Uniko: You're Going to Flip - Brand Ambassador Release Day Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Happy Saturday

I hope you've enjoyed the Uniko You're Going to Flip week.

We've finally reached release day so the new Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering stencil is now available to purchase from the Uniko shop, here.

This is the new stencil duo...

and on my next sample card I used both stencils together, and used a sentiment from the Just Because stamp set.

I created the background by inking and flipping one stencil, using shades of blue and aqua.  Then used the second stencil to create the central butterfly in citrus shades.  I die cut an oval with a stitched die and stamped the sentiment using stamps from the Just Because set, and mounted this on thin 3D foam so as not to add too much bulk to this otherwise one layer card.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Just Because
• Ink: Altenew - Arctic, Dew Drops, Sunkissed, Bamboo; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Ovals

You can start the blog hop, here, by visiting and commenting on all the Brand Ambassador posts and you'll then be in with a chance of winning a prize.  Be sure to comment by midnight BST on Sunday 28 April 2024.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Uniko: You're Going to Flip - Introducing Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering Stencil

Good morning!

I hope you've been enjoying Uniko's You're Going to Flip Week!

We've finally reached Friday which means we can now introduce the new addition to the Ink & Flip family...Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering stencil.

The team have some great projects using this new stencil set, which is a two stencil set, one which creates the background and the other which creates a central butterfly.

I've used the stencil which creates the focal butterfly and also used Background Blocks Pinstripe and a sentiment from the Just Because set...

I inked up the first side of the stencil with a dark purple shade and a bright pink when flipped to complete the image.  I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle and, before adhering to the card base, I stamped the pinstripes in opposite corners of the card base in the same ink colours.  The sentiment strip was mounted on 3D foam and completed the card.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Pinstripe, Just Because
• Ink: Altenew - Rubellite, Ultraviolet; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

I hope you like what you see.  The new stencil set will be available to purchase from the Uniko shop, here, tomorrow from 9am BST.

And please do pop back tomorrow and also check out the Uniko blog, here, where there will be the usual Release Day Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Uniko: You're Going to Flip - Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil Revisited

Good morning 

More Ink & Flip inspiration for you today from Uniko.

Each day this week, Bev and the Brand Ambassadors are revisiting the existing Ink & Flip stencils, ahead of a new release stencil set which will be available from Saturday.  Be sure to check out the Uniko blog to see lots of inspiration from the team.

So today is all about the Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencils.  You can use the two stencils together or just use the central geometric heart on its own.

I have two cards for you today and have used just the central heart on these, and for my first I've kept it super clean and simple...

I inked up using the first side of the stencil with Distress Oxide ink in Speckled Egg.  I then cleaned the stencil, flipped it over and then spread over the stencil using a mix of stencil paste and Distress Oxide ink in Kitsch Flamingo.  This was then left to dry before finishing the card with a sentiment from the Flower Power #3 set in black ink.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #3 (sentiment)
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Speckled Egg, Kitsch Flamingo; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Stencil Paste: Sweet Poppy - Stencil Dimensions in Pearlescent White

For my other card I dug out by Brusho pigment powders...

On some watercolour card I laid the heart stencil down, sprinkled sparingly with purple Brushos and then spritzed with a mist of water to release the pigment.  I removed the stencil and left the pigment to dry, then I flipped the stencil and repeated the process using blue Brushos to complete the heart.  I had a rummage in my coloured papers and found this co-ordinating purple jacquard paper, also with a geometric pattern.  I used a border die, trimmed down the panel and adhered it to the card base, leaving the patterned paper showing at the base.  I finished with a sentiment from the Just Because stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Just Because
• Ink: Brushos - Purple, Ultramarine; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: Stampin' Up Edgelits - Adorning Accents; Altenew - Featured Sentiments
• Patterned paper from stash

I hope these have given you some inspiration today.  Don't forget to visit the Uniko blog, here, to see the Brand Ambassadors' makes using this stencil set, and we'll be showcasing another tomorrow.

Uniko: You're Going to Flip - Ink & Flip Snowflake Revisited

Hi guys

Welcome to another day in the Uniko You're Going to Flip Week!

Each day this week, Bev and the Brand Ambassadors are revisiting the existing Ink & Flip stencils, ahead of a new release stencil set which will be available from Saturday.  Be sure to check out the Uniko blog to see lots of inspiration from the team.

Today we are revisiting Ink & Flip Snowflake stencil.  This one is great for creating those Christmas or winter themed backgrounds.  

Here is my sample card and I've paired the stencil with the Festive Sentiments Clear Stamps...

Although the stencil is square I used it here on an A6 card, still keeping the design centralised.  I chose frosty colours in pale lilac and pale blue.  Ink up using one colour, clean the stencil and flip it, and ink up with the second colour.  With these Ink & Flip stencils keep in mind that parts will overlap so choose colours that will blend well in the overlapping sections.  I finished with a bold black sentiment and added some smooth silver gems around the centre of the design.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Snowflake
• Stamps: Uniko - Festive Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Soft Lilac, Polar Bear; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Gems from stash

Don't forget to visit the Uniko blog, here, to see more projects created by the team.  Another from the Ink & Flip series will be revisited tomorrow.  Thanks for looking.

Uniko: You're Going to Flip - Ink & Flip Christmas Star Revisited

Good morning 

If you saw my post yesterday then you will know all about the Uniko You're Going to Flip Week!

Each day this week, Bev and the Brand Ambassadors are revisiting the existing Ink & Flip stencils, ahead of a new release stencil set which will be available from Saturday.  Be sure to check out the Uniko blog to see lots of inspiration from the team.

Ok, today we are revisiting Ink & Flip Christmas Star.  This stencil creates a central star and it's not just for Christmas as you will see from my card today and others made by the team.  

Here is my make, and I've paired the stencil with the Tropical Leaf I stencil and also the Wild Clear Stamp set...

I inked up the first side of the stencil with a pale green ink and, with it still in place, I laid the leaf stencil over the top and inked it up in a darker green.  I used the leaf stencil twice, for the top and bottom.  I then cleaned the stencil and flipped it over and inked it up for a second time in a different light shade, to create the central star.  And once again, lined up the leaf to complete the images in the same darker green as before.  To finish this one layer card, I stamped the sentiments from the Wild set, in black and brown ink.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Ink & Flip Christmas Star, Tropical Leaf I
• Stamps: Uniko - Wild
• Ink: Altenew - Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Misty Moor; Versafine Clair - Nocturne, Fallen Leaves

I think this shows how versatile this star stencil could be.  It's a square stencil but works great when used on different sized cards too, and offset like I have here.

So, be sure to check out the Uniko blog, here, over the next few days to see the Brand Ambassadors' makes using all the stencils in the series. I'll be back tomorrow with another!

Uniko - Welcome to: You're Going to Flip Week and a Sneak Peek!

Good morning 

We have something a bit different for you over at the Uniko blog this week.

Bev will be releasing a new addition to the "Ink & Flip" series of stencils on Saturday and, in the lead up to that, the team will be revisiting each of the existing Ink & Flip stencils each day, ahead of the new stencil reveal on Friday.

So, be sure to check back each day this week to see the stencils in action.

To whet your appetite, here is the sneak peek of the new stencil set...

So, be sure to check out the Uniko blog, here, over the next few days to see the Brand Ambassadors' makes using all the stencils in the series. I'll be back tomorrow with my first one, hope to see you then.

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - 3 Stamp Sets 1, One-Layer Card

Good morning

I'm back with some Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration today.

I was recently tasked with making an 18th birthday card for my godson and masculine cards are the kind I find the most difficult, so to make one for an older teenager was even more daunting!  I had a rummage through my Uniko stash and decided to combine three stamp sets: Big & Bold Happy, Background Blocks Halftone and Explosion!

And other than the number dies I adhered, this is a completely flat, one layer card with all the elements stamped directly on the card base.  For full details of how this was made, take a look at my post over on the Uniko blog, here.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Big & Bold Happy, Background Blocks Halftone, Explosion!
• Ink: Altenew - Autumn Blaze, Nimbus, Olive, Vineyard Berry; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: Spellbinders - Be Bold Lowercase Alphabet and Numbers

I was really pleased with how this one turned out and I hope this gives you some inspiration for those trickier masculine designs.

Enjoy the rest of your week, and with the Easter weekend approaching we are already past the halfway point of the working week.  Mustn't grumble, eh!  I hope you have some lovely plans for the long weekend.

 

Uniko March 2024 Non-Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hi there

It's time for another Non-Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop and Giveaway at Uniko.  On non-release months the team revisit previously released products and give them some well-deserved love.  For this month, we are revisiting the gorgeous stamp sets in the Spring Botanicals series.

I have two cards for you today, both were made for Mother's Day, which was yesterday in the UK.  They are both very similar in design but I've used different techniques on each.

First up I've used the beautiful Spring Botanicals Daffodil stamp set...

I stamped the daffodil directly on the card base and then stamped and cut out a mask.  As well as covering up the daffodil, I also masked off the bottom right corner with low tack tape.  I then ink blended the background in three shades of Distress Oxide Ink and then sprinkled some water drops and blotted to remove the colour.  The sentiments were heat embossed in white on some black cardstock and these were adhered on 3D foam.  To finish I added some scattered clear gems.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Spring Botanicals Daffodil
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress Oxide - Rustic Wilderness, Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opague Bright White
• Clear gems from stash

For my second card I used emboss resist with Spring Botanicals Snowdrop and the sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set...

On a die cut panel I stamped the snowdrops in VersaMark ink and heat embossed in white.  I then blended up from the bottom corner using two shades of Distress Oxide.  I then "painted" the snowdrops with water and blotted with kitchen paper to remove the ink.  I stamped the sentiment in black and adhered the panel flat to the card base.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Spring Botanicals Snowdrop, Simply Said
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Oxide - Speckled Egg, Shabby Shutters; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opague Bright White
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles

Here are all the Spring Botanicals stamp sets in their entirety...

Bev is offering  a prize to one lucky comment left along the hop. Simply leave comments along the hop before midnight GMT on Monday 18 March 2024 and the winner will receive a £15 eGift Code to spend in the store!

Don't forget to take a look at the main Uniko post, here, where the rest of the team are sharing their projects.  For ease you can hop along to all the Brand Ambassadors as follows:

Anita (that's me!)

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Uniko also has some March Madness for you...

Check out the store, here, to pick up some bargains.  Thanks for taking the time to visit today :)

 

Uniko 12th Birthday New Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop and Giveaway

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 and I decided to use the new Background Blocks MOD Builder and sentiments from the new Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments set...

I began by stamping the MOD builder off the edge of the card in a pale ink and coloured it it with a Copic marker.  I kept my stamp in my MISTI so I could re-stamp in the teal colour afterwards, as the ink I used isn't Copic friendly.  Next I stamped a flower using elements from the Mid Century Modern Florals set in co-ordinating colours.  I stamped two of the greetings from the Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments set in bold black and then finished the card by adding some dot sprinkles to the corner image and the flower.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks MOD Builder, Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments, Mid Century Modern Florals
• Ink: Copic Marker - BG23; Versa Color - Lagoon Blue; Altenew - Volcano Lake; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Sprinkles: Little Dots

So, now to reveal the new products in full.

An addition to the Ink & Flip stencil series...Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering set...

a new addition to the Mid Century Modern series...Mid Century Modern Birthday...

and more sentiments to co-ordinate...Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments...

and finally...Background Blocks MOD Builder

I think this is a great little release from Bev to celebrate Uniko's 12th Birthday!  Be sure to leave some comment love either on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media.  You can find all the links over at the Uniko blog, here.  There are a few giveaways this month and you can find out all the information over at the main Uniko blog.  The Giveaways are open until the end of February and the new products, above, are available to purchase now.

Thanks for visiting today.

Uniko Celebrating 12 Years - Introducing...Background Blocks MOD Builder

Good morning and happy Saturday!

How have you been enjoying the Uniko new release introductions over the last few days?  Well, it's Day 4 and the last of the introductions today.  And we have an addition to the Background Blocks series for you...Background Blocks MOD Builder.

If you're a fan of Uniko this one may look familiar to you.  That's because the same design was previously released as a stencil.

Ok, I have two examples for you using this one and first up I did some emboss resist with water colouring...

I stamped and heat embossed the image in clear on some watercolour cardstock.  I then randomly watercoloured, wet on wet, over and around the image before die cutting the panel with a stitched rectangle die.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment, from the new Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments set that was introduced yesterday, on a strip of vellum and wrapped this around the panel, adhering on the reverse, before mounting the panel on the card base using 3D foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks MOD Builder, Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch, Crushed Olive
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Clear Gloss, Opaque Bright White

And my second card combines the new set with sentiments from the Mid Century Modern Frames set...

I stamped the main image in the centre but off the edge of the card in grey ink and then used the repeating design to add to the image at the top and bottom.  I then used one of the co-ordinating solid images to add colour to selected parts.  I stamped and heat embossed the greetings from the Mid Century Modern Frames set on grey cardstock and die cut these before adhering them flat, nestled within the design.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks MOD Builder; Mid Century Modern Frames
• Ink: VersaMark; Altenew - Silver Stone, Soft Lilac, Minty Mint
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax

The team are sharing more projects over on the main Uniko blog, here so be sure to check that out and follow the links.

The entire release will be available to purchase from 9am GMT tomorrow, Sunday 18 January 2024. 

I'll be back tomorrow morning to reveal the entire release and share another card.

Uniko Celebrating 12 Years - Introducing...Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments

Hi there

It's Day 3 of the 12th Birthday/February release introductions from Uniko and today is the turn of another series addition...Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments.

I made two super clean and simple one layer cards to showcase this new set.

First up I paired the sentiment with some images from the Mid Century Modern Florals set...

This is so simple it doesn't really need a tutorial.  Just simple stamping of separate elements.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments, Mid Century Modern Florals
• Ink: Altenew - Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Altenew - Marshland, Evening Gray, Desert Night, Dew Drops, Autumn Blaze

And my second card is just as simple but this one combined the sentiment with the Mid Century Modern Shapes stencil and one part of the Layering Bauhaus Blocks stencil...

I inked up the soft shapes first and then stamped the sentiment.  I felt it needed something else so I added the three vertical lines which are a small section of the Bauhaus Block stencil.  Another simple one.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments
• Stencils: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Shapes, Layering Bauhaus Blocks
• Ink: Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Altenew - Marshland, Dew Drops, Desert Night, Evening Gray

Don't forget that the Brand Ambassadors are all sharing more projects over on the main Uniko blog, here.  

The entire release will be available to purchase from 9am GMT on Sunday 18 January 2024. 

I'll be back tomorrow to introduce another new stamp set.  I hope you can take a look.

Uniko Celebrating 12 Years - Introducing...Mid Century Modern Birthday

Hi there

It's Day 2 of the 12th Birthday/February release introductions from Uniko and next up is a fantastic set to add to the Mid Century Modern series of stamps and stencils...Mid Century Modern Birthday.  I think I'm going to revisit this one of plenty of occasions.

Although designed as one of the retro present images in the set, the first thing I saw was a vase, so that's where I've headed with this one layer card...

I stamped the linear image of the present to create the three vases then, with a green Tombow marker, hand drew the stems.  I then stamped the image that can be used as a bow or a flower, to create the three flower heads.  The bold sentiment from this set is great and the card didn't really need much more, so I finished by adding some clear jewels as the flower centres.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Birthday
• Ink: Altenew - Silver Lake, Ocean Waves, Warm Sunshine, Puffy Heart; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Clear jewels from stash

And for my second card I decided to leave it greeting free and let the images pop with some bright colours...

I stamped all the linear parcels first in black ink (I think the slim ones were designed to be stamped with the widest part uppermost, but you get presents in all shapes and sizes, eh!), then followed by stamping the co-ordinating solid images in bright shades, I decided to offset these for a playful feel.  Then finished by stamping the various parcel toppers.  I love this card, the simplicity and bright colours just work.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Birthday
• Ink: Altenew - Rubellite, Aqualicious, Parrot; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

The projects that the team have made using this set are fantastic, you can check them out here.

The entire release will be available to purchase from 9am GMT on Sunday 18 January 2024. 

Another introduction will follow tomorrow so please do check it out if you can.

Uniko Celebrating 12 Years - Introducing... Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil

Good morning and Happy Valentine's Day!

Today marks the start of the new product introductions for the 12th Birthday/February release at Uniko and first up is a new addition to the Ink & Flip stencil series, and this one is a set of two...Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil.

Here's my first card, and I've just used the main geometric heart for this one...

Here I've inked up the first sections with Distress Oxide in Saltwater Taffy, then flipped the stencil and done exactly the same.  Believe it or not, the second inking is the same ink, but while the ink was still wet I've blended some mica powder over the top to add the shimmer.  I finished with a sentiment from the Everyday Love Sentiments stamp set and a smooth gem.  The panel was die cut using a scalloped rectangle die but I felt that the scallops didn't work with the geometric heart so I just trimmed off the scalloped edges leaving the pierced detailing.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Heart 
• Stamps: Uniko - Everyday Love Sentiments
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Mica Powder: Honey Doo Crafts - White Opal
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles

And for my second card I used the two stencils together...

I inked up the background using the ink and flip method and two shades of Distress Oxide ink.  Next I inked up the central heart all in one shade of grey.  The sentiment is from the You Are Sentiments Outlined stamp set.  To finish I added a pink heart droplet.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - You Are Sentiments Outlined
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy, Kitsch Flamingo, Lost Shadow; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accent: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Droplets: Blossom Hearts

To see more projects and this stencil set in action my fellow Brand Ambassadors are sharing more makes over at the main Uniko blog, here.

This stencil, along with all the products being introduced this week will be available from 9am GMT on Sunday 18 January 2024. 

I'll be back tomorrow with another introduction so please do pop back to take a look.

Uniko 12th Birthday New Release - Sneak Peeks Day 2

Hi there

Back today to share more sneak peeks of the upcoming 12th Birthday product release from Uniko.

The next two are further great additions to the Mid Century Modern series, I'm loving how many great products Bev has designed in this style...

I'll be back tomorrow to begin the introductions and share projects I've created using these new goodies.  Thanks as always for taking a look.