How Being Dimensional....is MAGIC!

Remember when I dolled up my JO TOTES bag?  Well, part of that project, was to add a little "Ellie G" to the bag.  Particularly since a big part of the reason I need "Rachel" (that's what I call my big girl camera) is to take photos for my sweet little blog.

I got an idea to finally use my Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.  I've had the bottle for over 6 months.  And for some reason, it scares me.

But I took a deep breath.

I started by putting my logo (and little Mr. Mouse) into a document.  Then I printed it out.  But read this carefully:

• It has to be printed on a Laser Printer, or the Mod Podge will smear the ink

Gratefully, I had read that tip elsewhere.  I didn't find that out the hard way. 
I started out by cutting out each item.  I needed 2 of each pull, one for the back and one for the front.

After they're cut out.  I Mod Podged them to the inside material.

• The first try, I used some plastic from an old stencil.  And I actually went all the way through the project.  But the end result was a.....

CRAFT FAIL!!

You totally need something that is fairly rigid to begin with.

• Second try was with a piece of acrylic.  I bought it at a craft store.  It was meant to be used for scrapbooking.  Hard to cut, but doable with some really sharp shears.
• So glue your first piece onto one side of the acrylic.  Wait for it to dry.
• Glue the second (identical piece) on to the other side.  And line them up.
• After that's dry.  THEN cut it out. 

After you have your items glued down, cover them with the Dimensional Magic.  This one is a keychain that I also made.  My little logo is sitting under that white cloud.

• The product is opaque when it comes out.  
• Take out ANY bubbles that you see.  They WILL dry there permanently.
• Give your item at least overnight to dry.  No matter what.  My other items were 2 sided. When I flipped one for the second side, I woke up to a logo...stuck to the paper plate.  So Sad!!  So if you're gonna have them rest on a "magic-ed" side.  Wait more like 24 hours.  To be safe.

Won't lie.  Dimensional Magic is a tid bit testy.  Kind of like me.

Couple more tips I learned:

• If you need a "hole" in your item, put it in BEFORE you put on the "Magic".  Weird.  But as long as you're careful...it won't drip through.
• Did I mention get the bubbles out.....not kidding.  And sometimes pins didn't cut it.  I just stuck my finger in there and smoothed it out.  That little tip is NOT on the bottle. :)
• Seemed like it got even harder after a couple days.  So this is NOT a last minute project.

But the results were great, once I figured it out.

And my bag is happy.