Uniko October/November Stencil Release - Introducing...Large Snowflake 1 and Large Snowflake 2

Good morning

It's the final day of introductions for the stencil release coming up from Uniko and Bev has triumphed with these.  Two large snowflake stencils which also include the masks so you can create with both the positive and negative images.

Here's Large Snowflake 1...

Here I used the stencil with Distress Oxides and then outlined in silver...

I inked through the stencil with two shades of Distress Oxide ink.  It needed some sparkle so, once dry, I sketched around the inside edge of the the stencil with an embossing pen and then heat embossed in silver sparkle.  I die cut to create a stitched panel and then stamped the sentiment from the Snowflake Serenade stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Large Snowflake 1
• Stamps: Uniko - Snowflake Serenade
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Salvaged Patina, Shaded Lilac; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Embossing pen
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Silver Sparkle

And for my second I used both the stencil and mask when ink blending...

On some linen cardstock I firstly ink blended through the stencil in pink, just in the centre, and then used the mask to cover this area and then ink blended around the edges in blue.  I stamped the sentiment from the Festive Sentiments stamp set and then mounted the panel onto a co-ordinating pink card base.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Large Snowflake 1
• Stamp: Uniko - Festive Sentiments
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo, Tumbled Glass; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

And this is Large Snowflake 2...

I used the shifted stencil technique here to create the look of dimension...

On some blue cardstock I inked through the stencil in blue first, cleaned off the stencil and then shifted it slightly before inking through with some white pigment ink which creates the shadow effect.  I inked up more of the blue cardstock to create a co-ordinating die cut and then stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in white, which is from the Snowflake Serenade set.  I then added a few gemstones to finish.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Large Snowflake 2
• Stamps: Uniko - Snowflake Serenade
• Ink: Distress Ink - Stormy Sky; Hero Arts - Unicorn; VersaMark
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Accents: Gemstones from stash

And for my final card I used the mask to create this simple by effective card...

I chose to use a textured purple cardstock for this card front.  I couldn't get my shimmer spray to work so I made my own just by adding a little silver sparkle mica powder to a mini mister with water.  All I did here was lay down the mask and spritz the mist of sparkle and then gently lifted away the stencil.  Once dry I heat embossed the sentiment in the centre, another from the Snowflake Serenade stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Large Snowflake 2
• Stamp: Uniko - Snowflake Serenade
• Ink: VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Platinum
• Spritz made from water mixed with silver mica powder

Thanks for taking a look.  For more inspiration using this stencil please do pop over to the main Uniko blog, here, where the team are sharing more projects today.

The new stencils will be available to purchase from the Uniko website from 3 November at 9.00am GMT.  Bev is also doing a Giveaway so pop along to the blogs of each member of the team and leave a comment for a chance to win the stencils.

I'll be back tomorrow with the full release information and another card.