Uniko October Release in Review and a Blog Hop

Morning Uniko friends. 

As a few of our Brand Ambassadors were late receiving their October stash and were unable to take part in the introductions, Bev has decided to have a  release revisit and of course our usual blog hop and a GIVEAWAY!!

Today, I've got a couple of autumnal makes using the Autumn Serenade and Big n Bold Thankful to share.

These cards use both autumn sets to create a colourful stamped panel of leaves and a Big n Bold sentiment! The trees around here are only JUST turning, many are still quite green but the cherries and Field Maple are showing their colours at last!

I created my panel by stamping the leaves onto white card with a mixture of inks, layering up the colours to give this effect. What did we do before stamping platforms were developed?! If done correctly the colours simply blend together, LOL. 

On another panel I stamped the thanks in 2 phases with WOW brass EP and stamped the Many in Altenew Mangrove Root, a dark ink but not as stark as black would be. My top panel was then die cut at a jaunty angle to reveal the leaf panel below.

My second card uses more of the stamped panel, this time with a nod to the sketch at Colours and Sketches.

The stamped leaf panel was added to a brown, slimline base card and a couple of strips of matching inked card framing it. It is in the middle of the card, I think the photo angle has foreshortened the bottom section! A Simply Said Blocks sentiment in stamped in the same Mangrove Root as before completes. I think this would make a fab masculine card, not too fussy at all. Change the colours and you would have a totally different feel!

That's all from me for now but please check out Bev's and BA blogs for more inspiration.

 Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Vinita

 Now for the giveaway, simply comment along the hop for your chance to win a £20 eGift Code to spend in store. 

Happy hopping!

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Uniko Release Day Giveaway and BA Blog Hop

Good morning.

It's release day for Uniko's October release and of course as is traditional we are having our bog hop and giveaway. Comment on all the blogs for a chance to win the WHOLE release! All the stamps will be available from 9pm tonight, if you can't wait and if you are lucky enough to win and you already have the release, then Bev will happily provide an alternative!

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We are doing things a little differently for this release with Bev having done the intros and the BAs joining in for today as it's World Card Making Day too!

First off we have another addition to the Big and Bold series, Thank/s/ful.

BIG & BOLD thank/s/ful  £11

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Here I've stamped an array of leaves from assorted Uniko sets including Autumn Serenade and Nature's Treasures I, in shades of autumn onto a panel of white card to which I had first stamped the thanks in a pale matching colour, Altenew's Misty Moor. This showed me where to stamp my leaves and where to stick my fussy cut sentiment. This I stamped on some matching card with Memento Rich Cocoa and embossed with clear EP.  The leaves were inked randomly with a mix of Memento, Canteloupe, Tangelo, Peanut Brittle, Potter's Clay and Rich Cocoa. The SENDING, also stamped with Rich Cocoa, is from the Picked Posies set.

Next up is this card using the new Autumn Serenade. It follows the similar designs of the other Serenade sets, Love and Snowflakes, plus a few extra leaves.

Autumn Serenade £11

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I tried to get my stamping to bleed into my paper but was only marginally successful. So I decided to ink the stamped panel with some Scattered Straw DI and stamped one of the sentiments with more Rich Cocoa. The other colours are the same as for the previous card.

Next is my favourite of the release, Remembrance. It contains a couple of poppy stems and accompanying sentiments. Here I've used watercolour and masking fluid to create my central panel.

I'm afraid that I had intended for the stems to be part of the design but my masking was a bit hit and miss, and the watercolour had bled through, so went with a close crop and a square die cut frame. No sentiment as I wanted the image to shine!

Remembrance £11

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I love this stamp so much I couldn't wait to colour up another, this time using Copic markers.

You never know when you'll need a sympathy card and they are always hard to make at short notice, so I like to have a couple ready in my stash.

Finally here is another in the Framed series, this time snowflakes with 4 additional snowflakes to play with.

 

Framed - Snowflakes £11

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I started by embossing the frame with white EP onto white card, then added some DOx colour with a blending brush, splashing on some water and then lifting it with a paper towel to get even more dimension. On some scrap card, I stamped and embossed in white some of the other snowflakes, inked as before, fussy cut them and placed them on my design with pads after stamping and embossing the sentiment from Christmas Wishes. The whole panel was trimmed to leave a small inky border and mounted on a white base card.

Now the formal introductions are done, let's give you some more inspiration for using them. Be sure to leave some comment love either on the BA blogs or social media. You have until midnight Saturday 14th October 2023 to comment and then Bev will randomly select a winner to win the entire release, or equivilant.

 Anita

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Steph

Hope you have enjoyed this release and happy hopping!

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                                                               Option of Autumn

 

                                               Autumn or Halloween