EASTER CARDS

Hi everyone, Martha Lucia here with two Easter cards to share with you. I am using the Easter Eggs to create my cards and of course pastel colors and a few sweet elements that I will show you. Here is my first card:

To make this card I am using the Easter Eggs that come in a package with different designs. This product is available in two sizes and two materials, wood and chipboard. I used the smail size, 1"x1-1/2".

In this opportunity I decided to coloring my pieces with Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor Set. I gave a different color to each easter egg.

I painted each egg with a paint brush using the watercolor technique and several coats of pearlescent to accent the color.

After I finalized with my easter eggs, I cut the card base using a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock of 6"x12", a piece of Blushing Bride of 5-3/4"x5-3/4" and a whisper white piece of 5-5/8"x5-5/8" to create the layers.

To decorate the third layer I used a stencil with big dots and blushing bride classic Ink with a sponge.

After this, I cut two pieces of grass using my cricut explore and a photo frame using the On Film framelits.

Now I had all the pieces to put together my first card so I started to assemble the second and third layer, tied two loops of baker twine and pasted the frame and grass over them 

After this, I pasted my easter eggs with a liquid glue and decorated with some paper flowers and stamped my sentiment.

As you will see, I didn't use all the eggs that I colored. So here is the last one in my second card. A clear and simple model that I created using the scraps of my fist card. 

To create this card, I just stamped a border image several times on the bottom part using a Cherry Blossom PowderPuff Chalk Ink. Then I pasted my Easter Egg on top using a liquid glue.

To finalize the decoration I cut a whisper white piece of card stock, I created a border over it using a Edgelits  and stamped my message with Melon Mambo Classic Ink. And I pasted a button on the left side with a bow of bakers twine and a little piece of grass over my Easter Egg.

Materials:

• Easter Eggs - Unique Laser Designs
• Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor Set
• Cardstock
• Cherry Blossom PowderPuff Chalk Ink
• Classic Ink 
• Decorative Mask /Stencil Dots and Stripes
• On Film Framelits
• Edgelits Finishing Touches
• Cricut Explore
• Bakers Twine
• Button
• Paper Flowers
• Stamp Set

I hope you like these ideas, with these Easter eggs you can create whatever you want, using different techniques ideas.

See you soon with other idea to make together!

Martha Lucia

LOVE BIRDS IN A BRANCH CARD

Hi everyone, Martha Lucia here with another fun card to share with you. In February love is in the air, and I found that these Love Birds are perfect for this fact.

To make my card I am using "only" one piece from Unique Laser Designs, I said only because I want to have everything. This is a gorgeous cut called Love Birds, available in wood and chipboard. I used the chipboard presentation.

I decided to give each bird different colors using chalk ink in soft colors. I used the New Collection of PowderPuff Chalk Ink of Quick Quotes in the colors Peach Tree, Latte, Antique Linen and Cherry Blossom from right to the left. For the branch I used two different tones of green Faber Castell PITT Artistic Pen big brushes.

Note that I applied the chalk ink directly to the each bird and I masked each color to avoid any mixing. For the bird beak and eye I used a Crumb Cake Marker, just to intensify the color.

With the same marker I colored the letters that come inside of the Love Birds to made the Kraft color more intensive.

Now that my central piece was finalized, I cut two different borders in Whisper White cardstock using a Leafy Border from Memory Box and Foliage Border from Darice, to use them on the bottom of my card. And for the body of the card I used  a plain cardstock for the base, a designer series paper for the second layer and a third layer of vellum to made the colors of the designer paper more soft.

I assembled all the pieces with snail adhesive and glue dots and finally pasted on top the Love Birds with dimensionals.

To make my card a little more delicate I pasted a few lilac pearls in the center of the flowers of the Designer Series Paper.

Materials:

• Love Birds - Unique Laser Designs
• 2015 PowderPuff Chalk Ink - Quick Quotes
• Faber Castell PITT Artistic Pen
• Leafy Border - Memory Box
• Foliage Border - Darice
• BigShot
• Cardstock
• Designer Series Paper
• Vellum
• Pearls
• Snail Adhesive and Dimensional

I hope you like this idea, because working with these laser cuts is very fun and you can create whatever you want, using different techniques and process or simply leaving the cuts in their natural stage.

See you soon with other idea to make together!

Martha Lucia

ROSE FOR SPRING CARD

Hi friends, Martha Lucia here with you to share a sweet card with a Rose Cut Out in chipboard, one of the great products from Unique Laser Designs that I used to create my card.

This is the original Rose without any alterations. This flower  called Rose is available in MDF, Chipboard and cork. Also in two different sizes, 4-1/2"x3-1/4" the size that I used and 2"x1-1/2". In any form that you decide to use it´s beautiful, because you can decorate it with a lot of techniques to get different looks and textures like I made with mine.

This time I decided to work with PowderPuff Chalk Inks from Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company. Their colors are vibrant and the texture is very soft at the same time. 

I applied the color directly from the ink pad over the flower. I started with the leaves using the colors Soft Sage and Kakhi. Then I continued with the body of the flower, using the colors Coral and Orange Slice. The PowderPuff Chalk Ink dried very quick and when I was satisfied with the color, I covered the entire flower with Wink of Stella Brush to give it a bling.

To finish my card I created a base with Pistachio Pudding Card Stock with a second layer in the same color. I made a dry embossing to the second layer using a Plaid Background Embossing Folder and inked it with the same color of Classic Ink to create a tone by tone background. 

To give m card a more delicate look, to go with my Rose, I cut a piece of Vellum Card Stock, I pierced the vertical borders and stamped my sentiment on top with Versamark and Embossing Powder Wild Wasabi. 

Remember to heat the vellum when your heat tool reaches a stable temperature and to always heat from behind to avoid the paper bursting into flames.

After this, I pasted the vellum centered behind the Rose with glue dots and covered the glue dots with  little pearls.

Working with good quality products and finishes from Unique Laser Designs definitely makes our creations representative of us and allows us to express our creativity in the est way. That's why in the ULD Store you will find a wide variety of products for all styles and activities. I invite you to visit the ULD Store to fall in love with all of them like me. 

Se you soon with another unique project specially for you!

Martha Lucia

The Little Things!

Hi there crafters!

Rachelle here today sharing another 

Unique Laser Design project I created.

With that let's get started.

If you have forgotten spring is here. How can you tell?

Look here:

"Enjoy The Little Things"

I started this project by painting the tree, butterflies, and ladybugs.
All from
Unique Laser Designs.
I paper punched the cardstock to look like a fence.
Then I added a white fence I made from my stash.

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Next, for the dots on the ladybugs I used cotton from Q-tips, inserted
through the holes and dabbed each with black paint. Then put on the eyes using white paint.
Using wiggle eyes is another great idea too.

 

Next, I added grass and little tulips The first ladybug is attached to wire so that
it appears to be flying upwards, away from the others.
Simple floral wire works great. It gives the ladybug a wiggle affect.
Finally, I added the title, a cute little bow, pearl, and a tiny butterfly.

There you have it!
I so enjoyed creating this project and as always working with
Unique Laser Design products.
I just love it!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and remember
to join the April Challenge going on now.
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for all your wood products.
See Ya Soon!