Here’s a 12 x 12 layout using (you guessed it!) Beau Chateau! Thank goodness my girlfriend took all these pretty pictures of the Samantha and her date so I could use them in so many projects! 
Let me show you the details. Here’s the beveled window pane framing a floral piece of the Beau Chateau DSP –
I used a Side Note stamped and sponged in Pink Pirouette with Creative Elements in the upper corner – 
The title was done in Marina Mist using the new Letter It set. The pieces are on chipboard covered with more DSP and threaded on a piece of Very Vanilla seam binding that I gathered up. 
The “journaling” part was cut from another piece of Beau Chateau DSP. I edited the saying to remove part of it that didn’t apply! (It ended with “while you can” or something like that!) 
And that’s the page!
And Samantha is finally home! They were able to leave LA yesterday and finally got here – 24 hours late – but so glad to be here. Her trip to Australia was amazing! Last night we all got to sample vegamite and Tim Tams (Tim Tam slammers!) And she took TONS of pictures! (You may see some of them here soon!) Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Category: Convention 2011
Beau Chateau Message Board
This is the message board I made from a $1.99 chalkboard! (Don’t you love that!) 
I took the frame apart, painted and crackled it – made everything to go on it and voila! A Message Board! Here’s the details – On the right hand side I stamped the large image from Elements of Style in each corner in Vanilla Craft Ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. 
I stamped Notes using the new Letter It alphabet and adhered it to the board with Dimensionals.
Then I covered a piece of cardboard with batting and the Beau Chateau fabric, woven some vanilla seam binding over it and added the Antique Brads to make the memory board. 
This little note uses the new Designer frame embossing folder and Four Frames to make a 3 x 3 note. The envelope behind it is made with Pink Pirouette DSP. 
This is from the Beau Chateau Side Notes. I added a lace ribbon made with the Victorian lace ribbon, a rhinestone and a flower from Floral Fusion die. It’s held on with a mini library clip. 
This tiny pennant banner is held on by the new mini clothes pins that I covered with Beau Chateau DSP (you can call me crazy here!) The other piece is another Side Note. 
And this is a paper flower made from loops of card stock and topped with a Triple Blossom punch.
The very last thing I did was hand three 3D flowers made again from the Triple Layer Blossom punch (3 flowers per flower!) from Baker’s Twine down the side of the board. 
It’s a lot of stuff on one board!
On another note – Samantha is almost home! They were delayed again in LA and had to spend the night. (sigh) But if all goes well today, she will fly to Dallas and then Louisville and I can go get her! She loved Australia – but the travel has been ghastly. She’s anxious to get home and I’m anxious to have her home!
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Convention 2011
Wow! That was an amazing time! Here is a pic of my board at convention – 
All of my convention photos can be seen here. I will share better photos of my projects (and some more that didn’t make the board) very soon. We were delayed in Atlanta getting home and I’m wiped out. AND my daughter is very, very delayed in Australia! It’s hard to decide whether to take a nap or sit by the phone waiting for more information on her departure. Maybe I should take a nap WITH the phone! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran