Magnet Gift Set

The parameters were something for a couple in a very small space. So I made a "book" of refrigerator magnets that could be stored in a bookcase.  I scored and folded a sheet of Stamper's Select cardstock, rounded the two outer corners and covered the spine with washi tape. I stamped the images from Warmest Wishes in black and one of the tags from 2011 Holiday Tags in Pure Poppy.

Inside a sheet of galvanized steel step flashing (not aluminum) with corners rounded with a corner chomper attached with scor-tape.

Before I cut the magnets, I covered the sheet with Papertrey Ink's Adhesive Paper, which make's it easier to attach paper to the magnets. The images were all cut from Stamper's Select White Cardstock, stamped, colored with Distress Markers, and then glued to the magnets.

Alarmed by Jingle, Door Edition

It started off as a card with a Diamond Wallpaper stamped background, and then it went in a different direction. I'm not sure which I saw first, the Jingle Bells or found the Christmas Tree stamp when I was foraging for small images. After I stamped the diamonds, I added the Christmas Trees from Places Please and embossed them with Zing Green Glitter Finish Embossing Powder. I stitched the small jingle bells in the center of the diamonds on the left.

Then I needed a crest for my "Alarmed by Jingle" logo, so I wrestled with Cricut Craft Room (I'm in the Gypsy camp)  and my Imagine and welded two Crests together from Fontopia. I used the Text Box to make the slogan (Art Nouveau Font 2). I just printed the text on one layer, then print and cut the crest and its topper on the second layer. Then I blinged it up with a glue pen and red embossing tinsel over the "Jingle", covered the "Alarmed by with a Sakura Clearstar Pen, and outlined the crest and its elements with Ruby Slippers Pure Glitz.

I used a piece of Step Flashing (that I bought to make message boards a la Green Bean). Attached some paper from K&Company to the flashing, Corner Chomped the corners, used my Crop-a-Dile to punch holes, added the large jingle bells and ribbon.

Make It Monday #174 Diamond Wallpaper Stamping, Simon Says J is for (in this case, Jingle)

Embossing Powder: Personal Stamp Exchange Red Embossing Tinsel (Jingle), Zing Green Glitter Finish (trees).

Stamps: Papertrey Ink  Places Please (tree), Kitchen Sink Plaid (line).

Cricut Cartridges: Art Nouveau, Fontopia Hey Diddle, Diddle Imagine (pattern on crest layer)

Paper: Papertrey Ink's Stamper's Select cardstock, K&Company Classic K Specialty Paper Pad

Misc. Sakura Quickie Glue pen, Clearstar Gelly Roll pen (over "Alarmed by"), Pure Glitz Ruby Slippers. Corner Chompers, Crop-A-Dile, Galvanized Flashing (galvanized steel) you can add magnetic messages), Organza Ribbon (1 1/2" wide). Jingle Bells

Chalk it up to Magnetism!

I'm just tickled pink with this one, it's so versatile. It's a chalk and magnet board. It can be used as a countdown board, a menu board, a caption board. The photo corners are attached to magnets so the sign or photo is lifted away from the board about 1/4 of an inch. The American Crafts Chalk Paper is included in the October 2011 Club Ruby Designers' kit.

Board

Step 1. Cut a 12" x 12" square out of foamboard and paint it black. I didn't cut it with my Cricut by the way, it's just where I photographed it.

Step 2. Glue on galvanized tin step flashing. I used several sheets. I didn't go all the way to the edges because I wanted to make sure the paper was attached to the foam board around the edge.

The leftovers are very useful, so don't throw them out. None of my local hardware stores sold this, so I had to order it online. If you are shopping locally, it's helpful to carry a magnet with you to test for magenetism. Just don't carry it next to your credit cards, or other things that are affected :D.

Step 3. Glue on the Chalk Paper.

Step 4. Attach a hanger. I made one out of two pieces of grungeboard with holes for the string and attached them to the back of the foamboard with Beacon's 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue.

Magnetic Photo Corners

Step 1.  Cut cardstock into 2 1.5" x 1.5" squares.

Step 2. Fold in half as shown.

Step. 3. Fold in half in the other direction.

Step 4. Open and apply glue in 1 quarter of the square and fold in half. If you glue more than a quarter, there won't be a pocket to stick the sign in.

Step 5. Apply glue to 1 quarter of the square. Attach magnet to back.

Supplies:
American Crafts Chalk Paper
ProMag Magnets
Galvanized Tin Step Flashing (used for roofing, but don't get the aluminium that is also used).
Foam Board Black Acrylic Paint