Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Chevron Cork Board











Shopping List





· 24”x24” black frame





· 24”x24” cork with backing





· Gray acrylic paint





· 1.5 yards assorted ribbon





· Making Memories White Alphabet Letters





· Tim Holtz Rosette Die Cut





· Tim Holtz Curio Knobs





· Paper Accents Mini Chip board pennant





· My Minds Eye “Lime Twist” paper collection





· Round Flat Gems & thumbtacks





· E-6000 Glue & Diamond Glaze





(Pioneer Glue Stick too)

















Instructions





· Make a 6” square out of cardstock...cut diagonally which will give you two triangles. You will build your pattern with approximately six triangles.





· Tape triangles together...which will build a chevron pattern.








· Using a stencel brush or sponge, paint your chevron pattern with the gray acrylic paint. Set aside to dry.





· Cover the chip board pennant with the Lime Twist Paper. Adhere with Pioneer Glue





· Use your die cut five times to create your rosettes. Adhere on to paper covered chipboard. Once dry, adhere alphabet levels spelling “memo” or any word of your choice.





· Take glass gems and dab little Diamond Glaze on the back. Take scrapbook paper that’s size up, and apply (so that you can see the pattern), let dry.





· Use E-6000 and adhere thumbtacks on the back.





· Take two curio knobs and adhere onto each corner of frame using E-6000 Once dry, take your ribbon to string the decorated “memo” inspired pennant, tie to each side. Your project is complete!





1 comment:

  1. awesome way to make a chevron pattern! so much easier than you would think! thanks for the sweet idea!

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