Uniko Ink & Flip Inspiration Week

Good morning and Happy New Year!

Sorry for the silence around here.  At the end of the year I managed to get struck down with that awful virus that was going around...twice!  It completely zapped all my energy so crafting was put on the backburner, apart from a one-design handful of Christmas cards I managed to get made and sent, just in time for Christmas.  I also resigned from my job after 16 years so was finishing up there and, more recently, preparing for my new job which I started yesterday, working from home.  So I'm beginning 2026 with a nice fresh start, albeit a tad exhausted!

But that's enough about me, I guess if you're here that's because you want to know more about the Ink & Flip Inspiration Week at Uniko?  Bev is running this inspiration week showcasing the Ink & Flip stencils.  And if you love them, there will be more in a new release at the end of the month.  Each of the Brand Ambassadors are joining Bev this week and it's my turn today.

Also during this week, Bev is offering 20% off the Ink & Flip stencils...which you can find, here.

I chose to use the Ink & Flip Geometric Gem stencil for my card today, and also used sentiment stamps from two stamp sets, Sparkle Sentiments and Flower Power #11...

I just used the stencil in the set that creates the central gem design.  And I blended each section using just three shades of Distress Oxides, blending each section differently and concentrating more intense shading around the outside edges.  I'm so pleased with how this came out!  I then created the greeting mixing stamps from the two stamp sets.  I kept this to a simple single layer design and just finished with some co-ordinating scattered gems.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Gem
• Stamps: Uniko - Sparkle Sentiments, Flower Power #11
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Jewels: Clear Iridescent Mix

If you missed Bev's post yesterday you can find it over on the Uniko blog, here.  And be sure to check back throughout the rest of this week for lots more inspiration from the team.

Thanks for dropping by today, your visits are always appreciated.

Keep well and keep warm! 

Uniko Mid Century Modern Baubles & Introducing MCM Baubles Stencil & Mask Inspiration Week - Release Day Blog Hop & Giveaway

Good morning!

I hope you've had chance to visit the Uniko blog this week to see what the team have been sharing using the Mid Century Modern Baubles set and the new MCM Baubles Stencil & Mask set  The Stencil and Mask is now available HERE. 

As usual we have a traditional Blog Hop and Giveaway, so be sure to leave a comment along the hop for your chance to win a £20 eGift code to spend in store.

Here's another card to hopefully inspire you...

I chose to use jewel shades for the three baubles in the set.  Once inked up I stamped the bauble toppers in black and then used a fine liner to draw in the strings.  I finished by stamping more elements from the stamp set in gold, as well as the sentiment on a green cardstock strip.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Baubles
• Stencil: Uniko - MCM Baubles Stencil & Mask set
• Ink: Altenew - Teal Cave, Ultraviolet, Razzleberry; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Lisa Horton - Cloud 9 Fools Gold

Be sure to leave some comments on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media.  You can find all the links over at the Uniko blog, here.  

Thanks for visiting today and please do visit my fellow Brand Ambassadors, not only to comment, but I'm sure you can find some crafty inspiration from them too.  Have a lovely weekend.

Uniko Mid Century Modern Baubles & Introducing MCM Baubles Stencil & Mask Inspiration Week

Good morning

This week at Uniko Bev and the team are showcasing a stamp set already in the collection, Mid Century Modern Baubles, as well as introducing the new co-ordinating MCM Baubles Stencil & Mask.

I'm delighted to be joining Bev today to give you some inspiration using the new stencil and mask set.  This set can be used as a stand alone set, or used in conjunction with the stamp set.  

I kept this one super simple, just repeating the one bauble shape...

I inked through the bauble stencil three times, in three colours which work brilliantly to give a retro feel.  I then added elements and the greeting from the Mid Century Modern Baubles stamp set to finish this one layer card.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - MCM Baubles Stencil and Mask
• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Baubles
• Ink: Altenew - Aqualicious, Teal Cave, Yellow Ochre, Pumpkin Pie, Rouge, Crimson; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Be sure to check out the Uniko blog, here all this week for more inspiration, ahead of the release on Saturday 29 November 2025.

Thank for visiting, as always x

CASE Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton

Hi there

My lovely crafty friend from across the pond, Michelle Lupton has invited me to join her once again in her CASE Me a Christmas Card Series.  I'm so happy to be part of Michelle's series again.

CASE can either stand for 'Copy and Share Everything' or 'Copy and Selectively Edit'.  This year, the series features ten creative hops in October - two on YouTube and eight on Instagram - where we’ll CASE cards from fellow crafters.

So, to join us, make your own unique Christmas card inspired by someone in the hop, upload it via Inlinkz on @michelle_lupton ’s blog (link in Michelle’s IG profile), and you could even snag a prize from one of our awesome sponsors. Just look at this line up...

Or leave a comment on the stops on the hop (either on IG or on YT)! It's all about sharing ideas, connecting with other cardmakers, and sparking your creativity for the holidays!

I was inspired by Beth Opel, here's her gorgeous card...

I was inspired by the monochrome design, the embossed background with the white accents and the bows.

And here is my festive take, using Beth's card as the inspiration...

Beth embossed her background using pink cardstock and used white ink to highlight the raised elements. I started with white cardstock and inked up the background part of this festive embossing folder with dark green ink, thereby leaving the raised parts white. I too added a white sentiment on a die cut coloured background, mine being on a tag which I ink blended to match the background. And I added a white die cut bow cut from white glitter cardstock.

Materials used:

• Embossing folder: Spellbinders - 3D Pine Cones & Berries
• Ink: Altenew - Evergreen; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster
• Dies: The Greetery - Fit to be Tied; MFT Die-namics - Stitched Traditional Tag Stax
• Stamp: Clearly Besotted - Eat Drink Be Merry

The full list of my fellow crafters on this particular Instagram hop is as follows:
@michelle_lupton
@pocono.pam
@little.finn.crafts
@tinstar05
@craftyneet - THIS IS ME
@bopels
@hannelie.bester
@joy_in_a_jar
@thealtcardmaker

Thank you so much for taking a look and thank you once again to Michelle for inviting me to take part.  
CASEing cards is a great way to craft if you need a creative nudge, just remember to give credit to the original designer.

Uniko September 2025 Non-Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Good morning!

Uniko have another blog hop and giveaway for you this month.  Bev is currently having a well-earned break so there is no new product release this month.  

However,  Bev has challenged the team to choose a product from any of the 2025 releases to date, to give it some fresh love and to share our projects in this blog hop.

By commenting along the way, you could be the lucky person that wins a £25 eGift code to spend in the Uniko store.

I chose the lovely stamp set, Originally Organic Flower Garden...

This stamp set was released back in the Spring so I decided to use it again and put an autumnal spin on it.  I simply stamped the image in Copic friendly ink and then coloured using autumnal shades for the flowers and leaves.  I stamped the sentiment below in black and then framed the image using a rectangular scalloped frame die cut.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Originally Organic Flower Garden
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Coloured with Copics
• Die: Time for Tea Designs - Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Dies
• Cardstock from stash

Be sure to leave some comments on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media.  You can find all the links over at the Uniko blog, here.  Bev will randomly choose a winner of the Gift Card on 29 September 2025.

Thanks for visiting today and please do visit my fellow Brand Ambassadors, not only to comment, but I'm sure you can find some crafty inspiration from them.

Uniko August 2025 Release Day

Good morning!

It's Release Day over at Uniko and I'm here to reveal the whole release and share another card.

Here's the final card I made, using the new Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves stencil...

The stencil is intended to be inked up and then flipped over sideways.  I changed things up and flipped it vertically to create a really interesting design.  So this was super simple and quick to make, I inked up the turquoise and blush shades first, then flipped and inked up the ochre and navy.  I then finished with a greeting from the Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments set on a die cut oval.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves
• Stencils: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Aqualicious, Pink Pearl, Yellow Ochre, Dark Night; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Ovals

So, now to reveal the new products in full.First up are the new stamps, starting with Background Builders Mid Century Modern...

Background Blocks Bauhaus...

Background Blocks MOD Circle Builder...

Background Blocks Swiss Dots...

and finally the new stencils, Layering Retro Stripes...

and Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves...

I love this release, such great designs and many to create quick cards too.  The products are available from the Uniko store now, here. 

Be sure to leave some comments on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media.  You can find all the links over at the Uniko blog, here.  By commenting along the hop you're in with a chance of winning a £25 eGift Certificate to spend in store.  

Thanks for visiting today and for your lovely comments here and on my socials.

Uniko August 2025 Release - Introducing...Stencils Layering Retro Stripes and Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves

Happy Saturday

It's the final day of the Uniko August Release introductions.  The entire release will be revealed tomorrow at 9am BST and will then be available to purchase via the Uniko online store.

We're showcasing stencils today...Layering Retro Stripes which is a five stencil set, and Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves.  Both of these products have a retro vibe, like the rest of this release.  I think you'll agree that Bev's design skills have been amazing with these new products.

I'll start with the leaves...

Now, I didn't actually flip the stencil when making this card.  There are so many ways you can use it.  Firstly I inked up the beige and green leaves then, instead of flipping it, I cleaned the stencil and just moved it so that the leaves were below the ones I had just inked.  I then inked up the teal and orange leaves.  I then grabbed an image from the Mid Century Modern Florals set and stamped those in grey.  A greeting from the Bauhaus Blocks set, embossed in white on a black die cut strip finished the card.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves
• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Florals, Bauhaus Blocks
• Ink: Altenew - Sand Dunes, Teal Cave, Autumn Blaze, Forest Glades; Versafine Claire - Morning Mist; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Sentiment Strips

Now for the fabulous retro stripes, and I paired these with a greeting from the Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments set...

I decided for this I wanted the sets of stripes in different coloured gradients.  These stencils are super easy to line up but I had to mask sections to do the different colours on each stencil.  My Altenew inks are in sets of four so I had to try to find a fifth colour that would work, I think I've done ok here.  The two lightest blues look the same here but the inner colour is a touch lighter so I think it works ok.  I trimmed the panel down slightly and mounted it onto a frame in creamy beige.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Retro Stripes
• Stamp: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Dark Night, Nimbus, Cloudy Sky, Misty Morning, Polar Bear, Marigold, Snapdragon, Chamomile, Sunray, Buttercream; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Cardstock from stash

Aren't these fab?!  You can see how the other Brand Ambassadors have used these stencils if you check out the Uniko blog, here.  I'll be back tomorrow with a reveal of the full release.

Thank for visiting, as always x