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Friday Focus - Stencil Layering Modern Poinsettias

Happy FriYAY! 

I can't believe another weekend is upon us and this weekend I am headed to Leeds for the Uniko and Ruth Gets Crafty Criis-Mash! workshop. 

Today I thought share a card I have had in my head for a while using the Stencil Layering Modern Poinsettias and I finally got round to recording a new video on how I made it. You can watch it HERE over on the Uniko YouTube channel.

I'm aiming to share more Friday Focus videos, so be sure to be subscribed to the channel to see when I post them! 

In other news... 

From October 1st we will no longer be posting here on the Uniko Blogspot Blog. I'm not crying, you are! I am kind of sad about leaving this space as it's been here since day one. But it's a move I feel I need to make.

Don't worry though, you will be able to find all the usual inspiration HERE on the Uniko website blog from myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors. 

Thank you to all my loyal followers, I hope you will come over to the website blog and follow Uniko there too.

Crafty Hugs

 

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Playing with Background Blocks

 Bonjour !

Izzy here with some inspiration cards. I've been playing with some background blocks products and autumn colours.

For my first card, I chose warm colours like orange, yellow, and very dark red to play with the Background Blocks Bauhaus stamp.

I started by stamping the background with no-line colouring ink and I coloured the pattern with colour pencils. 

On another white card stock, I stamped in black the leaves of the Natures Treasure II set and I die cut it with the matching die.

To finish my card, I adhered the die cut leaves with glue dots. I stamped the sentiment, from the Everyday Sentiments stamp set, and I foam mounted it on the card.

For my second card, I used the Background Blocks Grid stamp to make the background, and I matched it with the Flower Power #5 stamp set, as for the flowers, and the Flower Power #8 stamp set, as for the leaves.

I started by stamping the grid on a double white card with grey ink. Then, on a piece of white card stock, I stamped the flowers with the same grey ink. I coloured them with coloured pencils and I die cut them with the matching dies Flower Power #1 - #6 Collection.

I also stamped the sentiment on a strip of paper and the leaves in green that I further fussy cut.

To finish, I flat adhered the sentiment on the grid then I adhered the flowers and the leaves with glue dots.

Finally, to make my last card, I wanted a kind of gingham pattern, so I used two background blocks to make the pattern : the Background Blocks Solid Wonky Stripes stamp and the Background Blocks Pinstripes stamp.

On a double white card I stamped the wonky stripes with green ink and the pinstripes with a darker green ink so that the lines stand out better. 

On a piece of white card stock, I stamped in black the flower and some leaves of the Flower Power #10 set and I coloured everything with coloured pencils. Then I fussy cut everything.

For the sentiment, I first inked a strip of paper with the same green ink than the vertical lines. After drying it with the heat gun, I stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment from the Anniversaire Arts Décoratifs stamp set.

To finish, I adhered the flower and the leaves with glue dots and I foam mounted the sentiment.

Well, that's all from me today. Once again, this proves that all Uniko products are versatile and work beautifully together. Thanks for joining me and hopefully I’ve inspired you to play with your Uniko products.

Have a lovely week and thank you for stopping by.

Fabulous Friday Floral

 Happy FriYAY! 

I thought I would pop by tonight and share a stencilled Picked Posies panel I finished up today. I originally stencilled the panel last weekend in Farnborough, but never added a sentiment.

I used Sweet Pea and Berry Kiss for the flowers, Parsley and Evergreen for the leaves and Clementine for the flower centres and small flowers.

For my sentiment I wanted to keep it minimal and chose a simple panel and I decided upon this one from Flower Power #6 and heat embossed it with gold. 

That's all I have to share today. Hope to see some you on Sunday in Peterborough!

Crafty Hugs

Mid Week Mid Century Modern & News.

Hello & Happy Wednesday.

How is it that this time last week I had just about set everything up on the Dies to Die For stand down in Farnborough for The Creative Craft Show? I had a lovely time, met lots of lovely crafters, some I've known online for a long time and lots of new too. Plus I got to put names to faces to those coming to the Uniko & Dies to Die For Stamping Retreat in October. 

Anyway, while I was there I was in my creative element demoing various products and I had planned on sharing more her on the blog, but I've not quite got the hang of adding photos to posts via my phone. So apologies for not sharing more here.

One of the photos I shared on my Instagram stories was this...

I had this fun idea to pair the Waffle Flower Postage Die with Mid Century Modern Forals and make it super colourful too. I used the Postage Collage Blocks Stencil and some masking to ink blend each of the stamps. 

I then kept the stencil in place and stamped inside each with a variety of the stamps building flowers and patterns. 

Today I was deciding what to do with the panel, either to add it as one panel or divide the stamps up. I decided on the latter and this was the result.

I trimmed up the postage stamps and decided on a layout. I then thought there was a little too much white space, yes the clean and simple girl wanted a little more pattern! So I stamped the Background Blocks Mid Century Modern II, coloured with a Stampin' Blend and then adhered the postage stamps over the top. My sentiment choice is from Anniversaire Arts Decoratifs and embossed in white.

NEWS!!

What's coming this week and for the remainder of September 💖

First up a bunch of stencils arrived in the studio this week. These include, Christmas Pop, Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern, Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds, Ink & Flip Layering Flower , Layering Bauhaus Blocks, Layering Bauhaus Christmas Blocks, Layering Bauhaus Spring Blocks, Layering Modern Blooms, Layering Modern Poinsettias, Layering Spring Blossom, Mid Century Modern, Mid Century Modern Circle & Stars and Mid Century Modern Shapes. 

All these beauties in time for this weekend, as I will be in Peterborough for the Stamperama show 😀 I'd love to see you if you are coming, I will be on my own Uniko stand.

Tickets are available HERE in advance or on the door on the day. 

DON'T FORGET... Chris-Mash is coming! 

There is still time and space to book your place on this workshop, HERE. Me and Ruth (Ruth Gets Crafty) are super excited for this fun and creative day. 

Not to worry if you're not quite ready for Christmas crafting, there will be alternative options to the projects we have prepared. 

Clear Stamp Restocks.

I do have restocks coming! These are due in the studio the week beginning 28th September and include the Christmas *almost* in July release I know many of you have been waiting for. Apologies for the delay. 

That's all for today.

Crafty Hugs

 

Brand Ambassador Inspiration: Ink & Flip Chevron Duo

  Hello everyone!

Happy Saturday!

Vinita here today!

A mesmerising pattern of interlocked blue geometric shapes creates a vibrant optical illusion. The bold, clean lines and stark contrast conjure a dynamic mid-century modern aesthetic. It pulses with rhythmic energy, transforming a flat surface into a visually captivating, three-dimensional experience.

I used Uncharted Mariner and Mermaid Lagoon DI to create a chevron pattern using the Ink & Flip Chevron Duo stencil. I love the 3d dimensional look I achieved! I added a Happy Birthday sentiment, perfect for Masculine ones!

Happy weekend!

Happy crafting!

Mid Week Mid Century Modern

Hello from Walton-On-Thames! 

I’m all set for The Paper Craft & Stitching show in Farnborough with Dies to Die For, and after a long drive of thinking about all sorts of card ideas, I had to sit down and make this 

The Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder has been super popular this past week and it’s made me want to dust mine off again and give it some fresh inky love. 

I didn’t fancy Christmas today, so I paired it with some Mid Century Modern Birthday for the bold sentiment. 

I used a selection of Stampin’ Up! Blends to colour it, I just randomly picked a selection to bring with me. 

That’s all from me today. I best get an early night as it’s going to be a long day tomorrow and I’m super excited to be somewhere new. So I’ll be sure to share my day on Instagram and check in here tomorrow evening. 

Crafty Hugs

Tuesday Mashup & Tip!

Hello.

Today I met up with my lovely friend at Ruth Gets Crafty for a catch up and also finalise details for our upcoming Chris-Mash Workshop on the 26th September. There are still a few places left HERE and booking will close on Monday 21st September. Even though we have called it Chris_mash, not all the projects will be Christmas themed, we have more in store! 

Anyway, I also collected an order I placed and I couldn't wait to use it, so made a quick card.

You might know that I am partial to a snowflake and I'm falling in love with hot foiling again after Stampin' Up! released a new machine and dies. So the A Christmas Wish had to come live with me. 

Here I decided to pair it with the Large Background French Script. It's been ages since I used this background stamp and I thought it would be a wonderful backdrop to the snowflake and so stamped it in Pink Lemonade. 

So the hot foil set only comes with a die to cut the sentiment part out, which I thought was a little disappointing. However, I saw a little trick to lay the stamp, or die over the top and draw round with a pencil to get an outline to fussy cut. I have to say it worked well and I am pleased how the card turned out.

That's all I have to share today, now back to packing the card for my trip down to Farnborough. I will share what I make during my time there, but my photos might be a little rough round the edges! 

Hope to see some of you there.

Crafty Hugs

Autumn Vibes 🍂

Hello & Happy Monday

Today I squeezed in a little creative time in between show prep. I am travelling down to Farnborough on Wednesday for The Creative Craft Show. I've never done a 3 day show before, so this will be an experience! If your'e coming to the show, you can find me on the Dies to Die For stand G28. I will have Uniko's full inventory with me 😀

Today had a hint of autumn in the air, so I was inspired to dust off Natures Treasures II and make this quick and easy card. 

I didn't fancy using kraft card as my base, as I often do with autumn cards, but I wanted something a little softer/warmer than grey. So I reached for some Sahara Sand (now retired) I have in my card stock stash. 

Using one of the large leaves from the set and stamped it in black ink randomly. I then added a sentiment combination from Doodle Flowers, stamped on a piece of pink card I found in my bits box and adhered with foam tape. I finished with a trio of rhinestones to add a little sparkle.

Hope your week has stared well.

Crafty Hugs

Getting the most out of your stencils!

 

 I was really inspired by Louise for this card, I loved how her cards looked like little windmills blowing in the wind. My son had one when he was little and he absolutely loved it, so I just had to get creative. 

I started out by inking up some clouds for my background using distress inks and adding some splatters of colour using the red and orange from the windmill. This just adds a little pop of colour and ties in the windmill colours. 

Then to ink up my windmill using the new ink and flip Christmas star stencil. I masked off alternate sections with some washi tape so I could get a clean definition of the red and orange again using distress oxide inks. Starting off with the lighter colour and then moving the stencil around to add the darker red. This was then fussy cut out and added to my background. I did want to make it so you move the windmill but I didn’t have any split pins so I opted for an enamel dot for the centre. I drew up the stick and coloured that in with COPIC markers and added my sentiment using the Simply Said clear stamp block . 

I felt like it needed something extra though and these cute little bees from the Flower Power #9 stamp set just added the perfect finishing touch! 

I hope you’ve liked my card for today, I love it when you can think out the box and get more out of your products and the Uniko Facebook group is a great place to find inspiration when you need it! 

Happy crafting Natalie ❤️