October projects with Kerryn Lawson

Hello!  It's Kerryn here today to share my October projects with you.

 

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to attend the Cirque Du Soleil production "Ovo" with my family.  The show left us completely spellbound.  It was incredible!

 

I chose the word Happiness from the Good Vibes set to form my title.  After priming with gesso lime green shimmery paint was applied.  The effect of the shimmery paint is quite subtle but it does add a touch of glam to the title.

 

 

Shimmery paint was again applied to an arrow from the Directions set and a Circle Motif piece.  This time a straw coloured shimmery paint was used. 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used :

 

Circle Motifs

 

 

Directions

 

Good Vibes

 

The next project I would like to share is a monochromatic style card. 

Three pieces from the Pretty Weeds set were painted with a cream shimmery paint and once dry were layered together and secured with a ribbon bow.  A bird from the 2 Hearts set, painted with gold shimmery paint, was added to the cluster.

 

 

The chipboard word Joy, from the Good Vibes set, was simply inked with brown ink for the sentiment.

 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used :

 

2 Hearts

 

 

Pretty Weeds

 

Good Vibes

 

For my final project today I have another card.  This time a brighter colour palette features.

The interlinked hearts from the 2 Hearts set were primed with gesso before being painted with a red shimmery paint.  These hearts are one of my favourite chipboard pieces and required the addition of only a couple of simple embellishments to create a fabulously versatile card.

 

 

Blue Fern Studios chipboard used :

 

2 Hearts

 

 

Thank you for stopping by the Blue Fern Studios blog today.

 

Kerryn

 

Autumn is in the Air...Winter is coming...

Hello Autumn... Lisa here, bringing you 2 projects today. I will start out with a card (I'm learning how to create them!!) that reflects the colors of the season. Autumn is in the air in some parts of the world. I used a small piece of the the Chain Link chipboard panel as it reminded me of lattice. I base coated it with gesso and sprayed it using a golden /green shimmery spray.

Here is a close up of the Chain Link chipboard. I just cut it randomly not worrying about cutting a straight line.

I base coated the You Shine words  with white gesso, sprayed it with a color spray and topped it with some clear crackle paint to give it a textured sheen .

                                                            
                                                               The Optimist Word Set

                                                                        Chain Link

My next project is a layout  using a winter photo, but I kept the colors on the layout in a warm tone, fading Autumn out until the cold sets in...

  I base coated the Sign Post and Pretty Weeds chipboard with white gesso and sprayed it with colored spray while the gesso was still wet. It created a pretty speckled look when you dry it with a heat tool.

Just a closeup of the post. I added a small acrylic covered sticker inside the Sign Post.

                                                                    Natural Sprigs Set

                                                                    Village Sign Post 2

                                                                        Pretty Weeds

Thank you for joining me today for my October Blue Fern Studios Post. Keep checking back as all of the Designers will be back to inspire you for days to come.

Valerie Wraps Up September

Hi blog readers.  It's Valerie Serfozo today and I'm here to wrap up the month of September, which has been filled with all things wonderful from 7 Dots Studio.  We have been so excited to share September with them.  Our design team has created some awesome projects combining Blue Fern Studios chipboard and paper from 7 Dots Studio.

And in case you've missed it, the 7 Dots design team has been creating with Blue Fern Studios chipboard this month.  We hope you'll stop by their blog to see how they have used our chipboard. 

Now I'd like to share a couple of layouts that I created this month.  The first one is loving titled "Queen Bee", which fits my niece Makenzie perfectly!  Even at a young age, she likes to be in charge of things.  I have used the Messy Head and The Queen of Hearts collections from 7 Dots, along with several pieces of Blue Fern chipboard.

In this close-up you can see the detail on this piece from the graduated circles.  I have really piled on gesso, paint, distress stain, and embossing powder to give it this corroded metal look.  I can tell you that Blue Fern chipboard holds up extremely well to anything you throw on it.

Here again I used some embossing powder on the gold pieces, and added some sparkle to the title.  

I love the new "Fancy Weeds" and chose to use them to add some green to my flower cluster. 

Blue Fern Products Used:

Graduated Circles (the set contains 5 circles graduating in size from 3" to 11")

The Latest Buzz

Vintage Keys

Pretty Weeds

For my second layout this month, I selected another background paper from the Messy Head collection from 7 Dots Studio.  I love the ombre effect of this paper.  My nephew just turned 2 years old, and I was reminded of the newborn photos I took of him.  There is almost nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby.

I really like to use Blue Fern chipboard in my flower clusters.  On this case, I took apart the Organic Vine Corner and tucked it in several places.  To achieve the variegated coloring, I used two colors of big brush markers and tapped it with a baby wipe while they were still wet.  I like the uneven look of it. 

I used one of the Gabrielle Butterflies in the corner of my layout.  After applying gesso and letting it dry completely, I swiped a gelato over the chipboard and blended lightly with a baby wipe, since I didn't want complete coverage. 

And for this beautiful Bordeaux Frame, I just used some Distress Ink and Inka Gold.  I enjoy adding several types of products to the chipboard until I get the look I want. 

Blue Fern Products Used:

Organic Vine Corner

Gabrielle Butterfly Set

Bordeaux Layered Frame (I only used one piece of this set)

Thanks for visiting today.  Erin will be back tomorrow with our October Sketch Challenge.