Monday, July 30, 2018

July Inspiration with Yuko


Blue Fern Studios DT work is in July.
This month I made it with summerlike feeling 2 works and hydrangea photos.
First is my first work.


【Living In The MOMENT】
I used wonder Lust series.
From the paper of the design of the sunflower
I thought of using this picture.

I also used the printed wood chip board of the same wonder Lust series.

The big title has a big impact!
I used embossed powder ginger.
In the image it glows gold and it is shiny
Actually it is gold that has fallen a bit.

<Blue Fern Studios>
Paper  
Wonderlust     Calling Cards/Mountain View/Lakeside/ Souvenir
Printed Chipboard   
Wonder Lust
 Chipboard  
Living In The MOMENT
Flower    
Christmas Blooms
Embossing powder  
Ginger




【smile】
It is a picture when We went to see a big bridge.

The chip board is embossed with HOTCOCOA.
Because I suffer from color and embossed many times, it became thick.

I put a lame on the cheesecloth with Seedlings and stickles.


I embossed this chip board with OATMEAL.
Because this chip board can be used in various tastes, favorite !


<Blue Fern Studios>
Paper  
wonderlust    Calling Cards/Souvenir/
Chipboard 
arrow words
Flower
  Wanderlust Lilies
seedlings  
 AQUAMARIN




【BEAUTIFUL】
I love hydrangea.
Of course I like purple though flowers
I often use hydrangea pictures.

Just push the Distressed Titles stamp into paper and cut it
It is favorite because it will become a title with presence.


<Blue Fern Studios>
Paper  
de javu
Embossing Powder
Iris/LILIAC
Stamps
Distressed Titles



Thank you!!!



Wednesday, July 25, 2018

July inspiration by Vera Shelemekh + video tutorial

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans.
Vera Shelemekh is here with a couple of Tattered Walls collection projects and video tutorial for one of them. So, get ready your crafty hands and prepare your Blue Fern Studio papers and media... the show is beginning.
The first layout is full of bright flowers and summer breeze. The photo is matching the palette of the background. By the way this is Tattered Walls - Suite 204 paper with just several stains of green acrylic paint.


The frame has been embossed with Avocado and Lime powder.

This bird was cut out of the round shape ephemera.
 I love to add small accents with stamping and seedlings.

 And the chipboard birds are taken from the Spring Day set


Please, find and enjoy the video tutorial for this layout

 Blue Fern Studios products used:
Papers: 
Tattered walls - Suite 204
 
Chipboards 
A spring day
 
Ephemera:
Tattered walls
 
Embossing powder:
Avocado
Lime
Icicle 

Seedlings:
Ever green
Vivid pink
Meadow
Mauve
Flowers:
Sumer Blooms 
Stamps:
Flutter music
For the birds
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And the other layout is all about the seaside and travelling. The photo was taken during our trip to Croatia this year.

I've chosen Tattered Walls - The Powder Room for the background

This time chips are embossed with Antique gold, Starry night and Stormy skies pwders

 I used one of the spring blooms, it looks really fresh and stylish.
 The seashell is also embossed with Starry night and I've chosen a couple of Ephemera pieses from the Tattered walls set.
  
Blue Fern Studios products used:
Papers: 
Tattered walls -The powder room
 
Ephemera:
Tattered walls
 
Embossing powder:
Starry night
Icicle 
Stormy skies
Antique gold
 
Flowers:
Spring Blooms 
Stamps:
Essential textures
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Thank you for watching. I wish you a good crafty month and see you in August.

Friday, July 20, 2018

July Inspiration - Joanne Bain

Hi Everyone!!

Joanne here with you today sharing a couple of layouts featuring Tattered Walls, Wanderlust and Blue Fern Chipboard. Both projects have been created similar as I am creating a serious of layouts to hang on our hallway wall. This also will be my final post as part of this wonderful team, I would like to thank Leslie and Valerie for having me, I have really enjoyed being part of the team.

For my first page I chose to create with the new Tattered Walls collection. The papers of this collection are beautiful and are very versatile as they are suited for both male and female projects. Some papers have the most beautiful floral patterns.

'Follow Your Dreams'


I started this page by layering quiet a few pieces of Blue Fern chipboard. These were all painted with black gesso and on some of the pieces I added Blue Fern Soot glitter. This gave a little bit of a sparkle. 


I then painted the Wanderlust Lillies and Vine in black gesso. These were then all dry brushed with Finnabair waxes. I also added a sprinkling of Soot and Black Ice glitter.



I added some natural wooden buttons, jute and cotton thread for added texture.


Blue Fern Studios
Materials List
Papers
Tattered Walls Collection
The Garage
The Maids Room
Chipboard
Widgetworks
Industrial Corner
Flowers
Wanderlust Lillies
Wanderlust Vine
Glitter
Soot
Black Ice

For my second layout I mixed collections. I have used the Wanderlust collection and some paper from the Tattered Walls collection. It is quiet a dark page but I have given it a slight pop of purple to make it a little feminine.

'Let Your Light Shine'


This page was created in the same way as the page above except the main bulk of this cluster is the vine and flowers. I have coloured these once painted with black gesso with finnabair waxes.


I have used 2 Blue Fern chipboard corner flourishes. These were both cut in half and layered at both ends of the cluster. On the left side of the photo to create extra interest I have added and Opulence chipboard flourish.


I have once again added a slight sprinkling of Soot glitter just to give a slight sparkle when the light catches it.


Blue Fern Studios
Materials List
Papers
Tattered Walls Collection
The Carport
Wanderlust Collection
Lakeside
Chipboard
Opulence
Flourishes
Flowers
Wanderlust Lillies
Wanderlust Vine
Glitter
Soot

Well that is all from me. I hope I have inspired you to go and create.
Joanne
xx

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Megan's July Projects

Hi Everyone,

Today I have three projects to share with you, two layouts and an OTP project, and Ive used three different collections.

Autumn is one of my favourite times of year because of all the abundance of colour in changing leaves.  We had a photo shoot with our dogs in autumn and this photo is one of my favourites from the shoot.


My background paper is from the Wanderlust collection.  I have inked around the edges with oxide ink and also used that same ink to use on a stencil in the background.


To alter my chipboard Checker Bits, Ive used the new embossing powder Napa Valley - the photos do not do this embossing powder justice, it is simply stunning!


For the Circle Groups chipboard I have embossed it with Ivory and then stamped lightly with stazon ink and then inked around the edges.  Ive also used the negative pieces throughout the layout as well which makes this particular chipboard set very versatile! You might also be able to see some random stamping in the background as well.


The chipboard here originally said "I love you more" and was all joined together.  I removed the 'more' from the title to use at a later date and I was left with "I love you".  I have painted this set white and then inked half of it with the same oxide ink from earlier.


Products Used

Patterned Paper:
Wanderlust - Lakeside

Chipboard:
Circle Groups
Checker Bits
I Love you More

Embossing Powder:
Ivory
Napa Valley

Stamps:
Tattered Newsprint
For the Birds

Seedlings:
Twig

Flowers:
Wanderlust Lillies




My second layout uses the gorgeous floral Blush collection.  I love the fussy cut-ability of this paper collection!


I left my base piece of paper plain, just inking round the edges with an oxide ink - I felt that all my fussy cutting together with the graphics of the paper provided enough detail, and I didn't want to detract from that.  Ive tucked some additional chipboard into my cluster at both ends.  I added another piece of chipboard in the top corner to draw the eye across the page and gave this piece a two tone effect with two embossing powders.


To add to the detail of the graphics on my paper I added a few tiny rosebuds which helps that wee cluster look more dimensional and gives it a little pop!


To help add some dimension to the page I have layered the two different fussy cut pieces onto scrap chipboard - in total there are three layers to this page.


My chipboard word was part of butterfly circle, I just removed the piece I wanted from the whole piece and then embossed it.



Products Used

Patterned Paper:
Blush - Key to My Heart, Sweetheart

Chipboard:
Bird Ornaments
Butterfly Circle

Embossing Powder:
Green Ivory
Pink dust
Pink Peppermint



My final project today uses my all time favourite paper collection HomeSpun.  Theres something about this collection that just makes me sigh with delight!



I had found this frame in a sale and it was the perfect colour for what I wanted, I just sanded it to give me a distressed look.  
I chose this piece of paper because it made me think of those picture/pin up boards you can make with fabric on the background and then ribbon that goes across the board in both directions with pins where the ribbon intersects??  Well I wanted to recreate that look.
I added brads to the joins of my paper ribbon.  I cut into the sides of my paper ribbon to allow me to tuck my bit and pieces into it.  And then I fussy cut in to the paper and moved that fussy cut piece to sit on top of my base paper so that it fit inside my frame.
I have decorated the top with a chipboard flourish piece - embossed white - and a cluster of flowers.


I picked some of my favourite pieces of cut aparts, from various collections and tucked them into my pin board.


Products Used

Patterned Paper:
HomeSpun - Picturesque

Flowers:
Wanderlust Lillies

Embossing Powder:
Snow


Thats three quite different projects for you today, I hope theres been something there to give you some inspiration!  see you next month :)

Monday, July 16, 2018

July inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hello Blue fern studio's fans!

Here are my three inspirations for July.  
I'll start with the latest collection: Tattered walls.

Here i used "Suite 204" as my background.  Primed it with clear gesso, then added some textures with paste and sprays.  Also, some random stamping with Tattered Newsprint and the little border in the Flutter music set.

My title is from the Captured words set and is covered with the beautiful Gilded Rose glitters

Also, you can see under my focal point some pieces of Rose wreath chippies.  It is simply altered with black gesso and some waxes.


I finished this layout by adding some gorgeous BFS Flowers:
Above (in the corner) Homespun blossoms
Divided on each side from Remnants florals
and the Fuschia one is from Summer Blooms.

Some others flowers from my stash, stones and finally, Red grape seedlings as final touches.


Blue Fern products used on this layout


Papers: Collection Tattered Walls
-Suite 204

Chipboards
-Rose wreath
-Captured words

Stamps
-Tattered Newsprint
-Flutter Music

Glitter
-Gilded Rose

Seedlings
-Red grape

Flowers
-homespun Blossoms (in the corner)
-Remnants Florals (2 tone white and pink, in parts)
-Summer Blooms

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Second one with Tattered Walls which I loooooove.

Here, it's "The Library" that I've chose to work with.
Clear gesso, Dry brushed Heavy gesso under my focal point, some stamping with my usual Tattered Newsprint stamp, which is one of my favorites BFS.


Lots of Tattered walls Ephemeras were used here.  My chippie title is covered with Caribbean glitters... A fairy color I think...Really love that one


Finally, some flowers such as Fresh florals, flair, white splatters and that was it.


Blue Fern products used on this layout


Papers: Collection Tattered walls
-The Library

Chipboard
-Love this moment

Stamp
-Tattered Newsprint

Glitter
-Caribbean

Ephemeras
-Tattered walls

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Finally, the perfect Blue Fern Studios collection for vacation layouts is Wanderlust.


Background paper is Wanderlust Petites (b-side).  I've added clear gesso, Heavy gesso, some sprays and finally, some stamping with Crackle textures and brown permanent ink.


Above, the Seashell frame painted with black gesso and then, covered with wax.


My title is a chippie form the Seasons set, simply colored with a teal spray.


Some cheesecloth to set my focal point, a mix of Aquamarine and Wintergreen seedlings with some art stones, some flowers from my stash among some BFS ones such as Fresh florals (yellow, bottom left picture corner), Summer blooms (teal one but a little bit modified to fit in my clustering) and Christmas blooms (under upper left picture corner).  Some white splatters as final touches and voilĂ !

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Wanderlust
-Wanderlust Petites (b-side)

Chipboards
-Seashell frame
-Seasons (Summer)

Stamp
-Crackle Texture

Seedlings
-Aquamarine
-Wintergreen

Flowers
-Fresh florals
-Summer blooms
-Christmas blooms

Thank you very much for your interest.
Hope I've had inspired you !
See you next month!