Mixed Media Phone Case

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Well I finally  did it. I got sick and tired of misplacing my phone every time I sat it down. The case was grey, the counters in my downstairs kitchen are grey and I'm slightly ashamed to say I have a little bit of clutter. But in my defense my downstairs basement apartment is 700 Sq ft. Needless to say I was "loosing" my phone a lot. 
After one such episode this last week I decided to do something about it and I decorated my case. 
First  I had to decide what to use. Although I have a large Samsung Note 3, I still put the phone in my pants pockets so I didn't want the additional bulk of too much bling and stuff like sat too high off the case.  So, I thought I go with some simple mixed media.
First thing I did was clean the case then give it a gesso primer. After that dried I took some Tim Holts musical note tissue tape and covered the entire back of the case to the inside edge of the cover. I figured the tissue tape was thin enough that it would not interfere with the fit of the phone itself and I was right. 
Then I gave it another light coat of gesso to provide some protection from the next layer of color.

Next up Faber-Castell Gelatos. I used 6 or 7 colors I think. I was wanting to have a background that looked like a whimsical landscape.  You know sky, sun, and ground. I started laying down my color with my blues first, then some yellows and oranges and then my greens. After that with clean hands I used the oils from my hands to spread the creamy color. Starting from the top and working down. Take note that I did have to clean my fingers so that I wasn't inadvertently blending colors into each other.  In other words I didn't want a thin line of green in my sky.
That completed. I took a small amount of black gesso and a liner brush and attempted a dandelion with bits of fluff blowing around. No trial run, I just jumped in with both feet. After everything was mostly dry (I was impatient) I gave the case a good layer of Ranger's Multi Medium Matte to seal everything.


That completed. I took a small amount of black gesso and a liner brush and attempted a dandelion with bits of fluff blowing around. No trial run, I just jumped in with both feet. After everything was mostly dry (I was impatient) I gave the case a good layer of Ranger's Multi Medium Matte to seal everything.

Time to finish another project...


Catch Up

Monday, March 23, 2015

Well I've been doing tons of crafting and zero posting and blogging. So. I thought I'd play a little catch up with a few little short posts.
I've had a hard time because I keep making gifts and I'm always afraid that I'll blow the surprise posting pictures. You know how that is.
I got a Cricut Explore several months ago and have been learning how to play with vinyl. This is a coffee mug that I did for my sister in law for Christmas. She'd graduated from her LVN nursing program  just before Christmas. We were all so proud of her I really wanted to do something special. The hardest part...weeding.