Magnets - Need Help

[SCollier]

We are thrilled to be cruising in August with our extended family. I'd love to make magnets for our doors. Does anyone know where the best place to find templates I can download might be? Or perhaps the easiest way to make them. I want this to be as magical of a trip as is possible for my kids!

 

[Minnie368]

We are thrilled to be cruising in August with our extended family. I'd love to make magnets for our doors. Does anyone know where the best place to find templates I can download might be? Or perhaps the easiest way to make them. I want this to be as magical of a trip as is possible for my kids!

Go over to this forum and post what you’re looking for.
https://www.disboards.com/forums/creative-disigns.105/
There are some very nice and talented DISers willing to do this for you. We had someone design a magnet for each of our family members and they turned out so nice!

 

[disneyfaninaz]

I just Google images of characters and places we're going. You'd be surprised how many DCL backgrounds you can find on Google. Using Word of other programs, you can add lettering to make your magnets. I also print mine on Magnet paper I buy at Office Max.

 

[SCollier]

Thank you! We are so excited

 

[ElenaRN]

I also just google clip art. I print on either a heavy paper or lightweight card stock. Then I laminate and glue magnets on the back. I always save those free advertisment magnets you get in the mail- realtors etc.

I have some that we use every trip. Then I print out different ones depending on if its a HOTHS, Merrytime or someones bday.

 

[PaoDCL]

Etsy is my favorite!
www.etsy.com

 

[diznymom]

Go over to this forum and post what you’re looking for.
https://www.disboards.com/forums/creative-disigns.105/
There are some very nice and talented DISers willing to do this for you. We had someone design a magnet for each of our family members and they turned out so nice!

I totally agree. I make my own magnets and the DISigners are the best.

 

[kickash]

Etsy is where I go or I’ve made my own.

 

[mischief32]

I also just google clip art. I print on either a heavy paper or lightweight card stock. Then I laminate and glue magnets on the back. I always save those free advertisment magnets you get in the mail- realtors etc.

I have some that we use every trip. Then I print out different ones depending on if its a HOTHS, Merrytime or someones bday.

This is what I have done for our last 2 cruises. I bought my own laminator from Amazon but I have seen them at Target. Very quick and easy

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Etsy is my favorite!
www.etsy.com

Biggest issue I have etsy is whether the vendors there are licensed to sell products with Disney images.

 

[FigmentSpark]

To make your own, use google to find free clip art. Download the (free) Waltograph font and install it. If you have Paintshop, photoshop, elements, etc, you can use the layers feature to put things together. If you have Office, Powerpoint is great at putting images and text together.

I like Elements to fine tune the images, then I put them in powerpoint to add shadows and text and assemble the item. You can save a powerpoint slide to jpg or png, which makes it perfect.

Example: DH loved Battlestar Galactica, but we were on a Star Wars DCL cruise, so I found Jedi Mickey, then I found a cylon and a Star Wars ship background. I used Elements and Topaz to "comic"-ize the pieces (except Mickey), I then saved each piece and put them in Powerpoint, where I added the shadows. I could have added text in Powerpoint, as well. From there, I could save it as a jpg and print.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

^^^ this is awesome FigmentSpark!

 

[FigmentSpark]

^^^ this is awesome FigmentSpark!

Thanks.

 

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

Now all I need is one of the above programs. Could probably use gimp. I've tried it before but without instructions, gave up pretty quick. Even for someone in IT, that kind of thing can have a learning curve.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Now all I need is one of the above programs. Could probably use gimp. I've tried it before but without instructions, gave up pretty quick. Even for someone in IT, that kind of thing can have a learning curve.

I use Paint and Word to make my magnets.

 

[mmmears]

I mostly make my own using Word and Power Point, because those are programs that I already owned. Some of the old DIS graphics posters migrated to a social media site and still offer free graphics, and the one who was here making all the great porthole designs is now on Etsy. I agree with the PP that the issue with Etsy is that many of designs aren't legal to sell, and also there is a big issue of people there selling things they "stole" from the DIS from other artists (not the porthole people, but many of the others).

 

[SCollier]

To make your own, use google to find free clip art. Download the (free) Waltograph font and install it. If you have Paintshop, photoshop, elements, etc, you can use the layers feature to put things together. If you have Office, Powerpoint is great at putting images and text together.

I like Elements to fine tune the images, then I put them in powerpoint to add shadows and text and assemble the item. You can save a powerpoint slide to jpg or png, which makes it perfect.

Example: DH loved Battlestar Galactica, but we were on a Star Wars DCL cruise, so I found Jedi Mickey, then I found a cylon and a Star Wars ship background. I used Elements and Topaz to "comic"-ize the pieces (except Mickey), I then saved each piece and put them in Powerpoint, where I added the shadows. I could have added text in Powerpoint, as well. From there, I could save it as a jpg and print.

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This is awesome!!!

 

[diznymom]

I use clear contact paper to laminate my magnet designs. I use Microsoft Word. I download the images to Word and if the design is not already personalized, I can personalize it.

 

[cscream13]

I make my own magnets using designs from DISboards and some social media site groups. I'm a big fan of the magnet paper. Just print, cut and go. I've never had a problem with it being sufficiently magnetic to stay on the stateroom doors, even over multiple cruises. You can buy it on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Magnet-Sheets-Inches-03270/dp/B00006HN5Q

 

[anjuan]

Wow, I thought about buying from Etsy but there are some great ideas on making your own. I never even thought about using Power Point to do the layers but it makes total sense! Thanks!!