Two layouts and a journal book by Maja

Hi! Maja here today =) So happy to be here with my first post. 

I´m Maja Stokk from Sweden. I´m a mother of five children, married and teacher with passion for mathematics. I have been in to scrapbooking since 2008 and love it! My style is "flowery" a bit romantic or grungy. I also use lots of mixed Media on my projects. So happy to be a part of this team!

 I´m starting this new year with a new Art Journal book.

For this  journal book I have used the "Blue Fern Bits" which I love. It´s fun to create textures with them. I just glued them on the book and went over it with some modelling paste and lots of different colors of mist and ended up using a stamp here and there. Some flowers, bling and a ribbon. ready =).

Next comes two layouts I made. The first one on my teenage son who´s not that easy to catch with the camera.

I have cut out cicles from the BFS chipbord "Circle Group Panel". Painted it with black gesso and then it had dried I went over it with some white gesso and ended up using some enamel on the top. Other chipbord used on this layout are "All Natural Set", "Directions", "Widget Works" and "Picture Perfect".

Also on this layout I have used the BFS chipboards "Picture Perfect" and "Widget Works" and I  used bits of the "Chickenwirw Panel".

That all from me this time!

See you =)

A layout and an art journal with Jackie Clark

Good morning! I'm Jackie Clark, and I'm very excited to be a new Design Team member at Blue Fern Studios for 2014.

A little about me... I am a very soon to be 35 year old mother of three little boys. I have been married to my highschool sweetheart for 10 years, and we have a rowdy black Lab who rounds out our family. I live in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, and we enjoy all the West Coast has to offer - skiing in the winter and boating, biking and swimming in the summer.

I have been scrapbooking since 2000, but took a couple years off after the birth of my oldest son; when I came back to it my style evolved from flat, multi-picture, two page layouts to what I love today - texture, color and dimension. You can see more of my work on my blog at www.scrapsofbrilliance.blogspot.com.

Now on to the projects I've prepared using Blue Fern Studios chipboard for January.

I generally scrap photos with people in them, however this lighthouse on the easternmost tip of Mexico that was attached to the hotel we stayed in last year was too beautiful not to scrap, and coordinated perfectly with the By The Sea set. I also added in the word "Sunshine" from The Optimist Word Set and some clouds from the Cloudy Skies set.

Though the color scheme for both sets of words differs, they were treated in the same way - I primed them with gesso, then built up colors with Gelatos and finished them off with some shimmery paint which added some dimension and toned down the brightness of the Gelatos. I quite often add additional layers of media to my chipboard until I get an effect I am happy with.

The lighthouse was painted with shiny dimensional paint to match the lighthouse in the photo.

The clouds were also treated with two colors of shiny paint which I applied with my finger to give them texture.

Blue Fern Studios Chipboard Pieces Used:

By The Sea

The Optimist Word Set

Cloudy Skies

My next project was a Christmas gift for my niece, who loves art journaling and card-making. I made the covers out of cardboard and built the journal up from there with her tastes in mind.

The Circle Groups chippies provided fantastic anchor points for my cluster. I started by painting them with a metallic paint, then ran them through my embossing machine and added touches of metallic purple paint to accentuate the raised areas.

Lo and behold, one of my metal clock accents fit perfectly inside one of the circles.

The film strip from the Picture Perfect set was simply pressed into a black ink pad, leaving some areas untreated. The word "Captured" was painted with gesso and then I added some of the metallic purple paint I'd used on the circles.

Blue Fern Studios Chipboard Pieces Used:

Circle Groups

Picture Perfect

Thank you for stopping in to have a look! I hope you will check back often; the rest of the Design Team will be introducing themselves and sharing some marvellous inspiration over the course of the month. And a special thank you to Leslie and Valerie for including me in this wonderful team!

My very last projects By Kristine Henanger

Hi Everyone!
This is my very last post for Blue Fern Studios!
It has been an amazing journey and I have been so lucky to be a part of this talented team! 

Here is my December projects:
"Happy"

On this layout I used glimmermist, papers, chipboard leftovers, modeling paste and stencils to create my background. Then I put on the picture and title.
For this layout I used following chipboard pieces: Quatrefoil Panel, Mini Rings Panel

"Tullekopp"

On this layout I used a stencil and modeling paste to create the chevron pattern, and then I made a paper cluster with leftovers. Putting chipboard pieces under and between the papers.
For this layout I used following chipboard pieces: Broken rings, Mini ring things, Directions

"Memories"

 On this layout I mixed modeling paste and glimmermist and applied it where I wanted my "cluster" to be.
Then I put on chipboard, cheesecloth, and some bling.
For this layout I used following chipboard pieces: Screen Panel, Picture perfect, Memory Frame 

I hope you found some inspiration here today! :)
Thank you all, its been a fun six months and I hope you have enjoyed my projects :)

Kristine Henanger

{3} Projects with Patter

Hello! It's Patter Cross with you today sharing my October projects. Today I have two layouts and a card. So, let's get started with a layout.

Pretty as a Picture
This is an 8 1/2 x 11 layout of one of my daughters and her new haircut. All of my girls have naturally curly hair, and trying to find a hairstyle can be difficult. We think this one is a keeper. :)

I used the scissors from the Miss Tailor Set since the layout was about my daughter's haircut. I added various silver paints and a silver brad so that the scissors would look more realistic. I also used leaves from the Natural Sprigs set. I added watercolors, mists, and embossing powders to vary the colors and textures on the leaves.

For the title, I used the Pretty as a Picture chipboard piece. I started with a layer of gesso then added various pink paints and mists to get the colors you see below.

Miss Tailor Set

Natural Sprigs Set

Pretty as a Picture

A Fall Card
The new Fall Foliage chipboard by Blue Fern Studios was perfect for this Fall card. I have plenty of inspiration around as I watch the leaves changing in our yard. I am sure a lot of you do also!

I misted the leaves with water to peel up the edges and make them look realistic. I then covered them with various mists, embossing powders, and gelatos to make the color of each leaf different.

Fall Foliage

Say Cheese
For this 8 1/2 x 11 layout, I used photos of the little girl my daughter takes care of. She is such a cutie. Each layout I create, I give to her mom to put in an album I have given to the family. She does not scrap so I hope she enjoys this latest page for the album!

To color the Broken Rings chipboard, I added a layer of gesso then various paints and mists to get a variation of color on the rings.

On the title "Say Cheese" piece from the Picture Perfect set, again I added gesso, paints, and mists to get the different colors of orange you see. I liked the dotted effect too. Sometimes when my mister causes these dots, I will smooth them out with a paintbrush but I left the dots this time.

Broken Rings

Picture Perfect

I hope you have enjoyed my creations today and that you are inspired to grab some Blue Fern Studios chipboard and begin creating! Thanks for stopping by!

Projects by Kotlyarova

Hello, ladies!

Olga is here today to show newest project with Blue Fern Studios chipboards!

The first one named "2 minutes". I scrapped the first foto of my newborn daugter, she's 2 minutes old here ))

Picture Perfect

The second one is about a meeting with scrap-girls on one of the craft shows in Moscow.

Picture Perfect

Icon set three

Hope you're inspired! Have a nice weekend :)
xx