Loads of Color with Blue Fern Studios

Happy Wednesday! Today I am sharing two layouts on the Blue Fern Studios blog, and I thought I would share them here with you too. Now the fun thing about these layouts is that they are 8 1/2 x 11. Oh my, I have not scrapped that size in probably 10 years or more! One of my daughter's is a nanny for a precious 11 month old. Well, her mother asked me to make a layout for her 1st birthday, and we have decided to surprise her with a complete album! So, my daughter has been snapping photos, and I am scrapping away. These are the first two layouts for the 8 1/2 x 11 album. Let's look at them in detail.

"You Today"

This precious little one zones out when she is ready for a nap. So, here you see that adorable expression on her face as my daughter prepares her bottle. I chose to use the Blue Fern Studios Brigitte Butterfly Set. I put down a light layer of gesso on the chipboard then painted it with Adirondack pool paint dabber. While the paint was still wet, I spritzed it with Heidi Swapp mint green color shine. In person it has a bit of a marbled look but I wasn't able to capture it on camera.

Papers: Basic Grey Sultry and Kneehighs, Kaisercraft Basecoat Weathered 
BFS Chipboard: Brigitte Butterfly Set (painted with gesso, Adirondack pool paint dabber, and Heidi Swapp mint green color shine) 
Embellishments: Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Tiny Doily die; Elle's Studio Lil' Snippets Today; Petaloo daisy; Memory Box white pearls; Zva Creative pearl flourishes; Maya Road kraft dot envelope; Freckled Fawn wood word bubble; Prima Corine, Overture C, and Frost Frappe VI flowers; Prima flourish stencil with Golden extra heavy gel medium; misc. leaves; sewing machine

"Cute Stuff"
My next layout is a photo the family wanted me to scrap. They think this is the only layout they are getting. Oooh, I can't wait for them to have this album. Anyway, the baby's room is done in all of these colors. They love the bright colors. So, I went bright with this layout. It was a bit hard to photograph because of the white background. The close-up photos show the colors best.

The Blue Fern Studios chipboard I used was the Good Vibes set for the title "Cute Stuff," and the Organic Vine Corner which I cut in half to use on both sides of the picture.

For the Organic Vine Corner, I painted it with gesso and then spritzed with SEI Tumble Dye desert purple mist. I was able to get it darker in some areas so it gave it a very fun look.

The title I painted with gesso and Adirondack raspberry paint dabber. I needed it to be bright.

Papers: Paper Trey Ink white cs 
BFS Chipboard: Good Vibes (title painted with gesso and Adirondack raspberry paint dabber), Organic Vine Corner (colored w/gesso & SEI Tumble Dye desert purple mist) 
Embellishments: Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Tiny Doily die; Elle's Studio Lil' Snippets Today; Pink Paislee photo tab; Art Anthology mists--waimea bay, juicy, patience, timeless; Prima zipper; May Arts twine; Manor House Creations Jubilee Princess Pink flower; Prima Soubrette pink, Chantelle Medallion, Delightful Day flowers; flowers and leaves by Wild Orchid Crafts; Crafter's Workshop mini chevron template with Golden extra heavy gel medium; sewing machine

Now remember, you still have time to enter the Blue Fern Studios April Sketch Challenge. I hope you will join in as there is a wonderful Blue Fern Studios prize pack up for grabs! :) Click here for more details. Thanks for stopping by. Blessings,