Geometric Floral Thank You!

Hello & Happy Saturday! 

What a beautiful sunny day it is here in the North East of England. I hope the sun is shining where you are. Today I wanted to pop by and share the card I made during last nights Facebook Live as I know some of you are not on Facebook or social media. I have managed to upload the video replay to Uniko's YouTube and I will share the link below.

Before I get to my card and YouTube video link I would like to say a BIG thank you for the wonderful response to yesterdays release. For all the lovely orders, all the wonderful comments and support. They all made my day.

I think you will agree with me that the Brand Ambassadors did a fabulous showcase of the release with all their creativity.

Now, here is the card I made during yesterdays Facebook Live demoing the new Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Block Builder.

If you saw my live you will notice I have trimmed off the section where I made a mistake. I was thrown off track by my father-in-law unexpectedly trying to FaceTime me, not once, but twice! 

I used Concord & 9th inks in Buttercup, Aqua Sky and Grapefruit to ink the different layers of the stencil. I then used the outline flower from Beautiful Blooms II, stamped in Honeysuckle and the detail of the flower in Ballet Slipper.

The leaves from the stamp set are stamped in Parsley ink and I fussy but both the flower and leaves before adhering to my card using foam adhesive. The sentiment is from Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamps and I have embellished with a few Concord & 9th Pebble enamel dots. I finally decided to trim the right hand side of the stencilled panel and adhered it using double sided tape to a Honeysuckle card base.

If you would like to watch the replay of the Live it is now available HERE on YouTube. I'd love for you to subscribe to the unikostudio channel, I will be doing more live demos and adding more video content in the coming weeks.

Thank you again & Crafty Hugs

2023 May/June Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hello, Happy Friday AND Happy New Release Day!

I'm super excited to share these new products with you and they are now officially available to purchase over HERE on the website.

But, let me first formally introduce them. 

First up we have the newest addition to the Flower Power Collection with, Stencil - Flower Power #4. This stencil is a supersized version of the outline flower image from the Flower Power #4 Clear Stamp Set. Bringing even more creative possibilities to both products.

Stencil - Flower Power #4 £4.25

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Next is Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamp set. 

This clear stamp features 5 blocks in size, featuring Bauhaus inspired geometrics and patterns, along with 4 sentiment options in a fun modern font. The set is perfect for masculine themed products and pairs with lots of other previously released Uniko products you might have in your stash.

Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamp Set £11

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Lastly for this mini release, but by no means least I have a new addition to the layering stencil collection, Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder.

The name says it all really! It has 3 layers to achieve different colours, its block themed and inspired by Bauhaus. 

You might notice the common newest feature that I have incorporated into Uniko Stencil more recently. The option of a focal point or building to fill a larger space. Having the layers makes it a little more complex, but it it still super easy to achieve an all over pattern. 

I will be going LIVE over on the Uniko Facebook Page tonight at 7pm BST to demo this stencil. I hope you will join me, but if you can't the live will be recorded to watch back at a time that suits you.

Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder (3 Stencils) £10.75 

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And now we have the formal introductions done, let's get to more inspiration using them. Be sure to leave some comment love either on their blogs or social media. I will be randomly selecting a winner to win the entire release and will announce the winner Saturday 10th June 2023.

 Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

I'm sure you will agree with how creative and inspiring the Brand Ambassadors have been. Not only in todays hop, but all week. So a big shout out to them all for their creativity. 

I hope you have enjoyed this release, happy shopping and hope to see you over on Facebook this evening!

Crafty Hugs 

Introducing... Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder

Welcome to the FINAL day of the product introductions for our mini May/June Release. 

Today myself and the Brand Ambassadors are showcasing a super fun layering stencil called Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder. The name says it all really, it layers to achieve different colours, its block themed and inspired by Bauhaus. 

You might notice the common newest feature that I have incorporated into Uniko Stencil more recently. The option of a focal point or building to fill a larger space. Having the layers makes it a little more complex, but it it still super easy to achieve an all over pattern. 

I will be going LIVE over on the Uniko Facebook Page on Friday to demo this stencil. But until then, let's see this beauty in action...

 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

A wonderful addition to the Uniko Stencil collection, don't you think?

So there you have it. We have formally introduced all of the products in this mini release. I do hope you will join us tomorrow for the Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY! Plus, all the products will be available on the website at 9am BST. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Introducing... Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamps

Happy Wednesday & Welcome to Day 2 of the product introductions for our May/June Release. 

Today myself and the Brand Ambassadors are showcasing a new clear stamp set called Bauhaus Blocks. If you've been here at Uniko for some time, you will know that I am inspired by a lot of design period styles.   

Bauhaus was an art school in Germany 1919 - 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts. The school became famous for its approach to design which attempted to unify individual artistic vision with the principles of mass production and emphasis on function. The Bauhaus style tends to feature simple geometric shapes like rectangles and spheres, without elaborate decorations. 

This collection of blocks is heavily inspired by Bauhaus and although Piet Mondrian a Dutch artist, was not part of the movement he is mentioned in connection with the art school and his art complements the style wonderfully. 

So I have combined elements and ideas from the above to create a fun clear stamp set that lends itself wonderfully to masculine makes, perfect for upcoming Father's Day 😉

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

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

What do you think? Can you see this in your masculine crafting arsenal?

We will be back tomorrow with more to share. This clear stamp set, along with all we are introducing this week will be available on Friday 2nd June 9am GMT. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Introducing... Stencil Flower Power #4

Welcome to Day 1 of the product introductions for our May/June Release. 

Today myself and the Brand Ambassadors are showcasing the newest addition to the Flower Power Collection with the Stencil - Flower Power #4.

  Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

A wonderful addition to the collection, don't you think?

We will be back tomorrow with more to share. This stencil, along with all we are introducing this week will be available on Friday 2nd June 9am GMT. 

Crafty Hugs

 

May / June 2023 Release Sneak Peeks

Hello & Happy Monday.

What better way to start off a new week, than with some New Release sneak peeks? It might be a small release, but I'm pretty excited about these additions to the Uniko line up and I think they pack a punch. 

As you know I love different design period styles and another one that captures my attention is Bauhaus. So I took a few of my favourite elements and put these into a couple of products.

First up this sneak peek gives a big hint to this fun clear stamp set called Bauhaus Blocks.

Next is a sneak peek at a new Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Block Builder...

And lastly for today I have a floral addition with Stencil - Flower Power #4...

So what do you think? I'd love to know what you are excited to see in action. Which leads me to say, I hope you will join myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors as we begin the official introductions tomorrow. 

All the products will be available 9am Friday 2nd June 2023. 

Crafty Hugs

Exclusively Introducing... Uniko's Picked Posies Collection with CraftStash UK.

Happy FriYAY

I'm so happy to be able to finally after many months of keeping this under wraps, I can share what I have been working on behind the scenes here at Uniko HQ. 

Back in the Autumn of 2022, CraftStash approached me and asked if I would be interested in a collaboration and designing some exclusive collections for them under my Uniko brand. Of course I said yes and I can now introduce you to the Exclusive Picked Posies Collection.

This collection is Exclusive to CraftStash and can only be purchased from CraftStash HERE for those in the UK and HERE for those in the US. 

The main set the collection is this clear stamp set...

A modern floral stamp set which features a range of different floral blooms, foliage and flower centres alongside outline dies to create dimensional flowers on your projects.

Next, I had to design a mix and match sentiment set to go with them...

Which leads nicely onto the last of the stamps in this collection a beautiful large foliage background stamp, you know how I love a background! 

Next in the collection I added some dies. First I chose this sentiment die, and the word smile. Because really we need to smile more and send more smiles in the mail.

This die comes with the word, as I've used on the sample below and also the shadow. Much like Uniko's BIG & BOLD Designer Dies. 

Next in the collection is this large die panel. Uniko fans might just recognise this quilted design from a previously released stencil.

And lastly, but by no means least there is a layering Plaid Stencil. Use one or both layers to create fun plaid style backgrounds.

This collection was a joy to design & put together and it has all the details you know, love and would expect from Uniko. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I can't wait to share more of this collection paired with previously released Uniko products to show the versatility and how, that even though this collection is exclusive to and manufactured by CraftStash, it's still Uniko.

Want to see this collection in action, I'd love you to join myself and Lou Collins live at 12:30 today! It will be recorded and also replayed on YouTube at 7pm. As you can see they are hosting a giveaway too.

Live LINK

Have a wonderful Friday.

Crafty Hugs