Pure Florals Inspiration with Uniko Alumni Brand Ambassador Rahmat Gouse

 

Happy Monday.

I hope you are enjoying all the festivities and inspiration so far, and I am delighted to be starting the week off with some Alumni Brand Ambassador inspiration from the one and only Rahmat Gouse.

Rahmat joined Uniko in September 2016 having been a avid follower, participant in Uniko challenges and customer. Rahmat soon fell in love with the Pure Florals collection and worked her beautiful colouring skills with the florals. 

So I am delighted to share some more stunning cards Rahmat coloured and made especially for today...

I love Rahmat's colouring, and fussy cutting, and creative talent brings these florals to life. Be sure to follow Rahmat on Instagram HERE if you use that social media platform.

Products Used

Pure Florals Rose

Pure Florals Gerbera

Anniversaire Arts Décoratifs

Sentiments Outlined

Stencil - Quilted

Stencil - Stylised Floral

A big thank you to Rahmat for joining us today and taking part in the Uniko 13th Birthday Celebrations. Be sure to leave some comment love here on the Uniko blog and across social media platforms if you use them. I will be randomly selecting comments through the month to win some prizes.

Crafty Hugs

Floral Friday - MOD Pure Florals Rose 🌹

Happy Floral Friday.

This week Pure Florals Rose is featured on The Card Of The Week and I've had this idea all week to combine the rose stamps with the Stencil - MOD Background Builder. So that's what I did...

It's been a while since I've used paste of any kind through a stencil, so I decided to reach for my favourite Moonstone Glimmer paste. I just love the sparkle of this stuff and it's also super smooth applying through stencils.

While the paste was drying, I set to stamping the smaller of the full roses. I started with the solid rose, inking with Sorbet and then using a sponge to apply Honeysuckle to areas. Once I was happy I overlayed the line rose to stamp the outline in Honeysuckle as well.

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For the leaves I stamped them in Evergreen ink and then created a negative mask, which was quite time consuming, but worth it for the inking with shades of Parsley & Sprout ink! To finish I chose a simple sentiment from Simply Said Blocks and a few Sorbet enamel dots.

Don't forget that the Pure Florals Rose clear stamp set is 15% off until Monday. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Brand Ambassador Birthday Inspiration

 Good morning everyone Julie here. We are well into our birthday celebrations here at Uniko. The Brand Ambassadors have all been sharing some birthday inspiration all week and today it's my turn to share some too. I've gone with a pretty, feminine birthday card using Pure Florals - Rose.

This card uses the small rose and leaves from Pure Florals - Rose and some DP from my stash. I decided to use watercolour for this design, stamping in black ink onto MM paper before heat embossing with clear EP. The raised embossing creates little cells for the colour to sit in and is much quicker and easier if you aren't that confident with a paint brush.

I could have got my watercolours out but instead decided to use some Altenew inks that I smooshed onto and acrylic block, then used as watercolours. Adding a thin layer of water to each petal in turn before adding colour allows the ink to spread and not leave harsh edges to the colour. I wasn't too bothered about completely filling in each petal as the white left adds life to the rose, I think. Once dry, I fussy cut the flower and the two leaf sprigs.

The blue dotted DP is some NitWits paper which I glued onto a DL note card, then added the frame which was hanging around from another project. In another card here with the same layout, I did use the BB Dots stamp to create my own background which gives you another option. The leaves were glued flat but I popped up the rose on some foam pads before adding the simple stamped sentiment.

One more thing before I go, don't forget Bev's birthday present to you. The discount code 'birthday12' is valid for the whole month of February 2024 and can be used on any order placed, even if you place multiple orders during the month!

Hope you are enjoying the birthday celebrations here at Uniko and there'll be some more birthday inspiration tomorrow, so for now happy crafting!

Two for Tuesday, BA Inspiration

 Good afternoon, Julie here with two cards on Tuesday!

I was inspired by the sketch over at The Paper Players to create two cards using the same sketch, colours but different themes.

Here are the two I came up with.

Here's a closer look at the first card.

I love a sketch, they are a great way to get inspired when your mojo is not quite working as it should!

For this I started by stamping the small outline rose and two of the leaflets in Versamark and embossing with gold EP. Using some Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, and Pealed Paint DI smooshed onto my craft mat, I water coloured before fussy cutting out. A little shadow was added using one of my Zig watercolour markers.

The central strip was stamped using a selection of Simply Said sentiments in Altenew Evening Gray on a strip of paper, before adding to an A6 base card. A piece of textured white card from my stash was mounted onto some gold card and the Floral Vines sentiment was added and embossed with the same gold EP. The rose spray was then added to the top panel and attached over the central strip.

My second card uses the poinsettia from Season of Beauty, Christmas Sentiments and the Winter Foliage stencil.

The central panel was a leftover from an other project yet to see the light of day and perfect for this card. After stencilling over kraft with Unicorn white ink, I cleaned the stencil and then when the white ink was dry, I inked again with DI, love the white shadow you get with this technique.

The poinsettia was stamped with Versamark then embossed with gold EP, bracts and flower center were then added. Using the same water colour technique and colours as the first, I then fussy cut it out when dry. 

This time I used a plain white panel for my sentiment, adding the fussy cut image in the left hand corner before adding the whole over the central band.

Two cards using the same sketch, colours but different looks. I think it's a layout that will come in handy again as I think it's very versatile. 

So that's it from me for the moment, hope I've inspired you to create something for yourself along the same lines.

Until next time, keep safe and keep crafting!

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Using Pure Florals Rose

  Hello!

It's Jane here today sharing a birthday card I created using Pure Florals Rose as a focal point on top of a inked background diamond.

I started by creating a stencil from paper using a square die to create the aperture. I then placed this over the card top and inked through with two shades of distress oxide ink - kitsch flamingo & festive berries.

Before removing the stencil I used the Background Blocks Solid Wonky Stripes stamp placed to one side and stamped it using nocturne Versafine Clair ink.

Next I stamped the smaller outline rose from Pure Florals Rose and cut it out by hand. I popped it up onto foam pads and then attached it on top of the inky diamond. I really love the look of Bev's florals without colour, I think it really showcases the fine detail.

The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks and to finish it all off I matted the whole thing onto a slightly larger card base.

Thanks you so much for looking today, I really appreciate you taking the time.

Stay safe and keep crafting!

Jane

x

12 Days of Christmas Giveaways - Day 2

Happy Tuesday!

Welcome back to day 2 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. 

So let's get to my card today...

As you can see, it's not all about Christmas over the next 12 days. Today is all about the florals. So much time has passed since I inked up this beauty, Pure Florals Rose. 

This set is perfect for Valentines, Anniversary, Weddings and more. Today I went for a general love themed card. I used a heart mask and stamped the Background Block Horizontal Stripes to stamp inside. I wanted the heart to be a little more defined, so I drew round the inside of the mask with a fine liner.

The Pure Florals Rose clear stamp set has a two step stamp option which I have used on my card today. I used the smaller full bloom. It's hard to see in the photos, but I have applied some darker red shading to the middle of the rose.

So today's giveaway* is...

Pure Florals Rose

Background Blocks Horizontal Stripe

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.

June 2021 Stencil Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Happy Sunday & Welcome to Uniko's June 2021Mini Stencil Reveal & Release!

Hopefully you have enjoyed the Sneak Peeks and Introductions to the new products I have shared with you over the past few days. I've certainly had fun playing with all the new goodies ;)

All of the NEW products are available for purchase over HERE on the website. An earlier release time then previous releases.

Okay, let's get to the bit you've been waiting for and formally introduce the NEW stencil designs. 

PLEASE NOTE:- To protect my designs and discourage the blatant theft of them, there is a watermark over the top of the product image. This makes the image appear that the lines are not solid. I apologise for the inconvenience and ensure you that this is not part of the design or physical stamps you will receive. To see what the stamp/s look like when stamped, please have a look at the samples in the product gallery. Thank you for your understanding.

Stencil - English Country Garden Butterflies Bundle £8

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2012 - To Date

www.uniko.co.uk

The bundle consists of two 6 x 6 inch stencils and a mask. Although I have bundled these together, there are lots of creative ways of using them on their own. Just as there is by using them together and combined with the English Country Garden Butterflies clear stamp AND the English Country Garden Butterflies Designer Dies!

Stencil - Mixed Mini Geometrics £3.50

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2012 - To Date

www.uniko.co.uk

This stencil is exactly what the name is, a mix of mini geometrics. A fabulous addition to any crafting arsenal for all occasions.

And lastly, but by no means least.

Stencil - Pure Florals Rose £3.50

Copyright Uniko Ltd 2012 - To Date

www.uniko.co.uk

I am delighted to be bringing you another of the Pure Florals flowers to the stencil collection and I think the Rose will be just as popular as the previously released Chrysanthemum and Gerbera. 

Just a mini stencil release this month, but I am sure if you've been joining in with the introduction blog hops, you will agree that it packs a creative punch. In case you need a bit more convincing and inspiration as to how they can be used, be sure to join in on the blog hop.

Don't forget to comment along the way, as there will be one lucky comment from those left selected to win ALL the stencils released today. You have until 10pm BST Sunday 27th June 2021 to leave a comment. Winner will be announced on the blog on or around the 28th June 2021.

Happy Hopping!

Bev

Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Rahmat

Steph

WOW! 

What a wonderful hop, so much inspiration I sure hope you enjoyed it? All the stencils are now available to purchase HERE. Thank you so much for joining in on the fun here at Uniko :)

Crafty Hugs

 

Introducing... Stencil Pure Florals Rose

Hello & Happy Thursday!

I am delighted you have stopped by today as the fun begins and myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors  get to show you the new stencils in action. I'm over the moon to be adding these NEW Uniko Stencils to the growing collection. If you missed the peeks and news about the release/s I shared yesterday, be sure to catch up HERE.

Let me introduce you to the next in the Pure Florals collection, Stencil Pure Florals Rose...

This is a 6 x 6 inch stencil, so the bloom is beautifully large like the Chrysanthemum and the Gerbera. And like the others this stencil coordinates with the previously released and popular Pure Florals Rose clear stamp set.

So lets see this beauty in action, from what I have seen from the Brand Ambassadors this little blog hop will leave you feeling super inspired! 

Bev

Hannelie

Izzy 

Jane 

Julie

Rahmat

Steph

WOW! 

What a wonderful hop, I sure hope you enjoyed it? This stencil along with the others being introduced over the next couple of days will be available for purchase HERE on the website Sunday 20th June at 9am BST. 

That's all the fun for today, but be sure to stop by tomorrow for the next introduction.

Crafty Hugs

 

June 2021 Stencil Release Sneak Peeks

 Hello & Happy Wednesday! 

Today is a fun and exciting day at Uniko as I get to show you some sneak peeks at some NEW Uniko Stencils that will be joining the growing collection. There are no clear stamps being released this month, BUT you won't have long to wait as there is another release coming in July! 

Anyway, lets get to these sneak peeks...

First up we have the next addition to the Pure Florals Stencils. A few people guessed right with the flower when I shared a peek a while back on my Instagram stories! I'm excited to be building this series in stencil format as I feel it breathes fresh inky life to the stamp sets.

Next up I couldn't resist a new geometric design...

You know how I love a good geometric for masculine cards! Plus they always pair nicely with florals too. So many fun options with this new stencil.

Lastly for this mini stencil release I have bundled these last two peeks together, as that is how they will be sold as a bundle purchase...

You might recognise this too from a popular clear stamp set. I really don't know why it has taken me so long to bring this combination to the stencil range! I have had SO much fun playing with this combination and pairing the with the stamps ;)

Be sure to pop by tomorrow as myself and my awesome Brand Ambassadors start the introductions. Oh, the prettiness and inspiration over the next few days is amazing! 

All will be available for purchase HERE on the website Sunday 20th June at 9am BST. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Watercolored Roses on black cardstock - Brand Ambassador Inspiration

Hello friends, Rahmat here with some inspiration today!

I have used the Pure Florals Rose set here.

I have stamped the roses on black card stock using white pigment ink and watercolored these using Gouache paints. After coloring I simply added the front to a black base.

I used Perfect pearls to add the sentiment, and used foam adhesive to add. A few jewels to finish off this simple card.

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