How to Create a Magnetic Bookmark

Have you checked out the new release from Simon Says Stamp? There are so many fun products and many of them are geared towards Valentine papercrafting.

I had the opportunity to play with one of the new die sets – Love City. As soon as I saw it, I thought it would make a great magnetic bookmark. Here is how I created it.

Supplies needed:

~Love City die set from Simon Says Stamp

~3 or 4 different colors of cardstock

~thin magnetic material (can be repurposed or new – I used some packaging from Simon Says Stamp)

~Liquid glue and/or adhesive tape

Step one:

Die cut two of the base pieces and one set of the heart and sides. I would recommend using a lighter weight cardstock for the back base piece of the bookmark. You can use whatever color combination you like. I made several of these, in lots of colors and all of them looked cute. You really cannot go wrong.

Step two:

Line up one of the flat sides of one of the base pieces on a score board, and score it at the 1/2″ mark. This will be the back piece of the bookmark.

Step three:

Adhere the heart and the sides to the other backing piece (the one that is NOT scored) When I made mine, I lined up and adhered the heart piece first and then added the side pieces. Next, adhere the scored piece to the completed front of the bookmark. You will only add glue to the small, rounded scored end. This creates the hinge for the bookmark to open and close.

Step four:

While the bookmark is drying, cut a magnet strip approximately 1″ x 1/2″. Then, cut the magnet in half so you have 2 strips. Adhere one magnet strip on the inside of the bookmark. You can use liquid glue or strong adhesive tape. If using liquid glue, allow it to dry before glueing the other magnet in place. To adhere the second magnet, I “stuck” it to the glued magnet and added adhesive to the back. Next, I closed the bookmark and held it until the second magnet adhered to the bookmark.