DIY: Action Magnets

If you're anything like me, every morning when you wake up, the first thought that comes to your mind is "What am I going to do with all my old snowboard magazines?" While cleaning the house today I found some flat magnets and figured out the solution to my problem: make some action shot snowboarding magnets. I'll be moving into my new apartment in a couple weeks and what better to decorate the refrigerator with?  I figured I'd share this project in case anyone else wants to get creative/kill some time.

Project Time: 10-20 minutes, depending on how many magnets you want to make
Supplies: Snowboard magazine, magnets, scissors, glue stick, colored paper

Just a few supplies needed before starting!

Step 1: Flip through the magazine to find some good "action" shots you want to use for your magnets. Look for ones that have the rider's whole body unobstructed and are 1" to 3" wide. Cut these pictures out of the magazine.

A couple of the shots I chose out of the February '12 Transworld

Step 2: Cut out the bodies of the riders and glue them on to your pieces of colored paper. The main reason for doing this is to make the pictures a little more sturdy. I used oragami paper so I had to glue a couple layers, but if you use construction paper only one layer is needed. Once your glue dries cut out the rider again. If you leave a little space on the outside it will put a colored boarder around the rider.

Step 2 in progress

Step 3: Once your pictures with the layers of paper behind dry, use your glue stick again to glue the magnets on to the back of the snowboarders.

Make sure your magnets don't extend outside the riders, cut them down if they do.

Step 4: Wait for everything to dry. And you're all set. Stick magnets to the fridge to hold up your favorite pictures and mementos from the season.

My magnets are holding up pictures from a rail jam in Reno, matches from the
Rome premier, a twe12ve movie ticket, and my Oregon liquor serving license.
What will you use your magnets for?

Optional Step 5: Make magnets of rails/mountain/trees, using the same process and create a whole snowboarding scene on your fridge. You can also bedazzle the magnets with glitter and rhinestones if you really want to go crazy.

Well, that's it. Simple and quick! If you make this, I'd love you see your results!
Let me know what you think of this DIY too and I might try to include more like this in my blog. :D