Write Your Own Mermaid Tail With This Blue Fern Studios Pocket Journal~

For my last Blue Fern September Project, I have a Mermaid Themed Pocket Journal to share with you. 

I started with a manila file folder Pocket Journal Base that I covered the front and back sides with Blue Fern Seaside Cottage Glory Paper. I ran some lace across the bottom, and then took a Blue Fern Seaside Flourish Chipboard Piece,

that I heat embossed with Blue Fern Imagine Ink Petal Embossing Powder, then accent heat embossed detail with Peacock, Sage & Sea Mist Embossing Powders, and then detailed the little anchor on the flourish with Imagine Ink Burnt Copper Glitter. The flowers are Blue Fern Harvest Lilies and Late Winter Lilies, and I added some pieces of sea glass for texture.

Next, I took a Blue Fern Seaside Mermaid, and gussied her up. I painted her body with gold paint, added a seashell and  some pearls to create a top for her. 

I then took sequins of different ocean colors and glued them to her tail, coated the sequins with diamond glaze and then sprinkle that with glitter glass for a gorgeous shine that you just can not see in the photos. 

For her hair, I heat embossed in layers with Imagine Ink Peacock, Azure & Lucky Embossing Powders, 

sprinkled her hair with gold microbeads, and then added glitter glass and pearl accents. I just love how she turned out~so FABulous!!! I mounted her onto the flourish, and then 

topped that piece with a Blue Fern Island Time Chipboard piece. This piece was first heat embossed with Imagine Ink Oatmeal Embossing Powder, then dabbed with clear embossing powder that was then coated with Imagine Ink Peacock Embossing Powder, heat set, and then I randomly painted places with sand paste and sprinkled that with sand glitter glass.

Here you can see the back view.

and here are all the tuck ins:
2 Extra Large Tags (Created from Blue Fern Splendor Paper and topped with hand dyed seam binding bows and Harvest Lilies)

2 Medium Pull Outs (Created with Blue Fern Glory Paper and topped with cut outs from the Blue Fern Calling Card Paper)

2 Small Pull Outs (Created from the Blue Fern Calling Card Paper)
1-Tri-fold Piece (Created from the Blue Fern Calling Card Paper)

And there you have it, a perfect place to tuck in and journal about those favorite Summer and Vacation Memories!! I hope you have enjoyed all of my September, Blue Fern projects, and that you have found some inspiration to grab some of your Blue Fern Favorites and create some Summer Memories For Yourself!! Hugs, ~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Seaside Cottage Paper Collection:

Seaside Cottage

Glory

Calling Cards

Splendor

Chipboard:
Island Time
Seaside Flourish
Seaside Mermaid

Flowers:
Harvest Lilies

Late Winter Lilies

Imagine Ink:
Burnt Copper Glitter
Peacock Embossing Powder
Oatmeal Embossing Powder

Azure Embossing Powder

Lucky Embossing Powder
Petal Embossing Powder

Sea Mist Embossing Powder

Sage Embossing Powder

Items from Reneabouquets and the Reneabouquets Etsy that were used for this project:

Blue Fern Seasid Cottage Paper Collection

Blue Fern Seaside Flourish Chipboard

Blue Fern Seaside Mermaid Chipboard

Tiny Treasures Chasing Butterflies
RB Pocket Journal Base

RB Shard Glitter-Mermaid

RB Glitter Glass-Teal

RB Glitter Glass-Sand

RB Gold Micro Beads

Scallop Shell Lace

Prima Texture Sand Paste
Tim Holtz Peacock Distress Spray Stain

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Spray Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Tea Dye Ink

Blue Fern Let's Us Create The Beauty Of Our Dreams~

I am a huge romantic, and the Blue Fern Studios Serendipity Paper Collection, along with their gorgeous chipboard and embossing powders allowed me to capture that Shabby meets Romantic look that I love!!

Please note that I normally crop my layouts down to the edge, but since this one extended just a bit beyond the edges of the paper, I left the black background that I shoot my photos on around it, so that you could get the complete effect. 

I started with a layer of Serendipity-Reminisce Paper,  cut down a piece of  Contemplation Paper,  layered that on top and then took a second piece of Reminisce paper, and tore out a piece to put behind my photo. I then cut down a piece of Anticipation Paper, and used that to matte out my photo.

I loved the large Blue Fern Studios Looped Frame Chipboard, from the set that I had used on another layout, and thought it made the perfect, romantic piece to add to my layout.

I heat embossed the whole piece with Blue Fern Imagine Ink Oatmeal Embossing Powder, and then dabbed it with a clear embossing dabber, and then heat embossed those areas with Blue Fern Petal Embossing Powder, I then randomly dabbed gesso, and sprinkled those areas with silver microbeads. 

I ran some tulle trim across the bottom in a wave pattern and then topped that with some mini roses and leaves.

I wanted to create a little drama, so I wet a q-tip and rubbed a large whole into the second layer of paper and rolled back the edges to reveal the paper pattern underneath that matches the torn paper behind my photo.

I set metal eyelets and then did some lacing with some hand dyed seam binding, created a large bow and then topped it with a button. I love how the lacing brings out the lacing on the ballet shoes in the photo~so romantic!!

I then cut strips in the corner of my layout and rolled them back, and tucked some more of the tulle trim into the corner. I splatter painted and dripped gesso randomly onto spots of my layout and topped them with more of the silver microbeads.

I added some of my handcrafted Sweet Nothings Butterflies for added dimension and texture,

then created the quote "The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe In The Beauty Of Their Dreams"  by cutting it out of the Serendipity Calling Cards Paper, cutting out each section and applying it on spots of my layout.

I hope you have enjoyed a look at my romantic heart, and that you find the time to create a little romance of your own!! Hugs ~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Blue Fern Serendipity Paper Collection:
Anticipation
Reminisce

Contemplation
Calling Cards
 

Chipboard:

Large Frame from the Looped Frames Set

Imagine Ink:
Petal Embossing Powder
Oatmeal Embossing Powder

Items used from Reneabouquets.com and the Reneabouquets Etsy:

Blue Fern Studios Serendipity Paper Collection

Blue Fern Studios Looped Frames Chipboard Set

Sweet Nothings Butterflies

Mini Roses & Leaves Set-Dusty Rose

Dusty Rose Tulle Trim

RB Silver Microbeads
Bliss Rhinestone & Pearl Button
Ranger Clear Emboss It Ink Dabber

Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Spray Stain (on seam binding)
Dina Wakley Gesso

Taking A Romantic Ride On The Beach With Blue Fern Studios September Mood Board Challenge ~

For September, Blue Fern Studios is hosting a Mood Board Challenge!! I just love the Beachy, Summer colors, and I hope you get a chance to drop by the blog and play along with us!

The following layout is my just for fun, Design Team take on the Mood Board, and if you haven't ever participated in a Mood Board Challenge, I will walk you through how I used the board for inspiration, so that you can get an ideal of how you can use it for your own inspiration.

I first picked papers that had some of those gorgeous, soft Summer Colors in them. I used the Blue Fern Studios Seaside Cottage Paper Collection, I created a base layer with the Gala Paper, then distressed and inked a layer of Regalia Paper, and created base layers for my photo by using the A & B Sides of the Embark Paper, and doing some machine sewing on the edges.

Next, I picked up the texture on the Starfish in the photo, and added texture to my paper by stenciling with texture paste. I created cut outs on my 2nd layer of paper to reveal the paper underneath and then cut a Blue Fern Lace Doily Chipboard Piece in 1/2 adding them to the cutouts.

I once again took inspiration from the Starfish and painted my Doily with gesso and then inked over it to give it that speckled color look. I then heat embossed the rim of the Doily pieces with Blue Fern Imagine Ink Sunshine Embossing Powder, so perfect to pull in that sunshine yellow from the photos.

I love the burlap wrapped around the flowers, so I added a strip of that down the side of my layout then ran lace down the middle of that. I added some of my handcrafted Oh So Butterlicious Butterflies to pick up the butter yellow in the Mood Board Colors.

I then heat embossed a Blue Fern Leafy Page Accent Chipboard Piece with the Imagine Ink Sunshine Embossing Powder, and added that to the side of my photo.

I then added in flowers and foliage that picked up the colors from the photos. The lily is a Blue Fern Seaside Lily, and the daisy is from the Attic Charm Daisies flower set. I then tucked in a natural seashell like those seen in the photo in the Mood Board.

I repeated that look at the top of my photo.

I then added some more of that burlap texture by threading some onto a metal pin and cutting the ship from the papers to add under the glass dome, and then added more flowers and another shell.

I hope that my layout has inspired you to come join in on the September Mood Board Challenge. It really is a lot of fun to do, plus you can get in on the awesome Blue Fern Prize Pack that they giveaway!! Hugs ~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper:
Seaside Cottage Paper Collection:
Regalia

Gala

Embark

Chipboard:
Lace Rounds

Leafy Page Accents

Flowers:
Attic Charm Daisies

Seaside Lilies

Imagine Ink:

Sunshine Embossing Powder

Items used from Reneabouquets.com and the Reneabouquets Etsy:

Blue Fern Seaside Cottage Paper Collection

Blue Fern Lace Rounds Chipboard

Blue Fern Leafy Page Accents Chipboard
    Oh So Butterlicious Butterflies with crystals removed

    Rose Medallion Lace

    Blue & White Roses & Leaves Set

    Honey & Ivory Roses & Leaves Set

    Light Green Leaves

    Petaloo Burlap & Canvas Pick

    Safety Pin Cabochon

    Ranger Texture Paste

    Tim Holtz Doily Stencil

    Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye

    Dina Wakley Gesso