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

A dose of Tina Walker!

Hi...

Tina Walker here today with my second Guest Designer project for VivaLasVegaStamps!

 Today's project shows you how you can create simple, yet beautiful Home Decor using your VLVS stamps.

 To create this project, pull out your favorite VLVS stamps.

I will be using the following stamps:

Design Crosses
 Map Background
Bubble Background
Cancelled
Open Sign
Tangle

Stamp in blocks on sheets of vellum, using coordinating ink colors. 

 Make flower:  Cut vellum into randomly sized squares, approx 3 in x 3 in.

Stack squares on top of each each, alternating them so they do not line up.  Trim around the edge with a rolling cut.

Add a brad to the center of the squares and lift each layer, 'scrunching' for texture and lift.

Stamp another sheet of vellum, cut to size to fit your frame, and heat emboss with white embossing powder.

Stamp used: 
Crackle Background

Adhere paper flower,jewel embellishment, and sentiment.

Hang and enjoy!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today!  I'll be back again in November with a couple more Guest Designer project.  Be sure and stop back!

Freaky Little Clay Pendants

What a thrill to be asked to participate as a guest blogger on VLVS! 

When I received these gorgeous stamps in the mail I just started playing right away! 

I mean how could you not,right! 

As a mixed media artist I love incorporating all sorts of things into my work

but one of my favorite things to add  are words.

So when I first spotted these yummy word stamps I new right away I wanted to not only

incorporate them,but to also make something wearable.This is what I came up with.

This Stamp spoke to me right away....I suppose because I always consider myself a freak

well,...more like this kind of freak...heehee.

Come on....I know there are a lot of you fellow freaks out there!! 

I started with white oven baked clay and free formed a circle.I stamped the quote into the clay and then used an awl to create the holes.

Before baking I added some Primary Yellow Deco Art Fluid and then I baked it following the clay directions. 

Next,I added Patina Gliders paste and let it dry. 

Then I added some Antiquing Cream and removed the excess with a paper towel. 

I then sprinkled with some Magenta.

and lastly I coated in a layer of Polyurethane.(I also made some without the Polyurethane and I liked that look as well.If you decide to not coat it,then make sure you seal it with Modge Podge.

For some of my pieces I also made a fabric bed using scraps of trim and findings.Once my pieces were dry I hand stitched them on to the fabric beds. 

I added some jump rings and chain,and they were ready to wear! 

Hope you give these a try! The only issue...I didn't want to stop...ended up making about 10 of them! heehee! 

Later Freaks! 

Cat

Stamps used in this tutorial:

She Was a Freaky

She Was A Wildflower

Your Time As A Caterpillar 

 Cat Kerr is a Mixed Media Artist/Instructor. She lives in Central Florida with her husband and two kids. Her work has been featured in many national publications such as Somerset Studio,Belle Armoire Jewelry,Clothe Paper Scissors and many more. Her work has also been featured on three covers.

Cat currently teaches online and at national retreats around the country. To inquire about her work,online shops and teaching schedule,you can visit her at http://www.catkerr.com

TOOT your STAMPED Party Horn!

Hello everyone! Susan here with a tutorial using Viva Las VegaStamps! and washi... washi... washi tape – my second obsession. Who needs paper when you've got rolls of colorful goodness??!

I've been on a bit of a washi tape kick lately and I've been having a lot of fun using it for crafty projects. To create this fun birthday card, I have a quick tutorial on how to incorporate stamping with and ON washi tape... including a variation of making DIY washi tape, too! Now I've shared previously how I make DIY tissue tape, but this new way gives a different effect.

The "happy happy happy birthday" background is DIY washi using this white paper bandage tape I found at my favorite place to find crafty goodness... the Dollar Tree. TaDA!!! You have to hunt around the aisle with toiletries and soaps, but it's there folks.

I layered three strips together and spritzed with yellow and lime green mists, then stamped "Happy Happy Happy Birthday" repeatedly to make the background.

   

Then I selected some yellow and blue striped washi to stamp some fun embellishments that I will mount on cardstock and fussy cut. I stamped everything using Royal Purple StazOn ink onto the washi tapes.

I picked a lime green and a blue polka dot tape to be the border and left a yellow at the top to help hold things together so I can transfer it as a whole piece onto white cardstock.

**A HANDY TIP** place removable tape over the seams where tape edges meet and rub down - so you can easily peel this up as one larger piece and mount to your cardstock... and your good to go!

This was super quick and easy to put together – the hardest part was fussy cutting the stamped party horn, streamers and confetti bits and popping them up. This card is so fun and I just I love how the striped washi tape contrasts with the scalloped border trim.

"Toot to your Happy Birthday Horn"

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From Viva Las VegaStamps:

"Happy Happy Happy Birthday" #10479

"Party Streamers" #130

"Party Horn" #8825

1/4" Miracle Tape

Other Supplies: white card blank, white and teal cardstock scraps for matting, detail scissors, various washi tapes; Paper tape from dollar store; Doodlebug "Fancy Frills" scalloped border; Royal Purple StazOn Ink; 3M Scotch Matte Finish removable tape; and 3D foam dots.

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Thanks so much for dropping by! Have you seen the JUNE inspiration board... its AMAZING!  I invite you to join us and play along with the June inspiration challenge {CLICK HERE for details}. Just make a creation using the inspiration above and your stash of VLVS! stamps... linkup and you could win more RUBBER!

If you would like to see more of my creations please visit my blog, sbartist : painting in the dark HERE. Hope you have a fabulous day!!  Sb

Flight of the Painted Butterfly... March #12tags2015 Viva Las VegaStamps! Style

Welcome to Viva Las Vegastamps! Susan here today to share with you some inky, painted stamped goodness... inspiration courtesy of T!m's 12 Tags of 2015 for March. I've created my version of this month's tag using loads of Viva Las VegaStamps! images to set my butterfly aflight in a rainbow painted sky.

This wouldn't be entirely VLVS! style if I used my store-bought tissue tape... so I've made my own with some of my fav VLVS! stamps – it's so quick and easy! Grab a sheet of recycled tissue paper and stamp repeatedly with a variety of stamps using Jet Black StazOn Ink, filling up sheet {see below for links to all stamps used}.

Turn tissue over, line with strips of 3/4" Miracle Tape across sheet and burnish down.

Then gently tear strips apart to give a nice distressed edge. Easy-peasy!

Here's my homemade VLVS! tissue tape – it looks just as pretty as the readymade, right!

Next I applied torn sections of my various tapes to my blank tag.

Now time for the marbelized painted background using Ranger Distress Paint.

I substituted a few colors for the colors I have in my stash.

Dried background after heat setting ready for stamping!

Using Versafine Pigment Ink, I stamped the "Butterfly Striped Large" #9506, then embossed with VLVS! Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder – which when heat set, really made the black butterfly POP off the painted tag. If I hadn't embossed it, the black stamped image would have looked dull and melted into the background. I repeated process adding the "Small Bee" #19012. I stamped each off onto removable stickyback paper to make masks and fussy cut to prepare for the gilding to come.

Since I wanted to use stamps for the gilded parts, I skipped the steps using stencil with dimensional paste. I have a secret weapon to get a real dense embossing with embossing powder that looks pretty amazing. I apply Globecraft & Piccolo Embossing Powder Adhesive {comes in a dauber top bottle} which is a nice, thick fluid that grabs a lot of embossing powder. I stamped the "Cracked Background" #16208 and "Chicken Wire" #5757 over the masked images and applied gold embossing powder... then heatset to reveal the beautiful gold gilded goodness, careful not to overheat and melt the embossed butterfly and bee. Just gorgeous!!!

Now for the finishing touches... some sari ribbon and fibers to tie off the top and a Tim Holtz Idea-ology metal word band phrase rubbed with metallic distress paints; a pen nib for the butterfly's body {seemed out of place floating in the background}; and a punched distressed painted metal foil paper butterfly using a Sizzix movers and shapers die accented with bronze gems for the body. 

"Flight of the Painted Butterfly"

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From Viva Las VegaStamps:

"Butterfly Striped Large" #9506

"Small Bee" #19012

"Cracked Background" #16208

"Chicken Wire" #5757

"Pretty Lady Stamp/Cancellation" #17538

"Paris Address" #17539

"Grunge 1787 Writing Background" #17545

"Dictionary Page" #19015

"Patent" #1687

3/4" Miracle Tape

Jet Black StazOn Ink

Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder

Other Supplies: handmade cardstock #12 size tag; scrap of distressed aluminum tape paper; rainbow and metallic colors of Ranger Distress Paints; Globecraft & Piccolo Embossing Powder Adhesive; Clearsnap Gold Embossing Powder; Versafine Black Pigment Ink; Sizzix Movers and Shapers Mini Butterflies; Tim Holtz Idea-ology metal word band; bronze adhesive backed gems; pen nib; sari ribbon and decorative fiber.

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Thanks so much for dropping by! Ready for Spring??! I hope you will join us and play along with the March inspiration challenge {CLICK HERE for details}. Just make a creation using the inspiration above and your stash of VLVS! stamps... you could win more RUBBER! Take some time to browse around the blog here and the amazing creations from the entire VLVS! Team... there's so much amazing inky inspiration to see!

If you would like to see more of my creations please visit my blog, sbartist : painting in the dark HERE. Hope you have a fabulous day!!  Sb