Domino Magnets

My first attempt at making domino magnets. I think they turned out pretty good. This project came out of necessity. I opened my big mouth...and offered to do a demo of these things at an upcoming demo meeting that my up line holds on a bi-monthly basis. They are a fun idea, but the original image (Pile of hearts), doesn't use a lot of SU products. Only Staz-On, and Sharpies. So I was a little stumped. I only have one re-inker and that limited my options as it is Garden Green, and I don't have a lot of stamps that I figure will work with this color. So after a little play time in the "Shack," I came up with the "JOY" domino. After sanding the shine off the domino, I used a direct to domino technique, the background is Jet Black Staz-On...I tried tapping, and sliding the domino across the pad, but I found that it worked best when I lightly dragged the pad across the domino. It gave it the most even look. At this point you need to heat set the Staz-On, or the embossing powder will stick all over! :( Trust me! So the next step was stamping my images on with Versamark, and embossing them with Winter White embossing powder. To finish it off I used Sticky Strip all the way around the edge of the domino before I added the ribbon. I thought it would be an easy way to hold it in place while I tied a bow at the top. It worked, but I just can't tie bows. So, instead I used a few Glue Dots and tacked the ribbon in place to create a "faux-bow." I colored that back of the domino, and the "holes" with a sharpie. I was going to cover it with paper, but my corner rounder is not quite the right shape, and the paper looked a little dull against the gloss of the Staz-On. (Yes, I know it's the back and you can't see it!) The last step is of course the magnet on the back. Voila! I know the images are a little out of season...but all the crafty people out there will be able to adapt the images to suit their needs. I should add that to use a few more SU products for the other sample, it is covered with Crystal Effects and Glitter. Now, I must be off to work...got some bills to pay and more crafting "mad money" to earn!