Uniko August 2025 Release - Introducing...Background Blocks Swiss Dots

Good morning

More from Uniko this morning and it's the introduction of a stamp which I think will be super useful in any crafter's stash - Background Blocks Swiss Dots.

I have two cards for you today, one using the stamp as a background and another using it as the main focal point.

Here's the first and I've used it with the floral image from Pure Florals Cosmos and a greeting from Organic Blooms...

I began by stamping the Cosmos on a white cardstock panel and colouring with Copics.  I then masked the image before stamping the background dots in a gradient of three shades of aqua/teal.  I then stamped the greeting in black ink before matting and layering onto some co-ordinating lilac cardstock, flat to the card base.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Swiss Dots, Pure Florals Cosmos, Organic Blooms
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Altenew - Dew Drops, Aqualicious, Teal Cave; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Coloured with Copics
• Cardstock from stash

For my second card I made the dots the focus and added a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks II set...

On a die cut panel I started by stamping and heat embossing the dots in white.  I then masked around the rectangle and ink blended with three shades of Distress Oxides, the dots resisting the ink.  I then wiped over the design with a soft cloth to remove any excess ink on the dots.  The panel was adhered flat to the card base and I then stamped and cut out the sentiment and finished with some co-ordinating enamel dots.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Swiss Dots; Simply Said Blocks II
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo, Tumbled Glass, Cracked Pistachio; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Accents: Doodlebug Sprinkles - Limeade, Blue Jean and Bubblegum Assortments

To see more projects using this versatile stamp, pop on over to the Uniko blog, here.  I'll be back tomorrow to introduce the final two products included in this release.

All the new products will be available from this coming Sunday, 10 August 2025 at 9am BST.

I hope you're enjoying these showcases and would love you to pop back tomorrow.

Uniko Christmas In July 2025 - Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Good morning!

It's Christmas in July 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, using the new Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern stencil...

For this one I used the stencil on the diagonal on a die cut panel and only inked up two rows.  For the first row I used Distress Oxide in Saltwater Taffy and then heat embossed with a pearl embossing powder.  Then I flipped the stencil and inked up the remaining snowflake halves with embossing paste.  I heat embossed the greeting from the Most Wonderful set (apologies, I think this set is now retired) on some co-ordinating cardstock and inked around the edges with the same Oxide ink.  The panel was then adhered flat to the card base.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern
• Stencils: Uniko - Most Wonderful
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy; Versamark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - White Pearl
• Embossing Paste: Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone
• Dies: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

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

First up are the new stencils, this first one being the fab new Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks...

Next up are the two new Ink & Flip stencils - Christmas Tree Pattern and Snowflake Pattern...

Now onto the stamps and first we have a couple of new additions to the Background Blocks collection, Merry Christmas Scramble and My Favourite Colour...

and finally, the final set to complete the Flower Power collection, Flower Power #12...

So, lots of fab new products to kick start your festive creativity.  The products are available from the Uniko store now, here. 

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 commenting along the hop you're in with a chance of winning a £25 eGift Certificate to spend in store.  You have until Sunday 3 August to get your comments in before all the Christmas in July 2025 winners are announced on or around the 6 August 2025.

Thanks for visiting today and for your lovely comments here and on my socials.

Uniko Christmas in July 2025 - Introducing...Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern and Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern

Hi there

It's day three of the Uniko introductions from the Christmas in July release.

And today the team are showcasing two new additions to the Ink & Flip family...Christmas Tree Pattern and Snowflake Pattern.  These are standalone stencils which will help you to create quick and fun Christmas backgrounds.

First up, here's my sample card using the Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern stencil...

The stencil creates half of the trees, with a vertical split, and then you flip it to complete the trees.  I used four colours of Distress Oxides here.  I inked up the first side using Iced Spruce fading into Pine Needles, then the flip side using Mowed Lawn fading into Rustic Wilderness.  I then heat embossed the large Merry onto vellum and fussy cut this out, then heat embossed the rest of the greeting in gold on a white strip, both of which I adhered on 3D foam.  These were from the Big & Bold Merry set.  I finished with a single enamel star on one of the trees.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern
• Stamps: Uniko - Big & Bold Merry
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Iced Spruce, Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Clear Gloss, Metallic Gold Rich
• Vellum and enamel star from stash

And now my card using the Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern, paired with a sentiment from the Background Builders Winter Wonderland set...

Placing the stencil on the diagonal, I inked up through the first side of the stencil with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, before flipping and inking through with Shaded Lilac.  I then die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die.  I then stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in silver before adhering the panel flat to my card base.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern
• Stamp: Uniko - Background Builders Winter Wonderland
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Silber
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

Be sure to check out the Uniko blog, here where you'll find many more projects from Bev and the Brand Ambassadors  I'll be back tomorrow to introduce another of the new products.

All the new products will be available on Thursday 31 July 2025 from 9am BST.

I appreciate you taking a look and hope to see you soon.

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 Christmas in July 2025 - Introducing...Stencil Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks

Hi there

So, did you see the sneak peeks yesterday?

It's day one of the new Uniko introductions and it's all about festive goodies in this upcoming release.

We're kicking off with a brand new introduction to the Bauhaus series...Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks, which is a set of three stencils.  If you love the previous products in the Bauhaus series this one should be right up your street.

Here's my first card using the set, with a sentiment from the Festive Sentiments set...

Here I inked up the design using the three stencils, without building any further.  I used three shades of Distress Oxide ink here, I think Oxides and stencils work brilliantly together.  I kept this as a simple one layer card and nestled in the greeting from the Festive Sentiments set.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks
• Stamps: Uniko - Festive Sentiments
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Iced Spruce, Lumberjack Plaid, Uncharted Mariner; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

For my second card I built the design to fill the entire card...

I chose a peach shade of cardstock for my card base and used three shades of ink, one of which was white.  I didn't want the background parts of the images to be white this time.  So I used two shades of Distress Oxide and a white pigment ink.  I inked up the initial eight blocks and then moved the stencil around to add the additional blocks.  I finished with a die cut sentiment strip, heat embossing the greeting which is from a new set we'll be introducing in a few days.

Materials used:

• Stentils: Uniko - Layering Christmas Bauhaus Blocks
• Stamp: Uniko - Flower Power #12
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Peacock Feathers, Saltwater Taffy; Hero Arts - Unicorn; VersaMark
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Rectangle Stax
• Embossing Powder: Wow - Opaque Bright White
• Cardstock from stash

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 another of the new products.

All the new products will be available from next Thursday 31 July 2025 at 9am BST.

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

Uniko Christmas in July Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Scandinavian Christmas

Hi guys

I'm over on the Uniko blog today with some Christmas in July inspiration using two Scandinavian Christmas products.  I have included full details of how these were made over on the Uniko post, here.

The two products I have showcased are the Background Blocks Scandinavian Christmas clear stamp and the Scandinavian Christmas stencil.  

I have three cards for you with very different looks.  

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Scandinavian Christmas, Pattern Building Christmas Tree
• Ink: Altenew - Winter Lake; coloured with Copic markers

And another using the stamp...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Blocks Scandinavian Christmas, Festive Sentiments
• Ink: Altenew - Crimson, Nimbus; VersaMark; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Clear Gloss
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

For my final card I used the Scandinavian Christmas stencil...

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Scandinavian Christmas
• Stamp: Uniko - Pattern Building Christmas Tree
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Candied Apple; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles; Lil Inker - Stitched Ovals
• Accents: Signo Uniball pen - white

I hope you're enjoying Christmas in July this month, there's still lots more to come from Bev and the team.

Thanks for visiting today - happy crafting!

Take care

Uniko May 2025 Non-Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Good morning!

Uniko have another blog hop and giveaway for you this month.  Bev gets so busy as she runs Uniko single-handedly so on the months where there isn't a new product release, she likes to mix things up a bit.

So this month she has challenged myself and my fellow Brand Ambassadors to choose a favourite or favourites from any of the 2025 releases to date and to share our projects in this blog hop.

By commenting along the way, you could be the lucky person that wins a £25 eGift card!

I found it difficult to pick just one product as my favourite, so I chose two, both of which happen to be layering stencil sets.

First up, I just had to ink up the Layering Picked Posies again...

I wanted to use the stencils to create a border so I found a scalloped stencil mask in my stash and used that to mask the centre of my card base.  I ink blended around the border so it had a definite edge but didn't want it to interfere too much with the pattern so used a very light hand.  I then inked through the various elements of the stencils to create the floral border.  I chose to fill the central area with a larger sentiment from the Birthday Wishes stamp set and then finished by adding a few co-ordinating jewels.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Picked Posies; Clearly Besotted - Small Scallops
• Stamp: Uniko - Birthday Wishes
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Salvaged Patina, Lost Shadow, Peacock Feathers, Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Jewels: Shimmer Pool and Lemon mixes

And as I loved the Layering Bright Butterflies, I inked them up again to create this one...

I inked up all three butterflies using the layering stencils and then fussy cut them out.  I used the Cloud 9 stencil to add clouds with white ink to the blue cardstock background.  I adhered all the butterflies to the card base, overlapping them and using some 3D foam for some dimension.  I finished by heat embossing the sentiment in white on a black strip, which is from the Originally Organic Flower Garden stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Bright Butterflies, Cloud 9
• Stamp: Uniko - Originally Organic Flower Garden
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berries, Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; VersaMark; Hero Arts - Unicorn
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White

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 the eGift card.  Bev will randomly choose a winner on 26 May 2025.

Thanks for visiting today and please do visit my fellow Brand Ambassadors, not only to comment, but I'm sure you can find some crafty inspiration from them.

Uniko April 2025 Release - Introducing...Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds

Hi guys

I'm back to share more newness from Uniko and today the team are introducing another, yes Bev has designed another, Ink & Flip stencil...this time Delightful Diamonds.

This is just one stencil, so it has no central focal design but it creates really striking backgrounds, or can be masked to just use part of it.

Here's my first card and I paired it with a sentiment from the Simply Said Blocks set...

For this one I began with a piece of white cardstock and I inked through one side of the stencil using Distress Oxide in Villainous Potion.  I then cleaned off the stencil and flipped it.  I then squished some of the same ink onto a mat and mixed it with some pearlescent stencil paste and spread it over the stencil to create the second part of the pattern.  It's hard to believe this paste is mixed with the same colour of ink!  I cut along the edge of the panel following the pattern and then adhered the cut piece to my card base.  It was then simply finished with a stamped sentiment.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds
• Stamp: Uniko - Simply Said Blocks
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Villianous Potion; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Paste: Sweet Poppy - Stencil Dimensions Pearlescent White

And now for my second card, also using a sentiment from the Mid Century Modern Birthday stamp set...

Now, I'm not going to lie...the inking of this one took me ages and I went through many post-it notes making off the different sections to ink blend each colour.  And I used a card from my Color Cubes as inspiration for this colour palette.  You can see this in the photo below.  I didn't have the exact shades to match but close enough.  I wasn't sure if this worked but liked it a lot more once I'd stamped the bold sentiment.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds
• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Birthday
• Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk, Cantaloupe, Lilac Posies; Altenew - Polar Bear, Aqualicious; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

If you'd like to see more examples of projects using this new stencil, take a look at the Uniko blog, here.  My teammates are sharing some great makes.

I'll be back tomorrow to introduce another great new stamp set.

And don't forget, all the new products will be available from next Sunday 27 April 2025.

Uniko April 2025 Release - Introducing...Stencil Layering Flower Fusion

Hi there

It's the second day of the new product introductions from Uniko.

Today, the team are showcasing a new set of layering stencils...Layering Flower Fusion.

I love this set.  You can use all the separate stencils to build a background pattern or just select parts of it to create unique designs.

Here's my first card using the set and for this one I used all four stencils, and a sentiment from the new Butterfly Serenade set that was introduced yesterday...

This was super simple to create, I just used each of the stencils in turn to create the background design.  And I kept it a one layer card by stamping the sentiment in black over the background at the end.

Last year I treated myself to the Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark and this was the first time I put them to use to determine my colour palette.  I've have used them a few more times for cards I made for this release and will be sharing them in my upcoming posts.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Flower Fusion
• Stamp: Uniko - Butterfly Serenade
• Ink: Altenew - Evergreen, Warm Sunshine, Polar Bear, Misty Morning; Memento - Cottage Ivy; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Doodlebug Sprinkles - Bumble Bee Assortment

And for my second card I selected various images from the stencils to create a CAS design, using a sentiment from Simply Said Blocks...

I inked three of the flowers in two shades of Distress Oxide and then just one of the leaf sprigs, also with two shades of ink.  I also added the flower centres using the tiny dots in the stencil.  I die cut a stitched panel and stamped a sentiment against the edge, before adhering the panel flat to my card base.

Materials used:

• Stencils: Uniko - Layering Flower Fusion
• Stamp: Uniko - Simply Said Blocks
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Festive Berries, Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

My fellow Brand Ambassadors have made some beautiful cards using this set, you can see more at the Uniko blog, here.  I'll have more to share tomorrow so please do pop back if you are able.

All the new products will be available from next Sunday 27 April 2025.

Uniko January 2025 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...

I grabbed the new Mid Century Modern Circles & Stars stencil and inked it up using the shifted stencil technique.  So, on any cardstock other than white (I chose a neutral beige), ink up in a colour first, here I used Distress Oxide Dried Marigold.  Then once dry, shift the stencil slightly, and ink through it with white pigment ink.  I shifted it slightly downward and to the right.  I love the dimensional effect you get with this technique, some colours work better than others.  I die cut the panel and adhered it flat to the card base.  I then stamped a sentiment from the new Flower Power #11 on a die cut strip and popped it up on 3D foam.  A few orange enamel dots and the card was finished.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #11
• Stencils: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Circles and Stars
• Ink: Distress Oxide: Dried Marigold; Hero Arts - Unicorn; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Accents: Doodlebug Sprinkles
• Cardstock from stash

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

Reintroducing... Background Builders: Flower Power

Now the new stamp sets....Sparkle Sentiments...

And the new addition to the Flower Power series...Flower Power #11

and Simply Said Blocks Occasions...

Two new Ink & Flip stencil sets...Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Gem...

and Ink & Flip Layering Flower...

a new layering stencil set...Layering Picked Posies...

and finally, another stencil to join the Mid Century Modern collection...Mid Century Modern Circles & Stars...

No doubt there is something amongst the above that grabs your creative attention.  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 :)