Video Education. Canvas with Tiffany Solorio

Hi everyone. Tiffany here. I have a canvas to share with you. Since this is my very first post I will introduce myself first. 

My name is Tiffany. (mammatiffy). I am 29 and I live in Nevada with my wonderful husband and 2 kids. My son is 7 and my daughter is 3. I started crafting about 5 years ago. I was introduced to scrapbooking and card making through a mom in one of the playgroups I was in for my son. I instantly was obsessed. As time went by I learned more and more and was always intrigued by new techniques. 5 years later here I am. I enjoy creating and getting messy. 

I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful team and I hope I inspire you as much as so many has inspired me. 

Here is my completed canvas 

Blue Fern Studios products used: 

Ombre Dreams paper collection 

Royal Monarchs 

Wild flourish frame 

Broken Rings 

You can watch how I put it all together in the video below. 

Here are a few more pictures 

Thank you for stopping by. I love to read your comments. 

Springtime crafts

Hi Guys !
Its Olga here. Today i have for You 3 of my last works with BFS chipboards.

I Made LO with simple composition. As background I use Rings Panel . As a title I use Valentine's Word Set and as element of composition Memory Frames . I really like those frames they look amazing as element of composition and Photo cover as well .

Second work is motivational little canvas in purple:) I used here Shabby Brick Bits as base for my whole composition . I useThe Optimist Word Set and Winter Titles as title and positive message to my work

 

My last work is optimistic card . Its simple but when You use lots of layered chipboards You don't need other embelishments ;) I use here Broken Rings  as background , Heart Set and banner form Picture Perfect are main elements here  And the The Optimist Word Set as saying 



                        

February Projects w/Erin Blegen

Good morning, my Blue Fern Studios friends!

Erin Blegen here with you today to share my February projects. I have a bit of a variety for you, so I hope you have a moment to scroll on through :)

"Snapshots" Canvas

What I tried to focus on this month was specializing each piece with some special chipboard, and showing how you can create something great without a ton of effort. As you can see here, I've left this chipboard film strip raw. I loved the contrast against my brightly colored canvas and it was just what I needed to tone this project down and ground it appropriately.

I really tried to take advantage of this film strip and use its openings to showcase embellishments and even my title quote. 

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Film Strips

On my next two projects I've showcased the "Blue Fern Garden" paper collection.

First, I have a card to share:

"You Are So Loved" Card

I'm still so blown away by the incredibly realistic details on these papers. Look at that butterfly- doesn't it appear to be dimensional, ready to fly away? It's hard to believe that this is a flat patterned paper!

I've chosen to showcase one of the Royal Page Baubles pieces on this card. I first painted it with gesso before using a chalk ink to stamp a design over top. Before the ink had an opportunity to dry, I dusted it with clear embossing powder and set with a heat gun. Finally, I backed the middle of the chipboard piece with a transparency.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Blue Fern Garden: Parlour

Royal Page Baubles

Finally, I have a handmade notebook/mini album/journal to share :)

"Blue Fern Garden Journal"

The base of this journal is cardboard from an empty cereal box. I covered it with Blue Fern Garden papers before hand stitching several pages into the inside.

A really great feature of these papers is it offers the best of both worlds: fantastic imagery which allows you to minimalize your own embellishing, and amazing background papers which work great with mixed media and journaling while providing a pleasant contrast to the more bold papers.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Blue Fern Garden Collection

Romantic Page Dangles

Thank-you for stopping by today!
Have you finished off your submission for our sketch challenge yet? We have a short month this month, so don't delay- the challenge closes tomorrow!

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

Parts & Pieces w/Erin Blegen

Hello Blue Fern Studios friends! Erin Blegen here today with my last two projects for the month, showing you how to use up some of your bits and pieces for those who like to piece apart your chipboard to make the most of it. We all like our product to go a little further!

For both projects, I've used 7 Dots Studio products as we continue our month-long swap with them. What fun it has been combining them with Blue Fern chipboard!

First up, I have a canvas to share:

"Grown Up"

I had two pieces remaining from the Doily Bunting and Page Chains sets. I made them a part of my mixed media background by applying gesso, tape, and embossing powder over top of them.

Products Used:

Page Chains

Doily Bunting

(7 Dots Studio Products Used: "Messy Head" Collection paper and Elements, "All I Ever" Collection paper and Stickers, "9th Wave" Collection paper, and "Hopefully" Collection Stickers)

Next up, I have a very girly tag :)

"Love Happens!" Tag

For this tag, I took the top section of the Princess Window and one of the Heart Set pieces. 

I simply painted the heart piece with gesso to accent the title of my tag. The window piece was primed with gesso before being traced with glossy accents. While the glossy accents was still wet, I sprinkled on broken glass glitter, star sequins, and microbeads. 

Products Used:

Princess Window

Heart Set

(7 Dots Studio Products Used: "Messy Head" 6x6 Designer Pad and Elements)

Thank-you so very much for stopping by today! I hope you've had the chance to play along with our monthly sketch challenge- just a few more days left!

See you soon :)