Uniko Brand Ambassador Non Release Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY

Good morning, 

On non release month's at Uniko we like to have a little recap of the newest products. Since it has been a very busy start to the year with three releases and February’s big birthday month we haven’t yet done a review so today we are revisiting ALL of the 2025 new products so far. 

From the April 25 release I already had the idea to do the above card. I stamped the floral from the Uniko Originally Organic Flower Garden stamp set four times, rotating the card in the stamping platform each time. There was a little masking needed at the outer edges. I then coloured the florals and stamped sentiments from Uniko Organic Blooms stamp set and the retired Uniko You Are, Yes You stamp set. I made this card with a friend in mind who has recently had a cancer diagnosis. 

For my next card I also used a product from the most recent release because I was really taken by the versatility of the Uniko Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds stencil.

For this card I used transparent matt stencil paste in two areas of the card, flipped the stencil and inked the black. 

There's lots more fantastic creations and a GIVEAWAY if you follow the Brand Ambassador blog hop below. Bev is generously giving a prize of a £25 eGift Voucher if your comment is selected. 

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph - you are here!

Vinita

Before you dash off, don't forget that as it's the 11th of the month we have a new challenge starting over on the Uniko Ltd Facebook page, which is free to join! The theme this month is 'Anything Goes Birthday', but remember to only use Uniko products. 

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #198 - Under the Sea

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

Uniko April 2025 Reveal, Release Day, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Welcome! 

We have made it to the end of the Uniko April 2025 release which means today we can reveal the lovely products in full and treat you to some more inspiration using some of the new products. There are also details of a Brand Ambassador blog hop and GIVEAWAY at the end of this post.

Uniko Butterfly Serenade Stamp Set

For this card I just used one of the extra butterflies from the set to keep this a CAS creation.

Uniko Layering Flower Fusion Stencil

I have used part of the stencil set to create a floral banner across the bottom of the card and introduced some shading into the ink blending. I used a sentiment from the Uniko Birthday Sentiments stamp set. 

Uniko Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds Stencil

I created an ombre effect by stencilling the same colours on the second flip as I used on the first inking. I really like how this turned out. To make the colours pop, I introduced a black card blank, sentiment strip and enamel dots. 

Uniko Originally Organic Flower Garden Stamp Set

I wanted to use the smaller elements of the stamp set with this card and ended up with a super CAS card, which was not my intention but I really like it! Each of the flowers is fussy cut with some being adhered with foam pads.

Uniko Layering Spring Blossom Stencil

Sometimes when I run out of creative steam I like to look at the online card challenges for inspiration which is what I did here for the colours of this card. I inked the layering stencils with orange and teal before heat embossing the sentiment from the Uniko Big & Bold You stamp set onto die cut vellum. Of course you need to somehow attach vellum without seeing the adhesive so I stamped some of the florals from the Uniko Originally Organic Flower Garden stamp set and lay these on top of the vellum, covering the adhesive used to attach it to the stencilled panel. 

Lots and lots of beauty in this release I'm sure you agree and of course there is so much more to see over on the Uniko blog and the Brand Ambassador blog hop.

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

If you follow the hop leaving lovely comments along the way, you could win an Uniko £25 eGift Certificate.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko April 2025 Release Introducing - Layering Spring Blossom Stencil

Good morning, 

Another beautiful stencil for you today on the Uniko April 2025 release. Here we are introducing Uniko Layering Spring Blossom stencil.

This is a three part stencil which I set about inking with pretty Spring colours. Once I had created a full panel, I trimmed it down to A6 card size and used a strip of the offcut to stamp the sentiment and layer across the card front. 

For this card I kept to pink inks and die cut the stencilled panel into three different size hearts. I used coordinating cardstock and sentiments from the Uniko Everyday Love Sentiments stamp set to finish the card.

Now hop on over to the Uniko blog to check out the marvellous creations by the rest of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors and leave some lovely comments.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko April 2025 Release Introducing - Originally Organic Flower Garden

Welcome back! 

As we continue the Uniko April 2025 release, we have another stamp set today called Originally Organic Flower Garden.

My first card started with me stamping the floral arrangement twice along the bottom of a blank piece of card. There was some overlap, which I did not mask as I knew I was going to stamp a further floral arrangement to fussy cut and lay over the top on foam pads. I coloured in all the flowers and added the sentiment strip, also with foam pads.

This stamp set also has separate elements to enable you to make up an arrangement yourself, which is what I did here. I stamped with a very light colour ink so I could colour and create a no line effect. The sentiment is from the Uniko Birthday Sentiments stamp set. 

More absolutely stunning uses of this stamp set over on the Uniko blog, so hop over and leave some love.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko April 2025 Release Introducing - Stencil Ink & Flip Delightful Diamonds

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! 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko April 2025 Release Introducing - Layering Flower Fusion Stencil

Good morning,    

And welcome to today's introduction post on the Uniko April 2025 release. Today we have a great layering stencil called Layering Flower Fusion, which consists of 4 stencils.

For my first card I used bronze and silver metallic inks on black card, along with white ink for the leaf stems. I added a sentiment from the Uniko Everyday Sentiments stamp set and finally some small gold embellishments for the flower centres.

My next card shows how vibrant the stencil is when using bold colours. I also liked that the large florals were similar in shape to the Uniko Flower Power #7 stencil so I used the masks in this set to cut around and edged them with faux stitching. I added a strip of ink blended card with a sentiment from the Uniko Mid Century Modern Everyday and Uniko Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder stamp sets.

Hop over to the Uniko blog now to check out what beauty the rest of the Brand Ambassadors have created with this fabulous new stencil. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko April 2025 Release Introducing - Butterfly Serenade

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.

Much love

Steph x

Uniko April 2025 Release Sneak Peeks

Good morning all! 

Today we have the sneak peeks from the Uniko April 2025 release, three stencils and two stamp sets:

So now that you've seen the sneak peeks I'm hoping you are excited to follow all the product introductions this week.

Much love

Steph x

AAA Colourful Colourboard #15

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

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Watercolour Wednesday

Morning all, 

I'm here today with my Uniko Brand Ambassador inspiration and this month I wanted to practice my watercolour. I decided that Uniko Organically Zesty stamp set was a good one to use watercolours on and also needed a bit of a sunny lift! 

So for my first attempt I decided to do some ink blending onto the blank card first before stamping the lemon image and then adding more definition with watercolour pencils. 

For my second card I decided to use just the watercolour pencils but this time blend them using a water brush. This resulted in a much paler version of the previous card, not quite as 'zesty'!

Finally I switched to watercolour paints which was a scary prospect for me as I'm most definitely not a natural but I need the practice! I like the result other than the flowers which didn't turn out so well. I also think the green is a bit too bold and needed to be more yellow green like the other two cards. 

So, which version do you like best and what method do you prefer to use yourself? 

Much love

Steph x

The Male Room Challenge #197 - Geometric

Good morning! 

Welcome to The Male Room challenge #197 for which we have the theme 'Geometric'. 

I was tempted to do some die cutting for this challenge but then I remembered a stamp set I have in my stash that I hadn't yet managed to use:

The stamp set I have used is Uniko Background Builders: Delightful Diamonds. Some of the colourful diamonds have been stamped directly onto the panel with others stamped, fussy cut and adhered using foam pads for added interest. 

I hope you like my card, and go check out the rest of the super inspiration over on The Male Room blog where you will also find the linky to join in with the challenge. 

Challenge entries:

AAA Cards game 287, silhouette and geometric

Addicted to CAS challenge #279

Update: My card was picked as one of the top 3 in the Addicted to CAS challenge. ❤️

Much love

Steph x