BIRDHOUSE VILLAGE with IVY BORDER

Designed for you by, SHARON MURPHY, crafts1@mail.com 

Copyright ©1999 S.A.M., All rights reserved.

Presented: May 15th, 1999

• One sheet of 12x12 cardstock or 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock
• Wavy Ruler
• Markers: Evergreen - Fine/Broad Tip
• Acid free colored pencils (I used EK Success pastel and earth colored Memory Pencils)
• Rubber Stamp - Birdhouse Village (I used the "Hero Arts" Birdhouse Village Stamp, but you could use any bird house stamp and stamp it several times to create the same effect.)

1. Take your 12 x 12 or 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock and your Birdhouse stamp and stamp the image in the bottom left or right hand corner.
2. Approximately 1-inch from edge, draw a wavy line with the wavy border ruler from your stamped image to the top of your page and across the bottom of your page to the edge.
3. Draw little squiggles off the edges of the drawn wave here and there along each side.
4. Draw little tiny ivy leaves here and there along each side of the wave.
5. Next, color in the Birdhouse stamped image and the hand drawn ivy leaves with the colored pencils.
6. Your page is now ready for pictures and journaling.
7. After pictures and journaling are complete you can add scattered ivy leaves, along with dots in-groups of threes throughout your page.

This design won in the "Most Creative Use of Rubber Stamping in a Scrapbook" category at the Scrappers Dream Vacation in the Poconos. I was thrilled!

Hope you have enjoyed this border design. I know I have enjoyed designing it and sharing it with all of you!

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Please Note: If you use any of my border designs to teach in your classes, I ask that you please give credit where credit is due. This border along with any other of my borders may not be used to publish in any idea books. Thank you.

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