Well I landed myself in it. My mouth running away with itself. I only suggested a challenge with other crafty peeps and here I am in the thick of it ... and enjoying it too.
With the crafty peeps at Be Crafty @ the Arches in mind I have laid down the gauntlet and with new crafty peeps in mind I thought I might set out step by step instructions. They are not just for Be Crafties. Anyone can copy them and download if they want to. Just give me a like on my florafinity fb page and I'll be happy.
There are lots of ideas on the internet. Just search for fridge magnets and you will get zillions of pictures to inspire you. I was inspired by the vintage look which is so trendy right now. I tend to pick up bits and pieces of craft elements at places like The Works or The Range or Home Bargains at very reasonable prices and I add them to my craft stash. So the first thing I did for this project was to grab items to play with and bring my fridge magnet idea together.
I chose to make a framed quote and decorate it with vintage style embellishments.
I used:
Mount board for the backing, though strong stiff card would do
A pretty little vintage style chipboard frame from my stash
Rub-on transfer for my chosen quote
Chipboard butterfly which I outlined and dotted with silver pen
Three (the magic number) of tiny paper roses.
Tacky glue
Self adhesive magnet sticker for the back.
Using the frame as a guide I measured out a rectangle of mount board to cut out
and then dry assembled it all with embellishments on top so I could decide where best to position my quote.
Rubbing on the transfer was so easy
and I was then able to glue it all together.
Voila! I have a new magnet for my fridge and so easy peasy to make.
Are you going to take up the challenge?... I hope so... have fun!
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