Magic: the Gathering Mana Lamp

by J Panda in Craft > Cardboard

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Magic: the Gathering Mana Lamp

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Here is a fun project that I had to make because I love Magic: the Gathering. Even if you don't like Magic, you can just use your own designs to do the same thing.

Materials needed:

  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Scissors
  • Magic: the Gathering mana cards (optional)
  • Pencil
  • Markers
  • Hot glue
  • Transparent paper
  • Ruler

Drawing (or Printing) the Images

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First step is to draw the designs that you are going to do. I am doing mana symbols for mine and I grabbed some of my mana cards to draw the symbols. I am not including the template for it, as I did not use one and was not printing mine. If you want to print out the mana symbols, just search Magic: the Gathering mana symbols in the search bar. I cut out five 7 cm squares for my pictures.

Cutting Out the Pictures

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Now tape your picture onto a piece of cardboard and cut it out.

Coloring the Transparent Paper

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Now cut out squares of the transparent paper to your liking and then color them in. Then, glue them to the back of your picture square.

Putting It Together

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Now just glue all of your picture squares together as a pentagon. And now your Magic: the Gathering lamp is finished! You can also put a piece of cardboard on top as then you will not see the light inside.