Uniko's Top 25 Products of 2025 - Number 9

Happy Wonderful Wednesday.

We're into the top 10 of Uniko's 25 Products of 2025. These have been determined by sales this year. Coming in at number 9 is Mid Century Modern Florals. 

It warms my heart to see this stamp set in the top 25, let alone the top 10. Especially when this stamp set originally debuted in May 2019!

Here are a few of my favourite makes using this set.

And today I have shared a quick YouTube short HERE showing how I stamped six floral ideas using this stamp set. 

Along with flowers, this stamp set has so much more potential with the fun graphic shapes. It's just a case of letting your creativity take control. 

Crafty Hugs

A Very Merry Mid Century Modern Monday Part 1 and 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 6

 

Happy Merry Mid Century Monday! 

I had this idea in my head to use Mid Century Modern Florals and make a festive wreath. I do love a wreath on a Christmas card, and although there is Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder, I always like to stretch my non Christmas stamps.

This is what I came up with. 

I love this off centre look and I've done it a few times with wreaths, I think it adds impact. Anyway, I started by drawing a circle with a pencil as a guide to stamp the leaves. 

I used the larger pair from the stamp set, first stamping in Parsley and then again in Evergreen to fill in the gaps. 

Usually I would go for evenly spaced leaves, but I stamped with a block and like how it is quirky and uneven. I think this adds to the Mid Century Modern look. 

To finish the card I added a sentiment and bow from Mid Century Modern Baubles and some Cranberry enamel dots. The Cranberry card bases ties in the reds and makes the wreath pop a little more. 

When I had finished and photographed the card, I thought about how I should have used the smaller pair of leaves to stamp one of the shades of green. So I went ahead and made a second card.

This time I went for a more central wreath. Again I started with the larger pair of leaves, stamping them in Evergreen ink. I then used the smaller pair, stamping in Parsley and again in Sprout to create more depth and fill in the gaps. 

As you can see I stamped a different sentiment outside of the wreath and balanced the design with the same bow on the upper diagonal. A trio of enamel dots finished the design, along with a Cranberry card base again.

Now I have made both I can't decide which I prefer 😂 I'd love to know your favourite.

Before I go, the giveaway, be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win both these stamp sets I've used on this card If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own the products, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Crafty Hugs

Two For Tuesday & Winners

Hello & Happy Tuesday.

I'm a little later than expected announcing the winners from the Uniko January 2025 Release, but before I get to that I have two cards to share using the new Stencil - Mid Century Modern Circles & Squares.

I'm working my way through pairing the stencil with other products in the Mid Century Modern Collection. Today I was inspired to pair it with Mid Century Modern Florals.

I started by inking the stencil with Honeysuckle and then I moved the stencil slightly and inked again with Buttercup. This created a beautiful orange tone in the overlap.

I then trimmed the panel to adhere to my card base using foam tape. I added a stamped my favourite Mid Century Floral flower combo, fussy cutting and again adhering using foam tape. 

My sentiment choice is from Bauhaus Blocks and I added a little colour using Copic Markers and an enamel dot to finish.

Next I was inspired by a previous card I made using Mid Century Modern Frames. I took the inspiration and colours to create this. 

Usually I don't use a product that is currently out of stock, but as the Background Block Mid Century Modern is one I restock quite regularly, I decided to use it.

I created a mask for each of the sizes of circle and star in the stencil to be available to selectively ink areas of the stencil.

I then added a small panel stamped with another Mid Century Modern Floral flower combination. I kept my card sentiment free this time. 

Now onto the winners.

Firstly, the January 2025 Release Blog Hop. 

Thank you for all the lovely comments, random.org helped me to pick a winner and the winner for the £25 eGift code is...

TraceyA

5 JANVIER 2025 À 18 H 28 MIN

Love your final cards Izzy, they really show off the release well and they are lovely vibrant colours. It’s such a fabulous collection for the first release of 2025 and all the Design team have done an amazing job with the stamps and stencils, thank you for all your inspiration.

Next up are the two stencil giveaways I had on New Years Eve and New Years Day respectively.

The randomly selected winner from New Years Eve for the Stencil - Layering Picked Posies is...

Nancy Elrick @nauntie 

The randomly selected winner from New Years Day for the Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem is...

Aunty Sue3 January 2025 at 04:20

Bev these are amazing such clever and creative designs and samples. your designs are so different from the crowd and shines out from them.

Congratulations to all the winners! 

Please email me at bev@uniko.co.uk to claim your prize.

Crafty Hugs

A Spooktacular Mid Century Modern Monday!

Hello & Happy Monday.

Today I am sharing a spooktacular Mid Century Modern duo. I had this idea while dropping off to sleep over the weekend to combine the recent Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb Stencil with Mid Century Modern Florals.

So that's what I did, lets have a look at the first card.

I think the web is such a fun design and by using colours to fit a theme or style it works well. For this first card I chose Oceanside and Dove to ink through the stencil. I often go for this off centre layout as I think it's fun and eye catching. 

As you can see I went for one of my favourite Mid Century Modern Florals flower combinations and colours and added a thank you sentiment from Simply Said Blocks as I needed to add some to my stash.

I couldn't stop at just one card, so went on to make another, this time I fancied another favourite colour combo and challenged myself to an all over patterned background. 

This one is a little less CAS than the first, especially with the Midnight and Marmalade background! I started with the centre cobweb and then went horizontal and vertical before filling in the corners.

This time I went with another flower combination and added in the Oceanside colour to draw your eye to the flower. Again my sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks and I added some Marmalade enamel dots to finish. 

AND before I go, how about the winner of the Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Release Day, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY. Thank you to everyone who hopped along and left comments. I used random.org to select the winner...

Kath

6 OCTOBRE 2024 À 16 H 18 MIN

Fabulous cards and I love the vibrant colours you’ve used too.
Kath x

Congratulations Kath!

Please email me via the website with your choice of 3 Ink & Flip Stencils and your mailing address. 

That's all from me today, I will be back later in the week with more to share.

 

Crafty Hugs

Uniko's Customer Top 10 of 2023 - Number 9

Happy Weekend! 

I'm back again today with Uniko's Customer Top 10 of 2023 - Number 9. If you missed what it's all about, then check my post HERE from yesterday. 

Today we continue the Mid Century Modern theme with Mid Century Modern Florals. I was surprised to see this clear stamp set in the top 10 as it has been out since April/May 2019. But clearly remains an on trend and popular set.

I know I am biased, but this set still remains a favourite of mine and I enjoyed stretching this set to create Christmas cards, which I shared HERE. Giving this set even more creative possibilities. 

This is what I decided to create for today...

The weather has been quite dull and dark here, so I decided to go for a pop of rainbow for the flowers. Instead of adding a sentiment, I decided to add the stem and flowers to fill the gap.

The flowers are adhered using foam tape and I added a little drop of white Nuvo drops to the centres. I then adhere the panel to my base card using foam adhesive. 

Thank you for stopping by & enjoy the inspiration during this often busy period. Remember it's okay to take time for you.

Crafty Hugs

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - CASE Myself

This is a second special Birthday-surprise for Bev!

Today it's on me to join into the fun of the CASE myself event on the Uniko Blog!
There's a difference to the other participating crafters - they are all Alumni Team Members who just came back to celebrate the 10th Birthday of Uniko with Bev, the team and all customers...
But I am still an active member! During the next days you will see what I'm talking about... the February Release is coming closer - just a few days left until the Sneak Peek and Introducing Days will start! 😀

Beverley released her very first stencil designs in autumn 2017.
I was so honoured when Bev asked me to join a small team with a focus on stencils! Sure I wanted!
During the years I had some Guest Designer postings, but wasn't a permanent member of any team before!
On February, 17th 2018 Bev introduced our new Stencil Design Team on the Uniko Blog
- Sarah Gray, Julie Beech, Linda Walmsley and me.

But first let's return to the CASE myself event!
Is there anything closer than using my very first contribution I made as fresh team member of the Stencil Design Team and CASE it?
Definitly not!

This is the card I used as CASE inspiration:

K1-907 - fly by balloons

I made three new cards.

For the first one I used the Equalizer block Stencil, The English Country Garden Butterflies Stamps and Dies and a sentiment of the Anniversaire Arts Décoratives set.
Here I've used the layout and the colours of the balloon card. I also took the three different colours of the balloons to the butterflies. The background isn't embossed here, but the front of the butterflies and the sentiment are. The butterflies are adhered one side flat, the other one with a mix of 1 mm and 2 mm dimensional pads.

K1-1561 - Birthday Butterflies

The second one is made with the Honeycomb Pattern Stencil and the Bee happy and Simply Said Blocks II.
Here I've used the layout, but different colours. Again I intensified the colours from top to bottom. The three bees are identical, but (like balloons in the wind) they fly in different directions. The sentiment isn't on a banner this time, but it has a black background like in the original card.

K1-1560 - Bee Wishes

And the third one is in the background like the one before, but I changed the sentiment to one of Floral Vines and the bees to "the one" of Mid Century Modern Florals.
Maybe you can remember, where you have seen these bees before?
If not, hop here or here and you will find my funny special own bee-creations - it's like a second act of CASEing myself.
The little rings and dots give an optical kind of black background for the sentiment, but with a lighter, less bold look.

K1-1559 - Happy BeeDay

To see the full lists of supplies and some more pictures, please follow the added links to my blog.

Stay inspired and be excited, what the Uniko BA-team will show you soon!

 

Greetings from Wiebke

Mid Century Modern Hugs!

 Hello & Happy Thursday! 

How are we almost in mid January, already?! The days seem to be just flying by like crazy for me. Lots keeping me busy in the studio from organising restocks, prepping for our first show of 2022 (Stamperama Newcastle, designing new things, a new website AND prepping Uniko's BIG 10th Birthday Bash next month!

However, with all that, I have been able to sneak in a little creative time 😉  I was packaging some stamps today, one of the sets was Mid Century Modern Florals and a card design popped into my head. So before I forgot, I got to making it...

It's been a while since I built a flower using this set and this is one of my favourite combinations. I layered the fussy cut floral with the Background Block Mid Century Modern, which I have stamped through a circle negative mask. 

The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks II, which I have stamped twice and trimmed to create two separate sentiment blocks. 

Short(ish) and sweet from me today because, as I am typing this The Beans are in the bath and most likely I will find two whales have magically been in there with them and splashed water everywhere! 

Until next time, Crafty Hugs

12 Days of Christmas Giveaways - Day 4

 

Happy Thursday!

Welcome back to day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas, Giveaways. 

If you missed day 1 and you're wondering what this is all about, be sure to check out all the details HERE and you're welcome to catch up and comment on Day 2 and 3. You can find links in the right hand sidebar.

As it is Thursday, I thought a Throwback Thursday would be nice for today's prize. I say it with all the products I design, but this collection has a special place in my designer heart...

Mid Century Modern. I just love this era and style and designing these products was a delight. These are just two of my favourite cards using the trio of clear stamp sets, Background Blocks Mid Century Modern, Background Blocks Mid Century Modern II and Mid Century Modern Florals.

So today's giveaway* is...

Background Blocks Mid Century Modern

Background Blocks Mid Century Modern II

Mid Century Modern Florals

To be in the chance of winning simply leave a comment on this post and or any of the social media platforms I will be sharing the giveaway!

Crafty Hugs 

* As it is a giveaway the prize is open to participants worldwide. The item will be marked as a gift from me personally to avoid customs charges. An alternative prize will be offered if the winner already owns any of the prize offered on the day they win. You have until midnight Thursday 30th December 2021 to comment. Winners will be announced on the blog on Friday 31st December 2021.