Sunday, September 4, 2016

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:
    Honey & Ivory Roses & Leaves Set
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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Seaside Rendezvous~


For my last, Blue Fern, August Project, I created a soft, vintage look layout that captures the soft sea foam look of the Beach.


I used both sides of the Blue Fern Seaside Cottage Voyage Paper. Designer Michele Singh creates such gorgeous papers and I tried to keep my look fairly clean in order to show off the details that she put into this paper.


I ran a piece of lace down the side to add a Vintage touch, since I was using a wonderful Vintage photo. 



I used a Blue Fern Seashell Chipboard Frame to house my photo. I stipple painted it with white gesso, and then randomly dabbed with a embossing ink dabber on the places that I wanted to accent, and then used Imagine Ink Sea Mist Embossing Powder, to add that wonderful, soft sea foam look to the frame.



I then used a Blue Fern Leafy Page Accent that I did the same technique to to add a flourish accent below the frame.


Next came a flower layer of mulberry paper flowers, a Blue Fern Tranquil Bloom, and a brooch accent.


I then created "waves" by tearing white tissue paper and layering them in a wave pattern and accented them with teal glitter glass. I just love how wonderful my handcrafted Sweet Dreams Teal Butterflies looked with this collection!


In the top corner, I took some more of the Blue Fern Leafy Page Chipboard Accents, along with an anchor piece that was left over from the Blue Fern Seaside Charms Piece that I cut down for my 1st August Layout ( I hate waste), 


used the same coloring technique as I used on the other chipboard pieces and added on some flowers, and a butterfly.


Here you can see how Delicious that stipple painting and embossing powders look close up. I just love texture!!


Just look at all that dimension those Blue Fern Products add. Even when you scrap in a more clean style, you can add so much visual interest with those amazing products!!

I hope that you have enjoyed all my August Blue Fern Projects, and that you have been inspired to grab some of those FAV family vacation photos or beach elements, and create something beautiful for yourself!! Until next time, Hugs ~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Seaside Cottage Paper Collection:
Voyage (Front & Back Sides)

Chipboard:
Seashell Frame
Leafy Page Accents
Anchor From Seaside Charms 

Flowers:
Tranquil Blooms
Attic Charm Daisies

Imagine Ink:
Sea Mist Embossing Powder

Items used from Reneabouquets.com and the Reneabouquets Etsy:

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Friday, August 5, 2016

Summer Vacation~

For my second, August Blue Fern Studios Project, I created a wonderful Seaside look for a photo of my husband, David and son Draven that I took in Destin, Florida on a family vacation.


I used both sides of the Blue Fern Studios Seaside Cottage Whitewash paper,  tearing, and creating a peek a boo to reveal the bottom layer paper design.



I matted my photo out on a piece of corrugated board that I spray stained and then edged with sand texture paste, and sand glitter glass. I added a netting of cheesecloth and popped on a Blue Fern Seaside Rose and Seaside Lily, along with a burlap sunflower, and canvas leaves.


I then did some stamping with a Blue Fern Textured Elements Stamp to add depth and texture around my photo. I then fussy cut out a Beach Sign from the Blue Fern Calling Cards Paper.


I heat embossed Blue Fern Crackle Bits Chipboard with Imagine Ink Seven Seas Embossing Powder, tucking them in behind my photo and into the peek a boo.
I fussy cut out some of the sailor piece from the Blue Fern Calling Cards Paper, and loved how it added a more masculine, nautical feel to my layout.


Here you can see the 2nd piece that I cut from the papers and added to the bottom corner of the photo.


I took a Blue Fern Summer Vacation Chipboard Piece, and two tone heat embossed it with Imagine Ink Seven Seas and Petal Embossing Powders. Don't you just love all the YUMMY texture those embossing powders add??!!


I added a rope accent to the top corner of my layout and layered on another Blue Fern Seaside Rose & Seaside Lily.



I fussy cut out a fish from the Blue Fern Calling Cards Paper, and added him to the crackle bit inside the peek a boo, and then attached some rope accents.



And here you can see a side shot showing off all those Blue Fern Paper pieces and product!!

 I hope you have a wonderful Friday, and take the time to enjoy some outside Summer time fun!! Hugs~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Seaside Cottage Paper Collection:
Whitewash (front & back sides)
Calling Cards

Chipboard:
Summer Vacation
Crackle Bits

Flowers:
Seaside Roses
Seaside Lilies

Stamp:
Essential Textures

Imagine Ink:
Seven Seas Embossing Powder
Petal Embossing Powder



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Thursday, August 4, 2016

A Perfect Day With Blue Fern Studios~


The latest Blue Fern Studios Seaside Cottage Paper Collection, chipboard, flowers, and embossing powders are the perfect products for scrapping those favorite Summer Memories and creating those "beachy" themed projects that we all love around this time of year!
For my first August project, I used all those gorgeous yummies to create layout that surrounds a photo that my husband took of me and my son, Draven, when he was little in West Palm Beach, Florida. He caught the image as the sun was going down and I just loved the play of shadow and light~so the end of a perfect day.


I started with a layer of Seaside Cottage Embark Paper, and then punched and layered on a piece of  Seaside Cottage Splendor Paper.


I did some stenciling with some texture paste, just enough to accent the gorgeous design on the paper.


Added some texture sand and sand glitter glass at the bottom and then got to layering in all of my details.


I used Seaside Cottage Embark Paper to matte out my photo. Then took a Blue Fern Seaside Charms Chipboard Piece cut the top part off, and heat embossed it with Imagine Ink Petal Embossing Powder, used a clear ink dabber to randomly hit the edges and then heat embossed it with  Imagine Ink Seven Seas Embossing Powder, added some pearl accents, and used it at the top of my photo.


I took the bottom half of the Seaside Charm Chipboard Piece, and embossed the chain link with Imagine Ink 14 KT Embossing Powder, colored each of the individual charms with markers, and added it to the bottom of the photo with a real sea shell.


Next, I added some cheesecloth, and popped on a Blue Fern Dark Tropic Lily, an Attic Charm Glitter Rose, and a Courtship Bloom, tucking in another real Seashell for texture, and then heat embossed a Blue Fern Seaside Lantern Chipboard piece with Imagine Ink 14KT Gold and Seven Seas Embossing Powder.


I took a Blue Fern Perfect Day Chipboard Piece, heat embossed it with Imagine Ink Bonny Blue Embossing Powder, randomly dabbed the piece and then highlighted the edges with a marker. 


Here you can see a close up of the detail on the chipboard.
I added on some of my handcrafted Memory Keeper Butterflies to pull out the ocean tones in the piece. 


At the top right hand corner of my layout, I used the other part of the Blue Fern Seaside Lantern Set  to create a layer that includes more cheesecloth, a real seashell and more Blue Fern Flowers.


I like to take a side shot of my work, so that you can really see all the depth and character that those Blue Fern Products add to a piece.

Thank you so much for stopping by!! I hope you are having a FABulous Summer, and finding lots of time to create those wonderful Summer memories! Hugs ~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Seaside Cottage Paper Collection
Splendor
Embark

Chipboard:
Seaside Charms
Seaside Lanterns
Perfect Day

Flowers:
Dark Tropic Lilies
Courtship Blooms
Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Imagine Ink:
14 KT Embossing Powder
Bonny Blue Embossing Powder
Petal Embossing Powder
Seven Seas Embossing Powder



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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Blue Fern Attic Charm Magic Mini Album~

For my final Blue Fern Studios project this month, I decided to do a Mini Album with a Magical Fairy Theme using the Blue Fern Studios Attic Charm Paper Collection:


I used a gate fold album that was perfect for using the Blue Fern Royal Gate Chipboard to create a piece where the gate actually opens. The cover was layered with Blue Fern Attic Charm~Haberdashery Paper.


A Side View.


I did a crackle finish on the gate and then heat embossed it with Imagine Ink Pearl Embossing Powder, and then over inked it with a gold color.


The edges of the album are coated in a pink Glitter Glass. The "Magic" piece is from the Blue Fern Story, Fairytale, Magic Chipboard Set. I heat embossed the piece with a mixture of  Imagine Ink Honey & Buttercup Embossing Powders, and then went over the edges with some green ink to highlight it.



I added flower and feather details. The Daisy, and small green flower are from the Blue Fern Attic Charm Daisies and Courtship Blooms Flower Collections.


When you open the right side of the gate. you are greeted with a Blue Fern Attic Charm Calling Card.



When you open up the whole album, it folds out to a large sectional that is layered with Blue Fern Attic Charm~Curio Paper, lace and a large Blue Fern Gazebo Chipboard Piece that I painted white. The edges are done out in Imagine Ink Blue Ice Glitter.


Page 1 and 2  are covered in Blue Fern Attic Charm~Spring Posy Paper, with pockets created from Attic Charm~Foyer Paper, along with 3 pull outs and a booklet piece created from the Attic Charm~Calling Cards Paper. Details include: lace and a sweet bunny from the Blue Fern Chipboard All Natural Set that I painted white.


Pages 3 and 4  feature Attic Charm~Foyer Paper, and a Blue Fern Attic Stairs Chipboard Piece that I heat embossed with Imagine Ink Oatmeal Embossing Powder.


Pages 5 & 6 feature Attic Charm~Generation Paper, and have to heart doily accents.


Pages 6 & 7 are covered in Attic Charm~Generation Paper, and lace.


Pages 8 & 9 are covered in Attic Charm~Attire Paper, and the page 9 features a Blue Fern Lace Round Chipboard Piece that was heat embossed with Imagine Ink Sage Embossing Powder.


Pages 10 & 11 feature Attic Charm~Calling Card Paper, with Calling Card Cut Outs for accents, along with a garden fairy die cut and a wildflower from the Blue Fern All Natural Chipboard Set that I colored the stem with a marker and then inked the flower head on.


The last set of pages gives you this fold out appearance that matches the the very 1st fold out section using Attic Charm~Curio Paper.



The back of the album is covered in Attic Charm~Spring Posy Paper with the edges finished out in glitter glass.

I hope you find the time to make a little creative magic yourself this week!!  Hugs ~Renea

Blue Fern Studios Product List:
Paper:
Attic Charm Papers~
Attic Charm
Haberdashery
Curio
Spring Posy
Foyer
Generation
Calling Cards
Attire

Chipboard:
Gazebo
Royal Gate
Magic (from Story, Fairytale, Magic Set)
Bunny (from All Natural Set)
Attic Stairs
Lace Round
Wildflower (from All Natural Set)

Flowers:
Attic Charm Daisies
Courtship Blooms

Imagine Ink:
Embossing Powders:
Breeze
Pearl
Sage
Honey
Buttercup
Oatmeal
Imagine Ink:
Blue Ice Glitter

Wide Floral Lace (out of stock)
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