A layout and a tag with Camilla

Hi everybody! I am Camilla Ekman and I am so happy to be a returning design team member here at Blue Fern Studios! Yay! And guess what...I have some new Blue Fern Studios projects to share. 

First I have made a baby layout using two of the Spring Branch and one of the Grande Cages. These chipboards I have painted with white gesso and then stamped with embossing ink and then added golden embossing powder.

This is what the chipboards look like close up:

My second project is a small tag to give away. For my tag I have used the True Love title from the 2 Hearts Set, a heart from the Heart Set and two Ornate Medallions. The heart and the title are just painted in white gesso and I have added a few pearls to the heart. The Ornate Medallions are painted in white and then stamped on with black ink and covered with glossy accents.

Make sure to check back the day after tomorrow to get some more inspiration from the design team!

Camilla

A Canvas and a Card by Camilla

Hi there! Camilla here with my November projects for Blue Fern Studios.

First up is a canvas I made using different gorgeous chipboards. The background is made using different mediums like gesso, texture paste, mist, ink and gelatos. I also used a stamp.

The title is the Always and Forever chipboard, which I have used brown embossing powder on as well as some Twinkling H2O's before I covered it with glossy accents.

I also used the Ornate Heart chipboard which I have just painted with white gesso and inked the edges.

And here is one of the Magical Monarchs, which I prepared the same as the title.

Finally I put the bird from the 2 Hearts Set on top of the flowers. I have just painted it with white gesso and inked the edges.

Next is a card I made for someone's birthday. I built it up with lots of flowers and then I have some BFS chipboards peeking from behind. They are the Ornate Medallions and I have put some Twinklings H2O's on them and then some glossy accents.

Make sure to stop by in a few days to get more inspiration from the Blue Fern Studios team!

Camilla

November projects with Kerryn Lawson

Hello!  Kerryn here today to share how I have used some of my favourite Blue Fern Studios chipboard pieces.

First up today is a mini canvas.  This cutie is about 2 1/2" square and was the perfect size for one of the pieces from the Bits of Honey set.

After the Bits of Honey piece had been adhered to the canvas both the canvas and the chipboard were primed with gesso then it was a case of building layers with different shades of blue/green mists.  By spraying the mists at different heights and with different hand movements you can still achieve a fun range of colour despite the small canvas size.

Two pieces from the 2 Hearts set were layered together and given a similar treatment but this time with pink/peach mists.  To finish the very ends of the wings were teased apart to add dimension with gauze added underneath for even more texture.

Blue Fern Studios products used :

The second project I would like to share today is a card featuring a gorgeous Brigitte butterfly. 

The base for the butterfly was a Circle motif which was primed with gesso and painted off white to better match the papers I had chosen.  The butterfly was painted in shades of pink and orange, pulled from the background paper.  After being primed with gesso the butterfly was coated with Shimmerz paint in Marigold before a combination of pink and orange gelatos were blended over the top to add graduated colour.

Blue Fern Studios products used :

Thank you for stopping by today!

Kerryn

October projects with Kerryn Lawson

Hello!  It's Kerryn here today to share my October projects with you.

 

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to attend the Cirque Du Soleil production "Ovo" with my family.  The show left us completely spellbound.  It was incredible!

 

I chose the word Happiness from the Good Vibes set to form my title.  After priming with gesso lime green shimmery paint was applied.  The effect of the shimmery paint is quite subtle but it does add a touch of glam to the title.

 

 

Shimmery paint was again applied to an arrow from the Directions set and a Circle Motif piece.  This time a straw coloured shimmery paint was used. 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used :

 

Circle Motifs

 

 

Directions

 

Good Vibes

 

The next project I would like to share is a monochromatic style card. 

Three pieces from the Pretty Weeds set were painted with a cream shimmery paint and once dry were layered together and secured with a ribbon bow.  A bird from the 2 Hearts set, painted with gold shimmery paint, was added to the cluster.

 

 

The chipboard word Joy, from the Good Vibes set, was simply inked with brown ink for the sentiment.

 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used :

 

2 Hearts

 

 

Pretty Weeds

 

Good Vibes

 

For my final project today I have another card.  This time a brighter colour palette features.

The interlinked hearts from the 2 Hearts set were primed with gesso before being painted with a red shimmery paint.  These hearts are one of my favourite chipboard pieces and required the addition of only a couple of simple embellishments to create a fabulously versatile card.

 

 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used :

 

2 Hearts

 

 

Thank you for stopping by the Blue Fern Studios blog today.

 

Kerryn

 

A Layout + A Canvas - Kelly's September Shares

 Hello there - Kelly here. I hope your weekend is going well so far...

It is my turn to share my pages for the Blue Fern and 7 Dots Studio swap..

 For this first layout, I have combined papers from the Dreamer collection with a little bit of Messy Head, along with elements from the All I ever and Hopefully collections. I like to mix and match!

I really had a great time with these fun summer photos of two of my greatest loves :) :)

I used the Heart Panel - Chunky, to "ground"  my larger photo. This piece was embossed with white embossing powder, brushed a bit with Gelatos, then I added some stamping. I used a couople of the hearts punched out of the same piece here and there on my page.

I have also used the word "Love" from the 2 Hearts Set, and altered it the same as the Heart Panel.

Next, I have an 8x10 reverse canvas...which I used the Messy Head collection from 7 Dots Studio. 

Again, on this page, I have used another section of the Heart Panel - Chunky. This is one piece of chipboard that really goes a long way..there are so many options to cut it up to suit your project(s). I have made two layouts, and one canvas so far with this piece and still have some leftover! 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

2 Hearts Set

Heart Panel - Chunky

Thank you for taking a look at my projects!

Have a great day!!

*Kelly*