Decorated Ref Magnet - DIY

Happy Saturday everyone! It's Ria here today.

I was keeping some bottle caps to use for some craft projects and thought this is the time to finally make use of them. I have small papers and embellishments that usually lays around after doing a project. Most times I keep those that I think will still be useful as accents or scratch piece to try out some stamping before making them in big areas.

This decorated ref magnet is a fun project to make and definitely uses my scrap paper piece to create another fun piece of art. Here's a quick look in the supplies I used

In photo, I already die cut the scallop shape circle but you can also do a simple circle by tracing the cap and cutting them free-hand.

I then colored the black & white drawings with Promarkers and added some Wink of stella for some shimmer fun. I also stamped the plain piece with the mini-stamp set and also cut some small  piece of embellishment to add on the top of the cap as decor.

Here's the assembled pieces, at the back I put a smaller cap in the middle to hold the magnet. I use a strong adhesive to glue them down.

I also put a gray strip in the side of the cap for a more polish look in the sides. Here with the magnets

 And the finish decor

Now at my refrigerator to hold some reminders and things to do :)

This is it for now and till next time!

Supplies used:
A Few of my Favourite Things - Tropical Favourites
A Few of my Favourite Things - March kit
Butterfly embellishment
Others: Flat top bottle caps, magnets, glue, extra strength glue
Promarker, ink pads, Scallop shape die

DIY note cards

Happy Saturday every one! It's Ria here today.

For my project share, I did half a dozen of 3x3 note cards using two stamp sets, Cupcake & Be Mine sets, both from Sarah Hurley.

I have been keeping these 3x3 note cards for some time in my stash but didn't know how I will be consuming them all with those bold colors. A better way then is to do some decorations and just play with the stamps I already have.

Just a quick look on the supplies that I have used:

I cut the patterned paper a little smaller than my 3x3 card base and also die cut vellum with a circle die. I wanted to have my main stamped images to be my focal point and vellum will keep part of the pattern paper to be subdued in color.

I then stamped random images from the two stamp sets. I used the big ones here, cupcake, party hat, typewriter, some of the leaves and the jar.

I colored the images with promarker. For the cupcake, I did it two ways, one was paper pieced (pink frosting) while the other was colored with promarker (purple frosting), just trying out some variety.

For the rest of my stamped images, I colored them with promarker.
Here's what I got with all the images, ready to be used.

For the base, I added a strip of fabric tape for some texture and grounding of the image. I just inserted the vellum over the fabric tape to hold it in place.

I also stamped part of the envelope with the same chosen images used also in my main card.

Then, I assembled the images and put each a bow while the other two with wood veneer x for some fun texture. I keep the image offset in the left as I don't want them to be too centered, just keeping a little playfulness in the layout.

A closer look to one of the note card, assembled..

That's it! I can now use any of these whenever I need to, for a birthday, an occasion, or just to write a note to someone, just because.

Supplies used:
Be Mine Scrapbooking kit
Special edition stamps - Cupcake by Jaine Drake
Be Mine stamp set
Resin Neon bow
Veneers from kit
3x3 blank Note cards and envelopes
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Vellum, fabric tape
Promarker

Until next time!