When I saw that pencil stamp and die in Trusty Tools, I knew this would make a great teacher card!

I wanted the background to look like a chalkboard. So, I die cut the Radiating Stitches biggest die with Crumb Cake, then cut the next size out of the middle to make a frame. With Basic Black cardstock, I used a sponge and some White ink to make it look like how most chalkboards in classrooms look!

I stamped the pencils 4 times with Memento, die cut and colored with Blends.

I wanted something for the pencils to be in, so I looked through my dies and thought one of the vases from Earthen Textures would work. I die cut once with Basic White, then once with the Real Red DSP from the Regals DSP (to make it a little sturdier).

The “A” is from Alphabet a La Mode dies. The + sign was from the middle of the weather vane die from the Hey Chuck dies. Use Adhesive Sheets on those! Makes it much easier.

The “thank you” is from Trusty Tools. I stamped with Versamark and used white embossing powder.

Measurements:

Real Red 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″

Basic Black 4-1/2″ x 3-1/2″

Crumb Cake 5-1/4″ x 4″

Scraps of Regals DSP

Scraps if Basic White

You can see my Trusty Tools PDF Tutorial here. 4 cards I won’t share anywhere else. Includes photos, measurements, all supplies used and step by step instructions.

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You have less than 2 weeks to get SAB stuff- including the Trusty Toolbox DSP!

I die cut the toolbox with Gray Granite. To add some lines on it, I used a ruler and the Smoky Slate Blends.

I stamped the hammer, tape measure and the wrench with Memento Black. I colored them with Gray Granite and Blueberry Bushel Blends. Since there isn’t a Crushed Curry Blend, I used a Blender Pen and the Crushed Curry ink to color.

The drill was cut with Blueberry Bushel and silver paper.

The background paper is the Trusty Toolbox DSP. I added the top border with Gray Granite and the Basic Borders dies.

I stamped the sentiment on the toolbox with Blueberry Bushel ink.

Measurements:

Basic White 5-1/2″ 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″

BlueBerry Bushel 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″

Trusty Tools DSP 5-1/4″ x 4″

Gray Granite 5-1/4″ x 1/2″

Scraps of Gray Granite

Scraps of Blueberry Bushel

Scraps of Basic White

I have a PDF Tutorial using the Trusty Tools. 4 cards I won’t share anywhere else! The PDF includes photos, measurements, all supplies used and step by step instructions. You can see it here!

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