Uniko January 2026 Release - Introducing...Stencil - Bauhaus Spring Blocks

Hi there

It's the first day of the Uniko January Release introductions.

Just a mini release this time so the team are showcasing one new product each day this week.  And first up is another builder stencil set...Bauhaus Spring Blocks.

For this card, I used the stencils just as they are, without extending the pattern, and I've also added a sentiment which is from the Doodle Flowers stamp set...

I referred to my Color Cubes to find a colour palette I liked for this card and just used three main shades off the card, as close as I could from my stash.  I simply built the pattern blending through the three stencils in turn and then stamped the sentiment from stamps in the Doodle Flowers set in black ink.  To finish, I added three hearts from a pack of sprinkles.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Bauhaus Spring Blocks
• Stamps: Uniko - Doodle Flowers
• Ink: Distress Ink - Saltwater Taffy, Peacock Feathers, Pumice Stone; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Sprinkles: Scattered Hearts Multi

For lots more inspiration from the rest of the team using this fab new stencil set, please do visit the Uniko blog, here.  I'll be back tomorrow to introduce another of the new products.

All the new products will be available from Saturday 31 January 2026 at 9am GMT.

I hope you'll pop back over the next few days to check out the other new products.

Uniko Christmas in July 2025 - Introducing...Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble

Hi there

Back for day two of the new release introductions from Uniko and today it's a fun new addition to the Background Blocks collection...Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble.

Here's my first card and I chose the emboss resist technique...

I began by inking up the image in VersaMark and then heat embossing in white.  I then ink blended the background using three shades of Distress Oxide ink to create a frosty vibe.  To add a snowy feel I splattered with some water droplets and then blotted with a paper towel which lifted away the colour.  I used a stitched rectangle to die cut from the inked panel and then adhered this flat to my card base.

Materials used:

• Stamp: Uniko - Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Oxide - Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster White
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

And now my second card, I embossed it again but this time in gold...

I stamped and heat embossed the image in gold in the top left corner of my card base.  I then ink blended down from the corner using two shades of Distress Ink, fading it out.  I'm not entirely happy with this one.  I ran out of my white cardstock and couldn't find the same brand again.  This new pack I bought is a lovely weight but obviously not as smooth as you can see from the ink blending.  It's great when using Oxides but not such a great result with dye inks.  I'll have to continue my hunt for A4 cardstock which is great for ink blending and Copic colouring!

Materials used:

• Stamp: Uniko - Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Ink - Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich

Don't forget to check out the Uniko blog, here where my fellow Brand Ambassadors are sharing their fabulous makes.  You'll find so much more inspiration there.  I'll be back tomorrow to introduce more from the release - in fact it's two new products tomorrow!

All the new products will be available from Thursday 31 July 2025.

Thanks for visiting.

Uniko April 2025 Release Day, 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, combining elements from two of the new products...

I decided to go super clean and simple with this one.  I started by stencilling two of the solid leaf images from the Flower Fusion stencil set in three shades of Distress Ink and then stamped over these with the linear leaves image from the Originally Organic Flower Garden stamp set.  I die cut and mounted this on 3D foam on a larger co-ordinating green die cut from the same square dies set and adhered to my card base.  Finished the card with a greeting, also from the Originally Organic Flower Garden set.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Originally Organic Flower Garden
• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Flower Fusion
• Ink: Distress Ink - Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: MFT Die-namics - Pierced Square Stax

So, now to reveal the new and reintroduced products in full.

First up are the two new stamp sets...Butterfly Serenade, a new addition to the Serenade series...

and Originally Organic Flower Garden...

Next, two new layering stencil sets, the first being Flower Fusion...

and the other...Spring Blossom...

And finally, a new addition to the fabulous Ink & Flip series of stencils...Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds...

So, some great new products to inspire your creativity.

Be sure to leave some comments on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media.  You can find all the links over at the Uniko blog, here.  By leaving comments along the way you will be in with a chance of winning some goodies.  All the details are on the Uniko blog post.

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

Thanks for visiting today and for your lovely comments here and on my socials this week :)

Uniko Celebrating 13 Years - 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.

I just had to create another using the gorgeous Bright Butterflies Layering Stencils...

I inked up the butterfly using the stencils and then die cut around it with a circle die.  I adhered this on 3D foam to a slightly larger circle cut from blue cardstock and then adhered it flat to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment in blue ink to co-ordinate with the butterfly then added three smooth silver gems to finish.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Bright Butterflies
• Stamps: Uniko - Organic Blooms
• Ink: Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: Hero Arts - Nested Infinity Circles

So, now to reveal the new products in full

First up is the large stamp set...Alphabet Solid

The new Background Blocks stamp - Waves

Reintroducing Bright Butterflies...

Say hello to Layering Stencils Bright Butterflies...

and another set of layering stencils...Organic Blooms...

which looks like this when all used together...

The co-ordinating stamp set, Organic Blooms...

and a lovely floral addition...Spring Botanicals Primrose...

And finally, the new sentiment stencil...Geometric Happy Birthday...

What a great month it's been celebrating Uniko's 13th birthday.  Don't forget to leave some comments on the Brand Ambassador blogs or social media.  You can find all the links over at the Uniko blog, here.  By leaving comments along the way you will be in with a chance of winning an eGift Certificate.  All the details are on the Uniko blog post.

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

Thanks for visiting today and for being so supportive over on my socials.  I hope you love the release...happy shopping!

Uniko Celebrating 13 Years - Introducing...Alphabet Solid and Background Blocks Waves

Hi there

It's day three of the Uniko Birthday new release introductions and today the team are showcasing two new fantastic stamp products.

There is a companion to join the large Alphabet Outlined stamp set and another addition to the Background Blocks series.  Say hello to Alphabet Solid and Background Blocks Waves.

Here's my first card which combines the two new products, as well as a stamp from the Balloon Bash stamp set...

On a die cut panel I began stamping the waves in rainbow colours, one wave at a time, masking the others.  Once complete I then stamped the H, B, 2 and U stamps from the new set in black, as well as the stars accent stamp from the Balloon Bash set.  Adhered the panel to the card base and that completed the card.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Waves, Alphabet Solid, Balloon Bash
• Ink: Altenew - Ruby Red, Orange Cream, Maple Yellow, Parrot, Persion Blue, Hydrangea; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles

And I went super CAS with my second card and used additional stamps from Background Builders Hearts and Always & Forever...

It's been a long time since I went super simple with a card and I love this one layer card.  It consists of just four stamps.  Two letters from the Alphabet Solid set, together with an additional heart, sentiment and one single gem.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Alphabet Solid, Background Builders Hearts, Always & Forever
• Ink: Altenew - Coral Berry, Ruby Red; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accent: Small silver gem from stash

And for my final card, another super simple one layer make where I've also used the Flower Power #4 stencil and a stamp from the You Are, Yes You stamp set...

Again, I just adore how this turned out.  Clean and simple designs make my heart happy!  I blended the flower off the edge, using three shades of Distress Ink.  Stamped two letters from the Alphabet Solid set and the remainder of the greeting in black ink.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Flower Power #4
• Stamps: Uniko - Alphabet Solid, You Are Yes You
• Ink: Distress Ink - Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

As always, Bev and my fellow Brand Ambassadors have lots more inspiration over on the Uniko blog, here.  The introductions continue tomorrow where we will be introducing a co-ordinating floral stamp set and stencil set.

All the new products will be available from Friday 28 February 2025.

Thanks for taking a look and I hope you'll pop back again tomorrow.

Uniko Celebrating 13 Years - Introducing...Stencil Geometric Happy Birthday

Hi there

It's day one of the introductions from the latest Uniko release.  Bev has some great new additions coming up.

We're kicking off with a new stencil.  This one is initially being offered as a freebie with any orders over £15, prior to it being a new addition to the product catalogue.

This stencil is great for masculine makes and when I first saw this it was giving me camouflage vibes. 

So that's the route I took for my first card, a jungle theme.  Here I used it with three other Uniko stencils...Tropical Leaf #1, Tropical Leaf #2 and Tiger Print (no longer available)...

I began by stencilling the Happy Birthday in three shades of brown/grey ink.  I then masked the words and inked up the other stencils surrounding it.  

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Geometric Happy Birthday, Tropical Leaf 1, Tropical Leaf #2, Tiger Print
• Ink: Distress Ink - Pumice Stone, Frayed Burlap, Ground Espresso, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, Rusty Hinge

And now my second card and this one shows that it's not just for masculine cards.  Here I framed the greeting with stamps from the Background Builders Squared and Background Builders Triangulate...

I simple inked through the Happy Birthday with pink and blue ink, creating the lilac where the inks blended.  Then simply stamped two borders above and below in black.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Geometric Happy Birthday
• Stamps: Uniko - Background Builders Squared, Background Builders Triangulate
• Ink: Distress Ink - Kitsch Flamingo, Salty Ocean; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

For lots more inspiration from the rest of the team using this stencil set, take a look at the Uniko blog, here.  I'll be back tomorrow to introduce two more products from this new release.

All the new products will be available from Friday 28 February 2025.

Uniko January 2025 Release - Introducing...Ink & Flip Layering Flower Stencil and Simply Said Blocks Occasions

Good morning

More Uniko introductions for you today.  First is another Ink & Flip stencil, Layering Flower Stencil, which is a smaller version of Flower Power #8 and another set to join the sentiment sets already available, Simply Said Blocks Occasions.

My first card is very clean and simple, just using the central part of the Ink & Flip Layering Flower stencil, and a sentiment from the new Flower Power #11 set which was introduced yesterday...

I inked through both sides of the stencil, blending from pink, to purple and blue in both directions.  I then simply stamped the sentiment in black and added a few silver gloss gems.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Flower Stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #9
• Ink: Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Gems from stash

Onto my second card, and here I used just the stencil which inks up the outer background effect and creates a great shape in the centre, and I also used a sentiment from the new Simply Said Blocks Occasions set and also the existing Simply Said Blocks set, and the flower is from Flower Power #11...

I inked up a panel through both sides of the stencil using a blush shade and lemon shade of ink and the overlaps produced the orange shade.  I then simply stamped the flower head and stem in black and the sentiment in the same ink colours.  The small dot is also from the Flower Power #11 set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Flower
• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #11, Simply Said Blocks, Simply Said Blocks Occasions
• Ink: Altenew - Buttercream, Pink Pearl; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

For my last card I used both ink and paste through the stencil...

On a die cut panel I inked up through the first side of the stencil in Milled Lavender Distress Oxide ink.  I then cleaned the stencil, flipped it, and then spread the paste through the second side which had been mixed with some of the Distress Ink for a similar tone.  The "happy" is from the Simply Said Blocks set and the "Mother's Day" stamps are from the new Simply Said Blocks Occasions set.  I stamped these in a co-ordinating grey shade of ink and fussy cut them out and adhered them on 3D foam.  A small enamel dot in the centre finished off the card.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Flower Stencil
• Stamps: Uniko - Simply Said Blocks, Simply Said Blocks Occasions
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Milled Lavendar; Altenew - Silver Stone
• Stencil Paste: Sweet Poppy - Stencil Dimensions Pearl White
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Accent: Doodlebug Sprinkles - Lilac assortment

Thanks so much for taking a look today.  You can find more projects from the team using these two new products over at the Uniko blog, here.  There are some great creations, I've seen them already.

All the new products will be available from Sunday 5 January 2025.

I hope you'll pop back tomorrow when I will be introducing the final product of this release which is a re-introduction.

Uniko January 2025 Release - Introducing...Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem and Sparkle Sentiments

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great time seeing in 2025.

It's also day two of the latest introductions at Uniko. 

The first of today's introductions is a new addition to the Ink & Flip collection - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem - Bev just can't stop knocking out these great designs!  And the second is a fab new stamp set that works so well with the stencil set - Sparkle Sentiments.

Here's the first of my cards which uses both of these new products...

I chose to use some pearlescent cardstock for this one.  I ink blended just the central part of the gem stencil set in two shades of pink ink and then cut it out.  I mounted it onto a die cut panel of the same cardstock and stamped and heat embossed the sentiment, before adhering the panel flat to the card base.  The camera has washed out the inking a little here but I wanted to capture the pearlescent effect.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem
• Stamps: Uniko - Sparkle Sentiments
• Ink: Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Platinum
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Cardstock from stash

And for my second card I used both of the Ink & Flip stencils, together with the stamp set...

I began by inking through the background stencil with lemon and aqua inks which, when overlapped, created the green shade.  I then used lilac and blue inks to create the gem in the centre.  To finish I added sentiments from the stamp set, some embossed in silver sparkle.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem
• Stamps: Uniko - Sparkle Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Citrus Burst, Mountain Mist, Icy Water, Soft Lilac; VersaMark; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Silver Sparkle

And my final card for today is super simple and I've used just the stamp set...

I placed all the stamps in my MISTI and then stamped multiple times using inks in rainbow order diagonally, overlapping to create blends from one colour to the next.  With my stamps still in place I finally stamped them again using VersaMark and then heat embossed in clear gloss.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Sparkle Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Crimson, Orange Cream, Warm Sunshine, Forest Glades, Caribbean Sky, Hydrangea, Pinkalicious; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Clear Gloss

Why not visit the main Uniko blog, here, for more inspiration.  Bev and the Brand Ambassadors are sharing lots of great makes showcasing these products today.

All the new products will be available from Sunday 5 January 2025.

I hope you'll pop back tomorrow where myself and the team will be introducing another new stamp set and a new stencil.

Uniko January 2025 Release - Introducing...Layering Picked Posies Stencil

Hi there

Wow, it's New Year's Eve, where on earth did 2024 go?

Uniko are finishing the year with the first of the new introductions from the next release.  And I think you'll like this one.

If you're familiar with the Picked Posies collection that Bev designed exclusively for Craft Stash last year, then you'll recognise this floral.  And this time it's in the form of a new layering set of four stencils.

Here's my first card using the set...

Before I began building the stencilled images I added a strip of low tack tape across the upper section of the card.  This is a card layout I've used many times in the past and it's still one of my favourites.  I simply ink blended through the different layers before removing the tape and then stamping the sentiment which is from the Pure Florals Chrysanthemum stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Layering Picked Posies
• Stamps: Uniko - Pure Florals Chrysanthemum
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Scattered Straw, Hickory Smoke

And now my second card...

I used masking on this card too but this time I sectioned off a diagonal central section.  Before I began stencilling I added a light blend of light blue ink.  I then ink blended through the various stencils but didn't include the smaller flowers this time.  I finished by adding a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Layering Picked Posies
• Stamp: Uniko - Simply Said Blocks
• Ink: Distress Ink - Speckled Egg, Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles, Dusty Concord, Chipped Sapphire; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

For lots more inspiration from the rest of the team using this stencil set, take a look at the Uniko blog, here.  I'll be back tomorrow to introduce two more products from this new release.

All the new products will be available from next Sunday 5 January 2025.

I wish you all a very Happy New Year and all the best for a happy, healthy and safe 2025.  See you on the other side!