DAISIES FOR MY FRAME

Hi friends, here Martha Lucia with my most recently creation using Daisies from Unique Laser Designs Store. We are officially in Spring and as you can note I love frames, so now it is time to create one for this season.

In this opportunity I am using a silver frame from IKEA, they are very cheap and you can change your layout very frequently. This silver color is sophisticated and looks perfect with these laser cut: The Daisies!!!

I gave color to the Daisies using watercolor paint. I mixed white, yellow and dark orange.

I started with the a solid color and then changed my mind to mix all the colors. I used an acrylic block to mix the paints and water.

Here you can see the color transformation or combination. You choose.

I let my daisies dry completely and in a while i cut a basic gray cardstock to put inside of my frame. I cut and layer my photo to paste over this layer. For me it is easier to decorate my frames when the layers are placed within the framework.

I aligned all the elements and pasted the daisies flowers using a liquid glue. After this I pasted a black stone on the center of each flower and on top of the central banner. As a final touch I gave it a little bling using my brush of Wing of Stella Clear over some petals and stamped a sentiment to put vertical over the right side.

Materials:

• Daisies - Unique Laser Designs
• Card Stock
• Watercolor Paints
• IKEA Frame
• Black Rinhestones
• Stamp Set Flower Patch
• Liquid Glue

I hope you like this frame, visit us in Unique Laser Design Store and choose your embellishments to create your own frame using different techniques and products. Here in our blog you always will find great inspiration.

See you soon with other idea to make together!

Martha Lucia

Mixed Media Title Card Using Unique Laser Designs "Daisies" Wood Embellishments!

Hello everyone! I am excited to share with you my mixed media pocket scrapbooking title card using Unique Laser Designs' "Daisies" wood embellishments.

ULD's "Daisies" Wood Embellishments

Okay, let's PLAY!!!!

Start with a 4x6 Piece of Mixed Media Paper

Grab your ULD "Daisies" Wood Embellishments

Trace "Daisies" with a Black Uni-Ball Signo Pen

Watercolor the "Daisies" with a Water Brush

Add Second Watercolor

Add Third Watercolor

Add Fourth Watercolor

Add Fifth Watercolor

Add Two Coats of White Paint to the "Daisies"

Add Watercolor to the "Daisies"

Outline "Daisies with a Black Ink

Outline "Daisies" with White Ink

Stamp Flowers on "Daisies" with Black Archival Ink

Doodle & Distress Edges of the Card with Black Ink

Add Bling & Title to Finish

ULD's "Daisies" Wood Embellishments

Mixed Media Title Card Using Unique Laser Designs "Daisies" Wood Embellishments!

I pray you enjoyed this tutorial. Please feel free to leave me a comment with any questions you may have.

Blessings,

Inspire

For the past couple of years my parents have bought us a box of really tummy chocolates for the family and it comes in this wonderful hinged box.  I have kept the boxes with the hopes of doing something with it for the past two years, and finally the inspiration hit - mixed media box!!  I really just let my imagination fly on this one

For step on how I made this wonderful mixed media box please see my guide below using the wonderful Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, Glimmer Glam, and High Impact Paints, Unique Laser Deigns wood, and Imagination Crafts Stencils, Sparkle Medium, and Mica Powder.
   

Check out How to Make a Mixed Media Box by Erin Reed on Snapguide.

I just love the wood items from Unique Laser Designs and how they just make the box pop and add wonderful dimension to everything.  Here are the pieces I used for this project.

Deco Frame - Katie

Deco Frame - Daisy

Bird on Branch

I just love how this box turned out, full of wonderful little gems and keep you eye coming back for more.  I can't wait to put my crafty goodies in it!!

It is projects like this where I get all messy and hand full of paint that make me love crafting so much.  Seeing something coming from a simple little box to this wonderful mixed media piece make me smile!  I hope this box has inspired you to make something pretty.

Supplies Used
Wood - Unique Laser Designs
Stencils - Imagination Crafts
Glitter and Mica - Imagination Crafts
Mists/Paints/Glaze - Tattered Angels
Gems/Swirls - Prima
Flowers - Prima
Metals - Prima
Lace - Prima
Found Items
Box
Mesh
Mediums - Prima & Liquitex & ProArt
Adhesive - Beacon & Martha Stewart

Enjoy!!

Mixed Media Ephemera Tutorial Using Unique Laser Design's Daisies Wood Embellishments!

Mixed media ephemera is a wonderful way to leverage your own artwork in your planner, art journal, and/or mail art. These "POPS" of color are not only fun to make, they also add interest & texture to any project. 

For this ephemera, I wanted to use a fall/autumn color pallette. However, I didn't want to use strictly traditional fall colors. So, I headed over to Pinterest for some inspiration. This fall/autumn color pallette below struck me immediately! I just love the untraditional aqua, purple, & gray/taupe coupled with the more traditional maroon, orange, & brown.

Grab your Gelli plate (Note: The back of a clear cutting board works GREAT if you don't have a Gelli plate) and acrylic paint from your stash to match our selected fall/autumn color pallete! Let's get this party started:

Add several random drops of the 
lavender & aqua paint to your Gelli plate.

Use a brayer or an old credit card/gift 
card to GENTLY blend the acrylic paint 
across the surface of your Gelli plate. 
Place several leaves on top of the 
acrylic paint to create natural 
printmaking stencils.

Place a piece of mixed media paper on 
top of the acrylic paint & leaves. Use your
 brayer or fingers to press the mixed media 
paper on top of the leaves
& acrylic paint. Be sure to press FIRMLY 
and cover the ENTIRE piece of paper.

Printmaking using acrylic paint & leaves.

Use Heidi Swapp Tinsel Color Shine
 and your favorite leaf 
stencil to create spray ink prints. 
This super cute hot glue stencil was a gift from a friend.

Printmaking using Heidi Swapp Color
 Shine & a homemade hot glue stencil.

Select several collage pieces from your 
stash that match the fall color pallete.
I have selected a printed napkin, 
paint swatches, vintage music sheet, 
& textured cardstock.

Adhere random bits of your collage
 pieces to your background
with Uhu glue or matte medium.

Use archival ink and a script stamp set 
to randomly add another
layer of color to your background.

Paint gesso around the edges of the
 collage pieces to give your
background a more cohesive look.

Randomly add bits of coordinating 
washi tape to the background.

Use orange acrylic paint and bubble wrap 
to add another layer of
color & texture to your background.

Randomly add more bits of washi tape to the background.

Randomly stamp PARTIAL flowers all over the background using black archival ink.
 I used this floral background stamp
 by Dylusions.

Add details to the bubble wrap print by outlining the circles with a black Inktense pencil & 
white Uni-ball Signo pen.

Randomly add groups of outlined black dots to your background using a Black Pitt Pen 
marker & black Uni-ball Signo pen.

Brush the entire background surface with
 gold Heidi Swapp Color Shine Spray Ink.

Randomly 'flick" aqua acrylic paint all over the background with a toothbrush.

Use a punch or die cutting machine
 to create shapes in your completed
 mixed media background.
 I used a 2" inch circle punch.

Distress the edges of all the circles with
 black archival ink.

Adhere Unique Laser Design's wood daisies 
to the punched circles with hot glue.

Adhere a rhinestone 'blingie' to the 
ULD wood daisies with hot glue and outline 
the flowers with a black Uni-ball Signo pen.

Each piece of mixed media ephemera is UNIQUE!!!

Add these yummy bits to your art journal layout,
 planner, and/or mail art.

I hope you enjoyed this mixed media ephemera tutorial! See ya next time!

XOXO,

Shelley