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I wish I could remember where I found this idea. I saw it on an amazing blog and lost the favorite link (if anyone sees it please share!). The version I saw was using vellum envelopes to enclose magnets and I loved them. I decided to create my own version. After months of designing, a few weeks ago we got to work.

Step 1: Creating a magnet
Let me start by saying I am not the biggest magnet fan. I hate flimsy magnets (picky, I KNOW!). I like sturdy magnets and went on a hunt. I found a few versions, but finally found business card magnets that you DIY. It is easy really… you just create a business card and stick it to the magnet. I went through about 2 months of designing the magnet and finally settled on one. I headed to New Hampshire so Mr. Apple Cider could help with the project. On the coldest weekend of the year (-15 degrees), we holed ourselves up in the apartment and got to work.

We printed all of the images on white cardstock using a laser printer from Kinko’s. Then we got to cutting. After cutting 100, and then re-cutting and re-measuring (it had to be perfect), we were ready to stick them on the magnets.

Mr. Apple Cider using the scissors… I went for the paper cutter and X-acto

Once all of the magnets were complete, we put them in the vellum envelopes and decided that to seal them, we needed to do something creative. After 3 (YES 3) trips to Michaels, we decided on embossing them and picked a “copper” embossing powder. We picked a design that matched our Albermarle font and got to work.

this is me applying the stamp to the little envelopes

here I am applying the embossing powder to the wet stamp

Mr. Apple Cider did all of the embossing! He is a PRO

NEXT UP: Creating the envelopes and putting it all together!