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.  

April Inspiration and a video tutorial by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans.
Vera Shelemekh is here with some new inspiration and a video tutorial. Actually I can't stop cutting and layering the amazing In the Mood collection. I combine the sheets, I mix them with papers from other collections and I still have lots of ideas :)

So, the first layout is rocking fun. I've chosen the picture of my little son holding guitar. He looks like Axl Rose from Guns'n roses.. by the way roses are cut from Vintage Christmas - Deck the Halls as well as the big gitar behind the photo.

The background is full of hogs embossed with Antique gold powder.

 The frame is covered with glitter. And there are also some seedlings here and there.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Vintage Christmas - Deck the Halls

In the Mood - Dreamy

 

Embossing powder:

Antique gold

Icicle

 

Seedlings

Flaming

Glitter:

Vintage gold

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The other layout will make the album spread together with the heart shape layout from my March inspiration blog post. I tried to use the same colors and similar set of products. 

I love the flower background  in combination with oval shapes cut from Heartland paper

  The frame is covered with Vintage golf glitter

Lace adds special charm to wedding projects.

 

Please, find the video tutorial how to make this wedding layout.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

In the Mood - Ecstatic

In the Mood - Blissful 

Heartland - Red Rose Ball

 

Chipboards:

In the mood printed chipboard

 

Embossing powder:

Lime

 

Glitter:

Vintage gold

 

Seedlings

Gold nugget

Meadow

 

Flowers:

Late winter Lilies

 

Stamps:

Stamp - Vintage Phrases

Stamp - Garden frolic

Lace:

Lace 6

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Thank you for stopping by! I wish all Blue Fern Studios fans a happy crafting month.

See you in May *)

March Layout Inspiration - Joanne Bain

Hi Everyone!!

Joanne here with you today to share 2 layouts, one with a tutorial. Both are created with the totally gorgeous In The Mood collection.

For my first layout I chose to pull the darker colour in the collection and give my main cluster a bit of a colour pop with vibrant red.

'Love'

To frame my photo I have used the outside hearts from the In The Mood chipboard sheet. To create the pens, I used the pen stamp from the Desk Set stamp set, this was then embossed with Ebony embossing powder.

The small lace flowers were cut from Lace 3B. All chipboard was also embossed with Ebony embossing powder.

The background was created by using a stencil with black gesso and the while nearly dry a sprinkling of Ruby Slippers glitter was applied.

To build up added interest to the cluster I added some of the cream flowers from the Chesterville florals set. I also added some natural cheesecloth to add extra texture and softness to the page.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

In The Mood

Dreamy Patterned Paper

Amused Pattern Paper

Chipboard

In The Mood Chipboard Sheet

Flowers

Chesterville Florals

Seedlings

Beating Heart

Stamps

Desk Set

Glitter

Ruby Slippers

Lace

Lace 3B

For my next page I chose to use the softer tones in the collection. I simply do adore this collection it is just so pretty. For this layout I also thought I would do a little step by step tutorial so you may be able to create this one yourself.

'Perfect Moment'

The small Roman clock face was cut in half layered and embossed with the gorgeous Pixie Dust embossing powder. The top half of the clock also had dark chocolate and Ivory embossing powders added.

The small frame behind the photo was coloured with Green Ivory embossing powder. In the background of the page there is a sprinkling of Mauve and Gold Nugget seedlings.

For added interest in the cluster I added some fussy cut flowers cut from the Attracted patterned paper. 

The main feature flower is one of the lighter pink flowers from the Moody Florals set. I removed the centre of the flower and added my own.

The title and the background flourish were both coloured with Dark Chocolate embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

In The Mood

Optimistic Patterned Paper

Attracted Pattern Paper

Chipboard

Roman Clock Small

Flowers

Chesterville Florals

Seedlings

Mauve

Gold Nugget

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Green Ivory

Pixie Dust

Dark Chocolate

And now a tutorial for you.

Check out How to Create a Layout With in the Mood by Joanne Bain by Joanne Bain on Snapguide.

Well that is it for me this month, I hope I have inspired you.

Joanne

xx

March Inspiration by Debbie Burns

Hi everyone!  Debbie back with you today to share my March layouts.   I have two created with the In The Mood Collection and the third one featuring the Happy Accident collection.

"All  You Need Is Love"

 I used the Attracted paper for my background.  Love the beautiful colors and details. Michelle designed such a beautiful collection! I added a light spray of some peony mist to the background along with some pieces from Lace 12.  

Lot of layering behind the photo using the Optimistic and Dreamy papers 

along with the printed chipboard. The chipboard pieces behind the photo were embossed with Blue Fern Ivory Embossing Power, and the leaves with Avocado and sprinkled with some Meadow Seedlings. 

I used a butterfly stamp and embossed two butterflies, one in ebony and the other in Pink Dust.  I placed lots of flowers around photo from Apricot Blooms, Moody Florals and Moody Blooms.

I applied some white mircobeads from my stash all around the layout and added some Blue Fern Tickled Seedlings and Pink Pearl Glitter.

Blue Fern Studios Products:

In The Mood Paper

Attracted

Dreamy 

Optimistic

In The Mood Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powders

Ivory

Pink Dust

Avacado

Ebony

Flowers

Moody Forals

Moody Blooms

Apricot Blooms

Seedlings

 Meadow

Tickled

Lace

Lace 12

Glitter

Pink Pearl

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"Sweetheart"

The background paper is Peaceful (Side B).   I applied some Lace 4 behind the photo and splatters of white paint.  Lots of layering behind the photo using  the printed chipboard and Dreamy, Blissful and Ecstatic papers.

I embossed the chipboard pieces behind the photo with a mixture of Blue Fern Ivory and Petal Embossing powders.  The leaves were embossed with Blue Fern Green Ivory. I added flowers from Moody Blooms, Apricot Blooms and Harvest Lilies.

I fussy cut flowers from the Ecstatic paper and tucked them behind the photo. 

The title is from the In The Mood printed chipboard.

  

Blue Fern Studios Products:

In The Mood Papers

Peaceful (Side B)

Dreamy

Blissful

Ecstatic

In The Mood Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powders

Ivory

Petal

Green Ivory

Flowers

Moody Blooms

Apricot Blooms

Harvest Lilies

Lace 4

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"Wonder"

I used the Windfall paper from the Happy Accident Collection, both sides.  Lots of layering with the B side of the Windfall paper along with the printed chipboard. I applied some stamping on the background using the Halftone, Postal Textures and Tattered Newsprint stamps.

I used the Blooms & Stems stamp on some vellum and  embossed with Auburn .  I added some Solar Flare Glitter to the centers of some of the flowers.  Flowers are from  Christmas Blooms, Harvest Lilies and Spring Peonies.

The large chipboard pieces behind the photo were embossed with a mixture of Auburn and Honey Embossing Powders, and the leaves with Avocado. All around the layout I added some art stones and microbeads from my stash along with some Harvest Seedlings and additional Solar Flare Glitter.

The butterfly was embossed with a mixture of Blue Fern Speckled Mint and Auburn Embossing Powders and solar flare Glitter.

The title was embossed with Blue Fern Speckled Mint.

Blue Fern Studios Products:

Happy Accident Papers

Windfall

Happy Accident Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powders

Auburn

Honey

Avocado

Speckled Mint 

Flowers

Christmas Blooms

Spring Peonies

Harvest Lilies

Stamps

 Halftone

Blooms and Stems

Postal Textures

Tattered Newsprint

Thanks for stopping by.
I hope I have inspired you!
I'll see you next month.

. . . Debbie

February inspiration by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans. Vera Shelemekh is here to inspire you with the new amazing In the Mood collection. I have prepared two layouts and one traditional off the page project.

So help yourself with a cup of tea and some cookies and enjoy the beauty of In the Mood papers and printed chipboards.
I'll start the journey with a wedding layout. There was no chance not to make a romantic and tender page with many fussy cut roses and lace and sparkling sentiment.
In the Mood Mellow paper became the backgroung for this project.

The chipboard frame and branches are embossed with Icicle powder. Under the frame you may notice the brand new Lace 11

 The sentiments on the printed chipboard are so sweet, just perfect for the story.

 The title is covered with Fool's gold glitter.

 And I added gold nugget seedlings here and there.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

In the Mood - Mellow

In the Mood - Ecstatic

 

Chipboards:

In the mood printed chipboard

 

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

 

Seedlings

Gold nugget

Glitter:

Fools gold

Lace:

Lace11

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The other layout is also about relationship but this time I made my little son and hig girl friend play the main role) The picture was taken about 5 years ago in the street. The car is the present from my son's God father.

I picked In the Mood Dreamy back side as background and added pieces of Paisley and Vine papers.

  The frame is decorated with washi tape.

 I used a lot of Iridescent grey and Icicle  powder to emboss the chipboard embelishments. And some hearts are covered with Fire Engine glitter.

 I can't imagine my layouts without seedlings. Here you may notice Flaming.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

In the Mood - Dreamy

Paisley and Vine - Passion

Paisley and Vine - Bohemian

 

Chipboards:

In the mood printed chipboard

 

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

Iridescent grey

 

Seedlings

Flaming

Glitter:

Fire engine

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And now let's go off the page. I've created a very tender shabby chic planner. The cover is decorated with In the Mood printed chipboard, pices of Lace 3 and beautiful paper flowers.

 

 

 I also added a small raw chipboard heart covered with Vintage gold glitter.

The pages are embellished with In the Mood printed chipboard and fussy cut flowers.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

In the Mood - Dreamy

In the Mood - Ecstatic

In the Mood - Flirty

 In the Mood - Attracted

 

Chipboards:

In the Mood printed chipboard

 

Embossing powder:

Glisten sand

 

Seedlings

Mauve

Glitter:

Vintage gold

Lace:

Lace 3

Flowers:

Apricot blooms

Harvest lilies

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I hope you love the projects I've created for your inspiration. See you in March *)