May Creations with Jelissa

Hello Blue Fern fans!

I'm so glad to be back here to share two layouts with you, created with gorgeous BFS papers and chipboards.

"Blessings"

I wanted a light white-washed look for this layout and treated my Blue Fern Studios chipboards accordingly.

I used the "Blessings" word from "Spiritually Speaking" word set as my title and kept it very simple with a coat of gesso, some dabbing with grey chalk ink and distressed the edges with some black ink.

And layered in between my patterned papers are pieces from "Mini Ring Things". I covered with a coat of gesso and painted with watercolours to match my background. This was followed by colored texture pastes to give more dimension.

Blue Fern products used:

Spiritually Speaking word set

Mini Ring Things

"Moments"

My second layout uses the gorgeous Blue Fern Garden collection papers. I have very few 12x12 sheets left for my background, but am really fortunate to have one last sheet of "Parlour" left! I love the light blue and green with just a tinge of brown in the wood grain design, which matches my photo perfectly.

I have several scrap pieces of Blue Fern Garden left as well and those are just ideal for layering.

I used the Wildflower Flourish Bundle chipboard here. 

A word cut out from "Calling Cards" which I used as my title. 

Tucking in Checker Bits and the Graduated circles chipboard pieces into the main cluster.

Just in case you're wondering how I put this page together, below is a start-to-finish video tutorial I put together. Hope you enjoy watching it and find the techniques for altering the chippies useful!

Blue Fern products used:

Blue Fern Garden "Parlour"

Blue Fern Garden "Calling Card"

Checker Bits

Graduated Circles
Wildflower Flourish Bundle

Thank you again for dropping by. Do check back on our blog regularly for more wonderful inspiration from the rest of the design team.

love,
Jelissa

Hello all BFS Fans. Today I'm coming with 3 mixed -media projects.

First one is Little canvas in summer colors with my son on it. I use Dot Grid Panel as background to my project. Those panels from BFS are awesome You can use them to whole 12''x12'' work or cut to pieces so many ways of use a single product ! . one of Memory Frames become frame to my photo and Dream Big sign is title and filling to my composition

This work is girly and messy. I made  background using leftovers from circlce pannels I had. I glued them layered , and covered all with gesso . I recomend thick product to do that . Then i made composition using Graduated Circles and Blue Fern Bits and one of theValentine's Word Set is title.

This work was inspired by amazing photo of little girl.  I use Beaded Strings The Optimist Word Set, Heart Set and Jeweled Page Dangles to enhance delicacy of this picture.

A Little Title Love

Hi everyone!  It's Valerie here today with a couple of layouts for May.  Do you sometimes struggle with titles?  I do, so I pulled out a couple of Blue Fern chipboard titles, and got started on my layouts. 

For this layout, I chose the Cute Stuff title from the Good Vibes set, and my very favorite sheet from the Blue Fern Garden Collection - In Bloom.  I also took advantage of some strips in my scrap pile to create some dimension in the background.

Here is a close-up look at the sweet title.  I primed it first with gesso, inked it with a light brown ink, and when dry, I used a make-up sponge (an awesome scrap room supply) to apply some Inka Gold.

I also used the smallest circle from the Graduated Circles set of 5 to frame the left side of the photograph.  

After priming the chipboard, I applied some pink ink, then heat-embossed it 

using a frosted embossing powder to add some sparkle.

The Berry Stems and Jeweled Trinkets were painted white and used as accents in the floral cluster.

For my second layout, I chose the Backyard Boy title, and knew just which photo I wanted to use. 

 I'm sure many of you have photos that would fit perfectly with this title.  This title was super easy to alter.   

I applied some VersaMark ink and clear embossing powder, 

then heat embossed it.  The result was this beautiful chocolate brown. 

For the background I have used the back side of the Timeless paper from the

  Blue Fern Garden Collection.  

If you like arrows, you will love the Directions set.  It includes numerous arrows that can be used in so many ways.  I covered this arrow with Distress Ink, then stamped it with a texture stamp.

You can see another of the arrows from the Directions set in this close up, as well as the gloss that the embossing powder left on the title.

 

And here is a little flower from the Bohemian Flowers that I tucked in behind a flower. 

 It's a great assortment of 12 flowers. 

That's all from me today.   It was awesome to begin my layouts with a title and not have to worry about it at the end.  Give it a try!

Pink & Blue with Leila Cardoso

Hello Ladies

Leila's here today to show you 2 projects using the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios products, chippies and papers.

The first one is a blue layout 12x12, Boys will be Boys...

The circles I applied a layer of gesso and then with a brush applied  blue ink irregularly.

In the title I made the same thing with the circles, then applied some colorless relief.

BFS products:

Blue Fern Garden collection - Parlour paper

Graduated Circles

Boys will be boys

My second project for this month is a pink paper craft bag for gifts, I customize it with stencil, modeling past and spray ink, put some piece of paper and other little cute things...

Here I used the chippie with no change...

And this I colored with acrilic paint and put some spray ink and little drops...

BFS products:

Blue Fern Garden collection - Boudoir paper

Blue Fern Garden collection - Calling cards

Symphony border

Natural Sprigs set

So, this it is! Thanks for stopping by.

xoxo

Leila

Mixed media tutorial by Marie-Josée Hamel

Hello all! I am really happy to show you my first Blue Fern Studios tutorial. Today, you will learn how to create your own mixed media background.

Supplies:

- 12 x 12 chipboard or very sturdy piece of cardstock 

- Any BlueFern Studios panel (I used the Mini Rings panel)

- Glue

- Gesso

- Gel medium (glossy or matte, as you wish)

- Sponge

- Mister to spray water

- Three different colors of water-soluble mists (I used the Dyllusions sprays: After Midnight, Vibrant Turquoise and Crushed Grape)

- Embossing heat tool

Directions:

1) Glue your Blue Fern Studios panel to your 12 x 12 chipboard. With the sponge, apply gesso on top. Try not to leave bare spots. Once it is dry, apply gel medium all over, again with the sponge. Use your embossing heat tool to make it dry faster.

2) Spray the three colors randomly all over.

3) Spray water on top and watch the colors blend! Add more water and/or more color if needed.

4) Use your heat tool to dry the colors. Your background is now ready to use!

5) And here’s my layout. I also added another chipboard, the Graduated Circles. Since it's a really colorful and busy background, I used only white embellishments:

2 Bright and Bold Layouts

Hello, Jackie here today to share my February design team projects, including one with the new Blue Fern Garden papers. I was so excited to receive these papers; they are so beautiful I almost couldn't bear to cut into them. Almost. I did get over it, and had a lot of fun in the process.

I love the lattice pattern of the Love Letters paper, and started by cutting it out with an X-acto knife, then used the pattern on the background Signature paper dictate how I trimmed the lattice. I wanted to leave the lovely birdcage and doily in the bottom right and the flowers and flourishes in the top left corners visible.

I glued the lattice down, then applied all my media overtop to make it an organic part of my background.

Lots of Blue Fern Studios chipboard scattered throughout. Frames are a great way to highlight a focal point on your photo; here I printed a second copy of the photo and fussy cut my son and the swing out of it and adhered it over the frame to bring movement to the picture. Of the three of us in the picture, there is no doubt who is the focal person (even more helpful when the photo is not particularly flattering of my eldest son and I). I started by rubbing a candle on the chipboard to create a bit of a resist, then painted and splattered on various coordinating colours of watercolour paints for a fun, artsy feel.

In addition to the lattice, there are lots of layers of paper and media on my background. I didn't want to cover these completely with additional layers of paper, but did want to add some additional bulk behind the photo; the Shabby Brick Bits were ideal for this purpose, and grounded the photo and cluster while allowing the background to peek through. I simply painted the chipboard with two coats of gesso, then added stamping and splattering.

Your chipboard doesn't always have to be the focal point of your layout. I needed a little something to bulk up my cluster, and this butterfly, painted randomly with watercolours, fit the bill perfectly.

With such a busy background, I wanted to make my title bold and simple to help it really stand out. A simple coat of black watercolour paint did the trick. I mounted the title on top of the flowers in my cluster with some wet adhesive.

Products Used

- Blue Fern Garden Signature paper

- Blue Fern Garden Love Letters paper

- Blue Fern Garden Calling Cards paper

- Shabby Brick Bits chipboard

- Picture Perfect chipboard

- The Optimist Word Set chipboard

- Icons Set One chipboard

I had so much fun playing around with this next layout. I love this picture of my middle son, and the look of disdain on his face, and wanted to use chipboard to draw the eye in to the photo.

The Graduated Circles were perfect for the task. I started by colouring the piece with a white Gelato, then built up additional colours with Gelatos and finished the whole thing off with random spots of coordinating embossing powder. I would later use the Graduated Circle as a frame for my clusters, which keeps the eyes moving around the centre of the page.

The Tattered Diamond Bits ground the photo within the circle, preventing it from looking as though it is just floating there. I started by heat embossing them with a weathered embossing powder, then added in Gelatos in orange and brown to marry it to my colour scheme.

For the title, I painted it with gesso and my finger, leaving texture behind, then misted it randomly to achieve an ombre effect.

And last but not least, a pop of purple to coordinate with the purple in the photo.

Products Used

- Never A Dull Moment chipboard

- Graduated Circles chipboard

- Tattered Diamond Bits chipboard

- Seaside Seashells chipboard

Thank you for stopping by today! 

My first post with Jelissa Mei

Hi everyone! Today is my first post with Blue Fern Studios and I can't tell you how excited I am to be part of this really talented team.

Just a little about myself. I'm currently a forensic scientist and I married to a wonderful man. Together we have two beautiful (but mischievous) boys whom I often make the subjects of my scrapping. I first picked up scrapbooking when my eldest was born to record his childhood, but it slowly became a way to balance and express myself after a long day at a very disciplined line of work. I don't have any particular style, although I tend towards shabby chic and mixed media, and I like to let go and put into my craft whatever the photo or sentiments make me feel. 

You can see more of my works on my blog, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed creating them.

And these are what I have to share with you today:

"Just Because"
Altered Tag

This is a tag I made for a colleague. We share a lot of fun and woes together, and have supported one another throughout the stressful periods at work.

I brushed gesso on the smallest piece of the Graduated Circles and misted it before heat-setting with purple-tinted clear embossing powder. For the Gabrielle butterfly, I painted on the colors and finished it off with some Stickles for a shimmery look. To create the feelers, I used some left over cord and twisted them, and added a drop of dimensional paint at the ends.

Blue Fern Studios chipboards used on this tag:
Graduated Circles
Gabrielle Butterfly

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"Cash Gift Holder"

The second item is a cash gift holder, or what we Chinese call 红包 (red packet). It is usually a red rectangular envelope where cash is kept as a gift for weddings, birthday and for children during Chinese New Year visitations. I was attending a colleague's wedding and instead of using the generic red packets lying around, I decided to make my own.

For this item, I used the Page Chain and snipped into two pieces. Both were brushed with gesso and misted. This was followed by some random stamping with Versamark and sprinkling clear embossing powder over. The result is a glazed textural effect on the chipboard.

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used on this project:

Page Chains

 That's all I have for now, and thank you for dropping by the blog. Have a great week ahead!

Jelissa