April Inspiration - Joanne Bain

Hi Everyone!!

Joanne here with you today to share a couple of layouts and a tutorial using gorgeous Blue Fern products.

For my first layout I mixed and matched collections. I have used papers from Amber & Apricot, Wanderlust and Seaside Cottage. I amazes me how beautifully the collections mix and match.

'My Loves'

So for this page was created with lots of fussy cut images from the different papers to create the dimensional cluster. The birds, brown leaves and yellow roses were cut from Birdsong and Sunny Deposition papers from the Amber And Apricot collection.

To get the fussy cut rose to blend into the paper I used the Penned Flourishes stamp and stamped a little more over the papers edge with black ink. It helped to blend it in perfectly.

In between each layer I added folded flowers and shredded cheesecloth to add extra interest and texture.

The frame around the top of my photo was cut from the In the Mood chipboard sheet and covered with some of the Seaside Cottage Mermaid patterned paper.

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Materials List

Papers

Amber And Apricot

Birdsong Pattern Paper

Sunny Deposition Pattern Paper

Wanderlust

Mountain View Pattern Paper

Seaside Cottage

Mermaid Pattern Paper

Chipboard

In The Mood Chipboard Sheet

Seedlings

Twig

Embossing Powder

Dark Chocolate

Stamp

Penned Flourish

For my second layout I chose to go back to a favourite of mine white background. I chose to add fussy cut layers and add some of the Blue Fern mixed media ingredients. I have also created a step by step tutorail so maybe you can try your own or put your own spin on it.

'My Inspiration'

To create the main cluster I started by fussy cutting the flourishes from the Garden Life Morning Dew patterned paper.

In between each of the fussy cut layers I added a mixture of flowers and frayed cheesecloth. The background was created with a mixture of mica powders and paints. As I like my clusters to be tight I only allowed a little of the colour to show from behind.

In the background I also added Blue Fern seedlings and glitters. The main flower is one of the gorgeous white roses from the Garden Blooms set which was recoloured to coordinate with layout.

For the title I cut down the Blue Fern You Are My Inspiration chipboard title to just my inspiration bcause that is what my children are. All chipboard was left entirely raw.

And here is my tutorial, I hope you enjoy it.

Check out How to Create a Layout by Joanne Bain by Joanne Bain on Snapguide.

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Materials List

Papers

Garden Life

Morning Dew

Chipboard

You Are My Inspiration Title

Flowers

Garden Blooms

Seedlings

Stirling Silver

Glass

Stamp

Penned Flouish

Glitter

Blue Ice

Black Ice

I hope I have inspired you this month.

Joanne

xx

Three new layouts by Jessica

"Special"

My first layout I created for the Blue Fern Studios design team for April is titled "Special".  For this layout, I chose to use papers from the Heartland Collection.  The background paper is Love Blooms and I used the Love Notes paper to build the matting under the picture.

I applied clear gesso to the background paper then did some stenciling with modeling paste.  To add more white with the modeling paste, I used diluted gesso on a plastic bag and "smooshed" it up and down my page.  My next step for the background work was to use a different stencil with modeling paste in areas around the page.  While it was still wet, I applied Dark Chocolate embossing powder over the modeling paste then dried it with a heat gun.  I love embossing with texture paste - for the next step, I added blue mist with a paint brush to the areas around the embossed stenciling.

At this point, I put my picture and embellishments in place then splattered diluted gesso up and down my page to create a soft and relaxing feel to it.

The Blue Fern Flourish chipboard was first embossed with Dark Chocolate embossing powder, then I added some Solar Flare glitter randomly in spots with matte gel medium.  Both lilies are from the Wanderlust Lillies set.  The lily to the left of the picture has Blue Ice Glitter applied with matte gel.  The lily to the right has Black Ice glitter applied to the tips with matte gel also.

Here's my list of Blue Fern Studios products for this layout:

Paper

Heartland - Love Blooms

Heartland - Love Notes

Seedlings

Harvest

Glass

Glitter

Solar Flare

Blue Ice

Black Ice

Flowers

Wanderlust Lillies

Fresh Florals

Embossing Powder

Dark Chocolate

Chipboard

Special Title

Blue Fern Flourish

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"The Good Life"

My next creation features the Amber & Apricot collection.  My background paper is Sunny Disposition, and I love that I was able to  play with a lot of colors on this layout.

The Blue Fern Studios Seedlings with matte gel helped to accomplish the colorful and fun background.  I used Gold Nugget, Harvest, Pink Topaz, and Vivid Pink Seedlings.  The photo is mounted on the Amber & Apricot Birdsong paper pieces and some of the collection's Printed Chipboard.

I used flowers from two different sets: Dark Tropic Lilies and Wanderlust Lilies.  The white lace that is dangling to the left of the titled is Lace #10 from Blue Fern Studios - I love how it can twist and add dimension!  Here are a couple of closeups:

Here's my list of products:

Paper

Amber & Apricot - Sunny Disposition

Amber & Apricot - Birdsong

Chipboard

Amber & Apricot Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Dark Tropic Lilies

Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings

Gold Nugget

Harvest

Pink Topaz

Vivid Pink

Lace

Lace #10

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"XOXO"

My final layout features the In the Mood collection background paper with Memoires Calling Cards paper as matting for the photo.

I used the Tattered Newsprint stamp with Pure Red embossing powder randomly on the background.  To add interest and softness, I used Lace #10 to the top of the picture and Lace #12 on the side.

The flowers coral roses on the page are from the Happy Roses set and the other flowers are from the Harvest Lilies set.

The chipboard on the page is the XOXO chipboard title and hearts on the side of the picture and I also used one of the keys from the Vintage Keys set.  All of the chipboard was embossed with Baby Pink and a sprinkle of Coral embossing powder.

The Blue Fern Studios products used on this layout:

Paper

In the Mood Collection

Memoires - Calling Cards

Chipboard

Vintage Keys

XOXO

Flowers

Happy Roses

Harvest Lilies

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Embossing Powder

Pure Red

Coral

Baby Pink

Lace

Lace #10

Lace #12

Thank you for stopping by and I will see you next month! *hugs*

~Jessica

March layout by Yuko

Hello everyone!

Today is my turn!

First of all, I will introduce the spring layout.

【Dilight in the little things】

I go to hunt strawberries that I go every year.

Amber & Apricot and Home Spun

I mixed two kinds of collections and used it.

Flower is Apricot Blooms.

I often use this flower.Easy to use size and color!

Also find your favorite embossed powder! ! !

It is the color "IVORY".

Until now there are several kinds of white

White, pearl white, white with lame ...

But I did not have this subtle IVORY!

This is perfect color when not enough in white!

Or almighty too much color !

Cupcake chip board (Party Cakes) is cute too !

Put paper on the cup part and draw with a white pen.

Cream part is It's A GIRL pretty pink embossed powder.

Paper   

HOME SPUN-Crafty/Home Sweet Home

Amber & Apricot - Flora

Chipboard

Party Cakes/Dilight in the little things

Flower

Apricot Blooms

Embossing powder

IVORY/It's A GIRL

【A　MOMENT in Time】

This picture was taken at the photo studio.

It is my favorite picture.

My daughter looks smart!

This embossed powder is also wonderful!

It is Black & Gold.

It is a feeling that gold lame firmly rides in black.

So it's heavy in black. GOLD is flashy. It matches very well in the case.

Originally this paper has a pattern like this

I also made a pattern using a stamp ”Tattered Harlequin”.

If you press a black stamp, the layout will be tightened.

seedilngs is the color Meadow.

I used green embossed powder AVOCADO

 for the leaf chipboard (Rose Leaf).

This seedlings is the color Twig.

It is metallic and cool!

Paper   

Remnants/Devonshire/Mayfair/Beaumont

Chipboard

Rose Leaf/A　MOMENT in Time/Remnants

Flower

Harvest Lilies

Embossing powder

AVOCADO/Black &Gold

seedlings

Twig/Meadow

STamp

Tattered Harlequin

【BEAUTIFUL】

A picture by younger sister's wedding of my husband was used!

The expression relieved for my daughter to finish

 the important duty to which she says 

when a wedding ring was carried safely.

This leaf isn't green and is gold.

Such case is gold as expected! It becomes showy, doesn't it?

A race is indispensable to make it gorgeous!

This race is my favorite as it gets really gorgeous!

Paper   

In the Mood/Peaceful /Dreamy/Pensive

Chipboard

In the Mood

Flower

Moody Florals

Embossing powder

Antique Gold

Stamp

Distressed Titles

Lace 
9A

Thank you for also seeing my layout this month!

Yuko

March Inspiration - Megan

Hi there Blue Fern Fans :)

Today I have two layouts for you using Amber & Apricot, and two cards, one using wanderlust and one using Remnants, so lets get to it :)

For this layout, I fussy cut along both edges and popped a large chipboard sheet behind it, before adhering it on top of my second piece of patterned paper.  I could then add my chipboard popping out from along the sides.  Theres also some fussy cutting, utilising the fabulous floral graphics to add more depth to my cluster.

 The details: sprinklings of seedlings and splatters of rust colours.

Chipboard has been embossed with Mushroom Embossing Powder - I find myself reaching for this one a lot, its a fab colour!

This photo shows you all the dimension of this layout, lots and lots of layers, makes everything pop!

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Amber & Apricot - Sunny Disposition, Chapters

Chipboard:

Printed - Amber & Apricot

Embossing Powder:

Mushroom 

Seedlings:

Twig

Flowers:

Homespun Blooms

Wanderlust Lillies

My second layout today again uses the lovely Amber & Apricot collection.

My background this time is a mixture of stamping, paint splattering and fussy cutting -  this collection was perfect for it! ;)

Again there is a lot of dimension to this layout.  The heart has been painted,  while its till wet covered in red glitter, and then inked the edges with black archival ink.

I love how the seedlings give that extra bit of interest and pop to a project!

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Amber & Apricot - Birdsong, Flora

Stamps:

Tattered Newsprint

Seedlings:

Printed Chipboard:

Amber & Apricot

Seedlings:

Meadow

My final project for you today is two cards with two different collections.

The first card uses the Remnants Collection.  The Callaway piece of patterned paper is perfect for cards - out of the four different 6x6 patterns, I selected the two I wanted and attached them to my cardstock base.

I used two different colours of seedlings to coordinate with the green/purple colour scheme I had chosen.

The chipboard this time I left bare because I felt there was enough colour without introducing a new one.  The printed chipboard pieces created further interest popping out from my cluster and curled paper edges.

The last project for you today is a card using the Wanderlust collection.  The card was for a colleague who was leaving; young and full of energy I thought this quote was here to a T! :)

Simple but effective there was really nothing to this but I love how it turned out.  Layers of paper with layers of chipboard, some twine and a bit of paint splattering.

You can see here the amount of layering involved.

Thanks for popping by!  I'll see you next month :)

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Remnants - Callaway

Wanderlust - Petites

Printed Chipboard:

Remnants

Wanderlust

Seedlings:

Meadow
Purple Haze

Flowers:

Spring Florals