Showing posts with label Christmas Card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Card. Show all posts

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Feliz Navidad... A Custom Item !!!

Hi everyone, Martha Lucia is here with new projects to show you. A custom item I had made by Unique Laser Designs. As you remember my first language is Spanish and Feliz Navidad translates to Merry Christmas.




With these beautiful cuts I decided to create three different cards, each one using a different technique to show you how easy it is to work with these chipboard pieces. Let me show you:



Card # 1:





I wanted this card to be very clear and luminous. To make this I used cardstock in Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple and White Vellum.




The first thing that I made was cover with Raspberry Ripple Classic Ink my laser cut or chipboard piece. To cover this completely, I put it over the ink pad  and used a piece of paper to press it lightly.





Then, I created the base card using a Whisper White cardstock, a second layer in Raspberry Ripple and pasted a third layer decorated with dry embossing, using a Birds in Flight embossing folder from Darice and a Big Shot Machine.

The next piece of paper, was a tag created in Vellum. I pasted my laser cut over this piece using a few glue dots to keep the paper's transparency.


The final touches were a few Resting Birds from Memory Box that I cut in Golden Glimmer Metal Sheet from Add a Little Dazzle and a little cord of red and white Bakers Twine from The Twinery. 


I pasted the birds over the vellum with Multi Tombo Liquid Glue, but I pasted the entire tag over my card with a little pieces of stampin dimensionals, that I placed right where the birds were to keep the transparency.


Card # 2:


To create this card I used the same custom item that I show at the beginning of this post. But in this opportunity I used a different technique and product to give my card another look.


My card is completely Real Red. The second layer had a special design that I created using the Basket Wave Background Embossing Folder from Darice and a Big Shot Machine.


To give the color to my laser cut or chipboard piece I used Sparkle N Soft, a mixed flocking with a touch of glitter in Glistening Emerald color. The only thing that you need to do is apply liquid glue over the entire cardboard piece, then totally cover it with the Sparkle N Soft and press over it with your hands. Easy peasy! If you need to remove the excess you can use a brush or paper tweezers.


Finally I pasted the decorated pieces over my base card using Multi Tombo Liquid Glue and I decided to add two gold sequins to give it a party touch.

Card # 3:


Can you believe that this laser cut is in its natural stage and it looks that amazing?
This is one of the best things when you ordered custom items or you buy something from Unique Laser Designs Store. The presentation of the product is the best. You can use them just how they come so I wanted to show you this.

To make this card I only created the background and pasted my laser cut over the front part. 


To color the background I used three different colors of classic ink, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay from Stampin Up applied with a blending tool. Note that I masking the bottom part to create a scenery.


After coloring, I cut an oval using framelit. Also I cut five white pieces with the same oval using the same cardstock. After cutting all I started to paste the white ovals in the same place where the color oval was. The last piece to paste was the colored part.


Then I pasted the laser cut over the decorated piece using a Multi Tombo Liquid Glue. I stamped around some little stars and pasted rhinestones.


The final step was paste the entire decorated piece of cardstock over my card base.

As you can see the three cards are totally different. The laser cut was the same and the techniques were very simple and maybe this is the best part, with the Unique Laser Designs products you can create whatever you want and you have the possibility to create you own designs and made just for you.

Finally, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and God's Blessings for you and your families. I hope to see you next year with more creative ideas and more inspiration.



Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Christmas Greetings to Ring In The Holidays

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!  Renee Robbins from Scrap Owl back with you today to share some warm Christmas greetings.  It's exciting to be back here with you and finally reveal the second creation I made using the Unique Laser Designs Snow Globe - Bell die cut.

As you may remember, I shared my snow globe shaker card last month. I started out with a chipboard version of the Unique Laser Designs Snow Globe - Bell.  I cut out the bell and ribbon from the interior of the snow globe in order to use it as the foundation of the shaker.  However, with a design this beautiful, there is no way I was going to let the bell and ribbon go to waste!

Unique Laser Designs Snow Globe Bell Chipboard Die Cut

I know what you're thinking.  "How could she cut it apart?!?"  Yes, I know.  This piece is beautiful as one complete image, but sometimes you need to think outside the box - or in this case, snow globe.  There are so many different ways to use these incredible designs and I love being able to come up with something new.

Scrap Owl Renee Robbins Unique Laser Designs Snow Globe Bell Christmas Card

So, here's what I did with the ribbon and bell.  Does it measure up to your expectations?  Have I earned back your trust after cutting the design apart?  I sure hope so!! This clean and elegant Christmas card will be going to my Grandmother who I know will love it.

Scrap Owl Unique Laser Designs Snow Globe Bell Close Up Christmas Card


I used Ranger Gold Alcohol Ink to color the bell.  Those alcohol inks just add the perfect amount of shine to the Unique Laser Designs chipboard.  I then used my Imagine Crafts Lady Bug Memento Marker to shade in the ribbon.  I layered the ink from the marker until I got just the look I was searching for, and then applied a sprinkling of sparkle embossing powder.

Let me know what you think of the card and my choice to cut the bell and ribbon out from the snow globe.  Do you think that the two cards justify the alteration?  Either way, my hope is that these cards get you thinking about how you could use these amazing designs on your next project!

Stay Scrappy My Friends!


Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Reindeer Christmas Card

Greetings my friends! 

This is Elizabeth here to share with you my latest project for Unique Laser Designs using their lovely Reindeer. I decided to leave him in his natural wood state with the exception of….well, you’ll see in a minute!


First, I selected my papers for the card. You’ll see a piece of sweatshirt fabric here with a pretty snow scene image that I decided to use on my card. I’ve had that scrap for who knows how long and it was a piece my husband brought home from work. It had been tossed out so he cut it out of the sweatshirt thinking I might want to use it for something!


I first distressed the edges of my papers and scrunched them up a bit. Then, I fussy cut the image out for my card and then glued it onto my background paper which is from K & Company EB Visions of Christmas Designer Paper Pad. I added some pretty Stickles to it as well as the snowflakes on the paper. After that, I decided to use some of my homemade texture paste to look like snow on the bottom of my card. This recipe was shared in a tutorial by Gabrielle Pollacco. When it dried I added some Star Dust Stickles for shimmer.




I then inked all the edges of my background papers, as well as the edge of the white corrugated cardboard using Tim Holtz Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress Ink.


In this photo you will see that I added a used Bounce dryer sheet to give it more of an appearance of snow mounding! Then I added some more Stickles (Diamond this time).


I wanted my deer to be walking in the snow so I added some texture paste and Stickles to his hooves.




Thought he needed a pretty, Christmas bridle!


Now, to finish off the details…I made a little bow with some bling and cheesecloth underneath for the top corner and stamped the greeting using Impression Obsession’s Christmas Sentiments clear stamp in Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.




And here’s the finished product!


Thank you for stopping by to view my tutorial!

ULD Products:

Other Products Used:
Coredinations Foundations – Silver Pear cardstock
K & Company EB Visions of Christmas Designer Paper Pad
DCWV Luxury Stack Paper Pad
White Corrugated Cardboard
Stickles – Holly, Xmas Red, Icicle, Star Dust, Crystal and Diamond
Tim Holtz Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress Ink
Stampendous Frantage Glass Glitter – Steel Blue
Homemade Texture Paste
Used Bounce Dryer Sheet

Cheesecloth

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

On Dasher, On Donner....The Night Sky Card



My last post had mica powder painting, but this technique is a little different.  It is great for backgrounds!  I did this on black cardstock although, white will show beautiful results as well.

This is the night sky, and Dasher, Donner are flying up to meet Santa and his sleigh to deliver presents!


This is the Christmas Mini set.  I love this set and the many creative ways to use it.  I used the reindeer.  Stock up with 2 or 3 sets!



Large "Peace" from Wacky Font.

The star is actually a scrap I have saved and thought it fit perfect for this card!



This is a lot easier and more random than painting with mica powders!  Use your pigment inks (see other post), then dip a mop brush into the mica powder and tap off onto cardstock.  It will look messy now, but once you complete the whole surface you will "burnish" the cardstock, by wiping off excess powder with the mop brush.

Have a little container handy to hold excess mixed powder or just burnish over the garbage.  As you wipe off, you work the colors into the pigment ink.  The juiciness of the ink will hold the powder.




The camera cannot pick up the shimmer and sparkle that is glorious!  All the little flecks in the photos are the shimmer reflecting.  It is so beautiful.


Next use an embossing folder and your die cutting machine (Cuttlebug here) and emboss the cardstock.  If there is a tiny bit of mica powder residue, just use a baby wipe to clean.


Beautiful shimmer and various coloring and shading with the black popping up here and there.


The deer are first painted, then Brilliance Copper ink tapped on for metallic look to match the mica powder.


The word "Peace" is done with paint and Metallic Gelly Roll pen.

Depending on the color cardstock, the colors of mica powder, and embossing folder - the results are endless!

I chose a night sky to illustrate how it would look as Santa came, and the stars twinkling above.

Step outside the box and try something different.



Cre8tivelea yours, Lea