{"id":88091,"date":"2025-03-20T20:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=88091"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:23:48","slug":"think-outside-the-album-printable-magnets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/think-outside-the-album-printable-magnets\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Outside the Album – Printable Magnets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to the March 2025 installment of Think Outside the Album<\/em><\/strong>, where we look at different ways to take our digital supplies off the scrapbook page and instead, use them to make the rest of our world just a little bit sweeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I’ve got a project for you that’s super easy to make … it’s just not something most of us would connect with “digital scrapbooking supplies”. We’re going to make magnets<\/strong>! This is a fun way to personalize your refrigerator at home, filing cabinets at work, or locker at school. They make lovely little gifts, and I’ll show you a fun way to leverage these to turn a greeting card into a sweet keepsake!<\/p>\n\n\n

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What You’ll Need:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Printable Magnetic Sheets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found Inkjet Printable Magnetic Sheets on Amazon<\/a>. They’re available in both Glossy <\/a>and Matte <\/a>finishes. I ordered a 5-pack of 8.5×11 glossy sheets for $9, or a cost of $1.80 a sheet. If you know you want to make lots of these magnets, picking up the 12-pack at $1.58\/sheet is a better buy – but if you only have a few to make, you can get started for under $10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that you can purchase printable magnetic sheets from a number of different vendors, but the only ones I’ve tried and tested are by Stone City.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A color inkjet printer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used my HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 All-in-One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something to cut out your magnets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This could be as simple as a pair of scissors or a paper trimmer with a sharp blade… or, if you own a digital cutting machine like a Cricut or Silhouette, you can easily cut out more detailed designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: I used the Print & Cut function on my Cricut Maker with a StrongGrip mat<\/a> and a Deep-Point Blade<\/a> to cut through the Printable Magnetic Sheets.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Design your magnet<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Open your preferred digital scrapbooking software – I used Photoshop – and create a new canvas that’s the same size as your Printable Magnetic Sheet. (In my case, that’s 8.5″ wide by 11″ high and 300dpi.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now pull out some of your favorite Sweet Shoppe digital scrapbooking supplies, and start designing! For example, I grabbed a journaling card, sheet of patterned paper, and two flairs from the Munchies: Bundle by Erica Zane and created this:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Created using Munchies by Erica Zane<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

You’ll want to include drop shadows in your design, but don’t let the shadows extend out past the edges of your magnet. You’ll want a clean, sharp edge when it comes time to cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Print your magnet<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

If you’re going to cut out your magnets with scissors or a paper trimmer, you’ll probably want to print directly from your design software straight to your printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you’re using a digital cutting machine like a Cricut, you’ll want to follow the instructions for Print Then Cut<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n