Today's the Day! It's the Uniko 7th Birthday February 2019 Release Blog Hop GIVEAWAY and Treasure Hunt

Happy Monday ........

Let's get the week off to a great start shall we.
You might want to grab a coffee .... this is going to be fun but it could take a while.  There's lots to get through and loads of pictures.

Over the last few days, along with the rest of the Uniko Design Team, I've been introducing the brand new Uniko Birthday Release, available later today, on the Uniko website.  Check out the New Arrivals section from 9pm this evening (GMT)

There's SIX gorgeous new clear stamp sets, TWO of which have fabulous matching sets of dies, and ONE brand new stencil design.
If you need a reminder, here they are ......

The new stencil design ..... Abstract Triangles (I love this!)

The stamps, and designer dies ....
Great sentiments and words with  BIG & BOLD Happy

A great set of dies to match this one .....

Birthday Wishes ....... perfect for the inside of your cards as well as out

 Two new Background Blocks ..... Graffiti Texture and Pinstripe

A gorgeous new floral ..... Passiflora 

with matching dies available too ...

And finally the pretty Febrauary Release Freebie ...... You Are, Yes You! 

Yes, this little beauty will be added FREE to Release Day orders of £25 or more, until Sunday 17th Feb ..... or until stocks last!

If there is any stock left after that date, it will be available to purchase.

Now for a little inspiration .......

First up, BIG & BOLD Happy ....... great words, the perfect party accent stamps, and those matching dies!

I've used the large Happy stamp here, heat embossed with a sparkly powder and then used the die to cut it out .....

It's so cool how everything works so well together too .....

I've used the Abstract Triangles stencil, Graffiti Texture Background Block and the Birthday Wishes set here.  If you follow the Uniko Blog then I'll be taking you through how I made this one later in the month.

Passiflora up next ..... the gorgeous new floral set, with those matching dies .....

Use just some of the layering stamps to create fun looking flowers .....

I've used one of the dies too ..... to add a touch of dimension

Could that be the new Pinstripe Background Block too ...... yes, it is!

Here it is used again, this time with the pretty Freebie stamp set ..... You Are ....Yes You!

I do love this little bloom .... I've simply stamped it all over a piece of white card, filling in the gaps with one of the leaf stamps, and coloured with ZIG markers ....

Added a cute little sentiment from the same set .....

And finished off with a strip down the side stamped with the Pinstripe ....... 

A few sparkly sequins add the final touch ...... so pretty!

Last but not least, a really quick and easy, CAS design, using the Pinstripe again,  the flower and leaf from the Freebie set and one of those fab sentiments from Birthday Wishes .......

A fancy die cut edge to show off the Pinstripe panel 

The flower simply stamped and coloured ...

And the sentiment is centre stage .....

What a great new release!

The fun's not over yet though.  

As we're celebrating Uniko's 7th Birthday there's something a little special going on with the Blog Hop ..... there's a Treasure Hunt!

Hidden in some of the photos along the blog hop you'll find little balloon icons like this ....

The rules of the Treasure Hunt are simple .....

1.  Follow the Blog Hop, leave comments along the way, and find ALL the icons

2.  Send an email to ....... bev@uniko.co.uk with the following information

• the Design Team member's name and the Balloon Letters you've found
• the actual word that the balloons spell out

It couldn't be simpler.

Entries need to be emailed no later than 28th February 2019 so that the winner can be announced on March 1st.  The winner will be randomly chosen from all the correct entries received.

The prize up for grabs is a BIG one!  The winner will receive THE ENTIRE 7TH BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY RELEASE!!!  Yes, that's right .... all 6 clear stamps set, 2 sets of co-ordinating designer dies and 1 stencil design ..... WOW!!

And that's not all ....... another winner will be randomly chosen from ALL the comments left on the Blog Hop posts, and they will win  ALL 6 BRAND NEW CLEAR STAMP SETS!!

The more comments you leave along the way, the more chances you have of winning.  You have until midnight (GMT) on Thursday 28th February to complete the Blog Hop and leave your comments.

Here's a full list of all the Blogs involved in the Blog Hop .......

Bev

Ruth

Carol 

Izzy

Jane 

Julie

Linda (that's Me!)

Lindsey

Sarah G

Sarah P

Wiebke  

Happy Hopping!

Thank you so much for popping by, and making it to the end of this post .... hope it was worth it. I think I've included everything!

Enjoy the rest of your day.  I'm off for a lie down I think .... my head hurts!

Cheerio until next time .....

DAY 5 of the New Uniko Release Introductions ..... and there's a little surprise

Happy Sunday ......

Well, we're almost there.  You've nearly seen everything from the new February release from Uniko. Have you got any favourite's yet?
Just hold your shopping list for a little while longer, because we have two more fabulous new stamps for you today.
We have Pinstripe ..... another addition to the Background Blocks

and wait for it ...... last but definitely not least, this gorgeous little set called You Are, Yes You!
I love that pretty flower,and the font for the sentiment words is gorgeous.

And guess what? ...... this little beauty is the surprise.
It's a February Release FREEBIE.  Yes, that's right ...... this cute little stamp set will be added to Release Day orders of £25 or more, up until 9pm (GMT) on Sunday 17th of February, or while stocks last.  Thank you Uniko!

Want to see the stamps in action?  Here's a CAS card using both of today's introductions ..... don't they work well together

I know I've said this about a lot of stamps but ...... the new Pinstripe Background Block is a really useful stamp to have.  A classic background, for any sort of occasion .... and it's easy to line up to cover those larger areas too.

I've stamped it here in a gold metallic ink, and then cut it down slightly to fit inside my die cut, wonky stitched rectangle.
I then stamped the pretty flower and leaves, from the You Are, Yes You set over the top using a black ink, and heat embossed with a clear powder.

There's a little bit of paper piecing going on here ....... I stamped the flowers and leaves again onto white card, coloured them using Distress Inks, and then fussy cut and layered them over the top of my stamped images.
I used the words from the same stamp set to create my sentiment ......

And finished off with some pink crystal drops

Well that's it ..... you've seen the whole new release.  What do you think!  Do you love it as much as we do?  Have you got a shopping list?
You've not long to wait now ...... everything will be available to purchase on the Uniko website at 9pm TOMORROW (Monday)

Before that though there's the usual Release Day Blog Hop and Giveaway.   And, because it's Uniko's 7th Birthday, we're doing something a little special too.  You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out all the details ...... all I'm saying is, it's going to be a lot of fun!

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Cheerio until next time ....

Uniko February Release .......... DAY 4 Introducing Passiflora stamp set and matching dies

Happy weekend ......

Welcome to Day 4 of the Introductions for the new February Release from Uniko.  Release Day is not that far away now!

We're continuing in the party mood.   As well as the new release, we're celebrating Uniko's 7th Birthday this month ..... Happy Birthday Uniko!!

There's lots of ways for you to join in the fun.  There's the Birthday Linky Party ..... all you have to do is create a birthday card and link it to the party post ..... simple.
There's also a HUGE Birthday Giveaway ..... one lucky winner is going to win stamps for a whole year!!!!  WOW!
And, of course we have the new release coming up on Monday 11th February.  There'll be the usual Design Team Blog Hop showcasing all the new products and, a Giveaway maybe!
All the new products will then be available to buy on the Uniko website from 9pm (GMT). So, as I said, not long to wait now.

We still have some new things to introduce though.  Today is another brand new stamp set and .... wait for it ..... it's another stamp set with co-ordinating dies!!

Inspired by the stunning Passion Flower ...... Passiflora is a great new set, with lots of images allowing you to create your own beautiful floral designs. The co-ordinating dies give you so many possibilities, and make things easier too ..... no more fussy cutting!

Here I've used both the stamps and the dies to create this pretty, dimensional, floral card.

I stamped all the layers to create the flower onto white card stock, and then used the matching dies to cut out each one .....

I die cut a circle for the sentiment and used this as a guide as to where I needed to stamp the leaves etc.,

Once this was done I added in a few more details using more stamps from the set

and then attached the layered flowers over the top

A few splatters of ink here and there, and dots of crystal glaze add a little more interest

And finally the sentiment was stamped on the die cut circle and attached with foam pads

Isn't this a pretty stamp set?  Why not check out what the rest of the Design Team have been creating with it.

Thanks for popping by ..... have a lovely weekend.
I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing one .......... although I do need to tidy the craft room. 
Hmmm ...... if I close the door maybe I could leave it until Monday!!

Cheerio until next time .....

Uniko February Release ...... DAY 3 Introducing the latest Background Block .... Graffiti Texture

Hello again ......

You can't get rid of me this morning ..... sorry.
We've had a little reminder for the Craft Stamper Challenge on the previous post, and now it's Day 3 of Introductions for the new February release from Uniko.

This is a fab little stamp to have in your collection ....... the latest addition to the Background Blocks series ..... Graffiti Texture (I shouldn't say it but, this is one of my favourites!)

Stamps like these are so useful for creating backgrounds, or adding detail and texture to your projects.  Change the colour of ink you use and the design can look so different.
I think the stamp looks quite masculine ..... great for teenagers too.  But, add a splash of pretty colour in there and it takes on a more feminie look ..... what do you think?

I took a piece of that 'mop up' card  again ........ you know, something that I've used to mop up any excess ink left on my craft mat ....... don't waste it!

I simply stamped the Graffiti Texture over the top using Black Versafine ink ..... stamping it twice to cover the whole piece of card.

Even though I've used a black ink there's still enough of the colour showing through.

I chose two colours of matching Distress Oxides and swiped the inkpads directly onto a piece of watercolour card.  I then used a damp baby wipe to blend the colours together and give a nice soft look

Using the brand new Happy dies from this release, I cut the word from a piece of white cardstock and again from the coloured card.  I cut the shadow from black and then layered them all together

attaching them to my card front with foam pads.

I finished the sentiment with one of the words from the new BIG & BOLD Happy stamp set

and added a few dots of Clear Crystal Glaze .....

There's still more to come from the February release ..... more gorgeous stamps, maybe more dies,  and a nice little surprise.   How's your shopping list coming along?

Thanks for popping by ..... again! I'll be back tomorrow with more goodies for you.

Cheerio until next time ......