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Home / Craft Projects / Duck Brand® Deco Laminate and Upcycled Cell Phone Case Project

Duck Brand® Deco Laminate and Upcycled Cell Phone Case Project

October 3, 2013

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Normally when I think of Duck Brand®, Duck TAPE automatically pops up in my head! But they have a new product that is just as cool- Deco Laminate!

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Now since this was a brand-new product to me, I thought I’d give it the once over.( I focused on the Laminate sheets for this project, but they do have Dry Erase and Chalkboard Laminates, as well.)

First, it’s a vinyl- that means that it’s very flexible and the adhesive comes with a release backing that has both instructions/tips and measurement markings.

Currently there are several different patterns, but I honed in on the holoraphic. WHAT THE WHAT???

Yup! Check out this sparkle!

When I removed the backing paper, I found that it was sparkly on the back as well!

I found the tack to be firm but not aggressive- meaning that I could reposition it a bit and that it did not stick to itself so firmly that you couldn’t lift it and straighten it out.
Now to try some different ways to cut it.  First, a thin die.

So far, so good. Then, a punch.

Yipes! No good. The holographic vinyl was simply too thin to punch. I even ruined a snowflake punch. So DON’T try this at home!

Lastly, I used my Cricut.

Even though the website says the holographic Deco Laminate is not Cricut-compatible, you can see I got a pretty decent cut. Huzzah!

In the end though, I decided to up-cycled my raggedy hand-me-down cell phone case.

Cracked, worn paint- a mess! I disassembled it and covered the green portion with Holographic Deco Laminate.

It was easy to use a craft knife to trim out the openings.

I used a craft stick to burnish down the edges. It looks a little space age.

I used some black glossy accents and a Krylon pen to spruce up the bottom part. I added a few stickers too. Wanna see how it turned out?

I have to admit- I like it! It’s quirky and certainly NO ONE will have one like it! Also, if I get tired of it, I can just peel off the Deco Laminate and do something else!

If you are intrigued by this product and want to see more cool projects, make sure to follow @TheDuckBrand on Twitter for creative inspiration!

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Comments

  1. Mme PiNat says

    October 3, 2013 at 09:31

    Whaouuu !!! Awsome ! I love these laminated sheets of this brand ! Thanks for the different experimentations 😉

  2. Ellie says

    October 3, 2013 at 11:18

    I used this to make beautiful butterfies. I placed the laminate on a piece of card stock, cut with a butterfly die and embossed it, than used dark brown or you could use black ink to scuff the ends, actually what ever color you wanted. I was making a dark card so that is why the use of the dark colors. They turned out beautiful.

  3. Carole says

    October 3, 2013 at 12:36

    In the Uk we have a kids tv programme called Blue Peter that has been on since i was a kid (40+ years ago). They called this “sticky back plastic” and we made all sorts of stuff out of it. When we cleared out my grandparents house some years back, there were lots of things we’d made in my Granmee’s treasure box- and the sticky back plastic was still going strong, lol. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

  4. Del Marie Riley says

    October 3, 2013 at 14:54

    Hmm. I used a couple of punches with it and I didn’t have any problems. I have also used the dry erase and chalkboard ones in my cricut. I just taped it down with painters tape. I love the sparkly one you’ve used. I thought it would be great for Christmas ornaments and window decorations.

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