Faux Leather Wallet

Create a beautiful faux leather wallet out of cardstock.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Punch two corners on the short side of the brown cardstock and patterned paper.

   

2. Step 2

   Emboss the brown cardstock with the Mosaic Cuttlebug Embossing folder.

   

3. Step 3

   You need to run the cardstock piece through your die cut machine three times to emboss the entire piece.

   

4. Step 4

   Sponge the embossed piece randomly with dark brown ink.

   

5. Step 5

   Apply Versamark™ ink over your cardstock.
   
   Hint:
   It's a big piece of cardstock. Apply first only to one half of the cardstock, emboss, then repeat with the other cardstock half.
   
   

   

6. Step 6

   Add clear embossing powder over your cardstock.
   
   Tap off excess.
   

   

7. Step 7

   Heat emboss to complete the Faux Leather look.

   

8. Step 8

   Adhere the patterned paper to the back of the Faux Leather cardstock.

   

9. Step 9

   Sew around the edges of the cardstock.

   

10. Step 10

    Score your smaller brown cardstock pieces every 1/2" (1 cm) , adding five score lines.

    

11. Step 11

    Fan fold the score lines mountain/valley style.

    

12. Step 12

    Add strong double sided adhesive to the last fold.

    

13. Step 13

    Adhere folded cardstock as shown.

    

14. Step 14

    Add adhesive to the last fold of the cardstock fan.

    

15. Step 15

    Fold the lower part of the wallet as shown.

    

16. Step 16

    Use a piercing tool or similar to make a hole, and add a decorative brad at the front of the wallet.

    

17. Step 17

    Attatch the buckles to the ribbon, add double sided tape and attatch them to the wallet as shown on the finished wallet.

    

18. Step 18

    Attach a small magnet as shown. (you want to use some strong glue here)

    

19. Step 19

    Your Faux Leather purse is finished.

    

Video!

Variations

1. Cut a window into your faux leather cardstock piece and place a stamped image behind it.

   

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Faux Leather Wallet. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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