My middle child and oldest daughter, Emily, was home this past weekend from her Freshman year of college at University of South Carolina. (I MISS HER TERRIBLY!) I mentioned that I bet she was tired of all the Gamecock “stuff” and she answered that she really didn’t HAVE any Gamecock “stuff!” (whaaat???) 
So I had a little fun making her a special set of magnets for her dorm room message board. I repurposed a tin that some Stampin Up accessories had come in and decorated the outside with Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black card stock. The designs with the Gamecock images are some graphics that I use with my bottlecap necklaces. I cut the images into one inch circles and apply the to the back of 1” glass circles.(These same glass pieces can be used to create some pretty necklaces or earrings too!) To apply the graphics to the glass, I use Crystal 
Effects from Stampin Up. I cover the glass and apply the graphic piece then coat the outside of the paper with Crystal Effects also to protect it.
Once the Crystal Effects was completely dry (overnight), I attached a magnet using 
E6000 glue.) The magnets keep them in place in the tin and look super cute!
Of course I wouldn’t want to give a gift without a card so I also created a matching card to go with the gift. For those of you NOT from South Carolina, the Palmetto tree and moon image is on our state flag and is a popular image to show our pride in being Carolina girls! I used the stamp set, “Plant Hope,” from Stampin Up, for the tree and a moon image from the new Halloween set, “Out on a Limb.” I cut out letters using the Big Shot and that’s it! Easy Peasy!
Now, let’s just hope she’s STUDYING!
Carla Brasher, Manager
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