I Pledge Allegiance...

Hi ULD fans, Michelle here to share a little patriotic decor this Memorial Day Weekend.  I used the United States shape cut out with the Pledge of Allegiance to create a simple wall hanging. 

 

This is one of the projects that is simple for anyone to make, and requires a nice frame to make it pop.

 

Here's a close up of the ULD piece.  I used alcohol ink pens to color the blue and red but you could use any number of mediums to create the same look.

Happy Memorial Day!

 

 

Altering ULD Deco Frames

Hello Everyone, 

Today I am going to show you what I have done with these gorgeous frames from the shop.  

Firstly they are simply gorgeous just by themselves but by accident as I was using them for a class I was going to teach, I decided to add some texture paste to them.  So firstly I painted it with Gesso and decided I didn't like that look, so decided to use a mask and texture paste on them.  Once it dried I realised I really didn't like the look of it, so decided to just paint the other frames for my class.

This is what the painted frames came out like, all good and completed the class using white paint over the frame, which looked totally gorgeous with the layout as well.

But then I looked at the other frames which I had put texture paste on and thought it would look really cool if I sprayed painted them using Gold Spray Paint, and look how cool they came out, I am thrilled I left it for a while before i decided what I actually wanted to do with the frames, the texture just looks so cool on the frame.

So there you go, sometimes your mistakes aren't that bad after all, and I am definately going to be doing this again.  Here is the final layout using this gorgeous gold frame which just highlights the sail boats in my 6x4 photo.

I hope you feel inspired to try some texture paste on some of the gorgeous stuff in the shop>>>

TFL and Happy Scrapping

ATC Cards~Artsit Trading Cards!

Hi there crafters!

Rachelle here sharing my latest project using

Unique Laser Design cut outs. 

ATC: Artist Trading Cards more commonly known as

"Scrappers Business Card."

Let's take a look.

The purpose of these little works of art is to allow for artist

 to trade and swap among each other.

They measure 2.5"X3.5". Contact info can be placed on the back

of the card.

 Close Views:

 #1 Just Breathe

 #2 The Love of Art

 #3 Life is Sweet

 #4 Pieces of Life

They are so much fun to create.

So make sure you pick up

these laser wood cut outs, create, and trade with 

your crafty friends.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to get your

laser wood products from

Unique Laser Designs.

See Ya Soon!

You Are My Happy

Hey there!!!...This is Debbie/StudioBeeCreations...with my DT posty for

 Unique Laser Designs

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OH MY GOODNESS!!!

You have to lovelovelove this elephant puzzle piece from ULD!

My grandguy Myles is an animal expert!

If you are OH SO LUCKY to spend the day with him....@ the ZOO...you would appreciate his overwhelming knowledge of all the beautiful creatures found there!

Here is my layout:

This is my first-born GrandGuy Myles.....check out those beautiful blue eyes!!!

Myles absolutely LOVES animals...especially elephants!!!!

He lives close to the Greenville Zoo..in Greenville,SC...and nevernevernever tires of visiting the ZOO.

His Papa & Mama ( that would be us)..got a season pass...just so we could take him...and his brothers to visit his favorites.

Which is why...as soon as I saw the ELEPHANT puzzle from ULD, I knew I had to have it...to incorporate into a scrapbook layout.

soooooooo...Myles...we call him Smylie...loves to visit his friend "Joy" at the zoo....I have manymanymany pics thru the years(he just turned 10 yrs old) with Myles & Joy.

I also incorporated the "wordage" from the ULD blocks stencil and some heart cutouts.

As a member of the Design Team @ ULD....I am soooo very lucky to be able to create with this most awesome product!....The team is always open to new ideas and creative input!

I was able to use MANY pieces of ULD on this 2-page spread....PLUS...I used a tag I made from my Stampin'UP! demonstrator days...sweet!!

Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this guy.....

HE is my happy!!...he has my HEART!

creative blessings,

debbie



A Little Love

 Hello Everybody!

Katy here, and I am super excited to show you what I made for today's post!

I used the Love Board and one of the Polaroid Frames for today's vintage inspired wall hanging.  (I have it on my little stand for the best light and then I will show you how to make it into a wall hanging.)
                                                   

First I wanted to show you want the pieces look without anything on them.  Here is the Love Board.  The main square is about 4 inches by 4 inches.

Here are the Poloroid Frames.  You get all 5 for $2.25.  I used the one that was a little over 2 inches.

I used a pink embossing powder over the Love and on the edge of the square.  I glued 3 small rhinestones on the L.  On the right you can see where it is a little darker.  That is vintage photo distress ink.  On the left there is none-just so you can see the difference.

Here is a square piece of music paper scrapbook paper and I use the distress ink on that also.  Then I adhered it to the board.  I used glue n seal but modge podge would work here as well.

I used the courtyard die and Tim Holtz's mirror "paper" to create the 3 diamonds on the left side.  The rest of the decoration are fun buttons, sequins and pearls in my stash.  Not to mention the little key and clock.

 I hot glued a soda can tab to the back of the Love Board.  I angle it so it would go on the wall.  Once the glue dried, I applied more hot glue to the front of the tab for extra assurance.

Here is my board on the wall.  The lighting isn't so good so I had to use the flash.  

I hope that you enjoyed today's project.  Please be sure to come back tomorrow to see what Debbie has created!

Par ce flambeau - layout with wood embellishments

Hello, Unique Laser Designs fans! It's Maya here today with a new project.

Last month my oldest daughter was inducted into French Honor Society. It was the first induction ceremony I attended and of course I took pictures.

Shilo was very kind and sent me french themed wood embellishments that I used for my layout.

I picked four pictures from the "La Course du Flambeau" ceremony and cropped them to 3.5"x3.5".

I transformed the close up picture to focal b/w, leaving only the flame in color. To make sure it pops off the page I used the polaroid frame and Eiffel tower wood embellishment.

The frame is covered with crystal stickles and the Eiffel tower misted with Heidi Swapp gold color shine.

I also used the fleur-de-lis from the same french set that I misted with Burnt Red Glimmer Mist and covered with crystal stickles.

The layout title is the first line of the induction pledge. I cut it with Silhouette Cameo using vinyl.

The last but not list ULD product I used is the brick wall stencil. I used it to make the photo mats for the pictures.

Thank you for stopping by! I will be back next week with a different project!

Keychains and Earrings

Ready for another fun project using Unique Laser Designs products? Today I have some super easy, super fun, and super cute key chains plus a set of earrings, all made using the same process. So lets get started on how these were made.

First, we gather our supplies.  Wire cutters, beading pliers, head pins, jump rings, beads, wine cork, Unique Laser Designs butterfly (I pre-drilled two holes in it), eye screws, and your choice of inks and adhesives.

Start by taking a head pin and adding on several beads.

Next, using the wire cutters, cut the head pin, leaving approximately 3/4 inch above the last bead.  Then, using the beading pliers, bend the top of the head pin to form a loop.

Repeat the process to make a second link of beads.

Using your choice of markers or inks, add color to your wooden embellishments. I chose a butterfly from the Unique Laser Designs collection.

Now to connect all the pieces together using jump rings.

Color the wine cork using a shimmer ink.

Add eye screws to each end of the cork. Because the cork is fairly soft, you will need to add a strong clear drying glue to the eye screws to make sure they do not come out of the cork.

Using another jump ring, attach the beaded link to the cork.

Attach the key ring to the second eye screw using a jump ring.

Lastly, I used a chalk pen to add details to the butterfly.

Using the same process, I created a second key ring using a gorgeous teal color and a heart wooden embellishment.

How cute would these be holding your car or house keys?

The same beading process can be applied for jewelry also.  These earrings were made using stars which were painted silver, then sanded for an aged look, then added to a beaded link which was then attached to earring hooks.