"Leather" Wallet gift card holder

Hello, and welcome to my blog.  

No, I haven't lost the plot.  This IS a paper craft project.

It's made of card, treated to make it look- well, leathery.  And it's SOOOO easy. Here's how-

Because this is another one of the projects I filmed over the weekend of the Air Show (it's the last of them)  most of the commentary is voice-over.  Because of that, there are a couple of things that I should have said that didn't make it into the video.  

The first one is - DON'T use Tombow mono adhesive.  That's because it dries tacky so your finished wallet will always be a bit sticky to the touch.  As a matter of fact, the Tacky Glue I used in the video is also a bit tacky (not too much, but a bit) which brings me to my second point - do a test piece first.  The best results for texture etc I've had are with clear-drying texture medium in a glossy finish.  PVA dies nice and glossy but doesn't hold a deep texture...try a few finishes and see how it turns out!

See you soon,

Crafty hugs,

Keren

It's a very short supplies list today ! 

I got the magnets from Guy's Magnets (they ship worldwide)

Product List

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

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White Perfect Accents

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Simply Sketched 20

Thank you for joining us for another Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! 

We’re so excited to be sharing this hop with you.  The products used are all available in the current Annual, or seasonal, Stampin’ Up!® Catalogues*. 

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This time we've been set a colour challenge by Hannah - here are the colours -

I made a card base out of Smoky Slate, picked out re-inkers in the remaining colours and some Glossy White card.  I sprayed the glossy card with water and dropped blogs of ink onto the surface while it was still wet and then - blew on the ink to move it around.  In my days as an Early Years teacher, we used to get the pupils to use drinking straws.  I used the air duster spray you get for cleaning computer components, which was much less like hard work.

Here's the result (embellished with a bit of ribbon and some heat embossing)

There's a YouTube video showing how I did it if you want to see it, visit my channel in a couple of days and it'll be there.  Don't do it now, though, because you really need to see what Hannah has made- click here to go to the 

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Do come back and join me again another day, won't you?  

See you again soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Product List

A4 Glossy White Cardstock

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Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

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Fresh Fig 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

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Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

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Versamark Pad

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Tissue box

Hello brothers and thank you for visiting.

Today I am sharing a little gift box which I have used to hold a packet of tissues. Of course, you could use it for anything that you like.

Do you like the little ribbon rose?  It was so quick and easy to make.

Here's the tutorial–

and here are the measurements for the box –

Hope you enjoy trying this out for yourself!

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Well I'll see you soon!
Crafty Hugs

Keren