Christmas In July 2025 - Sneak Peeks

 

Happy Festive Friday.

I hope you have enjoyed all the Christmas inspiration this month and the giveaways of course. I have, the Brand Ambassadors have given me loads of new ideas to try. 

However, I've been so excited to get to this part of the month and see out July with a NEW Festive Release. Today I have some sneak peeks to share with you 😃

Sneak Peek 1 & 2 are of a couple of Background Blocks, which are sure to aid you in your quick, clean & simple Christmas card making. Plus they are fun to pair with Uniko products you might already own.

Sneak Peek 3 is of the final addition to the Flower Power series. I feel this stamp set fills the last gap in the series perfectly.

Now the peeks move onto stencils and I am beyond excited to show you these in action! This first peek is a wonderful addition to the builder style stencils. A big clue, if you like the Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks, I think you will LOVE this one! 

You might just FLIP over these next two stencil peeks! 

These two are sure to make your Christmas card making a FLIPPIN' breeze! 

That wraps up the peeks and I am sure there will be something for everyone. I do hope you will find time to join myself and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors from tomorrow as we start the introductions.

All these products will be available at 9am BST Thursday 31st July 2025.

Crafty Hugs

Snowflake Serenade - 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 12

 

Happy Thursday.

Welcome to the final day, day 12 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration and there is still time to comment across social media to be in the chance to win. 

When I was thinking about what to use for my post and product today, I realised I haven't used any snowflakes. And for me Christmas involves snowflakes. So it was time to dust off Snowflake Serenade and give it some fresh inky love.

Here's what I came up with.

I fancied ombre blues today, selecting Powder, Harbor, Blueberry and Midnight. I then ink blended them onto a piece of white card. 

I then placed this into my stamping platform and positioned the snowflake serenade, sentiment and a trio of accent snowflakes before inking with Encore Silver ink and heat embossed with Stardust EP.

A pretty simple, pretty quick, super sparkly snowflake card to add to the Christmas card stash. If you fancy watching me make this card, I have a YouTube short HERE. 

Before I go, the giveaway. Be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win the Snowflake Serenade I've used on this card. If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own the products, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Crafty Hugs

Pretty Poinsettia Postage Collage - 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 11

 

Happy Wonderful Wednesday.

Welcome to day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. Today I am sharing a pretty poinsettia card using Pure Florals Poinsettia which was brought back from retirement and reintroduced last year.

And I've paired it with a non Uniko product collection from Waffle Flower Crafts, their amazing Postage Collage Collection. 

Yep, I couldn't resist any longer and purchased a basics collection which includes the Postage Collage Dies, Postage Collage Block Stencil and two mini stamp sets, Royal Mail and Postage Collage.

Let's have a look at the card I created.

I die cut the postage collage and then used the block stencil to add the colours. I chose Honeysuckle, Poppy and Cranberry and I wasn't precious over the colours mixing a little into the shapes.

I then placed the die cut and stencil into my stamping platform. I placed the poinsettia stamp as best I could covering as many of the shapes. I had to repeat stamp about 3 times to get a full image, especially along the inside edges of the stencil.

I added a couple of the accents from the small Postage Collage and Royal mail stamp sets and added the Peace On Earth sentiment from Pure Florals Poinsettia. I did add a little sparkle to the poinsettia centre using a gel pen. 

This was a fun first mash up of Uniko and the Waffle Flower Crafts products and I have more ideas waiting to be tested. 

If you fancy watching this card being made I have a short over on YouTube HERE.

Before I go, the giveaway. Be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win the Pure Florals Poinsettia I've used on this card. If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own the products, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Crafty Hugs

Christmas in July Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Peace Love Joy

 Bonjour !

Izzy here, with two new inspiration cards for celebrating Christmas in July with Uniko !

Have you seen that the following products, among others, are back in stock ?

    

   

Here is what I came up with.

For my first card, I used the two first products Winter Foliage and Background Builders Winter Wonderland.

I first started with the front panel in which I die cut an arched window. Then I stamped and I white heat embossed the pine branch of the Winter Foliage set.

Then on a piece of white card stock, first I stamped and black heat embossed the trees and deers from the Background Builders Winter Wonderland set. Then I stamped and white heat embossed the falling snow of the same set.

I sponged some blue Distress oxide inks to make the sky. I flat adhered this illustration onto a double white card and I foam mounted the front panel on top.

To finish my card, I stamped in red a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks Christmas set. I clear embossed it and I foam mounted it on the card.

Then for my second card I used the other two products Pattern Building Christmas Tree and Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder, together with the Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day.

I used the different stamps of the Pattern Building Christmas Tree set to make the background directly on the double white card by making a gradient of red.

On a piece of white card stock, I stamped the wreath (twice) of the Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder set with a gradient of green. I fussy cut it and I foam mounted it on the double card.

Then I stamped the cat of the Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day set, I coloured it in black and I also foam mounted it on the wreath. 

To make the cat more festive, I stamped the bow of the Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder set, I coloured it with coloured pencils, I fussy cut it and glued it on its neck.

To finish, I stamped and I heat embossed the sentiment and I foam mounted it on the card.

Well, that's all from me today. Thanks for joining me and hopefully I've given you some more inspiration. And remember, if you like these products they are just back in stock. 

Have a lovely day and thank you for stopping by.

Christmas in July Brand Ambassador Inspiration : Interactive card

  Hello everyone!

Happy Monday!

Vinita here! 

"Christmas in July" is our theme this month, and I created an interactive card with a modern touch as an Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration!

I wanted to create a double-pocket card with Christmas wishes, so here is my take on it with such fun!

One pocket is vellum one, to create some mystery about what is behind the message!

And another one is behind the Christmas trees!!

For my card, I started stamping the background block waves twice on a piece of vellum and heat-embossed it using Wow Opaque Bright White embossing powder. And cut it according to my need as shown in the pic below.

Then, on another piece of white Card stock panel, I stamped the bold Merry Christmas sentiment from the Most Wonderful Stamp set and tiny snowflakes from the Big & Bold Snow stamp set using DI.

The Christmas tree is also from the Most Wonderful stamp set, and I colored it with my new sparkly watercolored pen.

Firstly, I adhered my tree panel to a white card base using foam adhesive tape, leaving the upper side open to put the Christmas wishes panel inside. Then I created a window panel on the Christmas tree panel and placed the vellum waves panel as snow waves using the foam adhesive.

Have you seen the shimmer on the Christmas tree? 

I love the sparkly outcome, it gave the festive feel!!

I hope you enjoyed the process, and I can inspire you to make your one!

Happy crafting!

Have a wonderful day!

Seasonal Stencil Sunday - 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 10

 

Happy Seasonal Stencil Sunday. 

Welcome to day 10 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. As the title of my post suggests, today I have a stencilled festive duo to share with you. 

Let's have a look.

I love the Stencil - Christmas Folk Snowflake inked in red, so I opted for a kraft, white and red combination. I started with this split panel, sentiment focal point for this first card. 

My sentiment choice is from Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder and I also added some solid red bakers twine to finish before adding to my kraft card base with foam adhesive. 

For my second card today I decided to ink onto kraft card and add some simple interest by trimming my panel on the diagonal. 

Again I added a sentiment from Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder which I fussy cut and adhered using foam tape. 

If you fancy watching me make these 2 cards in less than a minute, real time 30 mins. Then head on over to YouTube HERE.

Before I go, the giveaway. Be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win the Stencil - Christmas Folk Snowflake I've used on these cards. If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own the products, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Today is also your last chance to take advantage of the Schools Out For Summer Flash Sale. Sale ends tonight at 23:59 BST. If you missed the news about the sale, be sure to sign up for the Uniko Newsletter via the website.

Crafty Hugs

Seasonal Sentiment Saturday - 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 9

Happy Seasonal, Sentiment Saturday! 

Welcome to day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. The days of inspiration and giveaways are just flying by. This time next week we will have started the countdown to the Christmas in July New Release!

Today I thought it would be nice to let those sentiment stamps shine and take the stage for our Christmas cards and here is what I came up with.

I started by selecting my sentiment from Christmas Sentiments, Holly Jolly. And because I chose this one I selected the holly leaves and berries from Winter Foliage. 

And here are the 3 cards I came up with using this combination.

When I know I want to make more than one card with a product or a combination of products like this,  I always sketch out some layouts. That way the creativity flows better. Let's have a closer look at each of them.

One thing I need to start doing, is using more coloured card in my crafting. Even if it's just a little bit like this for a sentiment. I think this just helps draw the focus to the sentiment and adds impact to a CAS card.

Next I wanted a repeating sentiment. I've done this before with the Let it Snow sentiment from this set. You can see the sample on the Christmas Sentiments product page.

Once I stamped the sentiment I created my own stamped patterned paper look with the holly and it was quick and fun to do. 

Lastly I wanted to create a fun focal point with the holly and berries, so I came up with this fun flower style arrangement to add impact to the sentiment.

I started by stamping the holly leaves, 5 of each colour, plus some berries and fussy cut them out. I set these aside until it was time to assemble next to my sentiment once stamped, which I stamped to a thinner panel of white card. This layer again gives a little extra interest to a CAS card. 

If you fancy watching me make these 3 cards in less than a minute, real time 30 mins. Then head on over to YouTube HERE.

Before I go, the giveaway. Be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win the Christmas Sentiments stamp set I've used on this card If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own the products, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.

Crafty Hugs