March Meet The Maker - Decision

Hello & Happy Monday.

Today on March Meet The Maker it's all about decisions. Which had me thinking a lot about the good, the not so good and the AWESOME ones I've made over 13 years!

So I thought I would talk about the awesome decision I made in October 2017 and that was to add stencils to the Uniko product line up. 

In October 2017 I started simple with two much loved designs, Stencil Scattered Polka Dots and Stencil Wonky Stripes.

And in 7 years I have expanded this range to super sizing favourite floral stamps from the Flower Power series and the Pure Florals series.

After these awesome designs, I still felt I could create something that was FLIPPIN' awesome. Pun intended as I launched my first Ink & Flip Stencil in July 2023 and have expanded the series with 9 Ink & Flip designs in the collection and more on the way! 

I then got my thinking cap on to design some fun building stencils like the popular Stencil Mod Background Builder, which I further developed to create the Stencil Layering Bauhaus Blocks.

And more recently I expanded my Layering Stencil Collection with some beautiful florals and butterflies. 

I'd love to know which is your favourite Uniko Stencil and do you have a, "I Wish Uniko Would" when it comes to stencil patterns and designs?

Drop me a comment below, I'd love to know.

This leads me kind of nicely to let you know of some Stencil Restocks that landed in the studio today...

Stencil - Layering Organic Blooms £13.75

Stencil -Flower Power #5 £4.50

Stencil - Layering Picked Posies £13.75

Stencil - Pure Florals Gerbera £4.50

Stencil - Squared £4.50

AND finally the restock of the Geometric Happy Birthday arrived. Which means those who ordered during the Uniko 13th Birthday February Release week and qualified for the free stencil, but are awaiting their stencil, they are on the way.

If you missed the free gift but want to purchase the stencil, they are now available on the website HERE.

Stencil - Geometric Happy Birthday £4.50

That's all I have to share today, but be sure to pop back tomorrow for some colourful inspiration from myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors.

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

Stencil Restock & NEWS.

Hello & Happy Friday! 

Thank you for all the birthday wishes earlier this week and for all that have kept me busy order wise, taking advantage of the discount code I offered. 

If you've not signed up for Uniko's newsletter, I do recommend it as it's the main way I let you all know about codes, restocks and new releases. I do by best not to send too many emails, 2-3 a month, depending on how busy the month is! You can find the sign up at the bottom of the website homepage. 

Talking of the website. 

I'm super excited to share with you that I have a brand new website launching soon. I'm so excited to have a fresh design and new features.

Unfortunately, I am unable to take your account information over to the new website. So if you would like to save any information for your personal records, such as order history and wish list. I encourage you to do so by Sunday 19th May 2024. 

If for any reason you are unable to do this or you would like some assistance, please drop me an email (bev@uniko.co.uk) with your account email and I can save and forward you the information. 

Stencil Restocks.

I apologise for the HUGE delay on stencil restocks. It's been a bumpy road with manufacturers. My original manufacturer is flying high with their business and was struggling to accommodate my needs. So as good as the manufacturer is of my stamps, their quantity for older designs is a bit too much, so I've been testing out new small business suppliers and I have hopefully found the one who can accommodate me. 

Anyway, I am pleased to say I have a small number of the following restocks, that landed in the studio today...

Quilted

Mid Century Modern Shapes

Cloud 9

Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering

Clear Stamp Restocks.

I will be updating the website this weekend with expected clear stamp restocks and make them available for backorder. These are due in the studio 29th May 2024. 

Now, I couldn't let the day go by without making a card, so I dusted off the Quilted stencil as it's been a highly requested and anxiously awaited by a few crafters...

Unusually for me I opted for some softer pastel shades, Nectar and Powder. I love the quilted pattern and white spacing, so kept my card pretty free of colour other than the stencilled design and background mat layer.

Pure Florals Cosmos has been neglected a bit and so I opted to ink it up and pair it with the Thank You sentiment from Everyday Sentiments. 

That's all I have for today. Now back to work on the new website.

Crafty Hugs

Back In Stock!

Happy Monday!

I'm delighted to say that our popular and highly requested Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks is back in stock 🙌🏻 Thank you for all the lovely backorders, they are winging their way to you today.

Restocks always inspire me to create, so I have a new card to inspire you all too, this is what I came up with.

I used the current Color Throwdown colours for my card as they totally inspired me, you can see them HERE and below. 

My use of aqua is minimal, but I think the enamel dots are quite the little accent in amongst the bold trio of colours. I think the card has a very Autumnal feel with these colours.

I had planned to incorporate one of the Bauhaus Blocks inside the die cut window, but instead I opted for the Happy Wishes sentiment from Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder. 

That's all I have to share today, back to packing lovely orders and LOTS of show prep for Lincoln on Sunday! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Blog Hop Winner, Restocks & a Card!

Happy Wednesday! 

Apologies for being late with announcing the winner of the June Release Blog Hop, but without further ado, the winner is...

Dee Earnshaw said...

OMG what amazing looking cards - the first one with the butterfly is stunning - thanks for sharing

Congratulations Dee, please send an email to bev@uniko.co.uk no later than 30th June 2022 to claim your £20 eGift code. 

In other news...

A fabulous and highly requested bunch of restocks have arrived in the studio, these include Background Blocks Mid Century Modern, Background Builders Round In Circles, Mid Century Modern Florals and Sentiments Outlined. 

The Stencil, Layering Zesty will arrive by the end of the week too. All backorders awaiting this stencil will be posted this week too.

Lastly for today I have a card using the new Background Builders Hearts paired with a sentiment from Simply Said Blocks III.

I'm still on my rainbow colour kick. I've had these hearts stamped and cut for a while, it's just taken me longer to decide on an arrangement! Do you find that the layout is often the trickiest part of creating? 

 

That's all for today, now time to enjoy this sunshine as we never know how long its going to stay around for! 

Crafty Hugs 

Lots of Lovely Restocks AND a WINNER!

 Hello & Happy Thursday! 

I hope you are all well, staying warm and safe. It's a chilly one here in the North East of the UK, there are definitely signs of Autumn in the air. Only ONE more week before The Beans head back to school, unfortunately on their 7th Birthday! Can you believe that, SEVEN?! 

I'm a total mix of emotions, my babies growing up SO fast, the end of Summer and lots of fun days out, but then I am looking forward to gaining some of my time and day back to be in The Studio! I have more NEWNESS coming in September - yay! 

So, incase you missed it on social media or via the newsletter, there is still time to take advantage of this...

With the newness coming I have also received a few festive restocks this week that have now been added to the website. This includes, the popular Christmas Wishes from last year. Background Blocks Scandinavian Christmas, Background Blocks Horizontal Stripe, Season Of Beauty and our ever popular Winter Foliage. 

Christmas Wishes

Background Blocks Scandinavian Christmas

Background Blocks Horizontal Stripe

Season Of Beauty

Winter Foliage

Now before I go today, I have the WINNER of the July 2021 Release Revisited Brand Ambassador Blog Hop HERE. Thank you to everyone again who took the time to hop along and leave such lovely comments. 

Without further ado, the lucky comment selected randomly is...

Carole Dixon

15 AOÛT 2021 À 14 H 29 MIN

Fabulous design and I like the corner positioning and zingy colours. Clever!

Congratulations Carole! 

You have won a £20 eGift Certificate to spend in store. Please email me by Saturday Sept 11th 2021 at bev@uniko.co.uk to claim your prize.

That's all I have to share today, but as I am Bean Free today thanks to Grandparents taking them out for an early birthday treat - yay! I now have some time to create some of the ideas that have been building up in my head.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs