Hello everyone!

Happy Saturday!

Today I am at Uniko blog with an inspiration card.

I started by white heat embossing one of the sentiments from the Season of Beauty stamp set. I added a few elements, like stars and tiny trees from the Christmas Pop stamp set. Then, I blended shaded lilac, cracked pistachio, and saltwater taffy DI over the heat-embossed images. 

I added two stamped trees from the Most Wonderful stamp set using Villainous Potion and Evergreen bough DI using double-adhesive foam tape. Some jewels were added for more fun as an ornament on the trees.

Hope I inspired you to create yours!

Happy crafting!

12 Days Of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways 2024 - Christmas Linky Party 🎉

Hello everyone!

Happy Sunday!

From Today until 12th December 2024, we will celebrate with a Christmas Linky party, giveaways, and a lot of inspiration to brighten your Christmas with more joy and Happiness by creating Christmas cards in style!

I am showcasing a card using a Christmas Pop clear stamp set and Background Blocks: Snow flurry stamp set for this Christmas Party 🥳

I created a strip of white panel by creating fake embossed lines using Martha Stewart Board and swapping my lumber plaid DI on this panel as shown in the panel.

Then, I stamped some Christmas Pops in Lumberp laid DI and a Snow Flurry background builder in a round shape. I quickly applied silver Perfect Pearl to the snowflake one to create more interest in the background. I stamped a tiny bow from the Mid Century Modern Birthday stamp set, too, and fussy cut them all.

I placed all the elements on my white CS as shown in the below pic.

Added the bow with a handmade silver bow as an embellishment.

The sentiment is from Pure Florals: Poinsettia stamp set and I jewelled the panel as an embellishment to sparkle!

Now it's your turn! Enter a new Christmas card using Uniko products here.

 There are videos by Bev, so be sure to check out Uniko's YouTube Channel.

Linky is open now and will close at 23:59 GMT on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024. The Uniko Brand Ambassadors will vote for their Top three, and the prizes are as follows.

1st Prize - £25 eGift Code

2nd Prize - £15 eGift Code

3rd Prize - £10 eGift Code 

Bonus Prize For a Lucky Comment Along The Hop Above - £10 eGift Code

Winners will be announced on 13th December. 

Hope you enjoyed the process!

Happy December!

Happy crafting!

 

Brand Ambassador Inspiration: Mixed Media Christmas Tree Trio

Hello everyone!

Happy Thursday!

 Recently I was going through my stash and rekindled my interest in Silver glitter paste. Because of the paste opacity, a thin layer makes it more opaque and visible the underneath color. Talk about the drama! 

So I thought it would be the perfect use for a new stencil release Christmas tree trio recently at Uniko.

It looked complicated but was easy to make. 

Here are step-by-step instructions with pics:

On a white panel, I placed my Christmas Tree trio stencil and drew the outlined trees one by one as shown in the above pic.

Once again, I put my stencil to ink my solid outlined tree using mowed lawn DI in between all these trees one by one.

It appeared like this as shown in the above pic.

I ink-blended the rest of the space using forest moss, crushed olive and mowed lawn DI. I outlined my trees using a green acrylic marker for more interest.

Now it's time to decorate my trees and the background. I added some confetti using DI.

I used my beloved Posca white pen for snowfall in the sky. Stamped the sentiment from the Pure Florals Poinsettia stamp set. To finish it off I wrapped a thread around the trees. 

Hope you all enjoyed this!

Happy crafting!

It's Beginning To Look Like... October/November Reveal, Release, Brand Ambassador Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

 Hello everyone!

Happy Sunday!

Welcome to the release day with a blog hop and giveaway!

Here is the full view of all the stamps now available at Uniko!

My first card focuses on the Background Blocks: Snowflake Flurry stamp set. I love snowflakes, and this stamp set image is so great.

I wanted wood textures for the background, so I chose a rusty hinge, vintage photo, walnut stain and black soot DI and added these inks directly to the stamp.

 I love the wooden texture I achieved. I added some sequins to enhance the beauty of this card panel. The sentiment is from the most wonderful stamp set.

Second Card

Are you a wreath lover? Wreaths are a warm and welcoming addition to the door anytime. This card features a Big & Bold Joy stamp set.

I started stamping with Tiding of Comfort & sentiment in bundle sage DI first and bold Joy in barn door DI in the centre of the card panel. Then I drew a circle slightly with a pencil around the sentiment. Stamped the leaf twig on the circle in bundled sage DI and then again in forest moss DI to create my wreath from the Season of Beauty stamp set. Added the dots using barn door DI. Then I added some hearts and the dove using the same ink. voila done!

Last card

My last card features the Framed Fairy Lights stamp set. I wanted to create a winter scene with a festive Northern Nights backdrop showcasing fairy light strings. It is simple to do, and yes, it gives your card a wow factor. I used distressed ink-blended mediums to create my background.

First I took a white panel and stamped one of the images from the  Background Builder: Winter Wonderland stamp set and I heat embossed in Wow Ebony black EP. Now on to the Northern lights I started by adding streaks of twisted citron, mermaid lagoon and wilted violet DI using foam brush.

Next, to complete the background, I applied chipped sapphire DI between the colors and black soot around the edges. Then, I added some parts of the light stamp set to the northern light background and heat embossed it with Wow Opaque Bright White EP. 

Now, by adding a tiny drop of water at each light inside, the water is soaked because of DI ( as shown in the above pic), and voila, I got the same ink effect in pastel colors.

I love the result. I fussy-cut the panel from the bottom part. The panel is added to the white card base with dimensions. The sentiment is from the same set.

I hope you all will try these techniques, and I am waiting to see yours!

I hope you have got your wish list started from this November Release!

Here is the blog hop list:

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

The winner of the giveaway will be announced Monday 11th November 2024

Happy crafting!

It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing Framed - Fairy Lights

Hello everyone!

Happy Saturday!

Today is a final day of a new release stamp set called Framed Fairy Lights and I bet you will fall in love with it!

Today, I have a fun card to share with you all! It's an interactive, light-up card. As soon as I saw this new Framed Fairy light stamp set, I just knew that it was time to finally use the T-light that had been sitting in my drawer. It is so much easier to use for any project than I expected. I removed the top part of the T-light and only used the machinery part by adding four layers of foam tape behind the panel. So easy peasy without using any mechanism!!!

Firstly, I created an inking background using Jet black Archival ink and Black ultimate pigment ink on a white CS panel.

Then I stamped the fairy lights string and heat embossed it with Wow Ebony Black EP. I colored all the lights using my Acrylic markers. The sentiment is also heat embossed.

Then before matting it on my white CS, I added a tiny T- T-light bulb behind it.

Love how it glows in red and blue colors. Visit to see more at Uniko for more inspiration!

And come back tomorrow again, as it is a tradition at Uniko with a Blog hop, release and giveaway!

Happy crafting!

Happy day!

 

It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing BIG & BOLD Joy

Hello everyone!

Happy Friday!

Today is Day 4 and Uniko is introducing a new stamp called: Big & Bold Joy!

Send peaceful wishes this Christmas filled with joy!

With so much unrest in the World, this is the perfect card this season to spread a message of peace. It features festive foliage with a white dove and Joy in the World.

I started with a textured black card base. I stamped the Peace, Love & sentiment. Above this sentiment I added foliage with a dove and heat embossed them in a white puff twinkle.

Then, I stamped the "To the World" sentiment with a tiny circle map element and heat embossed all of them. I placed the Big and Bold Joy world in the centre and heat embossed it. At the top and bottom of the card space, I added falling snow using Background Builders: Winter Wonderland stamp set and heat embossed them using the same EP.

I highlighted all the elements using my Acrylic marker for more fun.

Don't forget to visit Uniko for such amazing inspirations by Uniko Brand Ambassadors!

Happy crafting!

It's Beginning To Look Like... Introducing Background Blocks Snow Flurry

Hello everyone!

Happy Thursday!

Today is Day 3 of the introduction for the new October/November release at Uniko. We reintroduced the comeback stamps the past two days and today I showcased a new Background Blocks stamp.

My card features a beautiful new set called Background Blocks Snow Flurry stamp set, you can pair it with other Uniko products!

To begin this card, I took a white panel and stamped the image two times leaving some gap in the centre. I used Blue hues pigment inks. Love the inking results.

I paired it with the Let it Snow die set. The sentiment was heat embossed using white puff twinkle embossing glitter. Then I die- cut the Bold Snow word 2 times out of a white card piece and heat embossed the little part of the word at the bottom using the same EP. Die cut a snowflake in a silver glitter foam sheet.

Before placing, I added a few strips from a silver glitter CS to the centre panel and a layer of the white glitter sheet before matting it on the card base.

For more inspiration from our special guests and Uniko Brand Designers, visit here.

Thanks for joining me today. 

Happy crafting!