July Inspiration by Kris Berc

Hi, Blue Fern Studios fans! It's Kris here to share my July projects with you.  I have three layouts to show you today that I hope will get you into a creative mood!

Wish

For this layout, I chose a beautiful paper called Concert Hall from the Courtship Lane collection.  I love how the paper matches the backdrop in this photo of my daughter.  This photo was taken at one of her recent dance competitions...it's a small group jazz number to "Bippity Boppity Boo"!

I treated the paper with drops of blue and pink spray ink, topped that with some white gesso through a stencil, and then used a stamp from the Forever stamp set with black ink.

I embossed the "Wish" title piece with three colors of Imagine Ink embossing powder (In the Navy, Bonny Blue, and Icicle).

I embossed the Manchester Frame in Imagine Ink Bonny Blue powder, and then layered on the Folkart Frame, which I embossed with Imagine Ink In the Navy powder.  I'm so pleased with the effect!  Don't be afraid to layer your chipboard pieces :)

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Courtship Lane - Concert Hall

Chipboard

Folkart Frame
Manchester Frame
Wish, Wonder, Dream

Embossing Powder

Bonny Blue
Icicle
In the Navy

Stamp

Forever

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms
Dark Tropic Lilies
Heartland Blossoms

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Daddy's Little Girl

I chose a beautiful paper from the Serendipity collection called Imagination for my second layout.  I treated it with some white gesso, some drops of pink, peach, and orange spray ink, and some stamping in black with the Tattered Newsprint stamp.

Oh how I adore this Daddy's little Girl chipboard piece!  It comes as one piece, but I cut it into two pieces in order to suit my design.  It's embossed with Imagine Ink embossing powder in Antique Gold.  I used the same treatment on the Royal Monarch to the right of the photo.

I embossed two of the Berry Stems chipboard pieces with Sand & Sea Imagine Ink embossing powder and tucked those into the top and bottom of my flower cluster.  There are several berry stem pieces in the set!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Serendipity - Imagination

Chipboard

Berry Stems
Daddy's Little Girl
Royal Monarchs

Embossing Powder

Antique Gold
Sand & Sea

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Flowers

Chesterville Florals
Harvest Lilies
Soft Blossoms
Spring Lilies

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Joy

I went back to the gorgeous Courtship Lane paper collection for my third layout.  The paper is called Royal Street.  I kept the mixed media quite simple on this one.  As you can surely see, Blue Fern Studios papers and embellishments are gorgeous as they are and do not need extensive altering to look fabulous in your scrapbooks!  I simply added some drops of purple and teal mists, then stamped here and there with a stamp from the Forever stamp set.

I covered a Graduated Circles chipboard piece with Iridescent Grey Imagine Ink embossing powder.  What an awesome powder it is!  A favorite for sure.

The Joy chipboard piece from the Good Vibes set sums up the emotion of the photo of my daughter and her grandfather perfectly.  It was a joyful visit for sure :)  I embossed the chipboard with Imagine Ink embossing powder in the color Plum.  It's a lovely, rich color and it looks terrific with the plum colored berries!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Courtship Lane - Royal Street

Chipboard

Good Vibes
Graduated Circles

Embossing Powder

Iridescent Grey
Plum

Stamp

Forever

Flowers

Dark Tropic Lilies
Happy Blooms

Spring Peony and Berries

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope I have inspired you to create with your Blue Fern Studios products!

Garden Life Layouts by Kris Berc

Hi, Blue Fern Studios fans! It's Kris here to share a few new layouts with you.  All three feature the new paper collection called Garden Life.

Cute Stuff

My first layout features the Garden Life - Wallflowers paper. I treated it with gesso, drops of ink, modeling paste through a stencil, the Serendipity Medley stamp, and a stamp from the Forever stamp set.

I clustered some Garden Florals and Garden Blooms with a few other items from my stash.

I framed the photo with a chipboard piece from the Graduated Circles set embossed with 14 karat embossing powder.  The Garden Lattice Bits and the "Cute Stuff" title from the Good Vibes set were first embossed with Sunlight Rose embossing powder and then embossed a second time with Rusty Rose embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Garden Life - Wallflowers

Chipboard

Garden Lattice Bits
Good Vibes set
Graduated Circles

Embossing Powder

14 Karat
Rusty Rose
Sunlight Rose

Stamps

Forever set
Serendipity Medley

Flowers

Garden Blooms
Garden Florals

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Love

For my second layout, I used the Garden Life - In Bloom paper.  It's treated with gesso, drops of ink, and a stamp from the Essential Textures stamp set.

I embossed the Shabby Brick Bits chipboard piece with Snow embossing powder.  The Brick Rings chipboard pieces are first embossed with Baby Pink and then with Pretty in Pink embossing powder.

My flower cluster includes Garden Blooms, Garden Florals, and Spring Florals.  I have also used 3 pieces from the Garden Life Printed Chipboard set.

The "Love" chipboard piece is from the Good Vibes set.  It's embossed with Ebony embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Garden Life - In Bloom

Chipboard

Brick Rings
Good Vibes
Shabby Brick Bits
Garden Life Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder

Baby Pink
Ebony
Pretty in Pink
Snow

Stamps

Essential Textures

Flowers

Garden Blooms
Garden Florals
Spring Florals

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Life is Full of Surprises

My last layout is made with the Garden Life - Snippets paper.  I treated it with gesso, the Tattered Harlequin stamp, and drops of white paint.

My flower cluster includes Chesterville Florals and Harvest Lilies. I sprinkled some microbeads from my stash for added texture.

 I framed the photo with a chipboard piece from the Splattered Circles set and a negative piece from the Brick Rings set.  They are covered with Sand and Sea embossing powder.  The title piece, Life is full of Suprises, is embossed in Ebony embossing powder.

I also layered 3 pieces of Garden Life - Felicity paper behind the photo.  This was a fun day, by the way... we surprised my daughter with her first trip to the roller rink, and she learned to skate in no time!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Garden Life - Felicity
Garden Life - Snippets

Chipboard

Brick Rings
Life is full of Surprises
Splattered Circles

Embossing Powder

Ebony
Sand and Sea

Stamps

Tattered Harlequin

Flowers

Chesterville Florals
Harvest Lilies

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope I have inspired you to create with your Blue Fern Studios products!

Spring Parade and Chesterville Inspiration by Kris Berc

Hi, Blue Fern Studios friends and fans! It's Kris here to share my April layouts with you.

Cousins are Friends for Life

For my first layout, I chose chose two papers from the Spring Parade collection.  To treat the background, I flicked 5 different colors of spray, letting each color dry before adding the next.  I then added some texture paste through a stencil, and when dry, I added some contrast using black ink with the Serendipity Medley stamp.

I used the larger of the two hearts from the Frilly Hearts chipboard set to ground my photo.  It's embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder.

The title piece is embossed with the new Pink Dust powder.  It's such a pretty color!

I dabbed the flowers with a bit of gesso to blend everything together.

Below you can see a closeup of the background details.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Spring Parade - June

Spring Parade - Remembrance

Chipboard

Cousins are Friends

Frilly Hearts

Embossing Powder

Antique Gold

Pink Dust

Stamp

Serendipity Medley

Flowers

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Chesterville Florals

Spring Lilies

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Everyday Moments

Here's another layout made with Spring Parade paper! I treated this one with 4 colors of spray and modeling paste through a stencil.  When dry, I added contrast with black ink and one of the Coarse Fabrics stamps.  Then I decided to randomly stamp the Forever stamp all over the page, sometimes horizontal and sometimes vertical.  I like the effect!

The title chipboard piece, Everyday Moments, is treated with two layers of Ebony embossing powder.

Oh this Beaded Flourish chipboard piece is really beautiful!  I chose the Icicle embossing powder for it.  It's a lovely color for such a lovely piece.

I also embossed some Turkish Bits chipboard pieces in Icicle powder.

All flowers were treated with dabs of gesso :)

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Spring Parade - Joyful

Spring Parade - Remembrance

Chipboard

Beaded Flourish

Everyday Moments

Turkish Bits

Embossing Powder

Ebony

Icicle

Stamp

Coarse Fabrics

Forever

Flowers

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Courtship Roses

Dark Tropic Lilies

Heartland Blossoms

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Dazzling

My last layout for today features awesome paper and chipboard from the Chesterville collection.  Oh how I love this paper!  I decided to make a girly, yet funky, page with it.  I treated the background with four colors of spray, a layer of modeling paste through a stencil, and some random stamping with a stamp from the Forever stamp set.

That cool abstract chipboard piece behind the photo is called Chesterville Doodle.  I embossed it with 14 Karat embossing powder.

This time I treated the flowers with a few drops of white spray.

Since I was going for a girly yet funky, grungy look, I added some lace and some burlap between the paper layers.

The Dazzling title piece from the Brilliant, Amazing, Dazzling chipboard set was treated with 2 layers of Ebony embossing powder.

One more detail shot!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Chesterville - Holmes

Chesterville - Whitford

Chipboard

Brilliant, Amazing, Dazzling

Chesterville Doodle

Embossing Powder

14 Karat

Ebony

Stamp

Forever

Flowers

Heartland Blossoms

Spring Florals

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope I have inspired you to create with your Blue Fern Studios products!

March projects by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans.

The spring has sprung and Vera is here hurrying to show you layers of fresh inspiration. I would like to present  projects using the new Spring Parade collection and one more wedding layout with amazing Heartland.

Spring parade is so perfect for Easter layouts and decor and this is just the right time to start preparations for the holiday. I have created a layout which I'm planing to use as home decor on Easter.  Flowers make the scene rich and natural and the characters add some fairy look.

Floral lattice bits and the header are covered with Icicle and Lavender eggs embossing powders plus some white acrylic paint.

I used one of Vintage phrases stamp for the little journalling.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Spring Parade - April Medley 

Spring Parade - Joyful

  Spring Parade - Marketplace 

Spring Parade - Susie's Garden

 

Chipboards:

Floral lattice bits

Chunky Words 

Embossing powders:

Icicle

Lavender eggs

Stamps:

Vintage phrases

 

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I love making gifts and for Easter I have created a couple of gift baskets. They can be filled with sweets, pies or chocolate eggs.

Each basket is made just of one sheet of paper.

Layers are built of fussy cut elements, Blooming Foliage bits covered with Lime embossing powder, ribbons and Chesterville florals

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Spring Parade - April Medley 

Spring Parade - Joyful

Spring Parade - Susie's Garden

 

Chipboards:

Blooming Foliage

 

Embossing powders:

Lime

Flowers:

Chesterville florals

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I keep on making my wedding album and today I'm gonna show you layout about the beautiful bride (me) :)  Heartland collection drives me crazy with its beauty and variety of flowes.

 

How I love to use texture stamps with embossing powder on background. Leafy Florals stamp with Icicle powder adds some dimention to the whole composition.

In the layers of fussy cut flowers you may find roses from Rose Bouquet chipboard covered with Icicle embossing powder. And I used the Charmed Page Dangle covered with Fire brick glitter as the header.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

 Heartland - Kiss Kiss

 Heartland - Sweet on You

 

Chipboards:

Rose Bouquet

Charmed Page Dangles

Little birds Set  

Heartland HOHO

Embossing powders:

Icicle

Glitter:

Fire engine

Stamps:

Leafy Florals