Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Technique Tuesday

Good morning, 

I recently saw a great technique on @ardythpr1 Instagram page and decided to recreate it using Uniko products. 

First I selected three background or larger stamps and smaller stamp sets with matching details to the larger sets. I then inked three separate panels by directly rubbing the ink from Distress Oxide pads onto white card. The idea is to then ink the background (or larger) stamp onto the card with a muted ink, followed by white heat embossing the stamp from the smaller matching set over the top. Finishing off with a white die cut shape and a white and black die cut sentiment. 

Here I have used Uniko Large Background Tropical Paradise stamp for the background, inked up with Memento Espresso Truffle. The smaller stamp which has been white heat embossed is the Uniko Paradise Leaves stamp set. For the inked panel I have used Pine Needles and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks.

Thinking I needed a lighter background panel, I used Shabby Shutters and Speckled Egg Distress Oxide inks for this panel. I then used the Craftstash exclusive Uniko Picked Posies Fresh Cut Foliage stamp for the background, again using Memento Espresso Truffle ink. The white heat embossed stamp is from the Uniko Season of Beauty stamp set.

My final card is slightly different mainly because I had a 'moment' when inking up the larger Uniko Hello Lovely stamp set and inked it with embossing ink in error. Once I realised my error I decided to go with it and heat emboss in copper. I continued to heat emboss in white using the Uniko Pure Florals: Peony stamp set. The background for this inked panel uses three distress oxides which are Antique Linen, Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet.

I've not had much time in the craft room lately and I'm finding a little frazzled for craft inspiration at present so seeing this video of Ardyth's was a great way to kick start me back into crafting. I hope you like my creations and also encourage you to head over to Ardyth's Instagram page to see the original inspiration.

Much love

Steph x

AAA Colourful Colourboard #22

Hi all, 

Welcome to the AAA Colourful challenge where this month we have a festive inspired colourboard for you.

I wanted to use the colours to create poinsettia for my card and I was going to have a plain white die cut background but then I remembered my Spellbinders Circular Stitch Background die and decided to do a bit of stitching! 

Can't wait to see what you decide to create and of course there's lots of lovely inspiration over on the AAA Colouful blog.

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #204 - Floral

 Hi all, 

Do we have an exciting and maybe a little tricky challenge theme for you this month at The Male Room. The theme is Floral but of course you have to keep it masculine. 

Hmm tricky for sure, so I decided to start with a dark colour for my card base and work with muted tones. I found some floral dies in my stash that were subtle florals and I added a die cut sentiment using Lawn Fawn Happy Birthday die.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for your masculine floral card. Check out the inspiration over on The Male Room blog and join in the fun.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Retro Autumn!

Good morning, 

Retro Autumn?! What do I mean by that? Well simply that I have combined the Uniko Layering Retro Lines stencil with a few Uniko autumnal sets. 

I stencilled three panels with the same green shades using part of the Uniko Layering Retro Lines stencil. To all three I added a sentiment from the Uniko Butterfly Serenade stamp set. 

 

For this first card I used a grey ink and added a floral outline from the Uniko Originally Organic stamp set.

Next I added some colour using the Uniko Autumn Serenade stamp set, both the large stamp and some of the smaller elements in the set also. 

Finally I went super simple with just one leaf stem stamped in green from the Uniko Originally Organic Flower Garden stamp set, and added a few dots of colour with Nuvo drops. 

The change in weather in the UK is definitely influencing my crafting this year. I can't remember it doing so in previous years other than I do like to switch over to festive crafting in autumn because they are my favourite cards to make! Do the seasons influence your crafting style?

Much love

Steph x

AAA Colourful Colourboard #21

Hello! 

Welcome to this month's challenge from AAA Colourful where we have a lovely colourboard for you.

When I first saw the colours I thought they lent themselves to a Christmas card so that's what I made! 

I have used a stamp set from Clearly Besotted to create my card above which is a very simple stamp and colour with alcohol markers. 

Will you create a Christmas card or can you imagine something different with the colours? Join in the fun at the AAA Colourful blog and see what wonders the rest of the Design Team have created. 

Much love

Steph x

World Card Making Day with Uniko

Good morning and happy World Card Making Day! 

Bev has decided to set a competition for World Card Making Day this year and is giving away THREE prize bundles.

All you have to do is MAKE A CARD! 

There are some rules however which are as follows:

Simply make a card that uses a Uniko product. You could use a stamp, stencil, designer die or even a digital product. There are some free downloads HERE. 

Next, share it on social media (Instagram, Facebook or even Pinterest) and be sure to tag @unikoltd so we see it! You can even link up your card to the Uniko blog to the gallery. If you don't do social media or have trouble linking up, email me your entry to bev@uniko.co.uk

You have today and tomorrow (Sunday 5th) to get your entries in.

3 winners will be randomly selected from those entered across all platforms to win a Uniko prize bundle. Winners will be contacted and announced on the Uniko blog on Monday 6th October 2025. 

Here is my inspiration to get you started.

I stamped the diamonds using Uniko Background Builders: Delightful Diamonds stamp set onto three different shades of blue and one shade of purple card using versamark ink. I then added white embossing powder and heat set before fussy cutting the diamonds out. I arranged them onto a white piece of card along with a heat embossed sentiment and adhered the panel to a card blank. 

Good luck! 

Much love 

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #203 - For A Baby Boy

Welcome! 

Today at The Male Room we have a challenge theme full of cuteness - 'For A Baby Boy'.

I went with the typical blue colours but of course anything is great for a baby boy. I used my die cutting plate to give a quilted look to the background. I added a die cut frame in a darker blue and stamped the teddy and 'welcome' sentiment from the now retired Uniko Sweet Baby stamp set. Finally I die cut the letters to spell 'baby' and adhered everything in place. 

What colour/s will you choose and what image/s will you select? Check out the fantastic creations by the rest of the Design Team over on The Male Room blog, and of course join in the fun with us too. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Christmas Blossom

Good morning, 

As with our revisit of the 2025 Uniko release products earlier this month, I have focussed my Brand Ambassador inspiration on Christmas and a 2025 release product, namely Uniko Layering Spring Blossom stencil.

I have used one inking of the Spring Blossom stencil to create all three cards and added elements to the last card using Uniko Layering Bauhaus Christmas stencil. 

Once I had inked the panel in Christmas colours, I placed a stitched die so that half of it contained the florals and half did not. I then stamped the 'Peace, Love &' part of the sentiment onto the blank half. On another piece of card I stamped 'joy' from the Uniko Big & Bold Joy stamp set, fussy cut, adhered to vellum and fussy cut leaving a border. 

From the remaining inked panel I die cut a circle and mat it to a larger die cut circle of dark green card. I stamped the sentiment from the Uniko Simply Said Blocks Christmas stamp set and adhered this using foam pads.

This left me with just a small amount of the inked panel remaining so I die cut an oval and used the Uniko Mid Century Modern Baubles stamp set to add a bauble hanger. I inked up two circles using elements from the Uniko Bauhaus Christmas Blocks stencil and added bauble hangers. I threaded all three 'baubles' with twine and adhered to a rectangle of card which I then adhered to the card blank using foam pads. Finally I added a sentiment from the Uniko Simply Said Blocks Christmas stamp set.

Hopefully I've given you some inspiration today and shown you how you can create Christmas cards without necessarily using Christmas stencils or stamps. 

Much love

Steph x

AAA Colourful Colourboard #20

Good morning, 

Today at AAA Colourful challenge we have a very interesting colourboard for you:

I don't know about you but these colours were difficult for me...until I discovered this cute little stamp by Clearly Besotted in my stash. Green for the frogs, tick! And the rest of the colours used on the books and colouring pencil.

So what will you create with this colourboard? You can get plenty of inspiration from the rest of the AAA Colourful Design Team over on the blog, and I've noticed there are a few Halloween style cards in the mix...now why didn't I think of that?!

Much love

Steph x

Uniko September 2025 Non-Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Good morning, 

As this is a non release month at Uniko we are having a Brand Ambassador product revisit, blog hop and GIVEAWAY. 

This month we are revisiting our favourite products from all those release so far in 2025, listed here for reference.

January 2025

Background Builders Flower Power

Flower Power #11 

Simply Said Blocks Occasions

Sparkle Sentiments

Stencil - Ink & Flip Layering Flower 

Stencil - Ink & Flip Geometric Gem

Stencil - Layering Picked Posies

February 2025

Alphabet Solid

Background Blocks Waves

Bright Butterflies

Stencil - Layering Bright Butterflies

Stencil - Layering Organic Blooms

Organic Blooms

Spring Botanicals Primrose

Stencil - Geometric Happy Birthday

April 2025

Butterfly Serenade 

Originally Organic Flower Garden

Stencil - Layering Flower Fusion

Stencil - Layering Spring Blossom

Stencil - Ink & Flip Diamonds

July 2025

Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble

Background Blocks My Favourite Colour

Flower Power #12

Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Christmas Blocks

Stencil - Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern

Stencil - Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern

August 2025

Background Blocks Bauhaus

Background Blocks MOD Builder Circles

Background Blocks Swiss Dots

Background Builders Mid Century Modern

Stencil - Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves

Stencil - Layering Retro Lines 

Wow there's more products there than I expected!  

I decided to focus on Uniko Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble. For all my cards I stamped the Merry Christmas Scramble and masked it before stamping a series of background / frame stamps. For my first card I used another of the new release stamps, Uniko Background Blocks Swiss Dots

To finish my card I simply coloured the large letters in two shades of green. 

I then wanted to see how the stamp would look with the Uniko Framed - Fairy Lights stamped around the large lettering. 

For this card I fussy cut some extra letters and adhered them using foam pads. 

And finally, I used the same method of masking and stamped the Uniko Framed - Holly over the top.

To make this image stand out more I also coloured outside the frame. 

I hope you like this revisit and encourage you to follow the Brand Ambassador blog hop. If you leave lovely comments along the way you could win a £25 eGift code for the Uniko store. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me!

Vinita

Just a reminder that Bev is currently on holiday so any orders placed will be a little delayed in being sent.

And finally, today we also have a new challenge over on the Uniko VIP facebook page. If you enter a card, you could win a £10 eGift code to spend in the Uniko store.

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #202 - Create Your Own Background

Morning! 

Welcome to this month's fund challenge from The Male Room where we are asking you to 'Create Your Own Background'.

Lots of options to play about with here. I went for a technique I saw on Instagram earlier in the year...but of course I can't remember who did it now. Mention it in the comments below if you know who it was!

So firstly I laid down strips of double sided tape and added the green embossing powder. I set this with the heat gun before using an embossing folder to create the leaf pattern. I decided to keep the rest of the card simple with a die cut sentiment and make the background the feature of the card. 

I'm excited to see what backgrounds you come up with and how you choose to create yours. Join in the fun over at The Male Room, and check out the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Mid Century Modern Monday

Good morning all, 

If you were present for our release at the beginning of August, you will be familiar with the Uniko Background Builders Mid Century Modern stamp set. I had a really great time playing with this set so I wanted to use it some more for my Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post this month. I love background builder sets as there are so many different combinations, layouts, colours etc...to play with.

For my first card I simply stamped the line stamps three times down the card and infilled with the stamps as shown. To this I added a sentiment strip stamped using a sentiment from the Uniko Bauhaus Blocks stamp set. 

On my next card I wanted to use the stepped line so I stamped this four times and selected the various semi circles to stamp over the top. I have used chalk ink on all these cards (I'm a bit obsessed with it at them moment!) which gives a nice translucent effect. The sentiment is a mix of stamps from Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder and Uniko Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments stamp sets.

My final card is inspired by a search of Mid Century Modern Pattern and I absolutely love how it turned out! I have used a couple of other stamp sets to create the background. these being Uniko Mid Century Modern Florals and Uniko Mid Century Modern Birthday stamp sets.

Well I hope you have enjoyed this Mid Century Modern showcase as much as I enjoyed creating it! 

Now it's over to you to show us what you create with your new stamp set. Don't forget to show us over on the Uniko VIP Facebook page. 

Much love

Steph x

AAA Colourful Colourboard #19

Good morning, 

Welcome to this month's challenge from AAA Colourful and here is the colourboard for this challenge:

Despite the colourcard image being a little autumnal, I decided to head in the direction of summer!

The ice cream dies are from Concord & 9th Cool Treats set. I added a white die cut frame and banner to finish my summery birthday card. I'm not a big fan of ice cream or ice lollies but they are nice to cool down with on a hot day. What is your favourite ice cream or lolly?

Lots of fabulous inspiration over on the AAA Colourful blog where you can also join in with this month's challenge.

Much love

Steph x