Happy Birthday Kayla - 3 Piece Set

This is an order that my aunt placed for her granddaughter, Kayla. She fell in love with the card that I had made which had a completely different poem inserted, but I assured her I could remove the poem and put a different one inside with no problem. This card is one of my favorites because it was the one I made with the pieces from my website header picture. It was agreed that I would also make a matching bookmark as well as this magnetic picture frame.



The poem is one that I created by looking on line and getting some inspiration from a few poems to suit the theme. It was a perfect description of how my aunt feels about her granddaughter. I think Kayla will really love this birthday card.




This is the magnetic picture frame to be hung on a refrigerator. I had been wanting to experiment with one so I asked my aunt that if I made one for Kayla and it turned out nice would she want it, and she did! So I got to work trying this out. I am happy to say that this was my first attempt and it turned out great. I used a 5x7 size for the frame with an oval cut out to suit a normal 4x6 picture. I used 5 layers of green card stock and then made the design and quilling to match the card and bookmark.

When I mad the frame designed then it was time to Modge Podge. Modge Podge is a very interesting thing. I love how it coats and protects paper that could be vulnerable to getting stained or wet or splattered, and anything on a fridge could be. I put a nice thick later on this and had to wait for it to dry. It also makes the entire thing more sturdy. When it was dry I had to build the rest of the frame. I used a scrapbook page protector and adhered that to some thick paper that is actually the back of a paper pad. I cut the yellow paper to 4x6 and slipped it inside where the picture will go. This way the picture is protected as well. I left the little indent so that it's easier to lift the thick paper a little to slide the photo in. Then I had to use strong adhesive to stick that whole thing to the frame itself. Final step was to adhere those two long strips of magnet. I wanted to be sure that this is nice and strong and will never fall off the fridge.

This frame was a lot of work and time involved. I am wondering if I can make these using picture frame matting in the future so I think I will experiment with that.




The bookmark turned out really cute and I love how it matches the other two. I used the same font on all three items. All in all this was a really fun set to make and I hope my aunt is pleased as well as the lucky birthday girl!

MAG0002-Pink Flowers-I Love You

This magnet is so cute. Really I am still on the experimenting stage. I have never used Modge Podge on anything before. I bought a roll of self adhesive magnet that I can cut to the sizes I want.

MAG0001-Pink Tulip

My first magnet. Someone I know gave me the suggestion that I make and sell quilled magnets. I thought it was a clever idea and wouldn't be too hard to do, my only concern was how the paper would hold up. Would it snag on something or what would happen if it got splattered with good being on someone's fridge? So I decided that if I was going to do this, I had to coat it. So I made the magnet, using 5 layers of the blue paper as a base to make it thick and sturdy. I adhered everything to the base. Then I painted it with Modge Podge, which is used to make sure that everything is glued fully in place, but also has a glossy coat covering it, which can protect it. I am really happy how this turned out and it wasn't very hard to make. I am going to be having fun trying more magnets.