Showing posts with label Handmade Cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handmade Cards. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 December 2025

Uniko's Top 25 Products of 2025 No.25 - 21

Hello & Happy Thursday. 

In years gone by I have done various things here on the blog during December, countdowns and giveaways. As I was browsing website reports, mainly to see what the most popular product has been in 2025. I thought it would be a fun little feature to share here on the blog, sharing some old inspiration and of course some new inspiration.

So welcome to Uniko's Top 25 Products of 2025.

Today I am sharing numbers 25 - 21 and a mix of old and new inspiration. 

Coming in at number 25 is Background Builders: Round in Circles





Here is this stamp set in action.





And it just so happens I have chosen this previously made card as this week's Card Of The Week! All the products used to make this card are 15% off on the website until Monday 8th December 9am GMT.




Coming in at number 24 is the Stencil - Ink & Flip Mid Century Leaves




This is a favourite of mine, so I created something new to share with you. As we're on the countdown to Christmas, and I still need Christmas cards, I went for a festive look. 




I chose to ink the leaves in Clover and then Evergreen to create my background. I then embellished with a sentiment from Christmas Sentiments and the flower from Flower Power #10.




I think it looks cute dressed up all festive!

The next product coming in at number 23, which I was surprised at, I thought it would be higher up, is Background Blocks Merry Christmas Scramble




Again, this is a favourite of mine so I have created something new to share with you. I love keeping things clean and simple with this stamp, so went for this simple design.




I started by stamping the block in black ink and heat embossing with my favourite Stardust EP. I then used a selection of Stampin' Blends to colour the block before adhering to my card base using foam tape.




Next is number 22, again a product I was surprised to see so low down in the ranks. But on the other hand, I am pleased to see Background Builders Mid Century Modern in the top 25 of 2025.




And this card is one of my favourite makes using this set. 

 


I'll definitely be inking this one up again soon, as it is just so much fun and you can get really creative with it. 




Lastly for today and coming in at number 21 is the Stencil Ink & Flip Layering Flower. Again another favourite and one I am pleased to see in the top 25. 




And here is a new card using this stencil combo. As I've started a festive theme, I went for a festive look again.




I started with the background, inking in Clover and Evergreen. I then used the flower detail and inked in Poppy and Cranberry. 

My sentiment choice is from Simply Said Blocks Christmas and I added some sparkly rhinestones to finish.




That's all for today. I'd love to know your thoughts and what is your prediction as to what else is in the top 25 of 2025?

I'll be back in a few days to share numbers 20 - 16!

Crafty Hugs




Saturday, 4 October 2025

World Card Making Day 2025 with Uniko

Happy World Card Making Day.

What a wonderful day to celebrate and indulge in the joy of making cards. To help celebrate the day I thought it would be fun to run a little competition.


Make A Card Competition!


Simply make a card that uses a Uniko product. You could use a stamp, stencil, designer die or even a digital product. There are some free downloads HERE

Next, share it on social media (Instagram, Facebook or even Pinterest) and be sure to tag @unikoltd so I see it! You can even link up your card below this post to the gallery. If you don't do social media or have trouble linking up, email me your entry to [email protected]

You have today and tomorrow (Sunday 5th) to get your entries in.

3 winners will be randomly selected from those entered across all platforms to win a Uniko prize bundle. Winners will be contacted and announced here on Monday 6th October 2025. 


How about a little inspiration to get your card making mojo going...









Have a wonderful card making day.

Crafty Hugs


Monday, 25 August 2025

Brilliant Bank Holiday Bargains!

Hello & Happy Monday.

It's a holiday Monday here in the UK and I thought I would have add some bargains to the SALE page on the website.

I've a few items that are overstocked and taking up space thats needed for restocks and the next release in the autumn. Be quick as they'll return to normal price on Tuesday morning! 

And here is a couple of cards using a couple of the Bank Holiday Bargains...





Background Builders: Seeing Stars is one of the Bank Holiday Bargains and it is such a fun set for all occasions. I decided to create this simple Congratulations card.

I chose my favourite trio of Honeysuckle, Buttercup, Oceanside and added in Midnight. I then popped the stamped panel onto my card base using foam tape. 

I created a little reel making this card, which I have shared over on the Uniko Instagram page HERE. 




I enjoyed this layout and colour scheme so much I decided to keep it the same for my second card using Organic Blooms.




Again I have another video making this card which I have shared as a YouTube Short over HERE. 




I love both cards, but I think the Seeing Stars card is the one I prefer, I think it's the straight lines of the geometrics that appeal to me. 

Which card do you prefer?

Before I go, a little friendly reminder.




Crafty Hugs

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Two For Tuesday.

Happy Tuesday.

Today I have two cards to share. The first I pretty much made during the Background Blocks Swiss Dots YouTube video HERE. And during the video I promised I would share a card made exactly the same, but using the Taylored Expressions Perforated Paper





So I had this idea, basically wondering if I could achieve a similar look to perforated paper using the Background Blocks Swiss Dots. 

I started by stamping the background using Pebble ink and then I stencilled the Layering Picked Posies over the top. 




I finished with a sentiment from Everyday Sentiments adhered using foam tape and a trio of enamel dots. I absolutely LOVE the result, but I wanted to see how it compared to using the same stencil in the same colours and layout on the TE Perforated Paper. 

So off camera I made it.




This challenged me to finally cut into the paper! It's a little on the pricey side and you only get a few sheets, so something you would want to use sparingly. 

I love how it turned out and it was easy to stencil onto. 





In comparison to my first card the perforated paper has more of a yellow/off white colour compared to the Simply The Best 280gsm card from Limetree. 

With there being a lot more holes in the perforated paper compared to dot cover on the stamped card, the detail layer of the stencil is a little more subtle on this second card.

Personally I prefer the stamped version, but it doesn't mean I won't be trying the perforated paper in another project. 

I'd love to know which you perfer.

Crafty Hugs



Friday, 30 May 2025

Quick, Clean & Simple 🌸

Hello & Happy Friday. 

With it being school half term here for The Beans, creative time has been limited. So I set myself a challenge of making a couple of cards, both in less than 15 mins from prep to finishing.

I'm still loving Originally Organic Flower Garden and had this fun fussy cut detail idea.





I shared a reel on Uniko's Instagram HERE making this card, time to make in real time was 11 minutes. And I also shared it as a short on YouTube HERE




Today a few stencil restocks arrived, including the Stencil - Layering Bright Butterflies. And I've been waiting to share this idea with you all.




I'm determined to use up lots of coloured card panels and both these layout ideas are good for that! The split panel adds a little interest to a flat card with no embellishment. And with the stencil having 3 different butterflies, instantly you have 3 different designs. 




If you want to see how quick I made this card you can catch the short on Uniko's YouTube Channel HERE. It took me 7 minutes real time. 


Stencil Restocks

These popular stencils are back and available on the website 😀








Have a lovely weekend & hopefully I will be back with more to share tomorrow.

Crafty Hugs




Friday, 23 May 2025

Spring/Summer 2025 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hey & Happy Friday!


I'm super happy you have stopped by today, Uniko is yet again honoured to be invited by the lovely Amy from Tsuruta Designs and proudly sponsoring the 2025 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.



Hopefully you have hopped on over from HERE, but if you missed the start or get lost along the way, be sure to go to start at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog.

Today, myself and some of the Uniko Brand Ambassadors are joining in and we've created some Uniko coffee and tea inspiration to share with you.

Be sure to hop along the links below and leave a comment to be in the chance to win a £25 eGift Certificate to spend at Uniko. Comments need to be left by 2pm BST Friday 30th May 2025 to be in the chance of being randomly selected as the winner. The winner will be announced Monday 2nd June 2025 here on the Uniko blogspot blog.

Let's have a look at the inspiration.





I couldn't resist pairing the Stencil - Layering Spring Blossom with the I LOVE Coffee cup and friends sentiment from the set. I was channelling coffee vibes and used a trio of browns to ink the 3 layers of the stencil. 




I had to add a little splash of spring colour and decided to add a little cluster of spring blooms from Originally Organic Flower Garden, that I coloured using alcohol markers.                                                                                 

And here are the links to the Uniko Brand Ambassadors for even more inspiration.















Thank you for hopping along with us here at Uniko, your next and final stop is HERE.

Crafty Hugs

Friday, 25 April 2025

Introducing... Originally Organic Flower Garden

Happy FriYAY!

Welcome to day 4 of the April 2025 product introductions. Be sure to check back if you've missed any of the introductions so far, they are definitely not to be missed! 

Today I am delighted to be adding to the Originally Organic series, one of my signature design styles, with Originally Organic Flower Garden. 

This clear stamp set features pretty flowers, stems and a flower garden border style image along with some sentiments in a different font style to my 'usual' Originally Organic clear stamps. A change is as good as a rest, so they say! 

Let's get to the good stuff and see this set in action...


Anita


















All these pretty flowers really make me happy, so many different colouring styles and techniques. I think you can really make this stamp set your own. Plus, you can get different looks by mix and matching with elements and sentiments from the other stamp sets in the series. 

Again, be sure to hop along to see the inspiration from the team and leave some comment love.

This stamp set, along with all the products being introduced this week are available at 9am BST Sunday 27th April on the website. I will also have them with me at Crafterama Lincoln. 

Happy Hopping & Crafty Hugs