July's inspiration by Pascale

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue Fern Studios blog with three new projects. The first two features the Timeless collection.

I take th photo of the Astrance in the garden of the castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire (Loire Valley, France)

First I primed the Song paper from the Timeless collection with clear gesso. Then I added a design with a stencil and 3D Gloss Gel.

When dry, I added some color in green and burgundy to match the photo. I splattered a mix of Merlot glitter, gel medium and water as well as white gesso. I added also a design with the Postal stamp and the Ginger embossing powder.

I primed the Wild Flourish Bundle with white gesso before coloring it with watercolor. I sprinkled the leaves with Verdant and Lime embossing powders to add some texture.

I primed the Persian Ornement with clear gesso and covered it with a clear crackle paste. When dry, I used two mica powders to color it.

To finish, I added some random stamping with the Halftone stamp.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Timeless (Song, Freedom) ;
Chipboards - Wild Flourish Bundle, Persian Ornament ;
Stamps - Journey, Haftone ;
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Verdant, Lime, Ginger) ;
Imagine Ink - Glitter (Merlot).

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I also use the Timeless collection for the second layout but as you can see the result is really different. I take this photo during an street event we have recently near the place I live. This clown is called Lullaby and the show was so entertaining.

I cut in the Freedom and Main Street papers from the Timeless collection some squares that I glued on the background with a soft gel. When dry I covered everything with clear gesso.

Then I added a design with a stencil and a white crackle paste. I let dry naturally before coloring the background in various shades of brown and green.

I primed all the chipboards with clear gesso The title Glee was just paint in green. The Chelsea Vines were painted in brown, then sprinkled with two shades of green embossing powder.

I covered the Mod Squares with the Rust Effect Paste and splattered them with the same green watercolor I used on the background and the title.

Before gluing all the elements, I stamped randomly the background with the Making Plans stamp.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Timeless (Couture, Freedom, Main Street) ;
Chipboards - Mod Square, Chelsea Vines, Serendipity Words 2 ;
Flowers - Tranquil Blooms ;
Stamp - Making Plans ;
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Fern, Grassy Knot).

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Here is my third project:  I chose a photo of the Duncaire Castle situated on the shore of Galway Bay (Kinvara, co. Galway, Ireland) and the new collection Seaside Cottage was just the perfect choice.

I started to prime the background with clear gesso before adding a design with a stencil and 3D gloss gel. When dry, I added a second design with another stencil and white crackle paste.

I primed the chipboards with clear gesso. I painted the title Magique from the French Adjectives 2 set with a silver watercolor as well as the Seaside Flourish. While the watercolor was still wet I sprinkled some Icicle embossing powder.

I colored the background with different shades of blue and green. Then I mixed some Silver Prism glitters with water and gel medium and splattered the mix on the background to remind the reflections in the water. I repeated the process with the Blue Ice glitters. 

After having glued all the embellishments, I added some stones to remind the ones in the photo.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Seaside Cottage (Calling Cards, Whitewash)
Chipboards - Seaside Flourish, French Adjectives 2
Flowers - Tranquil Blooms
Imagine Ink - Glitters (Silver Prism, Blue Ice)
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powder (Icicle)

March Inspiration With Debbie

Hi everyone!  Debbie here with you today to share some layouts created with the new Courtship Lane collection.  I had so much fun creating with the new papers.

-Reminisce-

 My first layout features the Lovers Lane paper.  Love the details and colors.  I used the Calling Cards paper to layer under the photo of my grandparents. I added some masking and paint splatters to the background paper along with misting using the Imagine Ink Cotton Candy Mist and stamping with the Arcadia Textures stamp.

I used three pieces of chipboard here.  The Poppies Collage under my photo and Bits Of Honey on each side of the photo and Chelsea Vines tucked in my flower clusters.  I embossed the Poppies Collage and Bits of Honey with a mixture of Ginger, Oatmeal and Cotton Candy embossing powders and  added some Dusty Rose  and Fools Gold Glitter.  The Chelsea Vines were embossed with Sage and Verdant and sprinkled with some Peridot glitter.

My title Reminisce is from the Serendipity Words 2.  I inked it with brown ink and randomly embossed with Ginger, Oatmeal and Cotton Candy embossing powers.  I love the aged effect.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper:  Courtship Lane

Lovers Lane, Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Poppies Collage

Bits Of Honey

Serendipity Words 2

Chelsea Vines

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Sage

Verdant

Ginger,

Oatmeal

Cotton Candy

Imagine Ink Mist

Cotton Candy

Glitter:

Dusty Rose

Fools Gold

Peridot

Stamps:

Arcadia Textures

My second layout features the Town Gossip paper.
-Contemplation-

 I added several layers of papers under my photo using Royal Secret, West Plaza and Parkway papers.  Lots of masking, paint splatters and stamping with the Forever and Garden Frolic stamps.

The title Contemplation is from Serendipity Words 1.  I embossed it with some Pearl and Petal embossing powders.  Here you can see some of the stamping along with the Floral Lattice Bits Chipboard piece tucked beneath the flowers, embossed with the Pearl and Petal embossing powders.

Here is another close up of the Floral Lattice Bits chipboard.

Beneath the photo I used a portion of the Garden Celebration chipboard, embossed with Pearl and Petal embossing powders.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper:  Courtship Lane

Town Gossip, Royal Secret
West Plaza, Parkway

Chipboard:

Serendipity Words 1

Garden Celebration

Floral Lattice Bits

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Pearl

Petal

Stamps:

Forever
Garden Frolic

My final layout was created for the March Sketch Challenge.  
-Our Dream Home-

 I used the Main Street paper for my background and West Plaza Side B, East Plaza, Royal Street and Calling cards to create layering under my picture.  Lots of stamping on my background using the Halftone and Arcadia Textures stamps and some paint splatters.



I used a mixture of the Lilac and Mystic Plum embossing powders and dusty Rose Glitter on the word Happy from the Laughter, Happy, Smile chipboard set.  I lightly added some Dusty Rose Glitter on the flowers.



On each side of my picture I used the Persian Ornament chipboard which I embossed using the Lilac and Mystic Plum embossing powders.  


On the right side I used the Whimsy Flourish chipboard, embossed with the Lilac and Mystic Plum embossing powders. 

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper:  Courtship Lane

Main Street, West Plaza, East Plaza, 

Calling Cards, Royal Street

Chipboard:

Persian Ornament

Whimsy Flourish

Happy from Laughter, Happy Smile

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Lilac

Mystic Plum

Glitter:

Dusty Rose

Stamps:

Arcadia Textures

Halftone

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

Marilyn's February Layouts and Video Tutorial

Hi everyone! Marilyn here to share with you two projects and a video tutorial with the new beautiful Serendipity collection.

I choose the Contemplation and Calling Cards papers from the Serendipity collection. I used the Flourish Hearts, Everlasting Love and the Whimsy Flourishes chipboards in this page.

I apply embossing powder pearl and sea mist colors to all the chippies.

I cut out a card from the Calling cards paper to embellish my page.

I added pearls and micro beads with gel medium.

Blue Fern products:
Serendipity- Contemplation and Calling Cards paper
Chipboard: Flourish Hearts, Everlasting Love, Whimsy Flourishes
Embossing powder: Pearl, Sea Mist
Stamp: Brocade Texture
Mist:Winter Mint


Here's the video tutorial I hope you inspire.

 

 "Blow Out the Candles"

In this page "Merriment"is my base paper that I enhanced the color with the cotton candy mist. 

I apply cotton candy and 14  karat embossing powders to the Persian Ornament chipboard .

The Blow out the Candles chipboard goes perfect with my daughter's photo. I stamped with the Texture 1-stamp.

Supplies:
Serendipity: Merriment paper
Mist: Cotton Candy
Chipboard: Blow Out The Candles, Persian Ornament
Embossing Powder: 14 karat, cotton candy
stamp: Texture 1

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!
Marilyn Rivera

What's New - Part 2

We are back today with more new Blue Fern Studios products that you are sure to fall in love with! 

First up is a sneak peek at our upcoming paper collection, Serendipity. 
  Be sure to check back later  when we will show you the individual pages up-close. 
The detail is stunning!

We have also added these new chipboard pieces:

Garden Celebration

Persian Ornament

Stencil Tag 1

And how about some new titles!

To add some sparkle and bling to your chipboard pieces, we also have some new colors of glitter!

We're excited about our new products, and hope you are, too!
We would love to hear what you think.