Mixed Media Grateful Canvas by Phoebe Tonosaki

Hello all, today I am sharing a new canvas with Blue Fern Studios.

It is a canvas for my baby brother.

My baby brother has always been there for me. He supports what I do and how I am without reasons. He may not understand what I am doing or all the details of the situations, but he gives me unconditionally love and applause.

He is a huge part of encouragement when I was enduring some difficult times in life.

To create this canvas, I simply used Blue Fern Studios papers to build up the background with different sizes of torn papers

The canvas background is lightly stamped with "Coarse Fabrics" to create some visual texture.

Chipboard was sprayed with a brown and pink tone of mist and then splattered with glitters.

Different sizes of flowers are added into different layers to make more dimensional effect.

The Blue Fern Studios products I have used are :

Paper

Happy Accidents

Chipboard

Barb's Medallion

Moldings

Wanderlust self adhesive printed chipboard shapes

Ephemera

Tattered Walls

Stamp

Coarse Fabrics

Flowers

Apricot Blooms

Summer Blooms

Embossing Powder

Iridescent Grey

Seedlings 

Mustard

Thank you for reading !

Cards for "LOVE" month - by Vicky Alberto

My name is Vicky Alberto (aka Simply Paper in the design world). After a 4-year break from being on design teams, I am thrilled to be designing for Blue Fern Studios for 2019... and that I finally get to renew my passion for paper art!  My blog address is http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com where I chat about my work, and share my various tutorials.  I describe my style as “a little shabby and a lot of chic”, with a vintage approach. 

I enjoy working with vintage/romantic style papers and adore adding distressed layers, doilies, lace, stamping, and putting lots of flowers and chipboard on my projects.  Therefore, Blue Fern is a match made in heaven for me... since they have it all and more!

Sometimes my projects feature handmade flowers and unique gift boxes (all of my tutorials are listed on my blog - quick links in the right sidebar).  Also, my full design gallery can be viewed at http://www.scrapbook.com/profiles/444271.html.  Now, enough about me and onto the beautiful elements I designed with this month...

The first card features a mix of the gorgeous Heartland and Homespun collections, plus love story adornments & 2 hearts set chipboards.  On the chipboard, I primed with gesso, glazed with a glass beads medium and then sprinkled BF pink embossing powder (before it dried).  Look at the gorgeous flowers and adhesive shapes that coordinate with the paper collections... wow Blue Fern makes designing so easy!  The only thing from my own "stash" is that cute heart paper doily.

The second card features once again a mix of the beautiful Heartland and Homespun collections, plus love letters chipboard.  On this chipboard piece, I simply randomly dabbed gesso to leave exposed raw chipboard.  I then dabbed a bit of clear glue and quickly sprinkled blue BF embossing powder (before it dried).  The only thing from my "stash" is the circle paper doily.  More gorgeous BF flowers that perfectly matched this project are featured here! 

Thanks for taking the time to view my projects today.  I cannot wait to create more and share new projects soon.  Blue Fern is a real treat to design for since there are so many amazing elements to design with, that all perfectly coordinate.  Blue Fern is truly one stop shopping!

Blog:  http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com 

Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.ca/vickyalberto/pins/

Gallery: http://www.scrapbook.com/profiles/444271.html

September inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hello Blue Fern Studios fanatics!

Here are 3 layouts, all made with the brand new HAPPY ACCIDENT 2!!!

As Happy accident was my all-time favorite from BFS,

 I was thrilled to work HA2 as part of this design team.

So here is my first one 

I used "Faux" and "Suave" as my background paper.

Above, the title was embossed with Black Sand embossing powder and below, 

you  can see the new Criss Cross chippies who are embossed also but

 with Oatmeal embossing powder.

I've made some random stamping with the music sheet from the stamp set "For the birds".

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Happy Accident 2

-Faux

-Suave

Chipboards

-Criss cross

-Breaking the rules

Stamp

-For the birds

Embossing Powder

-Oatmeal

-Black sand

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My second layout was a beachy theme creation.

The "Smarty" paper (b-side) is used as my background on this one.

 Use some ephemeras here and there also to complete my focal point.
My focal point is based on the Swirls and Twirls chippies
and were embossed with 2 colors:
Sea mist and Breeze.

Some Wanderlust lilies around my picture...

Some  stamping with Swiss dots and also with Halftone stamps.

Below: Waderlust and Ephemeras again :)

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Happy Accident 2

-Smarty (b-side)

Chipboards

-Swirls and twirls

Stamps

-Swiss dots

-Halftone

Embossing Powder

-Sea mist

-Breeze

Flowers
-Wanderlust lilies

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Last one for this month, still with Happy Accident 2!

Frivolous paper :D

Some Close-ups

Above, Boston lattice with black gesso and waxes.

Lace #2 sprayed to match my layout.

Some ephemeras also ...

My title was covered with the beautiful Rose Gold glitters

And finally, Lush leaves were embossed with Avocado embossing powder, 

one of my favorite green from BFS.

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection

-Frivolous

Chipboards

-Boston lattice

-Classy and Sassy

-Lush leaves

Embossing Powder

-Avocado

Glitter

-Rose gold

Lace

-2

This is it!!!

Thanks for passing by xx

Sharon's September pages . . .

Hi everyone . . . September is here and with it came such sad news about the closing of BFS.  I know that the scrapbook world will never be the same. 

Today I would like to share 3 new layouts with you. Two were made with the newest collection:  "Happy Accident 2," and the first I made using "In the Mood," which is one of my favorites.

Layout #1:  Sweethearts

I featured a photo of my mom and dad on their wedding day here.  She was 19 and he was 21 when they got married.  So young!  The "In the Mood" collection seemed perfect for this treasured photo.  

Here is a close up:

I loved the "plenty of gems" chipboard pieces and embossed and decorated them with Taupe EP and pink topaz seedlings.

And another view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: In the Mood "Pensive," "Flirty," and "Blissful"

Chipboard: In the Mood printed chipboard, Plenty O' Gems

Embossing Powder: Taupe

Flowers: Happy Blossoms, Heartland Blossoms, Remnants Blooms

Seedlings: Pink Topaz

Lace:  Lace 3, Lace 3B, Lace 10

My last two layouts were made with the newest (and amazing, I must add!) Happy Accident 2 collection:

Layout #2:  Smile Because it Happened

I highlighted a special photo of my daughter, Anne and three of her friends taken at "Chinese Camp" in 2012.  

Here is a close up:

A subtle change I made to the back of a pretty frame from the ephemera kit - I stamped it with the fleur wallpaper stamp, and embossed it with baby pink embossing powder:

And finally, here is a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Happy Accident 2 "Suave" and "Tonic"

Chipboard: Arrow Words, "Smile because it Happened"

Embossing Powder: Ivory, Baby Pink

Flowers: Moody Florals

Seedlings: Sterling Silver

Stamp: Fleur Wallpaper

Lace: Ivory Braided Trip

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

Layout #3:  Be the Light

Once again, I used papers from the gorgeous Happy Accident 2 collection.  

For this layout, I scrapped photo of my daughters, Katie and Anne taken when we were walking at Jacobsburg Park last summer.  I love how the light is shining through the woods in the photo which inspired this entire pare.  

Here is a close up:

I felt that the chipboard piece "Be the Light" was so ideal here!  I embossed it with Blue Sky embossing powder.  And I also used the Scripture from Matthew 5:16 on my journaling tag from the ephemera pack.

Another close-up:

It's subtle, but I wanted you to see how I embossed directly on my page using the 

Accidental Collage stamp.

Here's a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Happy Accident "Smarty" and "Faux"

Chipboard: "Be the Light," Lovely Roses, Swirls and Twirls

Stamp:Accidental Collage

Embossing Powder: Buttercup, Blue Sky

Flowers: Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings: Lemonade, Veridian

Lace: Lace 6

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

It has been more than a pleasure working on the design team and sharing my September pages with you!  Thank you for stopping by.  

August Inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hello fanatics!

It's my turn on the blog today and I have my usual  3 layouts for you!

3 layouts, 3 different collections :)

First of all, I will start with a Remnants layout.

"Vignette" paper is my background on which I applied clear gesso, paste with a stencil and finally added some sprays and splatters.  To add more texture, some random stamping with Grungy grid stamp.

The Butterfly grid was covered with black gesso and some wax.  In layers, some flairs through my Blue Fern Studios flowers like Spring florals and some Spring peony & berries.  I've completed with some other flowers from my stash and small ornements.  Also used Devonshire paper to die-cut my leaves ;)

My title came from the chippies set Seasons and was perfect for a lilac picture from my backyard.

Simply embossed it with the magnificent Amethyst embossing powder.  As a final touch, some Tickled seedlings :)

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Remnants

-Vignette

-Devonshire

Chipboards

-Butterfly grid

-Seasons

Stamps

-Grungy grid

Embossing Powder

-Amethyst

Seedlings

-Tickled

Flowers
-Spring Florals
-Spring peony and berries

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Here is an old-fashioned layout for me: no mixedmedia here!
With the beautiful In the mood collection :)

The background is Peaceful paper and I've made some tags out of Ecstatic and Pensive papers.  You can see them better just below.  The title is from Arrow words chippies set and was covered with black gesso and waxes.  Below the red tag, you can see that I've used the border of Lace #2 to add dimensions to my layout.

Above, I've placed some die-cut doilies under my clustering and 

embossed 2 of them with Pink Dust embossing powder.

Below, I've completed my flower clustering with  Natural Sprigs set and choose to embossed them with one of my favorite green color for leaves and that is Forest embossing powder.

Also done some random stamping on my background with my favorite stamp: Tattered Newsprint.

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection In the mood

-Peaceful

-Ecstatic

-Pensive

Chipboards

-Arrow words

-Natural sprigs set

Stamps

-Tattered Newsprint

Embossing Powder

-Forest

-Pink Dust

Lace

-#2

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Last but not least, with the latest collection that I've had on hands...  

By the way, can't wait to have Happy collection 2!!!!

Tattered Walls collection layout :)

The Sun Room is my background here.  Clear gesso, watercoloring, splatters and some white embossed stamping with Tattered Newsprint stamp again (told you it was my fav ;) and Snow EP.

You can barely see under that I've placed my focal point on Screen panel piece which is simply covered with white gesso.    Some Doodle Flowers chippies are embossed with  It's a girl EP, a soft pink glittery embossing powder.  This beautiful fuschia flower came from Heartland Blossoms.

Here, the pink flowers are Remnants blooms and the whites are from 2 different sets: 

Christmas blooms and Garden blooms.  

The delicate leaves are die-cut pieces from The Garage paper.

The title is from Tattered walls ephemeras.  You can also see some other pieces on my picture's right side.  In some places, also tucked in some Burgundy Lace 10 flowers.

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Tattered Walls

-The Sun room

-The Garage

Chipboards

-Screen panel

-Doodle Flowers

Embossing Powder

-It's a girl

-Snow

Lace

-Burgundy Lace 10

Flowers
-Heartland Blossoms
-Remnants blooms
Christmas blooms
Garden Blooms

Stamp
-Tattered Newsprint

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That's it for me!
See you next month!

Sharon's August Layouts!

Hi everyone!  Welcome August!

Today is the day I have been looking forward to all month.  It's the time I get to share 3 new layouts with all of you!  My pages for the month of August all have a family theme  - I want to honor and preserve my family photos and share with you how wonderful (and easy!) it is to make layouts that mean something to you!

So without further ado, here they are:

Layout #1:  Life is Full of Surprises

I used a photo that I took of my daughter, Anne, in 2012.  She loves to ride her bike,  and on this particular afternoon, she got on her bike while she was still in her dress that the wore to church.  I have hidden journaling about this tucked under the photo.

For this layout, I used the gorgeous "Tattered Walls" collection.  I really love all of the beautiful paper in this collection.  This particular paper is entitled "The Sun Room."  

Here is a close up:

As you can see, I stamped and embossed directly on the edges of my page to bring your eye directly to the photo.  I also embossed my chipboard with Buttercup embossing powder.  You have to try Blue Fern Studios' embossing powder - it is a dream to use!!!

Here is another view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "The Sun Room" 

Chipboard: Persian Ornament,  Blooming Curls, "Life is full of Surprises"

Stamp:  Grungy Grid

Embossing Powder: Buttercup, Celestial

Flowers: Wanderlust Vine, Fresh Florals

Seedlings: Lemonade

Glitter: Army Dust

Lace:  Lace 3B, Lace 10

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

Layout #2:  Fabulous

Here, I used a photo of my niece, Sarah, age 3, and my daughter Katie, age 8, taken for Mother's Day in 1997.  

This time, I used the beautiful and versatile "In the Mood" collection.  I love how the pinks and reds of the paper go perfectly with the pinks of Sarah's and Katie's dresses.  

To give you a better look, here is a close up:

And a different angel:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: In the Mood "Amused" and "Peaceful"

Chipboard: In the Mood printed chipboard, Opulence, Elegant Flourish, "Fabulous"

Embossing Powder: True Red, Black Sand

Flowers: Garden Blooms, Summer Blooms

Seedlings: Flaming

Glitter: Gilded Rose, Soot

Lace: Lace 1, Lace 10, Lace 12

Layout #3:  Our Family

This layout features the very gorgeous Tattered Walls collection.  The paper is entitled "The Carport."  (I have said this before, but I really love how each of these papers are named after a room!)  

For this layout, I featured photos of our immediate family that were taken for our Christmas photo this past year.  I especially loved using the small chipboard frames embossed in gold and the gold Lace 9C to emphasize and clearly define them.

Here are some close ups:

I stamped and embossed the edges of my paper with the "Night Sky" embossing powder.   I also embossed the chipboard "solar dangles" with Night Sky EP.  This EP is spectacular and goes perfectly with this patterned paper.

And a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "The Carport" 

Chipboard: Briella's Mini Frames, Classic Mini Frames, Solar Dangles, A Spring Day, "Family"

Stamp: Distressed Titles

Embossing Powder: Night Sky, Goldenrod

Flowers: Remnants Blooms, Moody Florals

Seedlings: Pink Topaz

Glitter: Boysenberry

Lace: Lace 6, Lace 9C

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

It has been a pleasure sharing my August pages with you!  I love making layouts when I have Blue Fern products at my fingertips.  I hope you get a chance to make some scrapbook pages this month.  Happy Scrapping!

See you next month . . .