The popularity of chalk paint is continuing to grow with
everyday objects such as jars, cupboards, and even walls being transformed, our
new chalk pens are fun and easy to work with and their uses are endless.
Chalkboard
Easel Card
What You Will Need
Dovecraft
Chalk Markers –White, Neon Pink & Neon Green
Dovecraft
Kraft 6” x 6” card blank & Dovecraft A4 black card
Dovecraft
Foam Tape
Dovecraft
Clear Stamp – With Love
How to Make
1.
Mark your craft card blank at 10cm wide with the card fold at the
top, cut off the excess so you have a 10x15.2cm rectangle. To create the legs
for your easel card, measure 2cm on each side at the bottom and mark the leg
length at 5.2cm, cut out the middle area.
2.
Cut a 3cm x 10cm piece of kraft card and score the card at 1cm on
all four sides. Cut and fold on each scored side and stick the folds together
with double sided tape. Add to the top of the easel legs to create a little
shelf for your card.
3.
With a piece of black card stock, cut an 8cm square, apply the
neon green chalk marker to the sentiment stamp and stamp onto the black
cardstock at an angle. Draw a heart around the sentiment with the neon pink
chalk marker. As a finishing touch, drawing lines around the edge around the
black cardstock to create a border.
4.
Add strips of foam tape to the black square to give your card more
depth and stick above the shelf.
Shopping Board
What You Will Need
Dovecraft
Chalk Markers – White, Neon Pink, Neon Yellow & Neon Green
First
Edition 12” x 12” Kaleidoscope papers
First Edition Dies – Flower & SANTORO®'s
Willow Steel Dies
Cricut
Explore Machine/or alphabet dies
Assorted
gems and pearls
A
chalk board
How to Make
1.
Cut a piece of glitter Kaleidoscope paper to 29cm x 2.6cm and
stick to the bottom of the chalkboard. Cut two strips of the same glitter
Kaleidoscope paper to 2.8cm x 30cm and add to the left and right side of the
chalkboard.
2. Cut a contrasting piece of Kaleidoscope to 31cm
x 8.5cm to fit across the top of your notice board.Draw
a free hand shape that you would like the top to be or use
a scrap piece of paper folded in half to create your desired shape then cut out
it to use as a template.
3.
Using the Cricut Explore machine to cut out the words ‘Shopping List’
with the green tie-dye paper. We have used the Cricut alphabet font in bold and
welded the letters together to make the text. We have then added it to the top of
the chalkboard in the centre.
4.
Die cut flowers in various sizes with the First Edition Flowers
and SANTORO®'s Willow die sets and shape the petals around a pencil or tool to
give a dimensional effect. With some of the larger flowers, we have stuck a
smaller flower to the middle. Add the die cut flowers to the bottom left of the
board and around the ‘Shopping List’ text at the top of the chalkboard. As a
finishing touch, add gems or pearls to the centre of each flower.
Your
notice board is now ready to use your chalk markers to write your shopping
list!
Upcycled Glass Jar
What You Will Need
DecoArt
Americana Black Chalkboard Paint - Black Slate
Dovecraft
Chalk Markers – White, Neon Pink & Neon Blue
Masking
Tape
Washi
Tape
A Jar
How to Make
1.
With your glass jar, use masking tape to mask off a central strip,
paint a layer of DecoArt Americana Black Chalkboard Paint, you may need to add
a few coats to cover your jar.
2.
Once dry, remove the masking tape and replace with a strip of your
chosen washi tape to the top and bottom of the jar to create a border.
3.
To finish, we have added our text with the white Dovecraft chalk
marker and added faux stitching around the text with the neon pink and
blue markers.
What would you make with the Dovecraft Chalk Markers?
We would also love to see how you use them, so remember to upload them to our
project gallery.