{"id":178,"date":"2011-02-27T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/?p=178"},"modified":"2014-01-31T02:42:37","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T07:42:37","slug":"decorate-your-computer-with-vinyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/decorate-your-computer-with-vinyl\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorate your Computer with Vinyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LaptopWithVinyl-800x575.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[p52]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LaptopWithVinyl-800x575.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I love my computers and I love my stamping and scrapbooking stuff! So I decided to put it all together to decorate my new laptop! I had seen skins to order online, but I wanted my decoration to be more personal. So, I thought skins are just vinyl- why not use some of the &#8220;Oh My Vinyl&#8221; I had ordered&#160;from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohmycrafts.com\/\">Oh My Crafts <\/a>.&#160;I used a custom frame&#160;die that I designed and then had created&#160;by&#160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.customshapepros.com\/\">Accucut, now CustomShapePros<\/a>, to cut the vinyl.<\/p>\n<p>But, hmmmmmm, the vinyl was black and so was my laptop. Now, here is where it helps to understand how the inks and materials you use work, as I always tell my stamping class. Alchohol inks by Ranger will stick to non-porous surfaces. So, I whipped out my stash of the metallic mixers and started coloring the vinyl, using&#160; a mixture of silver and gold alchohol ink. Within seconds, it had dried.<\/p>\n<p>I cut a strip of vinyl the length of the laptop, and applied the same metallic inks.&#160;&#160;I decided to use an embossing folder, also from&#160;&#160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohmycrafts.com\/\">Oh My Crafts <\/a>, on the strip and then I swiped it with some purple Ranger alchohol ink. It gave the strip a slight color and enhanced the dimension supplied by the&#160;embossing.<\/p>\n<p>I was then able to peel the backing off the vinyl and&#160;apply the shapes to the laptop covers. But here is where the personal part comes in. Oh My Vinyl seemed to work in&#160;a regular punch- at least it worked for me- you might want to skip this step if you are afraid of wrecking you punch. Another alternative is to use a die cut machine or&#160;Cricut&#160;if you have one.&#160;I used a scalloped circle to punch a background, and then a smaller circle to punch out a picture of my daughter. 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