PLAID project week: Halloween Magnets

Day 4 of PLAID Project Week:  Each day we are doing a drawing for a Mod Podge Gift Pack (read more about that here).  Each day has a challenge or question that qualifies you for the daily drawing.  For TODAY:  You're invited to visit PlaidOnline.com and see the Extreme Glitter Product page, tell us what your favorite color is and what type of project you might use this for. 

Halloween Magnets by Julie Detlef

We have a really fun project to feature today, created by Julie Detlef.  Julie tested the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic for her project and created these adorable refrigerator magnets just in time for Halloween with our new Vintage Pumpkin Stamp Set.  

Here's what Julie had to say about the Dimensional Magic: " I had the pleasure of using Plaid’s Mod Podge Dimensional Magic and Pink Persimmon stamps to create fun pumpkin magnets.  The Dimensional Magic was so fun and easy to work with.  It completely forms to the item you are adhering it to.  These magnets are easy to create.  They do require some fussy cutting, but they are well worth the time."

 

Julie shares her step-by-step instructions for these little magnets:

Step 1.  Stamp the pumpkins on light yellow cardstock as well as various fall colored pattern papers.  Stamp the accessories such as the hats, boots, and bow ties onto grey pattern paper as well.  I used the yellow cardstock as the base of the pumpkin.

Step 2. Cut out the pumpkins that were stamped on the yellow paper.  Then cut out the pumpkins that were stamped on the pattern paper.  Use an exacto knife to cut out the eyes nose, and brows of the pumpkins.

Step 3. Adhere the pattern paper over the light yellow cardstock pumpkin.  The eyes should show through giving the pumpkin some dimension.  If you are adding an accessory cut this out and attach as well.

Step 4. Put this pumpkin on a self adhesive sheet of magnet as shown.  Trim around the pumpkin.

Step 5. As a final step apply the Dimensional Magic directly to the pumpkin magnet.  The Magic conforms perfectly to the shape.  

 It works wonderfully.  I love the dimension and gloss it gives to the stamped images. You'll see in the finished images how the Dimensional Magic settles in where the paper cutouts are, giving the pumpkin some character.  Leave sit for a day and they are ready to play with. 

Here are a look at all of the ones I created:

My daughters loved these magnets.  Right away they were calling dibs on them.

Julie's overall review of the Dimensional Magic:

Some tips:If a bubble appears while you are applying the Dimensional Magic take a pin and pop it.  You won’t even notice it was ever there. The Dimensional Magic is an absolutely wonderful product.  I don’t have any cons to say at all about it.  I will definitely be using this more in the future.

Don't forget to answer the question from above and then comment in this post!  Note:  This giveaway is only open to U.S. addresses.  It's difficult to ship liquids overseas, so the Plaid Gift Pack is just for our U.S. friends this time. 

Comments

[Gini Cagle]

Love the peridot. I would use it to glitter letters cut from my Cricut for cards.

[barbara hopkins]

my favorite one of the glitter would have to be the peridot.one green is my favorite color,two it is also my birthstone.and third i do alot of ceramic mermaids and fairies and it looks fab on th wings or the outline of the mermaids tale.
thanks
barbara

[Sandy L]

OM goodness... they are all wonderful! I think the Rose and I'd use it on the cards I am currently making and on the sign for my new scrap room!

[sophiemily]

I just love the silver glitter. It adds so much to cards and scrapbook pages.

[Christine N]

I like the hallogram extreme glitter. I have some on my desk right now!!!

Love this project!

[Kate Nolan-Denham]

I am loving the silver glitter. Silver goes with everything, doesn't it? I can see myself sprucing up some flowers or embellishments with the silver glitter.

[steph]

i'm looooving those pinks! i love all the glitters! i want to use some, maybe the rose one, to glitter the edges of some paper flowers! that would be pretty.
cute pumpkins! thanks for sharing and have a great friday! *hugs* steph :)

[Rachel R]

peridot! definitely! i would use it on a project for my daughter. she was born 8/22 and that's her birthstone and one of my fave colors! i'm making her baby book as more of an art journal. i could use this on the cover!!!

[Wendy Orme]

I like the orange which I would use to cover one of those fake pumpkins for Halloween!

[Cassi]

I love the Hologram color! I would use it on cards to decorate flowers and baby girl embellies. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[katie]

What a cute project. I went looking for Mod Podge Dimensional Magic in the big box craft stores and couldn't find it. Grrr. Will have to get it online.

My fav color is the gold. would use the heck out of it on Christmas cards.

[NanaBEth]

I so love Halloween and these are so darn cute. I would have to go with black glitter because I need some to cover the roof of a Halloween bird house I'm workingon.

[Peggy Allen]

My favorite color is turquoise and I would use it on cards, scrap pages and altered art.
God bless.

[catnap]

So many projects you can apply glitter to, but if I have to pick one, I can envision a banner with a celebration word(s) like Happy Birthday done in glitter. Gold is always appealing, but I also am drawn to the weird combo of purple and green. You have a really appealing deep purple, and an equaling appealing emerald. I'll bet they'd be great together.

[Audrey Yeager]

Julie these are so so cute!!!

I love the Peridot glitter! I think I might covre something with Dimensional Magic and sprinkle some glitter on it! Perfect for Christmas cards!

[Shannon Blinn]

I like the gold the best. I think it would be great to highlight leaves on a fall layout.

[Summer braxton]

Hologram is stunning. Thanks for this chance.

[Lexi Bridges]

so cute! Looks like you and your daughter's are having fun! I love a good aqua colored glitter :) Of course I would....I have 2 boys :)

[Donna Rinckel]

I love the purple! Of course it's my favorite color! And I'd use it for cards and ornaments. I have a bunch of family that loves purple too so Christmas ornaments are my favorite things to make as a little extra something for Christmas gifts!

[Kristi]

I love have the purple(as my favorite color over all) or the black. I would use it on Jewelry accents I make, and cards, and even some magnets. :)

[Su C.]

I like them all but my favorite is Hologram! I'd use it on Christmas ornaments and cards.

[Pat Kinon]

Purple, it would really jazz up my Halloween cards!

[Marcia]

My favorite color would be Turquoise to use for after school crafting with the grands.

[Kelly]

The rose extreme glitter is right up my alley. Of course, the turquoise and hologram are also fantastic. I would use these in both my scrapbooking and card making. Actually, I would see me using this on many of my projects - fridge magnets and embellishments for when I am decorating mirror corners.

[Lori Souter]

The purple extreme glitter for me....Would use in on some candles! I do like the orange, that would be great for jack-o-lanterns! Would love to win!

Lori