Dragonfly Magnet

It's the 200th Sketch at Unscripted Sketches today & we're celebrating with a Piggy Back Challenge to use this week's Sketch to make something other than a card or scrapbook page.

I decided to take this advertising magnet that I picked-up on one of my trips and recycle it into something much more lovely.

First I started by covering it with Score Tape for a good strong hold … it's alright if some go over the edges (actually probably a good thing), so the paper is adhered all the way around.

Next I chose my two papers from the Glitz Cashmere Dame collection to cover the base of my magnet. Rather than trying to trim to fit, I attached my first piece and then overlapped my second piece slightly. Next I just use my scissors to trim around the edges.

I trimmed a thin strip of cardstock to cover the overlapping edges.

Since I wanted this to be a gift for a guy (yet bright enough for their kitchen), I created a mosaic collage using stamps from Crafter's Companion Draonfly Delights. I stamped my image on another piece of designer paper from the same Glitz Collection and then trimmed it into four 1" squares.

I stamped the definition in blue to attach along the bottom. I used Spectrum Noir Markers to color my dragonfly to coordinate with my background paper.

I attached my mosaic panel using double sided foam tape (I buy it in bulk from Overstock.com so I never feel guilty using full strips). I also added a small stamped dragonfly to the background.