Blue Fern Studios December Sketch Challenge

We've reached the very last sketch challenge for the year at Blue Fern Studios, and pretty soon we will be celebrating a first anniversary! I'm so proud to have been a part of this amazing, fast-growing company since its birth and look forward for the wonderful things to come :)

I played along this month, going against the grain of the sketch, flipping it to the right and doing a non-holiday layout. Here is where it took me:

"Cute Stuff"

Going back a little in time- to the summer of 2012. Me and my little guy Wyatt. My sister Kelly came up for a stretch this summer and we spent almost all of her time here at the lake nearby. Perfect weather, lots of crayfish catching and swimming. It was awesome :). Sitting here in piles of snow definitely makes me long for those days!

And here is this month's sketch:

As always, you can flip, turn, mirror this sketch to your liking. And it does not have to be holiday themed or even use the chipboards here. You do need to use at least one piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard on your project, however. But which one(s)- totally up to you!

 The "Tattered Diamond Bits" are some of my new faves from the latest release. They are AWESOME! 

Products Used:

Tattered Diamond Bits

Good Vibes

Other Products Used:

Prima Marketing: Patterned Papers, Flowers, Mask

Webster's Pages: Resin Embellishments and Washi Tape

Thanks for taking a moment out of your busy day to come by here. :)

Take care,

Once Upon A...Sketch December Challenge: Favorite Month!

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend, and to those who celebrate, a great Thanksgiving! 

We've just been dumped on with snow, so I thought I'd warm up a bit with a layout I created in my last month designing for Once Upon A...Sketch. I fondly remember back to when it was a goal to be featured at OUAS, and after I managed that, I set a goal to win a challenge, which I did too. I was thrilled! I'd greatly admired the amazing team there and it was such an honor to finally be able to represent this incredible blog with such a wonderful reputation! I truly believe there is not a better challenge blog out there, and so it is sad to say good-bye. But I'm happy to see the incredible lineup of designers who will be joining come January, and I know that OUAS is in VERY good hands :)!

"July"

This month the challenge is to journal about your favorite month. For me, it is undoubtedly July! Summer is finally in full swing during July, and we are always BUSY. The lake is nice and warm for swimming, the gnats have subsided just a little (though mosquitos take over at that point), sunburn, warm evenings, open windows, gardening, four wheeling...I love it ALL. Such an active month for us and we love it!

Here is this month's sketch:

Products Used:

Prima Marketing: Papers, Flowers, Embellishments

I hope you have the chance to play along with us this month!

  Thanks for stopping by :)

Prima ArtZine {August Issue} Projects

Hello everybody :). It's been a little quiet around here, yes I know. We're still busy, busy at home- new animals, hunting season, canning, the works- but I thought I'd pop in here and share the two projects that I had published in the August issue of the Prima ArtZine.

First up, a layout that I created for CHA using the popular Anna-Marie Collection:

"Daydream"

The color palette was inspired by the August PPP which was perfect for using this collection. I loved how the black and white photos looked against these bright colors. All of the papers, flowers, stamps, mask, embellishments {except the title stickers}- they are all from the Summer CHA 2013 release.

Products Used:

846299- Anna Marie Collection "Eloise"

846305- Anna Marie Collection "Anna Marie"

846343- Anna Marie Collection "Jelly Roll"

846367- Anna Marie Collection "Nightingale"

570071- Anna Marie 2.5" x 3" Clear Stamp Set

570088- Anna Marie 2.5" x 3" Clear Stamp Set

563305- Anna Marie Tag Me Ticket and Tags Set

570040- Anna Marie 1" Flair Buttons
570514- 4"x6" Cling Stamps Stitches "Lines"
960988- Vintage Vanity 3"x4" Clear Stamps
960476- Elementals 12"x12.75" Stencil
569884- Wood Icons Keys & Locks
570262- Say it in Crystals Pearl: Multi
570668- Anna Marie Flowers
571436- Layla
571337- Serenity
571580- Audrey
571313- Olivia
571696- Lil' Missy
571719- Lil' Missy
571535- Le Mia
562984- Canvas Alphabet Stickers- Sunrise Sunset
563288- Tiny Alphabet Stickers- Lyric

I also created a summer-themed tag :)

"Summer Discoveries"

I don't generally use photos on my tags, but I decided to try something different and have some fun here :). My daughter is fearless when it comes to creepy, crawly things. Here she is holding a crayfish we found out at the lake and thought it was just the coolest thing. 

 I've combined a variety of papers, flowers, wood icons, and other embellishments to create a large cluster for my photo to settle into...

Products Used:

950729- Delight Collection "Delicate"

845476- Lifetime Collection "Blue Bayou"

950927- Delight Sugar Dots

890834- Shabby Chic Resin Treasures "Bird Houses"

569921- Wood Icons Birds & Butterflies

569853- Wood Icons Clocks

569860- Wood Icons Flower & Leaves

891619- Liquid Chalk Edgers "White"

891336- Liquid Chalk Edgers "Worn Jeans"

566371- Tatiana Oceana

561345- Encore- Pink

566593- Avante White

565299- Divine Vines

565527- Lifetime Roses

 

I sure hope you all have a wonderful weekend!~ 

"Summer" Card~ Webster's Pages *NEW* Citrus Squeeze!

Oh, my- can you believe that almost a week has gone by in June? I thought it just started! Terrifying how quickly the time goes...

...but it's Thursday in my part of the world and I thought I would stop in super quick with a card that I created using the *NEW* Citrus Squeeze collection created by Adrienne Looman for Webster's Pages~!

This past weekend, Webster's Pages teamed up with the Simon Says Stamp! blog for a giveaway to celebrate the release of Citrus Squeeze and Plum Seed (another fabulous Adrienne Looman collection).

Here is the sample that I created for this promotion:

"Summer" Card

This collection truly is ALL ABOUT Summer~! It's just filled with bright, cheery colors and images- just in time for the start of the season!:

Plum Seed brings to mind warmth and comfort with its rich tones and patterns:

I have created a layout with this collection, but cannot share it with you until Tuesday, June 11th- so make sure to come back!

Thanks for stopping in today! Tomorrow is my day for the PaperHaus BLOG HOP- and I have an awesome giveaway to go along with it- so don't miss out!

See you then :)