' ' ' 'Crafty Endeavours: Last Days of Summer

Sunday 9 September 2012

Last Days of Summer

I have been meaning to make a cover for my new phone, so when the Crafty Individuals challenge came along, I decided to see if I could fit my project with the theme.
And the stamps I chose tell the story of the last days of holidays for young girls (CI-284) about to return to their school with its ancient door (CI-249) !

I only used scraps to make the cover (my attempt at up-cycling), the material on the outside cover started as white and I used silk paint to color it and craft inks to stamps with (Versacraft), in a bid to make it washable. I then backed the stamped material with a scrap of an old ironing board cover, then machine stitched on the reverse. Not being the best at sewing, the stitching is not entirely straight but the cover offers a snug fit to my phone and does a good enough job of protecting it.


I have refrained from sewing on or attaching anything to the cover because I realised that in my handbag these things would just get snagged !

Not all the inks did well on that surface and overall the impression looks a bit faded (I got the best impressions  with the wetter pads).













All stamps, except for the flourish stamped in pink, are Crafty Individuals.

Thanks for coming by,

7 comments:

  1. Love the stamping on the fabric :) and so useful too
    Von ♥

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  2. Nice idea - great story, and love the door too! Thanks for joining in the CI Challenge. Jean

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  3. Hi
    A brilliant idea to create this cover. Fabulous.
    Thank you for sharing with us at the CI Challenge.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  4. Et bien j'aime beaucoup, une préférence peut-être pour le second.. Bravo, c'est une chouette idée en plus !! Bon week-end, bises

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  5. A great idea and lovely images for your story.
    So glad you joined us at CI challenge.
    Hope your day has been a creative one.
    hugs {brenda} xox

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  6. so glad you joined us at CI with your lovely stamped bags
    hugs

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