Watching a little TV I saw a commercial for an RFID wallet. Being a DIYer... Hmm, I thought, is there something that I have at home to make my own? Not a wallet but maybe a sleeve instead?
After doing a brief internet search and I saw a wallet made with duct tape and aluminum foil and it said the important part was the foil lining. (I really don't want a duct tape wallet, I'd like to stay with my own, which ever one I'm using at the time. I like to switch them up.)
Then I saw a sleeve made with a milk carton and foil and clear packing tape. Again, not for me, but got the gears turning.
For a couple of Christmas bazaars I made gift card holders with my Envelope Punch board. Well, why wouldn't that work! So I went to my lofty craft room and gave it a whirl.
Here are the results!
(Sorry for the quality of the photos, my youngest grandson got a hold of my camera on Easter)
First cut a piece of card stock 5" x 5"
and then, by hand, cut a piece of aluminum foil,
also 5" x 5". I tried to cut the foil in my paper trimmer but it tore.
Then apply adhesive to the card stock and layer the foil on top of the card stock. Again, easier to apply it to the card stock than the foil.
In retrospect I would probably use Tombow adhesive for a better adhesion especially on the edges.
Using the guide on the Envelope Punch board for a gift card, score the cardstock and punch.
This is what it should look like when you are finished scoring and punching.
Using your Paper Snips, cut off one of the short ends, so it will look like this.
Again after a little more thought I would put a little clear tape on the top edges, (top flat part and two angles to either side) and fold it over to reinforce the edges more when sliding the card in an out over a period of time.
I applied adhesive to the short tap first along the top and adhered the right flap to that.
Then I applied adhesive to the bottom, right of the left flap and adhered that to the other two.
Finished size of the sleeve should be 2" x 3-1/2"
Taking your Paper Snips, cut out the "V" in the back, this will provide better access to your card.
Make sure that you put your chip end into the sleeve first.
Voila! You have your very own RFID sleeve. Since you are using your own card stock you can make them any color or pattern you want. You could even stamp a pattern on card stock to personalize it even more. I just used some retired DSP.
Also, using the same Envelope Punch Board you could also make larger sleeves for your passport or other items that might have the RFID chip. Since I don't have a passport, I'm not sure of the size, or I would have made one of those also.
Hope you enjoy this idea! Would love to hear your thoughts!
