Showing posts with label Large Background. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Large Background. Show all posts

Friday, 26 January 2024

Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Love Cards

Bonjour ! 

Izzy here today. January is almost finished and Valentine's Day is not far so I've created three Love Cards using, among others, the Big & Bold Love stamp set.


For my first card, I decided to pair it with the Beautiful Blooms I stamp set, recently revisited by all the Brand Ambassadors (see HERE), and with the Always and Forever stamp since one of the hearts in this set has the same bloom on.

I die cut a stitched rectangle in a white card stock and I stamped the blooms in soft pink and the leaves in soft green. I flat adhered this panel on a double white card. I stamped the heart with brighter pink ink on an heavier white card stock and I fussy cut it. Then I stamped the word LOVE and I also fussy cut it. To finish I foam mounted both the word and the heart.


For my next card, I paired the Big & Bold Love set together with the Large Background Scattered Polka Heart Stamp. By the way, if you are interested, this background stamp is on sale (-50%). It's time to treat yourself before it is retired from the website.

Here I simply stamped this background in red hues on a stitched white rectangle card stock and I flat adhered this panel on a double white card.

To finish I stamped and I black heat embossed the word Love, I fussy cut it and I foam mounted it on the card. 


Finally I made a shaker card. This time the Big & Bold Love stamp set is combined with the Background Blocks Scattered Hearts set.

I stamped the background in soft grey on a square of white card stock and I opened a heart window with a die. On the back I adhered a piece of clear acetate. 

I stamped and I black heat embossed the word love and I fussy cut it.

To finish, I put some red sequins on a double white card, I foam mounted the panel and the word Love on top.

Et voilà ! Thanks for joining me today and hopefully I've given you some inspiration for your Valentine's cards.

Have a lovely week-end and thank you so much for stopping by.







 

 


Thursday, 23 November 2023

Thankful...

Hello!

Firstly, Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends, wonderful customers in the USA and to those that are marking the holiday. I wish you all a lovely day, however you are celebrating. Although, we don't celebrate the holiday here in the UK, I always like to take the opportunity to let you know how thankful I am for all that support me & Uniko.

So here is a card in honour of the occasion...





I was inspired to give some fresh inky love to the Large Background Sketched Foliage, it's been a while and seeing all the leaves waiting for me again in the back garden, it inspired my colours.




I masked off the edges of my card base before putting the panel inside my MISTI to stamp the large background. I'm currently enjoying using a variety of colours on one stamp & using a stamping tool makes it super easy. My raised sentiment is from Autumn Serenade and adhered using foam tape. 

As always, once I get creative it lead onto another card...




This time I wanted to create a look of a window, so I created a raised die cut window to adhere above the stamped foliage background, using foam tape. I then added the smaller butterfly from English Country Garden Butterflies, which I doubled up using the solid butterfly stamped in Honeysuckle & then I adhered the partially coloured outline butterfly over thee top, secured down the middle.




The card made me smile, so I decided to add the smile die cut from Uniko's Exclusive Picked Poise Collection, available on CraftStash. See link on left hand side of the blog! 

 


I also had another reason for using the Large Background Sketched Foliage. And that is, as much as I love this stamp, I have made the sad decision to retire it once it has sold out. This stamp along with 3 others are in the SALE and RETIRING sections on the website. 

Which nicely leads me onto remind you, in case you missed the newsletter this week of Uniko's Thankful For You, SALE & Surprise Discount Codes with every order.





I decided to do #blackfriday a little different this year. Of course there is a SALE. 

BUT, I am also giving back to everyone who places an order between 21st - 27th November 2023*. Receive a surprise discount, from £5-£25 to use with your next order. 

* Code cards look like this (with a code on them obviously 😉) and they are tucked inside an envelope. So even I don’t know what I’m putting in your orders. It’s totally random as to who gets what discount. But you are guaranteed the minimum of at least £5. 

Have a wonderful day!
Crafty Hugs 

Tuesday, 11 January 2022

Two For Tuesday - Large Background Sketched Foliage

Hello & Happy Tuesday! 

I was determined to get to make and share two cards in-between work jobs today and answering emails. So if you're awaiting a reply from me, I apologise, I *needed* to sit and create something! 

One of my jobs today was a stock check & website update. As much as this can be a tedious task, it was also a nice reminder of all the lovely stamps I have neglected to use! One that stood out to me today was Large Background - Sketched Foliage.





So I dusted my stamp off and got to inking it up. I had no particular plan or layout in mind and just went with the flow. 

With it being a large stamp, I use my stamping tool for this background. For my first card I trimmed a panel of white card to 10 x 13.5 cm and stamped the background onto it. I did mask the bottom of my panel to keep the border 'equal' by eye all the way round. 





With using a stamping tool I was able to easily ink the stamp with two colours. I stamped the top with Altenew Olive ink and the bottom with Altenew Moss ink to create a subtle two tone effect.





I think this foliage image is perfect for both feminine and masculine cards. So for this first card I kept it more masculine, simply adding the Happy Birthday sentiment from Floral Vines. I did embellish with a few enamel dots from my stash.


For my second card today I opted for a more feminine design and used just snippets of the background to create a fun focal point. 





As you can see I decided to pair the background with the smallest butterfly from English Country Garden Butterflies. I think the sketched foliage is a wonderful backdrop to pair with them. 





I inked and stamped the foliage in Altenew Olive ink. I then die cut 3 stitched circles from the panel and used the negative to help me place them onto my card base. The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks II (available on backorder & due in 24th Jan) and I know so many people coming down with Covid, hence my choice! 





The butterflies are stamped, die cut and coloured with water based markers. I then added a colourful second non stamped die cut underneath, securing just down the body of the butterfly. I wanted to tie in the colours I used to colour and also create a feel of fluttering wings. 

I hope you've enjoyed this brief look at the Large Background - Sketched Foliage. I am always open to suggestions, if there is a particular stamp set, designer die or stencil you are looking for ideas for, just add them to the comments! 

Crafty Hugs

Monday, 3 January 2022

Happy New Year & Winners!

 Hello & Happy New Year!

I do hope your 2022 has begun well and that you all had a wonderful festive season. I had a lovely break and enjoyed all the festivities with The Beans & family. I even got to see my brother, if only on his doorstep as he had Covid, for the first time in over 2 years. 

The only thing I am disappointed in, is how quick it went by! And how are we even on the 3rd January?! 

Anyway, I squeezed in a little creative time this morning after The Beans left for the pantomime with Grandma & Grandad. Here's what I was inspired to create....





Yep, another Happy New Year card! I've needed a few this year, because, as usual I left sending Christmas cards to the last minute. Will I ever learn to be early?


Anyway, my starting inspiration for my card today came from my most liked card on Instagram last year. Which I happened to share about yesterday on socials. It is this card below, from when I introduced the Stencil - Pure Florals Gerbera HERE.




I started with the Large Background French Script which I have used on my inspiration card. However, I chose to use elements from Mid Century Modern Florals as my focal interest along with a sentiment from Christmas Sentiments





Again, like the other New Year cards I have made, I chose a purple colour scheme. It's not usually my go to colour, but as a shade of purple is Pantone's Colour of The Year, it has inspired me to use it more. I used Altenew Hydranga, Ultraviolet & Andromeda. I added some Mid Century Modern star bursts accented with Nuvo Crystal Drops Violet Galaxy. And then finished off with some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss Ebony Black. 


Okay, so that's my creativity for today. How about some overdue winners for the 12 Days of Christmas, Giveaways 🎉 


Day 1 - Pattern Building Christmas Tree, Background Builders Winter Wonderland, Christmas Sentiments 

What a wonderful way to cheer others during Christmas. Thanks for your kindness Bev


Day 2 - Pure Florals Rose, Background Blocks Horizontal Stripe 

Sue Brian Symens - @sentsue


Day 3 - Stunning Snowflakes, Background Blocks Scattered Polka Dots

Karen Davies - Facebook 


Day 4 - Mid Century Modern Florals, Background Blocks Mid Century Modern, Background Blocks Mid Century Modern II

Nancy Storms - @made_by_nananas


Day 5 - Hello Lovely, Simply Said

I love that stamped and heat embossed! such a pretty card. Thanks for another chance.


Day 6 - Alphabet Outlined, Organic Wishes

Kami Colella - @kamibabes


Day 7 - Stencils - Flower Power 1, 5, 8

Wow this is stunning! Love stencils and your use here of them with the colours is super! Hugs, Gerrina


Day 8 - BIG & Bold Merry

Linda - @lindarubar


Day 9 - Floral Vines, Most Wonderful

It is indeed very festive, such a pretty colour, and I love how the sentiment can sit under, over or inside, and some fabulous sentiments too! Xxx


Day 10 - Anniversaire Arts DécoratifsBackground Blocks Arts Décoratifs

Denise Bryant - Facebook 


Day 11 - Stencil - English Country Garden Butterflies Bundle

Jennifer Ingle - @justjingle


Day 12 - BIG & BOLD Happy clear stamp & designer die collection

Fabulous New Year cards with the pantone colour and thank you once again for the inspiration Bev x. I love Uniko and I love your products x. Merry Christmas to you and your beans x.


CONGRATULATIONS 🥳 to all the winners!


All winners were randomly selected from comments left here on the blog, Instagram and Facebook. 

Winners, please contact me a bev@uniko.co.uk with your postal address and which day prize you have won. If you already own any of the prize offered, please state this in the email and I will offer you an alternative prize. If I have not heard from any winners by Saturday 22nd January 2022, the prize will be offered to another winner. 

THANK YOU so much 😊 for joining in on this fun event. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and sorry it has taken me longer than expected to announce the winners 🙈

Crafty Hugs

Monday, 12 August 2019

DT Inspiration...Zoo Fun Cards for Kids

Hello,

Carol here. Welcome to my Uniko Studio DT showcase, where I bring out a few Uniko favourites for a play date.

Today's trio of cards was inspired by my brother's family's recent visit. I had a blast spending 24/7 with my niece and nephew for a few days...and part of our wonderful time together included a trip to the Calgary Zoo.

Zoo + kiddos = incentive to create cards *for* said kiddos! I'll include a few photos of the zoo/our place with the cards; hopefully, they'll know that Aunty c is WILD about them! As for Mr. Zebra...he'll be my card for my brother, whose birthday is coming up quickly.

I brought Doodlebug stickers into the scenes because a) they're adorable and b) they pair wonderfully with Uniko's animal prints/tropical line. Lots more of those in my collection, so you may see more of this combination down the road.

Card 1:

Card 2:

Card 3:

Hope these brought a smile!
 

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Introducing... Large Background Tropical Paradise

Hey!


Welcome to Day 2 of the July 2019 Release product introductions.

I've been waiting for this day for AGES and now this is the fun part where myself, my guest designer and the design team get to show you LOTS of inspiration! You get to see all the sneak peeks I've shared over the past two days in action on cards & projects over the next few days leading up to 26th, July, Release Day!

Today's product is one new clear stamp set you might recognise. I recently designed it as part of a digital stamp collection for Simply Cards & Papercrafts Magazine HERE. As soon as I had designed it, I knew I had to have it in physical stamp form! As much as I do like using digital stamps, there is nothing like a photopolymer stamp in your hands to ink up!

So here is another addition to the Large Backgrounds, Tropical Paradise. Let's have a quick look at the background in use...




Stamped in Catherine Pooler Grass Skirt ink, I have coloured the Tropical Paradise background with a variety of Copic Markers in shades of green. I have then trimmed the panel to fit my card base and added a Hibiscus flower from Paradise with the Aloha sentiment also from the Paradise clear stamp set.




It wouldn't be a release without a daily blog hop full of inspiration! 

As usual my AWESOME Design Team and wonderful Guest Designer this month, Keren Baker have worked their magic with today's products, so be sure to hop along & see them...










Sarah P



Wiebke 


WOW!

That was a phenomenal inspirational hop, so many creative ways to use the Large Background Tropical Paradise. It has so many possibilities and especially paired with the previously released Paradise and Paradise Leaves clear stamp sets.

I hope you enjoyed it and you will join us again tomorrow for another product introduction and LOTS more inspiration :)

Hugs


Sunday, 5 May 2019

April / May 2019 Reveal, Design Team Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hey!

Finally the day has arrived and the April / May 2019 Reveal, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY is here! The Release will be available to purchase HERE at a NEW time of 9pm GMT tonight. 

Ok, so how about a look at the 4 new Clear Stamp Set designs, 2 coordinating Designer Die collections AND 1 Stencil Design being released later today...



Background Blocks Mid Century Modern  £5
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019



Background Blocks Mid Century Modern II  £5
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019


Mid Century Modern Florals  £10
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019



Large Background Sketched Foliage  £10
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019


Designer Dies BIG & BOLD Wish £9
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019



 Designer Dies English Country Garden Butterflies  £7
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019



Stencil Mid Century Modern £3.50
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2019


Another FUN reveal of products to add to the Uniko inventory!  

As usual we have our traditional Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway. To be in the chance of winning The ENTIRE April / May 2019 Release! (4 clear stamp sets, 2 previously released clear stamp sets, 2 co-ordinating designer die collections & 1 stencil design). 

Simply comment along the blog hop, it's as easy as that! You have until Midnight Sunday 12th May 2019. Winner will be announced a few days after. 

Happy Hopping!




Hugs