Tray full of magnets!

 

I feel like I just finished with my winter craft fairs, and hard to believe I am now making items for the ones I will be participating in this Spring.  I also made the clothespin and button magnets last year, and in addition to those I will also have Soda Pop Top Magnets for a different way to showcase a favorite picture, or memento.

 

I purchased the magnetic sheets at a local craft store, and covered the clothespins with a variety of retired Designer Series Paper and buttons.  I purchased a lot of the paper and buttons on the Clearance Rack, so it was really a bargain. The small round magnets used for the Flower Button Magnets were also purchased at a local Craft Store, and decorated with a variety of fabrics that were cut out using the Big Shot and my retired Scallop Circle Die. 

 

The Soda Pop Top Magnets were decorated with different images that I stamped onto Whisper White Card Stock, and then punched out with the 1" Circle Punch, placed into my Bottle Cap, and then sealed with Crystal Effects.  These were also placed onto round magnets and kept together with a glue gun.  The Bottle Caps already stick to the magnets, but I decided to hot glue them together so it is just one piece instead of two individual pieces. 

 

I really like the new Soda Pop Tops in the Spring Catalog.  They are a great embellishment for so many projects.  When using them to make the magnets I did not run them through my Big Shot to flatten them, but used them the way they came.  When I use them on a card I usually flatten them out.

 

The following Stampin' Up! products were used:  (current products listed only)

Stamp Sets:  Collage Curios #129099 w or #129102 c, Itty Bitties #128939 w, Every Little Bit #117096 w or #120558 c, Tiny Tags #118091 w or #118592 c

Embellishments:  Soda Pop Tops #129388, Crystal Effects #101055

Punch:  1" Circle #119868

Holiday Magnets

Magnetic sheet on back

 

Using my Framelit Dies it was really easy to make some holiday refrigerator magnets.  They cut through not only my stamped images, but the magnetic sheets as well.

 

I first stamped my images onto Whisper White cardstock and then cut them out with the coordinating framelit die.  Next, I cut out magnetic sheets that I purchased at a local craft fair, and then put the two pieces together.  The magnetic sheets come with an adhesive backing already on them so it is really easy to put the two together.  To make them more durable I covered them with Crystal Effects, let them dry over night, and now they are ready to use. 

 

Note - when cutting the magnetic sheet, make sure to cut with the white adhesive back up, otherwise, images like the tree and candy cane might be a bit off when you put the two together.

 

The following were used:

Cardstock:  Whisper White #100730

Stamp Sets:  Ornament Keepsakes #128048 wood or #128051 (Holiday Mini), Scentsaional Season #121026 wood or #121190 clear (Holiday Mini)

Tools:  Big Shot #113439, Holiday Collections Framelits #127814 (Holiday Mini), Holiday Ornaments Framelts #127816 (Holiday Mini)

Ink:  Real Red #126949, Soft Suede #126978, Gumball Green #126861, Silver (retired)

Markers:  Real Red #100052, Gumball Green #126856 (Marker Pack)

Embellishment:  Crystal Effects #101055

 

Flower Magnets

Using my Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and magnet sheets it was easy to create refrigerator magnets.  Wouldn't these flower magnets be pretty for mom for Mother's Day?

For the magnets that use the Flower Daisies #2 Bigz Die - the one in the upper left and the one in the center - I first cut the small scallop from the Scallop Circle #2 die with the magnetic backing.  To do this all you need to do is cut your magnetic sheet to the size needed for your die, attach the cardstock or designer paper to it, and run it through your big shot.  Now, I have the part of the flower that is magnetic.  I then used Designer Series Paper and ran that through the Flower Daisies #2 Die for the top part of the magnet.  For these two flowers only I added magnetic backing that was not cut with the original die used for the flower.  I needed to attach the scallop circle to the back for better hold.  The other magnets were made with the Flower Folds and Fun Flowers Dies.  Because the flowers were much larger, I just attached the magnetic sheet to the larger one and layered the other flowers on top.  Some large buttons and vintage flower embellishments were added to the center to finish the magnets, and placed on with Sticky Strip for extra hold.

Materials used to create the magnets:

Designer Series Paper:  Springtime Vintage #121782 (Occasions Mini), Elegant Soiree #117163, Greenhouse Gala #117167, Paisley Petals #122367 (sneak peek promotion)

Cardstock:  Rose Red #102544, Not Quite Navy #100867, Daffodil Delight #119683, Very Vanilla #101650

Embellishments:  Vintage Flower Adornments #121879 and Springtime Vintage Big Buttons #122302 (Occasions Mini)

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Magnet Sheets #119816, Extended Cutting Pads #113478, Fun Flowers Bigz L DIe #121812 (Occasions Mini), Flower Daisies #2 bigz die #114520, Scallop Circle #2 bigz die #113469, Flower Folds bigz xl die #115970, Sticky Strip #104294