Brand Ambassador Inspiration: Christmas in July!

Hello friends and welcome to my first post celebrating Christmas In July with Uniko! Today I'm sharing a clean and simple layout using the gorgeous Rustic Wreath stamp set.

I cut a white panel 3 3/4" x 5" and stamped the wreath twice using two different shades of green ink.  I used some of the smaller images in the set to fill in my wreath (berries, acorn and leaves) using red, brown and a Christmas pine ink.  I stamped the sentiment below the wreath using black ink and finished off with some gold pearls.  A really quick card suitable for mass producing but it looks so elegant.  

Bev along with my fellow Brand Ambassadors will be sharing Christmas in July inspiration all throughout the month and there will be a giveaway PLUS a new release - how exciting!  

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check back for more inspiration.  

Love and hugs, 

Birthday Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Mix and Match

Welcome, 

Steph here and today I am using the Uniko Flower Power and Background Builders to mix and match my three cards. I took my inspiration from this lovely card created by Bev during the January 2025 release. 

For this card I have used Uniko Flower Power #11 from the January release and Uniko Background Builders: Delightful Diamonds stamp sets. For the sentiment I have used Uniko Birthday Wishes stamp set. 

Here I have used Uniko Flower Power #2 and Uniko Background Builders: Round In Circles stamp sets with a sentiment from Uniko Birthday Sentiments stamp set. 

And finally, I have paired Uniko Flower Power #1 with Uniko Background Builders: Seeing Stars and again a sentiment from Uniko Birthday Wishes stamp set. 

I hope you like this set of clean and simple cards and I hope they breathe life into your Uniko Flower Power and Background Builders sets again. 

Much love

Steph x

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Stamp & Stencil Combo

Good morning.  Anita here with some Brand Ambassador inspiration for you.  How are you enjoying the birthday month celebrations so far?  We're just past the halfway point and there is so much more to come so don't forget to keep checking back here for more.

For this card I decided to use a technique I love to use when stamping with detailed images.  I've used the gorgeous Pure Florals: Peony stamp set for the image and sentiment, and used the Quilted stencil...

This technique is great if you are short of time or if you're less experienced with colouring...just colour the background instead and it's surprising how this makes the image pop.  So I began by stamping the peony in black ink and I also stamped a mask at the same time which I cut out and then placed over the image.  I then gently ink blended the background starting from the top right corner using two shades of blue ink and fading it out.  I then placed the stencil over the top and used the darkest shade of blue to ink through.

I then removed the mask, stamped the sentiment and added a few flat iridescent sprinkles for some sparkle. 

This card came together pretty fast, the most time consuming part is cutting out the mask but you also then have it for a couple more projects.

Thanks for taking a look and I hope this month of Uniko celebrations is giving you lots of crafty inspiration.  There is so much more to come too!

That's all from me today, I hope you enjoy your week.

 

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Monochrome Silhouettes

Good morning

Anita here and today I have three same but different cards, all using silhouette stamps and paired with the Pinstripe Background Blocks.

These were pretty quick to make and are one layer, apart from the sentiment strips and gems.  And for the first time I used Distress Oxide inks to stamp with.  They aren't the easiest to work with as they can be quite juicy but I chose them as I thought they would create better coverage of the silhouettes over the stripes, but what do I know...it didn't actually work!  The lighter colours ended up showing through but I do actually like that effect even though it wasn't what I was going for!  Hey, every day is a school day in the crafting world! 

So, here's the first one, using coral shades...

I began by stamping the Background Blocks Pinstripe II image in Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink and, once dry, I stamped the foliage silhouette from the Just Because set in Abandoned Coral.  This took a few re-stamps using my Misti, lots of light layers is key with these inks.  I then added a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks II set and some co-ordinating jewels finished the design.

You can see below how the lighter shade of ink showed through the darker shade, I think it gives a kind of 'looking through some blinds' effect!

My second card is in teal tones...

For this one I used the vertical stripes, the Background Blocks Pinstripe image, as my backdrop which was stamped in Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide.  The foliage silhouette this time is from the Season of Beauty stamp set, and I used Peacock Feathers.  The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks and, once again, I finished with some co-ordinating jewels.

And finally, in shades of blue...

This time, the Background Blocks Pinstripe II image was stamped in Salty Ocean Distress Ink, and the foliage, from the Happy Days set was stamped in Prize Ribbon.  The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks II and again, the blue jewels were added as a finishing touch.

So there you have it, three quick and easy, clean and simple cards with no complicated techniques.  Thanks for taking a look, have a lovely Tuesday.

 

Brand ambassador inspiration : Hello Lovely : Three ways

 Hi there!

Hannelie here with inspiration on how to use a large floral stamp in three different ways... all with alternative ways to add color !

First card :

Second card:

Third card:

I used Hello lovely clear stamp set on all three cards, stamped with my Misti and Versafine Black Ink.

Inks used : Distress ink : Picked Raspberry - Spiced Marmalade - Mustard Seed

For the the first card, I used a piece of torn paper/card stock to mask the area where I wanted to add color. I then started the ink blending and stamped the image over the blended ink area. I finished off the card with a birthday sentiment from Simply Said Blocks.

For the second card I used octagon dies. I used the smaller die to cut a mask for ink blending. I removed the mask and stamped the image. After stamping I used the larger die to cut it out, leaving an uncolored , but stamped frame. I layered it over glittered paper, also cut with the larger die, but rotated to only show a glimpse of glitter. The sentiment is from the same floral set.

For the third card, I used the Bright Butterflies stencil to add color, and stamped just a part of the large floral image on the bottom part of the panel. The birthday sentiment is from the Floral vines clear stamp set

Thank you so much for looking! I hope you leave with a lot of inspiration to get more out of those large floral stamps... without 'real' coloring!

Enjoy the weekend ♥

Hannelie

Brand ambassador inspiration - Masculine card set

 Hi there !

Hannelie here today sharing a set of masculine cards using different backgrounds in the same colour scheme :)

First card :

For this card I used :

• Background-blocks-grid
• Nautical-treasures
• Simply-said-blocks

Second card :

For this card I used :

• Simply-said-blocks
• Background-blocks-wonky-stripes
• Natures-treasures-ii

Third card :

For this card I used :

• Simply-said-blocks
• Background-blocks-arts-decoratifs

All the stamping were done with Gina K amalgam black ink , using my misti, and colored with Promarkers.

Thanks for looking !

Hannelie

Uniko Brand Ambassador post : Beautiful Blooms 2 with five different backgrounds

 Hi there!

Hannelie here with a quick and simple set of five cards using Beautiful Blooms 2 with different backgrounds. Always handy to have a set of cards on hand for those unexpected occasions when you need a small gift!

Card #1 :

Card #2 :

 

 

Card #3 :

Card #4 :

 

Card #5 :

It makes a beautiful set! 

I used :

Beautiful-blooms-ii ,  Simply-said-blocks  & Simply-said-blocks-iii  on all the cards

Card 1 : Background-blocks-grid

Card 2 : Background-blocks-arts-decoratifs-clear-stamp

Card 3 : Background-blocks-scattered-hearts

Card 4 : Background-blocks-wonky-stripes

Card 5 : Background-blocks-mid-century-modern-clear-stamp

I used my Silhouette cameo to cut out the flowers and leaves and stamped everything with Versafine Black ink, Altenew ink and my Misti stamping tool.

The flowers were popped up with foam squares and embellished with pearls or rhinestones.

Do you have a favorite? I would love to know!

Thanks for popping in today ... hope you leave inspired ♥

Hannelie

Brand Ambassador Post : Background Blocks - Pinstripe II

 Hi there!

Hannelie here today with a set of cards so quick and so clean and so simple . I just realised again that cardmaking doesn't have to be complicated to be fun !

I started off with the intention to make five cards (the first five photos) and then the idea came to (sort of) combine a couple of them on one card... 

All you need is a background stamp, a sentiment stamp & some colored card stock . A couple of geometric dies or punches would make it even easier 😊

Inspiration for the designs come from some mid century posters like THIS pin combining bold color blocks with stripes. The color block provides a great spot to place the sentiment!

Here's the card with the combination of elements :

... and the complete set !

I used :

• Background-blocks-pinstripe-ii-clear-stamp
• Anniversaire-arts-decoratifs-clear-stamp
• Versafine black ink
• Misti stamping tool
• Silhouette cameo (to cut the small circles ,squares and rectangles)
• Circle die (to cut the larger circles)
• Foam squares for dimension

Thank you so much for popping in today! 

I hope you feel inspired ♥

Hannelie