Blue Fern Studios {November Sketch Challenge} with a Layout

I am so excited to be sharing the latest sketch from Blue Fern Studios with you along with a layout I have created using the newest sketch. I didn't have time to play along last month, and I really missed it. I just love these sketches. They are so beautiful and easy to work with! Let's look at the November sketch:

November Sketch

You can see the complete November Sketch Challenge details and prize package by clicking here.

My Creation

For my 8 1/2 x 11 page, I kept the sketch pretty much "as is." I used this precious photo of our friend's daughter, and this will be another layout for the album I made them. I also used older papers—like 5 years old or so. So, don't be afraid to use up that old stash. LOL!

I used three types of Blue Fern Studios chipboard on my page—first, the All Natural Set for the title. I covered it in Prima English Ivy chalk ink and then added Glossy Accents. I left the Bits of Honey chipboard raw. Then the most work went into the final piece of chipboard called Blooming Flourish. I really had fun playing with this piece. I first misted it with water to soften the chipboard. Then I began tearing up the layers of chipboard. I let it dry and then added gesso. While the gesso was wet, I sprinkled on some Zing! Embossing powder in brown sugar. Then I used my heat tool to set the powder. Once that was done I used various Faber-Castell gelatos to create the various colors you see here. This was really fun to watch it come alive.

Papers: Cosmo Cricket Early Bird, Best Creation Inc., Bazzill Basics Antique Newsprint, Basic Grey What's Up, Paper Trey Ink cs 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard: All Natural Set (Prima English Ivy chalk ink w/Glossy Accents), Bits of Honey (left raw), Blooming Flourish (gesso, Zing! Embossing powder brown sugar and gelatos) 
Sketch; Blue Fern Studios November Sketch 
Embellishments: Creative Cafe felt trim; Prima leaves and zipper pull; Petaloo Wild Blossoms paprika and Dahlias autumn; The Twinery marigold; My Mind's Eye Oliver enamel dots; Simple Stories Awesome cardstock stickers; sewing machine  

Now jump on over to the Blue Fern Studios blog to see the full details of this sketch challenge and to see more sketch inspiration from the other design team members! There are some amazing creations you don't want to miss, and don't forget to leave them some love. :) Have fun, and I hope you will join in on the fun!