Showing posts with label Happy Days. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happy Days. Show all posts

Friday, 16 October 2026

Color Hues #143

 Afternoon folks. 

We're over halfway through the month of October already, can you believe it? Anyway it also means it's time for a new colour challenge from Color Hues. This time Tracey has chosen a pairing that will hopefully tempt you to join in. Here's my take.




I've used a simple die cut mask and some DI inking to create this shades of orange focal point on a panel of white card. I used 3 different shades, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade and Carved Pumpkin, adding the colour in circles light to dark, around the mask blending as I went, to create the glowing effect. The foliage silhouette is from Uniko's Happy Days set, which I stamped in black and then heat embossed in clear EP. I find this a lot less messy than trying to get black EP to stay where you want it!!  A simple Uniko sentiment, Simply Said, completes. 

For more fab orange and black inspiration please check out the rest of the team and our GD here.
See you in the gallery!!

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Celebrating Uniko's 14th Birthday

 Today is officially Uniko's 14th Birthday. 

Here's my card to celebrate.

This day 14 years ago Bev opened the website with the launch of two clear stamp sets. And the rest they say, is history. 

Today we celebrate with a birthday linky party!

Simply create a birthday card using any Uniko products (current, retired or digital) and link up in the linky HERE, Uniko VIP FB page or on the Uniko blog. More details are at the end of the post including the prize.

Here's one I made earlier, as they say!

I seem to be on an 5 x 7 roll at the moment, perhaps the larger card base allows the design to breathe.

I started by creating the coloured panel using the silhouette stamp from Happy Days, stamped in a range of pastel shades of Altenew inks, I filled in the open spaces with black dots after seeing a card on Pinterest. Using a couple of stacked circle dies, I cut out the center of the panel and mounted it onto a slightly larger black piece of card, The large central die cut was added back in and the sentiment panel mounted on black added on top. The completed panel was popped up on the 5 x7" card base on foam pads. A few Copic coloured die cut dots complete. 

OK, that's my card so why not have a look at the inspiration from Bev and the other BAs?

  Anita


                    Julie -you're here




There is plenty of time to join in on the fun.
The deadline for submission is 23:59 (GMT) on Sunday 8th March 2026.

 Prize - £25 eGift Certificate 
Open Worldwide

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 Bev an email bev@uniko.co.uk titled Uniko 14th Birthday with a photo and she will upload for you.

Winners will be chosen by Brand Ambassador votes and will be announced on Wednesday 11th March 2026, along with all the winners. 

Happy crafting!

Sunday, 23 February 2020

Uniko's 8th Birthday & February Release

Good morning and welcome to the February & 8th Birthday product reveal, blog hop & giveaway! Today we're excited to share the seven new clear stamp sets to the Uniko line up plus one new coordinating Designer Die collection.

Well here's my first card using the BB Decoratif and the sentiment from Anniversaire Arts Decoratif.


This is made from the larger panel I used in my first card here.
The alcohol ink on Yupo panel was made by adding dark grey and blue and moving it around with a puffer and felt pad. When dry, I added lots of baby powder to the surface to ensure there were no sticky bits then stamped the BB Decoratif with Versamark and heat embossed with gold EP. A quick buff with a microfibre cloth when the embossing was dry got rid of the baby powder!
The panel was trimmed down close to the edge and mounted on a panel of white card to create a narrow trim. I then decided to add a matching gold border by adding the same gold EP to a pre trimmed panel of white card edged with Versamark. 
The sentiment, from Anniversaire Arts Decoratif, was added with Versamark to a black base card and the same gold EP used to heat emboss. The finished panel was popped up on pads above the sentiment.

My second card uses both the Kindness Blooms stamps and the matching dies.


I started by stamping the flowers and leaves with Versamark on a panel of white card and then heat embossed using white EP. 
When cool, I inked up the panel with a mixture of Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber DOx, blending as I went, then buffed up with my microfibre cloth to remove the excess.
My black sentiment banner was stamped with one of the Anniversaire Arts Decoratif set and embossed with white EP. A few sequins complete.

My third card uses the gorgeous Spring Botanicals-Tulip and a strip from the Background Builders Arts Decoratif set.


I stamped and watercoloured the tulips before fussy cutting them and putting to one side.
On a panel of white card, I die cut the aperture with an MFT die, then used it to trace onto the base card to show where I needed to stamp the background. 


You can see the embossed pattern in close up above. I repeat stamped the strip stamp and embossed with Silver Pearl EP. The die cut panel was then popped up on pads and the tulips added. The sentiment from the same set was stamped on black with white EP.

Finally, this card uses the Happy Days set and Background Blocks Pinstripe II.


I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colours from Color Throwdown. 
To start, I die cut a stitched circle from a panel of linen effect card stock and cut three strips of scrap card, one stamped with the pinstripe block in grey and the others I inked with Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet. The foliage stamp was stamped with Altenew Parrot ink before fussy cutting it.
I flipped the center die cut and placed it back into the aperture before placing the coloured strips and the fussy cut sprig. The sentiment from Happy Days was stamped in black and white EP, a few tiny sequins were added to complete.

So here is the full set of stamps from the release.

*PLEASE NOTE:- To protect Bev's designs and discourage the blatant theft of them, there is a watermark over the top of the product image. This makes the image appear that the lines are not solid. We apologize for the inconvenience and ensure you that this is not part of the design or physical stamps you will receive. To see what the stamp/s look like when stamped, please have a look at the samples in the product gallery. Thank you for your understanding*

The products will be available to purchase at 9pm GMT on the Uniko Website. 

Alphabet Outlined £16
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Anniversaire Arts Décoratifs £5
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Background Blocks Arts Décoratifs £5
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Background Builders Arts Décoratifs £10
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Background Blocks Pinstripe II £5
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Happy Days £5
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Spring Botanicals Tulip £10
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Designer Dies Kindness Blooms £16.50
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So that's it. You have seen all the new stamps and die sets but be sure to comment on all the Brand Ambassador blogs for your chance to win the ENTIRE Release! You have until Midnight GMT Saturday 29th February 2020 to leave a comment. The winner will be announced Sunday 8th March 2020 along with all the other 8th Birthday Celebration Winners ;)

Jane 
Julie - That's me
Linda
Sarah P
Wiebke 


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Saturday, 22 February 2020

Introducing Happy Days and Background Block Pinstripe II

Well it's the final day of introducing the Birthday release at Uniko.
What do you think of it so far? Lots of Art Deco inspired stamp sets but also some floral ones as well.
Today we are looking at two new stamps, Happy Days, a silhouette foliage set and another background block, Pinstripe II.

Here is my card using both stamp sets using both together in a kissing technique.


I don't know what made me try this technique but I'm certainly glad that I did, as I think it adds interest to the foliage spray. 
I used my MISTI for this technique but you don't need to but it certainly makes things a lot easier!
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 The spray was stamped first with the solid colour then I inked up the Pinstripe Background Block on an Acrylic block in a slightly darker colour and tapped onto the spray whilst it was still in the MISTI. As the card panel was still in the same place as was the leaf spray, the lines only stamped onto the original stamped image. You only have one go at this technique as there is no chance of a second inking. I didn't get 100% coverage but the overal effect works I think.
I decided on a rainbow of colours as I couldn't decide on which colours to use, moving the spray each time and re positioning it before stamping each time.
The space left after all this cried out for a large bold sentiment, so I used the largest one from Birthday Wishes stamped in black.

For more release inspiration check out the rest of the team below.
Jane 
Julie - That's me
Linda
Wiebke 


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