Uniko October/November Stencil Release - Introducing...MOD Background Builder

Good morning

I'm here today to introduce the first stencil in the latest mini release coming up from Uniko.

Bev has designed an absolute winner with this one.  It co-ordinates brilliantly with the Mid Century Modern range as well as lots of other products from Uniko, and there are so many options with this stencil; a focal point, an option for a repeated design, background builders and fillers too.

Here's my first card using the repeated pattern...

I blended through the stencil to create the repeated pattern using two shade of Distress Oxides.  I then used a few stamps from the Mid Century Modern Florals stamp set to create one flower picked out from the background design and finished with a sentiment from Simply Said.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - MOD Background Builder
• Stamps: Uniko - Mid Century Modern Florals, Simpy Said
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral; Versafine Clair - Noturne

And for my second card I went ultra CAS...

On a die cut panel I inked through the corner design of the stencil in two shades of Distress Ink.  Once dry I inked through the more detailed corner design with VersaMark and heat embossed in gold.  I finished with a simple sentiment in black from the Just Because set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko MOD Background Builder
• Stamp: Uniko - Just Because
• Ink: Distress Ink - Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves; VersaMark; Versafine Clair - Nocturn
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles

For more projects by the talented Bev and my fellow Brand Ambassadors, please do pop over to the main Uniko blog, here, to see this new stencil in action.

The new stencils will be available to purchase from the Uniko website from 3 November at 9.00am GMT.

I'll be back with more inspiration using another of the new products tomorrow.

Uniko October/November Stencil Release - Sneak Peeks

Good morning, folks!

Bev has been working hard behind the scenes over at Uniko and has a mini stencil release coming up.  As with most Uniko products, these will work brilliantly with other products you may already have from the range.

Here are some sneak peeks for you...

Please be sure to pop back here and to the Uniko blog, here, over the next few days for the introductions and samples by myself and my fellow Brand Ambassadors.

They will be available on the Uniko website, here, from Thursday 3rd November at 9am GMT.  Hope to see you soon.

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Clean and Simple with Metallic Accents

Good morning

I'm over on the Uniko blog today with some CAS cards incorporating some metallic elements and for both cards I've focused on Uniko dies.  

All the information about how these were made can be found over on the Uniko post, here.

 

First up is a clean and simple shaker card...

Materials used:

• Dies: Uniko - Designer Dies Passiflora Collection; Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles
• Stamp: Uniko - Birthday Wishes
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Oxide - Rustic Wilderness, Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich
• Accents: Little Things from Lucy's Cards - shaker mixes

For my second card I used created an aperture to add some gold accents...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Flower Power #1
• Dies: Uniko - Designer Dies Flower Power #1-#6 Collection; Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles
• Ink: Versfine Clair - Nocturne; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Copper
• Accents: Gold cardstock and black gemstone from stash

I really wanted to go back to a true clean and simple style with these and I hope you've got some inspiration from them.  Now I need to shift my focus from autumn to Christmas as time isn't slowing down and I've not even started...yikes!

Enjoy the rest of your week and sending crafty hugs,

 

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Three Ways with Pure Florals: Lily

Good morning

I'm over on the Uniko blog today with some floral inspiration for your Monday morning.

You can find all the information on how I made these cards over on the blog post, here.

First up, I left the image uncoloured and added colour and interest around it...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Pure Florals Lily, Simply Said Blocks II
• Stencil: Uniko - Party Confetti
• Uniko - Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Distress Oxide - Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold
• Other: Inkadinkado - Stamping Mask Paper

For the second card I used the negative mask which was left over from the same masking sheet...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Pure Florals Lily, Simply Said Blocks II
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Distress Oxide - Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral
• Some colouring using Copic markers
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Scalloped Rectangles
• Other: Inkadinkado - Stamping Mask Paper

Finally, a little spotlight colouring...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Pure Florals Lily, Simply Said Blocks II
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Coloured with Copic markers
• Dies: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

Thanks so much for visiting today, have a wonderful week.

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Natures Treasures II

Good morning!

I'm back with some Uniko Brand Ambassador inspiration today, with projects using the Natures Treasures II Clear Stamp Set and also the co-ordinating stencil and mask. 

Full details of how I made these following cards can be found over at the Uniko blog post, here.

For all three of my projects today I've also used sentiments from the Birthday Wishes Clear Stamp Set.

Ok, first up I've done a little masking and paired the leaf image with the Background Blocks Pinstripe Clear Stamp...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Natures Treasures II, Background Blocks Pinstripe, Birthday Wishes
• Ink: Altenew - Limestone; VersaMark; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Doube Stitched Rectangles
• Coloured with Copic Markers

Next up I used the stencil...

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Natures Treasures II
• Stamp: Uniko - Birthday Wishes
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Iced Spruce, Dried Marigold; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

And finally, just some stamping and embossing..

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Natures Treasures II, Birthday Wishes
• Ink: Altenew - Forest Glades, Rocky Shore; VersaMark; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich, Metallic Copper

Thanks so much for dropping by and taking a look :)

Uniko July 2022 Mini Release & Reveal, Team Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Good morning!

It's release day over at Uniko! 

The products from this mini release are now available to purchase from the Uniko shop, here.  You can see them in their entirety later in this post.

Here's one more card sample for you, this one using the new Scattered Polka Hearts stencil...

I thought I'd try to create a kind of bokeh effect on this one.  On a panel I masked off a diagonal section and then ink blended with two shades of Distress Oxide ink.  I laid the stencil over the ink and blotted gently with a baby wipe.  I then shifted the stencil a couple of times, dabbing white ink through to create the bokeh effect.  The panel was then die cut with a stitched rectangle die and I stamped the sentiment from the Sunshine and Rainbows clear stamp set.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Uniko - Scattered Polka Hearts
• Stamps: Uniko - Sunshine and Rainbows
• Ink: Distress Oxide - Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral; Hero Arts, Unicorn; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

Here are the products in full...

You can follow the blog hop from the Uniko blog, here, and there is also a giveaway for a £20 eGift, so why not join in.

I hope you've enjoyed this mini release, thanks so much for visiting.

Uniko July 2022 Mini Release - Introducing...Paw Prints Hearts and Stencil Scattered Polka Hearts

Good morning

Introducing two more products from the Uniko mini release today.  I'll get straight to it.

So, we have a new stamp set called Paw Prints Hearts, and another stencil, Scattered Polka Hearts.

Here is the stamp set in action...

On some white cardstock I stamped the large paw print image in three neutral shades.  I then used a stitched rectangle die to create a panel.  To finish I stamped the heart in Versamark and embossed in Platinum, before stamping the sentiment below in black.  The panel was then adhered to the card base on 3D foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Paw Prints Hearts
• Ink: Altenew - Morning Frost, Rocky Shore, Moon Rock; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Platinum
• Die: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles

And on this card I've combined the stamp set with the stencil...

I inked up the paw print stamp in rainbow colours, spritzed with water and stamped onto watercolour card.  This was then die cut with a stitched circle.  I masked off a horizontal panel and lightly blended with Distress Oxide ink before inking through the Scattered Polka Hearts stencil.  The sentiment was stamped in black and the die cut popped up on 3D foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Paw Prints Hearts
• Stencil: Uniko Scattered Polka Hearts
• Ink: Altenew - Crimson, Pinkalicious, Hydrangea, Persian Blue, Forest Glades, Warm Sunshine; Distress Oxide - Cracked Pistachio, Salvaged Patina; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Double Stitched Circle Stax

That's all for today.  I'll be back tomorrow with the full Release and Reveal, and the products we've shared this week will be available in the Uniko Shop tomorrow from 9am BST.