Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Watercolour Wednesday

Morning all, 

Steph here today with my Uniko Brand Ambassador inspiration and this month I wanted to practice my watercolour. I decided that Uniko Organically Zesty stamp set was a good one to use watercolours on and also needed a bit of a sunny lift! 

So for my first attempt I decided to do some ink blending onto the blank card first before stamping the lemon image and then adding more definition with watercolour pencils. 

For my second card I decided to use just the watercolour pencils but this time blend them using a water brush. This resulted in a much paler version of the previous card, not quite as 'zesty'!

Finally I switched to watercolour paints which was a scary prospect for me as I'm most definitely not a natural but I need the practice! I like the result other than the flowers which didn't turn out so well. I also think the green is a bit too bold and needed to be more yellow green like the other two cards. 

So, which version do you like best and what method do you prefer to use yourself? 

Much love

Steph x

March Meet The Maker - Where

Hello & Happy Monday.

Today on March Meet The Maker it is all about WHERE. 

So where can you find Uniko?

Well, the obvious place is the Uniko website...

You won't find Uniko products available on any other website, unless they are an exclusive like I did a while ago with CraftStash for example. I don't wholesale Uniko products out to any other craft shops. 

Every now and then you will find Uniko at paper craft shows such as Stamperama & Crafterama. My next show is in Gateshead on April 6th 2025.

Even though this year I aim to venture further a field with Uniko, there are some shows that have been out of my reach and when I can't be there, Dies to Die For have a small selection of Uniko products on their stand. 

I'd love to know if there is a show you would like to see me at?

Inspiration wise you will find Uniko here on the blog of course, plus Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube.

Talking of inspiration, today I thought I would share this week's Card Of The Week with you...

The fresh sunshine this morning inspired me today to choose this card using Organically Zesty. Plus Julie's recent inspiration HERE inspired me too. You never know, I *might* get round to inking this set up again if my plans this week go to plan! 

That's all from me today. I will be back later this week with more to share including restocks and a new video over on YouTube.

Crafty Hugs

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

Fresh Monday Feels!

 Happy Monday!

Firstly I want to thank the Uniko Brand Ambassadors for all their amazing inspiration last week. I think you will agree with me in that they provided an amazing array of creative inspiration for us all to enjoy. And secondly a BIG thank you to all of YOU. For your support of Uniko throughout the week and across social media. AND for all your lovely orders 😊

I thought I would start the week off with some more fresh and zesty inspiration using Organically Zesty. I made these two cards last week, inspired by Anita from a while back HERE. I knew I had to give this colouring technique a try.

I started by creating a mask of the orange bloom. I am using Eclipse paper available from Stamp Addicts. I cut a piece as big as my card base, 10.5 x 14cm and I made sure to cut the mask out in one piece so that I could use both the positive and the negative for two cards. 

For this first card I stamped the orange onto my mat card layer. I then used the negative mask and applied it around the stamped image before blending inks over the top. I used Altenew Tropical and Warm & Cozy. I trimmed and adhered the panel to my card base for a subtle effect. The sentiment is from our popular Simply Said Blocks and I added some clear gloss Nuvo Drops to finish.

For my second card I used the positive mask. Again I stamped the orange and used the mask to cover the image before using the same colours to colour the background around the image. 

This time I used a sentiment from Organically Zesty and stamped it inside the orange. I trimmed the panel slightly and adhered it to my white card base. 

This is such a fun technique and I can't definitely see me using it for more images! That's all from me today, I will be back again with more inspiration using the new release. 

Until then, Crafty Hugs 

June 2022 Release Day, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY

Happy FriYAY and Happy Release Day!

The day is finally here 🎉 Myself and the Brand Ambassadors get to introduce you to the NEW products you've been getting a look at all week and they will shortly be available HERE to purchase at 9pm BST.

This month we have 3 new clear stamp sets, a 4 part layering stencil and 1 individual stencil design. Let's have a look at them.

Background Builders: Hearts £11

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Organically Zesty £16

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Sunshine & Rainbows £11

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Stencil - Raindrops £4

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Layering Stencil - Zesty £13.75

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Now all of the formal introductions are done, how about we hop along with the Brand Ambassadors to be wowed some more and see how they have used their favourites from the release.

Anita

  Bev

 

Hannelie

Izzy

Jane

Julie

Steph

WOW! What a way to end a fabulous and inspirational week. I hope you have enjoyed the fun as much as we have. Be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win a £20 eGift Code to spend in store. The winner will be selected randomly from all comments left along the hop before 9pm BST Sunday 19th June 2022. The winner will be announced on Monday 20th June 2022.

Crafty Hugs

 

For 24 hours I have reduced the FREE Worldwide Shipping to be applicable on all orders of £40 or more.

In regard to EU orders since Brexit. I have decided to reopen shipping to the EU, but for now it will be on a DDU BASIS ONLY All taxes and duties are payable by the customer in their local country.  All orders are final at the point of payment and no refunds* will be given if you decide not to pay duties incurred on arrival in your country. Please note that like before orders will not be sent tracked unless they are over £50 of value. *Refunds will only be issued for items that are faulty or damaged and photographic evidence will be required. 

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

 

Beautiful Zesty Bloom

Hey!

How are we all today? Did you enjoy yesterdays feature? If you missed it you can catch up on it HERE and HERE. 

I'm back today with a Beautiful Zesty Bloom to add some zing to your day...

It's been a while since I inked up the Beautiful Blooms I set and it was perfect for this zesty Play Date Cafe challenge colour combination seen HERE and below...

I used a really CAS layout for my card letting the images and colours take the focus of the card. I kept the sentiment simple too which is from Flower Power #2.

That's all from me today, keeping it short and sweet today. I'm off out this morning to check in at NeST Gallery in Barnard Castle where I have some of my other design work for sale, fingers crossed for some sales! Then this afternoon I will be getting my sketch book out to do some new designs for future releases - bliss! 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies

Card Stock: White from stash, PTI Summer Sunrise & Ocean Tides

Ink: SU! Pumpkin Pie & Lucky Limeade, PTI Summer Sunrise & Ocean Tides

Stamps: Uniko Studio Beautiful Blooms I & Flower Power #2

Accessories: Foam Adhesive