MnMzMoMi4LiFe, I'm happy to post the instructions. I posted them on the
DCL FE Facebook group page so as far as I'm concerned they're public domain
Chalkboard Art How-To
1. In a photo editing program such as Photoshop Elements, open up a jpg file of the chalkboard background. I found mine by Googling chalkboard art backgrounds and then I right-clicked and saved it to my computer to use.
2. All of the fonts I used are free online to download, most of them I think I found at dafont.com.
3. Use the font Newport Classic for the words, "
Disney Cruise Line'.
4. Open up a file containing the image of the name of the Disney ship and copy that name over to the chalkboard background and resize it to your liking. Again, I found my image by Googling DCL ship logos and looking at Images until I found one that I could right-click and save.
5. Here are a list of fonts that work well as chalk-style writing fonts or images: Grutch Shaded, Bergamot Ornaments, Birmingham, KR Down by the Sea, Handy George, Lucida Handwriting.
6. For my chalkboard art I used Wingdings 2 and Mickey Mousebats for some of the images.
7. For my chalkboard art I used the following fonts for the various words/images:
Grutch Shaded - Cruise date, "Grand Cayman"
Bergamot Ornaments - "To" image, the swirls on both sides of "To", the scrolls on the sides, and the divider above and below "Magic"
Newport Classic - "
Disney Cruise Line"
Wingdings2 - Hand image
Birmingham - "Key West"
KR Down by the Sea - Shell image
Handy George - "Cozumel"
Lucida Handwriting - "
Castaway Cay"
Mickey Mousebats - Mickey head image
8. Once you have your chalkboard the way you want it, print it out in the size you wish to use. Just print it on a regular printer using regular copy paper.
9. Cut out the chalkboard art image, then adhere onto surface of your liking. Spray adhesive works best because it doesnt get the paper wet which will make it wrinkle or bubble up. I adhered my chalkboard image on canvas board, but blocked canvas or wood can be used as well. You may want to paint the edges of your background surface black.
10. Once the image has dried on the background surface, spray it with a few coats of matte sealant to seal it.
I'm sure there are other ways to do it but that's how I made mine. Hope that helps!