Trifold folio album with the happy accident collection

Hello, DT Henriëtte here today sharing this tri fold folio mini album I made using 

the Happy Accident 2 papers.

It's a tri fold mini album with a few pockets. I watched this tutorial by Kathy Clement on 

how to make such a trifold album.

Here a more detailed pictures of some the pages.

I also made a short flip through video. You can watch it here:

https://youtu.be/dbBf3Ad18ks

Products used:

 Happy Accident 2 Papers and chipboards

Happy accident 1 ephemera

Lace no. 3

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Happy Together Layout

Hello all, it's Aida from @aidaville  and today I'm back with a layered layout featuring the ever gorgeous Blue Fern Studios lace. If you are into shabby, pretty projects and makes, adding lace will surely give them a boost of lovely texture. 

Here are the products I used :
Blue Fern Studios supplies :
Papers : 
Happy Accident #2 - Chase  |  Damsel

Remnants : Callaway

Lace : #1 and #2

Remnants Printed Chipboard

Assorted Blue Fern Florals

Others :

9"x7" flat back Canvas
Collage Medium, Acrylic Paints, Water Soluble Crayons, White Gesso, 

I began with 6'x6' patterned paper and started building the central piece of the layout on it. Photos should always be the focus of layouts and I chose to adhere it slightly to the left to create space for a title or embellishments.

From this point, I played around with the lace pieces and florals till I was happy with how the embellishments fitted into the layout.

I love the neutral colour of the lace as this makes it very easy to match the papers and florals, just look how the sewn on sequins add a touch of pretty sparkle !

The title to the right of the photo is from the Remnants Printed Chipboard popped up with foam squares.

The orange blossoms give the layout a bright happy feel. To create a shabby appeal, I lightly brushed the florals with watered down gesso and dried them with a heat tool.

Finally, to frame the focal piece, I mounted it on a canvas collage using a patterned paper and Lace #2, glued to the lower end with collage medium After it dried, I then lightly brushed a coat of white gesso and pale pink.

This layout was so much fun to make as pretty Blue Fern Studios products are an inspiration and makes the process amazingly easy.

I hope you will make something pretty in the weekend ahead. I'll see you soon and remember to come back for more ideas from the rest of the Design Team !

 Aida Haron @aidaville 

Lucky Decor Panel

Hello everyone, welcome to the Blue Fern Studios Blog, I am Aida from @aidaville back again with another canvas panel. What inspires you ? There are times when I have no idea what to make and going through beautiful papers or embellishments always helps. As I picked up the Happy Accident printed chipboard, immediately the pretty Blue flower leapt out at me and together with the work Lucky left over from the Wanderlust Chipboard, inspiration sparked and this was the result.

Blue Fern Studios supplies used are :

Lace no.1  |  Natural Cotton Twine

Papers : Happy Accident #2 - Faux   |   Remnants - Devonshire

Printed Chipboard : Wanderlust  |  Happy Accident

Chipboard : Fall Foliage  |  Blossom Branches
Others :

7 x 9 Flat Back Canvas Panel

Acrylic paints  |  Crayons | Matte Multi Medium  | Texture Crackle Paste | Grit Paste  |  Shimmer Glaze
Fern die-cuts  |  Thin strip of Glitter paper  |  Phrases Sticker.

Here's how to begin :

Start by painting and texturing the canvas panel. The center was finished darker blue/green to create a shadow for the focal elements and edges were left much lighter for contrast.

Paint the chipboard leaves with a pale blue acrylic paint and add a thin layer of Grit Paste. Once dry, paint a thin coat of shimmer glaze.

Die-cut a few fern fronds as fillers using a light paper.

I trimmed the base paper 4 x 6" and distressed the edges. This was popped up on a large foam sheet square 1/4" thickness and adhered to the center of the panel.

Smaller strips of paper were layered, and on top of that, to the right and left, the scallop printed chipboard from the Wanderlust collection was stuck down.

Adhere the painted chipboard leaves securely to the base, and then  Lace no.1.

Position the Blue Flower printed chipboard over the lace, use a bit of strong glue to make sure it's adhered well.

Here you can see how the pretty Lace is layered under the focal chipboard.

Choose your sticker or a stamped phrase and add it to the lower half of the Blue Flower chipboard. A narrow strip of pale gold glitter paper ensures the phrase is highlighted and not get lost in the overall design.

The word Lucky was adhered to a folded piece of paper tied with natural twine.

The delicate Fern fronds fill out the edges of the panel for a light, airy dimension.

This was a lovely piece to work on with the pretty colours and the wonderful texture of the canvas. It makes you want to touch and feel the layers !

Thank you for coming by and I hope this panel will jumpstart your own creative process.

See you soon !! Aida  @aidaville

Authentic Canvas

Hi everyone!  Today I have a mixed media canvas to share with you using the Happy Accident 2 collection.

I started off by stamping randomly on the canvas with the Grungy Grid and Forever stamps.  Next I added some flourishes with paint and a stencil, and then added some copper wax.  I created layers using the 

 Balmoral, Chase, Grubby and Faux papers from Happy Accident 2, along with some Happy Accident 2 ephemera.  

To the right I used the Blooms & Butterfly chipboard piece, which I cut in half.  I embossed it with Blue Fern Chile Powder Embossing Powder and dabbed on some blue paint and copper wax.  I tucked in a couple of flowers from Harvest Lilies and  Happy Floral. I covered the chipboard piece at the bottom with copper wax and stamped over it with the Grungy Grid stamp. 

Here I used the other half of the Blooms & Butterfly chipboard, along with some other Blue Fern Chipboard that I embossed with Chile Powder Embossing Powder, then dabbed with blue paint, added copper wax and some stamping.

The title is from the Arrow Words 2 set.  To finish off the canvas, I applied some mini art stones along with some Paprika and Evening Sky Seedlings.  

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Happy Accident 2
Balmoral, Grubby, Chase & Faux
Ephemera

Chipboard:
Blooms & Butterfly, Arrow Words 2

Embossing Powder:  Chile Powder

Flowers:  Harvest Lilies, Happy Floral

Seedlings:  Paprika, Evening Sky

Stamps:  Forever, Grungy Grid

I hope I've inspired you.
Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Layered Layout - Places to Go

Hello everyone, it's Aida here from @aidaville and I hope you're having a good start to this month of March !

I'm sharing a layout of my older daughter who faced lots of challenges getting to where is is today. A musician, committed animal activist, a full scholarship Graduate and currently a Teaching Assistant at the University while she completes her Masters in Political Science. The title "I've got places to go and people to see" perfectly sums up the full life she worked hard to carve out.

The Blue Fern Studios products used are :

Patterned Papers : 

Heartland - XOXO | Remnants - Westfield | Happy Accidents 2 - Tonic

Lace no. 5

Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Chipboard - Widgets

Flowers : Happy Blossoms | Garden Blooms

Embossing Powder : Silver Bells

Others : 8 x 10" flat backed canvas.

I love the Wanderlust Printed Chipboard as it has some thickness to it for creating layers and edging the chipboards with contrasting acrylic paint, some Distress inking gives it depth. As you can see the photo was adhered inside the oval frame for prominence and the other chipboard pieces were added around it

Creating is so much easier, and fun when chipboard pieces have sentiments which can be used as titles like this one above !

Here is a closer look at the layers.

Very often lace is soft and may require a thin layer of transparent Gesso, stiffening them to make for easier handling. The Lace no.5 was trimmed into smaller manageable pieces, then inserted in between the flowers and chipboard and glued securely.

Silver Bells Embossing powder gave the chipboard Widgets interesting texture and the pieces were given a light daub of grey acrylic paint on the edges for more dimension.

Floral embellishments really do complete a layout and it looks so pretty ! For a shabby feel, I gently coated the blooms with thinned down white gesso.

I hope this layered layout has given you interesting ideas and shown how to create with Blue Fern Studios. Thank you for coming by,  have a happy, create-ful Sunday !

Win or learn never lose

Hi everyone!  Debbie Burns here with you today.  I'm so excited to be back designing for Blue Fern Studios.  I've been a fan of their products for years and was lucky to have the opportunity to design for Blue Fern Studios over the last few years.   I look forward to sharing my projects with you this year.  

I've been paper crafting for the past twenty years, and I am always experimenting with various mixed media techniques.   Today I have a mixed media canvas to share with you that I created using the 

Happy Accident 2 collection.

I started off with blank canvas and added texture with paints, waxes, modeling paste and papers. Lots of layering using the Suave and Grubby papers and ephemera from the Happy Accident 2 collection.

The title is from the Happy Accident 2 printed chipboard.   To the right I used a Late Winter Lily which I dabbed with some brown rust effect paste and added some Blue Fern Paprika and Twig Seedlings.

I placed a few pieces of chipboard among my layers.  To the right I used the Criss Cross chipboard, embossed with Blue Fern Melon Embossing Powder.  To the left I used a Classic Mini Frame chipboard, painted Blue and gold.

To the left and right of my layering I placed a Chesterville Blooms coral flower which I dabbed with some gold wax.  I also placed a Swirls &Twirls chipboard piece, covered with gold wax.  Tucked beneath the Late Winter Lily I used a blue flower from The Chesterville Blooms.  The finishing touch, Twig and Paprika Seedlings.

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

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Happy Accident 2

Suave, Grubby

Printed Chipboard, Ephemera

Chipboard:

Criss Cross, Swirls & Twirls, Classic Mini Frames

Embossing Powder: Melon

Flowers:  Chesterville Blooms, Late Winter Lilies

Seedlings:  Paprika, Twig

Sweet - Layout using Remnants

Hello everyone,

Kavitha here with my first design team project.

I always loved being creative and I am fortunate enough to be a full time artist now..Art keeps my ever active brain engaged :).I started my art journey with paintings and then moved on to crafts,and now i am into mixed media where i can use both art and craft and i am absolutely loving it,it helps me to get the best of both worlds.My most favorite style is shabby chic with lots of layers,flowers and details but i absolutely love trying each and every style possible.I love creating layouts,cards,tags,canvas,

albums and 3d projects

I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful team and

share my first project 

You can find me on:

Blog - www.kalalayaa-artclub.blogspot.com/

Instagram - s_kavi

I created a layout using gorgeous "Remnants" collection

I created a subtle mixed media background using stamping and

stenciling

For layering i have used some die cut pieces  from  "Tattered

walls" ephemera collection and chipboard designs

I added some color around the layout for contrast using

oil pastels.For finishing touch i added some seedlings randomly 

using gel medium

Products used:

Paper

 Remnants - Devonshire

Chipboard

Glam frame 

Swirly doodle

Stamps

Remnants collage

Grungy grid

Flowers

Late winter lilies 

Seedlings

Platinum

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting,

Kavi