Celebrating 12 Years - Introducing... Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil

Happy Wednesday & Happy Valentine's Day 💖

Welcome to Day 1 of the 12th Birthday/February Release product introductions. This release we are adding to Uniko's ever popular Mid Century Modern Collection, along with our unique Ink & Flip Stencil series.

With it being Happy Heart Day, I couldn't resist kicking the introductions off with this fun two layer Ink & Flip Stencil. 

Introducing... Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil. So let's have a look at the stencil in action...

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

(Coming Soon)

I love seeing the creativity of the Brand Ambassadors, they really do inspire me so much. If after that awesome hop, you want or *need* a closer look at this stencil. Why not join me over on YouTube HERE for a demo of this newness.

This stencil, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available 9am GMT Sunday 18th January 2024. 

Crafty Hugs

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Zesty Cards

 Bonjour !

Izzy here with two inspiration cards that I'm combining with the current challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More where I used the beautiful layering stencil Zesty.

Playing with this stencil for my Addicted to Stamps and More card, I wanted to give even more love to it so I made this two zesty cards, just the ones you like to receive in summer.

For this first one, I used 2 layers of this stencil set to make the coloured background with Catherine Pooler "Limoncello" and Distress "Mustard seed & Twisted Citron" inks. 

To add a bit of dimension, I added the third layer with the juicy splashes on which I only drew the outlines with a black fine liner. I flat adhered this panel on a double green card.

On a white card stock, I stamped this gorgeous lemon from the Organically Zesty set. With Prismacolor pencils I softly coloured it. Then I fussy cut it and I glued it on a green die cut circle.

To finish, I adhered this lemon on the double card and I stamped the sentiment coming from the same Organically Zesty set.

For my second card, I only used one of the 4 stencils of this layering set. On a square pastel blue card stock, I first used the stencil as an embossing folder. Then I filled in the blank spaces by stencilling with a blue colour pencil.

I had on my desk for a long time these two cocktail glasses, and I thought they would be great on this embossed panel. So I coloured them with new pastel coloured pencils and I fussy cut them.

To finish my card, I flat adhered the embossed panel on a double pastel blue card, I glued the two glasses and I stamped the sentiment coming from the Organically Zesty set.

And now here is a sneak peek of the card I made with this stencil for the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge...

I hope that I inspired you to make fresh and zesty cards. I really love the layering stencil Zesty and the Organically Zesty set that you can find HERE and HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting today. Have a fabulous day and get crafty !

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Stretch Your Stash

Morning All, 

Steph here today. You may remember that last year I used my Uniko non-Christmas stamps to make Christmas cards (see here) and I thought I'd give it a go this year with my Uniko stencils. It's always good to see what other ways we can use our products and stretch our stash with a little 'outside the box' thinking! 

My first card didn't take too much imagination as I thought the fabulous Uniko Layering Stencil - Zesty would fit beautifully as dried orange slices in a Christmas wreath. I teamed this with one of my favourite stamp sets, Uniko Winter Foliage. 

After a look through my Uniko stencils, I spotted that the Uniko Mid Century Modern Shapes stencil had the perfect shapes to 'build' a Christmas tree! A little stickles added some tree lights and a sentiment from Uniko Simply Said Blocks Christmas stamp set completed the card. 

For my final card I used one of my favourite stencils and certainly not one you would class as a Christmas stencil, but it's perfect for an animal print lover at Christmas time! The stencil is Uniko Tiger Print and I have teamed it with Uniko Sparkling Snowflake die.

The good thing about this card method is you get two for one! Here I have used the die cut snowflake to make a second card. 

I hope you have got your Christmas cards well under way but don't panic if not, all these cards are quick to make (but only if you like fussy cutting in the case of the first card!). 

As this may be my last post pre Christmas, I will sign off by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Much love

Steph x

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Zesty Birthdays

 Bonjour !

 Izzy here. In recent months I haven't been much present on blogland neither in my craft room. So after this involuntary break, it is quite hard to find inspiration. And that's where I bless all blogland challenges because that's where I draw my inspiration from.

Today I'm going to show you how I've been inspired by several challenges to use the Organically Zesty Clear Stamp set and the Layering Stencil Zesty.

 

The last Color Hues and Seize the Birthday challenges inspired me for my first card : Navy & Green Lime. 

The word Lime was enough for me to use this beautiful set and to stamp the lemon on white paper , to colour it in lime shades with colour pencils and to fussy cut it. To finish my card, it was easy to choose a double navy card to adhere it on top and to stamp the sentiment with Distress Oxide.

For the final touch, I put some glossy accent on the lemon drops.

For my second card, I've been inspired by the sketch of the Freshly Made Sketch challenge and the colours of CAS Colours & Sketches.

Here is my card

For this one I used the Layering Stencil Zesty in two ways. I first used the four layers with the colours Grape, Mango and Pink to make the foreground panel. Then I used only the "drops" layer stencil as an embossing folder to make the white background panel.

To finish my card I die cut two slices of lemon and coloured them with the same inks and I stamped and black heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of paper that I fussy cut.

So that's it from me for today. I really love these two products. They both match very well together but at the same time they are versatile so that you can use them separately. 

I hope I've encouraged you to have a look on the current challenges and to give some love to your Uniko's products. And thanks for visiting Uniko today !

Introducing... Uniko Stencil Layering Zesty

Happy Tuesday!

Welcome back to day 2 of the June 2022 Release product introductions. Today we have a super fun layering stencil, zesty. 

This stencil is so versatile and I know there are more possibilities than just making fruity inspired creations with the 4 layering options the collection contains. 

I know you're going to love this Brand Ambassador hop, so let's get to it...

Anita

 

  Bev

 

Hannelie

Izzy

Jane

Julie

Steph

I absolutely love how fresh and juicy these creations are and I know for sure this stencil will pair with so many previously released Uniko products for more wonderful creations. 

That's all from us today, be sure to stop by tomorrow for the next product introduction.

Crafty Hugs

 

June 2022 Release Sneak Peeks Day 2

 Hello & Happy Sunday! 

What were your first impressions of the two sneak peeks I shared yesterday? I hope you are as excited as I am to see them in full swing. You will have to wait until tomorrow for that though, as I am back today with 3 more sneak peeks.

First we have a new addition to the Background Builders collection. This product has been available since February, but didn't get a formal introduction, so it is this month. I am sure like all of the geometric based background builders stamp sets it will be a useful addition to your collection! 

The next peek is from the last clear stamp set for this June Release and Uniko's version to a popular theme and I am excited to show you more.

My last peek for this release is of a fun stencil that can be paired with the peek above and again I am sure will be a useful addition to your collection.

That is all for this sneak peeks for this release. It might be small but it packs a fruit punch! I do hope you will join myself and the Brand Ambassadors tomorrow for our first production introduction.

Until then, thank you for stopping by today. 

Crafty Hugs

 

June 2022 Release Sneak Peeks Day 1

Hello & Happy June!

I can't quite believe we are half way through 2022 and Summer is 'almost' upon us. This months release has been in the works for a while with a few hiccups along the way, but I am pleased to finally bring you some new products. 

Today I am sharing two sneak peeks...

This first peek is from a fabulous new clear stamp set. It is illustrated in my signature organic style and is full of zest! 

My second peek for today is of a new layering stencil combination. This is sure to bring you lots of fun, colour and design combinations. It is also perfect to pair with the stamp set above.

Just the two sneak peeks today to whet your appetite for more 😉 I will be back tomorrow with a few more sneak peeks and on Monday myself and the Brand Ambassadors will be here for our first product introduction.

The full release will be available on the website Friday 10th June 9pm BST. 

Crafty Hugs