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.

Uniko June 2024 Release - Introducing...Flower Power #10

Good morning and happy Friday!

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 Bev has worked her magic and is giving us yet another Flower Power set!  Welcome to Flower Power #10!

This set has a Mid Century Modern vibe so will work well with many existing products in the Uniko catalogue.

Ok, I have two examples for you using this one and first up created a row of three flowers coloured with three shades...

This was super easy.  The stems were stamped, equally spaced and then I added the flower heads.  All coloured with Copics, the panel die cut using a stitched rectangle die and a sentiment from the same set stamped below.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #10
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Coloured with Copics
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

And on my second card I've combined Flower Power #10 with the solid images from the Mid Century Modern Florals set...

I stamped the stem first then stamped the leaves and circular flower head image, all these being from Mid Century Modern Florals.  I then stamped the linear images over the top, finishing with the sentiment below.  A quick and easy one layer, CAS card.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #10, Mid Century Modern Florals
• Ink: Altenew - Autumn Blaze, Aqualicious, Olive; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Don't forget to see more from the team on the main Uniko blog, here.  

Pop back tomorrow to see full release revealed in its entirety.  All the products will be available to purchase from 9am BST tomorrow.

I'll also be sharing another sample card.

Uniko June 2024 Release - Introducing...Background Blocks Offset Stripes

Hi there

Another introduction from the June release from Uniko and today is the turn of another series addition...Background Blocks Offset Stripes.

I've made two super clean and simple, one layer cards to showcase this one.  The Background Blocks from Uniko are always a hit and we hope you'll love this one too.

I've combined four Uniko stamp sets to create this CAS card...

I used the stripes stamp and created a gradient of colours by stamping repeatedly keeping the stamp in my Misti.  I then simply stamped the flower, vertical lines and sentiment all in black for contrast.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Offset Stripes, Background Builders Arts Decoratifs (lines), Paradise (flower), Flower Power #9 (sentiment)
• Ink: Altenew - Aqualicious, Sweet Leaf, Warm Sunshine; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

And for my second card I used just one half of the stripes stamp to create a row of candles...

I inked up each "candle" in a different colour, masking each one off as I went.  I then used the flame from the Big & Bold Wish stamp set and inked this up with orange and yellow.  I finished the card by adding a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks II set.  I love a card with lots of white space.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Offset Stripes, Big & Bold Wish, Simply Said Blocks II
• Ink: Altenew - Cloudy Sky, Parrot, Orange Cream,Coral Berry, Hydrangea, Warm Sunshine, Autumn Blaze; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

There is lots more over at the main Uniko blog, here.  Please do check out what my fellow Brand Ambassadors have been creating.  And by clicking on their links there may be even more projects over on their personal blogs.

The entire release will be available to purchase from 9am BST on Saturday 29 June 2024. 

I'll be back tomorrow to introduce the final stamp set in this release.  I hope you can take a look.

Uniko June 2024 Release - Introducing...Flower Power #9

Hi there

It's Day 2 of June release introductions from Uniko and next up is a fantastic set to add to the Flower Power series...Flower Power #9.  This set also works well with a few other products already available from Uniko.

I went super simple with this card, a one layer card with stamping and minimal colouring...

I stamped the flower, stem and leaves in Copic-friendly ink and then coloured them in with co-ordinating Copics.  The remaining images and sentiment were simply stamped and all of these elements are from the new set.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #9
• Ink: Memento - Cantaloupe, New Sprout; Versafine Clair - Nocturne, Morning Mist
• Coloured with Copics

And for my second card I combined images from the set with a honeycomb embossing folder I had in my stash...

I started by embossing a panel using the embossing folder and then came the time-consuming part.  I stamped the florals and bees inside each of the hexagons and then coloured with Copics.  This was then trimmed down and adhered to the card base.  The sentiment, also from the new set, was stamped and heat embossed in white on a die cut strip of black cardstock.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #9
• Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up - Honeycomb
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark
• Coloured with Copics
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Die: Altenew - Featured Sentiments

There is lots more inspiration over at the Uniko blog, here where the team are sharing their projects.

The entire release will be available to purchase from 9am BST on Saturday 29 June 2024. 

Another introduction will follow tomorrow so, if you have time to pop back, please do take a look.

Uniko June 2024 Release - Introducing...Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Hexagon

Good morning!

Welcome to Day 1 of the introductions for the upcoming June release at Uniko.

I think you'll agree that Bev has been so clever with the Ink & Flip stencil sets she has designed so far and you've guess it, we have another for you...the Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Hexagon Stencil.  It' another set of two.

Here's my first card, using both of the stencils together...

First I inked up the outer background, first ink blending in  pale green and then, after flipping, in a cloudy blue.  Next I used the second stencil to create the inner hexagon, ink blending with two shades of yellow to create some dimension.  The bees are from the Bee Happy stamp set as well as a new set we will be sharing tomorrow, and the sentiment is from an existing stamp set called Zesty.  I finished by adding some shimmer to the bees' wings.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Hexagon
• Stamps: Uniko - Bee Happy, Flower Power #9, Zesty
• Ink: Altenew - Minty Mint, Cloudy Sky, Warm Sunshine, Honey Drizzle; Versafine Clair - Nocturne, Misty Morning; Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Accents: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Crystal Clear

And for my second card I used just the central hexagon, along with stamps from the Bee Happy set and the new set being introduced tomorrow...

This one layer card was so quick and easy to create.  I inked up the hexagon in two shades of ink, flipping halfway through to create the full design.  Then stamped the sentiment from the Bee Happy set and the bee and flight trail which is from a new set, also in this release.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Hexagon Stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Bee Happy, Flower Power #9
• Ink: Altenew - Warm Sunshine, Honey Drizzle; Versafine Clair - Nocturne, Misty Morning

And finally, I decided to use the stencils to create some gems...

I used two co-ordinating shades of each colour to create these gemstones, masking off the previous one as I went.  Then it was just a case of stamping the bold sentiment, which is from the Birthday Sentiments stamp set.  Another one layer card.

Materials:

• Stencils: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Hexagon
• Stamp: Uniko - Birthday Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Pinkalicious, Rubellite, Hydrangea, Ultraviolet, Aqualicious, Teal Cave; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

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 BST on Saturday 29 June 2024. 

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

Uniko June 2024 Release - Sneak Peeks

Good morning!

Monday mornings aren't always great are they but today is!  I'm here to start sharing a new product release over at Uniko!

Bev has once again worked her magic and today we have some sneak peeks for you.  There's a layering stencil set and three new stamp sets in the upcoming June release.  And as always, these new products work brilliantly well with so many other Uniko items.

Here are the sneak peeks and first up is a new addition to the Ink & Flip Stencil series...

Next we have a cute new addition to the Flower Power series of stamp sets...

And we have another useful addition to the Background Blocks series of stamps...

And another Flower Power set which blends really well with some Uniko products already available...

So, be sure to check out the Uniko blog, here, over the next few days to see the introductions by the Brand Ambassadors and to see the new products in action.  I'll be back tomorrow with the first of product intro.

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 :)