Brand Ambassador Birthday Inspiration

 Bonjour!

Izzy here. I hope that you are enjoying the festivities and the fabulous discount that Bev is offering to celebrate the 13 years of Uniko.

To go on with the celebration, I made a card with the beautiful Layering Picked Posies stencil from the last release.

I had the chance last year to benefit a sales on CraftStash and I bought the exclusive Picked Posies Collection. So happy to have done it because the dies work beautifully with the flowers from the stencil. 

February is also my mum's birthday month so I made this card for her.

So, on white card stock I stencilled the flowers, the leaves and the hearts of the flowers with different inks and I then die cut them with the dies.

In the collection pack there was also this gorgeous Picked Posies Quilted Background Impression panel die. So I used it on a white square piece of card stock. Once cut, I flat adhered it on a double yellow card.

I also die cut a circle to be able to stamp and gold heat emboss the sentiment coming from a combination of the different sets Everyday Sentiments, Everyday Love Sentiments and Everyday Family. I foam mounted it on the card.

 To finish my card, I foam mounted the flowers and the leaves all around the sentiment to make like a flower wreath.

Et Voilà ! That's all for me today. Don't forget to come back everyday to discover all the great surprises Bev has prepared for you. 

Uniko Birthday Inspiration Through The Years - Part 2

 

Happy Tuesday.

Welcome to day 2 of the Uniko 13th Birthday Celebrations and part 2 of my Inspiration Through The Years. If you missed part 1 you can catch up HERE. 

Today I am sharing three cards using a product from 2015, 2016 and 2017. I've then made a new card inspired by the original.

Let's have a look.

Balloon Bash was released in February 2015 and it is a clear stamp set that I designed to stand the test of time. I kept it simple with two simple solid balloon shapes, so confetti style stamps, strings and ribbon. I love how this set can be turned to time again and used with various paper craft trends and techniques as they come and go.

Here's my new card inspired by this original above.

As you can see I kept some things the same. The black card base and striking black balloon, which is hard to tell in the original, but for this I heat embossed with Stardust EP. I fussy cut the balloon and adhered it using foam tape.

For the star confetti I stamped it down the edge of my card in rainbow colours, adding similar bakers twine. I used the Happy Birthday from Floral Vines for my sentiment.

My next card uses Celebrate With Cake, originally released in April 2016. Although this clear stamp set is currently retired, I couldn't resist giving it a little bit of inky love. 

I don't think at this point I would re-release this particular stamp set, it is one that I hope to improve and bring a new version of in the future.

Here is my new card using this stamp set.

One thing I am loving with this feature on the blog, is dusting off some older neglected supplies. Not only Uniko stamps, but general craft supplies that have been packed away out of sight. 

I used to love using various shaped dies, such as these Lacey Circles from Spellbinders. They add a lovely accent to clean & simple cards without being too distracting from the image. I finished my card with the Happy Birthday from Simply Said which arrived back in stock today.

Lastly for today I dusted off Block Party Birthday. 

This large block stamp debuted in February 2017. The design was inspired by the Subway Art style and also a design I had done as a freelance designer which I did alongside Uniko when I first started. This design once the license had run its time became Block Party Christmas, this of which released later in October 2017. 

I know this clear stamp is currently out of stock, it will return soon. But again, I couldn't resist using it and giving it some love during this celebration.

I kept things simple today with ink blending my background in Sweet Pea, Aqua Sky and Oceanside. I then used my MISTI to stamp the background in the same colours and then heat emboss with WOW! Clear Sparkle EP. 

That's all from me today. I hope that you have enjoyed the inspiration today and this little look back at Uniko's past. I will have more to share in this mini series throughout the month.

Crafty Hugs

Pure Florals Inspiration with Uniko Alumni Brand Ambassador Rahmat Gouse

 

Happy Monday.

I hope you are enjoying all the festivities and inspiration so far, and I am delighted to be starting the week off with some Alumni Brand Ambassador inspiration from the one and only Rahmat Gouse.

Rahmat joined Uniko in September 2016 having been a avid follower, participant in Uniko challenges and customer. Rahmat soon fell in love with the Pure Florals collection and worked her beautiful colouring skills with the florals. 

So I am delighted to share some more stunning cards Rahmat coloured and made especially for today...

I love Rahmat's colouring, and fussy cutting, and creative talent brings these florals to life. Be sure to follow Rahmat on Instagram HERE if you use that social media platform.

Products Used

Pure Florals Rose

Pure Florals Gerbera

Anniversaire Arts Décoratifs

Sentiments Outlined

Stencil - Quilted

Stencil - Stylised Floral

A big thank you to Rahmat for joining us today and taking part in the Uniko 13th Birthday Celebrations. Be sure to leave some comment love here on the Uniko blog and across social media platforms if you use them. I will be randomly selecting comments through the month to win some prizes.

Crafty Hugs

Uniko Birthday Inspiration Through The Years - Part 1

 

Happy Sunday.

I'm here today continuing the 13th Birthday Celebrations with some more inspiration. It's took me a while to think of a theme of some kind, but I finally got there. The other week, I finally got round to cateloging all the Uniko Releases, I will have a product PDF available soon. 

So I thought I would share a birthday card using a product that was released that year. Today I am sharing three cards using a product from 2012, 2013 and 2014. I've then made a new card inspired by the original.

Let's have a look.

First up 2012 and I chose this card using Pure Florals Gerbera. Pure Florals Gerbera was originally released in July 2012 and is the longest standing product that is still available in store when it's not sold out! 

It remains to be one of the most popular florals in the Uniko collection and a favourite of mine too. So it was a delight to ink it up again for my post today. 

Here is how I was inspired by my original card.

I started out by ink blending similar colours to what I used on my original card onto a small panel. The colours I used are Buttercup, Marmalade and Honeysuckle. I adhered the panel to my card base using foam adhesive.

This time I decided to use the outline Gerbera, stamping in black ink and die cutting with the coordinating die. Again, I adhered the flower to the card using foam adhesive and stamped a celebrate sentiment from Everyday Sentiments.

To finish I embellished with some Papertrey Ink buttons like my original card and some sparkly tiny rhinestones. It was lovely to use buttons again, it's been a very long time since I did! 

Next up is 2013 and I chose this card using Bright Butterflies.

And here is how I was inspired by it... 

I was surprised, but also delighted that I kept this little note page die. This time I die cut it from white card and opted for a kraft card base. I also chose one of the other Bright Butterflies to stamp and this time layered with a die cut vellum butterfly.

Eleven years and my favourite trio of colours, all be it a different brand are still going strong! I used the Happy sentiment from Christmas Sentiments and the Birthday from Everyday Sentiments. 

Lastly for today I chose Explosion! clear stamp set released in 2014 and this card to spark new inspiration.

For my remake I decided to use some ink smooshing instead of a halftone background. The original background on my inspiration card was created using Background Builders Round In Circles and an array of blue colours to create an ombre effect. 

For my ink smoosh I stated with Buttercup, then Honeysuckle and then Oceanside. I stamped the Explosion! and again used the coordinating die to cut the explosion out. 

This time I added the OMG! sentiment from the Explosion! clear stamp set and coloured with Copic Markers. I adhered the explosion using foam adhesive and again I used the Happy sentiment from Christmas Sentiments and the Birthday from Everyday Sentiments. 

I really enjoyed revisiting some older much loved Uniko products and looking back at my old makes, techniques and paper crafting supplies. 

I hope that you have enjoyed the inspiration today and this little look back at Uniko's past. I will have more to share in this mini series throughout the month.

Crafty Hugs

Celebrating 13 Years - Let The Celebrations Begin 🎉

 

Celebrating 13 Years - Let The Celebrations Begin 🎉

Happy Saturday and welcome to day 1 of Uniko's month long 13th Birthday celebrations. If you've celebrated with us before over the last 12 years, you'll know that there is lots of inspiration and fun in store.

Today, we are kicking things off with a Birthday Card Linky Party. Simply create a birthday card using any Uniko products (current, retired or digital) and link up in the linky below. More details are at the end of the post including the prize. 

AND, how about this to start the month as well...

Happy Shopping! 

Now, lets have a look at the inspiration...

Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Steph

Vinita

WOW! So much inspiration and it's always fun for me to see what Uniko products the Brand Ambassadors choose to use for their cards. 

There is plenty of time to join in on the fun.

The deadline for submission is 23:59 (GMT) on Friday 28th February 2025.

 Prize - £25 eGift Certificate 

Open Worldwide

(If you are in the EU, you will be able to choose £25 worth of product to be sent as a gift.)

Party Rules

Use Uniko Products Only*.

No back linking. Linked cards/projects must be new.

Maximum Entries 3 Per Person.

*If you don't own any physical Uniko products you are welcome to use THESE FREE Uniko Digital images to create your card. 

Don't use social media or have a blog to upload your card & link from? 

No worries. Just drop me an email bev@uniko.co.uk titled Uniko 13th Birthday with a photo and I will upload for you.

Winners will be chosen by Brand Ambassador votes and will be announced on Saturday 8th March 2025.

Crafty Hugs

Add Your Birthday Cards Below...

Clean & Simple Floral Celebration

Happy Wednesday.

Another week is zooming by, but I was determined to squeeze in a little creative time and give some inky love to the Stencil - Ink & Flip Layering Flower. 

It's been ages since I joined in on a card making challenge and today as my creative mojo had taken a wander a couple of challenges came to my rescue! 

Firstly I used CAS Colours & Sketches current sketch for the layout of my card. You can see the sketch HERE and below.

I then decided to use a challenge for my colour choice today and so I went to AAA Colourful for inspiration. Seen HERE and below.

I used Concord & 9th Sweet Pea and Dragonfruit for the stencilling and I added some Cranberry Enamel Dots to add a third colour. My sentiment choice is from Simply Said Blocks. 

Short(ish) and sweet from me today, thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Love Is In The Air

Good morning, 

Steph here with you today. Since we are on the cusp of the month of love (!) I have used this as my theme for my January Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration.

For this card I have used Uniko Big & Bold Love stamp set which includes the two large heart stamps. It’s quite hard to see but I embossed the middle white section using one of the Uniko Bokeh Layering Hearts stencil and stamped the purple hearts over the larger raised hearts before adding the fussy cut LOVE sentiment.

Continuing with the Uniko Bokeh Layering Hearts stencil I used the second stencil to create an offset design using Distress Oxides in Antique Linen and Speckled Egg.

My final card uses Uniko Scattered Polka Hearts stencil and a heat embossed sentiment from the Uniko Birthday Sentiments stamp set.

Not all my cards are for Valentine’s but hopefully they have given you some inspiration for Valentine’s or just for some birthday or even thank you cards full of love.

Much love

Steph x