It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing Background Blocks Snow Flurry

Happy Thursday.

I hope you are enjoying the festivities so far this week here on the blog and social media? I am having a blast and I am so inspired by all the makes our Guest Natalia and The Uniko Brand Ambassadors have made.

So far this week we have reintroduced Christmas Pop and Pure Florals Poinsettia. Today we have the first brand new clear stamp to introduce, Background Blocks Snow Flurry.

Those who have been around these parts for some time, know I love a snowflake! I also hold each Uniko snowflake design dear and I just had to put some favourites into this fun background block design.

Let's have a look at what Natalia our guest and the Brand Ambassadors have created using this new clear stamp.

Natalia 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

So much beautiful snowflake goodness right there, I have a feeling this stamp is going to be a 'go to' this year to pair with so many other Uniko products. I hope you love it as much as I do and that you will join us tomorrow for another introduction.

Crafty Hugs

It's Beginning To Look Like... Reintroducing Pure Florals Poinsettia

Hello & Happy Wednesday.

Myself, our Guest & the Uniko Brand Ambassadors are here to get you over the mid week hump with the second of FIVE product introductions for our October/November Release. If you missed the first you can catch up HERE.

I think this is the one many have been waiting for. Today I am delighted to be reintroducing, Pure Florals Poinsettia.

Pure Florals Poinsettia originally made its debut in November 2012. It was one of the first Christmas clear stamp sets I released here at Uniko and is back by popular demand!

Another delight is we have a wonderful Guest Brand Ambassador joining us for this release. If you follow me over on Seven Hills Crafts and their blog you may be familiar with Natalia. Natalia's style of paper crafting and card making always WOWS me, so I was delighted when she said yes to creating with some Uniko stamps. 

Let's have a look at what Natalia and the Brand Ambassadors have created using Pure Florals Poinsettia.

Natalia 

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Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

This clear stamp set has a classic festive elegance to it and I think this hop really shows the beauty this set has to offer. 

I know you'll be seeing more of this in the coming weeks as I crack on with my Christmas card making! I'd love to know what you think. 

Until tomorrow, 

Crafty Hugs

It's Beginning To Look Like... Reintroducing Christmas Pop

Hello & Happy Tuesday.

I'm super excited you've stopped by today as today is the first of FIVE product introductions for our October/November Release. 

Today I am delighted to be reintroducing, Christmas Pop. 

This clear stamp set originally debuted in November 2016. I can't remember when I decided to retire the set, but like a lot of things in paper crafting trends come and go. Having had a few requests I decided it should make a return and hopefully it'll be a lifer!

Another delight is we have a wonderful Guest Brand Ambassador joining us for this release. If you follow me over on Seven Hills Crafts and their blog you may be familiar with Natalia. Natalia's style of paper crafting and card making always WOWS me, so I was delighted when she said yes to creating with some Uniko stamps. 

Let's have a look at what Natalia and the Brand Ambassadors have created using Christmas Pop.

Natalia 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

I'm feeling super festive after that hop and I hope you are too. 

As you can see from these fabulous festive cards Christmas Pop has a wonderful modern vibe and I think with all the stamps and stencils I've released at Uniko since this first debuted it fits in wonderfully along side them. 

I know you'll be seeing more of this in the coming weeks as I crack on with my Christmas card making! I'd love to know what you think. 

Until tomorrow, 

Crafty Hugs

It's Beginning To Look Like... October/November Release Sneak Peeks!

Hello & Happy Monday. 

How did we get here? I can't quite believe we will be welcoming a new month this week, and NOVEMBER of all months! This year has absolutely zoomed by. 

Anyway, I'm super excited you stopped by as if you know me, I love starting a new week with New Release Sneak Peeks! 

This month along with 3 new seasonal clear stamp sets, I am bringing 2 much loved clear stamp sets back from retirement. Lets have a look and see if you can guess which they are, I'm sure some of you will know...

This first is a set that originally made its debut in 2016 and this second originally debuted in 2012!! I've had so many requests for both, that I can't wait to relaunch them with lots of fresh inspiration.

The next 3 peeks are all brand new and I'm not saying much as I don't want to ruin the introductions this week!! 

So what do you think? Are you excited to see some clear stamps return from retirement? And I'd love to know what you are excited to see more of 

Crafty Hugs

Rustic Merry Christmas

Hello & Happy Thursday.

With the return of Rustic Christmas this week, after it flew off the shelves from its last restock. I thought I had better ink it up and get this idea onto a card before it sold out again! 

I used a little bit of masking for this card to 'trim' off the trunk of the tree at the bottom. It's quite a sizeable focal point tree and I wanted to make sure I had some space in the lower section of my card for the sentiment. Looking at the card now, it looks like the trees are buried in a few feet of snow! 

For this card I dusted off an old technique too. I used a water based marker from Stampin' Up! in Espresso to colour direct onto my stamp down the trunk of the tree and lightly across the middle of the branches. I then 'huffed' to moisten the ink before stamping. I repeated this a couple of times to get a good impression, so using my MISTI was a good idea.

I then alternated between inking the remainder of the stamp with Peacock and Artichoke to stamp the branches of the tree to complete the look. I wasn't too concerned about the colour getting on the branches and trunk as I knew the dark brown would be dominant. 

As you can see I altered the height of the trees for added interest. I finished off with a white heat embossed sentiment from the stamp set. I used Espresso card for the Merry Christmas and Artichoke for the From Our Home To Yours part. Adhering them with foam tape and embellishing with a few Peacock enamel dots.

I loved how this turned out, but it's definitely not one to mass produce! 

Did you see the newsletter and restocks that arrived in store yesterday? I highly recommend signing up HERE for it. 

So much loveliness has returned, I just need a little more creative time to play with them all as you know how restocks inspire me!

Rustic Christmas

Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs Christmas

Rustic Wreath

Happy Succulents

Kindness Blooms

Flower Power #1

Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs

Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks

Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Stencil Recall
 
If you purchased Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks at Crafterama Lincoln on Sunday 6^th October 2024, please email me at bev@uniko.co.uk  I have recently changed manufacturer for this product and have subsequently discovered a small defect in the first batch I received which were sold at this fair.  I pride myself on providing the best quality products, so this issue is a top priority for me.  As soon as you confirm your purchase I will rectify the issue immediately and send you a replacement.   
 
Anyone who bought a stencil via the website has already been contacted and replacements sent so this recall applies only to in-person sales at that show.   Rest assured that products sold at more recent shows, and stock in our online store are the rectified versions.  Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience if you received a stencil from the faulty batch.

That's all the news from me today.

Crafty Hugs

Festive Friday & Fabulous FREE Shipping Weekend!

Happy FriYAY! 

I'm a little later than I expected today, but I have a fun Festive Friday card duo to share with you today using Block Party Christmas. 

Just yesterday I was reminiscing on social media how it was 7 years ago this month that this clear stamp was released. So it inspired me to dust mine off and give it some fresh inky love. 

And here is what I was inspired to make...

For these two cards I combined a love of heat embossing and one of my favourite techniques for large backgrounds, the spotlight technique. 

You can join me over on YouTube as I talk about this fun stamp and make this first card and how I cover up an embossed boo boo!  

I'm using Concord & 9th Poppy card for my bases. VersaFine ink and a Funky Fossil WOW embossing powder called Verdant. It is part of this trio HERE. 

It was at the end of the video it occurred to me (head in the pre show shed today) that I could make this second card by stamping one more panel of the red card and use the negative die cut panel. Two for the price of one idea! 

Such a simple idea for a fun background, but packs a festive punch. Don't you think? 

AND before I go... I know many of you are unable to come see Uniko at the Stamperama show in Bedford, due to distance and living in a different part of the world. 

So for this weekend I have a Fabulous FREE Shipping offer. 

No code necessary, minimum spend is £10. UK orders will be shipped via 48hr Tracked and International Orders will be shipped standard international shipping unless they are above £50 in value.

That's all from me today. I'll do my best to share photos and things over the weekend on social media. 

Crafty Hugs

 

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Autumn has arrived!

Hi all, 

Steph here with my Uniko Brand Ambassador post for October and given that the weather has now and truly turned, I thought I'd celebrate Autumn rather than moaning about how cold and wet it is! (But I might still moan a bit!).

For this card I have used Uniko I Love Coffee stamp set, just what is needed on a soggy autumnal day! My floral background uses Uniko Beautiful Blooms II stamp set which I think works beautifully in the orange and browns I have chosen for my card. 

Using fawn / brown based colours I turned the Uniko English Country Garden - Butterflies into moths for my next card. I stamped the solid butterfly over the background and added one of each the small and large butterflies using foam pads. 

My final card uses Uniko Winter Botanicals: Sweet Broom stamp set. I masked a section across the upper part of the card on which I later stamped the sentiment from Uniko Floral Vines stamp set. 

So that's my autumnal inspiration to match the autumnal weather (might be nicer if the rain would stop!). Thanks for stopping by.

Much love

Steph x

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