Simply Beautiful border class

Woo hoo! It's almost time for National Scrapbook Day. I will be teaching this class in Tulsa on April 9 and 10 (let's cross our fingers that I can find a substitute for work!!)
These 14 borders are all made with Creative Memories new Simply Beautiful scrapbooking line... the colors are so vibrant! We will use these awesome epoxy stickers and lovely die cuts. The class costs $20. Please email Joan at joanbills@cox.net if you'd like to sign up! Please specify class time of Friday night at 7pm or Saturday at noon. ALSO I love to get comments on my blog so please comment if you have it in your heart :)

new masthead!

Woo hoo! I just created my new masthead!!!! I finally figured it out. I am soooo excited that it finally worked! Here it is in case I change it in the future!

Garden spread

Here's my latest creation... I was challenged by the Creative Memories Design Team to create a two page spread, and since I love those, I couldn't resist! These were made with the Simply Beautiful Power Palette, along with the Spring Addition.

Birdhouse cards

I just made some artsy birdhouse cards, responding to the "Tempting Template" article in Stampers Sampler Feb/Mar 2010 issue.
Anyway these were really fun to make! They are quite involved, but it's worth it for the therapy value! I was proud of my shading inside the window there... I used a makeup sponge with Distress Inks (by Ranger... I think I used Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy). I love all things architecture. Here are the instructions:

Create a 5 x 7” card. Tear pieces of sky and grass patterned paper and adhere to card, creating the background. Tear pieces of an old book and apply them as clouds. Cut out pieces of birdhouse using various patterned papers. Use border punch to create decorative border on the paper for the roof. Stamp Arched Window onto white cardstock; emboss in black. Use distress inks with a sponge to shade in the window. Adhere window to birdhouse using foam squares. Green-emboss ivy to various places of card. Stamp birds in black. Use distress inks with a makeup sponge around all edges of card.

Supplies: Arched Window stamp (Lost Coast Designs); ivy (Inkadinkado), birds (Stampers Anonymous- Tim Holtz); embossing powder (Ranger); punch (EK Success)

Birdhouse cards...

So here is another card I made using the birdhouse template. I love these stamps... anything ornate makes me happy! This guy reminds me of one of the Greek gods.
Instructions:

Attach a sky background (4 x 5 ¼”) to a standard size card. Ink edges with black distress ink. Cut out birdhouse pieces from brown and black cardstocks, and adhere to card. Stamp Grecian god face and black emboss. Stamp ornate steeple and black emboss; cut out and adhere to card. Tear pieces from an old book and use as clouds. Green-emboss ivy to card. Stamp birds with black ink. Doodle in woodgrain pattern using clear Glaze pen.

Supplies: Grecian god, steeple stamps (Lost Coast Designs); bird stamp (Stampers Anonymous- Tim Holtz); vine (Inkadinkado); Glaze pen (Sakura) embossing powder (Ranger)