Handmade Phone Case and Key Chain by Susanne

Hi my dear crafty friends!

It's Susanne writing today and I'd like to share a homemade phone case. I used some gelli printed white KraftTex and the "Whimsical Horned Boy" as my main image. KraftTex is a rugged paper that looks and feels like leather, but sews and cuts just like fabric. Some of you might also know it as SnapPap.

I cut my KraftTex matching my mobile phone (plus some seam allowance) and added some texture with the "Waybill/Invoice Background" and the "Number Strip" using different inks (Memento Luxe, StazOn). The main image is stamped on tissue paper and adhered with Gel Medium. I wanted a very good impression, so I decided not to stamp on the rough surface of the gelli printed KraftTex.

I added some stamping on the back, as well (Radioactive) before I sew it together. I cut a whole with my Crop-A-Dile in the top left corner to add a homemade charm. I made it with white Shrink Foil and the "Whimsical Face".

Finally I had some KraftTex left, so I decided to make a little key chain, too. I embossed the "Whimsical Key Man" with WOW! Primary Ebony before I sewed everything together.

Thanks for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!:
Radioactive (Plate 827)
Whimsical Face (Plate 953)
Whimsical Horned Boy (Plate 1462)
Waybill/Invoice Background (Plate 1440)
Number Strip (Plate 1428)
The Truth Is Out There (Plate 1449)
Whimsical Key Man (Plate 1448)
Other:
Acrylic Paints
Gel Medium
Tissue Paper
Gelatine Plate
KraftTex (SnapPap)
Sewing Machine
WOW! Primary Ebony Powder
VersaMark Ink
Memento Luxe Ink
StazOn
Shrink Foil

Dream Big - ATB Tutorial

Hi my dear Viva Las VegaStamps! Friends.
I am totally a mixed media fan and I always incorporate my mood or something I want to say when I am creating. Dream Big is a mixed media Artist Trading Block (ATB) that should visualize my creative mojo. I am full of ideas (see the big head) and this does not stop! It would be great if the day would have 48hours or if I'd have six arms!
The ATB base is cut with the Silhouette Cameo. Of course you don't need a cutting machine to build a cube. You will find templates online to cut one by hand or you can use a die with your cutting machine.
I used the gorgeous Whimsical Moon Face and Whimsical Beetle Man stamps from Viva Las VegaStamps! as my main images.

Here are the step by step instructions:

1. Prepare your stuff. Cut the blank of the block. Emboss some black cardstock with an embossing folder of your choice. Stamp your main images and the acetate with StazOn Jet Black Ink.

2. Add Turquoise Iridescent Creative Medium with a palette knife and a stencil to the side of the cube that will be the top. You can use any other texture paste. I like the shimmer of the Creative Medium.
Tip: Use some washi tape to mask the border and to adhere the stencil to your working surface.

3. Use the Gold Metallic Creative Medium with a make up sponge and rub it onto your embossed cardstock. You can also use PanPastels metallic colors. Cut out four squares which have the same size as an area of your ATB and adhere them to it's sides.

 

4. Color your main images. I used my Memento Luxe inks. You can use any other ink. E.g. Distress Inks or watercolor pencils. Add some highlights with the Irresistible Pico Embellishers. I used them for the bugs feet, the white dots in the moon's face and the stars on it's top.

5. Cut the gears from kraft cardstock and give them some gold glamour with the Gold Metallic Creative Medium.

 

6. Build everything together and add the sentiment. I stamped it with StazOn Jet Black ink and cut it with a banner die. Use a cutter to make two slots to glue in the gears. Adhere the transparency sheet with some Miracle Tape to the back.

Stamps from Viva Las VegaStamps!

Whimsical Moon Face (plate 1448)

Whimsical Beetle Man (plate 1448)

Dream Big (plate 918)

Be adorable (plate 918)
Miracle Tape

Other Supplies

Imagine Crafts Creative Medium (Gold Metallic, Iridescent Turquoise)

Memento Luxe Inks: Teal Zeal, Dandelion, Love Letter, Liclac Posies

StazOn Jet Black

Irresistible Pico Embellisher: Tuxedo Black, Neon Electric Purple, Wedding Dress

StazOn Studio Glase Blue Hawaii

Palette Knife

Cardstock (white, kraft)

Transparency Sheet

Gear Wheel Die (Noor! Design)

Embossing Folder (Sizzix)

Hot Glue

Wooden Spear

Happy Crafting, Susanne!