ULD - Hearts, Birds & Gear - Memorial

Hello everyone!

Ivette here with you to share another fun project that I've created for 

Unique Laser Designs.

  This one is in memory of my two labrador retrievers, named Sydney (after Sydney Portier) and Anakin, from Star Wars.  They they were 14 and 15 1/2 yrs when they passed on due to natural causes.

This time around I'm using a 4x4 canvas featuring the beautiful specialized wood laser cuts of hearts, bird and gear, which are all from 

Unique Laser Designs.

I coated the canvas, hearts, bird and gear with gesso.

Then I used the glossy white, Embossing Paste over the Tim Holtz Hearts stencil using a multi-purpose squeegee from Tsukineko.

I used Distress Ink, Spiced Marmalade around the canvas, keeping the center lighter and the edges darker.  The lighter part of the center is really a home made stencil made from a sheet of transparency film that was cut from one of Tim Holtz' Bigz Dies, Winged Hearts using the Vagabond.

I covered the hearts, bird and gear with the Distress ink.

Then I smothered the heart and bird with Glossy Accent.

With the gear, I used Crackle Accent.

To create grass behind the dogs, which are Jolee's stickers that comes with a white bone and a tennis ball. I used Liquid Pearls which are dimensional pearlescent paint.  They come is many beautiful colors.  You'll love using them if you aren't already.

Other embellishments which were glued with Alleen's Fast Grab Tacky Glue such as a piece of screen with a mini corner on top, a piece of white string of pearls (on the bottom), white paper wings and a piece of bendable fence that I cut in half and placed on the bottom corners.

A metallic heart which represents the abundance of love I have for all my dogs.

I am happy to share my project with everyone using

Unique Laser Designs.

More wonderful projects to come and don't forget to visit our store!

Ivette

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Supplies Used

ULD-hearts, bird, gear, 

4x4 canvas, distress ink, liquid pearls, TH heart stencil, Bigz Die, Vagabond and mini corner, string of pearls, transparency film, metal fence, screen, embossing paste, Jolee (dog) stickers, paper wings, red metallic heart, homemade stencil, glossy accent, crackle accent, tacky glue and heat gun.

The Fun Stuff

Hello there from a very freezing cold New Zealand.  Today I am going to share a layout I have done using these gorgeous deco frames...

W-0404 Deco Frame - Rhonda (Opening 2¾” Round) 5" Round

I decided to emboss the frame with some silver embossing powder, and just loved the lovely shine it gave the frame, and from there I chose my colour combo for the layout.  I decided on green, teal and black.  The actual layout is very simple and just has washi tape underneath the frame, but I wanted to keep it fairly plain because I wanted the frame to be main focus of the photo and page.

here is a little close up of the frame.

To balance the silver embossed frame I embossed the little wooden heart as well and then put some rubons on the heart.

W-2010 Hearts (15pc Set; Sm & Lg)(5) 1" x 1"; (10) ½" x ½"

To finish the layout off, I added some flowers and more rubons on top of the washi tape and there you go a lovely layout completed.

TFL & Happy Scrapping

Father's Day Burlap Canvas

Hello Unique Laser Design Friends!

Katy here and I am excited to share with you a burlap canvas that I made for my dad using Unique Laser Designs!

Here is what I used:  2 polaroid frames, heart, 2 musical notes, smile, and 3 bricks from the brick wall stencil.

The base is a 6X6 inches burlap canvas that I bought at a big box retailer.  I painted gesso in the middle of the canvas so the paint would show up better.  Here is a picture of my planning out process.  I like the idea of doing a then and now photo.  Originally I was going to use the memories word but I liked smile better for this project.

I took off my wood pieces and started adding Tim Holtz paint to the gesso and canvas.  This is my first burlap canvas and to me it's different than a paper surface.  I tried to stamp on it but it didn't come out well.  It's probably because of the texture of the burlap.  I had also put some transparent embossing paste using a buralp stencil and that didn't come out as well either.  But it's ok!  There are some shiny spots here and there but I think it blends well overall.  It contributes to the artsy organic feel of the canvas.  :)

I wanted to show you guys the bricks that I used.  When you get the stencil you get a pack of wooden bricks.  Some of the bricks are blank and some have words.  Besides the ones in the picture, some bricks have  happy, today, and hope on them.   In this close up you can also see that I used light modeling paste and gelatos in the background.

Here is one another picture of the finished canvas.  I layered the polaroids and heart.  For the heart I painted it barn door red (Tim H) and covered it in glossy accents.  I used 1 layer of pop dots under the small frame and 2 pop dots on top of each other for the heart.  I used fabri-tac adhesive to glue the different embellishments.  Lastly, I painted the musical notes with Tim Holtz paint.

Thank you for stopping by!

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Remember 2 Dream Canvas

It's the first of the month once again, which means it's time for a new challenge at Scrap It Girl. The theme for June is wings, and I have a super fun and colorful project that fits the bill perfectly.  How about a canvas full of mixed media pastes, sequins, and lots of  Unique Laser Designs embellishments. 

So let's get going, and I'll show you how it was done.

I'll start by apologizing because the first picture I took wouldn't transfer from my camera.  However, what I did was lay a stencil on the canvas and apply a light coat of modeling paste with a trowel.  I then let the canvas dry overnight. When the modeling paste was dry, I added lots and lots of color with my spray inks. Just keep adding color until you're happy with the result.  There is no right or wrong on this.

Now, to work on the embellishments.  I added a Glimmer Glaze to a canvas heart and alcohol ink to a set of wings.

Back to the canvas, I added a strip of washi tape to the bottom, lots of sequins along the right side, and a transparency across the middle.  I added a bit of glitter glue to the letter E to make it stand out a bit more.

I finished the heart by stamping a couple of flourishes and adding a layer of glass bead gel medium. then I attached the heart to the wings then attaching a pin and gem to the bottom.

Next up, I added several dragonflies that were colored with Distress Ink.

Lastly, I added a Grungeboard number that was colored with glitter glue and the word dream which was sprayed with Glimmer Mist. Lots and lots of shimmer and shine :)

The finished product is a highly textured and colorful canvas. Now the question is this, where to display it to best show it off?

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.

The Perfect Pillow

Hi there crafters!

Rachelle here today sharing something special for cat lovers.

Although I don't have a cat, I still love them.

Let's take a look!

 Little Cat Pillow

 I bought this little pillow long time ago from Goodwill. I finally got a chance

to decorate it using

Unique Laser Design Wood Cut Outs.

I painted the letters, heart, and banner pieces.

Then I added then using burlap string and hot glue gun.

The pillow came with the burlap string around the neck.

 Closer Views:

 I added a small gold bell to the string. The letters, banner, and heart

pieces have burlap string too.

Finally I added burgandy ribbon and button.

 There you have it.

The perfect little pillow.

A great gift for the

cat lover in your life.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and please continue to drop by

each day for another creative project from 

Unique Laser Design's Team.

Thanks for stopping by and remember to..

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See Ya Soon!

Huggies!!!!