It's a Prima-Style White Wedding: Altered Book Bundle

This week on the Prima blog, it's all about all white, wedding-themed projects! And today I have an altered book bundle that I created as a wedding table piece featuring all white Prima products. It's been quite a while since I've done a monochromatic project, so this one was very fun for me! And Prima has such a great variety of white products to choose from, so creating was a breeze :)

"Altered Book Bundle"

A really fun way to recycle any old book is to create an altered book bundle. I especially love really old hardcover books for this project, but any type of paperback will work too. Simply tear off the front and back covers, including the spine. You can use one or several books in your bundle. Paint the entire surface with a few coats of white paint or gesso. This will seal shut most of the pages; glue can be used to close up any gaps after painting. Use your favorite Prima trims to tie the books together (you might also want to apply some glue between the books to make sure they are secure), then add flowers, embellishments, and bling! 

Prima Products Used:
573478- Resin Angels
573157- Cartographer SIIC
570378- SIIC
567248 - Chantelle- Heirloom
573300- Resin in a Wood Box- Clock
573393- Trim
572068- Wire Thread- Stark White
571283- Nieve- Rose Flower

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Be sure to check out the Prima blog all week long for more wedding inspiration :)

*NEW* Prima Winter CHA 2014: Something Blue!

It seems we wait SO long for it...and here it is. 

Winter CHA has arrived and with it TONS of amazing NEW stuff! I don't think there's a scrapbooker out there who doesn't LOVE new stuff, and so we anxiously await CHA to restock us with inspiring product.

Today I'm going to share with you one of the new collections from Prima Marketing:

Something Blue

"June 20"

This collection is incredibly versatile- it's not just for weddings. But it gave me a good excuse to scrap a wedding photo, which I don't do very often. So I went with it :).

I've used lots of new flowers on this one, most from the Something Blue Collection, as well as some stand-alone flowers. As mentioned before, I'm in love with gold at the moment- so all of the pretty gold accents in many of these new flowers is quite appealing to me :)

{also notice the awesome new gold trim under my photo? love it!}

As always, there's new printed chipboard from Prima for each collection, and I think they have their best ones yet! 

I'm also loving the ATC cards. I am obsessed with layers, and they are just so quick and easy for building up my photo mat. 

813499 Something Blue Collection "Love Melodies"
813505 Something Blue Collection "Say Yes"
813451 Something Blue Collection "Reception"
813482 Something Blue Collection "Just Married"
814120 Something Blue 3x4 ATC Pad
814083 Something Blue 6x4 ATC Pad
573010 Something Blue Metal Clips
813734 Something Blue Chipboard Pieces
971229 Instascrap Transparencies
572242 12x12 Stencil Floral Rose 2
573584 Trim
960964 Clear Stamps
560850 Prima Press Block
560850 Prima Press #2
562915 Alphabet Stickers
575243 Maid of Honor
575274 Mr. & Mrs.
575311 First Dance
575328 Tie the Knot
575298 At the Altar
574826 Joyous
574703 Absolute
566005 Mini Sachet Meadow
571542 Le Mia

Thanks for stopping by and checking out some NEW stuff :)!

There's SO much more to come...so come back soon,

Webster's Pages: Postcards from Paris II {Wedding Inspired!}

Good morning and welcome to a brand new week!

I'm here with you today to share a little altered box that I created for Webster's Pages using their popular Postcards from Paris II collection. It's a beautiful, romantic range and what event is more inspired by love than a wedding?! So today on the Webster's Pages blog, it's all about weddings :) Here's a look at what I created:

"Love" Altered Box

The inspiration for this gift box came from the "Let Them Eat Cake" paper- simply perfect for a wedding :)

I started with the bottom half of the box and worked from there. The cake-topper birds would be my main feature and the rest of the supporting embellishments came along as I worked at it.

 I just LOVE working with these vibrant colors and exquisite patterns!

I wanted to create something very dimensional and layered at the same time, accomplished by fussy cutting, foam adhesive, and paper L-shaped "stands" to help support the upright images. I also used a Blue Fern Studios chipboard piece as my backdrop and supporting element.

Products Used:

Papers:

Postcards from Paris II "Let Them Eat Cake"

Postcards from Paris II "Tres Belle"

Embellishments:

Postcards from Paris II: Green Fleur (resin)

Postcards from Paris II: Collection Pack (file folders)

Trims:

Postcards from Paris II: Mini Trim Pack

Other Products Used:

Doodle Circle Frame

I'm so glad you came over today! It will be a busy week on my blog- I will be back over the next couple of days with brand NEW projects like this one- thanks for your endless support and I will see you tomorrow! :)

Blue Fern Studios: Making Chipboard the Project Focus~!

Hello everyone! This is a prescheduled post and if all is well, we are currently moving into our new house and I won't be online much- or at all- these next few days. Such an exciting time and I'm SO happy we've finally reached this point. I cannot wait to be settled in and for life to slow down (and stress down) just a bit.

I'm here with you today to show you how to take your favorite Blue Fern Studios chipboard pieces and make them the shining star on your projects. I've got three different examples for you, featuring three different types of projects- all of varying sizes- so you can see how easily you can incorporate our amazing products into whatever you love doing best!

"The Wait is Long"

First up we have an 8"x10" canvas. My inspiration for this piece was the Grand Balloon. And paired with this sweet photo of my son as he patiently awaited a deer to his "stand", I found my match! It was perfect for putting together this whimsical scene and truly does take center stage on my canvas.

For the stars, I used the centers of the Ornate Medallions.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Grand Balloon 075100

Vintage Locks 074783

Ornate Medallions (centers) 074462

"Pixie Tag"

 Next we have a smaller piece, a tag. And taking center stage we have one of the Regal Ornaments and Vintage Keys, inked and layered to create a wonderful centerpiece for this feminine project.

I just love the dimension! And so simple to create coordinating pieces with a coverage of chalk inks.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Regal Ornaments 074479

Vintage Keys 075032

"Forever" Card

Finally, I have a "dressed up" card for you! I knew that the Charlotte's Dress Set would be perfect for a wedding card, though I hadn't exactly intended for it to be a Bohemian-style wedding- but that is just the way it goes sometimes, isn't it? :)

I used plenty of fabric, trims, wire, pearls, liquid pearls, and microbeads to bring this dress to life. What would you do with yours??

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Charlotte's Dress Set 075056

One last thing before I go: For those of you who have been looking for some new stores carrying BFS, Blue Moon Scrapbooking has just added a YouTube video sharing all of the fun products they've added to their store! Take a look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-OSUekpT_JA

Thank-you for the visit today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

I'm "In Love" w/ Webster's Pages!!

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Good morning everybody :). It's Sunday morning here, had a great time last night visiting with a friend of mine who is more like a brother to me than a friend- we grew up together, born a month apart, our parents were best friends...don't get to see him much, so it was really nice to just laugh and talk. Also took the kids to the lake yesterday evening to swim and relax...I love summer. I love the smell, the warmth, the water, the wind...if only it lasted longer! I know for many of you, it's winter- and being in the middle of this heat wave, it's hard for me to picture winter. Hopefully it stays that way for a while!

But anyways, what I'm here today for is to share with you a layout I put together, inspired by the "Beyond" challenge over at Bird is the Word. Immediately what came to mind when I thought of the word "beyond" was the love I have for my husband. Sure- we're just like any other married couple- we do things that annoy one another and what wife doesn't like to complain every once in a while about her husband? But I love him with everything in me- and I know he feels the same. And when I sit down and think about what brought us to where we are now, I still get those raging butterflies I first felt when I fell in love with him. Our love is one that reached beyond the limits that tried to keep us apart- and we made it through. He really is the love of my life...

Here is my layout, featuring the ultra-gorgeous "In Love" collection from Webster's Pages (my first wedding layout using this wedding-themed paper):

"So Happy Together"

 I put a lot of love into this one! Starting with the carriage which I fussy cut from one of the papers, taking out my craft knife to cut out the spokes and undercarriage before adding the pearls and bling...seriously, took me way too long, lol. But I really didn't want to hold back on this one or rush anything. So I just took my time...

 Here's a closer look at my "loaded" carriage, full of blooms and lace and bling :).

My hidden journaling, which reads: "Our love is beyond measure...beyond my wildest dreams! Josh & Erin, June 20th, 2009".

I added punched paper layers, doilies, and strings of pearls to the top half of my page to add a romanticized, and layered effect...

Yet another fabulous Scrap FX chipboard title! Painted white with gesso and stamped with a Prima flourish stamp to blend with my layout.

Gotta love trinkets and resin treasures...perfect little touches :).

Supplies Used:

~Webster's Pages "In Love" papers

~Scrap FX chipboard title

~Prima Marketing & KaiserCraft flowers

~Prima Marketing resin treasures (bird)

~Teresa Collins metal key

~Melissa Frances pearls

~Martha Stewart Border Punches: Optic Dot, Eyelet Lace, Garden Rail

~Prima Marketing flourish stamp

~Prima Marketing Chalk Fluid Edger Pad: "Shabby Tote"

~KaiserCraft bling

~Webster's Pages bling (on carriage)

~gesso, lace, cheesecloth, pearl strands, doilies

So glad you stopped by today. Wherever you are, I hope you are well. And I appreciate the time you take to check out what I've been up to lately. For those of you who are still "in" the weekend, I hope it's winding down nicely for you- and for those of you just starting your week, I pray it goes easy on you!! ;)

See you soon :),