Chalkboard with Stencil Friends Like You Are Far and Few

Chalkboard with Stencil Friends Like You Are Far and Few

My colleague from Thailand is coming to Kuala Lumpur this Saturday for a vacation trip. However, I am regret that I do not have opportunity to meet her in person as my own personal schedule is crashing with her. I must say it is so sweet of her and other colleagues that I work with that they wanted to bring me some Thailand's snacks through her. Thus, I want to prepare some small gifts and cards to return the favor. I will pass them to another department colleague who will be meeting her instead.

I need to make a total of four (4) cards and this is my first. I made mini cards as it will be inserted into a favor organza bag.

For the first card, it is for a male colleague. I decided to use chalkboard technique and pair with stencil masking with distress ink.

Close-up: Chalkboard sentiment

A panel is die cut and the sentiment is stamped and embossed with white embossing powder. It is attached onto the top of a green card base before further smear with white pigment ink to make it more like a chalkboard.

Close-up: The masked design from stencil

Then, on a piece of white card stock, the stencil is layout and masked using distress inks. It is then trimmed according size and attached onto the bottom of green card base.

Finally, a star is die cut from a silver metallic card stock and attach onto the card in between the card stock using foam tape. Four (4) white pearls are also added to the four (4) corners of the frame to make it more decorative.

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by:

1) Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog (LTSCB) #81 - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! (ends by 17 July 2016)

Supplies used:

Blackboard Teacher's Day Cards

Blackboard Teacher's Day Cards

I been working for few days on my son's kindergarten Teacher's Day cards as it is weekdays and I need to work. Thus, I only managed an hour or so at night to make the cards while being constantly distracted by my son. But today, I finally finish the cards.

Blackboard Teacher's Day Cards with You're the Best Principal! and You're the Best Helper! sentiment

I decided to make a blackboard cards which uses the chalkboard technique as well the new matching dies that I purchase earlier. First, I trim some black card stocks that will be used for the chalkboard technique. Then, the sentiment is stamped which mainly on 'You're the Best Teacher' while one or two cards in different sentiment to cater for the principal and a helper. Later, the sentiment and the hearts are embossed using white embossing powder. I must says that my chalkboard technique is not at mastery level as some of the sentiments and hearts are not fully covered in embossing powder. I admit the result is not as desire as I hope it would be but I like it as it really reflect the reality of a blackboard art - the perfect imperfection. :)

Blackboard Teacher's Day Cards with Hey, Teacher! You Rule! sentiment

Once that chalkboard technique part is done, I move on to stamp the board and the accessories - duster, chalk, ruler and apple on a white card stock and colored them using Copic markers. Once coloring is done, they are die cut using the matching dies.

Blackboard Teacher's Day Cards with You're the Best Teacher sentiment

When everything is ready, it is time to assemble the blackboard. Once the blackboard is assemble onto the board, I smear some white ink on the blackboard to give it a more realistic look. My son even helped on one or two cards! 

The whole blackboard is later attached onto a green card base using dimensional tape and finished by adding the accessories onto the blackboard.

Mini bags and name labels

These are the bags I used to insert these cards into together with the gift. The labels are just great to make both as decoration as well as whose this bag is entitled for. I made the same for both my daughter's Teacher's Day gifts and well as Administrative Professionals Day gifts but I did not photography them.

Supplies used:

Chalkboard You're The Best Computer Teacher!

Chalkboard You're The Best Computer Teacher!

The second Teacher's Day card goes to my daughter's Computer teacher who is the only male teacher that teaches her. I opt for traditional chalkboard first, my daughter has a request that she wants a chalkboard on a card and second, it would be funny to give a Computer teacher with something traditional (new versus old)! :P

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 219

For this card, I adopt the simple sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 219 as shown above.

Close-up : Chalkboard and sentiment

The sentiment is stamped onto a black card stock and heat emboss. More 'chalkboard look' is add by smudging some white ink onto it. The whole chalkboard is stamped on a white card stock and the board edges are colored accordingly. The black board is attached onto the chalkboard accordingly.

Two (2) green gingham lookalike pattern paper strips are trimmed and attached onto blue card base as shown in the sketch. Then a negative from a postage frame is trimmed to fit the card base as shown in the sketch. It is attached on the left side of the card base. The chalkboard is attached on top of it.

Dimension : 11.43cm x 8.89 cm or 4.5" x 3.5"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 219 (ends on 17 May 2014)

2) Natalie and Amy's Challenge - #20 Rubber Stamping (ends on 29 May 2014)

3) Challenge 4 Everybody - Challenge #41 - Anything Goes (ends on 30 May 2014)

Stamps and tools used :

Lawn Fawn A Good Apple	Sweet Stamp Shop School's Out	Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Inkpad	Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Ink	Tsukineko VersaColor Pad - White
Copic Ciao E25 Caribe Cocoa	Lawn Fawn Basic Blocks	Tsukineko Embossing Powder White	Johnson Embossing Heat Tool	Cuttlebug Machine V2
My Favourite Things Die-namics First Class Friend	*03559 Fiskars SURECUT CARD MAKING Paper Trimmer Cut Line 9 Inches	PLUS Norino 8mm Glue Roller

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Chalkboard Style Thanks For A Great Year!

Chalkboard Style Thanks For A Great Year!

I am starting to make some thank you cards for my daughter's teachers since the end of the school is coming up. Here is my first card!

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sketch Challenge - SSS232

I adopt the simple sketch from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sketch Challenge - SSS232 as shown above.

Close-up : Chalkboard style sentiment

I decided to make a chalkboard style card using the very popular now chalkboard technique. I been longing to try this chalkboard technique and now is the chance! Furthermore, this card is for teacher even though nowadays most of the schools has changed to use whiteboard. The sentiment is stamped onto a black card stock and heat emboss. There is some smudges on the sentiment during heat emboss but guess what. It makes the whole thing look more chalkboard like as there is no right or wrong about it! More 'chalkboard look' is add on to it by smudging some white ink onto it. The whole chalkboard is stamped on a white card stock and the board edges are colored accordingly. The black board is attached onto the chalkboard accordingly.

Three (3) pattern papers are trimmed accordingly and attached onto a cream card base as in sketch. The chalkboard is attached onto the card using pop dots to give some dimension.

Dimension : 10.16cm x 15.24cm or 4" x 6"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sketch Challenge - SSS232 (ends on 17 October 2013)

2) Craft Your Passion Challenge 184 - Add Some Embossing (ends on 20 October 2013)
3) Bearly Mine Challenge #108 - Anything Goes (ends on 21 October 2013)
4) City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 181 - Give Thanks (ends on 21 October 2013)

5) Challenge 4 Everybody - Challenge #31 - Anything Goes (ends on 25 October 2013)

6) Creative Craft Challenges - Challenge 21 - Anything Goes (ends on 28 October 2013)

Stamps and tools used :

Lawn Fawn A Good Apple	Moof Pattern Paper MWP-028	Moof Pattern Paper MWP-030	*Copic Sketch Marker E27 AFRICANO Brown	*Copic Sketch MARKER E33 SAND Beige
Tsukineko VersaColor Pad - White	Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Ink	Lawn Fawn Basic Blocks	Tsukineko Embossing Powder White	Johnson Embossing Heat Tool
Sticky Thumb Sticky Dimensionals	PLUS Norino 8mm Glue Roller

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