Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Watercolour Emboss Resist

Morning all, 

I was inspired to do some emboss resist following this lovely example by Anita. I started off with the Uniko Background Builders Arts Decoratifs stamp set and repeatedly heat emboss one line of the set in white. I then used metallic watercolours to create a wash across the card in various colours.

For my next card I heat embossed the Uniko Large Background: Scattered Polka Hearts stamp in white and did an ombre wash using four different blue inks. I white heat embossed one of the hearts from Uniko Always & Forever set, ink washed and fussy cut before adhering to the background with foam pads.

Finally, I remembered this fantastic card from Jules and was inspired to try the resist embossing with the Uniko Remembrance stamp set. 

I definitely need to work on my watercolour skills so that's on the list for this year! 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko You're Going to Flip - Brand Ambassador Release Day Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Good morning! 

Here we are, Uniko new release day! There’s only one product on the release today but it’s fabulous and it’s a great addition to the Ink & Flip range.

Uniko Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering Stencil.

And here it is in action:

My card pairs the centre butterfly of the set with white heat embossed butterflies from the Uniko English Country Garden - Butterflies stamp set. 

As always there's further fantastic inspiration from the rest of the Brand Ambassadors on the Uniko blog hop. If you visit each Brand Ambassador and leave some love then you may just win yourself a 'flippin' good prize! 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me

Vinita

Kind regards

Steph x

You're Going to Flip - Introducing Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly Layering Stencil

Morning! 

Today we are introducing the Uniko Ink & Flip Geometric Butterfly layering stencil.

I used both stencils to create my shaker card. First I used the outer stencil to create my background and cut out the centre to create an aperture. I then inked up the centre butterfly on a separate piece of card to use under my shaker element. The ‘shaker’ pieces are clear plastic hexagons so as not to detract from the butterfly. I then used part of the butterfly I had inked in pink as a sentiment strip. Finally I added some Nuvo drops for interest.

Now work your way along the following blog hop to see more superb inspiration from the Brand Ambassadors.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me

Vinita

AAA Birthday have a current theme of 'Shaker' for their Game #60.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko You're Going to Flip - Ink & Flip Geometric Heart Layering Stencil Revisited

Hello! 

I hope you are enjoying our Uniko Ink & Flip revisits this week. The final one today is Uniko Ink & Flip Geometric Heart stencil.

Lots of concentration needed for this one as I had to ink half the segments before turning the stencil over and inking the others trying to match the rainbow stripes…not 100% successful unfortunately but that’s handmade for you! 

Are you excited for the new release tomorrow? I can tell you it’s a good one and I’ve already seen a comment on the Uniko blog saying that it’s tricky to work out what it is from the sneak peek! 

Head over to the Uniko blog to see more wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Brand Ambassadors and come back tomorrow for the new release!

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

Uniko You're Going to Flip - Ink & Flip Snowflake Revisited

Morning all, 

Welcome to our next product revisit from the Uniko You're Going to Flip week! Today we are using the Ink & Flip Snowflake which was originally released in July 2023. 

This card sort of organically came about as I played around with the stencil. I wanted a colourful background so I started off using some Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders but honestly ended up in a very inky mess! I think maybe I'm a over waterer like I am with house plants. So I switched to coloured card instead and was interested to see what Kraft card would look like. I used Pickled Raspberry and Spun Sugar Distress Oxides and created a pretty panel. I wanted to add some more interest so I die cut the layering squares and raised up the second panel with one layer of foam pads and the innermost panel with two layers of foam pads. Now this is perhaps where I should have stopped, but of course I decided to add some glitter due to it being a Christmas Card and my strange need to make those glitzy! Unfortunately the glitter has taken away the definition between the two colours so it's not quite as nice as I would have liked but at least it sparkles!! The sentiment is from the Uniko Christmas Sentiments stamp set.

Now to check out the rest of the Brand Ambassadors fabulous inspiration too:

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

Uniko You're Going to Flip - Ink & Flip Christmas Star Revisited

Good morning, 

Welcome to the first Uniko Ink & Flip stencil revisit which is the Christmas Star. But of course you don't have to use it for a Christmas card...

This is one of those cards I designed in my head whilst pondering what to do for this revisit and I'm so glad the other elements have fitted in so nicely with the stencilled star. First of all I ink (and flipped) the star using Distress Oxides in Squeezed Lemon and Fossilized Amber. I then stamped the orange and blue explosions from the Uniko Explosion! Additions stamp set. I stamped the 'Wow!' from the same set and die cut it with the complimentary dies before adhering with foam pads. I then stamped the Happy and Birthday from the Uniko Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments and the Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp sets. I'm really pleased with how this turned out and I'm glad I've found another way to use this great stencil.

The Brand Ambassadors have of course got lots more inspiration for you too, just follow the blog hop below.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

Uniko's You're Going To Flip Week & Sneak Peek!

Hello and good evening, 

I'm a little late getting this post up but I'm not quite as organised as I'd like to be currently...time seems to be a bigger issue than ever but there you go! 

Anyway I got here eventually today to tell you that we are having a week of Uniko ink and flip revisits plus a new one (hence the sneak peak)...

Can you work out what it is? I think it's quite tricky from this sneak peek and I know what it is!! Also, it's fabulous but I am a big fan of the Uniko ink and flip stencils.

So join us this week as we bring some revisited and fresh inspiration to the Uniko blog.

Much love

Steph x 

Papercraft Challenges #105 - Fairies and Other Mystical Beings

Good morning, 

Welcome to this month's Papercraft Challenges challenge #105 which have the theme of 'Fairies and Other Mystical Beings'. We have kindly been provided imaged by Mirtillamente.

My fairy lady has had her wings covered with Wink of Stella but it's very hard to capture this on a photo. I thought the holographic strip of card would help her sparkle some more and the sentiment 'Razzle Dazzle' from Uniko seemed like a perfect fit! 

To join in the fun, head over to Challenge #105 on the Papercraft Challenges blog and if you are chosen as our lucky winner you will win your choice of two digital images and the chance to guest design in a future challenge.

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #185 - Embossing

Hi everyone, 

I'm back! I took a little time off from The Male Room design team just to recharge and catch myself back up but I'm back now and very happy to be continuing to keep this brilliant challenge blog going. 

Our theme for this month's challenge is 'Embossing' and this can be dry embossing or heat embossing. I went with dry embossing for my card(s).

Believe it or not I started with a white piece of card to which I used a scoreboard to add the vertical lines. I then embossed with an embossing folder and dragged a grey ink pad down the card stock until I was happy with the coverage. I did the same very lightly with a blue inkpad. I die cut the sentiment and added nuvo drops to the corners to act a 'rivets'.

I really enjoyed this process which I first saw on a Gina K YouTube video, so I created another card using the same process but a different embossing folder and different coloured ink.

Will you join us over at The Male Room? We'd love to see your creations over on the blog.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Organic Wishes

Morning all, 

I am using Uniko Organic Wishes stamp set for my Brand Ambassador post this month. I have used it in both a light and dark setting to see what difference can be created. 

Firstly my ‘light’ card. I have teamed Uniko Organic Wishes with Uniko Natures Treasure stamp set. I have used chalk ink on both cards for better comparison.

My second ‘dark’ card uses the Uniko Organic Wishes stamp set as fireworks in the night sky. I have teamed it with Uniko Big & Bold Wish stamp set. 

So which do you like best?

Much love

Steph x

Papercraft Challenges #104 - Easter

Welcome all, 

This month the theme at Papercraft Challenges is Easter. I love creating Easter cards. I think it's because Spring is my favourite season! 

I stamped my spring wreath and then rather stupidly decided to fussy cut it out. Stupid really because it was a real pain to do and it doesn't add to the card by being cut out in any way!! But never mind, lesson learnt. I added the Easter eggs using foam pads and stamped the sentiment in the centre. 

Looking forward to seeing your Easter cards and of course you can see the other lovely makes by the rest of the design team over on the Papercraft Challenges blog. What will this month's prize be? It's a surprise from our sponsor Little Crafts. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Spring Botanicals Revisited Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hi all, 

Every other month the Uniko Brand Ambassadors are doing a product revisit. This month we are bringing inspiration using the Uniko Spring Botanicals range.

I love to see the spring flowers emerge so in these cards I’ve used spotlight colouring to highlight the beauty of the blooms as they emerge from the ground. 

Here I have used Uniko Spring Botanicals Snowdrop. I stamped it onto two pieces of card colouring one with grey tones and one with true spring colours. I die cut a large circle from the grey tone piece and lined it up with the coloured version, adhering with foam pads for dimension. 

I applied the same principle to my next card but used Uniko Spring Botanicals Tulip and die cut three smaller circles for the spotlights. 

For my final card I wanted to see what the spotlight would look like if it was a square. I think it looks like a window and works well with the Uniko Spring Botanicals Daffodil. 

You can get lots more amazing inspiration from the Brand Ambassadors on our blog hop. If you leave some love along the way you could be the lucky winner of one of the Spring Botanicals stamp sets. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

There’s currently lots of Spring challenges out there so I’d like to enter my cards into:

Double D challenges First Signs of Spring

The Four Seasons Spring Season March 24 challenge 

Stamping Sensations March challenge

🌷 Spring 🐣 - Card 2

Inkspirational Challenge #311 - Clean and Simple 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko 12th Birthday Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

 

Hooray! 

We are finally here at the Uniko 12th Birthday release day! No hanging about, straight into the full product reveal we go:

Uniko Ink & Flip Layering Geometric Heart Stencil Set

The main feature of the card is of course the gorgeous red and pink heart created using the inner stencil only. The background has been created using the Uniko Large Background: Scattered Polka Hearts stamp set. And I have only just discovered glitter embossing powder...oh my heart, like the sentiment, I LOVE the stuff!! The sentiment is from Uniko Big & Bold Love stamp set.  

Uniko Mid Century Modern Birthday

Although we are celebrating Uniko's 12th Birthday, I have used the Mid Century Modern Birthday stamp set to show how it could be used for Christmas cards too. The presents and bows were stamped in festive colours and the outline versions of the stamp were heat embossed in gold. The sentiment is from the Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp set. 

Uniko Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments and Uniko Background Blocks MOD Builder

I have mixed these two stamp sets to create my last card. The Background Blocks MOD Builder makes for a lovely background which can be coloured in any way. 

Now you have seen my creations please do follow the Brand Ambassador blog hop to see the wonderful creations by the rest of the team. Leave some lovely comments along the way and you could win a £30 eGift voucher for Uniko. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Much love

Steph x