September Inspiration With Debbie

Hi everyone, Debbie here with you today to share my layouts.  

My first layout was created for the September Mood Board Challenge.  Absolutely love the mood board with all of the beautiful colors and textures. You can find all the details of the Mood Board Challenge here.  I chose to create a beach themed layout using the Seaside Cottage collection.  I was inspired by the colors, the shells, the sun and the textures of the sand and water.

I used the Whitewash paper from the Seaside Cottage collection for my background and added some subtle inking with peach ink to pick up the colors in the sunset.  Lots of layering under my photo with  the Voyage, Mermaid (side B), Glory and Calling Cards papers.

I embossed the Blooming Flourish chipboard with a mixture of Mushroom and Sea Mist embossing powders.  Tucked beneath the flowers I used The Crackle Bits chipboard which I embossed with Snow  and In The Navy embossing powders and added some Blue Ice Glitter.  I used flowers from the Attic Charm Daisies and Tranquil Roses.

Here you can see an additional flower from the Seaside Lilies and some shells along with some micro beads on the Crackle Bits chipboard.

I love mixing colors of the Imagine Ink Embossing Powders.  On my title, I used a mixture of Mushroom, Sea Mist and Petal.

My next layout was created using the Sanctuary and Tranquility paper collections.

I found the cute vintage picture on Pinterest.  Love the angelic little girls and the pop of pink coloring added to the picture.  I used the Sanctuary Conservatory paper for the background.  I added some subtle inking with some berry ink to the background paper.  Layering under the picture includes Sanctuary Calling Cards and Tranquility Serenity paper. I cut out some doilies using the Tranquility Serenity paper.  I ripped the doilies into pieces to add some additional texture to the layout.

The Boston Lattice chipboard sits under my picture. I embossed it with some dark brown embossing powder from my stash and added some Fuchsia and Mushroom Imagine Ink Embossing Powders.

To the right of the picture I used the Garden Daisies - Large Chipboard, embossed with Mushroom and Fuchsia Embossing Powers with a touch of brown.  I used the Attic Charm Daisies and added some brown micro beads in the centers and tucked in some brown Courtship Blooms.

The title is part of Laughter, Happy, Smile. Embossed with a mixture of Mushroom, Fuchsia and Brown Embossing Powders.

My final layout was created with papers from the Deja Vu  and Love Story paper collections.

I used the Atelier paper for the background.  I added some white inking around the outer edges of the papers and some random masking of small dots around my photo. Layering under the photo includes the DejaVu Calling Cards, Tresors and from Love Story, Calling Cards.

I embossed the Floral Wreath with a mixture of Black Sand, It's A Girl and Petal Imagine Ink Embossing Powders.  I cut the wreath into pieces and placed it around the picture.  Some micro beads were added for texture.  I used Attic Charm Daisies and Attic Charm Glitter Roses.

Underneath the photo I used  a Doodle Corner chipboard, embossed with Black Sand, Its' A Girl and Petal Embossing Powders.

The title piece is from Blissful, Jubilation, Patience.  I chose Patience for the title as I thought the girl in the photo looked so patient as she stood there waiting to get her picture taken.  I embossed it with some Petal and Buttercup Embossing Powders and added some inking.

I hope I have inspired you today.
Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

August Projects by Maja

Hello everyone, welcome to the Blue Fern Studios blog :-)

I have some projects for you today. All are based on the Attic Charm collection, filled with pastel colours and delicate designs, perfect for many kinds of projects! But they are not limited to sweet romantic or girly pages! I have made two boy layouts using this collection ;-)
Let's begin with a soft teal and gold page:

The title of the layout is the large Remember Moments piece that I embossed with Oatmeal and Sea Mist embossing powders:

I stamped some Journey stamps in the background, and then put my photos in Clip Frames. I used three embossing powders to add colours to the pieces: words with Ebony, clips with Mushroom and frames with Ginger:

I used one of the quotation tags from the Calling Cards sheet and added some flowers to match the colour palette:

We Do Not Remember Days:
Papers: Attic Charm: Spring Posy, Generation, Calling Cards
Chipboard: Remember Moments, Clip Frames, Directions
Flowers: Attic Charm Glitter Roses, Tranquil Roses and Lilies, Tranquil Blooms
Stamps: Journey
EP: Ginger, Oatmeal, Mushroom, Ebony, Sea Mist


And here's the other boy page, this time focusing on green shades of the papers from the collection, and many varietes of green embossing powders. They were a perfect choice for my green-eyed nephew's photo :-)

I used the Attic Key paper for the background, added some texture with a stencil and some stamping:

For the title I used the Dare to Dream piece that I embossed with Verdant and Lucky powders:

To decorate the page further I used the Lucky piece of the Charmed Page Dangles and added some colour to it with Copper, Lucky and Grassy Knoll embossing powders...

...and selected flowers from the Coursthip Blooms and Glitter Roses sets:

Lucky:
Papers: Attic Charm: Attic Key, Generation
Chipboard: Dare to Dream, Charmed Page Dangles, Postage Frames
Flowers: Attic Charm Glitter Roses, Courtship Blooms
EP: Grassy Knoll, Clover, Lucky, Verdant, Copper


The Attic Charm collection is perfect for many kinds of projects, not only layouts. Here are two cards I made using these beautiful papers. Here's a baptism card featuring the filigree Ornate Cross piece:

I added some machine sewing and delicate white and pink flowers:

 The soft pastel colours of papers from the Attic Charm collection are ideal for wedding projects too:

I placed a stamped sentiment in the smallest of the Psotage Frames piece and added two Mini Flourishes. All pieces are embossed with Oatmeal:

I finished off my design by adding some Tranquil Roses and Blooms, vintage ribbon and waxed string bows:

Baptism Card:
Papers: Attic Charm: Foyer, Mercantile
Chipboard: Ornate Crosses, Mini Flurishes, Postage Frames
Flowers: Courtship Roses, Tranquil Roses and Lilies
EP: 14 Karat

Wedding Card:
Papers: Attic Charm: Attic Key, Calling Cards
Chipboard: Postage Frames, Mini Flourishes
Flowers: Courtship Blooms, Tranquil Blooms, Tranquil Roses and Lilies
EP: Oatmeal

That is all for today, thank you very much for visiting the blog!

July Layouts by Maja

Hello everyone, welcome to the Blue Fern Studios blog :-)

I have three layouts to share today. The first one is made using the Tranquility collection and features a photo of my son on one of our sailing trips:

I love wood-patterned papers! And I used three wood desings for the background of the layout. To mat my photo, I also used the Crackle Bits chippes heat-embossed with 14 Karat ep:

Then I embossed the fascination, serenity and stillness words with the Breeze ep and used them for the title of my page.

Another chipboard piece I used is the beautiful Seaside Charms piece. I used two embossing powders to add colour to it: Copper for the "charms" and Oatimeal for the rest.

Then I completed my design with Tranquility flowers, real seashells, pearl beads, cheesecloth and glitter :-)

Fascination, Serenity, Stillness:
Papers: Tranquility: Contentment, Calm, Jubilation, Calling Cards
Chipboard: Crackle Bits, Serenity, Calm, Hushed; Peaceful, Stillness, Contentment; Serendipity Words 2; Seaside Charms
Flowers: Tranquil Blooms
EP: 14 Karat, Breeze, Oatmeal, Copper
Glitter: Pyrite


My next two layouts feature the beautiful Attic Charm collection, filled with soft pastel colours and vintage images. It's perfect for sweet gilry projects, like this page :-)

I layered two pink papers and arranged layered calling cards to mat my photo.

I added pieces of lace in between the layers for a more delicate, romantic look:

I used the beautiful Circle Flourish Large piece as a frame for my photo. I painted it with golden acrylic paint and added some flowers from various sets to match the chipboard ones:

For the title I used the Blooming Beauty piece: I used an embossing pen to trace along separate words and embossed the Beauty with 14 Karat and the Blooming with a mix of Fuchsia and Petal.

I added more flowers down the page and a birdcage from the Veranda set to make a cluster with the printed mannequin image:

Blooming Beauty:
Papers: Attic Charm: Calling Cards, Attire
Chipboard: Blooming Beauty, Circle Flourish Large, Veranda Cage Set
Flowers: Attic Charm Daisies, Attic Charm Glitter Roses
EP: 14 Karat, Fuchsia, Petal


But the Attic Charm collection is not only for girly projects :-) I selected the ecru and soft blue papers for this boy page:

I first layered the Curio and Haberdashery sheets and added some stamping in the background with motives from the Beads&Chamrs, Forever and Deja Vu stamp sets:

I used the middle clock from the Roman Clock Set Large, coloured it with mists, applied upon the Sachet paper, cut out and used it as the frame for my photo:

The title for the layout is the Loving You piece coloured with mists and glitter, added some clock hands from the clock set and completed my design with pieces from the Cogs and Gears set and  Tranquility and Courtship flowers:

Loving You:
Papers: Attic Charm: Curio, Haberdashery, Sachet
Chipboard: Loving You, Cogs and Gears, Roman Clock Set Large
Stamps: Beads&Charms, Forever, Deja Vu,
Flowers: Tranquil Roses and Lilies, Courtship Roses
EP: Ginger, 14 Karat, Ebony, Breeze

That is all for today, thank you for visiting and I hope you have been inspired :-)

Around the World with Blue Fern Studios- by Keren Tamir

Hi Everyone,

Its Keren here with a different type of blog post today!!!

Ever wonder where Blue Fern Studios' products are used? except for the US, where it is manufactured, Blue Fern Studios products travel to many places around the world.

Recently I had the pleasure of teaching this layout class below in Quito, Ecuador.

I have some photos below depicting my experience!!

I've also taught the same layout last year in San Jose, Costa Rica and so I'm sharing both events with you today as Blue Fern Studios travels to Central and South America!!

Enjoy!!

For the classes in Ecuador I used the Courtship Lane papers as the original ones were sold out. The Blue Fern Studios papers match so well with each other that it wasn't a problem switching these around.

The Blue Fern Studios chipboard pieces used for this layout were: Majestic Frame, Flutter Dangles and two special words "Momentos Especiales" designed just for us in Spanish.

I also used the Blue Fern Studios embossing powders to emboss the chipboard.

Here I am below explaining some components of the class.

Everyone is busy concentrating on their work. I love seeing my students working hard as it makes the final result so much more rewarding!!

Selfie with Isela the owner as everyone is working behind us!!

Look at the beautiful creations. Each one more beautiful than the next!!

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Below are the pictures of my event from last October in Costa Rica.
It was an amazing event as well and everyone loved the Blue Fern Studios products.
Below is the same layout class as above but with a different paper collection for the background.
The other components remained the same.

Everyone working hard!!!!

Here are the beautiful creations!! look at all the Blue Fern Studios loveliness.

Thank you so much for visiting the Blue Fern Studios blog!!
Hope you enjoyed this blog post!!
Have a wonderful day!!

Keren