Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Wednesday Wreaths

Morning all, 

For my Uniko Brand Ambassador post this month I thought I would focus on the Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp set. I'm bringing attention back to this as a Uniko original design as yet again a large US craft brand has helped itself to some of Bev's design elements. 

On this card I have stamped the wreath outline twice, rotating a little between stamping, and coloured with alcohol markers. To this I added some stamped and fussy cut berries and bows. Finally I stamped the sentiment and adhered using foam pads. 

Here I have offset stamped the wreath using the outline and block stamps. I have added bows and berries stamped onto coloured card and shaded using alcohol markers. The sentiment has been stamped in blue and black ink giving and offset appearance. 

For my final card I stamped the wreath using the block stamp only and onto white card. This was fussy cut before holly leaves and berries were added. The berries also have glossy accents added. Finally I used a piece of green card to add the sentiment. 

I do love these mid century modern sets, there is so much possibility with them. I'd love to see what you are inspired to make and don't forget to tag Uniko in your projects too. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Mid Century Modern Baubles & Introducing MCM Baubles Stencil & Mask

Good morning! 

All this week the Uniko Brand Ambassadors are revisiting the wonderful Uniko Mid Century Modern Baubles stamp set because we have a fabulous new product to add in the form of a matching stencil!

This really is a fun stamp set which really creates impactful cards. Today is the turn of myself and Natalie to showcase the stamp set and the new Mid Century Modern Baubles stencil and mask set. 

My first cards this week use only the MCM Baubles stamp set, you will have to wait a couple more days to see what I did with the stencil and masks! 

Here I stamped the outline of the baubles and wreath (from Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp set) onto watercolour card. I used a water brush to pull the ink from the outline to fill the spaces. I fussy cut the three focal pieces before adding berries to the wreath and hangers to the baubles. The sentiment is stamped also from the Uniko MCM Wreath Builder set. Once I had adhered all the items I added bauble strings with a white gel pen and some Christmas sparkle with crystal stickles.

On my next card I stamped and fussy cut the three baubles from the Uniko MCM Baubles set and coloured them with alcohol markers. I added details to the baubles using Nuvo drops, stickles and pearl drops. Once dry I added the bauble hangers, strings and stamped the sentiment in white ink. 

I have definitely had great fun revisiting this stamp set and playing with the new stencil and mask set has been fun too...but you'll have to come back on Saturday to see my makes using those! 

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

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

Uniko August 2025 Release - Introducing Background Blocks Swiss Dots

Good morning! 

Today we have yet another Background Block stamp called Swiss Dots and this really is the stamp you never knew you needed until you had it! The polka dots on this stamp are so dainty they really are a great addition / compliment to many different styles of card. Today I have used it with florals but come back for the full release to see how I have paired it with Mid Century Modern.

So, my immediate thoughts for this card were to get out Flower Power #5 because it features a dotty stem...but then I realised I don't have that one!! (Quickly adds it to the wish list!)... I looked through the many Flower Power sets I do have and opted for Uniko Flower Power #2. There's something about dots and stripes that just works for me! I fussy cut the floral and stem but only because I forgot I have the matching dies (and I quite like fussy cutting anyway)! 

An idea for another day would be to stamp the floral bloom over the Swiss dots and cut out.

For this card I stamped the Swiss dots in ombre (which hasn't photographed very well) and I knew I wanted to stamp directly over the dots so I chose the lovely bold (and one of my favourite sets) Uniko Beautiful Blooms I stamp set. 

Lots more stunning creations over on the Uniko blog and the final day of introductions tomorrow! 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - you are here

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #201 - Universe

Morning all, 

Welcome to this month's challenge from The Male Room which is all about the 'Universe'.

Just like the universe, the theme is vast! 

I created a background using the smooshing technique and distress oxide inks in Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Broken China. I then stamped the stars, planets and sentiment from the My Favourite Things Space Explorer stamp set. 

Join in the fun over at The Male Room where you will see further fantastic inspiration from the rest of the Design Team. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Christmas In July 2025 Release - Introducing Flower Power 12

Well hello!! 

We have finally arrived at our last introduction on this super Christmas in July release and it is a stamp set that is going to be the last addition to the Flower Power series. This is Flower Power #12.

It's funny how sometimes you see a stamp set and immediately know what your want to create with it, and for me this stamp set wanted to be made into a wreath! Now granted, my spacing could have been better but time has been a bit scarce lately otherwise I would have remade it with perfect spacing...because I have some sort of evenness OCD. But, lacking time since we are on school holidays and having been so busy on the run up to them breaking up, you will have to love it for it's flaws and all! 

I like to use the Flower Power stamp sets to create beautiful CAS cards so that is what I did here. Adding a little wink of stella to the flowers and a small dot of enamel drop to the centres. Do you remember the sentiment from earlier in the week?!

Now pop over to the Uniko blog and check out the wonderful designs from the rest of the team who have been super creative with this stamp set. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

Don't forget that we have the reveal, blog hop and GIVEAWAY tomorrow! 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Christmas In July 2025 Release - Introducing Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern & Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern

 

Hi all, 

We have two fabulous additions to the Ink & Flip stencil range to introduce to you today. First up is the amazing Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern stencil, which I am loving! 

Here again I have busted out the blues to create a frosty scene, my trees are a frozen forest! I inked the stencil in white, flipped and inked in blue before adding some stickles to the edge of a few trees for a frosty glimmer. 

To break up the pattern I die cut it into a large circle and lifted a couple of the trees onto foam pads (using trees from the offcut piece). I added a sentiment from a new set being introduced later this week. 

On my next card I have used green card and inked in two shades of green oxide ink before adding some cute gold gems to the top of the trees. The sentiment, which has unfortunately not photographed well, is from the Uniko Simply Said Blocks Christmas stamp set. 

Next up is the the equally fabulous Ink & Flip Snowflake Pattern stencil.

Here again I have inked once using white ink, flipped and used glitter stencil paste for the other half. I did have to ink this side in white also to make the glitter paste stand out as it dries clear like glue! 

I noticed the snowflakes fit nicely into a hexagon shape so I die cut this and a small frame to offset. I added a sentiment from the Uniko Christmas Sentiments stamp set. 

For this card I really wanted to use a bright pink and black colour scheme, so I inked the stencil with black ink before flipping and using a bronze glitter paste. 

I then cut the piece into three strips before adhering to a black card blank. The sentiment is from the Uniko Simply Said Blocks Christmas stamp set. 

Don't forget to head over to the Uniko blog to check out the wonderful creations by the rest of the lovely Uniko Brand Ambassadors.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - you are here

Vinita

Still more exciting introductions to come on this great Uniko Christmas in July release so make sure you come back tomorrow. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Christmas In July 2025 Release - Introducing Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble

 

Good morning, 

Here we are with day two of the Uniko Christmas in July 2025 release and an introduction to Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble.

This stamp looked like a perfect stamp to paper piece and I do like a bit of fussy cutting! First I stamped the Uniko Background Blocks Pinstripe stamp in red and over the top of this (at an angle) I stamped the Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble. I also stamped it onto green card before fussy cutting all the letters. I stamped the BB Merry Christmas Scramble once again onto white card and adhered the green letters directly to it. I adhered the red pinstripe letters using foam pads. 

My first card was super CAS so I mixed it up a bit for this card and added more layers of coloured card, and of course used the left over letters from the first card, butt his time adhered them all directly to the dark green card.

There are lots more ways to use this stamp over on the Uniko blog and on the Brand Ambassadors individual blogs.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - you are here

Vinita

Pop back tomorrow for the next exciting introduction on this wonderful Christmas in July 2025 release.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Christmas Tree Tuesday

Good morning, 

Welcome to my Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post. We are focusing on Christmas in July this month and I have specifically chosen Uniko stamps which include Christmas trees. 

To start off I heat embossed the Uniko Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs Christmas stamp. I then used a craft knife to cut some apertures behind which I laid different colours of tissue paper. The idea being that the light could shine through the tissue paper like a stained glass window. 

For my next card I used Uniko Rustic Christmas stamp set and created a 'forest' using different colour inks before decorating my main tree with fussy cut small elements from the stamp set.

And finally a super quick card made using the outline tree from the Uniko Christmas Pop stamp set and coloured using alcohol markers. I then teamed this with a sentiment from the Uniko Christmas Wishes set.

It's never too early to start your Christmas cards! And hopefully there is a style here to suit most tastes. 

Much love

Steph x