As a former teacher who used chalkboards rather than whiteboards or smartboards, I love the idea of an easel chalkboard card! Check out how to make it, in 10 easy steps:
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1. Use a Trimmer to cut an 8.5 x 11 piece of Crumb Cake cardstock in half lengthwise at 4.25 inches.
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2. Use a Scoring Tool and Stylus to score the card in half. The marker marks the score at 5.5 inches.
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3. Open the card up to use a Square Framelit to cut the window out.
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4. Close the card and use the same Square Framelit to cut the bottom out of both sides of the card bottom.
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5. Use a bigger Square Framelit to cut out the chalkboard and then adhere behind with a 2 Way Glue Pen.
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6. Use the Pure Gumption stamp set and White Craft Ink to stamp the cap and phrase.
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7. Use an Embossing Buddy to tap on the Basic Black Cardstock for the erased chalk look. I also used the Chalk Marker to line the edges of the chalkboard.
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8. Using the Banner Blast stamp set, I stamped five banners in Real Red ink and then punched with the coordinating Banner Punch (FREE during Sale-a-bration).
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9. I then used the "congratulations" stamp from the Delightful Dozen stamp set and stamped on Whisper White cardstock.
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10. The Hexagon Punch is great for making banner edges.
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And here is the finished product for my first easel chalkboard card! Definitely looks harder than it is! And I am sure any graduate would love this to celebrate their accomplishment!