DIY Celebration Countdown Board

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Teri Anderson

Hi, friends! Counting down to graduation, wedding or even a vacation? Teri here to show you how to make a super cute and totally practical dry-erase DIY Celebration Countdown Board! For this project, you’ll need a plastic sign easel. Don’t have one? A photo frame with glass or plastic inside it would work too!

DIY Celebration Countdown Board by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

DIY Countdown Board Design

Start by creating a base to fit inside the stand or frame from patterned paper or cardstock. I used patterned paper. Add strips of cardstock or patterned paper to the panel with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser. Use letter stickers or stamps to spell out “Days To Go” on the panel.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Premium Double-Sided Tape

Take two strips of Premium Double-Sided Tape and place them across the panel. After removing the top liner, place a piece of bronze foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil in Nature Color on each piece of tape with the pretty side up. Gently rub the foil onto the tape pieces. Miss a spot? No worries! Reapply the foil.

Complete your design by adding some stickers or die-cuts to the panel. Insert your panel into the stand or frame.

Add 3D Foam Stars Accents with Metallic Transfer Foil

Now to decorate the outside of the stand! Place a couple of the 3D Foam Stars on the Countdown Board and pull out your black foil from the same Metallic Transfer Foil in Nature Color and apply using the same foiling steps as above!

Finishing Touch

Finish with an important tool for your DIY Celebration Countdown Board, a dry-erase marker to write on! Be sure to use a dry-erase marker and not permanent one so you can update your countdown daily!