Sandi's September Creations

Hello, Blue Fern fans! 

Sandi here with you today sharing my September projects. 

My most recent Design Team package contained the new Autumn Anthology collection, papers, chipboard, stamps and oh, yes, the new Imagine mists! Two of my September projects were already done but I managed to get one Autumn Anthology project done for this time around. More coming next month as I adore these papers and matching chipboard, mists and stamps! 

"Lucy @ 33"

I haven't done a "Lucy" layout in a few months, so I was definitely feeling the urge to scrap a photo of her. I chose the Penmanship paper and some matching Calling Card notes for a photo mat and title.  I prepared my background with gesso, stenciling and the new Essential Texture stamp along with a hint of the Leaf mist applied with a sponge. 

The Shrine Frame was gessoed, spritzed with a gold mist and then embellished with some random dark gold embossing powder as well as some clear embossing powder.  I didn't allow the gold embossing powder to completely melt. I left it with some grainy texture. Love the result! The Ginger's Poppies are one of my favorite BFS pieces! They are so intricate and unique. Here I have gessoed them and added touched of distress ink for color. I also colorized the leaf portion with the new Imagine Leaf spray mist. 

Just another close-up of Ginger's Poppies. 

My Garden Lattice Bits on the right were perfect for adding a little something along the edges of my layout. Here they were primed and spritzed with more of the dark gold, tea-stained mist.  This is also a great close-up of the Essential Textures stamp and the new Leaf mist. A few flowers, pearls and it was done. So fun! 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper:

Autumn Anthology Penmanship

Autumn Anthology Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Ginger's Poppies

Garden Lattice Bits

Shrine Frame

Stamps:

Essential Textures

Imagine Mist:

Leaf

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"The Best Day Ever"

Next, I used more of the Frolic collection to create a wedding layout. I've scrapped this photo before but gave it away, so maybe this one will be mine. I tore a few sheets of the Frolic paper to add layers and change up the look of the Frolic Allegro paper. Then I applied my mixed media, including the new Imagine Mist in Persimmon along with a gold from my stash. There will be new mist colors coming out with each new paper collection from what I understand.

The Butterfly Damask chippy was cut in half and used a layer beneath my photo. I've primed, inked and randomly embossed it. The Arrow Word set provided my little subtitle "Love This" which was primed and spritzed. Lots of paper layers beneath the photo just because I love layers.

Of course, my title was the fabulous Best Day Ever chipboard title. This time I painted it and then sponged it with white paint to shabby it up. The Frolic Dans le Jardin paper provides lots of great butterflies to fussy cut and add as embellishments! Get an extra of that one!

Blue Fern Studios products used:
Paper:
Frolic Allegro
Frolic Secretary
Frolic Adorn
Frolic Calling Cards
Frolic Dans le Jardin

Chipboard:
Arrow Word Set
Best Day Ever
Butterfly Damask

Stamps:
Halftone

Imagine Mist:
Persimmon

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"Adorable"

Last is the layout I created for our September Sketch challenge. And yes, that is myself when I was about 2 years old. I've used the Frolic Mercantile paper as my base and kept the mixed media pretty simple on this one .. just heavy gesso and stenciling. 

I've treated all four pieces of chipboard the same for this project. The Destiny collage, Celebration Hearts, Princess Window, and the Adorable title from the Good vibes word set were all primed, misted and treated with distress ink to finish them. I wanted a very monochromatic feel to the chippys so that they almost blended with the paper. 

Loving the Celebration chippy on it's own in the upper right corner .. so sweet for a "toddler baby" page. 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper:

Frolic Mercantile

Frolic Secretary

Chipboard:

Destiny collage

Celebration Hearts

Good vibes word set

Princess Window

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Thanks for coming by the Blog today.

Don't forget to join in on the Sketch challenge! We'd love to see your creations!

Until next time …

Sandi

Two layouts with the latest collections by Marie-Josée

Hello all,

Today I will show you two layouts I created with the most recent Blue Fern Studios collections, Paisley and Vine and Frolic!

"Love you my boy" layout - Paisley and Vine collection

This is my beloved rabbit, Garçon. He passed away suddenly on August 5th. :( It's the second time I lose a pet this year, so this hit me quite hard, and I wanted to do something to remember him, so I created this layout.

I used three different papers from the Paisley and Vine collection. I used the Splendor paper for my background. I cut pieces of the Pathway (teal) and Passion papers and used them under my photo.

Using a sponge, I applied gesso to some parts of my background and to the Crossing the Lines chipboard, which I cut in two.

"Wonderful" layout - Frolic collection

The second layout features me! :) I deciced to challenge myself and use a very busy paper for the background, something I don't do often. I used three different papers from the Frolic collection: Mercantile for the background, and Adorn (red) and Secretary (yellow) under my photo.

 

I also used the Butterfly Damask chipboard. I cut it in two and put one part above my photo and one part under.

I altered the chipboard and the background with gesso, applied with a sponge, and various inks and mists.

First DT Projects By Debbie

Hi everyone!  Debbie here with you today to share my first projects as a designer for Blue Fern Studios.  I'm thrilled to be designing for Blue Fern Studios and I hope that I inspire you with my projects.  
Here is a little about me . . .

I have a shabby chic style and have been scrapbooking for 15 years.  I live in the beautiful state of Maryland near our nation's capitol.  I am an Assistant Project Manager for a general contracting company.  Evenings and weekends you can find me in my scrapbook room or outside tending to my flower gardens.  You can find my blog here:

http://lovelifeslittlepleasures.blogspot.com/

For my first layout I used papers from the Deja Vu Collection; Luminaries, Lustre, Tresors and Petities Cartes.  Love the gorgeous colors and details in the papers.

A few details:

Here I used the Butterfly Damask chipboard which I embossed with white embossing powder.

I cut pieces from the Quartre Foil chipboard and embossed with white embossing power.  I randomly placed pieces on my layout.

Here I have used the chipboard word Special which I inked purple.

Products used:

Deja Vu Collection:

Luminaries

Lustre

Tresors

Petites Cartes

Chipboard:Butterfly Damask

Perfect, Adorable, Special

Quartre Foil

For my second layout I used papers from the Love Story Collection; Amazing Heart, Sweet Song and Calling Cards.  Another beautiful collection of papers!  Love the colors!

A few details:

Tucked being my photo is the new Photo Arches chipboard which I painted with some Shimmerz Inklingz in Sheer Bliss and then embossed with some white embossing powder.

I cut the bottom strip off of the paper and used it as my title and placed in on the Flutter Medley chipboard which I painted with the Shimmerz Inklingz Sheer Bliss and embossed with white embossing powder.  I held my heat gun close to the chipboard to obtain the bubbled texture.  I stamped some of my paper layers with the Vintage Edges stamp.

Here I used the chipboard word love from the Adore, Love, Cherish set which I covered with some red dimensional paint.

Products used:

Love Story Collection:

Amazing Heart

Sweet Song

Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Flutter Medley

Photo Arches

Adore, Love, Cherish

Stamp:

Vintage Edges

For my final layout I used papers from the Love Story collection; Amazing Heart, The Grand Ball and Calling Cards to create this vintage layout.

A few details:

I embossed a piece from the Spring Trinkets set along with a circle piece from the Brick Rings  chipboard with some Stampendous Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel.  Love the mix of colors.  I added some pink bling to the centers of the flowers

The word adorable from the Perfect, Adorable, Special set was inked with pastel pink.

This beautiful chipboard piece is from the Deja Vu Dangles which I also embossed with the shabby pink embossing enamel and added a little metal bird cage.

Products used:

Love Story Collection:

Amazing Heart

The Grandd Ball

Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Spring Trinkets

Deja Vu Dangles

Perfect, Adorable, Special

Brick Rings

I hope I've inspired you today!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Brand New!

Welcome to the (almost) weekend!  Are you ready for some new chipboard from Blue Fern Studios?  Well, let's begin today with some new word sets that are sure to be the perfect titles for your projects!

We have also added these 3 elegant pieces this week:

Butterfly Damask

Framington Medley

Timeless Floral Corner

We can't wait to see how you use these new pieces from Blue Fern Studios!