Uniko Oct Release Reveal, Blog Hop and GIVEAWAY!

I hope you have all been enjoying Bev’s introductions to the Oct release all this week? If you’ve missed any you can find them here, here, here and here!

So first for the product reveal today we have Uniko Big & Bold Thank / s / ful. This adds to the ‘Big & Bold’ series and has lots of elements to play around with to create the perfect sentiment.

BIG & BOLD thank/s/ful  £11

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I thought the main sentiment might be big enough to hold my Wow! One Hundred and One embossing powder and thankfully (no pun intended) I was right as I hardly get to use this embossing ‘powder’. The grains are much larger than regular powder and it’s really hard to get it to stick to the embossing ink, plus it’s no good for detailed stamps. But it worked great here over my ink blended strip. I wasn’t intending on adding the die cut hearts but I managed to make a smudge to the top left just as I was finishing up (annoying!). 

Next up on the release we have Uniko Autumn Serenade which also adds to the lovely ‘Serenade’ series with its cascading beauty.

Autumn Serenade £11

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Of course I had to use the colours of autumn here and I was able to carefully ink up different parts of the stamp in different colours before stamping onto the white card. I love the script of the word Autumn in this set too. 

Now for an addition to the florals in the Uniko store and this one is a beauty called Remembrance.

Remembrance £11

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This is such a lovely stamp to colour (not so lovely to fussy cut though 😂). I have teamed it with a sentiment from the Uniko Simply Said Blocks II stamp set. 

And finally for this release we have an addition to the ‘Framed’ series in the form of Uniko Framed Snowflakes. 

Framed - Snowflakes £11

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My card is not that dissimilar to Bev’s on the introduction post but I can assure you we hadn’t seen each others cards before we made these!! I created a ombré ink blended panel onto which I heat embossed the Framed Snowflakes stamp. The sentiment is from the Uniko Christmas Wishes stamp set. 

And that’s it for the release this month but don’t forget to join in with the Brand Ambassador blog hop and you could win the entire release! 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that’s me!

Hope you have fun along your journey!

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #179 - Get Well Soon

Welcome! 

This month at The Male Room challenge we are looking for your masculine Get Well Soon cards. 

I went for the classic get well fruit bowl! This stamp set is super fun and is from Funky Fossil. 

I used alcohol markers to colour each fruit in before fussy cutting and arranging onto the card front. 

What theme will you go with for your Get Well card, or will you choose to do a pattern rather than a theme? CAS or lots of layering? Anything is acceptable as long as it meets the theme and is masculine. Check out the rest of the Design Team’s makes over on The Male Room blog for even more inspiration.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Mid Century Modern Baubles

Ooo my goodness, 

I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment but my craft mojo has left the building! I think I'm just too busy with other things and having had three weeks visiting family in Northern Ireland, with no crafting, I'm struggling to get back into it. 

I wanted to do a Christmas Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post this month as even if you aren't Christmas crafting yet, you can always look back on these posts for some inspiration. I focused on the Uniko Mid Century Modern Baubles stamp set as I had so much fun playing with it for the Jul/Aug release and I liked the way some of the other BA's concentrated the smaller stamps.

First I went with a traditional bauble design but gave it a twist by using other Uniko stamp sets to 'decorate' my baubles. The yellow bauble uses Uniko Background Builders: Christmas 2018 to create the scandi pattern. The teal bauble uses Uniko Background Blocks Scandinavian Christmas to create the gorgeous Christmas pattern. The navy bauble uses Uniko Pattern Building Christmas Tree set to create the striped pattern and the sentiment is from the Uniko Christmas Sentiments set. 

For my next card I went with a similar colour set but used the smaller stamps from the set and a nifty tool called a Rotate Mate. This time I used the sentiments from the same set too.

My final card uses a different colour set and as I was adhering the Christmas sentiment I realised this could easily be a birthday card also. This card uses the one bauble to create a mandala or flower effect. I used orange, red and maroon to stamp the baubles.

That's it from me today but I hope you found something to inspire you to break out the Christmas stash! 

Much love

Steph x

Papercraft Challenges #98 - Ribbons

Hello and welcome, 

Today we have a new challenge over at Papercraft Challenges and the theme is Ribbons. 

I was excited by this theme because I don't often incorporate ribbons in my cards so I challenged myself to find a new technique and make some ribbon flowers. 

I think these flowers look great and they are fairly easy to do. Rather than me try and hash together an explanation, just head over the this YouTube video and see how it is done! I used gem topped brads for the centre of each flower and adhered them to an ink blended and dry embossed background.  

I'd love to see what you are inspired to make with this month's theme. Check out the rest of the Design Teams fantastic makes and join in the fun at Papercraft Challenges #98. The sponsor this month is Little Crafts and the winner will receive a surprise prize! 

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #178 - Leaves

Morning all, 

We have a perfectly timed challenge over on The Male Room blog today as the theme is ‘Leaves’, perfect to lead us in to autumn.

For my card today I have used the ‘waste’ left from a foiled background and I love the great big splash of gold it gives. 

I kept the colour theme simple and die cut my leaves from the same colour card as the background card and added a belated birthday sentiment as it’s always handy to have these in! 

Join in the fun at The Male Room here, and check out all the other wonderful Design Team inspiration whilst you are there.

Much love

Steph x

Papercraft Challenges #97 - Special Card Shapes

Good morning! 

How are we all doing? This month at Papercraft Challenges we have the theme of Special Card Shapes. What a fun theme! It took me a while to think what to do. In all honesty I couldn’t be bothered setting up and finding a cutting file for the electric cutter so I scanned my wall of dies and had a eureka moment! 

I absolutely love this camera die from Crealies Cardzz and I haven’t used it in ages. I last used it to make a mini album but it’s perfect for making a special shaped card also. I added some designer paper and pink glitter accents. I then die cut the outer lens in teal and the inner lens in white. I added the Clearly Besotted bird image and sentiment, coloured with alcohol markers and adhered in place. 

Now it’s your turn to show us what special card shape you will use and you could win yourself a surprise, sponsored by Little Crafts.

Check out the Papercraft Challenges blog for more details and inspiration.

Much love 

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Picked Posies

Good morning all, 

Thanks for joining me today for my Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration post. I thought it would be nice to show off the range that Bev created exclusively for Craftstash called Picked Posies.

My first card uses the Uniko Picked Posies Fresh Cut Foliage background stamp and adhered this to the card blank at an angle. I then stamped and die cut the florals from the  Picked Posies set. The sentiment is from the sentiment set of the same name and I have fussy cut it and adhered it over vellum before adding to the card front.

This time I created a monotone card and stamped the background in two shades of purple. Directly onto this I stamped the outline and solid Picked Posies stamps. Finally I die cut the word ‘smile’ using the Uniko Picked Posies Smile layering sentiment.

My final card uses the Picked Posies Plaid layering stencil set over which I have added flowers and foliage stamped and die cut using the Picked Posies set.

This range is currently on sale exclusively at Craftstash so if you like what you see then head over and check them out!

Much love

Steph x

Uniko July/August 23 Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Happy release day! 

Today we are here to reveal to you the full Uniko July/August release and showcase more inspiration using the fantastic products. 

First up we have a large A5 clear stamp set called Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder.

Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder £16

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Here I have teamed the stamp set with the newly released Ink & Flip Stencil - Christmas Star. I thought the wreath looked like the large bows you get on the top of presents and the stencil is of course a parcel with a ribbon around! Hopefully you can see where I was going with this idea! The clever thing about this stencil is that you can ink it, flip it and ink it again and it creates a beautiful star in the centre. See my earlier introduction post for an example of this.

Ink & Flip Stencil - Christmas Star £4.25 

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The next stamp set to share is an A6 size set called Mid Century Modern Christmas.

I have focussed on the smaller elements of the set and used the parcel to create a wrapping paper pattern for another card featuring a present! 

Lastly in the Mid Century Modern line up is Mid Century Modern Baubles. This is another large A5 stamp set featuring three main baubles and lots of smaller elements to play around with. 

 Mid Century Modern Wreath Baubles £16

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My introduction post showcased a very mid century modern style in using this stamp set but here I have created a more clean and simple style.

Next up we have an Art Deco inspired Christmas set called Background Block - Arts Decoratifs Christmas.

Background Blocks - Arts Decoratifs Christmas £6

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There are so many possibilities with this stamp. In the introductions I turned it into a stain glass window and used paper piecing to create a beautiful card. Here I have turned it into a shaker card.

The final stamp set is a fantastic sentiment set which will tie in just perfectly with the previously released Uniko Christmas Sentiments, Everyday Sentiments, Everyday Love Sentiments and Everyday Spring Sentiments amongst others.

Everyday Family £11

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I hope you have had fun looking through all the new products and additional inspirations. There are lots more to see from all the Uniko Brand Ambassadors and if you join in with the blog hop, leaving lovely comments along the way, you will be in with a chance of winning the entire release! 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - that's me!

Vinita

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Introducing - Mid Century Modern Baubles

Hello! 

We have a lovely introduction from the Uniko July/August release today. We have an addition to the Mid Century Modern range in the form of baubles.

I have very much followed the mid century modern style with this card but this is such a versatile set that you can make it work in many styles, just wait for release day to see a very different card I have made with this set.

I wanted to use one of the baubles as a spinner for my next card.

The bauble is suspended with thread within the circle aperture. I have left the front sentiment free but there is a sentiment inside hidden just behind the bauble.

More fantastic introduction pieces can be found over on the Uniko blog. 

Don't forget tomorrow is release day, so make sure you pop back and see the full line up along with a fun Brand Ambassador blog hop and GIVEAWAY.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Introducing - Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs Christmas & Everyday Family

Welcome! 

Thanks for joining me today as we introduce Uniko Background Blocks Arts Decoratifs Christmas.

To me this stamp was perfect to create a beautiful stain glass window.

I heat embossed the stamp onto vellum and used alcohol markers to colour the back of the vellum. I then adhered this to a card base with an aperture to let the light through and added a die cut frame. Finally I added a sentiment from the Uniko Christmas Sentiments stamp set. 

I also thought this stamp would be nice using the paper piecing technique. I selected Christmas papers and had a jolly old time stamping, cutting and sticking! I used a sentiment from the Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp set introduced earlier in the week. 

Today we are also introducing Uniko Everyday Family sentiment set which adds on to previously release sentiment sets and gives them a great deal of flexibility as you can personalise your card for that very important family member.

I have teamed the new set with Uniko Big & Bold You, Uniko You Are, Yes You and Uniko Mid Century Modern Purrfect Day stamp sets. I have also used Uniko Mid Century Modern Shapes stencil.

Check out the amazing makes by the rest of the Brand Ambassadors on the Uniko blog too.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Introducing - Ink & Flip Stencil - Christmas Star

Good morning! 

I'm so glad you have joined us today for the next product introduction on the Uniko July/August release because we have a very innovative stencil. This is the ink & flip stencil which creates a Christmas Star.

The cleverness of this stencil is that you ink it on one side (pink), flip and ink on the other side (blue) and it creates this fabulous star in the centre. As a break from Christmas I decided to make this into a birthday card using sentiments from the Uniko Floral Vines stamp set and a lovely matching stamp set on this month's Uniko release (see tomorrow's blog post for more).

I wanted to play about with this stencil so I decided to ink it once only and add in Uniko Background Blocks Doodle Flower and Uniko Doodle Flowers stamp sets and I'm very pleased with the result.

Hop over to the Uniko blog for even more fantastic introduction designs and leave some love!

Much love

Steph x