Hi all,
Welcome to a new challenge at AAA Colourful. Today we have challenge #30 with a colourboard as follows:
Happy New Year to you all!
My first blog post of 2026 and we are over a week into the New Year already! Back at work and the festive period is a distant memory…as are the chocolates.
Here at Uniko we are having a week of fabulous inspiration using Bev’s clever Ink & Flip designs. Bev was kind enough to let us choose which Ink & Flip stencil we wanted to use and I chose Uniko Ink & Flip Christmas Tree Pattern stencil because I just love it! Christmas may be over but as I’ve depleted my Christmas card stash I wanted to start on some cards for this year. And I decided to mix up the colours for a bit of fun.
All three cards were made from one panel of inked trees and I just played about with the layouts to make it work.
Make sure you head over to the Uniko blog to check out the wonderful work by Natalie today and also the rest of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors from earlier in the week and over the next couple of days.
Much love
Steph x
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
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
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
Good morning,
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.
Good morning,
Welcome to the Uniko Brand Ambassadors joint post today where we are using Uniko and Ink & Flip stencils to create masculine projects.
Morning all,
Today at The Male Room, we have a new challenge for you and the theme is 'Under the Sea'.
It took me a while to decide what I was going to use for this challenge as it turns out I have quite a lot of sea related stamps and dies! In the end I opted for a set I got with a past craft magazine.
I heat embossed the shells and star fish with clear embossing powder before adding a mixture of watercolour inks across the panel. I accidentally got a couple of splashes lower down on the panel but decided to continue because this is the definition of handmade and unique! Finally I added a sentiment from another set in my stash.
I'm looking forward to seeing your creations so pop on over to The Male Room blog and join in!
Much love
Steph x
Hi all,
Bev has come up with another of her brilliant Ink & Flip stencils, this time consisting of Delightful Diamonds.
When I first saw the stencil I knew I wanted to add an Art Dec twist so I inked the stencil with bronze metallic ink before flipping the stencil and using white stencil paste. To this I added a heat embosssed sentiment from the Uniko Anniversaire Art Decoratifs stamp set.
For my second card I switched the way the diamonds ran and used two shades of blue ink. I added a strip of white card stamped with a diamond strip stamp from the Uniko Background Builders: Delightful Diamonds stamp set. The sentiment is from the Uniko Simply Said stamp set.
Much more amazing cards using this great new product over on the Uniko blog so pop over there now to check them out!
Steph x
Good morning,
Thank you for joining us as we introduce the first product on the Uniko April 2025 release, Butterfly Serenade.
Here I have stamped the Butterfly Serenade in black and used hot pinks to make the butterflies pop. I have added extra butterflies from the set around the main stamp and added some using foam pads under the wings.
With this card I heat embossed the butterflies and sentiment using clear embossing powder before ink blending over the top to bring out the patterns.
Much more loveliness using this new stamp set over on the Uniko blog and plenty more to come as we head through the week.
Steph x
Good morning,
Welcome to this month's challenge from AAA Colourful where we have a beautiful colourboard full of blues and teals.
I love a colourful card base so I started off with blue card and added a strip of white behind a wider panel of dark teal. On this I heat embossed the sentiment in white and added my fussy cut images which are from the Honey Bee Coffee Break stamp set.
What will this colouboard inspire you to make? Check out the super creations from the rest of the Design Team over on the AAA Colourful blog and join in the fun.
Much love
Steph x
Good morning,
Welcome to my Uniko Brand Ambassador inspiration post this month where I have chosen to use the fabulous Uniko Style stamp set. I chose this one because of Bev's super card on the latest release which reminded me of my love for this stamp!
I thought it would be nice to pair the stamp set with a variety of Uniko stencils and each one has turned out surprisingly different.
For this card I have stamped the Uniko Style florals with chalk ink and paired them with Uniko Mid Century Modern Shapes Circles & Stars stencil. I inked the stencil onto green card using a slightly darker green ink and an orange/brown ink.
Finally I used pink card and stencil paste through the Uniko Quilted stencil for the background of this card. The florals are slightly different too as I have heat embossed the outline and centres onto pink card.
Hopefully these examples will have you dusting off the Uniko Style stamp set and digging out some stencils to have fun getting inky with. I always end up covered in ink when I stencil!
As the first card is a masculine card I will be entering it into the AAA Birthday challenge Game #71.
Much love
Steph x
Good morning,
As it is a non release month at Uniko we are doing a revisit of Uniko Sunshine & Rainbows stamp set with a Brand Ambassador blog hop too.
I masked off across the diagonal on a blank piece of white card and stencilled one half with Uniko Raindrops stencil (currently unavailable) and the other half with Uniko Cloud 9 stencil. At this point I inked up the rainbow arches from Uniko Sunshine & Rainbows stamp set as well as the sentiment. I then fussy cut these before slicing the rainbow diagonally and adhering to the card as above.
I was having such fun with these products that I made a second card.
Again using the Uniko Raindrops stencil but this time I used rainbow inks. In addition to stamping the rainbow I used the large and small cloud stamps and again the sentiment from the Uniko Sunshine & Rainbows stamp set. I created a sun using the Uniko Kindness Blooms stamp set.
Don't forget to visit the Uniko blog and hop along the Brand Ambassadors blogs leaving some love as you go. Someone selected at random will win a £25 eGift Certificate for the Uniko store.
I am entering my second card into Stencil Fun Challenges March challenge.
I will be entering my final card into AAA Cards Game 285 and Inkspirational Challenge #336.
Much love
Steph x
