12 Days of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways - Day 3

  

Hello & Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways - Day 3

Every Friday, I will have a new Christmas themed card or project to share with you, along with a video showing how I made it. Plus, if you watch the video you will find out what the giveaway is and how to enter for your chance to win 😊 All the videos are HERE on the Uniko YouTube Channel.

This week has been all about our New Release and introducing the new clear stamps available tomorrow! And I planned it a little bit that I would be introducing our new Framed Snowflakes HERE today, so I thought I would use the set a little more in todays video.

This is the card I made testing my idea to step inside the frame and infill the sentiment gap with more pretty snowflakes to make a whole yummy snowflake panel.  Lots of sparkly embossing, some simple colouring and a fun clean and simple design.

And below is the version I made during my video HERE today. Same concept, same amount of sparkle, but a little less colouring!

I hope you enjoy the video and don't forget you need to watch to find out about the giveaway and how to enter to be in the chance of winning. If you have any festive requests for upcoming 12 Days Of Christmas videos, please add them to the comments here or on any of Uniko's social media.

Crafty Hugs

Introducing... Framed - Snowflakes

Welcome to Day 4 and the final day of the product introductions for our October Release. 

Today I am introducing a new addition to our Framed Series and hopefully a clear stamp set that fills a snowflake gap in the Uniko clear stamp line up! 

Just like the other sets in the Framed Series, this clear stamp set features a main frame stamp filled with new pretty snowflakes with a gap left for your chosen sentiment. There are also 4 individual snowflake stamps perfect for adding details and creating your own beautiful backgrounds.

For my first card today I started with an Aqua Sky card panel. I then used Distress Oxide Ink in Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet to create a spotlight effect for my sentiment. After my ink blending was dry, I left it overnight, but you could heat set. I then went to stamping the frame in VersaMark ink and heat embossing in white.

 

I then stamped my sentiment from Most Wonderful before fussy cutting the frame out before adhering to my white card base with double sided tape. I also stamped a trio of individual snowflakes, heat embossed and fussy cut them to adhering with foam adhesive.

For my second card today I wanted to feature the individual snowflakes for a clean & simple design. I started by masking off a section on my base card and then ink blended Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet.

I then stamped the snowflakes and my chosen sentiment from Stunning Snowflakes in Nocturne ink & heat embossed with Stardust embossing powder. Simple, but with lots of sparkle!

That's all I have to share just now, but I will be back this afternoon with more to share & this weeks instalment of our 12 Days of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways! I do hope you will pop back then to see what I am making and watch my video to find out about this weeks prize.

If you missed Day 1, Day 2 and day 3 product introductions, you can catch up HERE, HERE and HERE. So that's all the introductions, which means tomorrow is release day. They will be available 9pm BST and we will have our usual Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & Giveaway at 9am BST here on the blog.

Crafty Hugs

Introducing... Remembrance

Welcome to Day 3 of the product introductions for our October Release. 

Today I am introducing a new floral and one I have had a few requests for. I'm please how this turned out and I am hoping you will love it as much as I do. So I am now super pleased to introduce you to Remembrance.

This clear stamp set features two individual poppy flowers and two sentiment options, perfect for Armistice Day in November as well as sympathy cards. But really I think poppies can be used all year round and for all occasions.

I kept my first card clean & simple stamping one of the poppies on a white panel and colouring simply with Stampin' Blends. I then adhered the panel with foam adhesive. I used one of the sentiments along the edge of the raised panels. 

My second card today is another that the lucky people who attended my make & take made at Crafterama Lincoln on Sunday. 

I was inspired by a technique Alumni Brand Ambassador Hannelie used HERE. It's a fab idea when you want to add colour, but don't have the patience to colour! 

I used the Stencil - Scattered Polka Hearts and a trio of Altenew inks to create this Bokeh effect. I could have been a little softer with the inking, so that the poppy stood out a little more. But still I am pleased with how it turned out.

That's all I have today using this set, but I know you'll be seeing more of it soon! If you missed Day 1 and Day 2 product introductions, you can catch up HERE and HERE. I will be back tomorrow with one more  introduction. This clear stamp set, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available 9pm GMT Saturday 7th October 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Introducing... Autumn Serenade

Welcome to Day 2 of the product introductions for our October Release. 

Today I am introducing a new addition to our Serenade series with Autumn Serenade. I definitely think there is a place for more leaves & foliage in the Uniko line up. And you might notice the cross over with the leaf design from BIG & BOLD thank/s/ful which I introduced HERE yesterday.

Let's have a look at this set in action...

If you were in Lincoln at the weekend and took part in the make & take, you got to play with this new set and make this card. A simple ink blended rectangle using Distress Oxide Ink in Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain from top to bottom. 

I then removed the mask to stamp the falling leaf image. I wanted to keep the colour soft and rustic, so I used VersaFine Clair in Morning Mist. The sentiment from the set I wanted a little more prominent and so I stamped in VersaFine Nocturne ink.

For my second card today I wanted to highlight some of the smaller stamps in the set to create this clean & simple design.

I added in a few more green tones for the leaves, using Concord & 9th Avocado, Evergreen and Parsley, mixed with Stardust and Wheat.

I then stamped the Autumn Blessings over the leaf cluster. Super simple, but I am pleased how this turned out.

That's all I have for today, but I will be back tomorrow with more to share. This clear stamp set, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available 9pm GMT Saturday 7th October 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Introducing... BIG & BOLD Thank/s/ful

Welcome to Day 1 of the product introductions for our October Release. 

Today I am introducing a new and long awaited addition to our BIG & BOLD series, BIG & BOLD Thank/s/ful. When I am designing new products, one of my aims along with value is versatility. More bang for your buck as the saying goes.

So this is what I have hopefully achieved with todays clear stamp set. As you will see by the name it its thank/s/ful, that's because I have created separate stamps for the thank, the 's' and the 'ful'. This way you can easily stamp a different sentiment suited for the occasion you are making for. 

I think my cards today demonstrate this...

For my first card I really stepped out of my colour comfort zone for this autumnal 'thanks' card! You know them moments after you've made something and then you are not sure about sharing it. This is how I feel about this card! 

Anyway, here it is. I used Concord & 9th inks in Nutmeg, Wheat, Stardust, Sunflower and Spiced Cider. Stamping from bottom to top using my stamping platform. I started with the thanks section of the sentiment and then repeating with the 's'. Using a stamping platform definitely made this easier.

To finish the card I added the thanks panel to a Spiced Cider card base and added the 'so much' sentiment and a trio of falling leaves also from the set. 

My second card today I kept an early autumnal colour scheme, this time adding in some greens...

This time I joined the thank with the ful for thankful and created a slimline card, overall size 10.5 x 20cm. I then set the sentiment aside to dry before fussy cutting it out. 

My background is stamped using the leaf stamp options, solid and outline. The vein detail comes as a separate stamp too. This time I used Parsley and Avocado along with Cayenne and Stardust. 

There is one more sentiment combination, I'll be sharing that on release day! Thank you for stopping by today & I'd love to know your initial thoughts about this stamp set.

This clear stamp set, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available 9pm GMT Saturday 7th October 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

 

October 2023 New Release Sneak Peeks

Hello & Happy Monday.

What better way to start off a new week and month, than with some New Release sneak peeks? 

First up a new addition to one of our sentiment series. One that will work by itself or even combine it with another previously released for more options. Perfect for the current Autumnal season and upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the US.

There seems to be a bit of a theme emerging, as both my second and third peeks are additions to a current clear stamp series and both fill some gaps in the foliage and snowflake themes! 

Lastly for this release, how about a new floral...

So what do you think? I'd love to know what you are excited to see in action. I'll be back tomorrow with the first of the product introductions and hopefully the Uniko Brand Ambassadors will be joining me for our traditional Release Day Blog Hop 🤞🏻

All the products will be available 9pm GMT Saturday 7th October 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

Uniko Sponsors The National Coffee Day Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2023

 

Happy Friday! 

Myself and Uniko are delighted to be joining the Coffee Lovers and sponsoring National Coffee Day in the USA. So happy National Coffee Day to all in the US 😃

To start the hop be sure to head on over HERE for all the details and links to sponsor participants. There is no link up for this hop, just lots of inspiration. Simply hop along and comment for your chance to win one of the fabulous prizes on offer.

Here is what I made to celebrate the occasion...

There was a couple of things that inspired my one layer card today. Firstly, Autumn for my colour choice, the leaves here in the UK are only just starting to fall and change colour. I love the fiery reds and oranges of the season. 

I mixed Concord & 9th Poppy, Honeysuckle and Marmalade to stamp our Background Blocks Splatter. I chose this background because of the accidental coffee/beverage spillage it reminded me of! 

I then stamped our Coffee Cup from I LOVE Coffee with our mini logo on the front and one of the sentiments from the set. I'm pleased how this turned out.

Now for the Uniko Giveaway...

Simply comment on this card on one or all of our social media platforms I have shared it on. Giveaway will close at 10am GMT 5th October 2023 and the winner will be announced on 16th October 2023.

Happy Hopping & Crafty Hugs