Want a clever idea to display your inchies?
Slim design: 1.5mm thick and 5" square (12.5cm), the Inchie Art Magnetic Display Board ($11.99 at Ellen's store) is a pristine, glossy, black magnetic board with a lovely ribbon hanger!
I was tempted to use the magnetic board as is - the unit by itself is attractive and fits into any work area, kitchen, office, cubicle - a clever display device to arrange seasonal Inchie art to inspire you, or those around you.
How I customized my magnetic board: I covered the front with a piece of 7gypsies paper, then with a strip of white cardstock with a Vintage Photo Distress Pad DTP (direct to paper - hold the open stamp pad and rub all over the cardstock with it - fun!); allow to dry then sand. Meanwhile I painted a few letters from Tim's Mixed Minis Grungeboard with his Crackle Paint. It dried super fast as it is getting warmer here in NJ.
You can always speed along Tim's Distress Crackle Paint with a heat tool once the cracks start forming! I love that!
Also, I used regular adhesive - what I use for making cards - to adhere the paper to the magnetic board. Very speedy.
Next, I adhered the dried crackle letters to the brown strip using Glossy Accents, then pried off the attachment loop of a queen bee charm and adhered the charm with Glossy Accents too. Dry time was a mere minute!
Using a 3mm ball chain as my hanger I wanted to keep with the 'Tim Holtz Feeling' of this Inchie magnetic board. Anytime I see ball chain or anything hardware-looking I think of Tim! LOL!
I made a quick cupcake Inchie featuring Karen Lockhart's Itty Bitty Cupcake - I followed Karen's
instructions she gave me once on altering the base color of the Inchie Square. Inchie Squares are prepackaged, sturdy, pristine, high-end matboard 1" squares that make creating Inchies a snap.
Using the chisel tip of a light pink Copic marker, I completely covered a White Inchie Square - the premium matboard captured the Copic marker ink like buttah... then stamped (Palette pad in Noir) the Lockhart IB Cupcake directly onto the altered Inchie Square surface, then further colored the cupcake with Copic Markers. Amazing markers...
For an added touch, I used a glue pen and covered the icing portion of the cupcake, then dipped into Prisma Glitter. Added a Pink Crystal Gemstone bling for the cherry!
A Krylon pen was used to create a border on the Inchies - the chisel tip of the Krylon Leafing Pens makes doing this a snap! You could also use the chisel tip of a Copic marker too.
Lastly, Inchie Magnets: This handy product, available through Ellen, is a 1/2" tall x 36" long magnetic strip featuring strong adhesive on one side. I did not need to use additional adhesive with this product - the adhesive that arrives on the magnetic strip securely adheres to the back of an inchie - just cut the strip to the length you need (I cut mine 3/4" long), peel back the protective layer and adhere to the back of your inchie.
Thank you for stopping by and hope this post was Inchie Inspirin'! :)
sources: Lockhart Stamp Company images (including specially designed Lockhart stamps just for inchies!), Inchie products: Magnetic Display Board, Inchie Squares, Inchie Magnetic Strips, Pink Crystal Gemstones, Krylon pens, plus Designer Sets or individual Copic markers - please visit Ellen's store at Ellen Hutson, LLC.
Ellen's educational blog is here too! www.ellenhutson.typepad.com.
More info on the wonderful world of Inchies: Please visit Lisa Lee's website dedicated to the amazing art of Inchies: www.InchieArts.com
Tim Holtz Grungeboard, 7gypsies papers (Measurement used in this post), Tim's Distress Crackle Paints, paper sanding tool, queen bee charms, ball chain, Krylon pens, glue pens - StarLitStudio.
