Uniko January 2026 Release - Introducing...Block Party Love

Hello and Happy Friday!

It's the final day of introductions for the latest Uniko mini release.  Remember to come back tomorrow to see the reveal of the release in full.

The final product of this release is a large stamp and a new addition to the Block Party collection....Block Party Love.

I used the stamp as is for this card, apart from one little adaptation...

...I made it into a shaker!  I used textured coral cardstock as my main panel and stamped the image first in a light ink.  I coloured a few elements of the image with Copics and then placed the panel back in my Misti, the stamp still in place, and restamped and heat embossed in white.  I love this cardstock colour but didn't have any that was smooth so was worried the embossing wouldn't look great, but I actually like the textured effect now.

Then came the tricky party.  I fussy cut out the heart in order to make a shaker window.  Added the acetate and foam on the back and then filled the shaker window with tiny hollow pink hearts.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Block Party Love
• Ink: VersaMark; coloured with Copics
• Embossing Powder: Wow - Opaque Bright White
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Sprinkles: Hollow Hearts Coral

I hope you've enjoyed the examples this week using the new products.  All the new goodies will be available from the Uniko store tomorrow, Saturday 31 January 2026 at 9am GMT.  I'll also have one more example for you tomorrow and you can, of course, always find more links and information over at the Uniko blog, here.  

Thanks for looking.

Uniko January 2026 Release - Introducing...Stencil - Ink & Flip Heart Pattern

Good morning

I have another product from the Uniko latest release to introduce to you today.

And Bev has done it again...it's another addition to the Ink & Flip series of stencils, Ink & Flip Heart Pattern.

I am sharing two card examples today, both being super simple.

On this first card I faded out the all over pattern and paired it with stamps from the Big & Bold Love set...

On a panel of white cardstock I used a pale pink ink and blended it down from the top corner, fading it out half way down.  I then used the first side of the stencil and ink blended the coral shade, then flipped it to complete the remainder of each heart in red, also fading out at the halfway point.  I die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die and then stamped the sentiment in black and adhered the panel flat to the card base.  I finished the card with a single red heart droplet.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Heart Pattern
• Stamps: Uniko - Big & Bold Love
• Ink: Altenew - Pinkalicious, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Droplets: Rose Hearts

And my second is a super simple one layer card and I've paired the stencil with a sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set...

Directly on the card base I inked up just a vertical row of the hearts, using two shades of pink, adding more concentrated colour to the centres.  I stamped a sentiment on the central heart and finished by adding some tiny silver gemstones to the four remaining hearts.  Super simple.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Ink & Flip Heart Pattern
• Stamp: Uniko - Simply Said
• Ink: Altenew - Coral Berry, Pink Diamond; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Gemstones from stash

There is lots more inspiration from the Brand Ambassadors over at the Uniko blog, here.  Come back tomorrow and there might just be another Ink & Flip stencil being introduced! ;)

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

Thanks for stopping by today.

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 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: 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 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's 11th Birthday Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Good morning and Happy Saturday!

It's release day over at Uniko and I'm here to reveal the whole release and share another card using a couple of the new products.

Here's the final card I made...

This was a super quick and easy one.  I die cut a heart from a scrap piece of card and laid it over my card front.  I then blended away from the edge of the Cloud 9 stencil using three colours of Distress Ink.  After removing the heart mask I stamped the sentiment from the Up & Away stamp set and there you have it, a super simple one layer!

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Cloud 9
• Stamp: Uniko - Up & Away
• Ink: Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Shaded Lilac, Kitsch Flamingo; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

So, now to reveal the new products in full.

First we have Spring Botanicals Crocus, the latest addition to the Spring Botanicals collection...

And the cute Hoppy Easter set...

The super useful Everyday Spring Sentiments set...

Up & Away, a large set including lots of sentiments in a great font...

The new Cloud 9 stencil which co-ordinates perfectly with Up & Away...

And the three remaining sets which were launched by Bev on HCN in January...

I hope you like what you see, there is even more project inspiration from the team over at the main Uniko blog, here.  And, by commenting on the blog hop posts you're in with a chance of winning a £30 eGift Certificate!

I'm sure there's something from this release that just needs a place in your stash and, if so, happy shopping!

  Anita

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - One Layer Love

Good morning

I'm over on the Uniko blog today with a trio of clean and simple, one layer cards, all with a love theme.  Valentine's Day is just around the corner so I hope I can inspire you with these.

You can find all the information about how these were made over on the Uniko blog, here, however, I have listed below the products used.

Ok, here's my first card...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Always and Forever
• Stencil: Uniko - Scattered Polka Hearts
• Ink: Altenew - Ruby Red, Coral Berry, Frosty Pink; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

My second card...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Always and Forever, Big & Bold Love
• Ink: Altenew - Rudy Red, Coral Berry, Frosty Pink, Silver Lake; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster

And my final make...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Always and Forever, Background Blocks Scattered Hearts
• Ink: Altenew - Ruby Red; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

So the above are all completely flat with just a little masking involved to create them.  Thanks for taking a look, Happy Monday and I hope you have a wonderful week! 

 

Uniko June 2022 Release - Introducing...Background Builders Hearts

Good morning

And welcome back to another introduction from the June 2022 Release at Uniko.

Today we are focusing on a stamp set that's been available for a while but not yet had a formal introduction, it's another in the Background Builders series called Background Builders Hearts.

For my first card I made a simple one layer...

I chose a non-traditional colour palette for this love card and I think this would be great for a masculine or gender neutral card.  I began by stamping the two corners using two of the vertical heart stamps.  I then stamped the heart, before masking it off and stamping the heart strings.  I finished by stamping a sentiment from the Just Because stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Builders Hearts, Just Because
• Ink: Altenew - Gray Denim, Bamboo, Teal Cave, Volcano Lake; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

For my second card I chose to use one of the hearts to create flower petals...

I began by stamping the vertical hearts along the edge of my card base.  Then, on a panel slightly narrower I stamped three of the hearts to create a flower, which were then masked off slightly to stamp the 'stem'.  I added a slim strip of green cardstock along the edge of the panel and adhered it flat to the card base.  I finished the card with a white heat embossed sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set, stamped on a purple die cut strip.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Background Builders Hearts, Simply Said
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Altenew - Midnight Violet, Hunter Green; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Die: Altenew - Featured Sentiments Die Set

Thanks for visiting today.  There's lots more to see over on the Uniko blog, here, so why not take a look.  I'll be back tomorrow morning with the next of the product introductions.

Take care

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Kitty Love

Hi guys

Apologies for being so quiet on here lately.  I've had a bit of a crafty dry spell lately so, hopefully, I'll get back to creating a lot more very soon.

Just stopping by today to share a card I made a while ago.  I've just found the photo and realised I forgot all about sharing it.  And as it's just a love themed card, it could be sent at any time, not specifically for Valentine's Day.

Here it is...

On a die cut panel I stamped the kitten first, before masking and them stamping the "love" for him to lie upon.  These were then simply coloured with Copics before adhering the panel flat to the card base.  I die cut the "you" and the hearts from red cardstock, adhered to the panel and then added some sparkle to the hearts using a shimmer pen.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Pawfect Plushies, On the Shelf
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Dies: MFT Die-namics - Twice the Thanks (you); Lawn Fawn - Hearts; Create a Smile - Double Stitched Rectangles
• Coloured with Copics
• Accents: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Clear

Challenge entries

Addicted to CAS - Challenge #217 - Animals

STAMPlorations - April CAS Challenge - Anything CAS Goes

Moving Along with the Times - Challenge #141 - Baby Animals

Thanks for taking a look.  Wishing you a lovely weekend.

Skull and Cross Buns - Valentine's New for 2022

Hi there

I finally have some cards to share with you, my first of 2022!  Better late than never, eh!

I've been having a play with some of the New for 2022 Valentine's stamps from Skull and Cross Buns Rubber Stamps, combined with some existing SACB products and some other crafty bits from my stash.

Ok, for this first card I combined a few of the heart stamps...

On some white cardstock I stamped the Solid Heart, the Mini Hearts Outline (from a previous release) and the Happy Valentine's Day Heart Shape in a repetitive pattern in various shades of pink.  One of the solid hearts I stamped in a lighter shade then over-stamped with the sentiment stamp, which fits exactly over the top.  I then die cut using a stitched heart before adding some tiny smooth silver gems.  For some interest, before adhering the heart on foam to my card base, I scored five vertical lines directly onto the card base front.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Solid Heart, Mini Hearts Set (outline), Happy Valentine's Day Heart Shape
• Ink: Altenew - Pinkalicious, Pink Diamond, Rose Quartz
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Heart Stax
• Gems from stash

Next up, the first of the fun new Valentine's Gonks...

On a die cut rectangle I stamped the Heart Boy Gonk in Copic friendly red ink and then added a little detailing with my Copic markers, just a little grey shading and gave him a pink nose.  I stamped a mask, covered him up and then stencilled over the background using the Brush Heart Pattern Stencil (discontinued) fading the hearts out towards the bottom.  I then used VersaMark ink to stamp the new You're The Best! sentiment and heat embossed it in silver.  After adhering the panel I added some Glossy Accents to the central heart.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Heart Boy Gonk; You're The Best
• Stencil: Skull and Cross Buns - Brush Heart Pattern (discontinued)
• Ink: Memento - Lady Bug; Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick; VersaMark
• Die: Create a Smile - Double Stitched Rectangles
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Silver
• Accents: Glossy Accents, Copic markers

And the cute second Valentine's Gonk...

I stamped the new Envelope Girl Gonk and the new Love Heart Speech Bubble with VersaMark ink and heat embossed in white.  I then used the emboss resist technique and blended the whole background with red and pink Distress Oxide ink then buffed up the images to bring the white back.  I die cut this out using a scalloped rectangle die and adhered flat to the card base.  I die cut a smaller scalloped rectangle and stamped the sentiment from the existing Brush Hearts clear stamp set (reduced to clearance price) in black ink.  To finish, I 'painted' sections of the image using water, and blotted away the colour, leaving the envelope within the image a little more prominent.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Envelope Girl Gonk, Love Heart Speech Bubble, Brush Hearts clear set
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Oxide - Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberries; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Dies: Create a Smile - Scalloped Rectangles
• Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe - Alabaster White

And a few more of the new stamps for my final card...

A very simple stamped card here using the new for 2022 Heart Present, Solid Heart and Circle Heart stamps, together with the outline heart from the existing Mini Hearts set and a sentiment from the Contemporary Sentiments clear stamps set (reduced to clearance price), stamped in shades of blue and green.  To finish, I added some tiny hearts confetti.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Heart Present, Solid Heart, Circle Heart, Mini Hearts set (outline), Contemporary Sentiments clear set
• Ink: Altenew - Desert Night, Volcanic Lake, Ocean Waves, Mountain Mist, Sea Glass; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - Sprinkles: Sky Blue Hearts

Challenge entries:

Card 1

Addicted to CAS - Challenge #213 - Hearts

Card 2

We Love Stamping - February Challenge - Anything Stamped with Option: Stencilling

NBUS - Challenge #35 - both new stamps

Card 4

Just Add Ink - Challenge #589 - Just Add Minimalist

Thanks for visiting today.  Please do take a look over at Skull and Cross Buns where you will find the new designs for 2022, as well as a great selection of rubber stamps, some of which can be personalised.  Also, all the clear stamp sets, stencils and embellishments are at greatly reduced prices, don't miss out!

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