Chalkboard Card Details...Two Freebie Links

Hello crafty friends, 

Here is my details post on my Chalkboard Card. I created it for yesterday's fabulous Friday post. I used the DCWV Snapshot Paper Stack as well as a free file from Pazzles and this week's free digi from PCW. First, Here is a look at my card.

The finished size is 5x6.5.  For all the designer patterned paper, I used the DCWV Snapshot Stack. It is currently on sale at DCWVDeals.com.PLUS, there is a code for buy three stacks for 19.98 deal. The code is LABORDAYDEAL or LABORDAY13, so be sure to grab some stacks!  Okay, aside from the paper, I used some svg cut files I created in my Pazzles Inspiration software and a free svg file from Pazzles. I used one of the chalkboard digi sentiments from this week’s “freebie” set. Links below.

I started by printing out my sentiments. I printed them all out as I will be making additional cards with the others and didn't want to waste paper :-) That "chalkboard" look is quite the rage these days, so I decided I would use the freebies from PCW this week.

I cut out the Thinking of you sentiment and grabbed my well loved and well used chalks.

I lightly brushed some of the white chalk on some of the letters and different areas on the digi. I wanted to give it that dusty chalkboard look and this was the perfect way to do it. I used my finger to just smudge a little here and there. 

Here's a view of the "dusted up" chalk board sentiment. 

I used a piece of paper in the Snapshot Stack. I positioned my cut file so that it would cut out right where it did so that I could get the paper fringed edge on the other side of the red lines. This way, when it cut out, it would look like a real piece of notebook paper.

Here is what the piece looked like once I cut it out. Love the DCWV cardstock weight. Not too heavy that it tears up your cuts but not too thin either

Here is a shot of the “clipboard”. I inked the edges of the board, paper and clip part. Later, I added a making memories faux “screw” brad to the top of the clip part.

Here's a shot showing that I cut the little banners out of another piece of DCWV paper from the Snapshot stack. Don't worry, I won't be wasting this paper just on these little cuts. It is way too yummy not to use....afterall...waste not, want not!

Here is a close up look at the little banners. I added some tiny brads to the holes in the number charms. I used some foam tape to give them a little lift and allow the string to slide underneath. BTW…The Number Charms are a FREE file from Pazzles. See the link below and grab them while you can. Their files are in the WPC format for Pazzles as well as SVG for others too!

Here’s a closer look at the cute little buttons. Again, I used some hemp to match the look of the card. Here you can also see the faux screw brad I added to the top of the clipboard. I just thought the hole looked so bare and needed something. You can also see the tiny brown brad I used at the top of the easel.

Here is a closer look at the funky little paper clip I added. I thought it just went well with the whole  overall design. It also matched the color of the banners pretty well.

Again, here is one last look at the completed card.

**ENABLER ALERTS**

DCWV is having a labor day weekend promotion. Buy 3 stacks for only 19.98 at their DCWVDEALS.com site.

Use Code LABORDAYDEAL or LABORDAY13 and guess what??? The Snapshot stack is one of the available stacks!!!!


Also, the Chalkboard card set is only .99 PLUS, spend $2.50 and used code PCW50 and get all your files at 50% off! That means this cut file would be .50 cents!

Now, for the products I used to create this little gem.

Pazzles Inspiration	DCWV Snapshot Stack	Chalkboard Card CF
Chalkboard Digi Sentiments From PCW. FREEBIE This week only. See Yesterday’s Post for the link.	May Arts 1/8”  Burlap Cord	FREE Number Charms Files from Pazzles (limited time)
Pebbles Basic Brights Chalk Set	CTMH foam tape	CTMH Enchantment Ink Set

Additional Supplies

White, Gray and Kraft Cardstock

American Crafts Buttons

Making Memories Brads

Misc. Brads and Paper Clip

Dashes, Dots and Checks Red Ribbon

Well, I think that about covers it for today. Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me. Be sure to come back tomorrow as I will be sharing a super cute layout I created!

Fabulous Friday…Freebie and Two Projects

Good morning crafty friends,

YAY!!!….It’s FriDAY!!! That means the work week is wrapping up for most and it’s a holiday weekend! Our last “summer holiday”…I remember living up north…this was the weekend that we “closed the pool”. That is hard to fathom now living in the south where it is still smokin’ hot! Whatever your plans…I hope it includes some crafty time! If not, make sure you are taking lots of pictures so you can record those memories later!!!  Now on to our projects for the day. Designer Sandy is once again treating us to one of her beautiful creations!

Sandy’s Blog

Sandy created this beautiful work of heART featuring the

Home Is Where The Heart Is Digi from PaperCraftingWorld.com

Head over to Sandy’s Blog for all the rest of the wonderful details.

Details Post (Coming Soon)

 Melin created this super cute card using this week’s free Chalkboard Word Art Digi Set from PaperCraftingWorld.com

 

CLICK HERE to go and download

Please Note: The price will say $.99, but when added to the cart and checking out, it will be free…DURING THIS FREEBIE WEEK ONLY. After that, it will be .99.

Thank you once again for sharing your crafty time with us! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for another wonderful project!

A Couple of Cards…Unplugged

Good morning crafty friends,

I hope your weekend was a wonderful one. Summer is beginning to wind down and for many, kids are back in school and fall schedules have commenced. It can be a difficult time to squeeze some crafty time out of these busy, busy schedules. Today I am sharing a couple of cards I created for this month’s IFTL recipients. My schedule has been going at a break-neck speed lately like many of you and finding time to craft has been tough at best. Well, last week I was in the middle of doing some designing and file creation on my beloved Pazzles when all of a sudden the electricity went out. Because I work on a laptop, what I was doing was fine, but everything else went out. I was at a point where I was going to test cut some files on my PI and so that TOTALLY changed my plan. I walked away thinking surely the power would come back on in a few minutes….well, it didn’t. So after a half hour of “waiting”, I decided I better switch gears and do something else. So, I decided to see what I could come up with not using any “electricity” to create my project. I used to do these types of projects more often, and used to call them….unplugged. I also used to have a page of these projects that I called…punches and pretties…mostly because that is what I used..punches and die cuts along with some “pretty”embellies. Well I pulled out some of my punches, stamps, etc. and this is what I came up with.

I used the gorgeous DCWV Linen Closet Stack as the basis for these cards. They are very simple Easel cards and the “inside” is left blank per the IFTL directives.

Here's a closer look at one of the cards closed.

Here is a view of one of the cards. I used a simple paper doily along with some Robin’s Nest Dew Drops for the outer layer to the scalloped punched circle. The Sentiment is from the CTMH Stamp Set:   and I used the Whisper Ink which matched the DCWV Linen Stack paper beautifully.

Here is a closer look at the dew drops and the simple paper doily.

This shot is trying to show you how pretty the paper is with a glitter-glazed finish…love it. The stems were from a Fiskars punch and the flowers were some EK Success Daisy punches.

Here is what I used to create these "unplugged" cards.

		EK 3” Scalloped Circle Punch
CTMH Whisper Ink Pad	CTMH For My Friend Stamp Set	EK Photo Corner Punch
Beaches Dew Drops	Fiskars Branching Out Punch	White Opal Liquid Pearls
EK Medium Daisy Punch	EK Mini Daisy Punch

Additional Items

White Cardstock

Misc. Ribbon

Pearl Gem

Paper Doily

I really did enjoy creating without any electricity. While I can’t imagine my life without my beloved Pazzles Inspiration, I am now on a mission to dig out all my old punches and dies and do some more “unplugged” projects too!

Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me!