orange Gerbera, beautifully coloured and highlighted with the gold embossing. A stunning CAS design, be still my CAS loving heart! Be sure to head on over HERE to read more about this card.

Lastly, but by no means least how about a I LOVE Coffee card to perk you up...

This beauty is by Becca from The Damsel Of Distressed Cards. Becca is part of the Coffee Lovers Cardmakers Design Team and you can read about this card HERE. I'm loving the gold, black and white colour combo and the gold embellishments to the coffee cup add an air of elegance to the fun design.

Thank you to you ALL for your continued support, custom and sharing of your inspiration using Uniko products. I truly appreciate you and you keep my dream of having this little business alive :) 

I LOVE to see and showcase your creations, but I don't always know where you are! Please send me an email with a link to your blog, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest or even if you don't use social media drop me an email with a photo attached! 

I hope you've enjoyed todays 'The Saturday Show'?! Until the next time, thanks for stopping by today.

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