Uniko - Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Release Day, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY

Good morning and Happy Card Making Day!

What a way to mark the end of the FLIPPIN' week....it's World Card Making Day AND it's release day over at Uniko.  The two new Ink & Flip Layering stencils are now available.

I made another card using the new Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb stencil and paired it with the cat from the Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day stamp set, and a couple of elements from other brands...

For the cobweb this time, I used ink through the first side then, once flipped, I used some glimmer paste.  Be sure to clean off your stencil straight away if using pastes, they dry quickly!  Once dry, I stamped the cat, the sentiment and the spider in black ink and then added the spider's thread using a silver pen.  These spiders are far too small for this design but it's all I had in my stash and my drawing skills are zero! :D 

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb
• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day; Clearly Besotted - Simple Script; Card-io - Field Day
• Ink: Versa Magic - Oasis Green; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Paste: Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone
• Accents: Uniball Signo pen - Silver

So, let's now take a look at the two additions to the Ink & Flip stencil series in full.

Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb...

and Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree...

Aren't these great?  As you can see from the projects shared by the team, they can be used in so many ways.  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.

Make sure you have commented along the hop as Bev will be giving away 3 Ink & Flip Stencils of the winner's choice. Comments will close for the chance to win at midnight on Sunday 13th October 2024 BST, with the winner announced on Monday 14th October 2024.

The products are available from the Uniko store now, here.  

Thanks for visiting today.

Uniko - Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Introducing...Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree

Good morning!

It's time to introduce the second of the new Ink & Flip stencils from Uniko.

This one is a great layering set, it's the Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree.  As you can see from the two makes I'm sharing today, both of the flip stencils can be used independently to create the Christmas tree, or both together.

On this first one I've used just the stencil which creates the central design and combined it with stamps from the Pattern Building Christmas Tree stamp set...

I used two shades of green Distress Ink to ink up the tree using both sides of the stencil, making the ink more concentrated towards the centre of the tree.  I then used Memento ink, which is Copic friendly, to stamp the string of lights four times.  I purposely used Distress Inks so that I could add water to the light bulbs and blot away the colour, before then colouring them in with Copics.  It's not perfect but it worked pretty well.  I die cut using a stitched rectangle die and finished by stamping the sentiment and adhering the panel flat to the card base.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree
• Stamps: Uniko - Pattern Building Christmas Tree
• Ink: Distress Ink - Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles; Memento - Cottage Ivy; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Coloured with Copics
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

And for my second card I used just the stencil that creates the outer background detail, with stamped elements once again from the Pattern Building Christmas Tree stamp set...

I inked and flipped with two shades of green ink.  This then leaves the central tree white.  I then used my heat gun and anti-static powder tool to ensure that the ink was fully dry before stamping and heat embossing the star and tree base in gold.  I used the same gold embossing powder for the sentiment on a die cut sentiment strip.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Christmas Tree
• Stamps: Uniko - Pattern Building Christmas Tree
• Ink: Distress Ink - Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich
• Die: Altenew - Featured Sentiments

Please do pop over to the main Uniko blog, here to see what my fellow team-mates have been creating.  

This stencil set and the new Cobweb set which was introduced yesterday will be available to purchase tomorrow, Saturday 5 October 2024. 

I'll be back tomorrow to show the full reveal of the new products.

Uniko - Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Introducing...Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb

Good morning, folks

Today it's the first of two introductions from Uniko.

Bev has done it again and come up with two new Ink & Flip layering stencil designs.  The second you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see but today we are introducing the new Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb stencil set.

I have two cards for you and on this first one I've used both of the stencils together with stamps from the Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day and Alphabet Outlined sets...

Although this is a one layer card it took quite some time to create.  I began by stamping just the eyes from the MCM Purrfect Day set and the letters from the Alphabet Outlined set in Copic friendly ink, coloured them in then stamped and cut masks for all the elements.  I then inked up the first flip stencil which creates the outer area surrounding the cobweb in a purple and blue/grey ink.  With the masks still in place I then inked through the central cobweb stencil in two shades of grey.  Once the masks were removed I added some Glossy Accents to the eyes.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb
• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day, Alphabet Outlined
• Ink: Altenew - Nimbus, Ultraviolet, Limestone, Industrial Diamond; Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Coloured with Copics
• Accents: Glossy Accents

And for my second card I used just the central cobweb stencil, along with stamps from the Alphabet Outlined set...

Here I inked through both sides of the stencil in the same shade of Distress Oxide on dark grey cardstock.  I then stamped and embossed the spider in black ink and clear embossing powder.  I finished the design by stamping the letters and heat embossing in white.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Cobweb
• Stamps: Uniko - Alphabet Outlined; Clearly Besotted - In Print
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Lost Shadow; VersaMark; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Clear Gloss, Opaque Bright White

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 set will be available to purchase on Saturday, 5 October 2024. 

I'll be back tomorrow to introduce the other new Ink & Flip set so please do pop back to take a look.

Uniko - Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Sneak Peeks

Good morning!

Continuing with Uniko's Flippin' Seasonal fun, today we have sneak peeks for you!

Yes, Bev has cleverly designed two more stencil sets to join the Ink & Flip series.  So, without further ado, here they are...

Bev has certainly been very sneaky with these peeks, she's not giving much away.  If you want to see more, please check back tomorrow and Friday when we will be introducing these two new sets.

These two new Ink & Flips will be available to purchase on Saturday 5 October at 9am BST, along with our traditional Release Day Blog Hop & Giveaway. 

Uniko - Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Day 2

Hi there

We're having more flippin' fun over at Uniko today as we are revisiting the Ink & Flip Snowflake stencil.

This stencil is great for creating impactful Christmas and winter cards and an easy way to create a striking background.  I have two cards for you today.

First up, I've just used part of the stencil to ink up part of the card base and paired the stencil with stamps from the Snowflake Serenade stamp set...

For this design I concentrated on inking up just the central part of the stencil, off the edge of the card base to create a clean and simple, one layer card, retaining some white space.  First inked in pink, flipped and then inked in blue.  I finished by stamping the snowflakes and sentiment which are all from the Snowflake Serenade stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Snowflake
• Stamps: Uniko - Snowflake Serenade
• Ink: Distress Ink - Kitsch Flamingo, Speckled Egg; Altenew - Winter Lake

For my second card I chose grey cardstock and paired the stencil with a sentiment from the Stunning Snowflakes stamp set...

I love how Distress Oxides create a chalky finish so are perfect for inking on darker cardstock.  I love how this card still looks wintery even though I only used white on the sentiment.  I used two shades of Oxide to blend the background and then heat embossed the sentiment in white on a die cut strip.  I added some smooth silver gems to finish the card.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Snowflake
• Stamp: Uniko - Stunning Snowflakes
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Lost Shadow, Salvaged Patina; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow - Opaque Bright White
• Die: Altenew - Featured Sentiments
• Cardstock and gems from stash

My fellow Brand Ambassadors are sharing their projects over on the Uniko blog, here.  And be sure to pop back tomorrow where we will be sharing some sneak peeks of two new Ink & Flip stencils which will be introduced later in the week.

Uniko - Let's Have Some FLIPPIN' Seasonal Fun - Day 1

Hi guys

Firstly, apologies!  It's been so long since I posted anything.  Life got in the way and it's been a busy and also a tough few months.  But I'm back and have dusted off my craft desk and hope to now be back to sharing makes with you more regularly.

And this week at Uniko it is all about FLIPPIN'!  Their fabulous Ink & Flip stencils, of course!  And it's all about the seasonal stencils.  We are kicking off the week by revisiting a couple of the existing products, then there will be some sneak peeks, and we will end the week with two new introductions.

Today we are revisiting the Ink & Flip Christmas Star stencil.  This one is great for creating those Christmas backgrounds but can also be used for non-seasonal makes.

Here is my sample card and I've paired the stencil with the Rustic Wreath stamp set...

I love how this card turned out, the wreath stamp just snuggles in the centre perfectly!  I began by inking up the stencil using two shades of red Distress Oxide, of course flipping before adding the second shade.  Because of the nature of Oxides, with some colours you do tend to lose the third shade that is created with the overlap but I still love how this one looks, look how sharp that star is.  So I stamped the wreath and then added the cones, twigs and berries using the smaller images from the set, and the sentiment is also from the same set.  A simple one layer with just stencilled and stamped ink.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Christmas Star
• Stamps: Uniko - Rustic Wreath
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Abandoned Coral, Lumberjack Plaid; Altenew - Evergreen, Espresso, Paper Bag, Heart Beat; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

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 June 2024 Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & 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 used the Background Blocks Offset Stripes again...

I stamped the stripes in Memento ink which is Copic friendly.  I then stamped the rose from the Pure Florals Rose set and then coloured just the petals which Copics.  I then finished with a sentiment from the new Flower Power #9 set.  Another CAS one layer card.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Offset Stripes, Pure Florals Rose, Flower Power #9
• Ink: Memento - Angel Pink, Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Coloured with Copics

So, now to reveal the new products in full.

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

a new addition to the Flower Power series...Flower Power #9...

another Background Blocks to add to the super useful series...Background Blocks Offset Stripes...

and finally...ANOTHER new addition to the much loved Flower Power series...Flower Power #10...

What a great little release from Bev!  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 is a giveaway too, go over to the Uniko blog post and use the links to each of the Brand Ambassadors' posts.  Just comment along the way for a chance to win the whole release.  Ensure you comment before midnight on Sunday 7 July 2024.

The products are available from the Uniko store now, here.  This is a new platform which Bev talks about over on her post.  If you previously had a Uniko account you will need to re-register.

Thanks for visiting today.