Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Monochrome Silhouettes

Good morning

I'm over on the Uniko blog today and I have a trio of cards using various silhouette stamps paired with the Pinstripe Background Blocks.

You can find all the information about how these were made over on the Uniko blog, here.

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

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Pinstripe II, Just Because, Simply Said Blocks II
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Jewels: Cherry mix

My second card is in teal tones...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Pinstripe, Season of Beauty, Simply Said Blocks
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Jewels: Shimmering Pool mix

And finally, in shades of blue...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Pinstripe II, Happy Days, Simply Said Blocks II
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon, Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Jewels: Blueberry mix

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and I hope to be back soon with more to share.

 

Uniko May/June 2023 Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Good morning and Happy Friday!

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...

You may wonder how this card relates to the release.  Well, if you look closely, the heart shape is created from part of the new Flower Power #4 stencil.  A lot of masking tape was involved here to leave just the heart shape showing, which I then inked up using two shades of Distress Oxide ink on pink cardstock.  I then matted and layered, using square dies, onto a darker shade of pink cardstock.  I finished with a sentiment, from the Simply Said clear stamp set, heat embossed in white on black, and a single iridescent bubble gem.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Flower Power #4
• Stamp: Uniko - Simply Said
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster
• Dies: MFT Dienamics - Pierced Square Stax
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Crafts - Bubbles

So, now to reveal the new products in full.

First we have the Flower Power #4 Stencil, the latest addition to the Flower Power series...

And the first of the Bauhaus art inspired products - Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamp Set...

And finally the Layer Bauhaus Blocks Builder Stencils...

And the finished assembled design...

I think you'll agree that Bev has done a terrific job designing these new products.  There is even more project inspiration from the team over at the main Uniko blog, here.  And, by commenting on the blog hop posts you're in with a chance of winning an eGift Certificate!  Just visit each of the Brand Ambassadors linked over at the Uniko post.  Good luck!

Happy viewing, hopping and no doubt, shopping!

  Anita

Uniko May/June 2023 Release - Introducing....Stencil: Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder

Good morning

It's the final introduction from the latest release coming up from Uniko, and this is a fabulous one!

The second product inspired by Bauhaus art is a new stencil set...Layering Baushaus Blocks Builder.  I had such fun creating designs with this and it's so easy to line up and has so many options, I think you'll love it!

Here's my first card, where I've used the stencils to create an entire background pattern...

This one took a fair bit of stencil shifting to fill the entire background but it was worth the effort, I love the result.  I used a neutral shade of cardstock from my stash, not quite kraft, more of a light khaki shade, and I knew I wanted to use white as one of the ink colours.  So I picked out two more shades and gradually built up the design, switching the layers and colours.  I finished the design by heat embossing the sentiment in white, from the Bauhaus Blocks stamp set which was introduced yesterday.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder
• Stamp: Uniko - Bauhaus Blocks
• Ink: Hero Arts - Unicorn; Distress Oxide - Speckled Egg, Saltwater Taffy; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster
• Die: Altenew - Featured Sentiments Die Set

And for my second card I decided to go with a monochrome design using shades of green...

Here I used the stencils as they come, no masking or adding to the design.  On a green die cut panel I built up the design using three shades of Distress Oxide inks and stamped the sentiment in black, from the new Bauhaus Blocks clear stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder
• Stamp: Uniko - Bauhaus Blocks
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Iced Spruce, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn; Verafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

And for my final card I went a bit rogue using just two parts of the layering stencils in bright colours...

I chose the dots and stripes sections of the stencil and masked off these sections to create a border using three bright shades.  The sentiment was stamped in black, from the new Bauhaus Blocks set, and I matted and layered the panel, picking out the teal shade to create a slim border.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Layering Bauhaus Blocks Builder
• Stamp: Uniko Bauhaus Blocks
• Ink: Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

To see this layering set in action, my fellow Brand Ambassadors are sharing more projects over on the main Uniko blog, here.

The new products will be available to purchase from the Uniko website tomorrow, 2 June at 9.00am BST.

I'll be back tomorrow to reveal the release in full.  Thanks so much for stopping by.