A trio of cards by Yvonne Yam

Hello there! This is Yvonne Yam, here to share with you my projects using Blue Fern Studios chipboard as well as the yummy papers from 7 Dots Studio. :)

This month I wanted to challenge myself to use the same supplies to create 3 different cards. I started with a mask and 2 mist colours to create my first background. After that, I pressed my card base on the residual mists left on the mask to create the second background. And then I used another card base to get the last mist impression.

Card 1: I added some lace to the card base along with a torn strip of 9th Wave patterned paper.

I misted the Tuscan window chipboard then adhered some lace on the top and some glass bead gel on the rest of the frame. I misted the paper bloom, then added some PearlEx for sheen.

This is the Tuscan Window chipboard I used.

Card 2: I added some lace to the base and "framed" the 9th Wave diecut.

The frame chipboard was covered with glass bead gel and painted with mist.

I used the frame from the Second Hand Furnishings set.

Card 3: Some torn 9th Wave patterned paper and lace for the base and a "framed" diecut.

The mirror was misted, then layered with lace. The bottle was covered with 9th Wave patterned paper and lace.

I used the mirror and bottle from the Vanity Set.

Hope I've inspired you to use your Blue Fern Studios chipboard. :)

Two layouts and a Tag from Irene

Hello everyone! First of all, I would like to share a layout which I've created based on this month's sketch challenge.



I've painted the Blue Fern Studio's floral clock with some black acrylic paint and detailed it with some metal embellishments, flowers and pearls.

Here is a picture of the chipboard piece used:

Floral Clock

My second project is a tag.



I've used a couple of feminine chipboard sets on this tag.

I've painted the mirror with white and later brush a thin layer of glitter on top of it. As for the dress form, I've painted it with black and deco with a small lace flower.

On the perfume bottles, I've painted them with dimensional paint and later covered them with stickers and glossy accents.

Here are the chipboard used:

Miss Tailor Set

Vanity Set

My last project for this month is another layout.

Here are some close-ups on the chipboard used.

All the chipboard pieces on this layout are misted with paints and later paint over with some dimensional paints.

Here are the chipboard pieces used:

Brigitte Butterfly Set

Floral Clock

Garden Daisies - Large

Garden Daisies - Small



Hope you all like all these projects. Happy scrapping!









The Perfumery Collection - Artist Trading Cards

Hello all you chipboard enthusiasts! I am Joyce Lawrence and I’m very excited to be designing for this exquisite product brought to us by both Leslie and Michele, and I am grateful and honored to be amongst this dynamic and talented group of designers.

I was turned on to scrapping as we know it today when I became the caretaker of some family vintage photos a few years ago, and I wanted to preserve them and tell my family’s story.  This quest has ignited in me an insatiable appetite for procuring papers, chipboard, embellishments, mixed media art products, and the many other good scrappy products that scrappers must possess.  Scrapbooking has also allowed me to incorporate all my past hobbies of watercolor painting, beading, apparel arts, photography, and other hobbies on a 12 x 12 piece of paper.   I enjoy creating layouts, artist trading cards, art journals, mini albums, and mixed media creations too.

Although I do admire scrapping styles of mixed media, shabby chic, vintage, retro, grunge, contemporary, and other eclectic styles, I’ve not yet decided what my style is, and so I will leave that up to the good opinion of those of you that view my work. 

One of my philosophy’s in life is to romance the ordinary by adding some elegance where I can.  Sipping lemonade out of my best crystal glassware always makes the lemonade taste better, and with that same philosophy, I try to add scraps of elegance to my pages as well.  You can find me at http://scrapsofelegance.blogspot.com

The perfumery collection below in the form of artist trading cards, were created using those darling perfume bottles included in the Vanity Set.
 
Coco Chanel: Watercolored with Glimmer Mist (Vintage Pink) and a charcoal watercolor pencil.

Marilyn: Apply a light application of tacky glue over the chippie and sprinkle some Stampendous shabby white embossing enamel and set with a heat gun. A little piece of a remant from another  BFS chipboard was placed on the upper portion of the bottle for more decoration. Ink and glitter some more.

Blue Fern Scent: Cover the chippie in gold ink; apply a very light application of black ink on a stamp and stamp over the chippie; apply some clear embossing powder and set it with a heat gun. When the embossing powder was set, lightly run a small black ink stamp over the image again.



Paloma: Glimmer Mist (Pop Rocks) and Fusible Webbing. Add embossing ink on top of fusible webbing product, then sprinkle on top of the webbing Ranger's Gold embossing powder and set with a heat gun. By holding the heat gun to the webbing for a long period of time, you'll achieve a lacy appearance. I then tore up pieces of the webbing and applied it to the bottle and other areas of the card with glue.