Showing posts with label Wreath. Show all posts
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Monday, 14 July 2025

A Very Merry Mid Century Modern Monday Part 1 and 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 6

 


Happy Merry Mid Century Monday! 

I had this idea in my head to use Mid Century Modern Florals and make a festive wreath. I do love a wreath on a Christmas card, and although there is Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder, I always like to stretch my non Christmas stamps.

This is what I came up with. 




I love this off centre look and I've done it a few times with wreaths, I think it adds impact. Anyway, I started by drawing a circle with a pencil as a guide to stamp the leaves. 

I used the larger pair from the stamp set, first stamping in Parsley and then again in Evergreen to fill in the gaps. 




Usually I would go for evenly spaced leaves, but I stamped with a block and like how it is quirky and uneven. I think this adds to the Mid Century Modern look. 

To finish the card I added a sentiment and bow from Mid Century Modern Baubles and some Cranberry enamel dots. The Cranberry card bases ties in the reds and makes the wreath pop a little more. 

When I had finished and photographed the card, I thought about how I should have used the smaller pair of leaves to stamp one of the shades of green. So I went ahead and made a second card.




This time I went for a more central wreath. Again I started with the larger pair of leaves, stamping them in Evergreen ink. I then used the smaller pair, stamping in Parsley and again in Sprout to create more depth and fill in the gaps. 




As you can see I stamped a different sentiment outside of the wreath and balanced the design with the same bow on the upper diagonal. A trio of enamel dots finished the design, along with a Cranberry card base again.

Now I have made both I can't decide which I prefer 😂 I'd love to know your favourite.

Before I go, the giveaway, be sure to leave a comment by 31st July 2025 for your chance to win both these stamp sets I've used on this card If you are the lucky winner picked randomly from comments left across Uniko’s social media and already own the products, an alternative will be offered. 

Winners will be announced first week of August 2025.


Crafty Hugs



Thursday, 5 December 2024

12 Days Of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways - Day 5 Rustic Wreath


Hello & Welcome to Day 5 of Uniko's 12 Days Of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways. 

Today is Thursday so I have a couple of throwbacks to share with you using todays clear stamp set, Rustic Wreath, along with a new card AND a bonus card in todays YouTube video HERE





This first card uses flowers from a now retired clear stamp set called Winter Vines Additions. But the look could easily be achieved with a similar small flower from Flower Power #1. The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks Christmas.




This second card uses the smaller elements from the clear stamp set to create an all over pattern. It looks a bit like festive wrapping paper and I used a scalloped stitched edging die to add a bit of interest.

And here is what I have created especially for today.





For my card today I wanted the look of a hanging bauble or wreath. So I stamped the wreath once in Artichoke and turned it slightly and stamped again with Evergreen to make a full looking wreath. I then die cut using a circle die & punched a small hole for the twine.




I embellished with the pinecones & trio of berries from the set, but paired a little leaf from Autumn Serenade and a trio of enamel dots.




As you can see in this last photo I adhered the bauble to the card using foam tape for a smidge of dimension and added a little red ribbon bow to finish.

Do you hang a seasonal wreath on your door?

I normally do at Christmas, but I have yet to locate the one in the loft! In the past I made aa fresh one, but it's been a while since I had time to do that! 

Today's giveaway is the Rustic Wreath clear stamp set & I'll include a couple of other goodies as well. Thank you for all the lovely comments & support so far for this fun series. I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am.

Crafty Hugs


Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Rainbow Wreath

Happy Wednesday 😃

I'm here today to get you over the mid week hump with a Mid Century Modern beauty. This week Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder is the Card Of The Week product with 15% off HERE

This is the card featured on the website.





I couldn't resist inking it up today but in rainbow colours. It was quite grey and overcast here to start, but by the time I had finished this card the sun had come out. 





I used the same technique to create the rainbow of colours that I demonstrated in my video HERE the other day. I love how it turned out.




Once I had stamped the rainbow I then stamped the outline version of the wreath and heat embossed with Stardust EP. I gave the same sparkle treatment to the bow and sentiment also from the set which I fussy cut and adhered using foam tape.




That's all I have to share today, mummy duties have taken priority with a poorly Bean in the house. I'll be back later in the week with more to share. 

Crafty Hugs







Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Introducing... Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder

Welcome to Day 1 of the product introductions for our July/August Release. 

Today myself and the Brand Ambassadors are showcasing one of the new additions to the Mid Century Modern series with this fun wreath builder clear stamp set. 

If you love the Mid Century Modern series as much as I do, I think you will love this new addition and I am sure you will have fun pairing it with lots of the current products in this series. 

Enough talk, lets have a look at it in action...


  Anita















A wonderful addition to the collection, don't you think?

We will be back tomorrow with more to share. This clear stamp set with all of the product we are introducing this week will be available 9am Sunday 6th August 2023. 


Crafty Hugs
 


Friday, 21 July 2023

Festive Floral Friday - Modern Poinsettia Wreath

Hello & Happy Friday.

It's the first day of the school holidays and it is pretty much a washout! The Beans have been quite happy playing gadgets and generally enjoying some downtime. So I have taken the opportunity to be in the studio and getting creative. I've all the upcoming release on my desk, so there is a bit of creative chaos happening.

Anyway, I've been wanting to create another modern poinsettia card for a while and as my wreath builder stencil was out in my MISTI, I got to stamping one using the solid flower from Flower Power #1.






Once I stamped all the flowers, alternating between Poppy and Cranberry inks from Concord & 9th, I added a trio of dots using a little cluster from Originally Organic Additions. The filled the centre of the dots using a black fine liner. Lastly, you know I love a bit of fussy cutting, so cut the wreath out!






With all these new goodies in reach, I couldn't resist adding a sentiment and bow embellishment from one of the stamp sets. It was a perfect match made in heaven 😉

It's almost time for swimming lessons and if this rain continues at this rate, we will be swimming to the swimming lessons! 

Crafty Hugs


 

Friday, 17 March 2017

Uniko Challenge #40 - Spring With an Optional Twist of Easter

Hey!

Welcome to the March/April 2017 Uniko challenge. We have another fun and easy challenge this month to spark your creativity and I have changed the frequency and length of the challenges this year to hopefully give you a little more time to join in on the fun.

So this month we have the following challenge...




Spring is just around the corner for those in the Northern hemisphere and who doesn't love pretty flowers and bunnies?!

Challenge Guidelines:

* You can use any products/stamps to enter the challenge, but we do LOVE to see you use your Uniko products. Plus, there is an extra chance to win a prize if you do ;)

* Email entries welcome, just email a photo of your card to bev@uniko.co.uk and I will add it to the Uniko Flickr gallery and link up!

* Share the challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge if possible ;)


This month we have TWO awesome Guest Designers joining us, Marianne and Milka, both where lucky winners of Uniko Challenge #38.

They've created wonderful inspiration for you...




First is this beautiful Spring Wreath by Marianne, who has used the Uniko Digital Stamp Collection  I designed for Simply Cards & Papercrafts last Autumn. Isn't beautifully coloured, soft and Springy?! If you missed the post and downloads you can see it HERE.

Be sure to stop on by for all the details on Marianne's card HERE and leave some love :)

Next, Milka has used the recent Uniko Digital Stamp Collection I designed for Simply Cards & Papercrafts to make this beautiful Spring card...




Another beautifully coloured card and if you missed the post and downloads you can see it HERE.

Be sure to stop on by for all the details on Milka's card HERE and leave some love :)

The Uniko Design team also have some Spring inspiration to share, be sure to follow the links to their blogs to find out more and I am sure they'd love a nice comment too ;)




CLICK HERE to see more from Beverley




CLICK HERE to see more from Jane




CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey




CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat




CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G




CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P


Are you inspired?! 

Now, if you need more incentive to play along with the challenge here are the details of the prizes. as I said at the beginning of the post, I have changed the length and frequency of the challenge. The challenges are FIVE weeks long, giving us a total of SIX challenges this year.


THE PRIZES
  • Main Winner Chosen By the DT - £25 eGift Certificate
  • Random Twist Winner - £4 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
  • Random Uniko Stamps Winner - £4 In Stock Clear Stamp Set of Winners Choosing
  • Top 3 Chosen By DT - 150 Loyalty Reward Points

You've got plenty of time to play along with this month's challenge. The deadline for submission is midnight (GMT) on Friday 21st April 2017 (7.00pm EDT).

Thursday, 1 December 2016

CAS Colours & Sketches #202

Hey & Happy December!

WhooHoo, the countdown to Christmas has begun! Thanks to my bestie Kerry, we have started a new tradition, like many households with kiddies... Elf on the Shelf! I'm not sure if the beans will enjoy it as much as me ;) but this is Buddy the elf waiting to greet the beans after breakfast. Buddy is sat on the TV stand, as I usually let them watch Peppa Pig so I can eat my breakfast in peace - LOL!




Talking of peace, lets get to todays card! This month over at CAS Colours & Sketches we are looking back at all the challenges of 2016, choosing one and making it FESTIVE. THIS week we would like you to look at the 2016 Colour Challenge Archive and choose a colour combo and use it to make a festive card.




I decided upon Challenge #196 from October...




You can check HERE to see how I used them last time, this is what I came up with this time...




With the recent Uniko Release all the stamps are still currently on my desk, so I reached for Rustic Wreath and paired it with a Stampin' Up! die cut sentiment, which is heat embossed with Copper EP. As are the pine cones and then I finished the sentiment off with a partial sentiment from Pure Florals: Poinsettia




For the layout of my card I used the current Freshly Made Sketches sketch seen HERE and below. Such a fun and versatile sketch and one that worked perfectly for using Rustic Wreath ;)




Ok, that's all from me for now, I hope I have inspired you to give these colours a go and join in on the challenge this week. Be sure to stop on over HERE and check out what the rest of the CAS Colours & Sketches DT have done using the colours and I hope to see you in the gallery.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Supplies:
Ink: SU! Real Red, Garden Green. VersaFine Onyx Black. VersaMark.
Card Stock: SU! Whisper White
Accessories: Personal Impressions Kettle Copper EP. SU! Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies


Sunday, 27 November 2016

November 2016 Reveal, Release & GIVEAWAY!

Hey & Welcome to the Uniko November 2016 Reveal, Release & GIVEAWAY!

As we've quite a few new followers here, ("Hello & Thank you") I will explain what's going on! Here at Uniko I *USUALLY* only release new products every other month. This is for a number of reasons, firstly, being an avid paper crafter myself and knowing the current economic climate I know 'some' are on a limited budget when it comes to buying new stash, so this way you're not tempted to splurge too much every month.

The second reason is that it is just me here at Uniko HQ. I currently run this little business single handedly, designing, blogging, demoing, classes, packing. Alongside that I am a full time mum to 2 year old twin boys. So releasing every other month gives me chance to keep my head above water, well...just about! However, with having a break over the Summer with releases I wanted to squeeze one last release in before the end of the year! 

So I am back today, with the help of the awesome design team to introduce you to the three clear stamp sets available to purchase HERE now!

If you missed any of the product introductions, you can catch up HERE and HERE.

Let's have a look at the three clear stamp sets...

First up is Christmas Pop, this is a FUN geometric styled Christmas Tree building stamp set. Along with the obvious Christmas theme it is also suitable for other occasions and stylised creations.




Christmas Pop £9 / £9.95
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016


Next we have a mini Christmas Sentiment clear stamp set called Most Wonderful. This set contains two full mixed font sentiments and then a multitude of mix font sentiment building stamps.



Most Wonderful £4 / £4.95
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016


Lastly but by no means least we have a fun addition to the 'Rustic' collection! This fun mini set has so many possibilities on its own, but pair it with sentiments and images from Rustic Christmas and Background Builders: Vines and Vines Winter Additions for even MORE possibilities!




Rustic Wreath £4 / £4.95
Copyright Uniko Ltd 2016


Now I have done all the formal introductions, how about an awesome inspirational hop showing you what these clear stamp sets can do?! 

Simply hop along the links below and be sure to leave a comment along the way for your chance to WIN the ENTIRE release! A winner will be picked at random from all the comments left along the hop before Midnight Friday 2nd December GMT.




CLICK HERE to see more from Bev 




CLICK HERE to see more from Deborah 



CLICK HERE to see more from Jane



CLICK HERE to see more from Lindsey



CLICK HERE to see more from Rahmat



CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah G 



CLICK HERE to see more from Sarah P


I really hope you have enjoyed all the wonderful inspiration this week. Thank you for all the lovely comments, they are all appreciated. 

Happy hopping & shopping!! 

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