BA Inspiration using Uniko Stencils: CAS card

 Hello everyone!

Happy Tuesday!

Today I am on Uniko blog! I had so much fun playing with new and old stencils!

These two stencils are a fantastic match. I always love to use small elements to highlight my card. And I love the way the card turned out!

 I used the quilted stencil first, using forest glacier Altenew ink on a white panel. Then I used one of the layering stencils from the Layering Bright Butterflies stencil set to create a purple floral background using Lavender filler and midnight violet Altenew inks.

For the full steps visit here!

I hope you feel inspired!

Happy crafting!

March 2025 Non-Release Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

 Hello everyone!

Happy Tuesday!

After an amazing new release by Uniko, we need a break. So here is up to a Non-release Brand Ambassadoe Blog Hop with a giveaway

Today, I have a rainbow and sunshine card using a new stamp set that I fell in love with! It is called "Organic Blooms" and it is from Uniko.

To make my card, I die cut a scalloped white panel.  I love the fun rainbow images, which blend perfectly for a colorful backdrop. I used a rainbow and clouds stencil using my ZIG watercolor brush pens. 

Then I stamped some blooms from the organic blooms stamp set using ZIG watercolor brush pens again and colored them, too. I fussy-cut all the blooms. I stamped the sending sunshine sentiment from the everyday spring sentiments stamp set.

I added all the blooms to the rainbow image and dazzled it with a few sequins. I added this panel to my chrome yellow textured panel and adhered it to my golden yellow card base. In the end, the entire design is anchored by adding some fussy cut clouds.

Stop by the Uniko blog for all the details and more inspiration to cheer up your day from the design team here!

Anita

Bev

Izzy 

Julie 

Steph

Vinita (me)

Don't forget to comment for your chance to win a £25 eGift code to spend in the store. Bev will randomly select a comment to win on Monday, 24th March 2025. 

Happy crafting!

Celebrating 13 Years - New Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & Giveaway

 Hello everyone!

Happy Friday!

Finally, the day has arrived to reveal the new Uniko release on the Uniko Blog. Today, I and all the Uniko Brand Ambassadors have more inspiration to share in our traditional release day blog hop. 

Let me introduce all the New Release Uniko Products again.

First up, we have Alphabet Solid. 

Alphabet Solid Clear Stamp Set £16

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Background Blocks Waves Clear Stamp Se £6.50

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Bright Butterflies Clear Stamp Set £6.50

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Stencil - Layering Bright Butterflies £10.75

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Stencil - Layering Organic Blooms £13.75

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This is what the stencil looks like complete...

Organic Blooms Clear Stamp Set £11.50

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Spring Botanicals Clear Stamp Set £11.50

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Lastly, for the introductions, we have the Stencil - Geometric Happy Birthday.

This is FREE with all Release Day orders of £15 or more while stocks last.

Also, take advantage of FREE Worldwide Shipping on Orders of £40 or more 

until Midnight Sunday 2nd March 2025.

Now that I have some more inspiration from myself and The Brand Ambassadors. 

Card 1

This is a modern style one-layer CAS card using a Happy Birthday stencil. I used fossilized amber, wilted violet, barn door, rustic hinge distress oxides and Jet Black Archival ink. I embellished it with a few black half pearls.

Card 2

For the second card, I created a colorful background to showcase the pretty butterflies. I ink smooshed the distress inks directly onto a white panel. Then I created these pretty butterflies using Layering Bright butterflies and fussy cut out. I used sea glass, dust, midnight violet, buttercream, warm sunshine, evergreen, frayed leaf, pink diamond, raspberry and fresh peach Altenew inks. 

The sentiment is heat embossed using Opaque Bright white EP on a vellum die cut. And dazzled it with a few tiny crystal rhinestones.

Card 3

For this card, I used the Layering Organic Blooms stencil. I used sea glass, desert night, red royal, and pale tomato Altenew inks. The sentiment is from the Organic Blooms stamp set.

Card 4

For this card, I used the Organic Blooms stamp set to create my own background; it's a perfect stamp for the cards. 

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I used red royal, pale tomato, fresh peach, pinkalicious, pink diamond, evergreen, forest glacier, lavender fields, soft lilac and warm sunshine Altenew inks. And watercolored it for the soft touch. I added tiny dots all over the background from the same stamp set.

  White dots were added to the stigma using a Posca pen. The sentiment is from the same Stamp set

Card 5

This is a mixed-media style card. I used aged mahogany, saltwater taffy, walnut stain, vintage photo, fossilized amber, carved pumpkin, and barn door DI for the Primrose image. I fussy-cut the floral image and bent some leaves for more dimension. The background is created using a big polka dot stencil and background blocks Linear stamp set.

Card 6

For my last card, I showcased the Bright Butterflies clear stamp set. I stamped the cute tiny butterflies in various distress inks and fussy cut them all. I added a white sparkly circle and adhered all the butterflies on this circle. The sentiment is from the same set.

Here is the Uniko Brand Ambassadors links:

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita (me)

I hope you all enjoyed and were inspired by all the creations!

Be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win a £25 eGift Certificate to spend in the store. Winners of this giveaway and the stencils from the first couple of days' introductions will be announced here on the Uniko blog on Saturday, 8th March 2025.

Happy crafting!

Celebrating 13 Years - Introducing Spring Botanicals Primrose Day 5

Hello everyone!

Happy Thursday!

Welcome to Day 5, with a final introduction of the Spring Botanicals Primrose!

On a white panel, I stamped the Spring Botanicals Primrose two times using violet pearl embossing powder. And heat-embossed it. Then, I used ZIG watercolor brush pens on the Spring Botanicals Primrose. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I layered my watercolored panel to a purple card base.

A closer look! I embellished it with a few sequins to dazzle.

Tomorrow is the traditional release day. Hope you will come back again for a Blog Hop with a giveaway!

Happy crafting!

Celebrating 13 Years - Introducing Stencil - Layering Organic Blooms and Organic Bloom Clear Stamps Day 4

Hello everyone!

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome to Day 4! Today is Uniko's 13th Birthday New Release Introductions of Layering Organic Blooms stencil and The Organic Bloom Clear Stamp set.

It is a great match with stamp and stencil and can be created in many variations.

Layering Organic Blooms Stencil

It is a one layer CAS card.

For the first card, I used fresh peach, pale tomato, raspberry, pinkalicious, Caribbean sky, Persian blue, buttercream, warm sunshine, forest glacier, evergreen Altenew inks and hickory smoke DI using Layering Organic Blooms stencil.I added some white dots to the pollens.

The sentiment is from the floral vines stamp set. And embellished it with some rhinestones.

I used circle masking technique with fossilized amber, carved pumpkin, hickory smoke distress inks on my fog color CS. I then stamped the organic blooms and heat embossed them using opaque bright white embossing powder. The sentiment is from the same set. In the end,  I drew some zetangle lines into the bloom and dots to the image shown in the above pic using posca white pen.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for more introduction.

Happy crafting!

 Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita (me)

Celebrating 13 Years - Introducing Alphabet Solid and Background Blocks Waves Day 3

 Hello everyone!

Happy Tuesday!

Today is Day 3 and we are introducing Alphabet Solid and Background Block Waves.

I love how cleverly Bev designed the Background Blocks waves. I love the impact of wavy illusion!

 I stamped the Background Blocks waves using Raspberry, rubellite and pinkalicious Altenew inks on a soft pink textured die-cut panel. I loved the achieving results, don't you!!!

Then I stamped a butterfly from the Bright butterflies stamp set using deep iris Altenew ink and fussy cut it. I added the sentiment with a butterfly trail on a white card base panel.

Firstly, on a white die-cut panel, I used fossilized amber DO, rusty hinge and seedless preserves DI using Background Blocks Waves. Then I filled the white waves using my watercolor brush markers. Then I added a sun from the Mid Century Modern Elements stamp set.

Uni white Posca pen for the dots. On a textured white sheet panel I made my own colored BG using Cocoa Altenew ink. In the end, I paired it with the Alphabet solid stamp set to create the word Shine and highlighted it with white dots. Now I attached my window panel with black layering to the card base.

Don't you love this wavy window scene! For more inspiration visit Uniko Blog!

 Anita 

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita (me)

We have another release tomorrow, so come back again!!

Happy crafting!

Celebrating 13 Years - Introducing Stencil Bright Butterflies & Re-introducing Bright Butterflies Clear Stamps Day 2

Hello everyone!

Happy Monday!

Welcome back to Day 2! Today, we are introducing a new Layering stencil Uniko Bright Butterflies and re-introducing the same stamp set!

Card 1

 

For my card, I first created my background using small flower elements from the Bright Butterflies set. Then I stamped the trio of butterflies using Altenew inks forest glacier, paper bag, ocean waver and warm sunshine. I fussy cut them and added them with double adhesive foam. The sentiment is from the same set.

 Card 2

For the second card, I used the Bright Butterflies Layering stencil. This set has three butterflies with a lot of potential to create many stylish designs.

I used one of the butterflies from the layering Bright Butterflies stencil. I used fossilised amber, carved pumpkin, abandoned coral, mermaid lagoon, uncharted mariner, blueprint sketch and rusty hinge DI to create one of the cute designer butterflies. For my background, I used the same DI. And I added some layering elements from the options with a few white dots, I love the results. The sentiment is from the spring botanicals crocus set.

Here is the link along with Uniko's blog.

 Anita 

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita (me)

I hope you enjoyed both the creations!

There is another fun release tomorrow, so come back again!

Happy crafting!