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Thursday, 4 March 2021

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Snowdrops and bubbles

Hello friends, I am up with a simple watercolored card using the spring botanicals from Uniko. I have used the Snowdrop set here.

The flowers are watercolored using the Zigs and used pencils fro details.

I have used a distress oxide for the backdrop.

The sentiment is from stash.

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind feedback. Have a great day!

Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Spring Botanicals Snowdrop

Hi all!

It's Jane here today with some ideas using the gorgeous Spring Botanicals Snowdrop stamps.

I've made a trio of cards all using the same basic card design but different techniques.

I'm starting with my favourite card that combines the stamp with the Uniko stencil Broken Lines. I stamped and added a touch of colour to the two open snowdrop flower heads and then placed the stencil on top being careful to mask off any areas of the stamp that were showing. I also rotated the stencil to get lines in both orientations.

I decided to try out the no line technique with my second card. The leaves worked really well and the lines have completely disappeared, but the grey and blue colours didn't faded out so much. But the Ink3 Fadeout is such a subtle colour that I think it works really well with the snowdrop image.

After two such subtle coloured cards I went all out with my final card.

I inked up the card first using distress oxide peacock feathers, peeled paint and pine needles. Then I stamped and heat embossed the snowdrop and sentiment. I flicked water all over and blotted it with a tissue. I also used water to remove some of the colour from the snowdrop. I finished off by adding some touches of white gel pen.

Well that's me all done for today. I do hope you like my cards and will maybe give these ideas a go yourself. Be sure to share your creations on social media and add the tag @unikoltd.

Thanks for your time and keep crafting!

Jane

Saturday, 9 March 2019

March 2019 Non Release Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hey & Happy Weekend!

Welcome to the March 2019 Non-Release Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

For those of you who are new around these parts I will explain what this post is all about...

Here at Uniko HQ it is just myself behind the screen, blogging, designing, packaging stamps & orders through the Uniko online shop, customer service and all the things in between. I *usually* release new product every other month for a number of reasons, but mainly so I can keep up with everything!

On non - release months like this month I like to set myself and the Design Team a challenge to look back at a previously released product and give it some more love.

With Spring just around the corner here in the Northern Hemisphere, I thought it would be nice to give some fresh inky love to Spring Botanicals Daffodil, Spring Botanicals Snowdrop and Stencil Bright Butterflies.

As usual we have our GIVEAWAY, so be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win Spring Botanicals Daffodil and Stencil Bright Butterflies (an alternative prize to the same value will be offered if the winner already owns these). You have until Midnight (GMT) Saturday 16th March 2019 to comment, winner will be announced shortly after.

Let's see how the Design Team were inspired to use these revisited products...

Bev

Carol

Izzy

Jane

Linda

Lindsey

Rahmat

Sarah P

Wiebke

What an inspirational hop, so many new ideas, I hope you all enjoyed it too :)

Thanks for joining in on the fun.

Hugs

Thursday, 19 April 2018

DT Inspiration Rahmat - No line coloring on One layer

Hello everyone Rahmat here.

I am up with a one layer card with no line water coloring today!

I have used the Snowdrop set here.
I used Vaersamark watermark ink to stamp the image and used Staedtler Marsgraphic 3000 duo brush pens to water color. I could have finished it in one day, but I had taken time to color this one, and finished it over 2 days(approximately 2 hours in total).
Once I was happy with the coloring, I used the Natures treasures set to stamp the grass using Stampin' Up - Wild Wasabi ink. I then added some glossy accents to the flowers.
Once it was dry, I added the green splatters.
Finally stamped the sentiment to finish off.

Day 1

Finished coloring

A close up at the glossy accents on the snowdrops

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind feedback :) Have a great day!

Thursday, 22 March 2018

DT inspiration - The gardener's notebook

Bonjour !

Izzy here. Now that spring is here, gardening desires germinate in our minds. At least, that's the case with my husband.

Two years ago, he decided to make a small vegetable garden. The first year we had the pleasure of savouring tasty tomatoes, last year, in addition, we had beautiful squashes and this year he plans to add beans and zucchinis !

This is a very good idea but every year he wonders when he has planted, what varieties he has planted ... in short, all the questions of the Sunday's gardener ! That's why I thought that a notebook, in which he could note all this information, would be very useful.

I had in my stash this all new notebook but on which liquid soap had spread. So I decided to make a new cover. And that's what I did with it...

I cut a Kraft cardstock to the size of the notebook cover to make this project. The longest thing to do was to stamp the title, but I preferred to start with that because in case of a mistake, I would not have to start all over again !

I first stamped the title on an acrylic panel so that I was sure to place the letters correctly on the kraft cover. All the images have been stamped first with Distress ink and then with Versamark to be able to emboss them with clear powder.

To make this cover I used several stamps sets. I started with the yellow flower on the left from the Flower Power #2 set. I masked it then I stamped the two wonderful pink cosmos from the Pure Florals: Cosmos set. I also masked it and I followed with the Uniko flower from the Flower Power #3 set and a second flower of the Flower Power #2 set. Always playing with masks, I stamped the Spring Botanicals Snowdrop and I finished with another pair of Cosmos.

The fun part was to colouring them with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils. As the top part of the cover was too nude, I decided to stamp randomly some fluttering butterflies from the English Country Garden Butterflies set. Then I adhered the panel over the notebook with double sided tape.

I love how this panel looks, the colours are very bright even over the kraft paper !

I hope I inspired you to use your stamp for something else than a card ! And the good news is that my husband used his notebook this weekend !

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day !

Izzy xx

Saturday, 16 December 2017

December 2017 Reveal, Release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Woohoo!

Finally the day has arrived and the Uniko December Release is NOW available to purchase HERE on the website. We have our traditional Reveal, Release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

How about a look at the FIVE new clear stamp sets...

Spring Botanicals Snowdrop £9 / £9.95

www.uniko.co.uk

BIG & BOLD Hugs £4 / £4.95

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Large Background Scattered Polka Dots £9 / £9.95

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Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts £9 / £9.95

www.uniko.co.uk

Pure Florals: Rose £15 / £15.95

www.uniko.co.uk

AND we have THREE new stencil designs...

Uniko Stencil Broken Lines £4.50

www.uniko.co.uk

Uniko Stencil Doodle Flower £4.50

www.uniko.co.uk

Uniko Stencil Lattice £4.50

www.uniko.co.uk

As I am truly grateful for each and everyone of you I have designed a little A6 (£4) clear stamp set as a little December Release FREEBIE for qualifying orders. Due to being a small business and it being larger freebie than I have done in the past, I have had to add a minimum order value, thank you for your understanding :)

This mini clear stamp set will be added to all Release Day orders of £20* or more, while stocks last. The item will not show in your order basket and will be added to qualifying orders during packaging and prior to shipping.

* Qualifying orders must total £20 or more after any discounts (loyalty points, coupons) and shipping is applied.

We also have our Release Day Bundle Offer available for a limited time only/while stocks last...

Uniko December Release Bundle Offer £55 / £60

www.uniko.co.uk

Purchase all FIVE clear stamp sets AND all THREE Uniko Stencils in the December 2017 Release as a bundle offer, saving you just over 5% if you purchased them separately.

The clear stamp sets included in the bundle are:-

Spring Botanicals Snowdrop

BIG & BOLD Hugs

Large Background Scattered Polka Dots

Large Background Scattered Polka Hearts

Pure Florals: Rose

December FREEBIE - So Much

The stencils included in the bundle are:-

Broken Lines

Doodle Flower

Lattice

As it is the season of giving an extra little exclusive gift will be added to your bundle!

Please Note - This offer is for the clear stamp sets mentioned above ONLY, requests to change stamp sets will not be accepted. This offer is for a LIMITED time only or while stocks last.*

* The offer will end Midnight (GMT) Monday 18th December or before if stock sells out.

Are you still with me?!

Now I have formally introduced all the NEW products, how about a FUN blog hop and a ton of inspiration from the Design Team.

Be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win the ENTIRE December 2017 Release!! You have until Midnight (GMT) Saturday 23rd December 2017 to comment and the winner will be announced Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 2017!

Happy Hopping!